Arrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhh!
Yet again within less than a month the company that hosts our main website at www.RigsVille.org.uk has a problem with the server that hosts our website.
The problem is based around an excellent website plug-in called AspJpeg that allows us to generate thumbnails for any photo's that we use on the fly.
Currently if you visit RigsVille you will notice that the website seems perfectly OK, that is until you select a page that contains any photos, for example the Bike Rides section.
Now you will see an error message due to the failure of the plug-in on the web server to generate the thumbnail photos.
This isn't the 1st, 2nd or even 3rd time that this problem has occurred and from what I'm led to understand it can be caused by a Microsoft update being installed and the fix is to simply re-boot the server.
I'm very sorry for any inconvenience that may cause anyone trying to access the website, hopefully it will get sorted within the next 24 hours or so......
Website Problems
Deflated?
Due to having a bad shoulder since the end of October I’ve been unable to get out on my bike for a while but I did notice in December that my rear tyre had lost quite a lot of pressure, so I pumped the tyre back up to the correct pressure and had a good look around the tyre for any nails, screws or small furry mammals that might have got lodged into the tyre causing the problem.
After an exhaustive examination (OK I spun the rear wheel a couple of times, kicked it a few more and made that sucking sound through my teeth that all mechanics seem to do) I couldn’t see anything obvious (obvious as it a 4 foot spike) so I decided that after all this hard work I should treat myself to a bacon sandwich and a cup of tea and have another look later on.
Much later, OK, the following day I checked the rear tyre and while it seemed still fully inflated so I checked the tyres pressure and it had gone down from 42PSI to 39 PSI – Crap! This means I got me a puncture!
This time after I had pumped the tyre back up I spent more time examining it but I still couldn’t find anything that might such cause a puncture, I took the wheel off the bike and using my best BMX puncture repair skills I found a big bucket and subsequently attempted to not only soak myself but drown the wheel in water in a vain attempt to see any air bubbles so that I could find out where the problem was.
After getting completely soaked (did I mention that it was a very cold day?) I gave up and decided to leave it to the experts.
Saturday morning saw me rechecking the rear tyre and then riding slowly down to Wheel House Tyres in Coleshill to see if they could do something with the tyre.
When I arrived at Wheel House Tyres they quickly took the wheel off and they also couldn’t see anything obvious so they decided to replaced the valve and clean the wheel rim in case there was some debris that might cause the problem (I have already looked for small furry mammals myself) and as it turns out when they went to replace the valve they found a very small hole in the valve that may have been caused but the super trendy anodized valve cap that I had fitted (They were on the bike when I bought it – honest!)
After they replaced the valve and fitted a standard valve cap they pronounced the job sorted, this was great news as not only did they find a problem, it was only the valve and that means not having to buy a new tyre or having to ride about on a repaired tyre.
Total cost?
£12.50 happily spent
Nominations For Annual Motorcycle Awards 2008
The nominations for the annual MBI Motorcycle Awards 2008 have opened!
MBI (Motorcycle Bloggers International), a group of over 142 Motorcycle Bloggers and News websites (of which RigsVille are proud members) is organizing this annual event.
What makes this yearly award more interesting than any others, is that it's you, the reader, who decides who gets nominated, it's you the reader who will vote for the nominations, so it's you, the readers who vote the winners!!! It's totally in your control.
Do you have a favorite motorcycle? (Sprint ST?)
Lust after one you can't afford? (Sprint ST?)
Admire someone who has done a lot for the motorcycle world?? (Rig?)
Now is your chance to make your voice heard!
All you have to do is head over to the MBI website and place your nomination but hurry as nominations close at the end of January and remember that anyone can nominate you don't need to be a MBI member to take part.
