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Insurance
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Got My bike renewal £80.00 fully comp! - old age has benefits Also got a stone chip which quickly converted to a crack on my Honda windscreen - £4.00 short of £700.00!!!!, fully comp, so £80.00 excess. Not looking forward to the renewal date
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practicality/reliability
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I am after some advise please. I am looking to purchase a 2010 Honda CRF450 I presume it started as a crosser and has now been made road legal. It comes with a supermoto setup as well as off road equipment. it has a good write up, can these be constant money pits that should be avoided. I was told "you can't...
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Bike transporting
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Hi, does anyone have any recent experience/suggestions for sending a bike by courier please, will be from Devon to Scotland?
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The monthly meeting at the Dolphin is back......hoorah.
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The monthly meeting can now make its welcome return to its ancestral home in the Dolphin Hotel at Bovey. There is a limit of 30 people (that would be an unusual sight) and everyone will have to supply theor contact details for track and trace purposes. I believe the Hotel is now running as normal, food ma...
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Trevor Foxon
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My worst bit of maintenance
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A couple of weeks ago I was looking over the Sherco and noticed damage to the front tyre. Bit of metal sticking through the tread. Obviously the tyres dead, but needed to find out more. So tyre deflated and pulled on bit of metal Wow, how did that get in there, I've seen so big nails etc but that's impressiv...
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Yet another TRF Zoom meeting from your front room
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Evening All As the Dolphin cannot accommodate us yet for a genuine beer drinking, pub meal fuelled monthly meeting. We are going to have to do it online again. The normal rules apply, send me your email address and I will invite you to join in with the link. Hope to see your happy smiley faces next Tuesd...
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Trevor Foxon
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Another blocked lane
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Gravel at the top of 202-255 and branches and stuff dumped at other entrance you can just get around gravel on a bike if the numbers are wrong blame Neil I didn't have clue where we were ??
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Stevenn
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Info Wanted re 192.173 near Dalditch Farm Knowle
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Hi, does anyone know please if this a dead end track or if you can ride further than the UCR identification on the OS map? Thanks Peter
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TET ?
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A mate is trying to convince me to do the TET with him in the southwest to start wit,h is it a good idea? and is my Beta 300 ok for the job ? Where is the best place to get the route ? Any help suggestions welcome. Thanks Steve.
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collection from Halesowen near Birmingham
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A bit of a long shot, but the wife has bought a bed for my daughter on fleabay from Halesowen, courier quotes are coming in expensive, anyone going up that way and would be willing to pick up and bring back to Devon or close by? Happy to pay for your service. Steve
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Mem details
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Hi, can anyone please tell me how to access my details, ie membership number, status, renewal date? Thanks Rom
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1934 Manx Grand Prix - photos
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We had our weekly Covid-induced "coffee in the street" with our neighbours last Friday although, due to a few folk being unable to attend, we were a small enough group to meet in next door's back garden. Somehow the conversation turned to motorcycles and "Arthur next door" revealed that his uncle, Ge...
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Bouncing Bob Lewis
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A small tribute to Bouncing Bob Lewis who I had the honour and pleasure to ride with between 2009 and 2014. Don't panic - he is still riding his trusty TTR250 but only on the tarmac now! TTR
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Just checking legality with 181 033
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See attached photo is it legal to go across the railway crossing with the small gate? Been to this one and wasn't sure if it would be or not..? Thanks
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Another monthly meeting at your house.
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Dont forget this Tuesday is meeting night at your house. Please join us and chuck in your ten pennuth if you have a view on something that is discussed. This will be our 4th on line meeting since we started, and I thought we would probably only do 1 or 2. I understand that many of you would not necessarily f...
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Trevor Foxon
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Burnt out car.
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There is a burnt out Ford Focus two thirds the way up 17 near charlecombe blocking the lane also some limbs off a tree could do with clearing away in the same lane. Steve.
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Four lads on MX bikes and Enduro bikes on Woodbury Common.
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Have had two reports of idiots on Woodbury footpaths over the last week. ie 'Whilst e biking I have 3 times come across 4 enduro riders on Woodbury Common riding on footpaths which is really going to arouse bad feeling with the public. One bike was road registered two of the others, a Honda and a KTM, had w...
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Dry as dust
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easy riding out in the lanes today. Driest I have ever known. If anyone wants to try the lower crossing at lopwell then now is the time. At low tide the river is less than a foot deep and easy to navigate. Mud is still jet black and sticky though. Just had a fabulous day out there mike
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Registering a bike for the first time..
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Firstly, what a ball ache. I've bought a Champions Edition 530, which is a 2010 bike, that needs registering. It came with a reg number, but it was never assigned to the bike, so I am in the process of getting it all sorted. I have had the bike MoT'd on the frame number, and am getting the NOVA done, but need a...
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Friday 29th TET
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I will be heading out on Friday to join the TET leaving Exeter at some point and heading north or south depending which way I go if any one else fancy's it let me know on 07929204603 simonp PSI will be riding a 690
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remembering bob
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remembering bouncing Bob by sean
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Insurance!!
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My bike insurance ran out at the end of April, obviously with Covid 19, I decided SORN for my 4 bikes was best answer. Now time to get insurance, back when it was due Carol Nash Quote £450 for the 4 bikes. Last time I called Bike sure and got a sensible price, so thought best do again. Bike Sure quote £346 incl...
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ryobi 12v battery charger
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has anyone in eastdevon ish area got a ryobi 12v battery charger ? need to charge 1 battery to test something
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Man holds his t**s
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That got you looking I was daft enough to say... Yea, I'll be the passenger, bloody maniac...
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Be extra vigilant
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A couple of TRF members in East Devon have reported seeing a lot more people out walking and cycling on Devons lanes some in remote places, extra care maybe in order
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Am I wasting my time?
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The fuel gauge on my BMW F605gs which is the 800cc parallel trim model malfunctions. This is a common problem with the F650 F700 F800 models. From an internet search this is what is supposed to be the problem: "Regular use of BMW Group Fuel System Cleaner Plus can prevent fuel gauge malfunction caused b...
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Out and about on the roads this morning
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Making the most of the new rules and the weather I had a nice run from Sidmouth to Honiton and back via Lyme Regis. Loads of cars and white vans, but also 28 other motor bikes and two very nice classic cars. Anyone else manage to get out??
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Just seen this on the National trf Facebook page
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In the past week we have worked with the leaders of the UKs principal motorcycle organisations to ensure that the needs of over one million motorcyclists are considered during lockdown exit plans. Sports scientists in the UK have played a lead role in demonstrating the value leisure motorcycling...
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Monthly meeting at your house next Tuesday 12th
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This months meeting will take place next Tuesday at 2000 hrs. We will be using the Zoom meeting platform again as it was very succesfull last time. The present committee will be invited as a matter of course, if anyone else would like to join us, just pm me your email address and I will add you to the list....
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Enduro Bike stolen from Sampford Peverell
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Bike thieves about! Please keep an eye out, my mate's enduro bike stolen from garage in Sampford Peverell on Saturday night.
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