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Postby Akuji » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:24 pm

Has anyone got/used one and are they any good if not are there any alternatives 8)
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Postby REEFER » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:57 pm

yes m8

its called a volvo S60 T5 :D
2.4 litres of high compression engine with a turbo charger slapped onit hail
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Postby Tim » Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:48 pm

aj got one............... 8)
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Postby Rolfy Dave » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:25 am

Aye mate, I got one...

Wouldnt be without it...

Best 50p's worth of plastic you will pay £20 for... :-?

Put it on upside down for the easiest way to use it :-)

Check out the installation on BIRD website.. Itsa mine... Clean hands courtesy of Nealey, and photograps courtesy of Trophychap... Bike courtesy of yours truly :clap: Jan for the Worktime coffee :clap: :clap:

http://www.bikersoracle.com/jaws/cruse1.htm

Cheers buddy,

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ps... Keep it rubber side down (not the Vista you pillock :D )
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Postby Tim » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:53 am

Rolfy Dave wrote:Aye mate, I got one...

Wouldnt be without it...

Best 50p's worth of plastic you will pay £20 for... :-?

Put it on upside down for the easiest way to use it :-)

Check out the installation on BIRD website.. Itsa mine... Clean hands courtesy of Nealey, and photograps courtesy of Trophychap... Bike courtesy of yours truly :clap: Jan for the Worktime coffee :clap: :clap:

http://www.bikersoracle.com/jaws/cruse1.htm

Cheers buddy,

Rolfy

ps... Keep it rubber side down (not the Vista you pillock :D )


Isn't there a problem if you have heated grips? :-?
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Postby John » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:22 am

excellent bit of kit,

makes hands free stand up riding at 50 a doddle :oops) :D

and as for long distance motorway, :clap: :clap: :clap: it was a god send

just careful when re glueing the grip back on :P you could glue the throttle stuck apparently :D
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Postby Rolfy Dave » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:17 pm

Tim wrote:
Isn't there a problem if you have heated grips? :-?


Non whatsoever... I have heated grips too...

And blingy white & blue dials with adjuster on yoke....

And satnav & mp3/4 player (still getting used to watching movies as I am riding though :roll) )

Seriously, I have had no hassles with my vista & heated grips...

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Postby Tim » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:41 pm

Rolfy Dave wrote:
Tim wrote:
Isn't there a problem if you have heated grips? :-?


Non whatsoever... I have heated grips too...

And blingy white & blue dials with adjuster on yoke....

And satnav & mp3/4 player (still getting used to watching movies as I am riding though :roll) )

Seriously, I have had no hassles with my vista & heated grips...

Cheers,

Rolfy


Cheers Rolfy...I think I it was aj who had some heated grips off Jaws and never fitted them.....(a) cos he is as thick as a Ghurkas Turd and (b) sure he said summat about prob with Vista and said grips....he'll be along shortly to explain and send me to sleep..... :mrgreen:
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Postby Akuji » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:21 pm

cheers chaps (except 1 :wink) ) looks like i'll be buying one then :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Postby barsteward » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:45 pm

Rolfy Dave wrote:
Tim wrote:
Isn't there a problem if you have heated grips? :-?


Non whatsoever... I have heated grips too...

And blingy white & blue dials with adjuster on yoke....

And satnav & mp3/4 player (still getting used to watching movies as I am riding though :roll) )

Seriously, I have had no hassles with my vista & heated grips...

Cheers,

Rolfy



Try one of those Plasma screens on the wall over the bedhead.....that should help Rolfy :mrgreen:
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Postby REEFER » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:11 pm

speaking if which i spotted a 68" samsung in costco yesterday for just over 5k..ferk me is it huge :)
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Postby Akuji » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:17 pm

and thanks to dial-a-phone (boss pays my bill :mrgreen: ) i got my FREE LG 17" LCD TV today :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Postby REEFER » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:10 pm

is it blue :-?

londis, water, glug glug
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Postby Akuji » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:15 pm

depends wot type of film is showing :wink) :wink)
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Postby Tim » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:40 pm

Akuji wrote:and thanks to dial-a-phone (boss pays my bill :mrgreen: ) i got my FREE LG 17" LCD TV today :clap: :clap: :clap:



:clap: :clap: ...ha !...beat that Duncan..... :mrgreen:
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Postby Tigger » Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:53 pm

Tim wrote:
Akuji wrote:and thanks to dial-a-phone (boss pays my bill :mrgreen: ) i got my FREE LG 17" LCD TV today :clap: :clap: :clap:



:clap: :clap: ...ha !...beat that Duncan..... :mrgreen:


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Postby aj » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:44 pm

Tim wrote:...I think I it was aj who had some heated grips off Jaws and never fitted them.....(a) cos he is as thick as a Ghurkas Turd and (b) sure he said summat about prob with Vista and said grips....he'll be along shortly to explain and send me to sleep..... :mrgreen:


wasn't me....what would i know yer daft turd about such things :P :banghead)

reason i didn't fit em was that..a) couldn’t find any one te fit em for me except mike the mechanic
who wanted more than they were worth :banghead)
and ...b)... bought them on a whim on so called special offer clear out sale offa jaws...
they were the on/off type...not temp controlled :oops)
.. next week he was sellin the temp control ones fer same fekkin price :banghead) :banghead) :banghead)

anyhooo... sold em to someone on here...can't remember who now :roll)

haven’t really suffered with cold hands... good winter gloves and fit thermal inners when it's reeeeely reeeely cold :mrgreen:


so…. Aint bovvvered about em :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


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Postby John » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:25 pm

rotfl your speeding up AJ, only 4 months to reply howdy
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Postby aj » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:20 pm

John wrote:rotfl your speeding up AJ, only 4 months to reply howdy



better late than never eh john... :P :roll) :getthis)


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Postby John » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:29 pm

in most cases , YES :jester)

But like most things, you are sometimes the Exception Andrew howdy

But glad to see ya back on form ( ish ) screwy
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