Glorian

Ahoy hoy, Mentioned on a previous topic (https://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=69753&start=75) about going camping in june. Well here it is, if anyone wants to come along then let me know ideally by next weekend so i can confirm with the owner (shes a tad eccentric) is happy for x amount of bikers to rock up. Date planned is saturday 22nd June. Nothing fancy, no rideouts planned just meet up, cook some food and drink some beverages and not ride our bikes around a field under the influence and snapping our clutch lever.. Location is : Here Website : http://ekeneyhouse.co.uk/ Tagging some people who showed interest. [mention]Gin[/mention] [mention]Richzx6r[/mention] [mention]geofferz[/mention] and tagging someone who didn't but should come anyway. [mention]Hoggs[/mention] Current attendees : Glorian My mate Lee Richzx6r Gin Jay Ta

Was upstairs on my recent MOT and heard a loud horn just thought to myself.. "Oh yeah, forgot to warn him"

I picked up the soundbomb mini a while back. Sure notice when thats used rather than stock. Around £30 from sportsbikeshop.

Have fun! Abuse happy hour if you want a drink makes it... more reasonable.

http://ekeneyhouse.co.uk/ Good place have visited before with [mention]Gin[/mention]. allows fires, left pretty much alone and plenty of space. The toilets/showers are a bit limited but it does the trick. Gin, looking at heading here for 22/06 if interests you and jay. Any one else is welcome to tag along.

thanks [mention]Throttled[/mention] for bringing me back here

Alright TC, tell us what you did with Tom! Sorry let me get back on track. Chinese bikes are crap

Personal opinion : Don't do it... it's a stupid place to be unless you're going dead slow and i meant a few mph at best, if you can't stop on a dime you're gonna have a bad time (a thank you very much). I'm never in such a rush i can't wait for a gap to appear on the outside where i can see and others can see me. Professional opinion : I currently work in motor insurance and have a (reasonable) knowledge of how claims often go.. with this one i would refer to fagan v jeffers case where a motorcycle undertook stationary traffic and a car turned into a side road. this ended up 50/50. You won't get much more than that in my opinion but i hope you get it all sorted and heal up soon, hopefully with a better appreciation of the hazards on the roads. on a side note i would recomend a bikesafe course to point out where you're going right/wrong with your riding.

[mention]AdLad96[/mention] Quite happy with my spada helmet, you can order them in to stockists to try on and see what you think, if you like it then buy it there and then if not they return it and i think spada foots the cost. Couple stockists nearby to you : -Preston superbike -Ghostbikes -Chorley Yamaha Centre -Wigan Yamaha My recomendation would be to order two types you like and if not sure on size get what you think and one bigger. Currently using Spada RP one (red) and pretty happy Good luck!

Roadcraft Nottingham is best one for learning new stuff.

I deserve this.

I once had a sinnis... That's all.. I was the idiot.

It's donuts... Rant bought donuts..

I keep it ready to copy pasta at times like these! Now i do this often enough but lets state some facts about chinese bikes, and more importantly... SINNIS. I while looking for a 125 spotted this lovely looking, cafe racer bike that was an absolute bargain for brand new! Off i wandered to TMBF to ask for recomendations. "Don't do it" says rantmachine "You're a fool" says Stu Did i listen? Off i wandered to the bike shop hard earned savings in hand and a short while later i rode off on my bike. My first issue came when i tried to turn the bike around a normal corner and the bike just slid out under me, apparently the tyres allow a lean of 5 degrees either way before they give up. I had ruined the tank (which was rusting anyway) and put one on order through a local bike shop. "Oh it will be about a month". "Oh well what can i do.." no... no... it was SEVEN. GOD. DAMN. MONTHS. So think of that when you think you can get replacement parts. My next issue would be faulty electrics and crap wiring.. I often had issues with the brakes or indicators as the cable run under the seat and over the tyre.. However they would often slack off and hit the tyre thus causing the cable to rip in half. Not so great when riding at night! Though it pales in comparison to the fact that when riding to work one day i realise my indictator (left rear) was flashing fast in the console "Oh the wirings gone again.." I got to work and went to look at it and what do i find? Nothing.. The f**king indicator just fell off cause of the bolts made out of 3 week old potatoes. Now my final major issue was my accident on the A12, now you're thinking.. "How is this the bikes fault why didnt you ride better" well.. When someone cuts you off at 50mph with not a huge amount of room, you tend to press hard on the brakes. Only as soon as i done that the brakes IMMEDIATELY siezed and threw me off the bike. Bike took several months and lots of money to fix before it developed a droning noise whenever i went about 3-4k RPM.. (see video below) https://youtu.be/3ip7FtJq6HA So to sum it up. Buy a chinese bike if you really want, its cheap for a reason, but when you come on here asking for help fixing it or moaning that its taking ages to get parts, don't expect a huge amount of sympathy because you've been warned. Oh and when i sold it less than a year later with 2000miles on the clock, i'd lost 3/4 of its value.. got 500quid.

Should... should i post my chinese bike rant?

Jesus... you live in london or something? Not much you can do except bolt it down and make it hard as hell to be nicked. Maybe build a ramp and wheel it inside the house? otherwise... i guess move? You retaliate you're either going to get attacked by a bigger group, or the police will do you because you're an easy win.

Foo fighters! Went back in June. Pretty sure i still can't hear a little thanks to them..

technically I'm not! its all user configurable and its up to the user to enter it if they choose to arse is covered by the fact it states what it does But what about GDPR? I think you're breaching it by revealing people have motorcycles.... And the fact they are people. I am infact a human popsicle

069 please cause I'm a cool dude... 420 was a close second

[mention]Hoggs[/mention] HERES YOUR CHANCE!! QUICK WHILE CHARLIE ISN'T LOOKING

Currently own an XJ6 SP Love it, so nice to ride. ALso did my DAS on an XJ6 (just much older!)

Herro .. what you order... Crispy shredded tyres. Sweet plum exhaust rust Won ton leaking fluids soup and some special fried engine

Did someone say chinese?

Got a frank thomas leather jacket about 7 years ago for £100 and i still use it today. So tempted by more of their kit if i can get it for the right price.