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PuTTY and Control + S or Ctrl + S
As you have found this page I am sure you have accidentally hit the control+s short cut whilst inside a PuTTY shell and following that no keystrokes appear to affect the session. Basically hitting ctrl+s causes PuTTY to stop executing the stream coming in from the keyboard. It does however still listen to your keystrokes and it basically adds them to a queue. Hitting control+q will re-open the stream execution, but it is worthwhile noting that it will also execute all the queued up commands as well! Read more ⇒
Suzuki Bandit Carburettor Clean
Suzuki Bandit in the snow When I went away on holiday the other year I left my Bandit standing for about 3 weeks and it must of had a bad batch of fuel in the tank. The bad fuel turned into jelly in the carburettors and of course the bike started running like a dog. In the back of my mind I had thought I should drain the float bowls before leaving, but it got forgotten in all the excitement of the trip. Read more ⇒
Vauxhall Astra For those you who possess an Astra from 1990-1998 the following hints might prove useful along with the more long winded description provided by the Vauxhall Astra (1991-98) Service and Repair Manual. I bought a set of two vented rotors and four brake pads for about £40 on ebay so they are reasonably cheap. Removing the calliper from the calliper carrier requires a 7mm allen key and to remove the calliper carrier from the hub you will need a 10mm allen key. Read more ⇒
If you haven’t been riding through winter like me then take care getting back out there and wear good gear. Check all the essentials: Oil Water (if applicable) Tyre pressures and wear Chain tension and wear Check all electrics (kill switch and all lights being the main ones) Also have a glance at your sprockets If the bike has been sitting for more than a month then you will probably want to drain the fuel tank as well as the petrol may have gone off. Read more ⇒