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Back home in time to watch the F1, receive some great wedding anniversary presents and had the most amazing weekend with you guys...TY

What a bloody fantastic weekend and did anyone get the name of that lovely nurse that came round in the evening on Saturday? She looked gorgeous after about 5 pints.... Thanks to all whom I had never met before for making this a real weekend to remember... and of course it was great to meet all of those I had met before... Special thanks to Stu, sue, Ian for their valued input...

Well done you ...It's all in the mind

What about the reggie?/...This happened to me on my SV it just died but would turn over ok...?

More evidence... Riding Tips - Understanding Target Fixation Ever had that sensation when you’re on the road at night and find yourself distracted by oncoming headlights, drifting towards the other lane? Or found yourself drifting wide on a corner because you’re concentrating on a parked car/small child/fit bird? This, my friends, is target fixation, and it’s the cause of many an accident among inexperienced riders. The term originates from World War II fighter pilots who found their concentration was so focused on a target there was a tendency for near misses with the very object they were aiming to destroy. It can be just as fatal for motorcyclists. I’ve learned that with bikes wherever you’re looking is where the bike will go. It’s a damn sight easier to negotiate that sharp bend if you’re looking round it and where you want to go. Any sort of tight manoeuvre is almost impossible for a newbie unless you’re looking EXACTLY where you want to end up. In fact, it’s vital when performing slow speed manoeuvres on a bike and also on the open road if things go a bit Pete Tong. Simply put, when you’re trying to avoid a hazard, don’t look at it. Many new motorcyclists fail the u-turn section of the bike tests because they look at the ground, the bars, lamp posts on the opposite kerb.....anywhere but where they are turning. Similarly, if you’re going too fast into a bend, the body tenses up and the brain panics you into looking at what you’re going to crashing into. It’s not the easiest thing to override, but if you learn to relax when this happens and look for a way out, your body - and the bike - will react. It’s also an excellent technique to control skids if you lock the rear brake up - fixate on a point in the horizon where you want to be, and you’ll find you’re already well on the way towards automatically correcting most skids. - See more at: http://www.solent-advanced-motorcyclist ... BiTBa.dpuf

Lol I do wonder where the whole bike will go where you look came from and how helpful it is as you tend to look where your going, but I can look into fields and stuff but if I don't turn/steer I go straight on. Is it basically allied to leaning off and head position? If you continuously look into a field whilst going into a corner you will go into the field its called target fixation....you do sometimes demonstrate how little you understand about riding..we all look around whilst riding but its a simple fact that the bike will go where you look when you enter a bend or roundabout...try doing a bike gymkana without looking hard over your shoulder and you will soon learn something about cornering..

Congratulations....well done

Look where you want to go and the bike will follow....thats the danger of becoming target fixated...you will stare at the side of the road etc and the bike will go there... Looking where you want the bike to go is basic bike stuff and should have been explained on your CBT....its just the same rules as when you are doing a U-turn or figure of eight....you turn your head and look...the bike follows

Have you actually checked the earth connections...this will often mean taking them off, cleaning them and putting them back on again...

but women have a more forgiving nature than some of us

Ok thats the battery end but what about the other end of the main wires (the thick ones that come off the battery) especially the Negative one where it joind the frame/chassis? And are those we can see tight?

Well thats the bike packed...I'm leaving it on because it took me ages to work it out...when I open the back box I'm going to step back....It'll be like a jack in the box...

Does that mean we may be (lady) Gagging....lol

I'll do a duet with you on the Karaoke....you can be Cher..(that might make me want to grab you...but only if I've had enough to drink).....lol

I love my 650, very comfy, easy to ride, but not for short arses...they reckon that its not really worth going for the 1000 unless you are doing serious touring as its not as good in traffic etc. As you are coming to the rally we can talk more then if you wish

24.2mph causes the outside pressure to crush the bronchia and exceed 1050mb. Exactly....be afraid ...be very afraid....

But I read that if you go above 20mph the wind pressure will kill you

We used to weld/braze them when I was in the trade....just took some patience is all...

My bike wont go that fast

My two current rides This is one I fully rebuilt earlier This is also mine

Check and clean up the earth connections from the battery to the frame and the engine to the frame...

Check the earths.....especially the battery to frame and engine to frame...thats what often gives those symptoms...

I personally wouldn't get hung up on this....most people prefer to turn one way than the other...take you time through right handers making sure you have some power on all the way through and I'm sure your confidence will grow... Make sure that your positioning is right before you enter the corner, don't try to cut it or take a racing line, trust me that isn't the fastest way through any corner unless you are racing...try here for some good advice...http://www.visordown.com/advanced-riding/1.html It's never easy after an off so don't expect to be the same as you were before for a while..

Christ...our camper will do 80+ but it does get a bit scary up there so I limit it to 65...

Maybe she just wanted you to know what it felt like to be a girl....lol