Purity14

For me, they do a quick check outside for another car, and bring that in if my emissions are high and it fails the first time. Friendly MOT stations are only friendly if you have known them for years. People now days complain about everything and wouldn't stop to cast the finger of blame at an MOT station if something went amiss. They need to know through trust that you aren't a complaining winge-bag or a grass. I get my motorbike MOTs with a small number plate attached, no reflector, noisy exhaust etc. I wouldn't dream of telling a police offer "Well it was MOTed like that". But some people would. Find a nice garage/guy, and stick with them.

I bought mine from america, arrived in 5 days and it was not curled up in a box!!

Jazz, Are these pictures real? Surely there needs to be at least one photo of your car that has been taken through a dirty bus stop window by a parkinsons victim? Looking forward to the rest of the thread

+1 on not using the rubber rings on the end of the pins, they end up getting stuck at some point. I gave Joe Marcon a working set of rear j-spec calipers and carriers for him to play with, and explained to him about why I removed the rings. I think its just his fronts he has a problem with now. The rust inside the caliper brackets that the pins go into, if you just keep greasing them, rather than cleaning them once in a while - the rusty bits and crap that is in there mixes in with the grease and starts to act like a grinding paste on the hole. One of my calipers holes went from circular to oval, meaning that you could grab the caliper through the alloy wheel and it would wobble about. (it would knock going over bumps too, unless light braking was applied) Other than not driving in the rain(lol), id certainly keep an eye on them. For people running a TPMS like I was(eventually!), I was waiting until I was getting tyre temperatures that differ on the same axle to identify any binding, and then I would put on a spare set that I had cleaned earlier. That way you can keep the car on the road, and spend time making the caliper nice and fresh, without rushing it and making a half arsed go of it.

Love the under bonnet boxes, they really do tidy things up..!

I wouldn't say 350 is cheap, loads of people on the forum over the age of 25 have had cheaper. Personally £277 is my cheapest. Raven on the forum got £192 i believe, Havard also had a cheap quote with agreed value I believe. But if you think £350 is cheap then good on you Id say the £400 mark was about average..

Radiator cap replacement

You need to get some pies down you and try again, or try having a shower with your clothes on

If you compress the spring well you can take it out in one go without undoing any other bolts. Done it myself on two occasions.

Its stupid loud on an n/a if you are double decat. One cat and it can be tolerated, both and its okay loud ..

What, in season 215?

You've just bought it, when was it last serviced? As above re ignition parts..

Lol, are you the guy from the sv650 forum?

Must own another vehicle besides the classic car. Car must be over 15 years old. Policyholder must be over 25 (Sometimes 30) Must be garaged. Millage restrictions apply. Footman James accepts motorbikes and company vehicles and vans as "First Vehicle" Lynbrook doesn't accept motorbikes as a "First Vehicle". Policy's are usually between £180 to £400.

Footman James and Lynbrook have been the best for me.