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I think that any sort of sealant will do. I've used various, including 30 year old (or thereabouts) Golden Hermitite, which I would use again. Last time that I had the cover off it was by the roadside, so I put it back together without any sealant at all. It's still like that and has been ok. Try a smear of blue instant gasket. Or Permatex Hylomar HPF – whatever that is.

See it for yourself – update on tv time: it's on Bank Holiday Monday at 10.20pm. Porter had an on-board camera so should be stunning views of Martin. Some explanation for disappearance of Hutchinson and fading McGuinness. Seems Hutch had a stone in the radiator and lost the water and McG had a slow back puncture. A stone at 150 / 175 or so? aow! ahem...Performance Bikes you and your big pistons! PS, just thinking, you can probably get Radio Ulster on your digital tv, can you? It's nearly over now: the last Supersport 600 is on, again cracking at 4 and 5 abreast. Sounds the most spectacular of the day, with loads of lead changes. – OK, Guy Martin has just got it. That's a hat-trick today. You could catch the last Superbike race. Maybe Guy will get a fourth?

Hope you made it after all, Ballacraine. The racing sounds fabulous on the radio. Furious and three-abreast up to 170, 180, 190mph round the roads. Raymond Porter has really come on in the past while, previously nearly giving it all up after a bad crash. Sounded like a great and a super-hard front place run between him and Guy Martin for the big Superbike win, with Martin taking it. Guy Martin became the fastest road racer in the world in this race, at over 130mph lap, so hope you saw it.

If it's just clunky, it's not the spring. If your spring broke it will simply be stuck in gear and the change won't work at all. Check the various adjustments. External ones first. What about your oil?

There are a number of reports of this trouble and quite a few are 2002 bikes. There are also lots of photos on opening the transmission cover etc. Try FAQ.

Tonights news showed the Silverstone circuit race between a plane, David Coulthard in a F1 car and young Johnny Rea on his Honda Superbike. The plane won it – just. All were within a second of each other. It's a bit 'so what?' though. It's a bit Red Bull.

Nod BBC1 around about 11pm or so. I'll try to tape it – but may not be at home myself. Robert won and did fastest lap at 110.84mph. He's an old boy of 45 now. Michael was second. Don't know where William came in. It wasn't third: probably not there at all, maybe just on the big bike. Raymond Porter is still going well and getting better. His best Superbike performance, finishing second. Guy Martin and Hutchinson are the other high-flyers. EDIT It's not in Radio Times. They definitely said 'Monday' on the tv. RT could be wrong, or it may be the following Monday. PS it's dry and sort of sunny at the moment (Saturday), so that's good.

There are only two people who know as many bikey bits as that. Her – and Ratchethack. Hold on. Has Ratchet ever said that s/he is a man? Is that... could it be... ???

Well the rain is bucketing down. I guess that Ballacraine may give it a miss. Looks pretty much the same for tomorrow. It's such a pity when that you got these conditions when you had the opportunity to attend the Ireland's oldest and the world's fastest roadrace. If you go, let us know what you thought. At least a 130mph lap was achieved yesterday in the better weather. John McGuinness was the first to crack it in practise. Guy Martin (and his Yamaha) won the Dundrod 150 Superbike race with a fastest lap of 130.44mph. Ian Hutchinson, who had a stomach bug and was physically sick, amazingly managed to lap at 130.53mph which made him the fastest rider, not only in the history of Dundrod but also in the British Isles for this figure beats anything achieved on any other road circuit. BTW Highlights should be on TV on Monday. Those of you in the know, know where to look. The Mid Antrim was shown last Monday and was quite spectacular. Moto GP back on Sunday. Jolly good.

Wowee zowee! That's another Significant Question all in its own right! It seems that there are more things to think about that I had first realised. PS Be careful about that Alice Cooper. Better dead flowers than dead pets. Check with the Bard of Salford (J. Cooper Clarke): "the day the world stood still the day the world stood still no traffic noise or sparrows trill from the dead flowers on the window sill this is the day the world stood still" As for Henry Cooper, well, that was the day... when fans reminisce about old ’Enery, they talk about the potent left hook he landed to the jaw of 21-year-old Cassius Clay. And they talk about what might have been ... Biff! Mini Cooper – ah things ain't what they used to be. I remember when a Cooper was a Cooper

Well, of course you are right Antonio – if the 'What time is it?' thread can be believed, which it can. Indeed I was thinking about the picture of Jaap that was posted there and I was thinking that time has not been kind to him. He used to be such a lovely cute little boy, see below. Most of the pictures in the 'WTIsIt?' thread have gone, but this remains:

Mr Guzzirider and Mr Jaap could be brothers. Any other family members on the board?

Handling Lamb v. Duck Which is best?

and not for the first time What time was it when those were the days?

Check your facts Skeeve and you'll find that this is what he's trying to put in the tank. He obviously doesn't realise that it will never fit.

when, exactly?

It was 1918, though I can't be more exact about the time, when Hemingway left the Star to volunteer in World War I as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross. He was wounded in both legs by mortar and machine-gun fire, and while recuperating in a hospital in Milan fell in love with a nurse.

Anything is possible, these days.

Circumstances here are uncertain and I don't think that I'm going to attend, though if you were going by bike I could have been persuaded. I don't suppose anyone else is going?

If you're still around, see HERE, though it's probably too late.

Is your holiday, by car ( I seem to remember you mentioned a visit before)? Or are you with bike? Any other plans around the UGP?

Er... can't wait Jim. Sounds as much fun as, well, watching paint dry.

Hmm. Spoken like a Moto Guzzi technician.

Hey, didn't you say that already?