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https://ultimateear.com/categories/motorcyclist or new ears

Halfords have a limited range of motorcycle oil filters, you might be lucky

Glad it worked for you.

I have never found the need to waterproof. I sometimes put a dab of Dielectric grease in the end if it's likely to get water ingress. I suppose if you want to go overboard you could wrap the connection in self amalgamating tape. Remember there is no cross over connection so if a connection gets wet it's just wet not conducting. It will conduct if the whole bike goes into water but I suspect you will have more to worry about in that case than a bit of a short circuit.

You're welcome. I use them all the time, quick easy and re-usable, what's not to like?

You could use Posi Taps and all you would leave behind would be a pin prick which can be sealed with a spot of superglue. https://posi-connect.com/collections/posi-tap

I had the email but I'm all Gore-texed up

We have been really lucky here in Normanton we haven't seen any snow and if it wasn't for the news and photos in the internet I would say it was all a lie. My garden doesn't have a trace of white and for the last couple of days it's been glorious sunshine, very cold but bright sunshine.

The one you see in the picture was on my BMW K1200 GT fitted by my tyre place about £6/7 I have black ones on my FJR also fitted by my tyre place as I have black wheels. They make life so much easier when inflating the tyres, I also use tyre sealant and they make putting that in easier too. They are a permanent fixture, mine have been on since I had my first tyre change. I suppose you can change the schrader valve if you felt the need with the OPs valve cap.

Why have an extension? Just get a right angle valve. http://preview.ibb.co/fjLoaG/20140516_091919_zpsdf1b12d4.jpg

Thank you, its official now then, aye oop spudge

Almost naturalized

A stubborn Yorkshireman from east London, interesting

I had the bike in the FJ Owners workshop for its 30,000 mile service yesterday. Originally I was expecting to be on my way by about 3 O’clock but it rattled on a bit and I didn’t get on my way until about ten past four and the sun was setting over the Cotswolds. The journey was to take just over 3 hours taking the motorway route. However factoring in that I was now going to encounter rush hour traffic it was going to take longer. The M5 was busy but flowing freely until I got to the road works at the M42. The lanes here were a bit narrow so filtering was going to be difficult but the traffic was moving at about 25mph ish so I was happy to sit with it. Tomtom came up with an alternative and faster route which took me off of the M42 and onto the A38. As I pulled off of the motorway the welcome sight of the two golden arches of a McDonalds greeted me. I was ready for a coffee and a quick snack and gave Melanie a call to give her a progress report. Melanie tells me that it’s very wintry at home and starting to snow, not settling “yet” just wet she says. The A38 is a good fast road that I know well, I was impressed with the lights on the FJR, dipped beam (Philips Blue Vision Moto) was good enough for me to see far enough at 70/80 mph. Everything was going great and I didn’t see the first flurry of snow until I rounded the last roundabout through Derby on the A38. I thought it best to slow down a touch as it’s been many; many years since I have rode in snow. It was sleet with a bit of snow thrown in then snow with a bit of sleet. As I got further north it was proper snow and having to wipe my visor every 10 seconds was a bit of a pain and watching the snow sliding down the visor made me smile, I must be mad I thought. Anyway I pressed on through alternating rain, sleet, snow. The M18 saw me closer to home, then the A1(M) pressing on to the M62, this is where it got even more scary. I pulled off the A1(M) onto the M62 to find the slip road was ever so slightly white, the snow was starting to settle. I was happy to tuck in behind an HGV for the last five miles. All the while the snow was getting heavier and the previously fantastic lights were now almost non existent as the snow had formed on the headlights as well as a thick layer of snow on my windscreen. My exit came along soon enough and I said goodbye to the HGV I had been following, I could see the road ahead on the slip road, so being very familiar with this exit I took my best guess and aimed the bike where I thought it should be. Luckily my guess was good and the street lights lead me the rest of the way home. The main roads were just wet, as I turned into my cul-de-sac and onto my drive (this is normally one fluid movement) the snow had settled so I took it very steady got my feet down and inched onto the drive and safely into the garage. Does this make me an ‘ard roughty toughty biker? Or just mad?

What do you recommend for touring the motorways of Northern France? I would definitely recommend an FJR.

You need to plan and book well in advance. It has got very popular and the hotels and B&Bs prices have gone up significantly. It has been a victim of its own success.

Oh no not another tyre thread

General Practitioner

I'll be popping along to CMC tomorrow to meet a couple of mates at 11.00. If anyone is there come over and say hello.

I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience with the NHS. I can only speak of personal experience which to date has all been positive.

I wasn't seeking qualified expert medical advice Just as well then really Have you tried seeing a different doctor, there are a few good ones out there.

You should be asking your doctor. I for one am not qualified to answer your question

We want before and after pictures

It's why I keep a very small SD card in my camera now. It records on a loop, overwriting the older footage. For an accident you just need the few seconds leading up to the crash, not the 30mins of lunatic mayhem you survived before the impact! None of us are perfect and if the accident/incident is your fault they will confiscate the camera before you can say, action cam, and use your footage against you.