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timdmilton

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  1. Thanks for your replies, guys. In answer to your questions it has a rear disk brake and yes that's a good point about getting the brake service done. I will re-post in the workshop section if any further questions, cheers. Oh and mines a pint whoever's buying lol.
  2. Apologies to the Moderator for discussing taboo subjects in the bar! I'm new to the forum as you can tell but here, as in the 'outside world' I always tend to gravitate to bars (though not on days when I'm driving or riding of course)
  3. Hi, My Divvy has single front disk brake which doesn't seem very good at all. I've tried bleeding it which helped in that the lever no longer has the spongy feel as before but stopping power is still pretty ineffective compared with other machine I've ridden. Last time I took her in for an MOT I asked them to check the front disk and pads and was told nothing wrong (well I suppose they must have worked well enough to pass the MOT). Is this a common complaint do you know? I assume that's the reason that they upgraded later production models to twin disks at the front. Also I'm experiencing an alarming tendency of the rear wheel to lock up with only moderate pressure applied to the pedal. Could be my fault I guess as I'm quite inexperienced on bikes, or maybe there is a genuine fault? Thanks Tim
  4. Hi Slice, Blackhat250 & TommyXS, Thanks guys and sincere apologies for not replying sooner! No you didn't offend me, quite the contrary lol. Just that I selected the options to receive email alerts from this forum (as I do on other sites i post on) but for some unknown reason which I'll attempt to discover / resolve, I AINT RECEIVING ANY EMAILS!! So I'm not ignoring you ok :-) I love my Divvy cos it's my first and only biggish bike since doing the Direct Access (that was a Kawasaki 500 ER5 of course!) and I'm learning a lot about handling the machine and even getting good at filtering (which I was always scared of previously) - well coming home from work on the M25 you don't have any choice otherwise may as well just take the car and stagnate in the steel jungle for 2 hours Yes I take the point about not fitting a tyre that's different from the recommended size and regarding Advanced lessons I am intending to do that when time allows. For the moment I'm going out on rides with mates but they're all way ahead of me in experience (i.e. they HAVE SOME!!) and usually always way ahead of me on the road; but they're nice and patient and always wait for me to catch up :-) Cheers, Tim
  5. Hi, New to this forum (and quite a rookie biker too). Did the Direct Access course a few years back and bought an XJ600S Diversion because I wanted an intro to big bikes, also something with a fairing that was ok on motorways, etc. I've been fairly happy pottering around on my own but have recently started going out on longer distance rides and more twisty roads and have found the handling disappointing when trying to keep up with the 'big boys'... Partly my inexperience I guess, plus the Divvy wasn't designed to be a sports bike, but is there anything I could do to improve things in the handling department? A mate suggested fitting a bigger rear tyre; is that an option and do you think it would help at all? Also would that be considered a 'modification' that would affect my insurance premium - maybe I'd just be better off in the long run getting a machine with better handling Thanks Tim
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