I've never been to Aberwysthithchskawifmas... [Ah-burr-whist-with-f] however you spell the bloody word. It's meant to be a good road

Perkles wrote:Exhibiting at the nec advanced engineering show,boring as fook

Is there a Renishaw stand there? Go tell them they have a brilliant Technical Apprentice called Lewis in Machine Tool Applications !!

Kwacky wrote:Wales is a given. A few did regular trips to the North. I'm happy swinging central and south wales as well.

Newtown - Crossgates is good!

In south wales it's definitely quieter on a Saturday - on a sunday you must obey the limits otherwise you are very likely to get a ticket

Blade wrote:Haha. Pmsl I'm actually sat in BMW as I type I'll pass on your comments

Haha !! Please do They're all arrogant as heck in there anyway. The ladies are usually quite kind to the eye though

Perkles, what do you do for a living?

I can tell!

I've been wanting to explore North Wales for a while so we should all meet up next year some time..

It's appreciated!

On the whole the two of us are very strong and supportive of eachother but obviously I have my own personal issues and if we are both feeling down at the same time then stuff can get messy.

Anyway, thanks bud

Actually that's true.. fair enough!

S1000RRs are kind of like a$sholes.. every fudger has one!

I would love for any bike besides the BMW to win something.. too many people have them on the road and all riders have an air of arrogance which is repellant lol.

Still no news of a new bike by Suzuki though....

She does have a small business but it's far from a money maker. It's more to keep her occupied. She has significant anxiety and depression symptoms so she is working on all of this for the foreseeable.. It's just horrible to see someone who is so happy and selfless be overwhelmed with something invi...

Stupid filters..

Nom-nom.

Hopefully my local dealer gets one in because I want to test ride it.

Thanks, Blade. She has M.E so she can't guarantee that she will be well enough to work every Tuesday or for 8 hours at a time. Ideally she needs 2 or 3 four hour shifts that are flexible. Trying to find an employer that is able to do that is impossible. Even charity shops don't want to know (and obv...

I'm torn.. I can either get the helmet and gloves or the brake discs. My head is saying brakes but my heart is 70% saying helmet and gloves.

My gear is getting old and could do with being replaced though, especially my tatty helmet and holy gloves

Kwacky wrote:I spread my weight by resting my gut on the tank.

Haha.. awesome! I know someone who bought a tank bag just so they could rest their upper body more

Don't skimp on consumables like bearings Cav. No point throwing money at suspension if swing arm bearings, linkages, wheel bearings are shot. Cheap enough and easy enough to do yourself at home if you don't mind getting your hands dirty. I'm planning on doing that too although it comes to around £9...

I spent a fair amount of time critiquing my body position and the best thing for it was getting your photo taken, analysing it and trying to correct it. Practicing on a stationary bike also helps. It all depends on how much you want to improve it, if you aren't that fussed then just relax and loosen...

kingfixer wrote:Managed to get a black box swing arm for the 999, comes with all the bits as well !!.
Just need to get some chain adjusters for it.

Lightech make some really nice bits of kit !!

Wow big list,start a thread on your bike and its progress of mods I could start one after I've started the work... Probably the weekend after next. Starting with the coolant :) I won't be buying any gear this winter though, simply not enough funds for that with MOT for the car this month, 4 new tyr...

It's just highly frustrating knowing that I won't be able to buy a house for years and years on my own. My girlfriend is disabled and is subsequently unreliable to hold down a job so she has limited income.

It all stems down to everything increasing in price but wages don't go up to match it.

duke63 wrote:It would appear from recent events, however fast you are ( and even if you are one of the top 4 fastest riders in the world) you still would worry there is someone who is a little bit quicker.

Watch out, you might get attacked by italian media for saying such things !!