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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: Bike or Car? Archived from groups: uk>rec>motorcycles (more info?)

I have a meeting in Brumingham at Lunchtime. The sky is blue, the weather is clement Do go on the bike? - or given that the route is mostly boring M1/M42, and the forecast for later today is shite, take the wuss option and go by cage? -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Just call me Charlie Brown >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: Re: Bike or Car? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Pip wrote: > Go to work on an egg. thank you, Ms. Weldon. -- d.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: Re: Bike or Car? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Rope" <spam.DeleteThis@ukrm.net> wrote in message news:VA.0000140a.1f223994@ukrm.net... > I have a meeting in Brumingham at Lunchtime. > > The sky is blue, the weather is clement > Trike.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: Re: Bike or Car? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Rope <spam.DeleteThis@ukrm.net> struggled to ejaculate: >I have a meeting in Brumingham at Lunchtime. Go to work on an egg. YKIMS -- Pip, Ex - Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly. WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3 ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space> UKRMRM#14 TWA#2 BOMB#0<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: Bike or Car? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Rope spoke: > Do go on the bike? - or given that the route is mostly > boring M1/M42, and the forecast for later today is shite, > take the wuss option and go by cage? Decided to go by cage - good decision in that it was pissing down and blowing a gale on the way back, as predicted <shock> Bad decision in that I got stuck in traffic on the M1 for 45 minutes then on the M45, and was an hour late. Bad decision in that the Galant has developed a very alarming and expensive sounding metallic rustling noise somewhere around the pulleys/belt on the right side of the engine. :^( -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Just call me Charlie Brown<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Bike or Car? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:39:01 +0100, Rope <spam.DeleteThis@ukrm.net> wrote: >Rope spoke: >> Do go on the bike? - or given that the route is mostly >> boring M1/M42, and the forecast for later today is shite, >> take the wuss option and go by cage? > >Decided to go by cage - good decision in that it was pissing >down and blowing a gale on the way back, as predicted ><shock> >Bad decision in that I got stuck in traffic on the M1 for 45 >minutes then on the M45, and was an hour late. >Bad decision in that the Galant has developed a very >alarming and expensive sounding metallic rustling noise >somewhere around the pulleys/belt on the right side of the >engine. :^( Cambelt tensioner pully bearing. Get it fixed now, or buy a new engine. -- ColonelTupperware spouting bollocks on Usenet since 1997 Usenet FAQ at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/services/internetapps/news/news2.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/services/internetapps/news/news2.shtml</a> UPCE FAQ at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://upce.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://upce.org.uk/</a> UKRM FAQ at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ukrm.net/faq/" target="_blank">http://www.ukrm.net/faq/</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Bike or Car? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Colonel Tupperware spoke: > >Bad decision in that the Galant has developed a very > >alarming and expensive sounding metallic rustling noise > >somewhere around the pulleys/belt on the right side of the > >engine. :^( > > Cambelt tensioner pully bearing. Get it fixed now, or buy a new > engine. I intend to, but the noise is actually coming from the belt which drives the alternator/fuel pump/steering pump/Aircon -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Just call me Charlie Brown<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Bike or Car?

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