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General Discussion / Re: Companies bought by Piaggio a slow death?
« on: July 14, 2021, 09:46:42 AM »
None of the companies they've bought have been all that financially stable. Gilera, Guzzi and the like weren't doing all that well, I don't think.

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General Discussion / Re: New mowers ' never change oil, just top up?!
« on: June 15, 2021, 09:29:01 AM »
Having read all your experiences, I'm feeling inspired enough to try and change my oil again. I've got some leftover synthetic here from a past scooter so I'll chuck that in if I can get it nice and clean.

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General Discussion / Re: Converted Electric Scooter Junkie
« on: June 14, 2021, 02:38:12 PM »
I rode some electric scooters at Intermot (German scooter trade show) back in 2015ish and remember thinking they were the future. It was awesome. Gliding along nearly silently with instant torque. It doesn't suit the riding I do, but they can't be that many years off managing a 60 mile ride!

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General Discussion / Re: New mowers ' never change oil, just top up?!
« on: June 14, 2021, 02:35:25 PM »
My mower has a gorgeous Briggs & Stratton motor in it. That was a kerb find; sharpened the blades, installed an air filter, fitted a new pull cord, carb rebuild and it's been chugging away happily for a few years now.

The sump plug was seized solid though so I've only ever changed the oil by turning it upside down...

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General Discussion / Re: Which is the best Kymco scooter?
« on: June 10, 2021, 08:05:55 AM »
I'd have to say that the Agility 125 has to be in there with a shot - hundreds of thousands sold worldwide and built like a tank.

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General Discussion / Re: Ethanol fuel and modern scooters & bikes
« on: June 10, 2021, 08:04:45 AM »
The ethanol in fuel isn't really a problem unless you're one of those people who leaves a car/bike standing for months on end, then it can go a bit iffy in the tank.

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General Discussion / Re: First Geared Bike in Years
« on: June 10, 2021, 08:03:29 AM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on June 09, 2021, 07:10:54 PM
Okay, Viper! Need pictures....you know Stig: no pix = dint happen!

I'll get some pictures when I go to pick it up :)

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General Discussion / First Geared Bike in Years
« on: June 08, 2021, 11:54:32 AM »
Bought myself a Honda CB250 Nighthawk - some assembly required, a half-finished restoration project but with all the hard work already done.

Haven't ridden a geared bike in 5 or 6 years and I'm really looking forward to it.

My partner needs our car for her work, so I've got a motivating factor to actually get on with assembling it :)

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General Discussion / Re: Can you help me to fix my terrible scooter purchasing mistake?
« on: June 04, 2021, 08:55:41 AM »
If it's just one side panel you should be able to get away with it. Hopefully the bike runs and rides well when it turns up :)

I'd wait for it to arrive, then make an assessment in the flesh. It sounds like it should be sortable, though.

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LIKE 200i / Re: tires
« on: April 12, 2021, 07:53:06 AM »
Even I had the Kendas swapped out, and I'm famously a cheapskate!

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General Discussion / Re: How many people on this forum have you met in person?
« on: April 06, 2021, 10:16:01 AM »
I live very close to Neil and have been shocking at arranging a ride out.

Though, in my defense, my C90 had a very short interlude between being MOTed and then catching fire last summer.

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General Discussion / Re: Covid-19 Upcycling?
« on: March 25, 2021, 01:00:14 PM »
That is a cracking dealership. Been in there a few times and they're so helpful.

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General Discussion / Re: UK Touring
« on: March 01, 2021, 09:46:01 AM »
It's a cool rally but the stages are quite generic - I've done quite a lot of that on a different trip in 2017 and 2018 - first attempt on a a Suzuki Address 110, second attempt on a Kymco Like 200i.

The UK has some fantastic riding; the difficulty is always trying to find a quiet route into South Wales and circumventing London on the way back down if you're moving clockwise around the UK.

I grew up in Cornwall so know those stages extremely well.

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General Discussion / Re: Kymco AK550 Road Test
« on: March 01, 2021, 09:41:41 AM »
Saw the title of the topic and thought you'd bought one - I got all excited ^.^

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General Discussion / Re: moving ahead
« on: March 01, 2021, 09:40:57 AM »
I'm not sure if you get them over in the states but the Honda SH150 modes are gorgeously proportioned and very well put together. We don't get any 150 stuff in this country :(

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