ANDYROSE

A happy, prosperous and above all healthy New Year to all. Andy

Try asking on here... Here ...where someone will point you in the right direction. Andy

Hi Alan, How you doing? Good to hear from you, hope everything is well with you. Andy

Blimey, I thought I was the "Ba humbug" merchant! Has nobody said Happy Christmas on here yet? Well I will... HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ...and a happy new year too Cheers, Andy

Congratulations indeed to all of you I don't know about a chair on an RD 250 though, an RD 400 would be better Andy

Hi, Divvy's are prone to this, check out the Divvy forum here for a fuller answer. This is one thread on the subject... here Andy

Glad you got sorted OK. This very subject has been running over ... here ...a site you might find of use. Andy

Hi & welcome. I have no info about the XT125 but buying knew sounds reasonable if you can afford it, and certainly keeping it for a year or so also makes sense. But, the depreciation will be quite high whenever you sell so maybe it might be worth looking for a late secondhand example where someone else has copped the depreciation already? Good luck and have fun whatever you do, that's what bikes are all about Andy

Hi Paul and welcome. I have to say that I would agree with the above comments, not in regard to the R6 (I have never ridden one so can make no comment about the bike itself) but about riding generally. Obviously you know about yourself and whether or not you will restrain your right hand, but for me passing your test is only the first stage. Frankly I would suggest that a Thundercat is more than big/powerful enough for a novice rider, and maybe you should consider something even 'tamer' such as a GS or CB500, a Diversion 600 or similar. Such a bike will give you invaluable experience, whilst not costing too much to buy or insure and should the worst happen the repair bills would hopefully not be too bad either. Even a simple low speed drop on a bike with lots of plastic can be ruinous! After a year to eighten months you would probably find the transition to a bigger bike a lot more comfortable. Just my thoughts, and good luck with the test. Andy

Am I getting this right Merv? You give someone crabs, and they give you lager ! Wow! What would they give you for a good dose of something ? Sorry, couldn't resist that So instead of nice hilly scenery you are getting the opposite, very flat scenery? Thats a shame, but maybe something will work out for you soon, and this time you won't get stuck on snowed in roads! Cheers, Andy

Hi Chris & welcome. Nice to see a new rider getting on the road, especially on a DT. One or two others on here as well as me will be pleased to see someone using one of those Nice to know your dad and his mates will be around too, hopefully they will keep you out of trouble Have fun. Andy

...today. Not as warm Pete in Spain perhaps but some nice blue sky and sunshine and cracking scenery. The original pictures I had in mind didn't work out as the hills were a bit too haze shrouded so after a round-a-bout trip I ended up here, near to where I work a lot. The hill opposite is where I went next, top right hand side you can make out Loch Ness. Then across to the other side of the Glen for a better view of Loch Ness. Then back down to the main road and along the side of Loch Ness to a hotel, and guess who had waded ashore? Didn't look too impressed by the Divvy though! Probably not too many days like this left in the year so it was nice to get the chance. Cheers, Andy

Well done for the CBT, and good luck with the Direct Access. That's a nice looking bike you have there. I have no idea about anything you can do to make your bike better, just be careful not to become a fashion victim as it is a bit expensive buying too many accesories which might look nice or sound good but in reality do nothing to improve the bike. My money would go on making sure the tyres are the best, (try asking around about which ones suit the bike and you may find a consensus forms) the brakes are good and the suspension is set up for you. Otherwise I would spend a few quid on a post test riding course of some sort, maybe the folks who ran your CBT can offer something. It might sound a bit 'lame' but an introduction to 'real world riding' with a tutor could be highly valuable. Cheers, Andy

Well done from me too Sadly the cage is always going to be with us but as Scott says there's nothing to beat the feeling of riding Cheers, Andy

Well done and many congratulations I hope you have many happy miles of riding ahead of you. Just be careful, there's a lot of idiots out there You are the second person recently who has got on the road through Cam Riders, a chap on the Diversion forum has just done it with them too! Here Cheers, Andy

Great to see her 'breathing' again Scott I should think that must be a major fix for after being on your diesels for so long When do you think you will be on the road again? Andy

Hi & welcome to bikes and the forum. I think the XS650 will be a good bike for you to learn on in all respects and hopefully you will find some good answers on here, not from me though as I know nothing . Andy

I think it might be worth you trying the VJMC, an 84/85 bike is probably just old enough to come under their remit. Otherwise I have recently heard of Yamaha UK being quite helpful so you might want to try them. Cheers, Andy

Hi & welcome, yet another R6! The roads must be awash with them Hope you enjoy it anyway, likewise your visit's on here Andy

Hi Scott, That is about what I said to him , although I also suggested he looked at the Vintage Japanese Club (VJMC) which cover all Jap bikes of the era, actually anything over 15 years old I think! Strange that the Classic Club don't seem to want new people Andy

I have just got this PM and although I don't think this is place for the chap maybe someone out there can be of more help than me? 15/09/06 Hi Andyrose, Are you the founder of this club and has it any connection with the YAMAHA Classic Club?. My reason for this question is that I wrote to the Yamaha classic bike club with the view to joining but they never relplied as such that is to say one of the persons i wrote to actually phoned me back some three months later and was going to let me know what was going on but so far he has nerver been in contact since. I have two old Yamaha trail bikes which I am trying to restore as a hobby, you see I am an old codger who is retired and needs to keep my little grey cells active. I have a 174 yamaha trail 125cc which requires an exhaust, seat, and indicator switch. I have also a 250DT trail which I have almost completed but I may require an odd item. Can you tell me what is the best coarse of action. If I joined this club of yours could I be helped to locate the parts I want. I would be pleased to hear from you. Mervyn J Littler Andy

I tried to have a look on here this morning but just got an error message saying something about 'too many connections'! I didn't think it was that busy on here! lol! Seems to be OK now anyway Andy

Just a tad too far for me Merv Must have been quite a site though I wasn't on the other one either, but I hadn't heard of it until now anyway even if it was in range! Andy

Cheers Merv, I hadn't realised there are two Caberg models but they both sound pretty good. What's wrong with smelling of cow crap? I have known plenty of people who thought nothing of spending an evening in the pub having come straight from work on the farm. Mind you, there was always a lot of room at the bar... Cheers, Andy

Hi Tom, Thanks for the info about the helmet, I think I will have to seriously consider buying one. I actually live some distance from Aviemore, in a place called Drumnadrochit which is close to Loch Ness but the other side from Aviemore. So unless you were over here our path's probably didn't cross. Were you up on holiday? We went across primarily for a family day out but it was interesting enough, especially as there were a few bikes other than Harleys around. Highlights for me were a very nice 750 Commando which was ridden by the bloke with the Caberg helmet, a Laverda Jota and a Kawa Z1 which was in mint condition. The Harleys? Well, to be honest, they just don't do it for me but if that is what people like then good luck to them. It was certainly a good turn out and good fun from what I could see. Cheers, Andy