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Nige

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• Feb 4, 2006

• #1

Just put the new Triple sports on, all factory wrapped & looking superb. You can imagine my surprise to
find, even though they have balance weights on them that they shake like a ****ting dog at owt over 50mph
ffs!

Now i have to got them rebalanced. You would think if they do balance them they would be right?

Nige


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Tim Hobbs

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• Feb 4, 2006

• #2

On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:05:32 -0000, "Nige"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Just put the new Triple sports on, all factory wrapped & looking superb. You can imagine my surprise to
>find, even though they have balance weights on them that they shake like a ****ting dog at owt over 50mph
>ffs!
>
>Now i have to got them rebalanced. You would think if they do balance them they would be right?
>

Only if they are actually round ;-)

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ormus

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• Feb 4, 2006

• #3

balancing wheels/tyres off the vehicle isnt the best way to do it.
far better to balance them on the hubs.
esp the fronts.

 

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Nige

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• Feb 6, 2006

• #4

Tim Hobbs wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:05:32 -0000, "Nige"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Just put the new Triple sports on, all factory wrapped & looking
>> superb. You can imagine my surprise to find, even though they have
>> balance weights on them that they shake like a ****ting dog at owt
>> over 50mph ffs!
>>
>> Now i have to got them rebalanced. You would think if they do
>> balance them they would be right?
>>
>
> Only if they are actually round ;-)

You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!

I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.

Nige


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Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob) FOR SALE!!!
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)

'"I don't remember asking you a goddam thing"

 

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Mother

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• Feb 6, 2006

• #5

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>
>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html



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Tom Woods

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• Feb 6, 2006

• #6

On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:55:30 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>>
>>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.
>
>http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

How many years old are the bargrips fitted to an average 101?

 

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Simon Isaacs

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• Feb 7, 2006

• #7

On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:53:45 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:55:30 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>>>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>>>
>>>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>>>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.
>>
>>http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html
>
>How many years old are the bargrips fitted to an average 101?

I had a long discussion with Al at Bling about this as an Ambi was
considering had them on. Turns out they were about 23 years old!
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

 

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Tim Hobbs

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• Feb 7, 2006

• #8

On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:42:21 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:53:45 +0000, Tom Woods
><[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>
>>On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:55:30 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>>>>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>>>>
>>>>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>>>>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.
>>>
>>>http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html
>>
>>How many years old are the bargrips fitted to an average 101?
>
>I had a long discussion with Al at Bling about this as an Ambi was
>considering had them on. Turns out they were about 23 years old!

Be glad you never saw the ones on Burrt when he arrived. Sidewall
cracks you could lose a small child in... - one way or another...

The Petlas are a horrible alternative (and don't go over 50mph for
very long either) but were 'in stock' and black rather than 30-year
old grey...

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Tim Hobbs

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Feb 7, 2006

• #9

On or around Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:55:30 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>>
>>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.
>
>http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

interesting.
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"Festina Lente" (Hasten slowly) Suetonius (c.70-c.140) Augustus, 25

 

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Simon Isaacs

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• Feb 7, 2006

• #10

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:50:29 +0000, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> scribbled
the following nonsense:

>On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:42:21 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:53:45 +0000, Tom Woods
>><[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>>
>>>On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:55:30 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
>>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>>>>>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>>>>>
>>>>>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>>>>>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html
>>>
>>>How many years old are the bargrips fitted to an average 101?
>>
>>I had a long discussion with Al at Bling about this as an Ambi was
>>considering had them on. Turns out they were about 23 years old!
>
>Be glad you never saw the ones on Burrt when he arrived. Sidewall
>cracks you could lose a small child in... - one way or another...
>
>The Petlas are a horrible alternative (and don't go over 50mph for
>very long either) but were 'in stock' and black rather than 30-year
>old grey...

yes, had noticed that they can be interesting at "speed"
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Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

 

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Mother

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• Feb 7, 2006

• #11

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:50:29 +0000, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>(and don't go over 50mph for very long either)

Neither did Burrt - apart from on the back of a recovery truck, that
is!

 

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Simon Isaacs

Guest

• Feb 7, 2006

• #12

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:20:50 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
scribbled the following nonsense:

>On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:50:29 +0000, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>(and don't go over 50mph for very long either)
>
>Neither did Burrt - apart from on the back of a recovery truck, that
>is!

seems to be his favourite mode of transport, as Tim and I can testify!
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Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Feb 8, 2006

• #13

On or around Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:33:40 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On or around Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:55:30 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother}
>@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0000, "Nige"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>You might laugh, but two of the things arent. The date code on the tyres are 7 years old!!! I'm not right
>>>happy about that. The bloke doing the balancing told me two of em are out of shape tyres ffs!
>>>
>>>I phoned Craddocks & they are sending another two all balanced up etc. But selling old stock as new & not
>>>checking the tyres is a bit naughty in my book.
>>
>>http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html
>
>interesting.

tellyerwot's also interesting. Went out looking at tyre ages on the
vehicles... The almost-knackered BFG ATs on the disco all date from early
2000, and are starting to look a bit "old" in the casing department. All
the ones on the minibus are 2005, which isn't really a surprise as they were
all ordered in specially, not in stock at the tyre shop.

The Avon Rangemasters on the Series III, one of which at least is quite new,
don't seem to carry a date code. They have DOT numbers, but not the date
code.
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Academy, 19 June 1879.