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Two threads in one day? Crikey! I have lots of old engine oil from my last oil change and remember I read on here that someone keeps a barrel of the stuff to use on their chain? Did I really read that? Basically, is there any reason not to lubricate my chain with (old) engine oil?

Very good point. I think I'll go for it this summer as my bike is fairly young (10,000 miles) and has been superb up until now - unless someone chimes in with a very good reason not too. Obviously I'll do a lot more research and planning before setting off What sort of parts would you recommend taking? Spare chain and sprockets and such? Thanks for the reply

Is there any way I could tour Europe without murdering my bike? It would be slow, but would it be possible? Or do I have no choice but to wait till I'm 19, or even 21? Would being slow cause big problems? I hate being stuck on a 125. It's so restrictive. The government's so cruel.

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They're pretty expensive bikes! With your budget, you're more likely going to score a YBR, CBF, CBR or something similar. If you do score an RS at that price, you'll probably have to learn some basic mechanics! Good luck

CBT, L plates, insurance, tax, full riding gear and of course, a 125cc motorised bicycle.

If you're a wuss like me and don't like excruciating pain at the end of journeys, some heated grips for the winter months would be ideal. But that can probably wait a while - I haven't even turned mine on in a month.

Thanks! Don't even have a phone at the moment

I don't know where to watch? I've been watching all of MCN's updates and stuff, but apart from that and articles, I haven't seen anything.

Depends what food! Don't try stuffing a 12inch pizza in there, all the topping will slide off to the bottom of the bag... Messy... You can do that easy. It's even better when you find bits of cheese a few weeks later.

http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... rod/109162 http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... prod/93094 http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... rod/104355 http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... prod/96238 http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... rod/103947 http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... rod/104049 And the list could go on

Unless you go for a helmet with reflective material, white should be the most visible 'colour'. That's if it does make any difference at all, which is heavily debated.

At least your biro's ok. A hollow asset when your Sharpie is out.

Grim.

The A2 test is £55 (I think) and the theory is £31 but the course will be a lot more. You can take your A2 and ride any bike up to 47bhp with an original power output of no more that 96bhp. After two years with this license, you can take your full A test to be allowed to ride whatever you want.

Resistor/Relay to control the flashing speed. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=48085 EDIT: Did not read that properly Should be able to just do a straight swap then?

Ran out of Coco Pops this morning.

Sandpaper?

You can do this route. Do CBT, do lessons, take theory, take practical, buy 47 bhp bike. Ride for two years, repeat process for your full A (minus CBT). That would be your A2 and you can do it with an A1

Woah, glad that didn't blow out while you were on the 'track' I'd start being VERY nice to ALL of your colleagues for a while.

Just imagine the road rash

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They touch on it in this - if you can ignore how f**king annoying Jay Leno is. "> Although an Arai helmet is probably much higher quality than what you've got, so I'd still be wary. Also, it would probably be pretty polite to introduce yourself over in newbies before asking for advice.

I was going to say that. It's terrible that this happened. Some people are animals.