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A girl at work has started a petition following a SMIDSY (she's ok, bike written off). She's after at least 2,000 signatures by the end of the month so Ishe can hand it in to No. 10. Thought you might be able to help... http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/driving-standards-agency-change-the-driving-test-to-include-motorcycle-awareness

I usualy dont stop, i just keep slowly rooling up while watching lights and then away i go.

lookin forward, i like following your little projects. it's just bin a shit month or so for me, all the bills coming in and not enough wages.

twincle I didn't mean you, your a little star

AHH so NOT a thumb up his arse then?

visor down, throttle blip to let people know im here, keep looking straight ahead, stay emotionless, makes you seem all mysterious and stuff, chicks love it... Pulled up at a set of lights on the Telford roundabout just off the M54 a few weeks ago, two paddies in a van next to me, one of them shouts "wanna race", i give the fireblade a nice long rev and the paddy thinks the lights have changed and fucks off straight through the middle of the traffic... some people just cant be helped!

The speed sensor is all fixed and working. MOT is booked for today. The dremal tool did the job, here are some pictures... Broken sensor with the signal wire stripped. After the dentistry on the sealed plastic unit. Soldered. Sealed with a pot of melted glue gun sticks. 5 min resin is so expensive (£7), so I purchase 6 glue gun sticks (£1.69) and melted them down in a tin over he cooker hob. Not pretty at all but full working, total cost not including time, £1.80 opposed to £61.

For anyone not an expert in this form of defence, here is a video. Not really sure what this guy is doing from 0:29 to 1:00 but I'm pretty sure that's some crazy combination of moves to suck his testicles inside, reliving his pre-pubescent ages.

Usually: Check mirrors periodically. Stare up at lights and sigh. Click into Neutral and drum on tank (I'm a drummer, so we're always tapping on something). If I feel the need to rev the bike and let people know I'm there, I blip a couple of times, but then lean down to reach the idle adjuster/fuel tap and pretend to fiddle with that. That lets me give a long rev on the throttle as I pretend to be altering something and gets me heard. I also blip the throttle a couple of times as I 'gear down' to a stop, even though I'm only doing 5mph and front-braking with the clutch in! Works better on a Cruiser. Other things include seeing another Dragstar, pointing at his tank logo and giving a wave/air-punch and going 'YAAAAYYYYYYY'! Best moments are dancing along with the loud music being played from the car next to you - even if it's fucking shite, like that R&B bollocks, it puts everyone around you in a good mood. Dancing biker dances the same (and looks as silly) as bloke in a Mickey Mouse outfit! If in doubt and there's no music, do the YMCA. Everyone loves seeing that!

Sit still, watch the lights on the opposing junctions to get an early warning that your lights are going to change, no blipping throttles, no acknowledging the tosser in the Audi who thinks you want to race. Opposing lights change, final check you're in first, lights go Red/Amber start moving clutch out and raise revs so as soon as they're green you're gone ........ watch Audi become small dot in mirrors.

I would say clutch as well, scraping sounds are usually a sign of worn plates an easy fix for most folks.

Is it a screeching, scraping metal sound, or a sort of whistly, zooming sound that a spaceship or a hovercraft might make? If the first one, chances are you have clutch issues. Sounds like something is scraping inside.

Hello, I am posting on behalf of my dad who is the actual owner, but as he is 86 he is obviously not a computer type person! He is having a few issues with this newest acquisition and I would like to try and get him a few decent answers. He is a great enthusiast of classic bikes, and has had many over the years. In addition to the CS1, at the moment he has a Moto Guzzi V50 500cc, BSA C15 250cc, Honda Benley 185cc and he gave me a BMW R60/600 10 yrs ago....does that get him a little bit of respect? We would love to hear from anyone who could help with- throttle cables fitting and running on one cylinder and spewing oil out of exhaust!