:D Good to meet you Nooj
Thank's my bike looks good
Cheers Star :) :)
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:D Good to meet you Nooj
Thank's my bike looks good
Cheers Star :) :)
Bike No.4 was a no show, but at least I got away early, feck me was it chilly up on that hill!
Good to meet some more local bikers, I don't get out to enough meets so it's nice to see some new faces. Hopefully you're all pleased with the results!
Thanks to Halina again for hosting, a charming young lady with a seemingly endless supply of tea :-)
Looking forward to my gleaming bike this weekend Nooj - But it is getting VERY grubby in this weather - I'm almost ashamed to bring it without cleaning it!!!
Fantastic job nooj. Bike looks like it has just come out of the showroom! You did a fantastic job and hopefully you will be able to invest in a heated jacket soon . . I have sold the serow to a lady on a BMW site and have recommended you highly to her and her friends. Funnily enough they had heard of you, so I showed them the bike this evening so they could see for themselves so hopefully more work for you there! Great to meet you and hope the tea & biccies were ok and u didn't freeze too much!
Wed 1st December slots are filled
1. Basil
2. Ryan
3. Freddie
4. Smellygerm
Sorry if you didn't get on :( I'll see if Nooj wants to arrange another day here (with the interest recieved i reckon he can easily do another few days worth)
BBBrrrrrr it's chilly [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nooj. Pm'd you about additional dates [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Basil, if you don't mind hosting another day to include Mine & Ghost's bikes that would be great. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Not too easy to host at our place.
BB
Nooj can do the 14th & 15th Dec. here at the Polebarn
14th Dec.
BB
Ghost
Streethippo
++one slot available++
15th Dec.
++ 3 slots available++
If you want you can leave the bikes here in a garage ready for the day then collect them at a time that suits. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Hope this helps
Can we keep the 14th and 15th to three bikes a day? I'll be running out of daylight otherwise [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Apparently it's going to snow a lot on Saturday, will have to see what happens. Keep an eye on this thread Saturday evening regarding this coming Sunday's session! The cold I can put up with, but if the water's going to freeze on the ground that presents a major safety issue.
Weekdays not good for me unless its after 3.45pm
***UPDATE***
Nooj can do the 14th & 15th Dec. here at the Polebarn
14th Dec.
BB
Ghost
Streethippo
15th Dec.
++ 3 slots available++ - Please paste names below
If you want you can leave the bikes here in a garage ready for the day then collect them at a time that suits.
Hope this helps
Bazil, do you want to be the first bike on the 15th?
If someone from this coming Saturday (1st Dec) would be able to move to the 15th that would make things a whole lot easier for me as well.
So are we all set for Sunday at Robin's place?
1st Robin
2nd Morticia
3rd JJ
4th Morticia
Weather allowing as it's supposes to snow, difficult to dry a bike when the water's frozen onto it! Will call the decision tomorrow evening and post up on here.
Assuming it's on, if one of the Sunday bods could shuffle on to the 15th Dec and make Sunday a 3 bike event, that would be extremely nice (no worries if you can't though).
Sorry to pre-empt Nooj's call, but we need to postpone the meet at my place tomorrow. It has barely got above zero here today and it's supposed to be even colder tomorrow, so I don't think we can sensibly plan on spraying water around without it turning to ice. As soon as there's a sign of it warming up, I'm happy to reschedule here (or elsewhere).
Yep, the water was freezing on the bike I did yesterday and it was actually freezing in the hose and jet washer today. Also all my cleaning chemicals had turned to Slushpuppies in the van over night.
Event postponed until it gets above freezing again >:(
disappointed but hey - we can't control the weather :(
I wouldn't want to be doing your job in -4 Nooj !!!!
Nooj - Ro - when we arrange another date I' still definately in for a spot [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
I think it's safe to say Wednesday the 1st will also have to be postponed. Any cleaning chemicals I have with water in have frozen solid over night and were still solid this afternoon.
OK Nooj, no worries.. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Sucks, but weather control is out of my league. It's supposed to warm up (relatively speaking) over the next couple of weeks, so hopefully we'll be able to reschedule any missed dates then.
Ro, Morticia and JJ; shall we try again for the 12th December?
12th December OK? I know there's the clay shoot on the same day, JJ are you going to that?
I'm happy to do three bikes in these conditions, less chance of frost bite :-)
Hi Nooj, you still coming here (Polebarn) on the 14th/15th December?
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Yes, still plan to be at your place. Need to know when I can reschedule the last dudes I had to put off.
If someone can get over to me either Thursday or Friday afternoon this week, I'm free then to do one bike each day.
I'm also free on Sunday the 12th for a trip out to do three bikes if that's not too short notice.
I can also come out and do three bikes on Monday 13th, Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st or Thursday 23rd.
Who wants to get their bike crubbed up on Sunday 12th by Nooj here at the Polebarn?
Need 3 people.
1. Basil
2.
3.
Im up for the 12th - how about you Robin?
I can't do the 12th. because it's the monthly ride-out. There is a possibility that I could host on Monday 13th though.
Anyone else? Would get my mate along who wants his bike doing, but he needs an afternoon to himself. He never cleans it and it took me four hours to do it last time!
Basil and JayJay, I'll still come out even if it's just you two, seeing as You've been postponed already.
Nooj, assuming tomorrow is at the PB how many you doing? Ghost's bike may not be available on 14th so any chance for tomorrow?
BB
I can do one more tomorrow. I'd like to start at 9am, not to early for a Sunday, but should give me time to do three bikes before dark and get back home for a bit of relaxing in the evening.
If we can get the triple there would that be ok?
BB
Yes, no problem.
Be there as soon as I can get him organised! ::)
BB
Absolutly brilliant job on the Street Triple Nooj. Never seen it as clean since it came out the showroom 8-)
Now all I have to do is try and keep it that clean. I dropped it off at my mate who is going to MOT it for me and he was well impressed.
Glad you're happy with it! It should be a lot easier to keep clean now, just give it a hose down with cold water to knock any salt and loose dirt off after a ride, if it gets especially dirty give it a go over with some cheap mild car shampoo (don't use Muc-Off or anything like that, it'll strip the ACF50 straight off again).
BB/Basil, I dropped the the monster's key through the letterbox before I left, rather than leaving it in the bike.
Now the complaint. This is the second time I've come out for Wiltshire Bikers and the second time I've had someone not turn up with no notice. I've done a round trip of 98 miles today, on a Sunday, to offer a service that's discounted by 25% exclusively to you guys. On top of that, Basil and previously Star have kindly taken time out to host me and offer you hospitality. I understand that stuff happens, bikes don't start, family emergencies catch you by surprise etc. but it's pretty poor not to even tell us that you're not going to turn up.
Unfortunately this now means I'm going to have to ask everyone else who wants their bike treating to pay an non-refundable deposit of £5 up front. When you turn up the £5 becomes part of your payment, if you don't turn up the £5 helps cover my travel costs. Sorry about that, but I'm not doing this for fun, I'm trying to make a living.
Thanks for the tips Nooj, I'll see if I can get BB to practice them! ::) ;D
Ha! Fat chance! I don't know one end of a cleaning cloth from the other! :D
Does that mean you did the Monster instead of the no show?
BB
Nooj, you're due to do 3 bikes at mine next Sunday, will be chasing the 2 other bikes, to ensure they are here ready and waiting for you, how do you want the £5 deposit paid to you?
If it can go through PayPal that will be fine. Send it to shinybikesyndrome@yahoo.co.uk, thanks for that.
I got the Monster properly clean, I got rid of as much of the oily gack that I could (99% of it) and it's currently drip drying which will make the proper drying much easier on Tuesday. They're a bugger to clean as you can see everything, but can only get to half of it easily, and no matter what you do there will always be some brown fins on the engine from baked on dirt. You have some paint flaking on the back of the gearbox, but they all do that eventually, it's come up nice though and should look really good once it's done! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]