Bargain Crazy Thread

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rapide

180 posts

249 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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PTF said:
With all of those oxford battery optimisers, make sure you connect/disconnect it to/from the bike WHILE THE CHARGER IS NOT PLUGGED INTO THE MAINS. I've killed several by forgetting. If you connect/disconnect while plugged into the mains it seems to kill them.
I've had that exact charger for 2-3years and connect/disconnect it daily with it plugged in.

It'll probably die tomorrow now, but I still can't be censored changing my routine

CoolHands

18,633 posts

195 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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I don't and will never buy any Oxford product. It's all cheap chinese ste packaged to look groovy, but it's still ste. I think it's very dishonest how they market things (especially security products like chains etc) as being great when they're complete garbage.

rapide

180 posts

249 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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CoolHands said:
I don't and will never buy any Oxford product. It's all cheap chinese ste packaged to look groovy, but it's still ste. I think it's very dishonest how they market things (especially security products like chains etc) as being great when they're complete garbage.
Maybe. My only experience is that battery charger. It merrily charges batteries, so dishonest garbage seems a little extreme

CoolHands

18,633 posts

195 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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biglaugh

Gunk

3,302 posts

159 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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rapide said:
CoolHands said:
I don't and will never buy any Oxford product. It's all cheap chinese ste packaged to look groovy, but it's still ste. I think it's very dishonest how they market things (especially security products like chains etc) as being great when they're complete garbage.
Maybe. My only experience is that battery charger. It merrily charges batteries, so dishonest garbage seems a little extreme
I have a basic Oxford charger and it's been ticking away for about 5 years now, I always disconnect it from the mains first before plugging in or unplugging the bike end.

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

190 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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My oxford charger drains my bike battery if the power is turned off.

fking useless.


mygoldfishbowl

3,701 posts

143 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Gunk said:
rapide said:
CoolHands said:
I don't and will never buy any Oxford product. It's all cheap chinese ste packaged to look groovy, but it's still ste. I think it's very dishonest how they market things (especially security products like chains etc) as being great when they're complete garbage.
Maybe. My only experience is that battery charger. It merrily charges batteries, so dishonest garbage seems a little extreme
I have a basic Oxford charger and it's been ticking away for about 5 years now, I always disconnect it from the mains first before plugging in or unplugging the bike end.
I must admit I bought one of their helmet chain locks & it fell apart not long after purchase. I wasn't impressed.

Gunk

3,302 posts

159 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Prof Prolapse said:
My oxford charger drains my bike battery if the power is turned off.

fking useless.
They all do, because your bike battery is lighting up the charger if the mains power is off. I've done it few times, the bike is completely flat after a week, bloody irritating

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

190 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Gunk said:
They all do, because your bike battery is lighting up the charger if the mains power is off. I've done it few times, the bike is completely flat after a week, bloody irritating
It is a very poor design.







SteelerSE

1,895 posts

156 months

Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Halfords are having a sale on bike gear between 2-4pm today on their website.

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/motorcycling?cm_m...

Don't know what's included but as they sell Schuberth and some other stuff it might be worth a look.

shielsy

826 posts

129 months

Tuesday 11th July 2017
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XL Moto deal tomorrow is Course Kevlar Hoodie reduced to 59.99 from 120 odd. I'm not sure I'd spend 60 quid on it but I do have the 30 quid voucher to spend.

If it's any good happy days, if its st I can hope for another voucher.

Deranged Granny

2,313 posts

168 months

Thursday 13th July 2017
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZX6r-Ninja-2007...

105k mile ZX6R in pretty good condition.

Bargain or Banger?

Jazoli

9,100 posts

250 months

Thursday 13th July 2017
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Deranged Granny said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZX6r-Ninja-2007...

105k mile ZX6R in pretty good condition.

Bargain or Banger?
Why not? it'll have been hardly stressed up and down the motorway, better than buying a bike that has spent half its life being thrashed around a track.

Dakkon

7,826 posts

253 months

Thursday 13th July 2017
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Jazoli said:
Deranged Granny said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZX6r-Ninja-2007...

105k mile ZX6R in pretty good condition.

Bargain or Banger?
Why not? it'll have been hardly stressed up and down the motorway, better than buying a bike that has spent half its life being thrashed around a track.
Ideal track bike now surely?

Djkirk3000

48 posts

109 months

Tuesday 18th July 2017
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OK not the biggest bargain. But after looking for a Bluetooth headset I found the interphone urban on athlete's hop for about £80 not Inc postage which is a bit cheaper than anywhere and there is 2.5% cashback with them on quidco.
But then when buying it automatically applied some discount on there of £15 all in an interphone urban delivered for £72 still a little skeptical its the whole kit but it's ordered and arrives Friday.
Link for anyone interested
https://www.athleteshop.co.uk/interphone-urban-com...

Dog Star

16,132 posts

168 months

Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Djkirk3000 said:
OK not the biggest bargain. But after looking for a Bluetooth headset I found the interphone urban on athlete's hop for about £80 not Inc postage which is a bit cheaper than anywhere and there is 2.5% cashback with them on quidco.
But then when buying it automatically applied some discount on there of £15 all in an interphone urban delivered for £72 still a little skeptical its the whole kit but it's ordered and arrives Friday.
Link for anyone interested
https://www.athleteshop.co.uk/interphone-urban-com...
Shame the range on the urban is so limited - I recently went on a euro blast with some mates and we were using sports (I believe the tour has even more range) and they were fine even up to hundreds of metres range.

Weekend before last I paired my sport with a mates urban and the range was tens of metres, even in plain sight. I actually wonder if they're deliberately crippled so as to maintain the separation of the models.

Jazoli

9,100 posts

250 months

Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Pirelli Diablo's £119 a pair, 120/70+180/55

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorcycle/tyre-pack...

Nowt wrong with these as tyres, plenty of grip for 99% of folk.

ilovequo

775 posts

181 months

Thursday 20th July 2017
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£146 Titanium Artow can for my Tiger at Jack Lily

Fleegle

16,689 posts

176 months

Thursday 20th July 2017
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that's bloody cheap for an Arrow can

Fleegle

16,689 posts

176 months

Thursday 20th July 2017
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anonymous said:
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It must be off another customers bike