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bad week and a half

#1 Post by joecrx » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:31 pm

you proby know i had a low side rhs , a few scratches on top of old ones and a broken front break lever , its been sorted ( but not the scratches :smt010 and to top it of , last knight the wind 60 - 70 mph blew my bike over on the lhs , broken clutch lever , twisted dear lever and more scratches :smt010 , i layed my bike in a hedge as ther is more winds and snow tonight , also i notised when i picked it up this mornin there was fluid f *running out , hope i havint cracked a rad , buit the bike was on a slope down hill so im hopping it just the rad overflowing :smt013 is this a sealed system or should i start to worry , ust been a bad 2 week with new tyres and pluge fitted , , iv spent more on the falco this week than i have all year :smt010
sorry if thers any typos iv just downed a bottle of wine :smt003

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#2 Post by Samray » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:03 pm

You sound as wrecked as your bike. :smt009 Hope you both recover soon. :smt002

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#3 Post by D-Rider » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:08 pm

Bad luck there Joe - hope things take a turn for the better soon.

Ah well, look on the bright side, if these things are supposed to come in threes, you've only one to go

When I had a stationary topple over turning round in pit lane @ Mallory last year, I lost some coolant from the header tank - hopefully that's what's happened to yours.

Those winds today were quite something - even chose to take the car to work this morning it was so wild.

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#4 Post by joecrx » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:40 pm

thanks guys , cant wait till summer comes, and repaires are done, my falco sicne iv had it has not seen he winter, since moving house / and jobs , into a flat in glasgow with resident parking ,,,,no garage :smt009 and 2 cars , dont want to upset the resident taking up all the spaces

trying to work on the bike in this weather outdoors is not so good :smt010

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#5 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:49 pm

sorry mate

and seriously suggest polythene greenhouse to work on bike


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#6 Post by joecrx » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:57 pm

Aladinsaneuk i might look into that any recomendations ? do you have one ,,can i fold it up and put it into the boot of my car ?

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#7 Post by graham0071 » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:06 pm

Hope things are on the up! from here on in..By the way things come in two's north of Newcastle, so you're alright!!

All the best Joe! :smt039
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#8 Post by joecrx » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:32 pm

thanks graham0071 i hope so . the flat is a mes to got the docraters in painting the whole place
too cant find anything :smt001 but its winter and i know its the best time to get all this done .
but on saying that iv had new centreal heatind put in , new kitchen , new double glazibg , new bathroom suit decorators in ,and all the other new stuff to come ,,,s carpets curtains etc. , and to add to thar new tv and all the bits that go with that, re- covered lether suit to suit the new decor and knocking down a fwe walls ,,,,not me its the other half and i haf to go to worth this has been done all in 6 months , and its still not finished ,,no wondere im tired thats why i love my bike just to get away from it all ,
if i sound deprest thats caus iv opened another bottle of wine :smt003 but thanks for listining guys

ROOL ON THE SUMMER :smt008

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#9 Post by D-Rider » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:40 pm

joecrx wrote: if i soun deprest thats caus iv opened another bottle of wine :smt003
We'd never have guessed :smt030 :smt030 :smt030

Does sound as though you've a lot on your plate at the moment .... but it'll be nice when it's all done, the bike's sorted, the sun's shining (being a bit optimistic there given the weather we had last year and this year so far) - It'll get better :smt023

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#10 Post by joecrx » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:00 am

im off to sunny dundee tommoro night (pa :smt003 rty ) looking forwaed to that ,,, im happy realy d-rider, just got to stay of the wine

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#11 Post by D-Rider » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:00 am

joecrx wrote:im off to sunny dundee tommoro night (pa :smt003 rty ) looking forwaed to that ,,, im happy realy d-rider, just got to stay of the wine
:smt005 :smt005 :smt005

Enjoy the party

No idea what Dundee's like .... except that maybe you can get a nice cake there.

(Really must see a bit more of Scotland one of these days!)

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#12 Post by fastasfcuk » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:34 am

:smt005 :smt005 i want a bottle of that.

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#13 Post by Falken » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:06 pm

:smt005 :smt005 I'll have two bottles please!
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#14 Post by Gio » Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:14 am

How about renting a garage?

2 bottles of wine 'eh, I'm surprised you can find the keyboard :smt002 :smt003

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#15 Post by DavShill » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:07 am

Bad luck Joe. Hope you get her fixed up soon.

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