Halords offer - free screwdriver set with 5l of oil
wessie
specific oil
There's a wider range available in the car oils, which are fine for BMWs
etc with dry clutches
http://snipurl.com/3kg1w [www_halfords_com]
Prices from £18.99 to £34.99
A poster on ukgser.com states the screwdriver set is from the
"professional" range and retails for £19.99
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BMW R1150GS
Gyp
<putmyn...@tesco.net> writes
I got this set when they did the offer a while back; I needed oil and
they happened to be throwing in the screwdrivers.
While I'm quite a fan of the Halfords Professional range, the
screwdrivers are nothing to write home about and they've remained in
their cheap plastic and card box while I continue to use my trusty
Stanleys
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Gyp
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zym...@technologist.com
Gyp wrote:
> In message <Xns9B0815C77...@85.214.90.228>, wessie
> <putmyn...@tesco.net> writes
> >http://snipurl.com/3kg18 [www_halfords_com] for the 10W/40 semi-synth bike
> >specific oil
> >
> While I'm quite a fan of the Halfords Professional range, the
> screwdrivers are nothing to write home about and they've remained in
> their cheap plastic and card box while I continue to use my trusty Stanleys
CK are the weapon of choice for tool afficianados.
http://www.ck-tools.com/Key_Ranges/screwdrivers.htm
HTH
Paul.
Lozzo
Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is a
proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
--
Lozzo
SV650S K5, CBR600F-W, SR250 SpazzTrakka
and a shit load more 2-wheeled junk in the garage
I believe in free speech, but I still have to pay my phone bill
Addenuff
news:Xns9B0815C77...@85.214.90.228...
Would that oil be OK for a Suzuki SV650K4 with 7,500 miles on it?
If not, what would someone who knows recommend?
Would I be better off getting a genuine Suzuki Oil Filter or would a
Halfords/HG one be as good?
Cheers
DP
wessie
news:qbudne4Rl8OMByvV...@pipex.net:
> "wessie" <putmyn...@tesco.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns9B0815C77...@85.214.90.228...
>> http://snipurl.com/3kg18 [www_halfords_com] for the 10W/40 semi-synth
>> bike
>> specific oil
>>
>
> Would that oil be OK for a Suzuki SV650K4 with 7,500 miles on it?
> If not, what would someone who knows recommend?
yes
> Would I be better off getting a genuine Suzuki Oil Filter or would a
> Halfords/HG one be as good?
> Cheers
> DP
genuine filters aren't usually much more than pattern ones, as far as BMWs
are concerned anyway.
I've no idea if Suzuki parts are any better than pattern ones.
IIRC, Lozzo is quite happy to fit the HG ones to his fleet, which includes
an SV650 or twelve. If they still do the Motul oil & filter off then this
might be a cheaper option, unless you really want the screwdrivers.
Lozzo
Lozzo has taken to using genuine filters because they aren't much more
dosh than pattern and you know it'll be right. Having seen a report
some engineer bod wrote on oil filters a while ago, most pattern ones
with an apparently good reputation aren't at all well made or good at
their job. Besides, genuine ones are easier for me to get because
no-one round here stocks pattern anything anymore.
I'd happily use the Halfords oil in an unstressed low revving SV
engine, but for something revving to 18,000 rpm or my CBR trackbike
I'll always buy something a bit more well known like Putoline or Fuchs.
Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> saying
something like:
>Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is a
>proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
Ask Krusty.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House
Addenuff
>> > Would that oil be OK for a Suzuki SV650K4 with 7,500 miles on it?
>> > If not, what would someone who knows recommend?
>>
>> yes
>>
>> > Would I be better off getting a genuine Suzuki Oil Filter or would a
>> > Halfords/HG one be as good?
>> > Cheers
>> > DP
>>
>> genuine filters aren't usually much more than pattern ones, as far as
>> BMWs are concerned anyway.
>>
>> I've no idea if Suzuki parts are any better than pattern ones.
>>
>> IIRC, Lozzo is quite happy to fit the HG ones to his fleet, which
>> includes an SV650 or twelve. If they still do the Motul oil & filter
>> off then this might be a cheaper option, unless you really want the
>> screwdrivers.
>
> Lozzo has taken to using genuine filters because they aren't much more
> dosh than pattern and you know it'll be right. Having seen a report
> some engineer bod wrote on oil filters a while ago, most pattern ones
> with an apparently good reputation aren't at all well made or good at
> their job. Besides, genuine ones are easier for me to get because
> no-one round here stocks pattern anything anymore.
>
> I'd happily use the Halfords oil in an unstressed low revving SV
> engine, but for something revving to 18,000 rpm or my CBR trackbike
> I'll always buy something a bit more well known like Putoline or Fuchs.
Thank you for that.
Cheers
DP
c...@nospam.netunix.com
> zym...@technologist.com wrote:
>
> > CK are the weapon of choice for tool afficianados.
> >
> > http://www.ck-tools.com/Key_Ranges/screwdrivers.htm
>
> Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is a
> proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
I prefer my Sykes-Pickavant rachet screwdriver to the SnapOn, it has
a notch free action and the magnet has not yet fallen out despite
getting more use. There is also slightly more space in the handle
for bits. Not cheap though.
zym...@technologist.com
wrote:
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> saying
> something like:
>
> >Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is a
> >proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
Yeah, I love my Snap-On too as you know, but an occasional user isn't
going to go out and lay out £200+ on a set. CK's are very hard
wearing.
> Ask Krusty.
VVBG.
P.
Nige
> zym...@technologist.com wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Gyp wrote:
>>
>>> In message <Xns9B0815C77...@85.214.90.228>, wessie
>>> <putmyn...@tesco.net> writes
>>>> http://snipurl.com/3kg18 [www_halfords_com] for the 10W/40
>>>> semi-synth bike specific oil
>>>>
>>> While I'm quite a fan of the Halfords Professional range, the
>>> screwdrivers are nothing to write home about and they've remained in
>>> their cheap plastic and card box while I continue to use my trusty
>>> Stanleys
>>
>> CK are the weapon of choice for tool afficianados.
>>
>> http://www.ck-tools.com/Key_Ranges/screwdrivers.htm
>
> Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is a
> proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
They sure do.
--
Nige, 'It's all about the speed'
Range Rover Td6 Vogue
BMW K1200S
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 (coming soon)
Focus ST3
dead...@burnt.org.uk
wrote:
>Lozzo wrote:
>
>> Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is a
>> proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
>
>I like my Facom tools.
Well, I must admit the Halfords freebie ones aren't that bad. Not my
favourites (britool) but good enough.
I've held snap on screwdrivers but didn't think they were that
remarkable- possibly because I knew they were fuck-off expensive so
was stopping myself finding them desirable.
Lozzo
They don't feel remarkable until you're using them day in day out, then
they are just so right. There's never any awkwardness about them.
Nige
> dead...@burnt.org.uk wrote:
>
>> On 31 Aug 2008 08:52:54 GMT, "sweller" <swe...@mztech.fsnet.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Lozzo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nah, I find that using anything other than Snap-On screwdrivers is
>> a >> proper ball-ache. They feel just right in your hand.
>>>
>>> I like my Facom tools.
>>
>> Well, I must admit the Halfords freebie ones aren't that bad. Not my
>> favourites (britool) but good enough.
>>
>> I've held snap on screwdrivers but didn't think they were that
>> remarkable- possibly because I knew they were fuck-off expensive so
>> was stopping myself finding them desirable.
>
> They don't feel remarkable until you're using them day in day out, then
> they are just so right. There's never any awkwardness about them.
I do prefer the handles they used on the 80's over the techgrip ones?