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ArmandTanzarian

Where I work there is a very strict alcohol rule, which is half that to drive a car. Presumably this is in case I crash my computer, or can't find my desk. It's a blanket rule, there are spot checks and any failures is instant dismissal. Mine too. Quite what danger I'll be in except maybe some unco...

ArmandTanzarian

Scootsmarts seem pretty good.

Like you I'd like to know current thoughts on tubeless rims as my ScootRs rim got damaged and I'll be needing to replace them at some point.

What about SIP.?

ArmandTanzarian

rosscla wrote:I tried a Barbour one on a while back seemed good quality but a little on the pricy side.

There's also these made to measure

http://www.claymorejackets.co.uk

For a handmade jacket those prices are actually pretty good.

ArmandTanzarian

A mate of mine has a totally standard GP200. It won't set the world on fire but it goes and goes all day. As you say, sometimrs you have to wonder if it's really worth spending a fortune on making your scooter less reliable. (And then you thrash the snot out of it, and pull up half terrified, with a...

ArmandTanzarian

People moan about them but Carol Nash insure my three classic scoots, a GTS, a Honda 500 and my car all on one policy. When I got knocked off my bike they provided a loaner, collected my bike and repaired it without fuss. .....can I ask how much you pay? Not cheap at around £600 but that is for six...

ArmandTanzarian

People moan about them but Carol Nash insure my three classic scoots, a GTS, a Honda 500 and my car all on one policy. When I got knocked off my bike they provided a loaner, collected my bike and repaired it without fuss.

ArmandTanzarian

warts wrote:Modern CNC machining can ensure sufficient, repeatable, accuracy that "line boring" as in the old days is not required

That only helps if both bits are made on modern machines. Do the new cases come with endplates or do they use the wibbly wobbly old ones?

ArmandTanzarian

http://www.readspeedscooters.com/produc ... h-kit.html

These are pretty good.

ArmandTanzarian

DigDug wrote: Bottom line is a Lambretta ain't heavy.

That depends on which bit of you it falls on.

ArmandTanzarian

You pay German VAT (19% I think) and that's it. One of the advantages of being in the EU.

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