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Today mainly been whale watching

Mate took us a few miles out on his big jetski thingy to where the whales are usually seen. Saw 6 or 7

On way back we came across a giant turtle about 10' from us. Too late getting the camera out

Yorick wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:57 pm Today mainly been whale watching

Mate took us a few miles out on his big jetski thingy to where the whales are usually seen. Saw 6 or 7

On way back we came across a giant turtle about 10' from us. Too late getting the camera out

Work this morning followed by a few holes just to keep sharp.

Fitted some throttle spacers to the Speed Twin in an attempt to make it smoother as slow speeds and then went for a test run to Charlie's Farm Shop to buy some raw milk. The spacers have helped but not totally resolved the problem - it's a bit jerky at low revs - fuelling? The milk is lovely

Sat in an aeroplane or two...

I love that smell of an old aircraft, awesome stuff.

Trinity765 wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:16 pm Fitted some throttle spacers to the Speed Twin in an attempt to make it smoother as slow speeds and then went for a test run to Charlie's Farm Shop to buy some raw milk. The spacers have helped but not totally resolved the problem - it's a bit jerky at low revs - fuelling? The milk is lovely

More than likely, if you’ve adjusted the throttle cables and tried them at various adjustments and it’s still jerky then check fuelling, see if it can be smoothed out.

Another thing to consider is how you are whilst getting back on the throttle, that can make a huge difference.

Golden Jubilee of Newark Air Museum opening this weekend. They've got loads of stuff open so you can go in them, few ex-Vulcan pilots knocking around telling stories and giving tours, my Nephew now knows what pretty much every button and switch in an F4 cockpit does and we know where the secret hatch it in a Wessex that allows you to piss on IRA members when you fly over.

wull wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:21 pm

Trinity765 wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:16 pm Fitted some throttle spacers to the Speed Twin in an attempt to make it smoother as slow speeds and then went for a test run to Charlie's Farm Shop to buy some raw milk. The spacers have helped but not totally resolved the problem - it's a bit jerky at low revs - fuelling? The milk is lovely

More than likely, if you’ve adjusted the throttle cables and tried them at various adjustments and it’s still jerky then check fuelling, see if it can be smoothed out.

Another thing to consider is how you are whilst getting back on the throttle, that can make a huge difference.

I don't know what you mean about "getting back on the throttle"? It's ok when I'm more aggressive, dodgy when I'm going downhill slowly or pulling away slowly - I'm using the back break to keep it smooth.

It means exactly as it sounds, when you are off the throttle (closed throttle) and then start to open the throttle, throttles will have a x amount of free play in them and sometimes dependant on what you are like getting back on the throttle can make them feel jerky or not, being as smooth as possible can help, some like to adjust the free play out of them so they feel more connected like an off on switch kind of thing.

If it’s fuelling then the above won’t make much odds, a lot of the ride by wire bikes suffer with jerky throttles and they were solved with mapping it out. Some earlier bikes had part ride by wire throttles so you had cables initially so still had tue ability to adjust them, the latest ones you can’t really do anything without mapping them.

Living the dream. Beers and curry with the boy.



Window shopping on the way hom


In 1975

Pooped
Pre-flighted the ZRX11 for tomorrows ride/meet

I didn't mot the Triumph as insurance company wouldn't add to my multi bike as they consider removing the fairing to be to big a modification.
So instead I fitted the tyres I bought off Weeksy a while back to the Guzzi instead.

As a Brucie bonus someone was willing to pay the same for my part worn rear tyre (the front was pretty much done) as it cost to change the tyres and balance the wheels so basically a freebie

Played darts competitively for the first time in 30 years, won a bottle of gin!

Hit the minibus this morning Not just the one I was driving, I reversed into a colleague

It seems I've not damaged his van (lucky cos it's a rental), but the rear bumper on the T6 needs replacing


FFS. I can feel my chances of a permanent contract slipping away

Poor obs!

Yambo wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:44 amPoor obs!

100%. The bloody reversing beeper was beeping and I was watching the car I knew was at the rear right. Customers chatting to me. 04:45. and totally forgot that my colleague had parked to the left of me

Crap piece of driving!!



TBF, the bastard beepers do lie, so I rarely take any notice of them - but I am usually far more aware of what is around me

Started work proper early this morning so I could get out at 7am for a round of golf with the usual guys. Managed a 73 with some shots left out there as usual.

Cleaned te shower trap. Its only been in there since November last year but it had a horses tail blocking it. How my wife isn't bald I'll never know! Strangely satisfying job clearing drains!

wull wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:00 pm Started work proper early this morning so I could get out at 7am for a round of golf with the usual guys. Managed a 73 with some shots left out there as usual.

Shot a 0 this morning by not showing up at a golf course.. or even owning any golf sticks. Therefore I win.

Up & 3xS'd by 6.10am, The canyons are calling & I feel the need to make a nuisance of myself with the ZRX11.