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i'm kettering and be up for a wee run before going, where you got planned and what time? Sorry dude - I missed this. If you're free on Wednesday night there's a bike meet in Northampton. Come along

Anyone going from Northamptonshire? I might set off early and take a long route to get there if anyone else is up for it?

I may venture out that way

Genuinely gutted for you mate!

If no one on here can help you try asking the guys on 675.cc A lot of the guys on there use tune ECU on their Daytona's so might be able to help

Sorry dude, didn't think to post on here until yesterday. Come along on Wednesday night to the cafe in Northampton if you'd like to meet everyone (see my other post)

A large group of bikes meeting at 09:15 tomorrow morning (@ sixfields McDonalds) and heading to Matlock Bath. If anyone else wants to join us you're more than welcome to come along.

Should have added - it's open from 6pm until 10pm. It's usually busiest around 7ish.

Awesome. There'll be barbecues in the summer months so I'm told.

Search for Northampton Bikers Club on Facebook. We regularly have ride outs with riders of all abilities, from L plate riders to 1000cc riders. Hope to see some of you joining us

Anyone from Northamptonshire, there is a Wednesday night meet at the All Seasons Cafe in Billing Garden centre. Dave usually puts on a meal deal for £6. Hope to see some of you there.

A few guys from Northamptonshire going for a ride out to Ace Cafe. Let me know if you'd like to come along...

Buy the Highway Code book from whsmiths! Take your own kit there's will probably have a million other people's sweat inside it.

Ignore the speedo, you don't get enough time to look at it. Open it up to what feels about right. A couple of practises and you should get it easily. My instructor had booked the mod 1 track for an hour for me to practise on on the morning of my test...

Ready for the warm weather...

Wow

Maybe this will help http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Produ ... is-winter/

That's the stuff joeman!!! Good find. Nice idea with the carpet - I tried to convince the mrs that putting the old sofa in the garage was a good idea too - she didn't agree

I can't say for sure but I heard that you can't fail for taking the wrong turns. If you're in the wrong lane just take the wrong turn. Last minute lane changes are a fail I think???

My school hired the test course out for a couple of hours before the exam. We did all the slow stuff elsewhere and then spent the majority of the two hours going over and over the swerve manoeuvre - eventually it was just routine and didn't even need to think about it when I got to the test bit. Lots of revs through all the slow speed manoeuvres and widest turns possible through the cones in the middle.

They sell something like this in Costco if you have one near you: http://www.bltllc.com/commercial_industrial_floor.htm I'd recommend that you seal it with a proper concrete sealer if possible- when I did mine I had some concrete sealer left over from when we did the tiles on the garden patio. Used it up in the garage and then finished off with PVA - can certainly tell a difference between the two different areas. Then, if you can afford it, go for the vinyl coverings as above link or the interlocking panels you mentioned. If like me you go for the painted option you'll only end up getting frustrated every time you put your bike away with wet tyres and you wheel it out to find it lifts a bit of the paint up

I sealed mine (was very dusty previously) then painted with garage floor paint. Has a lovely finish and is quite tough. The only problem is putting the bike away in the wet. The bike tyres stick to the floor and crack bits off when I roll it back out. If I was doing it again it buy some of the sheet material you can get from Costco - a bit more expensive though!!!

It's billing bike fest in a few weeks. I'm not sure I'll be going in case it's as rubbish as the one at the weekend.

Thanks for the invite mate. I had a lie in so was a little late up to make it over to Cambridgeshire. Maybe next time... Went to billing bike show in the end, definitely won't be going again next year!!!

Anyone going to be around Northamptonshire? Weather forecast is good