I used to work for a firm that reconditioned turbochargers and we used the V-coil inserts. 4mm up to 12mm threads in cast iron, steel and aluminium and never had one fail. They always felt much stronger than the original threads although we didn't carry out any proper testing.

Also, never give your child a name they will struggle to spell.

And that's aside from the issue of phonetic Irish names ... :roll:


Also avoid hyphens, apostrophes, umlauts etc etc, even in the 21st century 99% of computer systems can't cope with them


My daughter has a Welsh name which ...

The Laws have been changed quite recently, used to be once the conversion had been attempted the try stood

Did you send that to them ? and if so, what did they say/do ?


I emailed some pictures to the supplier, they replied that that was how they all were. I could either send it back for a refund or keep it. At the time there was either Delkevic or Motad that did replacement headers, and the Motad ...

I bought a set of Delkevic headers for a VFR750. This is a view of how the joint between two pipes was formed



A manufacturer that considers that to be acceptable doesn't deserve my money

I had a Quill T3 on my 955i Speed Triple, it was quiet at low revs but still sounded really good when you revved it.

I bought Arrow exhausts for my 06 Speed Triple 1050. £650 back in 2014 but that was for 2 silencers and link pipes

My 2010 Speed Triple has Arrows too, but they were a factory ...

I had the steel wheels from my van done a few years ago* for £40 a wheel

*after Covid, so probably 2021/2

Taipan wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2026 9:38 am Don't eat liquorice before going to bed, as it makes you dream about all sorts!

I was going to suggest that this post belongs in the Jokes thread...

on second thoughts, maybe not.

KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2026 5:18 pm I need a copy of 'Rising' the follow up, as that has one of the greatest songs of all time on it.

Stargazer?

It's very good, but A Light in the Black is better, imo. Dio is awesome, one of the best rock vocalists as you said

Bryn is a dog who is particularly well adapted to the climate of maritime Canada. He has decided that the advice given in the current heatwave do not apply to him :crazy:

https://i.postimg.cc/pd3VHmfx/20260625-103018.jpg

To be fair, he has spent much of the day lying on either his cooling ...

According to the BBC yesterday, 35degrees C is “unsurvivable” so it seems probable that if you are reading this, you are one of the few Homo sapiens still alive.



I've seen the 35C figure mentioned. but it refers to the "wet bulb temperature" which factors in humidity - something our desert ...

That is awesome. I wouldn't like to ride it but you can't fail to be impressed by the engineering




(But that website site and the ads! :shock: It's like they've trawled the internet for every dodgy click bait item and stuck 'em in on repeat. Utter brain rot :lol:).


I use Opera and uBlock ...

It has rained here every day for ages and this morning was bright and sunny,but more rain was forecast for around midday. The grass really needed cutting,but it takes an hour and a half to two hours to get it done. I started,thinking I'll get one bit done at least,but the rain held off right until ...

I took my bike for its MoT test this afternoon, to the little backstreet place I've used for years. It failed because of the numberplate, the same 8x6 one that's been on it for about 5 years Apparently the testing requirements changed on April 1st this year to include the plate

Pirahna wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 6:35 pm

Skub wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 5:57 pm RD800 anyone?

I just Googled it, it's a real thing.

www.facebook.com/reel/2820392641655510

You didn't have to google it, just scroll up half a dozen posts

Rockburner wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 7:57 pm

Taipan wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 7:43 pm Why do we read WTF if full but LOL in abbreviation?

less syllables.

Fewer syllables

Llandovery is a great base for exploring Wales. I stopped in a pub about 10 minutes out of the town a couple of years ago and got very happily lost in the roads north up towards Aberyswyth.

There's a nice campsite a few minutes up the road from the pub in Devil's Bridge where my wife and I stopped ...

Taipan wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 1:45 pm 'kin hell, putting a scary engine is a lesser-braked chassis is all kinds of wrong to me!

'tis only the 400 triple, and I bet that Grimeca drum prake comfortably outperforms the Kawasaki single disc

Rockburner wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 8:44 am
With the engine that far back, i wonder how it handles.

Better than the original Kawasaki

Skub wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 4:41 pm
Depending on the model of bike it may be possible to convert cable to hydraulic as another option.

Regarding span,I use ASV levers on the Zed. Very fine adjustment.

A mate of mine converted a Ducati Darmah to hydraulic using Honda VFR parts