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And I was startled by the bumble bee that I hit. I can see I've never really lived

I went into Halfords looking for that camouflage paint. Couldn't see it anywhere. I'll get me coat...............

First 300 miles I'd keep the revs to no more than 60% of redline and riding for no more than an hour at a time. 300 to 600 miles avoid full throttle. Change the oil and filter after 600 miles. As it's a dragstar you're probably going to want to polish it a lot

Bike and car, as the cover attaches to the policy holder it covers you in whatever vehicle you are in or on. I've got the Home Assistance option which covers you from home, otherwise you are covered anywhere in UK from more than 1/4 mile from home. I've found them very helpful, they gave my Vito Dualiner the thumbs up as a people carrier when all the other recovery services wanted to class it as a commercial vehicle.

I've got a family policy from GEM Motoring Assist. Used once last year when my Astra fried it's ECU. 30 minute wait and kept up to speed via text updates.Wife called them out to a puncture on the M6 and again only waited 35 minutes.

I use a Contour HD, being a cheapskate I picked it up secondhand off eBay. I've got it mounted on the bars as I didn't want to stick anything on my (then) new Shoei Neotec. I haven't noticed any vibration issues on my MT125 but trying it on my mates ER-6 was hilarious. Waterproof out of the box the only issue with them is poor sound quality.

Didn't know Eric'Winkle'Brown RN (and a whole shedload of other Military & Civilian decorations), Test Pilot and holder of the world record for highest number of aircraft types ever flown and most carrier deck landings, neither record of which will ever be broken.

From Wikipedia 'On March 18, 2014, Carpenter, arriving at Birmingham Airport for a performance at Birmingham Symphony Hall the following day, was refused permission to enter Britain by Border Force who misapplied immigration rules for visiting foreign artists, known as permitted paid engagement. He returned to Britain the following day, and after a short detention at the airport, performed a reduced version of his planned recital' Misapplied - I think not, just a music lover

Unscrew rear brake adjuster nut. Remove split pin from brake torque arm bolt and then remove nut. Then proceed as Slice suggests. Note that a spacer on the right hand side of the wheel will have fallen out as you remove the axle so don't lose it. Keep the wheel upright once it's been removed and lift out the brake plate from the r/h side and the sprocket from the l/h side. Good opportunity to check out the state of the brake shoes. Chain slack from the YBR manual 20 to 30mm

Don't know about sensible - but it's the only one that will work. That is unless a homebrew Nitrous kit could be concocted.

Slice is right on the money. Had exactly the same problem with my YBR. I'm sure you will find that the brake shoes have picked up some crud. Just sandpaper them until they are clean. Also check that the inside face of the hub that the shoes bear on is also clean. Blow all the dust off everything before reassembling.I've still got a Haynes manual for the YBR so if you need walking through this them pm me

Sorry to hear about the tumble. More or less anything will be better than the stock tyres. They are designed to last for ages and that's about all you can say about them. Choice is a bit limited given the size on the YBR125. Michelin Pilot Sportys used to be the tyre of choice, so naturally Michelin stopped making them. Closest they do at the present is the Pilot Street which I really rate. Had them fitted to my YBR and they came as standard with the MT

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Prompted by Blackhat I’ve penned this short review of my MT-125. A few caveats first off. I’ve only been on two wheels since April of this year and only licenced since late July therefore assume I know nothing (my wife will happily confirm your assumption). My reason for getting another 125 (I sold my original YBR125 for a Foxeye Fazer) was that following a flare up of an old back injury I’ve found it very difficult to cope with the weight of the Fazer. The strength in my legs is apt to fail with little warning and has on two occasions led to me dropping the big bike whilst manoeuvring it off my property. Not good for the confidence. So I wanted something lighter but didn’t want to go back to anything basic. Didn’t like the Duke for no specific reason I could explain, I didn’t want a race inspired riding position so the shopping list was quite short. My daughter who currently rides a twist and go would also like the opportunity to get some time on a geared bike so it looked like a good idea. Most of the bike mags have posted reviews by ‘real’ journos and the specs are easy to come by so I won’t rehash any of that here. So what’s it like ? Well performance wise it’s a learner legal 125 with all the restrictions that that entails. Apparently Yamaha say that the MT in the series stands for maximum torque. Not in this case. Dimension wise it’s very similar to the MT-07 and it feels like a ‘proper’ bike when you first sit on it. Handling is confidence inspiring, tracks well and turns in quickly. My first YBR always felt like a recalcitrant child in that you hoped all would go well but there was always a lingering doubt that if the going suddenly got tough it would misbehave, the MT125 is like that annoying cousin your parents always compared you to – the one that always did as they were told. In town it’s nippy in traffic and gets up to 30/40 without any fuss. The real revelation was in longer journeys, I live about an hours ride from the Yorkshire Dales and it has always been one of my favourite places (despite being the wrong side of the Lancashire/Yorkshire border) so I’ve been doing 150/170 mile round trips up there whilst the weather is kind and the roads dry. Brakes work without any fuss and the UK spec bike comes with Michelin Street Pilots. The gearbox was really smooth from day one (it still retains the Yamaha clunk when going into first though) and I haven’t found any false neutrals yet. Fuel economy is astounding even when riding on the rev limiter The pillion is designed solely to torture your passenger, don’t even think about it unless you’ve been smoking crack. The mirrors are good, but not up to those on the Fazer. Now for the moans, neither the clutch or front brake lever are span adjustable and at this price point I feel they should be. Those with smaller hands will struggle for a comfortable grip. The tank is shrouded in plastic so a no go area for magnetic tank bags (Yamaha will sell you their system which appears to use a harness fitted between headstock and the rear of the tank but even the dealer looked shamefaced when telling me the price) Time to break out the Kriega I think. The exhaust system has been assembled out of old beer tins and designed by someone thrown out of work when the Trabant factory closed. No doubt the usual aftermarket suppliers will provide their own systems in due course. No centre stand, not a deal breaker for me. I use an Abba Pro stand 1600 miles in and nothing has broken/fallen off yet. Lots of plastic trim that may suffer with use It’s a lot of cash for a 125 at around £3900 but my local dealers tell me that all the stock imported for the launch sold within days and that they are on back order until November. Am I glad I bought it, yes but I have quite specific requirements. Had I been riding when I was 17 this would have ticked every box and several more beside.

There's a bigger difference in performance !

Thanks. I'll put something up in the review section

g Outside The George in Thoralby, just off the B6160 south of Aysgarth in the Dales

Congratulations to you both. Just wait until they are both teenagers.................By a feat of very poor planning my wife and I managed four daughters within exactly four years. Fortunately they started to leave for Uni before I was forced to take up gardening and live in an a shed on the Allotment one week every month.

Not if they involve the Mankini

I use Where's My Droid, it's not responding to the requests to report it's GPS co-ordinates so the phone has either been tuned off or destroyed. At least it wasn't a particularly expensive one and the screen was already cracked so it was in line for replacement anyway.

I decided to take today off as the forecast looked very promising, if a bit colder than of late. Along M65 to J13 and then A682 to Long Preston, A65 to Kirkby Lonsdale (plenty of bikes parked by the brew wagon in the car park next to the bridge) then along the A683 to Sedbergh where I stopped for lunch in glorious sunshine. A684 to Hawes and cut back along the B6255 to Ribblehead where I got some nice shots of the bike with the Ribblehead Viaduct in the background. Back to Settle via Horton in Ribblesdale and retraced my steps home via the A65/A682/M65. Home for tea and the discovery that my phone with all todays pictures is on the road somewhere between Ribblehead and home. Arsebiscuits

Hi Jamie and welcome. As Guy Martin says "if you're not crashing you're not trying"

Hello and welcome

Thanks for all the good wishes, I've passed them on to her. Andrew, she's a horn player. Ironically enough as it's her left arm that's injured she could have probably managed any other brass instrument - the horn being the only member of the family that's effectively played left handed.