gtd2000 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Nope! The bloke on the red 200 (4th pic down) has had the exhaust/chip/roller/stage 4 upgrade and said it pulled like a train now and would sit at 85mph on the flat on the motorway. That's quite tempting, less so the eight hundred odd quid it'll cost. I'd imagine you could pick up a scruffy suzuki for less that that and keep all of your stuff standard then have at least 400cc of bragging rights? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Quick blast yesterday, then a bit of a wash That is just gorgeous Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 new ferrari or ape ape. U WOT M8? Feck that, A holiday in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa or Bali is what you meant to say.The price of a Ferrari would let you do a good lap of Aus and NZ by bike then ride back with change! top nearly good gear compared the new fezza to an ape cos theyve both been going 70 years ape never changed why has the ferrari etc would buy ape. end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Feck that, A holiday in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa or Bali is what you meant to say.The price of a Ferrari would let you do a good lap of Aus and NZ by bike then ride back with change!and no - ive been through fiji which youd need to be at to go to the others feck that and a good lap of both islands of nz will be done soon and will not be costing anywhere near a ferrari edit if i had the price of one of those ferraris in my pocket i wouldnt be buying - id be retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 With apologies in advance for the horrible image. I mentioned a few pages above how I get horrible eyes after riding. THIS is today after coming home from the MoT. It had actually gone down a lot by this point, when I saw myself in the mirror a couple of hours after getting home - maybe an hour before taking this - it was redder and swollen with what looked like a water-filled blister under the red bit. It feels like I've been punched. What the hell is going on? I haven't cleaned the helmet out but I absolutely will before using it again. Anyone experienced this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 That's not nice. You want to get that looked at by the doc IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Crappy phone photo above makes me think of conjunctivitis.Do you wear contacts? If so stop right now until it clears. Pop to the local apocarathary and get some chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops. Even if its not conjunctivitis they will soothe the eyes. Then get them seen properly. strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Try an antihistamine and see if that tackles it. Could be that you're sensitive to helmet clabber. Are your lips ok? Could still be the above, but helmet cleaning and a trip to the doc's is in your near future, I predict.If it's an allergic reaction, a slip on helmet liner (silk balaclava type thing) might stop the reaction happening so strongly, or quickly. GLWT... (I suffer from chronic eczema, and anything abrading my skin sets it off, so you have my sympathy, helmets are a pain in the cunt.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 That's not nice. You want to get that looked at by the doc IMO.I'd consider short cutting the process if there is an eye hospital or an A&E with an ophthalmic section within reasonable distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedagain Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Try an antihistamine and see if that tackles it. Could be that you're sensitive to helmet clabber. Are your lips ok? Could still be the above, but helmet cleaning and a trip to the doc's is in your near future, I predict.If it's an allergic reaction, a slip on helmet liner (silk balaclava type thing) might stop the reaction happening so strongly, or quickly. GLWT... (I suffer from chronic eczema, and anything abrading my skin sets it off, so you have my sympathy, helmets are a pain in the cunt.) Helmets are a pain in the cunt? That's what our lass says! Christine, SierraMikeHotel, They_all_do_that_sir and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I blame predictive text. It led me astray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 It's weird. Totally back to normal today. I used to commute on the moped wearing this helmet and never had an issue. Now I get this for several hours afterwards. First time it happened I went to the pharmacist, he thought it was hay fever and gave me antihistamines. It cleared up quickly, but no quicker than it does when I don't take anything. I do wear contact lenses, but I didn't when I was commuting because shift work. I was wondering if my eyes maybe didn't like being in traffic fumes with contacts rather than glasses, but then I've never had this problem on a bicycle. Thanks for the thoughts, helmet will be thoroughly cleaned tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 It's weird. Totally back to normal today. I used to commute on the moped wearing this helmet and never had an issue. Now I get this for several hours afterwards. First time it happened I went to the pharmacist, he thought it was hay fever and gave me antihistamines. It cleared up quickly, but no quicker than it does when I don't take anything. I do wear contact lenses, but I didn't when I was commuting because shift work. I was wondering if my eyes maybe didn't like being in traffic fumes with contacts rather than glasses, but then I've never had this problem on a bicycle. Thanks for the thoughts, helmet will be thoroughly cleaned tonight.Does your helmet have a visor or are you in contact with head on breeze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Does your helmet have a visor or are you in contact with head on breeze?It does have a visor, I tend to open it at low speeds and shut it on the move. Mind you it was quite warm yesterday so had it open more than usual... I might have a go with glasses on and see if that makes the difference. I know, I know, it's always low speed on a Vision... Edited to add - lips are fine, it's just the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I'm hypersensitive to derv. Often riding along if I am behind a shitty, sooty diesel my eyes become a mess. The worst thing is if I pick up a petrol pump nozzle and some nonce has splash disease-al over it when putting the bloody nozzle back, my hands burn and goodness help me if i rub my eyes or touch my lips for a good few hours afterwards. That might or some other similar emission be the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 The answer to a bank holiday is Get the fuck outta the country Billy I can hear your vag whistling from here Dave_Q, Cavcraft and Jerzy Woking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 It does have a visor, I tend to open it at low speeds and shut it on the move. Mind you it was quite warm yesterday so had it open more than usual... I might have a go with glasses on and see if that makes the difference. I know, I know, it's always low speed on a Vision... Edited to add - lips are fine, it's just the eyes.Surely it'll be your eye getting bruised by your lenses coming into contact with the breeze? + 1 for trying glasses. SierraMikeHotel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Abroad Cavcraft and Jerzy Woking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Oil brands: how much should I care? Looking to change the oil and filter on my new SV, I can get the following off of the ebay: A brand I've never heard of for £25.40Motul for £25.49Putoline for £26.99Silkolene for £28.50Motorex or Shell for £29.99 Are any of these nearly £5 better than the others?I reckon I will go with Motul as I've heard of it and it's only a few pence more than the cheapest no-brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Motul is good stuff CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Oil brands: how much should I care? Looking to change the oil and filter on my new SV, I can get the following off of the ebay: A brand I've never heard of for £25.40Motul for £25.49Putoline for £26.99Silkolene for £28.50Motorex or Shell for £29.99 Are any of these nearly £5 better than the others?I reckon I will go with Motul as I've heard of it and it's only a few pence more than the cheapest no-brand.Halfords used to be cheap but not anymore made by rock oil All those are good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Motul is good stuff, that price jumps out as being quite keen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Cheers all, ordered the motul. I did check Halfords but their own brand stuff is £30 for 4l without the filter, even on trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Bike dragged out, checked over and fuelled up ready for my first trip to the MX track this season.Of course, the float stuck open and flooded the thing straight away,which was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Oil brands: how much should I care? Looking to change the oil and filter on my new SV, I can get the following off of the ebay: A brand I've never heard of for £25.40Motul for £25.49Putoline for £26.99Silkolene for £28.50Motorex or Shell for £29.99 Are any of these nearly £5 better than the others?I reckon I will go with Motul as I've heard of it and it's only a few pence more than the cheapest no-brand.Just buy the cheapest 10w40 JASO-MA oil. It's all much of a muchness. I buy the 20L cans from ebay for £52ish. Never had a problem with it. Does 5-6 changes for cheap. strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I'm at the MX track. I have already fallen off in spectacular fashion and my bike is probably muddier than it has ever been. And it looks like rain... Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srad34 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Latest Bikeshite on the ramp, sympathetic restoration of a '93 Yamaha YZF750R.Pretty fresh import from the land of Schmoke and dreams..... pilninggas, LostnotFound, Cavcraft and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I stick with halfrauds oil as all other others cause more rattles & the gearbox seems rougher. I guess it suits my bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Latest Bikeshite on the ramp, sympathetic restoration of a '93 Yamaha YZF750R.Pretty fresh import from the land of Schmoke and dreams.....That looks remarkably unbuggered. Not often I've seen these without a load of tat thrown at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Cheers all, ordered the motul. I did check Halfords but their own brand stuff is £30 for 4l without the filter, even on trade.Ive used Motul for years on loads of bikes and never had any issues Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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