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Grief! How many times do I need to say it? Where'd Mike Wilson go anyway?

Never mind what's hanging out. Check the major clue above, and never mind what's hanging out.

– at rear wheel, guaranteed, more or less. Ram air cooling.

Went for a ride on 850. Rain got heavier. Mist got mistier. Ten year old tyres remained slithery. Hand locked into heavy throttle-spring claw. But enjoyed it more than fretting over V.11 hot performance mods.

Shakespeare's Bottom

Don't Puch me!(Major clue) I had to reposition the badge, in case Serge is about.

Check the clues/comments Similar sure, but Quizland is all about the details. There's enough resolution to see that it's not this.

– I suspected that Frenchbob wasn't strict enough with his Serge. Too late now.

There's a relationship – and it's a clue, I hope (as I'm not an expert on these various factory relationships). "Rasmussens DKW engine was a simple, but effective design, with very few moving parts, which powered his motorcycles from 1919. By 1929 DKW was the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. The same basic engine design was adapted for the DKW and Auto Union cars and later also for SAAB and Trabant." "DKW - Das Kleine Wunder (The small wonder). The German carmaker's pre-war type F8 became the archetype of all East German family cars...." "DKW, which the Trabant engine is based on, says that their engines last longer when they drive on 4-stroke motor oil. Though it will smell HORRIBLE!" "the DKW F8/F9, previously produced also by Trabant)" The "P-601" was an example of extreme essentiality: no valves, no camshaft, no timing belt, no oil pump, no water pump, no radiator ! BTW. In case this introduces confusion, the answer is nothing to do with DKW. Mike is close. Now I'm throwing points away.

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actually... I guess that's a problem to look out for in our salty conditions... permanently adding such a socket to the battery means that the battery terminals are moved to be very close together and so when conditions in that cosy boot (which is meant to be weatherproof but isn't proof enough) get damp and salty (the whole shebang is in the area where spray is thrown up by the rear wheel) then there's more chance of some tracking between + and – ??? Perhaps that's why the corrosion happened quite effectively?

Yeah, that's the benefit of those things. I assumed that's what BBR is talking about. The only problem I have had is that the socket connected to the battery in the bike by a short lead, corroded very quickly (well... over a winter) despite being in a protective rubber boot and being squirted with squirty stuff.

I wish I'd never asked about the rules in the first place.

Are you insane? How could it be when the quiz is called "(smokey wee squirt of a pretend)Thumper (smallish), stumper?" Mike has basically got it (or at least he is very close) and Mac has hinted at the slight change that is required for the totally correct answer.

rules, rules, rules

To take away the risk, it's as simple as disconnecting the negative first and reconnecting it last. Carl, there can't be much risk when charging this type of battery with a tender and a remote, dedicated plug/socket connection as BBR seems to be doing – is there? I've had a bike battery explode when it was being charged and was gassing, but this was an old-style lead acid and a metal grinder was being used nearby!

BTW Nogs, sorry that I got oil on my GOLDEN Bodge Point. There must be a leak from one of the forum seals, probably the Tech Topics – 24/7 interface. There's either too much oil in the system or the breather's clogged and pressure is bulding. Could be both.

Great wee video has anyone seen a Blue Man Group show?

(I forgot about this thread – kept looking at it in the list and thought it was about oil.) "PB & Jelly all in the same jar" Is that a design feature or an industrial accident?

Hmmm. That sounds like fun.

Not yet. But anything is possible, given time.

Anyway: just had a look at the Ducati thread next door and spotted this. Should be enough to attract Rats away from the global warmth. "At what point does someones creation cease to be what it was?" (24/7: Guzz or Duc, Post #7, Bendy, 2006)

What! You mean everything is relative?