| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Carnage
British Superbike Racer
Joined: 05 Oct 2010
Posts: 1432
|
 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
| Taz wrote: | | MrE wrote: | alpine stylee zig zag road ... i forsee a long weekend break in the furture  |
That'll be Ziz Zag hill on the outskirts of Shaftsbury then |
got it in one fella ...shaftesbury is where our head office is located and zig zag hill is at cann common on the B3081
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJi68HbWeQ
_________________
Rust is lighter than carbon fibre! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| MrE wrote: | | Taz wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | alpine stylee zig zag road ... i forsee a long weekend break in the furture |
That'll be Ziz Zag hill on the outskirts of Shaftsbury then |
got it in one fella ...shaftesbury is where our head office is located and zig zag hill is at cann common on the B3081
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJi68HbWeQ |
Last time I went there (with GT/Redrat and a few others) the suface was shit, have they redone it?
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Carnage
British Superbike Racer
Joined: 05 Oct 2010
Posts: 1432
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| biggus wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | Taz wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | alpine stylee zig zag road ... i forsee a long weekend break in the furture |
That'll be Ziz Zag hill on the outskirts of Shaftsbury then |
got it in one fella ...shaftesbury is where our head office is located and zig zag hill is at cann common on the B3081
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJi68HbWeQ |
Last time I went there (with GT/Redrat and a few others) the suface was shit, have they redone it? |
a lot of the roads around the area appear to have been resurfaced and i found myself wishing i had the bike rather than the van but the zig zag itself i found was not horrendously broken up but not perfect either around the outer edges , i suspect it tends to break up rather quickly with rain water running across it at every downpour and the constant stresses of braking downhill sections and hard accelerating uphill must accelerate the break down of the surface......to put in a comparison id say its on par with the camber bends surface at this time.
_________________
Rust is lighter than carbon fibre! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Taz
MotoGP Racer
Joined: 13 Apr 2009
Posts: 3995
Location: As far away from reality as possible
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| MrE wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | Taz wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | alpine stylee zig zag road ... i forsee a long weekend break in the furture |
That'll be Ziz Zag hill on the outskirts of Shaftsbury then |
got it in one fella ...shaftesbury is where our head office is located and zig zag hill is at cann common on the B3081
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJi68HbWeQ |
Last time I went there (with GT/Redrat and a few others) the suface was shit, have they redone it? |
a lot of the roads around the area appear to have been resurfaced and i found myself wishing i had the bike rather than the van but the zig zag itself i found was not horrendously broken up but not perfect either around the outer edges , i suspect it tends to break up rather quickly with rain water running across it at every downpour and the constant stresses of braking downhill sections and hard accelerating uphill must accelerate the break down of the surface......to put in a comparison id say its on par with the camber bends surface at this time. |
Only been up it once on the bike, spent a weekend in somerset recently and the roads are worse than up this kneck of the woods. IE full of loose gravel dressing, someone wants shooting for using the shite.
_________________
"Deja Moo" the feeling you have heard this Bullshit before |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Willz
Cyclist
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 40
Location: Reigate
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Turned up to do my mod 2 at Burgess hill and turns out there was a mistake with the booking and the test center had no record of me booking my test with them, even though the DSA managed to bill me and I have a confirmation letter. Re-booked for Wednesday now.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Willz wrote: | | Turned up to do my mod 2 at Burgess hill and turns out there was a mistake with the booking and the test center had no record of me booking my test with them, even though the DSA managed to bill me and I have a confirmation letter. Re-booked for Wednesday now. |
Oh how annoying 
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nosnowking
World Superbike Racer
Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Posts: 1907
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| biggus wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | MrE wrote: | after a week of working in the west country am glad to be home....i swear to god the nhs are using it on the drivers as a testing ground for prozac and valium, i mean ffs i witnessed a tractor pull out on a car from a feild and then actually manage to pull away from it under acceleration.
national speed limit roads and they drive along them at 35-40mph.....on the up side i think i may have found some of the best roads in the country, great surfaces endless twisties and eeven a mini alpine stylee zig zag road ... i forsee a long weekend break in the furture |
Did you see Nosnowking plucking a banjo on his porch?  |
musta given up on the banjo and taken up mud wrestling .....squeal little piggy squeal
 |
 |
but very, very disturbing... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
WPMOT. Well not today, just generally, why do people buy/rent houses next to pre existing noisy places and then complain about the noise..? Like for example... Donnington... 1 airport, 1 motorway, 2 major A roads, & Donnington Park circuit. Would they live downwind of a sewage works and then complain about the smell?
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JimBo
Pedantic Cnut
Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Posts: 5394
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| biggus wrote: | | why do people buy/rent houses next to pre existing noisy places and then complain about the noise..? |
You should try working for NetworkRail! But to be fair, the railway has only been there since the 1840s .
_________________
So many roads, so little time. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| JimBo wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | why do people buy/rent houses next to pre existing noisy places and then complain about the noise..? |
You should try working for NetworkRail! But to be fair, the railway has only been there since the 1840s . |
Indeed.
There's no accounting for a complete lack of common sense.
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Flintstone
Del Boy Deer Hunter
Joined: 25 Nov 2004
Posts: 3988
Location: .........in another world !
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Last year I bought a Landrover freelander secondhand and it came with a years AA 5 Star Dealer Care Extended Guarantee. In my opinion this is a load of crap and not worth shit. I found I have play on the anti-roll bar bush and checked the booklet to see if it was covered. Under the section 'Steering and Suspension' it lists the anti-roll bar. So I phoned up to enquire about a claim, seems the anti-roll bar is covered but not the bushes. I can't see how the bar will ever fail unless you total the car, it's only the bushes that are ever changed. 
_________________
It's all down to quality of life ! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Flintstone wrote: | | Last year I bought a Landrover freelander secondhand and it came with a years AA 5 Star Dealer Care Extended Guarantee. In my opinion this is a load of crap and not worth shit. I found I have play on the anti-roll bar bush and checked the booklet to see if it was covered. Under the section 'Steering and Suspension' it lists the anti-roll bar. So I phoned up to enquire about a claim, seems the anti-roll bar is covered but not the bushes. I can't see how the bar will ever fail unless you total the car, it's only the bushes that are ever changed. |
Guess bushes are considered wear & tear items like tyres & brake pads etc? Annoying none-the-less
Not sure about the freelander, but on older Land Rovers (defender/county/discovery etc), the thing to do was to rebush the suspension with Polypropylene bushes.
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Flintstone
Del Boy Deer Hunter
Joined: 25 Nov 2004
Posts: 3988
Location: .........in another world !
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
My nephew even removed them so it could articulate over rocks. 
_________________
It's all down to quality of life ! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Flintstone wrote: | | My nephew even removed them so it could articulate over rocks. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNybnRkj-MY
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
WPMOT. I'm likely not to be paid because Natwest/RBS are incompetent wankers.
Bet the f*cking boss eyed, inbred, fagged at Eton, old school tie, pinstripe wearing, red-braced ming mongs that run it still get their bonuses paid on time.
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
boudicas
Kermit
Joined: 26 Jul 2008
Posts: 2987
Location: Bletchingley, Surrey
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| biggus wrote: | | Bet the f*cking boss eyed, inbred, fagged at Eton, old school tie, pinstripe wearing, red-braced ming mongs that run it still get their bonuses paid on time. |
Call it intuition or just a gut feeling but........... Are you upset at all Duncan?
_________________
Opinions are like assholes...... Ahhh Fcuk it - YOUR WRONG !!!
Read my Blog at www.mrboudicas.blogspot.co.uk
See my Videos and hear my rants at www.youtube.com/BoudicasUsefulStuff |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nosnowking
World Superbike Racer
Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Posts: 1907
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:29 am Post subject: |
|
|
Wanky VAG door locks and thieving pikey mechanics! Almost certain I am 1/4 a tank of fuel down from when I dropped my car off at the garage today. Can't prove it though, but the little shits were more interested in changing the tyres on their 1 litre corsa than fixing my car. And they didn't fix it.
I have had very,very few good experiences with mechanics (apart from two very notable exceptions: SouthernSpeed, and Keith Dube in Sunbury) and tbh I'll be fucked if I'll take any machinery to one again if it's a job I can do myself. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tusky
Pie Dipper
Joined: 12 May 2005
Posts: 11549
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:13 am Post subject: |
|
|
| nosnowking wrote: | Wanky VAG door locks and thieving pikey mechanics! Almost certain I am 1/4 a tank of fuel down from when I dropped my car off at the garage today. Can't prove it though, but the little shits were more interested in changing the tyres on their 1 litre corsa than fixing my car. And they didn't fix it.
I have had very,very few good experiences with mechanics (apart from two very notable exceptions: SouthernSpeed, and Keith Dube in Sunbury) and tbh I'll be fucked if I'll take any machinery to one again if it's a job I can do myself. |
But you can't do it can you and neither can they  
_________________
Boxhill Chippendales
All characters appearing in this post are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nosnowking
World Superbike Racer
Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Posts: 1907
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Tusky wrote: | | nosnowking wrote: | Wanky VAG door locks and thieving pikey mechanics! Almost certain I am 1/4 a tank of fuel down from when I dropped my car off at the garage today. Can't prove it though, but the little shits were more interested in changing the tyres on their 1 litre corsa than fixing my car. And they didn't fix it.
I have had very,very few good experiences with mechanics (apart from two very notable exceptions: SouthernSpeed, and Keith Dube in Sunbury) and tbh I'll be fucked if I'll take any machinery to one again if it's a job I can do myself. |
But you can't do it can you and neither can they |
Done it now!  and a damn sight better job than the drilling and grinding they had suggested.
Checked the trip meter today and I reckon they did about 40 odd miles in my car whilst they had it. Some rather spirited road testing I do believe... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Carnage
British Superbike Racer
Joined: 05 Oct 2010
Posts: 1432
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:01 am Post subject: |
|
|
WPMOT.......finding out that the Halifax are a thieving cunch of bunts...
when we first bought our property as ignorant youfs i decided that despite a slightly higher rate id take thier house insurance contents bricks and mortar etc as part of the package giving me 1 payment ...all sorted ...taadahh.
over the years we saw it rise higher and higher and last year questioned it only to have an employee say ok we will lower it ......this week we got an offer in the post £200 cheaper per year....did an online quote and sure enough ....same offer....rang them up and the young girl on the line tells us yes you have unlimited insurance ...( the kinda thing you take out for a mansion) but to reduce it, last year the accidental was removed to lower the premium ....WTF 
told em.....best you find out why ive paid somewhere around £3.5k over the odds in the past 18 yrs and do something about it or your about to see something alopng the lines og the PPI scandel pop up in the papers.
check your policy folks !
_________________
Rust is lighter than carbon fibre! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
| MrE wrote: | WPMOT.......finding out that the Halifax are a thieving cunch of bunts...
when we first bought our property as ignorant youfs i decided that despite a slightly higher rate id take thier house insurance contents bricks and mortar etc as part of the package giving me 1 payment ...all sorted ...taadahh.
over the years we saw it rise higher and higher and last year questioned it only to have an employee say ok we will lower it ......this week we got an offer in the post £200 cheaper per year....did an online quote and sure enough ....same offer....rang them up and the young girl on the line tells us yes you have unlimited insurance ...( the kinda thing you take out for a mansion) but to reduce it, last year the accidental was removed to lower the premium ....WTF
told em.....best you find out why ive paid somewhere around £3.5k over the odds in the past 18 yrs and do something about it or your about to see something alopng the lines og the PPI scandel pop up in the papers.
check your policy folks ! |
I more than HALVED my house insurance this year by shopping around. Like you I'd taken the insurance out at same time as my mortgage and simply forgotten about it. The amounts they have charged over the years is scandalous tbh...
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
| nosnowking wrote: | | Done it now! and a damn sight better job than the drilling and grinding they had suggested. |
you torched it then?
| nosnowking wrote: | | Checked the trip meter today and I reckon they did about 40 odd miles in my car whilst they had it. Some rather spirited road testing I do believe... |
trouble is you'd be hard pushed to prove it
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nosnowking
World Superbike Racer
Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Posts: 1907
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Everyone's buying new bikes. I haven't bought a new bike in well over a year. Nearly 18 months. I'm getting withdrawal symptoms.
Anyone got a shitty old VFR they wanna get rid of? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
biggus
illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004
Posts: 31748
Location: Hotel California
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
WPMOT: Going into the Red through wages not going in and mortgage and other things going out. All thanks to ShatWest. 
_________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Carnage
British Superbike Racer
Joined: 05 Oct 2010
Posts: 1432
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:23 am Post subject: |
|
|
| biggus wrote: | | WPMOT: Going into the Red through wages not going in and mortgage and other things going out. All thanks to ShatWest. |
e-mail recieved from our company says all shatwest banks have had problems over the past few days and no one will recieve any charges for going over drawn in a case of thier errors.
_________________
Rust is lighter than carbon fibre! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Album
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
