What did you buy today ???

[froudy]

Hopefully picking up a new laptop this morning.
Came back from a relaxing weekend away with Mrs F to de-stress after the last few weeks of family chaos. Samsung laptop had been playing up for a while when booting..Blank black screen. My son OJ pulled it apart and checked everything and came to the professional conclusion that the motherboard had died. Not surprising really after 8 years of use.
Been working on a borrowed laptop for the last few days and it's been hard going as it doesn't have the programmes on it that I normally use..Photoshop etc.

This time I've gone for an Asus Tuf 17.3" i5 with 8Gb of Ram and a 1Tb hard drive.

I also got myself a car for winter commuting..I've had enough of riding in all weathers now. It's become a bit of a chore, especially as my Arthritis is rapidly getting worse.
It worked out rather well really..I bought another Astra VXR. My Son had my red one for what the dealer offered me p/ex..And I had his  Ford Fiesta. His "Cherry bomb" exhaust has got to go though as it's way too noisy even by my standards

[Speedy1959]

I received a new TomTom Rider 550 from Sportsbikeshop.com
Plenty of bedtime reading in the manual that came with it.

[northern]

cant say, I really need them, but it was quite good price: 18.50€ each...
So I have 2 more clams now

[KiwiCol]

I've just decided I need some clamps as well, can't imagine how I've been getting along without them.  Tool shopping, yay.

[grog]

Today bought a cheap master cylinder. My thinking that 14 brakes need a longer pull, more pressure. Either for 4 pots or 6 pots. I need to prove my theory. Reducing bore size to 14mm from 17 is what ive worked out. With help. To try a Brembo or Nissin cylinder close to $400. I found a bolt on Chinese for nearly nothing, have ordered. If it works, will then order a Brembo. Results will be of course posted. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-8-14mm-Front-Right-Motorcycle-Hydraulic-Brake-Master-Cylinder-Clutch-Lever/192746985043?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Db9caf77c8b2a4752a887048c24a6c9db%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D192746985043%26itm%3D192746985043%26pg%3D2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ac0db0c86-b374-11e9-b472-74dbd180440a%7Cparentrq%3A4756c43a16c0a9e423bce121fffcbb53%7Ciid%3A1

[Kiwifruit]

Grog. Think l saw them casting those in an old wok on a gas bbq when l was in China .....   

[grog]

Yeah, theyre clever. Other places use up to date milling machines, digital computer processors, they just use a bbq. They sell for 20 bucks others for 400, both do same job. 

[Irish in Oz]

Nearly a thousand pounds worth of treated pine after discount.

[froudy]

Today bought a cheap master cylinder. My thinking that 14 brakes need a longer pull, more pressure. Either for 4 pots or 6 pots. I need to prove my theory. Reducing bore size to 14mm from 17 is what ive worked out. With help. To try a Brembo or Nissin cylinder close to $400. I found a bolt on Chinese for nearly nothing, have ordered. If it works, will then order a Brembo. Results will be of course posted. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-8-14mm-Front-Right-Motorcycle-Hydraulic-Brake-Master-Cylinder-Clutch-Lever/192746985043?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Db9caf77c8b2a4752a887048c24a6c9db%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D192746985043%26itm%3D192746985043%26pg%3D2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ac0db0c86-b374-11e9-b472-74dbd180440a%7Cparentrq%3A4756c43a16c0a9e423bce121fffcbb53%7Ciid%3A1

They've been tried on other forums I'm on.
General consensus is...They're rubbish and don't fit them if you value your life

[Irish in Oz]

I bought one similar for my Yamaha RD400 to use until I repaired or replaced the original.
Absolute rubbish lever goes back to the grip, lucky the RD has a lethal back brake.

[grog]

Thanks fellas. Ill bin it when it gets here. Back to the drawing board.

[KiwiCol]

Thanks fellas. Ill bin it when it gets here. Back to the drawing board.

Just reading this post about Chinese masters - long story short, I brought one for an old Honda 350 quad, fitted it up & bled it profusely all to no avail, the lever just kept going to the bar.  I figured it must be something in the old calipers.   Reading the above, would appear it's the new cyl is at fault.  Might have to resurrect the oem cyl for it.

[Bob]

I bought a Gilera GP800 super scoot 

[Notty]

839cc V-twin in a scoot...let us know what its like 

[grog]

Opened the throttle on a 650 scooter once, not sure of make, was on  a job to jump start it. Old mate wanted me to test ride, make sure all ok. I never took any notice much, just thought a normal 90 or 100cc. Took off with full power, f*** me, front wheel became taller than me. Thats how i learnt about larger scooters.