Antz

When we had all that snow me and my mate thought hmmmmmm???....Arm chair....set of ski's....bolt them to the arm chair....add one 4x4 jeep and a ski rope....sit down hold on!!!....put your foot down on the gas as hard as you can and watch me sh*t my self and fall of at the end lol..

Cheers mike!!..i no it's been lovely weather but like you said when it rains it's going to be dodgy!!!...i have not riden this bike in the wet at all yet

What a day guys!!!...well today was my first day out all day after passing my bike test tuesday ....so i done the shopping this morning done the daddy thing with my daughter pleased the missus ...then i was all ready to go out at 10.00am on the dot!!!....so of i went to the petrol station to fill the little beauty up, and then it all went wrong!!!...i been waiting for today for 3 full days!!!, well i got to the garage where another biker had just filled up, got of the bike put it on it's side stand, walked to the pump and then ...yes the bloody thing fell straight on it's side and all you could hear was smash crack....i was sooooo gutted!!!...Lucky for me when i bought the bike a couple of weeks ago the bike came with crash bars on both sides so the only real damage was the left hand side mirror!!!...i felt like a right twat as the whole garage could see me picking the bike up...so i spent the next two hours riding around to find a replacment mirror and bracket..after all of this i finally got onto the a32 and just about every where else...and i have fallen head over heals with biking!!!!...I love it

Im afraid not...we got another sprog on the way!!!...but i no what you mean

WOW never thought of it like that!!!...now you got me thinkning!!!..

oi oi saverloy!! well done i rmr my CBT last year felt like i passed my test...it's great being on a bike eh? while ya on a roll get ya theory test done then mod1 and mod2...once ya ride a bike and love it there is no going back!!! it's like a drug!! YA WANT MORE!!!....and no i don't do the D.R.U.G before any cocky bugger says it ...well done mate and carry on going for the big test!!!!...trust me it all worth it!!!

By the way it's saturday im gunna go riding

Helloooo again!!! ...so as you all should no by now i passed my mod2 and am free as a bird to ride what i like etc etc...so any one got any routes for me to ride as im used to M27 etc in car lol..the missus is taking the nipper to a b-day party and told me to go and get this bike thing out of my system....so then..where to go?....i live in stubbington near fareham (portsmouth)...and i love the A32 for a drive so gunna try that first on the bike but want to try something different!!!...also any one round my area up for meeting as i am a newbie to all of this!!!

I like the dog posing for the pic!!!

Thanks mate i thought i was going to get a grilling as i no it's the so called astra diesal van....but we all gotta start some where...but for me it is simply wonderfull!!!

Yes i no this!!! i have been riding for one year on my gilera cougar 125cc but with no power to be honest!! i also agree i am a learner again as i have never had a big bike i.e it's like going from a mini to a porshe in one afternoon,i went out today on the A32 it was lovely just cruised and enjoyed myself with the odd blip here and there on the straights!!!...i have a lot of respect for death and injury and at 33 i do not have the guts like i used to at 17 and so on...but i have to say i have finally found myself after many years...to some it all up...IM WELL CHUFFED!!!... im still grinning now

I 100% agree!!!....i pooooed my self and already have made a mental note

Good evening guys!!...and ladies <BOWS> ...my name is BIG ANT...well ant but aka BIG ANT... ;0) ...so here i introduce myself!...i am 33 live on the south coast ( lee-on-solent )...i have been rididng for one year exactly on a Gilera Cougar 125cc, to see if i liked biking and could handle all year round riding, as i go to and from work every day on my bike!...short answer YES!!!....i love it!!! so today i passed my last test MOD2...woooppp woooppp wooopppp!!!...yes im happy!!!... ;0) ....so i passed my test on a suzuki GS 500 and to me this was very quick, i quote for a newbie!..so as soon as i passed today i got straight home knowing my bike was ready to go, and of i went!! i was expecting slow pick up and not much pull ( according to MCN ) no power bands etc!!! i no i am a newbie but the suzuki GS 500 had some guts but OMG, i got onto a 60 limit let rip and flew past every thing on the road!!...i must add this was not my intetion the bike just went and i held on!!..all i am saying is this bike to me is super for a newbie and has given me a big grin on my face, and i look forward to many months or maybe years ahead of biking!!!...so i hope you guys and gals will let me join your club!!!...fanks for looking BIG ANT

Thanks for looking

I also agree but at least he now knows the problem and can at least ride the bike until he gets a new switch

I new it!!! sweet...

I have had the same on my bike and it was the side stand switch!!! i spent money on the clutch etc and i thought it wasx fuel problem, you start the bike?.. all is ok revs etc?...you put it into gear and pull away and you die??..then it must be side stand switch they tend to break down ! you need to by-pass the switch get a multi-meter and see what wire does what and by-pass it,i think oldgitonabike is about right!!..maybe wrong but it ticks all the right boxes that my old bike had, good luck and let us no

;)For any one who did not read my last post i have bought my first big bike yamaha xj 600 21.000 miles full service history, and a lady owner for 5 years and hardly used, and garaged the whole time, the bike runs just fine but kicks out a lot of white smoke when it gets warm, and smells of fuel..only a bit!!...there is a ticking noise from the front of the engine, yamaha members asked me to see if all four exuast ports got hot, yes they did..and no i did not burn my hands lol i have phoned a local guy to get the carbs balanced but he reckons it will cost £100..is this right? a freind told me it's one hour work for a garage?..yamaha members also told me to video the sound etc so i did this afternoon the link is here....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IPYs7uhj9Q....i just hope it's not going to cost a bomb to put right as im allready low on money from buying this bike!!! and the wife it giving me the evil's rightr now lol...cheers guys!

Cheers vez i will get the missus to touch them.lol..nooo don't worry i will be carefull!!

Ok doki i shall do this as soon as i finish work!!!

Ok ok!!!!...very sorry as stated im new to all this i will go check!!!...<<feels like im in 1st grade

the bike did have 2 exhausts in the first place but was replaced by a single can NEXXUS exhaust so i was hoping the carbs had not been set up propley for the single can, but the tapping does worry me but it rides just fine just does not tick over with harmony!

The bike has been used on and of by the ex rider in those 5 years, she stated she had only done 150 miles in the last year alone, the tapping noise is very slight and appears to be from the front of the engine, the reason i bought this bike from what i read it would last..but seems i may have just made a fatal mistake....i hope not!