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*Waves*

 

I was thinking: "What kind of loon has *three* lawnmowers?"

 

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:54:24 -0700,

The sort of loon who buys a new mower when the grass collector is full. I
imagine.

 

I wonder if any of them has gold fuel taps.

 

In no particular order...

Ducati 600SS with 620ie engine, Ducati 900ss with 583cc engine,
trailer for the above, 20l fuel can, 2x 5l fuel cans, oil drainer can,
4x 4l of Shell Advance (one part used), 4 spare batteries,
Arrow GixxerThou end can, Yoshi GixxerThou end can and
connector with exhaust valve, single sided Paso exhaust
system, various 748/916 exhaust parts, complete road-going
600SS fairing with seat and sides, SS headlight, clocks and
various other bits, original 600SS exhaust, Gibson custom
600SS high-level exhaust, spare steel 600SS swingarm
with axle, front 600SS axle, 2x wet Ducati clutch, 1x dry
Ducati clutch, spare 748/916 tank with pump, carbon tank
guard for spare tank, 19x18 Brembo race brake m/c, spare
Brembo race levers, spare, 916 brake m/c, spare l/h Brembo P34
caliper, one large syringe for applying grease, 18v drill in case
(charged!), 2x spare sprocket carriers, 4 spare rear sprockets,
2 spare front sprocket, one bent bar tube (you never know),
full set of front Brembo pads (fucked), tin of assorted oem
fasteners made from Ducati cheese, tin of stainless fasteners
(depleted), Venhill throttle (where did that come from?),
tin of spares incl a carb fuel pump and a FI fuel pump and
various bits of bent metal, one used Triumph fuel filter, one
pushbike (unknown make but dual suspension), childs seat
for above, one roll of carpet off cut, one roll of bubble wrap,
one electric heater, one pervy calendar, pair of numberplates
from our old Saxo, rear plate from old BMW, pair of 38mm
Mikuni carbs with 600SS Dynojet kit, performance SS air filter,
various bottles of Shell fork oil/chain lube/degreaser/spray,
one old desk with tv-stand underneath to store parts, one
hi-fi stand with vice attached to act as working surface,
cheap radio from Asda, bag of assorted jubly clips, two
boxes of further spares/tool, one toolbox, one large box
of small zip ties, one box of latex gloves, one bag of
carrier bags, one GSXR600 seat pad, one tray of "bits",
various off-cuts of seat foam, one camping table, two
camping chairs, one gazebo with sides, one box of
various camping/eating kit including gas cans, tea bags,
sugar, cups, plates and utensils, two gas burners in cases.

A surprising amount given how relatively tidy it is. Then
there's the other garage with all the crap in it...

 

<snip shit>


You're not the only one - the mindless shit that gets posted here....

 

One of them's completely U/S, IIRC, the other old one is a small
electric jobbie suitable for small areas and tight corners; the main
one is a tractor with a 36" cut that we acquired with the house, so
it's not axactly a precision instrument.

Naah, I'm actually something of a spendthift, you know. The newest
would be the smallest, which I bought in about 1997. We may invest in
a new tractor oine next year, mind; one that's big enough to push a
snowplough down the drive.

And you can **** right off, bandwagon-jumper.

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..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
`

 

I was astonished at the relative lack of junk - surely no
self-respecting garagist can be without a load of crap

Ahh, there you are then

--
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..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
`

 

I haven't got a garage but I do have a house full of junk. Including
but not limited to various bits of partially disassembled motorcycles.

 

Bandit 600
Sprint ST 1050
5 Wheels and tyres Alfa Sprint
Interior Alfa Sprint
Tailgate Alfa Sprint
Uprated torsion bars for the Giulietta
Weld panels for Giulietta
Laminate flooring
Laminate flooring underlay
*some* bottles of wine
wine glasses
Crystal glasses
Un-used china
Tools
More tools
Some more tools in another box
More tools not in boxes
Oil
Car wash / polish / etc
Muk Yan Jong : Sadly not attached to anything.

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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2
Suzuki Bandit 600
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

'Course not. They'd go into the chandlers and pay a hundred quid for a
posh tyre, cunningly designed to look like an air-filled piece of
plastic.

Fishing boats, too.

 

<waves>

 

By the time I get round to changing the pads there's usually too much
metal and not enough pad material for them to be reused. I suppose I
should change them a bit earlier, I just don't manage to get round to
it untill it's making 'orrible noises.

 

To think it was empty apart from two (push) bikes
and a scaffold plank [1] before I started racing...

Yup, full to the brim with two lawn mowers, the 748,
boxes of beer, boxes of stuff still not sorted from when
we moved in [2], various childrens inflatables, the kids
bikes, the other bike with child seat, a BMW 3-series
tow bar and various other junk.

[1] borrowed from when the house was being built
because "you never know when it will come in handy"
and it does now as a bike loading ramp when we
have a van.
[2] 5 years ago, but I'll get round to it soon.

 

Exactly. It took a mere two or three years to accumulate enough shit to
fill my workshop (30' x 24'), but the past couple of years has seen an
amazing drop-off in accumulation rate.
In order to get the cars in, I now have to buy a ski.. 40' storage
container and park it outside then fill it with the assorted shit - all
of which isn't actually junk and no-way no-how will it be thrown away.

 

Too right. Don't forget that tyres are about four times heavier than
most plastic fenders, and that they leave 'orrible great black marks
all over the place, including your hands every time you need to put
them in or out.

--
_______
..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
`

 

225/17, shirley?

 

Take your choice of:

1. They make less noise and are easier to conceal.

2. Heh. I was in two minds whether to correct my gramma
but thought it was too good an opportunity to miss.

 

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Aren't you in the market for a new motor? Why not get something that'll go
through the snow - much less work, and more fun.