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I'd happily own a Honda - Blackbird, Pan 1100 or *maybe* even a Shadow. Suzuki... depends. G-Strider for sure, as I love spaceships Kawasaki is DEFINITELY lifting some shirts. Hardly - Wants to be gay, but gay doesn't come with chrome accents and the wife won't let him, so goes for the Bear look. Triumph - Since the 1960s, these bikes have come with a 2' spanner in the under-seat toolkit just so their owners have something to beat Mods up with. Very NOT gay!! But anyway, homos are great... well, the ones I'm friends with, anyway. Half are personal security/close protection and martial artists. The most impressive one is also a 6' 3" part-time transvestite who can kickbox in his high heels - When you watch a scrote have his arse handed him by a guy like that, it just makes your day!!!

Hey Guys, I was fortunate enough to go the the TT this month and got loads of footage. Anyone else went? It was my first year so I was still discovering the best Places to watch. Will post more videos as I have time to edit and upload - See Below!

Good post Tasky, i might invest in a hagon shock soon while the bike is off the road. Tout, i just use a normal car jack and axle stands for my bike. really cheap in lidl and good quality.

I can see about getting some pics this Sunday, maybe. Going over to check on my new FJ1200 anyways. Repair is done, but old one is lying chucked in a corner, so if my friend doesn't tidy up beforehand... Not a cheap fix, no, but luckily the skeleton of Drag 1 is still around for me to nick the Hagon I used when that one went! Yes, you strip off the seats and rear mudguard assembly (four bolts, two on each side and watch the electric leads for the indicators). You'll have to jack the bike up to get the swingarm low enough. That is the ONLY way you'll notice, as the base of the shock otherwise sits flush against the broken bearing. At this point, you'll see the bearing, bolt and bracket all covered in the ususal road muck, but this is where muck and corrosion gather. Also fecking hard to clean properly unless you regularly strip the bike down. The bearing rusts up, siezes and then shears off at the bottom, just where it's hidden behind the rubber skirt. Now, if it's proper siezed, you'll probably have to angle-grind the bearing out. When fitting new shock, remember to jack bike up high, bolt the bottom end in first (unless you have really slim tools) and then lower very slowly to line up the top end. Use a LOT of waterproof lube on the bearings. Continue to check regularly (or wait for MOT/accident to unearth it) and keep as clean as you can. Yamaha have not made this an easy thing to watch out for!

Now I really want one! I wonder how long its would take me to save £6799 in twenty pence pieces and how heavy that would be ?