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Deer stalker hat - ....Watch out, horses startle easily. I agree, I don't think anything will get done when it is down to money. I also don't think it helps the cause being taken seriously when he petition creator writes "It is either discrimination against motorcyclists, or blatant milking of us for financial benefit". That cries out "I've had a few to drink and I'm angry with something. Screw the man, screw him good." But it would be nice to see it at least get enough signatories to be looked at, even if we are all unclean criminals.

You think learning the 'English' translations in America is hard, try learning them in Scottish. http://www.firstfoot.com/dictionary An then yer arse fell aff. A term used when someone is bullshitting. Arse bandit Pejorative term for a homosexual Auldjin Anybody older than 40. Bampot A mildly unhinged person. Banger To describe someone that's mentally challenged "check the nick a that banger over there" can also be used when enquiring on how your pal got on with his new girlfriend. "Did ye banger?" baw bag scrotum Bawbag A useless person " Haw, see you Vogts, yerr a bawbag ya choob" baw hair a hairsbreadth. He missed me by a baw hair To name but a few....

I don't know if anyone has seen this, or if it's been posted about, but found it quite interesting, if a little thin on information. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/48869 Anyone got any thoughts on it?

I've purchased this as a small GPS module to fit inside the bike. After looking at custom building one, the price was going to be around £150 inc VAT for boards, shields, antennae etc, vs this one at £20. Although the custom one would be easier to hide with external antennae, I will try to fit this neat little thing within the instrument cluster (it is that small!) then it only has plastic to beam through. Scotty should have no problems getting a lock. I will update with my results in a later post and let you know if it's worth it. If I do move on to building one myself, I'm sure that'll be a longer blog post. Now to figure out how I'm going to connect this to my 6v battery without killing my bike cheers

Sorry, I feel you over-estimate the worth others will place on my bike as well.

I feel you over-estimate the worth I place on my little YB. That being said, my customised version was going to employ a deep seated unit, hidden down in the frame and potentially hard to access without prior knowledge, with a covert antenna that isn't easy to spot, so I might get them when it gets taken out the van if they fail to realise it has such a unit. T-minus 2 days before I get my little one back and still time to figure out if I want to build one. I can always put it on my car if I don't use it much. Cheers

Reading back through from Page 1, this caught my eye........... is there anything else you'd like to predict??

Hey guys and girls, hope you are all doing well. I'm back on after a long winter (every time I worked on my bike for more than 10 mins my testicles turned to ice cubes), so I gave up - and as well as being a fair weather golfer, fair weather rugby player, fair weather hiker, I'd also like to be a fair weather mechanic/motorcycle enthusiast. My little YB100, after spending the past few years working on getting it rebuilt, is finally in at the local garage getting it's first MOT. I have been informed it only failed on 3 minor things: fork seal, rear brake bulb/switch, and something on the wrong way round (but as I didn't look at the picture when I installed it, I'm not surprised). So it's almost there!!! On now to the question that I thought I'd pose to everyone. I have no security features, apart from a bike chain (still to buy), and the insurance excess of £600 that I'd have to pay is the exact cost of the bike's worth (pointless insurance eh!)...so I thought I'd install a GPS tracker...for a bit of fun and security only, not as a insurance reducer or something to rely on, strictly for tinkering...coz I likes to do it. Has anyone here used a GPS tracker for their bike? I can buy a prebuilt tracker, with GPS, SMS/GSM/GPRS and a built in datalogger and covert microphone to pick-up the would be bike thief's voice. Something similar to this Or I can build a GPS/GSM/GPRS/Microphone+Datalogger using Arduino and some circuits (more expensive but customisable). Does anyone have any success with them? Does anyone use them and/or had to use it when a bike has gone missing? I know it's a tinkering thing, now I've fixed the bike, I'm moving onto the next project of a CNC machine then my wind turbine, but I thought I'd try this before for the bikes sake. Any input would be good to know. Trackers are getting cheaper and cheaper, and its hard to find a downside to having one, even more so if you can charge it from the bike without reducing the bike battery when switched off. Many thanks, and I hope you're all enjoying the weekend. I am. And I thoroughly recommend Brothers Strawberry Premium Cider as a fruity alternative to the traditional apple cider/scrumpy. Cheers, atocp

For me, my bike is not my primary mode of transport, so I can afford to take my time on it (several years now ), rather pay to get it done. If there's something I can't do myself, I usually refer to the Haynes book of lies, which inspires me to google it. And obviously on here for advice or Youtube for instructional videos. If there's something big that is a specialist job, I'll save up to buy the equipment to do it because I will learn for next time, and have to tools to do it for others, but then again, a YB100 isn't exactly a complex sophisticated machine.

sorry, saw grouch's reply and thought it was the post above, didn't even look at the post. as for the risers, i'd have a go at making them myself...but i suppose thats not really the point of "what do you want for christmas" is it?!

Here Boon - ION Turntable, There is a cheaper one, but whenever I buy from Amazon, I always buy using the reviews. 3 Star or less, wont buy it. There might be cheaper elsewhere, but this gives you an idea of what Grouch suggested. -atocp

DirtyDT, you could try this as a watch box...i reckon it should do the trick. As for me, i'll be asking for the usual, Charlize Theron, Ferrari, Charlize Theron and Heidi Klum, 1959 T120 Triumph Bonneville, Charlize Theron, Heidi Klum and some melted chocolate, and Mary Berry. Ooohhh, and the West Wing boxset, absolute bargain! But to be honest, if it wasn't so bloody expensive, I'd love a KitchenAid food mixer with a dough attachment. Can't get enough of the GBBO with Mary, Paul, Mel and Sue.

Hi Mailee, This maybe a stupid question, but have you test ridden either of them. If you are wanting to know what they are gonna be like, I'd imagine a Yamaha dealer to feel them out might be best, then hit ebay/autotrader/etc if you're looking for second hand? But then again, thats from someone on his first bike, with only a CBT and not much biking experience. Cheers, atocp

hahahaha, brutal honesty. I appreciate that.

run? hahaha, oh how i dream of such a day. blue skies, the shining glow of the midday sun bathing down in its warmth and comforting splendour. no. it doesnt run. havent tried it since i replaced the gasket that tore when i tried it last time. you have given me hope though, that there's not an 'issue' per say, but rather issues that will resolve themselves when the engine is running. I'm now out in my garage, and I'm going to put things back together so i can try and start it tomorrow after work. Thanks again for your assistance. You really must be getting sick of me by now!?! cheers, atocp