Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 24 February, 2010 Share Posted 24 February, 2010 Anyone on here got a motorbike trailer I can borrow/hire for the weekend of the Tranmere game? I need to collect a Kawasaki ZL600 from Liverpool on the Sunday. Any suggestions gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 24 February, 2010 Share Posted 24 February, 2010 What's this..? Have you bought a bike mate..? Sorry, no trailer. If I had one, I'd gladly lend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 Yep, a cruiser with a Ninja 600 engine. 1986 model needing a little TLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 Sorry for hijacking this thread but I've just bought a new bike and am looking for a bit of advice on insurance companies. Does anyone have any experience of a good one, or are they all as bad as each other? The bike is a Suzuki SV650S 05 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somewhere In Northam Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 It depends what you want from your insurance company really, legal assistance, european cover, breakdown asst. etc You are best off registering on a comparison website, that way you will have every option and be able to really personalise your policy before you buy it. Try http://www.gocompare.com It should take about 15 minutes to complete registration, after that you'll be away. Nice bike by the way, half faired bandit if im correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 It depends what you want from your insurance company really, legal assistance, european cover, breakdown asst. etc You are best off registering on a comparison website, that way you will have every option and be able to really personalise your policy before you buy it. Try http://www.gocompare.com It should take about 15 minutes to complete registration, after that you'll be away. Nice bike by the way, half faired bandit if im correct? Thanks, I was kind of hoping for some personal experience. All the reviews that I read online tend to be from the people who have had bad experiences (I guess that's the only time you really have anything to say about your insurance company). Yeah, I think the bike is good. Its a 2 cyclinder engine not a 4 pot like a Bandit so the power delivery is spread out over the rev range - a bit like a diesel car engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 SV's are great bikes! I think you can hire a trailer from somewhere in Southampton, if not hire/borrow a van for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 Found this based in Four Marks near Alton http://www.southerntrailers.co.uk/hire/bike_trailer_hire.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 Yep, a cruiser with a Ninja 600 engine. 1986 model needing a little TLC. Cruisers aren't quite my cup of tea, as I don't like the weight distribution and the feet-forward, armchair feel. This one doesn't look too bad in that department though. Welcome to the fold all the same, DSM. One less car on the road is always an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 This one is in black and needs carbs balancing (?), fork seals, a choke cable and tarting up a bit. It is a runner though. A bit of a project for my son and me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 25 February, 2010 Share Posted 25 February, 2010 This one is in black and needs carbs balancing (?), fork seals, a choke cable and tarting up a bit. It is a runner though. A bit of a project for my son and me. Carbs balancing..! I vaguely remember an old method which works, and is very low tech, but really you need to use vacuum gauges with modern machinery, and a mid' 1980's Kwacker certainly qualifies. Here's an introduction. http://www.bikeguru.co.uk/carbs.html This is the moment where I have a little gloat over my mate and his VFR750FV. My 800Fi is, of course, injection. I dread the day something goes wrong with that system though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 All change... New project. Triumph TT 600 in silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 How did that happen..? What happened to the Kwacker..? Now that's more like it. Trumpet too. Nice bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 Saw a 51 plate TT as a Cat C salvage, done 3,300 miles and needing new O/S handlebar, O/S front fairing, rear set and tank is dented. Paid £900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 So the ZL600 didn't happen..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 Nope, too much outlay for an old bike and this one looked a better option in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 If you can get one cheaply enough, spend out on a bike lift, if you haven't got one already. For a project, it'll certainly make working on the bike much less of a pain. They're bloody expensive normally, but you should be able to get a secondhand one for £50. It'll also make servicing the bike easier, if you intend to do your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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