DirtyDT

That's why I moved - and I was born there.

Well I'm glad that you are OK, that's the main thing. The bike should have struggled to pull away in third gear. Personally I have never used a cruise control, and wouldn't on a bike - I never use it on the car either. It could be that you lost concentration with your mind enjoying the bike. Experience and a few miles should cure that, you still get the enjoyment but the concentration still remains. Stick with it.

I was referring to the Man U v Toons. I think Newcastle won.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I watched the live footie yesterday on the TV, the Toon's did well.

Oh yeh................. You will need to check what the minimum hire age is Foams.

Looks really good. Just be careful spraying in this weather, you really need to have dryer air to get the best finish.

I guess that's one way to bump up your post count No problems.

This was great John. The caps are a little scary!!

Looks like Pompy on a Friday night, eh Mike

No worries. I was in the background - the one with the leather cap and mustache.

You need to watch to the end to see Andrew really won the rosette for at Squires. He could be the one in the blue T shirt!

Oh yes, Plusgas not WD40 and heat if you need it and can get it on the nuts without damaging anything else.

4 basic types: 1) anything not bike specific. This includes jeans, skiwear, ppe type stuff and mankinis. To be avoided as they don't offer any abrasive protection. The only exception is waterproof over trousers providing you wear proper biking trousers underneath. 2) leather - with or without tassels. Traditional and can be good. Watch out for buffalo, and other animal skins which are not cow hide. Also look for the thickness of the leather, knee/hip protection and stitching as the quality of these varies tremendously. Not waterproof, cold, and can be quite gay (some people might say). Good quality with knee and hips inserts are probably the best protection you can get. Horrible to put on wet or on a hot day when your legs are sweaty. 3) textile including goretex and cordura. Mainly waterproof, for a while anyway but will end up leaking around the crutch at some point. High end gives good protection and normally a zip in liner for cold days. More give than leather and most have the ability to incorporate knee and hip pads. 4 Kevlar jeans. Again, quality counts. Varying degrees of quality coverage of the actual Kevlar. Not waterproof but better if you are walking or not riding for all of the day. Not as many funny looks from non bikers, especially compared to wearing too tight leather tassel trousers or an all in one power ranger come leather onesie race suit. Personally cordura for most of the time and Kevlar jeans for camping or summer day riding. Hood for jeans and RST for cordura would be a good start for me. Always with body armour inserts. Lots of very cheap Asian stuff about which is dubious quality. It doesn't matter how thick the item is if it isn't properly stitched with the correct thread. It will just come apart at the seams.

I am with airhead on this one. Copper grease is the way to go. I tend to use it on threads where I can. It makes stripping in the future so much easier, especially where there is an ally and steel mix.

I am not sure a bike needs to be cleaned that regularly. I do agree with the oily rag though!

I think Sacha has if right here. Use the right number and the right size. A quarter inch or 6mm is pretty standard but you need to check that. Once you get the size you can buy them off fleabay very cheaply. They need to be packed out with grease as well. It is a pain to replace them so I would do it once and do it properly.

Easily done!! LINKY

Kev ate the sacred squires sausage and they got so depressed that they put the place up for sale! Castrol power 1 racing is the way to go John. The bike smelt like old underpants that had been worn for a few days.

I have merge the 2 threads as you asked the same question in 2 threads. This way you should get a better reply to your questions.

Sounds like an aftermarket bodge. Do you have any heated grips, running lights, stuff like that attached? They may have used an existing wire as a feed.

Glad it is running ok. I do have to agree with cynic and say I am not a lover of pods. They do have their place though. Just keep an eye on the plug colour. The new 2 stroke oils are much better now and this allows a much bigger range of tinkering. Always use a good quality synthetic oil - I prefer castrol power 1 racing 2 stroke. That said, Blackhat gave me some carplan oil at squires and my bike ran fine with that in it. It smells a bit funny (but that could have been me after 2 days camping).

That sounds so wrong!! Have a look here for examples - both wooden and metal - LINKY

Moved as posted in the new members section.

If water can get in or is trapped in the gauge then during the cold weather it will keep doing this. That is why it needs to be put somewhere warm. During the summer you could just pull a bulb out and let it dry naturally but at this time of the year you will need to purge any damp from inside the gauge first.

Damp. This will cause condensation when the gauge gets cold. In my opinion I would take the gauge off, into the airing cupboard overnight and then back on the bike. Make sure the rubber that holds the bulbs are seated properly or damp will get in again.