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I asked at the show and they said 5 to 6 weeks

Happy belated birthday

I never said they did make them as good as Japanese bikes I'm marely pointing out that the Japanese bikes of yesteryear where just as bad and people rebelled against those! They are getting better and better and I recon one day they will be competing And there lies some of the issue! China is a throw away country! If it breaks they just replace it as everything is cheap enough They do need a better network and supply of spares so there is work to do in the area

Ah the old Chinese debate I'm pretty sure back in the day when the Japanese started making bikes the reliability was very questionable! Now look at them! The Chinese will dominate the market one day and their reliability will be addressed as time goes on just like they have been doing for years! Every time something new comes out it gets better but also the price is increasing on them! They aren't as cheap as they was which suggests they are using better quality materials. Most things are made in China these days and due to the cheap labour but they are using quality materials with good quality control and it's that what makes the difference between a good bike or one that's going to fall apart.

For what reason?

I disagree with @Simon Davey unfortunately! In 99.99999999% of cases he is right but if he is building a bike then it may end up having to be re registered and could end up on a Q plate and I don't know what the crack is with private plates is for that situation I would tread carefully before going ahead and buying a plate

I thought so! Things could have been so different for both companies

Am I right in thinking they approached KTM first and got rejected? or was it Triumph?

Heated gear is the way forward! Although I prefer stuff that plugs in to the bike so there is no risk of a flat battery I have a keis waist coat running through a hex ezcan which enables me to control the temp with the heated grips I've not felt the need for heated trousers as yet even in 3 degrees temps although my feet do get a little chilly No heated gloves either just summer gloves with heated grips on

Happy birthday @Mickly

When we went to Mercury they had staff there that had to go and ask questions to the questions I was asking! Plus the reviews aren't that great to be fair even though I have had no issues with mine. Another place I forget which one was doing the molds on someone and talking away to them and getting them to answer back! Big no no with moulds! You have to be very still as you know. While talking about the earplugs we saw a guy having his done and they pulled the moulds and binned them as they wasn't perfect and re did them. They knew what the was talking about and the reviews are good.

I will be saving 500 quid on a new helmet! By not buying one

Ultimate ear won! Two sets ordered today one for me and one for the wife Both with built in speakers

Some include breakfast some are pay on the day Yeah we did well to get them all at that price

I'm still undecided who to use this time! I currently have mercury ear plugs so I might go find all 4 and speak to them first

Depends on the size of the windscreen I suppose.........

Who did you use? I'm getting some new moulds done tomorrow while there As for bargains I haven't seen any for the last 10 years! The only deal I ever had was on a helmet about 13 years ago got 500 quids worth of stuff for 280 that's all I have ever got

We are booked for the NC500 for next year already! Under 400 each for accommodation for 6 nights which I thought was rather good. The only time I got expensive was when looking at the west coast Apart from that no other plans made yet but just continue to ride as and when I can as usual

Me on the BM just riding in

As above a set of Packtalk bolds I have had these for about 5 years and have just replaced them for the edge because I am a spoilt twat They both work as they should although the batteries are starting to get a little tired as they aren't lasting the 13 hours they used to! I used to get a go 8 to 10 hours still and as a result I bought two new batteries to replace them which I never got round to doing! looking for £220 delivered

It doesn't help the fact that drivers plant the throttle from stone cold to build the air pressure up Time and time again I see this at work! I think the largest engine we have in a bus not is about 6 ltrs! All euro 6 that run rather hot!

@Mawsley can't even remember a 4 digit pin so he is going to be screwed with this one.........

This is what I have https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inflator-AA-Compact-Lightweight-Portable/ One of the smallest out there that I could find

The can bus will take up to about 10 amps I plug mine in to my optimate lead it saves any messing about And I run the bike while in use

Do you mean the oil contains PTFE? It's the oil that causes the issue and causes the PTFE to swell If it contains PTFE it doesn't mean its suitable for use on PTFE