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by slparry
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Bits'n'bobs for sale
Topic: Wanted : Offside Rocker Cover Carbon Fibre
Replies: 2
Views: 5931

Re: Wanted : Offside Rocker Cover Carbon Fibre

Found a couple of options for the twin sparks but I'm guessing yours is a single spark. Only find I could make was

https://hfcarbon.de/en/valve-cover-with ... oduct_info
by slparry
Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Geeks' Corner
Topic: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
Replies: 12
Views: 254

Re: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

Ooo very nice Al, sign up to a local tutor for a half hchords week it'll do wonders and it's a shame for such an instrument to not be played You know what - you are absolutely right. That is something for this autumn/winter. :headbang: Nice easy one to learn is "Stand by Me" it'll sound g...
by slparry
Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Geeks' Corner
Topic: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
Replies: 12
Views: 254

Re: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

Very nice. I'm terrible with music, I'd love to be able to play, but simply don't have an ear for it (and believe me, I've tried!) Currently have one of those (hoick-ptui) plastic bodied semi-acoustics in the loft, A Crafter. https://live.staticflickr.com/8614/16240828160_607f41817d_z.jpg I must ge...
by slparry
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Geeks' Corner
Topic: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
Replies: 12
Views: 254

Re: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

Looks like a nice collection - I've fallen into the same trap!! Think I've got 11 at the moment including a Manuel Rodriguez classical and a fretless bass bought after a few too many beers and listening to a track from Robert Plant's Fate of Nations (there's a brilliant sounding fretless). I took s...
by slparry
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Geeks' Corner
Topic: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
Replies: 12
Views: 254

Re: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

Nice ! If you have so many acoustics - you're obv not too shabby a player? I cannot play a note, but decided last year - to buy an object d'art in the form of a Gibson Les Paul. Does that make me a bad person for buying a guitar as art? It's on a minimalist stand in the living room. I might get aro...
by slparry
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Days Out
Topic: Welsh Weekend 2024
Replies: 66
Views: 34555

Re: Welsh Weekend 2024

No problem Chris, life takes over at times
by slparry
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: Geeks' Corner
Topic: Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
Replies: 12
Views: 254

Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

Well ... I appear have a collection.... There's another two classicals not in this image FB_IMG_1712673136877.jpg From left Epiphone Les Paul Epiphone Hummingbird Pro Yamaha F370 Lorenzo Hummingbird Suzuki 1663 Classical built 1971 Managed to get the Suzuki yesterday, I have another identical one bu...
by slparry
Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: New job
Replies: 2
Views: 146

New job

Well following the demise of my previous employer, Chester KTM, I'm now at Chester Triumph for 4 days a week in the summer and 2 days in the winter

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by slparry
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: Days Out
Topic: Welsh Weekend 2024
Replies: 66
Views: 34555

Re: Welsh Weekend 2024

The Hand have been in touch to say they have a couple of rooms still available, I've told them if they're not booked by us by close of play this Sunday they can be released for sale to the public so if you know anyone whose still not booked give them a nudge :)
by slparry
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: All Change.....
Replies: 11
Views: 1257

Re: All Change.....

:shock: Blimey Steve, KTM was short lived, good luck with the Triumph gig hopefully hear all about it in May We were KTM for two years but the current trading climate was tough. But my understanding was we were operating well but the Harley side was dragging us down. We were selling 300 bikes a yea...
by slparry
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Hibernation
Replies: 11
Views: 11162

Re: Hibernation

Had a spin over to the cat and fiddle to Matlock to try out my Xmas present a new GoPro

Went very steady, combination of average cameras and humongous pot holes.

https://youtu.be/7rSldQ6luKE?feature=shared

Been commuting in mostly on the 800GS but in the i3 when it was particularly icy
by slparry
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: All Change.....
Replies: 11
Views: 1257

Re: All Change.....

:shock: Blimey Steve, KTM was short lived, good luck with the Triumph gig hopefully hear all about it in May Have to admit - I had an itch for a 1290GT, but the KTM niggles and infrastructure ultimately put me off. They make some great bikes, but I don't think they get the volume. The 1290SA 'seems...
by slparry
Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: All Change.....
Replies: 11
Views: 1257

Re: All Change.....

Good for you! (at least you're not trying to sell Harleys) Triumph make great bikes. Thought you might have been thinking about retirement? Triumph have offered me part time which I'd been after for ages. I'm in receipt of a small company pension from a previous employer and in June will get state ...
by slparry
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: All Change.....
Replies: 11
Views: 1257

All Change.....

So, things have not been good at work since returning after Xmas. It all came to a head this week and the bank came in and stopped us trading, meaning we've been twiddling our thumbs all week. We've been told there's a staff meeting at 11 so we're expecting the worst. In anticipation of that I pre-e...
by slparry
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Boxerpix
Topic: Wallet cleaning..
Replies: 4
Views: 1322

Re: Wallet cleaning..

What have you got planned bikewise - this year, Steve? Bol d'Or again? Hi Al, Well my birthday in June represents my 50th anniversary for riding motorbikes. I've worked out I've ridden between 1,000,000 and 1.25 million miles on every continent except Antarctica, so I'm quite excited to be hitting ...

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