Jump to content

zippy

Members
  • Posts

    3,374
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by zippy
 
 
  1. I do that to every rear tire I have on my Sherco. I get 2 seasons out of a tire that way. (yep i am a cheap Ba****d)
  2. zippy

    US Marines

    Here in the US we do have some extremely dangerous curbs. There is little known about the severe dangers of "Curb Falls", but it is stories like this one that really help to get exposure of the issue out there. Maybe in time we can reduce the danger of some of our curbs but until that day comes, I for one am thankful for the Marines that on occasion can be stationed at these dangerous curbs doing 2 services for the American people, collecting Toys for Tots (a wonderful program) and protection from dangerous curbs. Now if that individual would have heeded the warning from the Marines about the curb, he would have been in much better health when the Police arrived to find out why he thought he could leave the store with merchandise he did not pay for.
  3. zippy

    new gloves

    What part of the body are you talking about covering???
  4. zippy

    Re packing...

    This will be used as raw materials for home made condoms.
  5. Taken from http://www.whatgas.com/data/journalists.html Fuel Duty and VAT (back to top) In the UK there is a fuel duty that is applied to all Hydrocarbon fuels, including unleaded petrol, diesel, LPG, bio diesel, bio ethanol and other fuels that are used in cars. The rate of the fuel duty is usually set during the budget, and consist of an additional tax that is applied to the petrol before it is sold. This fuel duty is applied before VAT, so whenever the fuel duty rate is raised, additional VAT is placed on top of it. In the March 2011 budget the government announced that it was reducing the fuel duty by 1p per litre, instead of increasing it by an estimated 4p (inflation +1p). To fund this reduction they have increased the tax of oil companies from 20% to 32% in order to create a 'fair fuel stabiliser'. Time will tell what this mean exactly, but with the oil companies paying more tax, will the price of petrol just go even higher??? Type of Fuel Total cost at pump Fuel duty VAT %tax Unleaded 132.7p 57.95p 22.12p 60% Taken from http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp Taxes/gallon of unleaded is 12% (shown in a nice graphical representation of a gas pump on the right side of screen) We in the US are not responsible for another government's huge taxation of fuel. So if the total unleaded price in the US increase say 33% higher than 1 year ago (which they are)this means Oil Company receives a much larger profit than they will when total unleaded price increases by 33% in the UK. This is part of why we complain because this makes it appear as though the Oil Companies are spewing rhetoric that the US unleaded is sooo much cheaper than the rest of the world and that we need to be "brought more in line" with the rest of the world, but basically they are just jacking up profits quickly. Again Just my opinions based on information I could find.
  6. zippy

    TR 280

    Good Idea, I'll get a trip to Australia and i will send her to...............well anywhere but where I will be.
  7. New chain and sprockets have arrived!!

  8. zippy

    TR 280

    I would love to but...........How do I explain the plane ticket to my missus?
  9. That was a great Fooken read!!!
  10. Worse case = Crankshaft seal bad on the flywheel side and sucking in air, with choke on more fuel is delivered and less air, sorta evens out the extra air being sucked in the crank seal.
  11. Got my Alpinestars Mid-season last year. Comfortable right out of the box. I wear ankle braces, more as a security blanket now than actual need, and they fit in the boot nicely. Light weight, grippy sole. My foot stays on the pegs nicely. The Alpinestars are slightly taller than the Gaerne's that I had and this changed the placement of my knee brace slightly but is still comfy. I do not feel any vibration, I also ride a sherco.
  12. zippy

    Fixed

    That is entirely possible. After the stupid bone heals it is possible for us to reinjure it, and them it will eventually heal again. And then we do something stupid again and again etc....
  13. zippy

    Fixed

    But it will heal............eventually
  14. Riding is on my mind.......

  15. zippy

    Whither Xispa?

    Watch the tumbleweed roll by......................
  16. I wouldn't mind taking on a Spanish speaking Lass, Should be a good time
  17. Totally MENTAL!!!! But great to watch.
 
×
  • Create New...