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Sadly,, not.. The tested it for about 10 minutes, and the new regulator burned out. This is consistent with what happened in my case.. I was getting positive charge, and then nothing. One lives and learns, I guess. The shop put it back on their bench regulator, and it is no longer charging like it was... They are thinking one of tow things.. the stator is, once it warms up, over exerting itself or there is a short in the electrical system. We are on a bank (public service) holiday weekend, so no one will look at it until Tuesday. F! I am in three minds now... Sell it.. I will still get about £1200 for it, because apart from this issue, it is in bloody good condition and it is a superb riding bike. But, I would have to buy another... And yes, a BMW is not out of the equation... Let the shop diagnose this issue. At the moment, their theory is the stator is surging.. they will inspect it on Tuesday anyway. But if that is not the issue, then there is a short somewhere, likely in the loom or some ancillary wiring - less likely.. Just get them to replace the loom and ancillary wiring. A new loom is is about £130.. Actually, at the same time, upgrade the stator, which is about £200. The issue on those CBFs is the flywheel behind the stator doesn't allow enough oil flow to cool it properly, but the fix for that, unles syou can find the right flywheel at a breaker (wrecker) is £500 for the part alone. I am thinking number 3.. But.. Number 1 may come into play - because the same shop have a tidy used NT1100.. but that would mean about £6K that could be better spent on finishing the main money pit (house).

I had a random thought today about @old man emu - happy wildcard round today. I can't say I would ever support a team who until the constitution of the AFL had the zone to build and the sponsorship of the old money to buy premierships, but the turnaround when they finally allowed someone who could coach to coach has been great to watch. If only because despite the old money that still flows to the club, they couldn't normally manage their way out of a paper bag... I know my team are punching well above their weight and expect them to fall in straight sets.. so, unbelievably, I find myself wishing the Blues the best for the finals. . . . . . . I thought I would add - Wolfie has returned (well, it is Mr. Wynns actually).

If ON get in, for some, yes.. For most, including - dare I say it - yourself, no, unless you want to be worse off than you are now. Regardless of the outcome, the differential between the primary vote should be a very star wake up call to both Albo and the LNP. And it is not a wake up call to lurch to the far right.. it is a wake up call no one can take votes for granted anymore. Over here, admittedly with a press dead against him, but a purely technocratic apprach, Starmer conceded a lot of ground to Reform and Restore (the breakaway part of Reform - both as bad as each other). Like Albo, his management of the economy and social cohesion was better than his peers and certainly very good given the constraints he faced compared to Albo. Yet his continual pursuit of economic prudence within constraints they had to promise less the press during the election campaign would have hung, drawn, and quartered them for at the cost of the middle and lower class population. Their attack on the vulnerable to appease the right wing press was duly castigated by the right wing press (well all of the press). And with each prudent move to save in relative terms, a pittance, was met with abhorrence from even his most ardent supporters. He is no longer, Burnham talks the talk and has taken small steps, and suddenly the protest vote Reform is, had tanked.. Burnham in the polls is by far the preferred leader.. If the Tories can sort themselves out, they will depose of Reform altogether. And you know he has got something right by at least talking about looking after the masses, as even the right wing MSM have stopped calling for a general election as he was not elected as leader for the prime ministership. Albo is better than Starmer, and has turned out better than I thought he would.. I will concede that. In fact, I would generally say he has been a good PM for Australia. He has proven that immigration is not the issue when it comes to property prices (purchasing at least). And despite everyone in the real estate industry saying rental properties will decrease and rents will go up (they have been anyway - at the same time house prices have been which is considered an economic inversion) there appears to be signs investors are returning to the market - with lower prices for the houses because their yield calculations have changed. However, the ratio of home buyers v. residential investment property buyers has definitely shifted in favour of the former, so the house prices will return to some semblance of normality. I will give Albo super credit - it took guts because a lot of recent home buyers are now in negative equity - investors and residential purchasers alike. My advice to wither is if you are not under some mortgage contract to top up a margin (and some will be), then, as long as you can make the payment, stay put. For both of you, the investment is long term. OK, if you just bought a one bedroom place and the wife is pregnant, this will prove a challenge.. and if you are into negative equity territory, this will be devastating. My first born in London was in the same position (although - at least until the money I have sunk into this place - I have never been in negative equity) where if I sold, I would not have had much to show for in in moving up the property ladder. You may have to have the cot in the corner of your bedroom or stick it in the living room.. You will get through it.. and if you hang out, you will make money.. but at the same time your brothers and sisters will also be able to put a roof over their and their newborn's heads. But the reality is, everyone today wants immediate results. So there are other things Albo can do immediately. The Gas Excise (those calling for 25% is too low in my estimation); reforming the tax take so things like funds transfer are mitigated, etc.. pouring money into people rather than foreign corporations, direecting the spend to stimulate Aussie owned innovation, etc etc.. These are not huge things to do.. but will go much further than the sponsorship the ALP (and LNP) gets now. Until he (and Angus) address that, Pauline - who I have to say - I admire her tenacity - will get a look in.. And I believe Clive sees an opportunity and is preapring for another tilt. @Grumpy Old Nasho - should PHON get in, I hope you have a significant amount of cash stashed.. because there is very little she really offers that will do anything but make life more difficult for you..

that i something I would believe.. though I am not sure they can produce it at the intensity of the players - though I am guessing there would be some relative to body size that would bring it closer than we (or I) think. I recall in year 8, Jack Leahy - my then English teacher - was telling us about an experiment where a bunch of toddlers/early walkers were put in a room behind one-way mirrored glass with a bunch of toys (those plastic type cars, balls, etc), and a bunch of relatively fit adults on the other side of the glass with the same sort of toys (obviously where necessary increased in size for the stature of the adults) and the adults had to mimic/copy everything their assigned toddler did throughout the day.. By the end of the day, apparently the toddlers were still more or less going strong, but the adults were completely stuffed. Of course, when the toddlers slept, the adults could only rest - but apparently some did fall asleep during those breaks, too. I have no idea if it is true or not, but he was one of the best teachers I had, so I have no reason to doubt him.

Pretty good, hey!

It's a big call for a party to claim victory when the vote count is still below 50%. What they're basing their confidence on is the fairly large pre-poll booth that's yet to be counted fully. Exit polling at the pre-poll booth showed ON getting a better result than what they received today, so they're assuming the booth will go their way.

One Nation has claimed the seat, finished all the speeches and started the victory party, but Labor hasn't conceded defeat yet, saying it's too close to call. If confirmed, it will be the first seat ON has taken from Labor since the Queensland election in 1998.

A big swing to One Nation in the WA Secret Harbour by-election. ON is on around 35% primary vote, Labour has a 22% swing away from them to give 25% primary vote. It will come down to preferences, currently TPP giving ON 53%, Labor 47%. It will be a bit hard to predict with WA having optional preferential voting.

The sooner he joins the current 80 year old trend the better

Well, he did die racing. That proves the artist's depiction.

Unfortunately, Nev, what the rest of the world thinks, doesn't matter at all. Neither does what the people of his country think, either. Meantime, what he (and all those under him) DOES, is affecting a lot of people the world over. There is no win-win outcome. For every win, someone, somewhere, is losing. And that, my friend, IS 'The Art of The Deal'. P.S. yes, that is Capitalism as practiced in USofA.

The rest of the World will Make up it's mind about Trump (AND the way the USA works). Nev

You learn that on a push bike before you can stay on at all. It's near imperceptible at speed. At those angles He's coming off. Nev.

I remember when my eldest son was 8, he helped me move the branches from a fallen tree to the burning pile. He worked all day. Someone at work told me later that 8 year olds have the equivalent energy to professional AFL players.

Counter turn. Pushing the left handlebar causes the bike to lean left, which makes you turn left.

Definitely 10.

Trumps name could go on sewer treatment plant, would be most suitable-full so shit and stinks. only his moron followers will refer to these crayon changes on the map surely.

You'd only Just be in Primary school then. . Nev

XM and XP Falcon utes sell Ok. to do up. A 69 Mustang would be Ok with Me. You can buy just about everything for them new... Look up latest Mazda MX 5 hardtop. 2 litre. Nev

It's the big brother of the FJ ute we had when I was a kid learning to drive. I've never forgotton the squeaky steering wheel those FJ's had.

The Motor in the Plymouth Cranbrook is a very ORDINARY side Valve Motor same as in Dodge , Chrysler and and Desoto stuff of the same ERA. The same basics were used in the Checker Cabs. . Cheapest USA car Motor to recondition but not much economy or Grunt. Packard made Some of the best build Quality US cars. 56 Chevs are Popular. Nev

Nice old Studebaker. I like the current culture where unrestored or minimally restored cars are as popular as full restorations. It makes it a lot more financially accessable for more people. For too long the main goal was to restore back to as new condition, and that was a very labour intensive and expensive process. It's horses for courses and the full resto people get great satisfaction doing their thing, but it's also nice not to see the history rubbed off or painted away on a lot of these old vehicles. I like the lived in look.

I have to disagree. To me it looks all wrong. Nev

This image isn't mine but it is taken from a better angle. Also, when a motorcyle is cornering, the rider holds the front wheel a bit away from the direction of the turn. That is counter intuitive, but the artist seems to have captured that.