suitable motorbike for a novice

[ColinEssex]

and the utilities policy to dig bloody trenches there too

Yes, the black tarmac edging or "binding" to trenches is really nasty on a bike.

Question.

In Bristol and here in Colchester, motorbikes can use bus lanes quite legally. Anyone else got this? I know in London you can't (yet)

Col

 

[emcf]

Question.

In Bristol and here in Colchester, motorbikes can use bus lanes quite legally. Anyone else got this? I know in London you can't (yet)

Col

depends what bus lane it is in london, some only operate part time, some allow bikes too and some are 24 hrs and no bikes at all. just got to make sure you don't ride in front of a bus with a camera

sv is great at commuting.....filters so easily. i'm now being held up by riders of fat slow panniered bikes they struggle to fit through the gaps.

a workmate's ducatti got lifted by thieving scumbags when it was parked on a central london street last week during work hours. lots of passers by called the cops but they did not respond in time. hope my colleague has theft cover!

 

[ColinEssex]

so hows it going Em? bit brisk on the bike these days eh?

We had snow forecast today - I whimped out and got the bus, first time this winter though! I felt the bike slippy on the ice on the way home last night

Col

 

[emcf]

so hows it going Em? bit brisk on the bike these days eh?

We had snow forecast today - I whimped out and got the bus, first time this winter though! I felt the bike slippy on the ice on the way home last night

Col

hi col,

sv going great i'm really enjoying this bike! no riding for me today (or tomorrow prob)...got up and looked out the window to see 1 inch of snow. i was forced to endure the central line for the first time in a long time....not pleasant

done a fair bit to the bike so far -
oil & oil filter change (very needed by the look of the stuff that came out)
air filter change (old filter looks ok but replaced anyway and kept old one as backup)
rust-prone bits coated in acf-50 (but not the rust prone brake parts!)
chain degrease and lube (ideally i want to be able to renew chain and put on different sprockets...ones that will give a quicker take off!)

got new spark plugs and a fenda entender too which i may fit over the weekend if it is naff weather. i had a nasty experience in a rain storm over christmas where the front cylinder kept on cutting out and jumping back to life at random......pretty scary power surges during corners were the inevitble result managed to limp home ok in the end but the fenda extender is a must!

can't wait for long, hot summer days!

 

[MrsGorilla]

So, did all that work result in any better performance from your bike?

 

[emcf]

So, did all that work result in any better performance from your bike?

not too sure really - it is more just maintenance stuff really....although i have built up a good tool kit and enjoyed myself doing it