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I am new at this bark lark and at my ripe old age I should know better !! Having seen my husband ride several bikes and been a pillion for years it was time to give it a go. I am now the proud owner of an SR125 and what fun its going to be. Look at Rossi and Co here I come !! Carole

Join me every Wednesday evening 8pm - 10pm for plenty of rock and bike related issues ......... requests, responses and new topics welcomed ........ will give a weekly shout to the Yam owners club also. http://www.radiowarrington.co.uk

This was posted on the V-Strom forum and I thought some of you may be interested? "http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=386196 At checkout stage type TENWIN for 10% discount and then MAYWEL for free delivery." Both codes work and should work for other books too...

Just for the craic ! What made you become a biker ? And why after all the years do you still love it ?

hey, This is my first winter with a bike, and I wasn't sure if they needed any special care during the colder months. Basically, I'm gonna be away for about a month, so I was just wandering if there is anything I should do to prevent the bike from becoming damaged due to the cold, especially since it won't be used for a while. I don't have anywhere to store it inside so my options might be limited. cheers!

Well, the weathers certainly picked up these last couple of days. Loads of bikes out today, took both mine out yesterday, the cruiser in the morning, the fazer in the afternoon, bit cool on the legs after and hour or so, but no big deal. Was going to ride out to Newark autojumble tomorrow, Motorcycle News says its on, but good job I checked the jumble website, that says its next week. Just need to stock up on consumables (tiewraps etc) used through the year. Off to Stafford again next month, likely on the saturday, Im at donny on the monday for road bikes only trackday, hoping to get down to 2 minute lap time. id be well chuffed. Centre stand off this time, and ive "…

Don't know if any of you guys have seen this but take a look - " URGENT ACTION NEEDED - by YOU! Apparently Transport for London are receiving very few comments from motorcyclists about the new London-wide TfL trial of motorcycles in red-route bus lanes. The latest news is that as part of the evaluation of the scheme 'users views' will be taken into account and 'numbers responding' will play a part in this. Clearly none of us want to see a situation where 5,000 cyclists have protested and 200 motorcyclists support. It's this kind of thing that would shift the political balance against us. However, cyclists campaign groups are steadily orchestrating a build …

here's a link which tells you when bikes are on the Telly. http://classic-motorbikes.net/tv.php

Just got a heads up that this Tuesday on ITV2 there's a program on the Manx GP http://www.classicbikersclub.com/news/2013-02/national-tv-debut-manx-grand-prix-documentary watching loaded TV last night there was Superbike Show magazine on and a series on TT legends TT Legends is on ITV4, Mondays at 8.30pm. follows the Honda racing team http://www.bikewisenews.org.uk/2013/01/tt-legends-will-debut-on-itv4-at-830pm.html

my bike has been converted from drum to hydro disc by the previous owner although i not happy with the set up the arm on the master cylinder moves on a 45 degree angle instead of in a straight light an there is hardly any travel on the arm making it impossible to bleed the brake if i ever wanted in my opinion it would be alot more straight forward if i could fit a cable pull caliper (running the cable from the pedal to the caliper with an adjuster to get the tension right) but the only one i know off is from a sach madass an they are rarer then hens teeth i ve tried using find a part but had no sucess are there any other cable pull calipers out there?

rmemeber the BMW,s we had in devon recently after the shipwreck, well this has been spotted in kent

Registrations for this years series of BikeSafe courses are now open (with most force areas). If you've not doen one of these before then why not invest a couple of evening this year, you might just learn something that could save your life! You can get the full info here: http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/

Did any1 go to the Bikesafe event in Blackpool on Sunday?... I managed to get some nice saddle bags, there were some beautiful bikes there!... Some of which, look as though they must only come out of the "temperature controlled garage" for these shows... Absolutely mint!.. I might get slapped for saying this but there was this awesome honda shadow!.. absolutely gorgeous!.. I tried my luck on the guess the 6 digit code for the harley rocket.. (1 in a million chance).. but nope, I was destined not to win it.. :-(

hi, has anyone used a biketek bike-it heated inner jacket? any good compared to gerbing? it seems to me the gerbing is more restricted on where it heats. and does anyone know a stockist in either kent or south/south east london? cheers guys

just the job harpooned of north west us coast last week

well i came off my bike yesterday going in to a car park big 4x4 coming out of a junction surounded with high bushes took me buy suprise when i was turning in to the junction so put the breaks on and the front just let go the bike was on my leg but maaged to get out from under it then couldent get the bloody thing off of the floor and then coulent move it cuz i was in shock and been dumb as i couldent get it out off gear and totaly forgot about puling the cluch in lol theres some damage but nothing much but some expensif bits got broken damage: .split carbon radiator shield(£159 yamaha) got some off of ebay for £50 second hand .cracked hand prtector (£90 yam…

Took my pride and joy to an abandoned outdoor car park near me today for some practice before I sit my CBT. Clocked up 10 miles in the sun, going round and round, it was fantastic.... Right up until the point where I was having so much fun I didn't notice quite how fast I was approaching the wall, had a mini-panic and finally dropped her! Thankfully I was only doing about 10mph when I went down, so there was only some minor scuffing done to the bike, as well as the leg trapped under it. Just thought I'd let you all join in the laughs at my first spill...

I brought my bike initially for commuting and to escape the ridiculous price of public transport. I did a practice run today to and from work, with my boyfriend driving in front/behind (acting as my wing man), and apart from a few minor things, I was doing really well (for someone who has only had about 4 days of riding experience). Pretty confident with my gear shifts, stopping & starting, slow riding in traffic and hazard perception - all were basically spot on. I was almost home, and I got up to some lights, and I must have forgotten to check my gears (I must have been in third gear, I think) as when the lights went green, I added some throttle and the bike…

Well just got back from birmingham went up for a night out and stayed at a mates in wythall. Went to the Works and saw JENNIFER ELLISON !!!! She is just so fit 8) Unfortuantly i couldnt get within 3 metres of her which is probably just as well as i would probably get arrested :shock:

Okay so on the 4th of February I'm 18 (YAY) Anyway, my dad asked me today what I wanted. I'm guessing I'd like something bike related, so any suggestions? Maybe a nice set of leathers, new helmet, etc... ? Suggestions please!!!!? Chris