We have just fixed ours, usually do 5 years but this time we are fixing for 2. Arranged it a month ago at 3.93%, same deal is now 5.21% so I'm very pleased I did it when I did!

I'll get a few more pictures when we are next out

Picture was taken after the rear axle drive chain had broken in qualifying at the Silverstone Festival, you can see the rear chain is missing. It runs a Norton gearbox, the rear axle is fixed so you need to adjust the rear drive chain tension by moving the gearbox backwards or forwards, and then ...

Great thread. I help a mate out with his Classic 500 race car, 1953 Cooper 500, powered by the same motor, running on ethanol.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ofQZvnhw2ZqHSw3n7

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I use a multimeter at work, lives in the bottom of the toolbag, and it just won't die. Maplin Precision Gold, made in Taiwan. Must have had it 25 years now. Also have an inherited AVO-8, still in perfect working order, must be 60 years old ...

AutoAid for us, not had to call them out as yet but they seem to get good reviews. Cover the person rather than the car, small excess to pay if the car is over 10 years old and I think there's a small additional premium to cover you in cars 15+ years old.

I have the CTEK version on my bikes, works well. Theirs are only a tenner though

We live in a hard water area and I descale the kettle weekly, I use Kilrock descaler that I buy in Savers, works brilliantly. Boil kettle half full, transfer to sink, tip some descaler in and try to judge how much to add to get it to foam to the top but not actually over, leave five minutes, rinse ...

Finally got fed up with the poor returns and cashed mine in last month, they'll do much better in Marcus. In my experience they aren't what they were a couple of years ago, with yet another month of no winnings I ditched them ...

I have two bikes living outside under Oxford Aquatic covers full time, for the last 8 years. Sometimes I even squirt some ACF50 about but sometimes I forget to. I don't use them but I top the batteries up occasionally, and I drain the fuel tanks. They have suffered a few rusty fastenings, but both ...

Good luck, I may pop over Saturday so will try to find you!

Any decent vans out there yet?


Depends how far you need it to drive on a charge. The VW Buzz Cargo is really cheap on lease deals at the moment, from £200/month with a claimed 280 mile range, I don't like the looks though. Kia is about to launch a mid size electric cargo van, great spec and 250 ...

I have the Bose Soundlink Flex and it's pretty good, decent volume and sound quality, pretty reasonable bass when on a hard surface, waterproof, two can be paired to make it Stereo, £109 from Bose. I'd recommend it.
https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/speakers/portable_speakers/SLFLXII ...

I should be there, looking forward to it, always a good day out

What an excellent project, looking forward to seeing it go!

Devitt, 2 bikes (Ducati ST3, Ducati 750SS) fully comp protected no claims etc, kept on my drive (no garage, no security), £124. I do live in the sticks though!

£100 for me on the 20K still left in there (for now), nothing on the missus's £50K though. My average returns this tax year, just over 2% on an average 30K

I remember being at Assen in 2006 and seeing a Dutch company called Star Twin were marketing a bike they were manufacturing based on a 3 cylinder 1200cc turbo diesel from the VW Lupo, 205KG and over 200NM of torque, 100BHP. Not sure what happened to them though.

http://www.dieselbike.net ...

I use Makita and Bosch professional. No problems with either, they both cost me around £100 when I bought them. The Makita drill has worked well for the last 5 years (site work, light engineering) and has a couple of impact drivers and a grinder to share its batteries. I have to say though I rate ...

I have one on my boat, which doesn't get a lot of use. I bought a 20W solar panel (about £25) and a Victron MPPT 75/10 solar controller (£42) and it's worked well for the last couple of years. The controller will handle a much bigger panel if needed, and it bulk charges the battery if it's low and ...