Simon Davey

My user manual says it's set up for a 68kg rider. That ain't me

Many thanks. I always curse people that need animals to be rescued from ditches and rivers. "Why don't they keep their fences in order"..... Our horse must have been spooked by something, he went straight through electric rope and posts, taking it all down. Then, diwn into the muddy river travelling at least 80 metres before getting stuck. I shan't curse in the future

Good morning all I've got up late after going to bed at 04:00. We found one of our horses stuck in a shallow river (steep banks) at 18:30 last night Took lots, and I mean lots of people from Suffolk, and then Essex fire and rescue to get him out. After 3 hours he was lying on the grass looking like he was going to die from hypothermia and dehydration. 90 minutes after that we managed to get him up, but he needed to go to the equine hospital. It was a loooooong night.

Great to get it set up right though. Would be interested to know how/if it improves the ride.

Apologies, I should have read the OP properly.

Hi @wastedyears1981 Not used one myself, but I'm sure Stortsbikeshop are selling a used (returned) one on their eBay shop.

I just sympathise with anyone who has to spend money.

@muldoon74 Yup, that looks like a superb riide out, great pictures

Good morning

Can't see those pictures @muldoon74

Drooling over that.

Happy birthday @peatear

It's a pity about the gaping cracks in a couple of them now.

Good morning

That's so darned helpful!

Simple, not very exciting, but very satisfying, and absolutely essential. Plastic cover for the rear caliper arrived today, courtesy of Fowlers. Below is without the cover, no wonder it seized.

I thought Metrosexual was bonking in the back of mum's old Austin.....

@Tinkicker It's all about the greed, they'll tell you it's all about your fuel filling experience, but the feckers just want yer money, they're not content with big fuel profits.

@RedBaron.Com1963 Hi Nick, I'd be very careful with older bikes and torque. If it's tight, I would leave it, use it, then check again after a reasonable mileage.

Good morning

Windy all day, so I waited for sundown and headed out to test my rear brake, and see what it was like with air in the tyres (once again let down by my trust in others). I only managed a mile and she conked out on me. Some kind people in a Landrover stopped to check I was OK, so I hollered through my open visor, "yes thanks, I forgot to turn the bloody fuel on" I was only out for an hour, but really enjoyed the roundabouts on the Haverhill bypass, then out towards Bury St Edmunds and back again. Lovely back brake, and great handling. Not a fan of riding in the dark, had my high beam on whilst using the unlit A roads.

Do it, you know your life is incomplete without it....

What a great write-up thanks. It's great to have all the adjustables, such as bars and foot rests. If it fits more people, that does of course mean more sales.

@Greg Cleveland Try this. Turn phone Bluetooth off. Let headset connect to the C5. Then phone Bluetooth on and connect phone to C5

Sometimes (mostly), and especially with Harley's and other big twins, it's more about the low down torque than it is about HP. High HP is really for giving your sport bike a good thrashing and actually being thrown off the back. Personally, I have an old 1200 4cyl "sport tourer" which becomes an absolute looney after 5K, I really would like something less scary, but with decent bottom end torque.