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Bitzer


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Bitzer's Bikes Broke!!!
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There I was carefully cleaning the bike at the weekend, polishing all the shiny bits and I notice a  major crack round the headstock.

Filler removed to reveal sight of the inside of the down tubes which are not really connected to the headstock. Somehow I don't think it will pass the MOT at the end of the month like that!crycry

Time to get the grinder and welder out when I'm not organising the Felixstowe Run and not trying to move house - next year it is then................furious

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Fi


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Does this mean you'll want to borrow brothers welder?

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Should have bought a Vespa.

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I know of a lovelly green chopper you can buy!!!!lol

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Mr POPular wrote:

I know of a lovelly green chopper you can buy!!!!lol


probably needs a new set of shocks though ?????????? simon sat on it !!!!!!!!biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Yea but at least im not so big I have to drive a V8 van to get me about



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Yea but at least im not so big I have to drive a V8 van to get me about



at least when i sit on my bike my arse doesn't hang over each side like a set of saddlebags and drag on the ground biggrinbiggrin



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Mr POPular


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thats because your arse has swallowed the whole bike

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Brings a whole new meaning to leaving skid marks in your undies biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

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Mr POPular wrote:

thats because your arse has swallowed the whole bike



at least mine is a real bike !!!!!!!!!!!! not a bloody non running hairdryerbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Mr POPular


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but at least we are not discussing your chopper!!

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biggrinMr POPular wrote:

but at least we are not discussing your chopper!!


there you go again!!!!!! lowering the tone of the conversation !!!!!!!!!! bleedin pervert biggrinevileyeevileye



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Bitzer wrote:

Time to get the grinder and welder out when I'm not organising the Felixstowe Run and not trying to move house - next year it is then................furious



What sort of excuse is that!
Chuck the boxes in the spare room and get the bloody thing fixed.....

'Does this mean you'll want to borrow brothers welder?'

Erm Fi - could he borrow the brother too? idea



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Fi


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Terraplane Toots wrote:


'Does this mean you'll want to borrow brothers welder?'

Erm Fi - could he borrow the brother too? idea

Nice try Ruth!biggrin I think brother will be busy trying to sort his own problems out this weekend. hmm



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Poor old little brother, he's feeling quite sad that his bike is broke! cry.gif Anyone got any ideas for him? (Sensible ones only please.)

Don't worry hunny, you'll feel better after 7th May! smile.gif

-- Edited by Fi at 22:41, 2007-04-19

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Fi wrote:

Poor old little brother, he's feeling quite sad that his bike is broke! cry.gif Anyone got any ideas for him? (Sensible ones only please.)


idea yes, FIX IT!



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Fi


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It's a bloody good job I'm not going on Sunday, otherwise you'd get a slap for comments like that! giggle.gifgiggle.gif

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After removing a fair amount of filler the following was revealed furiousfuriousfurious

Better that I found out whilst cleaning rather than on the A14 !!!!

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Ouch! whats the plan then?
As you say, better you weren't riding it. my mate Billy who comes on here was riding he's chop down the road and the forks snapped! Very ouch!!

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Bitzer


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New stronger gusset plate between the down tubes and some careful welding - at least I will know it is done properly when I've finished. smile

Just better check the rest of the bike for filler! hmm

Can't make Mersey or Barking as planned this weekend!

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Bitzer wrote:

New stronger gusset


doh  bleh  I hate that word!



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Fi


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Bitzer's Bikes Broke!!! Not anymore, hopefully
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Hopefully it's alright now, he'll be test riding it home shortly.

smile

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Bitzer


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RE: Bitzer's Bikes Broke!!!
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Just ridden it home from Sniper's and all appears to be OK smilesmilesmilesmilesmilesmile

As you can see from below there was a double tube to the headstock (once I'd removed all the filler!!!)

Thanks Brov wink

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