obriens65

The multi storey (NCP) car park in Basingstoke used to have short barriers so bikes could just ride through. then it was taken over by a private firm and the barriers were replaced by full length so bikes have to py the same price as cars. Don't see many bikes in there anymore.

If someone knows these shit sucker scum and doesn't shop them they're just as bad in my view

From the Daily Mail website: Describing the split seconds after the impact, the mother-of-one, 20, told the Mail Online: 'They just came out of nowhere. They were going so fast. They probably thought we would be able to get out of their way', she said. 'Olivia startled. So did I. I tried grabbing Olivia but she ended up going backwards. They missed me and hit Olivia. She went flying sideways. 'I thought this could be fatal. I went into shock. She was laying on her belly crying. I saw Olivia screaming and trying to drag herself off the road, shouting mummy. I grabbed her and cuddled her.' Olivia was airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital suffering with fractured skull as well as cuts and bruises. Ms Pollard added: 'Every time I look at my daughter it breaks my heart. To think that people could do that to her and then drive off while she lies bleeding in the road makes me sick. 'She almost went under the wheel of one of the bikes but the speed they'd hit her meant that she bounced off and was flung a few feet down the road. She landed head first. 'I ran up to her and as I held her, a lad on one of the other motorcycles looked right into my eyes. 'I begged him to stay and help me and he just drove off with the other two. 'They could see that Olivia was seriously hurt because she was covered in blood and still they did nothing to try and help. Appealing directly to the motorcyclists' conscience, she urged the trio to hand themselves in to police, saying they had 'put my little girl through hell'. 'None of them stopped. They didn't even pause to see if she was alright.

We like to think that as Bikers we're different to the cagers. This goes to show that scum can ride bikes as well. http://www.hallamfm.co.uk/news/local/3-year-old-girl-in-hit-and-run-with-3-motorbikes-in-rotherham/

I bought Tuzo boots a couple of months ago and have the same problem. Waterproof enough but starting to split already.

It's a Honda DN-01. They advertise it as a cruiser! I also believe it's got Automatic transmission.

The only bar I hate to leave is the one that sells beer

I don't bother on short trips but always wear them if I'm going to be riding for more than 15 minutes.

Well done. Take some time getting your confidence on the YBR. Now you've passed your CBT you can relax and start learning how to ride a bike.

It goes back as far as the TR1 (forerunner of the Virago). My gears whine going up and down

When I'm too old and feeble to swing my leg over the saddle I might consider giving up the bike. Or I might get one with a lower seat.

Showing your age Drewpy.

It's not the Arc De Triumphe roundabout that's bad, it's the French drivers going round it.

Good luck with the CBT.

A Spanner can also be a person with little or no common sense.

Great stuff Bippo. I'm glad having a new bike hasn't turned you into a rain dodger

I dropped my bike on some mud (after being told by my daughter's boyfriend that his garden was the best place to park it) and snapped the break lever. £2:99 from ebay and it's as good as the original.

Bevo, that is the ugliest thing I've seen in my life

As Benedictine suggested, start small by buying/selling through ebay and while you're doing that learn about what it takes to start up a small business. There should be plenty of literature available on the subject. Then when you feel you are in a better position, make the leap. Any profit that you make on the ebay transactions can be put into a seperate bank account and used as start-up funds when you're ready.

Maybe he's too busy fixing the bike to come online.