I see some non attenders tickets are trickling onto the Forum for sale. Are they/will they still be valid for the new 'owner"? Will the organisers still honour them and transfer them the the purchaser? I speak as someone who did not attend the 2020 Festival because of covid and thus lost my mon...

My favourite is when she was was in Iran, quite an eye opener how friendly (and curious) everyone was. This was probably helped by being Dutch.

tom

It depends whether you want to stay in a town or out in the sticks and whereabouts you live. If you want to stay in a town with good roads not far Harrogate is great. We got a good deal a the White Hart hotel and the Blues Bar down the road is great. Shrewsbury is also a nice town with lots of good...

I always oil my chain after a ride when it's warm. The theory is that when it cools down it will suck the oil into the gaps. Reminds me of a tip from pre O-ring days when chain lubrication was putting the chain into a pan of grease that had to be heated up so that the grease ran into the chain roll...

... or try changing the bar end weights for heavier ones.

tom

Mawsley wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:10 am I'm shocked to discover that DP World is not the name of a niche porn website.

Have you tried Googling it yet?

tom

thanks for the copious responses .. both are appreciated, lol. :D today i got the answer from a guy in canada on fb ... looks like the 2017 onward Rally is ok to do the hole drill thing to the lower shock bracket. Seems like the ratios are a bit different and every 5mm shortened will give nearly an...

Not as simple as as it might seem:

https://www.whitedalton.co.uk/motorbike ... to-france/

tom

Do you have the broken off piece?

Could you get a jubilee clip around it, if so then chemical metal and the clip might be strong enough. Won't be pretty!

As an afterthought if a jubilee clip will go around then put one on the other cylinder to give the fitting some reinforcement.

tom

On the rare occasions I find time to go out on a pushbike around the local lanes, I'm amazed by how much I SEE. More than I do on foot or from a motorised vehicle. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy using my bike in the winter. I get to see things that are usually hidden behind the leaves. 4EB1A2A2-...