RantMachine

The lapel pin ones are pretty decent, they don't get trashed. Means you can re-wear them every year

Four year old thread, I'm guessing he's been there and back by now

I had a panic this morning, my bike was only running on 1 cylinder! But then I woke up a bit and realised everything was fine

Yeah, I was in my local branch to buy a new toilet seat last weekend and almost ended up sinking a whole load of money on new tools

Shame I am teetotal then Out of respect for your ongoing efforts to help everyone out, I volunteer to take one for the team and drink in your stead

BOOM that puts them in their place! TC, if you ever come along to the rally I doubt you'd have to buy yourself a single drink in the whole weekend

If one showed up in my garage, I certainly wouldn't kick it out. They seem like a good laugh, and I like the engine. I'd probably wreck the forks, though

Every time I get back from taking it off road, because it gets covered in crap. Otherwise, every couple of weeks. I use WD40 chain cleaner at the moment, but might cave in to Glorian's constant recommendations of paraffin. WD40 chain wax is my go-to at the moment, but only because I'm yet to find something I prefer. Tried some "Endurance" lubes but got sick of cleaning all the flung crap off my spokes! Might give the Rock Oil wax a go next, had a recommendation from a reliable source. Oh, and the CG - basically never The chain is fully enclosed so it's more or less a case of opening the casing when the chain gets slack enough that I can hear it rattling on the casing, then cleaning and lubing the chain at the same time as I adjust it This is where I'm using up that god awful endurance lube I bought, because the fling isn't a problem

Never have after I got bollocked by my instructor for doing so on ride back from my MOD 1 test. For real?!? My instructor bollocked me for not bombing it down the 40mph road with no speed cameras on the ride back from Mod 2... Took me ages to catch up with him

I encountered the shelf toilets in Amsterdam! Took a MAHOOSIVE dump and the flush couldn't shift it After much deliberation, I left a sign for the cleaner

And don't even think about riding OVER a mini roundabout instead of around it

Givi luggage on a CG?! That'll end up costing as much as the bike

Autumns here, roads are going to get cold, wet and greasy. Time to forget about speed and concentrate on riding in a full defensive mode. Wet leafy covered roads can be treacherous no tyre hot or cold going to offer any form of grip here. The centre of the road were a biker generally ride becomes the most dangerous remaining cold wet and greasy through out the day , suggest you keep to the roads well worn tyre tracks which generally are kept clear of leaves and dirt by traffic, also any heat if any available is going to happen here, be very careful crossing through the centre of the road this is where the roads will remain cold wet and greasy. Take your time look at the road, learn to read the road conditions and think well ahead, brake sooner - smoother stay safe. This is interesting. As a new rider i have been sitting plump in the middle of road purposely to avoid the well worn tracks (thinking there would be less grip_. Also didn't want to be too far left to end up in gutter/drain country and not too far right so not in too close proximity to oncoming traffic. I may have to rethink my logic and road postioning. The right hand track is where you want to be as often as possible! Deters any idiots who might have a mind to make a silly overtake and end up forcing you into the kerb when it goes tits up, while simultaneously making sure that anyone overtaking the vehicle behind you can clearly see you're there before it's too late - avoids any instances of them trying to pull in on you And it gives you more escape routes; you can go left or right to get out of a sticky situation on either side of the road, as opposed to being on the left where your only option is going into the kerb Makes filtering a bit smoother too; cars know to expect it due to your more aggressive road positioning, and you're already positioned to tuck out and around nice and easily. Oh, and it gives you a clearer view of what's happening ahead of you, especially when you're stuck behind something you can't see over. Gives you more reaction time, especially important on wet and slippy roads!

What you really need is to get some knobbly tyres

That cracked me up

On my old 125, the bars on the fuel gauge might as well have been counting miles travelled since last filling up! Always been more partial to relying on the trip meter, personally.

If you're tall but not so chunky, I feel your pain. I have a little ritual for trying on jackets; hunching over to see if it sags too much at the belly, moving my elbows back to check if it pinches around my armpits, then finally throwing up a couple of heils to the fuhrer to check the sleeve doesn't ride up too much when my arms are extended Being serious though, I bought a Held jacket for my wedding and the fit is pretty darn perfect, so I'd recommend giving them a look. Oxford stuff seems to fit pretty well too, but I can't recommend their waterproofing If in doubt, try to aim for stuff that has lots of adjusters! My winter jacket has adjusters at the waist, chest, upper arms, lower arms, and wrists... Something like that is probably your best bet. Well, or you could buy one you like then get it tailored

We want a dog! And our work hours don't overlap at all! The only obstacle we have is the Atlantic ocean

We should probably through off road tyre sizes into the mix, just to make things extra confusing

Also, what bike is it? On a lot of them the fuel gauge is just a bad joke

Is that rear size right? This site seems to think it should be 140/60-17 http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/daelim_vjf_125_roadsport_2013.php

Sounds a bit like my old GS

Well, if he didn't fix it then at least he passed the problem on to someone else http://themotorbikeforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=59421&p=921435#p921435

20% inflation!?! http://sd.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/i/keep-calm-and-blame-brexit.png