drewpy

use wet and dry paper (soapy wet) with the wheels off. the white stuff is alloy coating itself. use progressively finer then you can get one of those wheel buffers that fit the drill. this is a lot of work but if you want it shiny, elbow grease is the only way (unless you pay someone to do it) same for all the alloy on the engine. you could also try Alloy wheel cleaner as its phosphoric acid and and tooth brush, then polish as before.

Merv likes Artics, so he's in Heaven ATM

build a draw bridge in front. keeps the scum bags out and provide a handy ramp too

bon voyage Pat, don't forget to come back

will do, prob not decide till Saturday though

we usually go through High Legh via Lymn down the A50, maybe meet up somewhere there as it on the way for you?

tommy, there's a bike meet not for from you in the Wirral. got an invite from the organiser from last year's bike show

nice one mate get it on the foams calender thing. I'm with the above, looks good as is without the chrome mudguards

small world eh! I'm just off Monton Road Stafford in 2 weeks and hope/pray the weather holds. As its over 2 days I usually pick the best weather day

good intro and never look a gift horse in the mouth. now is when you start to live your life as riding a bike changes you for the better

all brake disks squeal, bit of coppaslip between the pads and brake piston and a thorough clean, should change the harmonics back to inaudible levels

seen "guns 2 roses", really good

true, dodged a few meself

The 400's will fit, I have an NOS set on fleabay but they are the "inverted" type which only fit certain models (F and E)

unfortunately I am away that Saturday or would have gone down.

that's a bit doge(em)y

they are, as Yam had some issues with them.

well it is a mini adventure...

I heard most fails are really down to nerves. find your chi and breathe. try and relax if you can.

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battery will go

you have the best roads around; Helmshore and haslingdon as well as Rivington just on your back door

never mind grouch, its all part of the learning curve, or in your case learning cliff even the rest of my family are following your escapades and they don't like motorbikes!

cool, Paul (airhead) is not far from you either. I'm in Eccles

and you live in Bolton?