AndyBuk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-29130267 Could have been a lot worse.

I know I shouldn't laugh... but I did, sorry :-)

What make of Avons where you running(I known that sounds like a stupid question but you know what I mean)? I like the sound of them... I can't do much racing in the daily commute lol and the bike vibrates to much above 90mph, not that it can go much faster than that with my heavy ass on board lol. Sounds like what ever you had ticks all my boxes, all weather riding and predominately on the motorway with good mileage durability.

I use the Autocom system which is connected to the Garmin zumo which has a dedicated holder on the handlebar. My Autocom system also has bluetooth which could link to either sat nav or phone, if my phone is in my pocket or trunk then I'm assuming I could use the sat nav to answer it via this means. Although I don't think I have ever taken a call on the bike. I also have the ipod linked in to the Autocom. But to be honest, I probably haven't connected my helmet to the system in over a year. These days I have just been using the bike for commuting at which point I don't mind the quiet. Really only use the set up if riding 2up or out with a buddy for bike to bike coms.

lol, you people are making me engage my brain first thing in the morning... that's not a wise suggestion, I may pass out... I'll keep looking at all those suggestions, reckon I can get away with another couple of weeks before the front is past road legal and hopefully I can remember to measure the rear to see if I might as well change the pair of them together. Thanks for all the pointers by the way, much appreciated.

Does it affect the handling in any way? Would there be and change on confidence levels whilst riding? Wouldn't want any brown trouser situations lol. I'll look into it further. Thanks.

Isn't that some kind of racing tyre concept? Would it even be road legal? Not sure that is a route I should be going down, but then again, I know nothing about them.

Sounds like a plan. What are the numbers at the end? K555 & D404F, is that just an individual product range?

ohh dear, don't think I would be happy replacing them that often lol. Think the back still has a good bit of life left in it, but should probably check again to be sure. Was thinking I might be best to replace both at the same time, but then again if they wear at different rates then whats the point in replacing together (unless perhaps to avoid mixing brands, if thats an issue). Think the stock ones are Dunlop.

Time for some new boots... well 12K and an MOT adviser note says it is on the front anyway. Been looking around and trying to determine which are the best. My riding has changed these days and I spend most of my time on the motorway, 100 mile round trip for the commute and probably a good bit less than a 1/4 of that is not on the motorway. Mainly just ride one up and probably sit between 70 & 80 at the best of times. For the occasional 2 up, probably not going to go over 60. Anyhoo, the standard tyre dimensions are as follows: Front - 130/70-18 M/C 63H Rear - 170/70B16 M/C 75H If my investigative LMGTFU has been successful, then I would appear to have quite a selection to choose from (when entering the dimensions as stated above). On the previous bike I think I had used Metzelers and had no complaints. I guess the main thing for me is durability in terms of mileage and if it they have much affect, then mpg. Anyone got any suggestions or thoughts on brands and or product types? I would prefer not to buy online as I don't have a scoob as to fitting tyres and don't really want to get it wrong. So if there are any recommendations on fitters around the Central Belt (Glasgow to Edinburgh) then that would also be helpful . Thanks, Andrew.

lol you know what they say about be people with 6 bikes...... big garage

Hi there, I holidayed in Portugal this year. It was pretty warm but not too hot, good biking weather.

I hope there isn't any retrospective ticket issuing... In Northern Ireland we always got a reminder when an MOT was due to expire (we also didn't need one until after 4 years rather than 3), but it seems on the mainland that the onus is on the owner to know when its needed, perhaps fair enough but when you have a memory like a sieve... well...

Hi & ... I'm sure none of the English members will mention last night's football to you...

Hi and welcome. First bit of advice... "Enjoy it".

I discovered on Monday that my bike was 4 months without an MOT. Had to ring round to get someone to do it that day, all passed although they did say the front tyre was pretty much on the limit. You would have thought that some government agency would have come after me within that time period...

G'day &

Hello all, Not really a new member, but its been so long I thought it best to say hi... "Hi".. there we go... now to peruse Andrew.

That made me laugh.

Why is a near miss not a near collision?

I think axa may take it into account, I remember one company did for sure. I really enjoyed my ride out with the psni, the guy was impressed at how much of the road I used for getting good sight in corners but said I shouldn't be so afraid of the white lines in the middle of the road. I was incouraged to use the bikes performance and handling benefits as long as I did it safely.

While we are at it, should we start a campaign to have those pesky cars taken outta your way as well lol.

This might sound daft but have you checked the throttle cable to see if its splitting, I had a similar problem in the past, broke down andd the AA came out and changed the cable.

I wired a Garmin Zumo 660 to the XVS 950. Its wired in to a positive that is only on when the power is on. It then has its own fuse. It is also wired to the autocom.

When I got my previous bike, I had the dealer supply me with a certificate just in case. But the Insurance never asked to see it, they didn't even ask if the bike was restricted, I simply said it was stock. Of course I do not recommend unrestricted riding, do as I say and not as I do and all that