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Rizo

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    Good news on the cat. Calipers freed up and exhaust welded to correct blow (thank fek downpipes not gone), just fork seals to do. All being well should get her back tomorrow or Monday :)

    Does anyone else here have an interest in moto-x? My 14 year old son participates in this mental 'sport' where broken collar bones / fingers are common place. He's been riding for about a year after moving on blatting around on a quad and talks nothing but MX. He uses language that simply passes over my head (although I now know what a 'whip' and 'kicker' is) and costs me a bloody fortune. It does, however, give him a healthy respect and passion for everything two wheels and he has learned how to strip most of the bike down already (and put it back together, in the right place ;) ) . He's currently riding a 2003 Honda CR85 (which is 'well tricked out') and hopes to move onto a 150 by the end of the year.

    Here are some pics of my Son getting 'some air' on a 'kicker'. Well proud Dad, I am... :D

    Mx # 1

    Mx # 2

    Christ, when I passed my test there was a bloke standing on a corner speaking to me via a crappy radio link. How things change! Not sure if I could go through convoluted process now. Good luck with your revisit to mod 1. My hat goes off to you....

    Just spoke to someone who was recommended by someone else. Quoted me £250 all in, subject to the calipers not requiring a rebuild. If they do it's £150 per caliper (eek). Taking it in Wednesday. The cat has only done ten miles in a year so there's a good chance it's due to too much standing around idle.

    Good luck Gas up!

    Well it had to happen, my delight has now given way to despair. The cat went in for its MOT today and it FAILED. The three failures are:

    1. Binding front caliper

    2. Leaky fork seals

    3. Exhaust blow (gasket).

    These are all repairable but its a pain in the ass as I was hoping to get the cat on the road this week.

    <sighs>

    Just taken the cat in for it's MOT, tech took a sharp intake of breath and said my front tyre is 'feathering' and my rear is nearing it's wear marker. Both legal but I will need new boots for the cat. Any recommendations on makes / type? Mainly commuting use with the odd long range blat. Ps. Anyone explain feathering to me???

    Normal 'wooden tops' are a very different breed. They have either no intrest, or are budding 'traffic cops' out to get as many traffic infringments as they can. I've found that these guys have inferior understanding of the Road Traffic Act.

    I find the driving standards of most Police officers falls way short of what I call acceptable.

    That's interesting. Traffic officers undergo extensive advanced driving courses and have to undertake a three week road traffic law course to learn the finer points of traffic law, however it is most 'wooden tops' who undertake reinforcing most of the minor traffic stuff in our towns & cities due to the lack of traffic bods. It is a training issue no doubt, but a lot of it comes down to the sort of person they are.

    Hi mate, welcome...I'm a noob myself, just finding my round. There's lots here, been picking up some knowledge on my bike on my travels. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Cheers, kev.

    I owned an RD125DX back in the day and have many happy memories. I always wanted an LC ypvs but never got round to it. My mate had an RD400 which was a hooligan bike. Notts is a bit far for me, but would be really interested in seeing some pics if anyone makes it.

    Good, bad, indifferent? Most of them are perceived as being fascist bully boys with a humour bypass and strange moustaches. Just wondered if this is a generalisation or if those who slate them have been aggrieved in some way by them? This could be contentious and please remember this is a family show. Over to you....

    Been doing the nod since the early 80's when I started out....I find the responses mixed, some will nod others are oblivious or just plain rude.. On my way back from picking my cat up I gave a couple of young 'ped riders a nod, they nodded back in unison, which I thought was nice. I really don't care we all have to start somewhere and I find that your behaviour influences others behaviour. Perhaps it's up to us to spread the word!

    God dam there a shower of tossers.

    + i edited my last post

    Not sure what the local policy is with your police, but in my neck of the woods they (the police) only take a report if someone is injured or reported for any offence. Where both parties are ok, no-one is getting reported and are happy to exchange details then they (the police, again) are not obliged to make a written report.

    I bit the bullet and done it the old fashioned way of walking into a shop and buying one. It was £45 in the end but it was filled in front of me and we had a nice chat about the weather and motorcycles. It was a YUASA and given that I was being quoted up to £63 by other dealers I thought that was ok.

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