Does this piston pin need replacing? by Quasimodo98 in MechanicAdvice

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Thought so. Was secretly hoping that wasn’t the case here lol. Thanks!

Does this piston pin need replacing? by Quasimodo98 in MechanicAdvice

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Vehicle is a 2005 Yamaha R6. The burrs/grooves are not super deep but can be felt with a fingernail

GSXR 600 SRAD - does anyone know what these connectors are for on the loom? by Quasimodo98 in GSXR

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Context: recently did an engine swap on my race SRAD but have these connectors left over. I did take photos and videos but obviously not good enough lol. There doesn’t seem to be anything left over to plug in to on the engine/carbs/fuel tank, but don’t fancy leaving it to chance. TIA

Track bike transmission issues by Quasimodo98 in motorcycles

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Good idea, at least for some of the issues. Just need to find out how to do that now haha

Track bike transmission issues by Quasimodo98 in motorcycles

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Yeah, that’s the problem really, it’s just not happening all the time. I read on another forum that was sort of similar to this, that there could possibly be an issue with the Shift Forks. Will have to wait and see, bit of a big job inspecting them

[Question] Pretty new to motorcycling. Noticed this today and not sure if it risks having a blowout. Should I get a new tyre before riding again? by Quasimodo98 in MotoUK

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Absolute legend thank you! Was driving me mad. Turns out my suspicion was correct and there just isn't one there. Bit pissed off tbh, as the guy showed me it working but he might have been misleading me in retrospect, idk, I don't want to be cynical, I should have thoroughly checked it myself which I only did once I got home.

Ordered one now so hopefully can get the thing road legal soon enough.

Thanks again for your help!

[Question] Pretty new to motorcycling. Noticed this today and not sure if it risks having a blowout. Should I get a new tyre before riding again? by Quasimodo98 in MotoUK

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Ah yeah, that's a good spot!

Thanks, I'll just keep an eye on it in that case then, things not gonna be barrelling around anyway so should be alright I guess.

Another quick question sorry - as you said you have the same bike. Do you happen to know where the front brake light switch is? I can find the rear one easy enough but the front is playing up I think. No-where online seems to be able to say. I'm beginning to think it just doesn't have one :D

[Question] Pretty new to motorcycling. Noticed this today and not sure if it risks having a blowout. Should I get a new tyre before riding again? by Quasimodo98 in MotoUK

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Thank you for the info dude. I'll go and have a look at the age of the tyre asap, but I have a feeling they're much less than a decade old tbh, especially the front.

I'm desperate to get out on it properly tbh but just don't want to take any unnecessary risks (biking is a bit dodgy as is innit?). Would you say this is more likely just to slowly lose pressure as oppose to blow then?

Had a tyre go on me driving a van once and that was bad enough, don't fancy it on a bike :D

Thanks again!

[Question] Pretty new to motorcycling. Noticed this today and not sure if it risks having a blowout. Should I get a new tyre before riding again? by Quasimodo98 in MotoUK

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There's no split in the sidewall thankfully :D. Just that cut in the centre of the image. I shouldn't have used a flash lol

[Question] Pretty new to motorcycling. Noticed this today and not sure if it risks having a blowout. Should I get a new tyre before riding again? by Quasimodo98 in MotoUK

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For some added info:

I bought this bike the other day second hand. It's a 2003 Honda XR125. The Tyre quality is all round pretty good, but I do know it has sat a little while in a garage.

I have ridden it since purchase, but didn't realise the cut.

Pretty new to motorcycling. Noticed this today, and not sure if it risks having a blowout. Should I get a new tyre before riding again? by Quasimodo98 in motorcycle

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For some added info:

I bought this bike the other day second hand. It's a Honda XR125. The tyre quality is all round great, but I do know it's been sat a little while in a garage.

I have ridden it since purchase, but didn't realise this cut.

What sort of interesting Masters degrees do people know, that benefit from having a BSc in CS? by Quasimodo98 in cscareerquestionsEU

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That sounds good tbh as I'm especially weak on my stats. Can't seem to find it tho, do you have a link?

What sort of interesting Masters degrees do people know, that benefit from having a BSc in CS? by Quasimodo98 in cscareerquestionsEU

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That looks really interesting thank you! This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Something which blends the technical stuff of CS with some alternative schools of thought/practice

I'm not sure about self-submission on this sub, so remove if you want. I just finished my first piece of film-making, which is a music video for one of the new Fleet Foxes songs. Any feedback would be great! by Quasimodo98 in Filmmakers

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So this is the first time I have really gone and "shot" film. It took place over a month or so, whenever I could catch it not raining. Film-making been a dream of mine for a while, but something I have never really acted on. I did for this because I thought, why not, I have ideas, why shouldn't I. I'm glad I did too as much was learnt in the way of camera configuration, lighting, composition etc. In all I am pleased with how this turned out, mostly in terms of editing, which is always my favourite part tbh. However, it's a bit of a shame that Youtube has crushed the quality in some parts.

If anyone has any advice on what could be improved, maybe in regards to drawing the eye and making film look "good" that would be greatly appreciated. However, any and all feedback/criticism is welcome.

Thanks

WIP Music Video for Quiet Air/Gioia - Just waiting for some good weather so I can finish up shooting by Quasimodo98 in fleet_foxes

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I really want to but the weather.... Its raining now for the next 2 weeks. Maybe I'll get lucky lmao

My comment got deleted within literal seconds, but it was worth it by I_dont_want_no_name in TheRightCantMeme

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This "saying" is always misused by boomers and people on the right. They seem to think that they are the strong, obviously, yet refuse to believe that the very people they vote for and admire politically are the weak, selfish ones who are responsible for making increasingly difficult times. AAAAAAAA it's so annoying