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#16 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:42 pm

Zitat von Paul B im Beitrag #8
Along with Mr. 36654's worthy ideas, I'd like to throw in a suggestion about your tyres.

This could (and possibly will) start a whole argument, but over the years I've been lead to believe that keeping your tyres off a cold garage floor over winter is a good idea, especially if you live somewhere that gets really cold. The idea is to stop the rubber hardening at the contact point, and possibly deforming.

Something like this means you could give the front wheel a spin occasionally (assuming the bike is on its centre stand and the rear wheel is in the air already):

Cheers

Paul B.

PS: Also useful when washing the bike, for spinning the front wheel...

Going all car guy on us...........jack stands all around.

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#17 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:45 pm

Zitat von JohnnyRockett im Beitrag #15
big old rubber estate car boot liner mat a

Big old rubber.....that translates

Estate car ....... ???

Boot is trunk???

Mat is mat, got that.

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#18 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:41 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #17
Zitat von JohnnyRockett im Beitrag #15
big old rubber estate car boot liner mat a

Big old rubber.....that translates

Estate car ....... ???

Boot is trunk???

Mat is mat, got that.

Estate car = station wagon (I believe). And yes, boot is trunk

Cheers

Paul B.

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#19 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:08 pm

Apologies to our non Brit readers...

Estate Car - Station Wagon
Boot Liner- Trunk Carpet
Mat- Removable carpet
Big Old Rubber- its made of rubber- less said about that the better

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#20 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:15 pm

any reason to be concerned about what gear it is left in?

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#21 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:47 pm

Zitat von M3M im Beitrag #1
So other than putting in gas stabilizer in the 1250 while she rests...
What else should be done so that she wakes up ready to roll?

Appropriate that posts on "The Big Chill" originate in Ann Arbor (or does that movie reference date me too much?).
Here's a rational Canadian post on winterization I like.

Spoiler alert - Ryan also has a video on how to ride in deep snow.

�A good man always knows his limitations.�

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#22 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:36 pm

Zitat von M3M im Beitrag #20
any reason to be concerned about what gear it is left in?

Is your name Sheldon???

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#23 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:34 pm (Last edited: Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:36 pm)

Zitat von JohnnyRockett im Beitrag #19
Apologies to our non Brit readers...

Estate Car - Station Wagon
Boot Liner- Trunk Carpet
Mat- Removable carpet
Big Old Rubber- its made of rubber- less said about that the better

Bravo would have never been so tolerant...........

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#24 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:30 am

who the fuck is sheldon?

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#25 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:24 am

Zitat von M3M im Beitrag #24
who the fuck is sheldon?

The one character from the Big Bang TV show. He would have asked the question about which gear.

So, seriously, on that topic, any gear or neutral is fine. But, be sure to block the wheels, if you leave it in reverse.

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#26 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:08 pm

missed that.....

speaking of reverse gear, somedays I wish I had one!

Vid is great!!!

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#27 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:51 pm

I hear that it is cold in Florida.

Florida winter.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh

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#28 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:56 pm

Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #27
I hear that it is cold in Florida.

Ann Arbor is in Michigan. You know, Detroit and Motown. Smokey Robinson and Dianna Ross...That stuff from your day

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#29 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:18 pm

Wenn Sie hier auf Links zu eBay klicken und einen Kauf t�tigen, kann dies dazu f�hren, dass diese Website eine Provision erh�lt.

Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #9
Zitat von Paul B im Beitrag #8

Where does one find something like this? I just googled my brains out to no avail. Is there a brand name or something?

If you're using the Chrome browser (if not, why not?), then if you right-click on the image you can do a reverse image-search on it, which for me generates the following:
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYB...iw=1920&bih=977

I don't know if that URL works everywhere, but the results are fairly UK-centric (which may be down to Google knowing who I am). They include the following:
https://www.mandp.co.uk/products/lasertr...eel-spin-558438
Werbung: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383165251263

Might get one myself actually!

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#30 | RE: The Big Chill... datum

Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:51 pm

we get this:
https://www.amazon.com/Hardline-Products...customerReviews

Did you see the date on the Florida tv screen? Strange...

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