A guy walked up to me at 11pm last night whilst I was warming the old girl up and putting on my helmet after coming out of work.
I switched off the bike so I could hear what he wanted....
He said " I have a favour to ask you. Me and my girlfirend..." he then pointed to a rather attractive blonde across the courtyard... I thought... "oh yeah this is gonna be interesting..."
He said "we live in the appartment up there" and pointed out a nice modern duplex place.
I'm thinking, "Really, this could be really interesting"
He then said "would you mind awfully...."
"Oh Yeah!!" me thinks
He goes "would you mind awfully pushing your bike around the corner before starting it as it wakes my girlfriend and she has to be up early every morning for work!"
I was actually beside myself laughing before I realised he was being serious! The corner in question is a 3 in 10 hill!!!
I explained to him politely that although I understand that I start my bike at 11pm after work, it is too heavy and precious to start considering pushing it up the hill so his missus doesn't miss out on 2 minutes sleep!
He then asked if instead of starting it and running it for 10 minutes (a slight exaggaration on his part me thinks), could I not just start it and ride off?
I replied that this wasn't a car where you can just get in and go...the engine needs to get up to temp and the oil needs to circulate before setting off. I also pointed out that it takes about 2 minutes, which is about the time it takes to put on my jacket and helmet!
He thought about this and he had obviously been drinking before saying " I'm not being funny and I am asking nicely, could you push it around the corner...."
My final reply, which seemed to do the trick was "You live in the Centre of London. This is a 24 hour city, if you want a peaceful nights kip, fuck off to the countryside!!!
With that , he sloped away! Funny feckers some people eh?
with words like apartment and duplex, im guessing this was cut and pasted from a us site
Lo no but wanted to express the type of "yuppy" place it was... Seriously, he wanted me to push the old girl 100 metres up a hill just so I didn't wake his missus at 11 pm when I finished work... :banana:
Quote "You live in the Centre of London. This is a 24 hour city, if you want a peaceful nights kip, fuck off to the countryside!!:
God! Over polite southern tact again :cheesy: :mfr_lol:
The boys t'north would have given it to him staright :mfr_lol:
He did not even offer to push her (bike not sleeping beauty) up the hill with you :ohplease:
Interestingly (or not) my K1200RS user manual exhorts the rider in the strongest possible term to NOT :nono:let the bike warm up before riding off but to get on and go :biker3: Must be a marketing tool; :single fuck: sooner it's buggered the sooner they sell you another :angry: :mfr_lol:
I must admit, one of you two is an inconsiderate :asshole: :hammer:
Quote from: mecki on April 08, 2012, 06:50:39 PM
I must admit, one of you two is an inconsiderate :asshole: :hammer:
The irony clue is in the :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Ya get me? Init though ? :mfr_lol:
I am actually a Northerner and in normal circumstances would have given him the good ol' Leeds kiss but as he was drunk, and his missus looked ok, I thought I had humilliated him enough. lol
As for being inconsiderate...I don't think it is unreasonable to start the bike up at 11pm in a huge courtyard in the Centre of London at 11pm. As I said, I run it for 2 mins whilst I put on my jacket and helmet and then I am off... I would understand it if I was revving the nipples off her but c'mon, on tickover?
The guy was a right hooray Henry. He even said something about his girlfriends dad having a Harley to try and get some bonding going.... lol I almost said "Oh a cock is he?" lol But held my tongue.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Clarrrss raises its ugly bellend :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
How come you are working in a residential courtyard at 11 pm?
Quote from: Nok12rs on April 08, 2012, 06:52:58 PM
The irony clue is in the :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Ya get me? Init though ? :mfr_lol:
:ohplease:
I meant dive and the guy with the sleeping girlfriend.
To decide who's the :asshole: the first question would be, 'rocket launcher or not?'
If first question answered with No second question, 'baffle in or out?'
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol: it's not really residential. Some bright architect thought they would build apartments above the offices all around a huge courtyard.
Baffle in as Mr Plod are quite keen around here. Although I do have a Beowulf system on, it's not bad on tickover.
Quote from: Dive1082 on April 08, 2012, 07:14:18 PM
:mfr_lol: it's not really residential. Some bright architect thought they would build apartments above the offices all around a huge courtyard.
Baffle in as Mr Plod are quite keen around here. Although I do have a Beowulf system on, it's not bad on tickover.
Well, in that case the verdict has to be - 'What an inconsiderate yuppy :asshole: !'
Close the :censored: window and get double glazing you cheapskate :censored: and stop hassling hard working bikers! :death:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Or piss off to the Cotswolds to mummy and Daddy's summer house! lol
Quote from: Dive1082 on April 08, 2012, 07:14:18 PM
:mfr_lol: it's not really residential. Some bright architect thought they would build apartments above the offices all around a huge courtyard.
Baffle in as Mr Plod are quite keen around here. Although I do have a Beowulf system on, it's not bad on tickover.
I love the midnight blue colour but might add a dash of moon dust for contrast.
Are you in the Docklands? and in IT?
New flats next to offices will surely have double or triple glass and all that they bring sound proofing wise - n'est pas ?
I can empathise with the man's frustration but saddly, I believe that could be the core issue: He is frustrated :2guns:
"Darling pleeese!! I have to be up early and there was, after all, the Sunday morning before last. You need a distraction darling; why not buy a motorbike and wring the :asshole: out of it?"
PMSL Yes near Docklands...
Love the analogy of his missus... He had a few beers in him so had the beer muscles but you could see he was a bit hen pecked as his missus started giving him greif when he returned to her and told him my polite answer...
Good job I park under the CCTV camera! lol Although he did request that I may like to park the baby in a dark disused alley way away from the offices.... I guess you know what my answer to that was! :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Dive1082 on April 08, 2012, 07:21:49 PM
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Or piss off to the Cotswolds to mummy and Daddy's summer house! lol
Then he'll be complaining about the noisy crickets. :rolleyes:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: Quote: but you could see he was a bit hen pecked as his missus started giving him greif when he returned to her and told him my polite answer...
:single fuck: me!!! Did you go up stairs with him? :mfr_lol: I'm surprise that she did not run away with you. :clap:
Quote from: mecki on April 08, 2012, 07:32:53 PM
Then he'll be complaining about the noisy crickets. :rolleyes:
..........................and ruggerbuggers!
Lol no she was waiting for him in the downstairs lobby and didn't look too pleased when he said "no go!" lol
Maybe he was pissed off that his "chums" had lost the boat race! lol :asshole:
Quote from: Dive1082 on April 08, 2012, 07:50:06 PM
Lol no she was waiting for him in the downstairs lobby and didn't look too pleased when he said "no go!" lol
Maybe he was pissed off that his "chums" had lost the boat race! lol :asshole:
This could run and run :mfr_lol: Keep us posted on future progress but :ohplease: don't deck him :whistling:
Also, take care, his pride and scoldwify might lead to him rounding up some mates :2guns:
Take care. :yes:
Lol I'm a bit too long in the tooth to be planting "hooray's" for the fun of it.
As for him rounding up some mates... I don't think a group of Tim nice but dim's will frighten me.
I may take the baffles off next week just to piss him off but hey, I'm the better man so will probably not!
Night all
Yes you are a better man mat :yes:
Nite all
hi dive, wha a twat he was eh???,cheeky fooker to! :mfr_lol:,well wha im about to tell you is truth!!!,years before i was born,,,(yawn,yawn),parents lived in a two bed cottage wi a lane down the back of the house which was up against the back of the house,,kitchen window cill was about 18"off the ground (kitchen floor was about 3ft below ground)
anyway,guy lived behind was the only one who had a car in the street,(this was coal fire days!!) my mam would be up to light the fire in the mornings and the guy would get his car out of his top of the range tin shed,let it run for bout 5/10 mins go back up to his house get his grub box and drive off,,,anyway our mam had a bad day one morning!,,,,,,,kitchen window was open cuz the fire was giving off a bita smoke,the fumes from his car were bellowing in from the car(choke open full bore),,,,,,kin elll,,,she went mental,,,, :punk:,stormed up stairs,opened the back bedroom window,(window cill now about 6ft above the car), as the guy came back to his car to drive off she ripped into im!!!!,
oi!!!!,if you EVER leave tha car running by my kitchen window again,YOU an ya bloody car will have this PISS POT OVER YA FUCKING HEAD!,dyou hear??????????.
hegot in his car an off he went,,,,,,
arhh!,but did he ever do it again you ask???????????
DID HE FUCK!!!, :mfr_lol:,,,,
always makes me laugh when i go do there ,thinking of her bollocking him out of the window,,,
ahhhhhhhh,memories,,,absolutly priceless!
Dive I'm impressed that you stayed calm and tight lipped for so long.....10 outa 10 :yes:
Maybe his girlfriend would sleep better if she 'enjoyed' some more 'aggresive' excercise before nodding off
In other words get rid of hooray Henry and replace him with a 'real' man :mfr_lol:
Oh dear :nono: I am reminded of "Straw Dogs" Mr Olde C :mfr_lol:
Am I the only person here who kits up, starts the bike and rides off? I haven't felt the need to warm a bike up for years.
Kevin
Quote from: Kevin on April 09, 2012, 10:42:46 AM
Am I the only person here who kits up, starts the bike and rides off? I haven't felt the need to warm a bike up for years.
Kevin
Nope!
Quote from: Kevin on April 09, 2012, 10:42:46 AM
Am I the only person here who kits up, starts the bike and rides off? I haven't felt the need to warm a bike up for years.
Kevin
An old wives tale - with modern technology and oils they are where they need to be within seconds, and as for 'warming up' no need as, again moderrn stuff warms quickly and a kilometre down the road is sufficient. Modern oils leave a coating when settled so the wear issue of the old days in no longer an issue.
No need to warm up for 2-10 minutes etc. Kit up. Get on. Start up and ride.
Quote from: Winston Smith on April 09, 2012, 11:20:37 AM
An old wives tale - with modern technology and oils they are where they need to be within seconds, and as for 'warming up' no need as, again moderrn stuff warms quickly and a kilometre down the road is sufficient. Modern oils leave a coating when settled so the wear issue of the old days in no longer an issue.
No need to warm up for 2-10 minutes etc. Kit up. Get on. Start up and ride.
:agree:...UNLESS you park your bike near to the residence of an irritating Hooray with a filly who suffers with self induced insomnia :whistling:
Quote from: Kevin on April 09, 2012, 10:42:46 AM
Am I the only person here who kits up, starts the bike and rides off? I haven't felt the need to warm a bike up for years.
Kevin
Thanks kev, i was resisting the urge to say that modern engines dont need the old warm up phase like the 50's, im considerate , i just start and ride, i never fit noisy cans and i dont rev, not saying this guy does but so many inconsiderate bikers give the good guys a bad name.
Quote from last evening's post :
Interestingly (or not) my K1200RS user manual exhorts the rider in the strongest possible term to NOT to :nono:let the bike warm up before riding off but to get on and go. This for 1999 flying brick.
:mfr_lol:However, this has been a very entertaining post which warmed quite a few of us up :mfr_lol:
Quote from: viper on April 09, 2012, 11:27:10 AM
Thanks kev, i was resisting the urge to say that modern engines dont need the old warm up phase like the 50's, im considerate , i just start and ride, i never fit noisy cans and i dont rev, not saying this guy does but so many inconsiderate bikers give the good guys a bad name.
Well, the manual for the GTR states , '
Do not start moving or race the engine immediately after starting it, even if the engine is already warm. Run the engine for two or three minutes at idle speed to give the oil a chance to work up into all the engine parts.'
So we now know at least two people we shouldn't buy a second hand bike from. :no:
By the time I have the bike out of the shed, gloves etc on, the temperature is already on one bar.
I don't rev the engine whilst its idling. I do have an after market can with the baffle out though, but at idle its like the stock
i think in reality , most of us , start the bike , get helmet and gloves on and then go , no revving and take it easy until the tyres warm up. A gtr at tickover with a standard exhaust should not annoy anyone, they are remarkably quiet !
:agree:
There's three of us on the same road with bikes and don't think we've had any complaints
Ive had/still have a number of bikes which are noisy whilst being warmed up
there's this one
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this one
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and of course this one ...which did cause a few raised eyebrows, but then I have understanding neighbours :mfr_lol:
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Luverleeeeeeee :yes: If I moved north, I might be able to afford a garage or shed :yes:
Luverleeeeeeee If I moved north, I might be able to afford a garage or shed
Would it have columbs and a butler ???
Quote from: zedmeister on April 09, 2012, 03:34:33 PM
Luverleeeeeeee If I moved north, I might be able to afford a garage or shed
Would it have columbs and a butler ???
As my current terraced house does not have them (surprise surprise) then neither, I suppose, would a northern shed or garage. However, if the price is right - why not :mfr_lol: .
Garages, even sheds are very costly to rent here which is a pity becauce so far I have not been able to get a GTR14 quote for "ungaraged overnight" . Clearly a sought after bike by the thieves. :censored: :censored: :censored:
Meanwhile, from the underwriter's/ actuary's perspective, there is more chance of her being nicked than of me writing her off. I kinder like those odds :mfr_lol:
This (garaging thing)was never a problem with the Beamer.....funny that :mfr_lol: Not enough street cred' to make her nickable I guess :mfr_lol:
Perhaps the solution is to house swap with the insomniac motophobe lady...... if they have a lock-up and have not locked her up :whistling:
I get kitted up in the house, bike out of the garage, fire it up, lock house key up in pannier, ear plugs in, helmet on, and ride off into the sunset. No worries.
Quote from: Lonewolf on April 09, 2012, 04:57:54 PM
I get kitted up in the house, bike out of the garage, fire it up, lock house key up in pannier, ear plugs in, helmet on, and ride off into the sunset. No worries.
My mate who lives in a nicer part of town, parked his BM on the drive, went back in the garage to get his lid and gloves, locked the door from inside and walked through the house to his front door to find his BM gone after leaving it unattended for less than 60 seconds. he heard nothing and saw nothing, and was tempted to claim it as abducted by aliens. Keys were in his hand all the time and not in the bike. Carole Nash were very good and paid out quickly. It was a gold coloured S reg BMW R100RT, nicked from Stockport.
Quote from: Lonewolf on April 09, 2012, 04:57:54 PM
I get kitted up in the house, bike out of the garage, fire it up, lock house key up in pannier, ear plugs in, helmet on, and ride off into the sunset. No worries.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! But I don't have a garage :hammer: Unless you mean that I should widen the front door and frame, remove step and add a ramp (which will probably be required before too long anyway) and keep her in the hall :yes:
I like it, yes I do. And, I could install a specially weight and width adapted Stanner and she could "sleep" upstairs, have her own room even, yes, yes yes :yes:
Would that satisfy the shite hawks of the :censored: :censored: :censored: insurance industry? Probably not; they would just increase my household and buildings insurance. :censored: :asshole: :asshole:
Morethan? :2guns: :gun_bandana: :tank: " More than we ought to be allowed to get away with but we do" ! :mfr_lol:
And our next subject will :mfr_lol: be a well balanced defence of the insurance industry
Quote from: Nok12rs on April 09, 2012, 04:07:03 PM
As my current terraced house does not have them (surprise surprise) then neither, I suppose, would a northern shed or garage. However, if the price is right - why not :mfr_lol: .
Either I'm misunderstanding your post or you are of the opinion that 'Northeners' live in sheds or garages :huh:
Quote from: olde coney on April 09, 2012, 05:58:03 PM
Quote from: Nok12rs on April 09, 2012, 04:07:03 PM
As my current terraced house does not have them (surprise surprise) then neither, I suppose, would a northern shed or garage. However, if the price is right - why not :mfr_lol: .
Either I'm misunderstanding your post or you are of the opinion that 'Northeners' live in sheds or garages :huh:
No No No No Nooooooooo! Sorry for any misunderstanding.
It is very much on my mind and has been refered to here that the insurers won't cover me without a garage. Never an issue with my Beamer.
When I saw (above) that great bike collection, I thought lucky buggers on this forum, when ever I see pictures, I see garages.
So the thought, (light hearted) that, maybe if I moved north, I could perhaps, having regard to what you read about property price differentials, afford to buy or rent a garage (or even one with a house attached :grin: ) thereby solving my insurance issue and even giving scope for a collection and a place to work on it.
As I say, just light and not knocking your abodes but rather admiring your life styles. :sweatdrop: :sweatdrop: :mfr_lol:
OK ?
It is amazing the way threads evolve :mfr_lol:
Check out the Lake District National Park house price scale.... which has just been reported to be one of only a handful within the U.K where prices are still rising....its great for us living here, but not so good for those wishing to move into the area
Well of course there are pockets of such exceptional beauty and scarcity of available property that they will buck the trend.
That's why you get so many caravans. They really want to stay on. :yes:
However, if there is not in general a North South property price divide - so be it. I'll have to save up for a garage in London :mfr_lol:
Noks ... many years ago I went round to see my brother and he had his new Ducati in the lounge ! Wheeled it around the back and in through the patio doors ... the then Mrs Cooper divoced him a short time later :rolleyes: True I swear !
Rusty I love it! :mfr_lol: :oops: :listencarefully: Sorry to hear that and commiserations for your brother's marital plight. :embarrassed:
(I have long thought that a vintage Duke would make a great piece of decorative art in a large enough house. :yes:)
I am at the end of the terrace and have side alley access to the rear. There is a locked gate at the street end.
The narrowness of the alley, coupled with the narrowness of my gate, currently precludes motorcycle access. However if I doubled up the garden access width it could work. I wonder if that would satisfy the ISHs (Insurance Shite Hawks).
You don't get to explain the set-up to an underwriter any more; There is not the space on the computerised forms to explain i.e, You get :Garaged Overnight...Yes/No
However, I will give it a go. If nothing else, the process will provide great rant inspiration :mfr_lol:
i know a guy who keeps his Repsol 1000RR 2005 in absolute mint condition 6000 miles in his front room via the patio doors, then again he too is single.
Nothing wrong with keeping bikes in the house, Smartys Gixxer and my Yam XJR spent the winter in the Dining room some years back :gunsmilie:
:mfr_lol:
I got fed up in the end with tripping over her bike.....so it got moved.... to her office.. :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Mogster on April 11, 2012, 08:44:01 AM
I got fed up in the end with tripping over her bike.....so it got moved.... to her office.. :mfr_lol:
Brill :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Mogster on April 11, 2012, 08:44:01 AM
I got fed up in the end with tripping over her bike.....so it got moved.... to her office.. :mfr_lol:
Not exactly ergonomic seating for the work station, I am sure the H+S people will be round later
Coman
mate of mine keeps his dirt bike in his kitchen!!!,his insurance wouldnt cover him because his garage was not connected to his house,,,,,its about 3.0"" away from his house( along side his path)
he washes it when he comes back,puts a plastic sheet on the floor an wheels it over the patio door cill and locks up!,,,,,,and wha does his mrs think i hear you all say?????
she connects the hose etc for him to wash his bike,an puts the sheet down for him in the kitchen to put the bike on,an while hes positioning the bike in the corner she goes out an wraps up the hose!!!!,,,shes fab fair play to her :clap:
You should always share the chores. :mfr_lol:
Quotey final reply, which seemed to do the trick was "You live in the Centre of London. This is a 24 hour city, if you want a peaceful nights kip, fuck off to the countryside!!!
That's fukin trouble...we end up with twats like that down here. .....