1400 Owners Life Today ( The 'What did you do today?' thread)

[Tony Nitrous]

Got my insurance renewal.

$2,074 is about £1,133.
(Old bloke, clean licence, bikes garaged, no claims in 15 years)

[erbas]

This is more than what I have to pay for four bikes in Germany  (including a 14)

[Mick_J]

That's more than I pay for five bikes and a car fully comp with breakdown recovery.

[Tony Nitrous]

This is more than what I have to pay for four bikes in Germany  (including a 14)

It's for multiple bikes, but only one is less than 10 years old.
All bikes garaged, 55 year old rider, clean licence, no claims in 15 years.

I can shop around but last time no one offered me the same cover I wanted.

[Tony Nitrous]

[KiwiCol]

We have a few million more of those here Tony, come over & collect them anytime ya like.   We shoot / trap them here & they're protected over that side of the ditch.

[SheepDog]

Are we talking about possums or kiwis over here because there is one of those that I send the cat after and the cat seems to be winning every time. 

[KiwiCol]

Possums, they're very bad for our native species.

[KiwiCol]

Today after work, my new ss lines were here waiting for me.    Fitted the front up & bled.  Took a bit of persuasion to get the brake fluid to flow, ended up using a syringe & a bit of hose to suck the fluid down the lines, well, start it going really. Managed to get it done without assistance from 'er indoors, so that's a bonus,  plus she said NO when I asked. 

Still got the rear to do & some other bits, so plenty to do yet.   

[grog]

Col, lets us know your thoughts, interested as thinking new hoses, pads etc.

[KiwiCol]

Sure Grog, but she won't be back on the road for a while, rego on hold over the winter.

[Tony Nitrous]

Today i did....... overtime.


Works busy as predicted.

End of financial year here. I'm sending out between 70 and 80 Kia's a day, Hyundai and Toyota are doing higher numbers.

3 hours overtime on a Friday, 3 hours overtime today (Monday). More boats on their way with VW's, Kia's, Mitsubishi's and Toyota's.

Company is leasing another yard off the Island to carry our overflow / long term stock.

I have over 32 days leave banked, hopefully when (if) it calms down i'll Take some time off to work on the house and do a few weekends away on the bike.

[KiwiCol]

Col, lets us know your thoughts, interested as thinking new hoses, pads etc.

@grog After putting everything back together I had to take it out for a wee run around to see if the brakes are ok. Yep they're fine & so is the clutch. Any different to oem lines? not that I could notice or feel.  I was only going slow though, maybe feel a bit different at higher speed & firmer braking, dunno. 

[Hooli]

I used to ride 14s with braided lines back to back with mine on it's originals, the only difference was the pads as far as I could tell.

[Tony Nitrous]

3 hours overtime Monday.
2 hours overtime Tuesday.
2 hours overtime Wednesday.
2 hours overtime Thursday.
3 hours overtime Friday.

Just checked my RDO's and accumulated holidays
and I have 33 and a half days off banked too.