Hate to say it because I really like the dude, but not sure what point of that first episode was?? Hopefully they'll get better! Live forever or die trying he reminds me of that chap on Bear Grylls 'the island', Yorkshire man who's brilliant, makes shot, catches fish, tells the other to stop being ...

IACV should be at 0 on the RS and idle fuel trim at 20/30. The problem being my bike has never run on those settings. Now this may have been due to a low pressure in the old fuel system, pump failed, or because my throttle bodies were worn or because that's just how she liked it like most Italians d...

Sounds like there is unburnt fuel if you are getting blow back. Popping back through the throttle bodies means that fuel is still present on the exhaust stroke so the flame back is happening as the inlets open (valve overlap). Have you balanced the throttle bodies? Are you setting the A/F with the ...

What are your plugs like ? plugs are a little covered in carbon, not much, like the mildest of misting, but they have only been in for 3 turn overs. I wanted to start again today but I had some fat angry neighbour come at me on Wednesday saying 'you noisy F******g C**t, my 10year old kid is in bed ...

Broke a toilet, and this time without leaving a big dump, some twunt (me) left the drill on hammer as I fixed it to the floor. Shattered porcelain is not enjoyable to collect from a water logged floor, nor is it risk free in shorts and no shoes. FML

Tom Tom One from about 4/5 years ago has an adapter for handle bar/yoke mounts. Chuck it in a waterproof case and its sound, still won't recognise your fingerprints and will still take you down dead end dirt tracks en route from Keldy Castle to Whitby, winner haha

Philip Glenister? Who's he?

I'd like to see Lee Evans, Guy Martin & Ross Noble

Garden Shedder too altough I don't own a shed, merely a fire hazard of a garage haha

lee wrote:No joy with otc?

unfortunately not, Pete is already away and the other two guys are snowed under with TT prep :,(

Looking at doing a leak down test now as a guy in Oz said I should do that too, FFS

:/ worrying if it suddenly stopped. Possible causes; Starter motor solenoid may have been sticking and has now snapped/bushes worn and won't engage/is permanently engaged and won't work, fly wheel could have been stripped (unlikely), crank shaft position sensor could be buggered. But most likely is ...