Fozzie

What a top bloke to give bikers that kind of send off, he made the world a better place, RIP.

Someone did this in my work place, it was absolutely foul! And people seem to have a near psychopathic level of disrespect for company toilets. Leaving a turd sticking out the water like the Titanic going down. Notes on the door don't work, these people left the toilet knowing what they'd done and they just didn't care. People have stolen my lunch from the kitchen fridge as well. So I sent around a company wide e-mail effectively saying that the wrapping is distinctive, and most definitely not in the kitchen bin, so it was in someone else's bin. So I asked people while I came around and had a quick look (as lunch theft had become quite a big problem), that if they saw anyone try to move litter from their bin or cover it up to tell me. The girl who took it tried to put a lot of paper over it apparently, then walked out of the office and stayed out over an hour. Lunches have mysteriously not gone missing since, and this girl stays in her office as much as humanely possible

A good cup of tea is great, a nice piece of cake is lovely. Tea and cake together is something else. Is this before or after he's shown you his jammy dodger? Ever had the sugar rush that comes from things like the hot cookie dough from Pizza hut? I hadn't eaten anything sugary in months and months and went for the sharing sized portion and had a Dr Strange style trip into a cosmic hallucination

Medieval, and not even clever. What happens if a man/woman breaks up with their spouse, but before the papers are signed down the line, one of them is seeing someone else and the other decides to go in for a bit of revenge? What about where a spouse cheats with someone who doesn't know they are married? Is there a grading system? If you have two blokes, one who fits into one of the above situation, another who was caught having anal sex with a married Muslim man while chanting bible verses, do they get the exact same punishment?.. Morbid curiosity... As for drugs and sex, if you need drugs to enjoy sex, you're probably not doing it right.

Could you explain for a thicky? Unsprung mass is made up of components connected to the suspension, rather than supported by it. So unsprung mass are things like the wheel, brakes, fork lowers, etc. The more of this there is, the more work a spring has to do to keep the wheel in contact with the road. On conventional forks, the fork lowers make up part of the weight of the wheel. On an upside down setup, what would normally be the fork lowers are attached to the bikes headstock so is part of the bikes sprung mass. The less weight that is unsprung, the more a spring can be tailored to just doing one job, and the better handling your bike will be.

Just don't wear the "polite" jacket that clearly looks like "police" from a distance, otherwise you've gone too far the other way I deal with idiot bikers nearly daily. On the M60 you get one weaving like he's dodging bullets, usually with someone casually behind riding in more or less a straight line through the same gap, making a good point. I think that's the best way to be, if you see an idiot, just give them space and be courteous. People will see the comparison and realise it was a w**ker on a bike, rather than a biker w**ker.

I used to use 0.9mm, pretty much did everything I wanted

If the gear linkage is bent, that can play havoc with these bikes. How does it look? I've known 3 of these little CBR's and I thought the gearbox was clunky but that's quite a typical Honda thing I've found. If the selector drum is buggered, I don't think it's that big a job on this bike. Beyond basic ability, but something someone fairly competent could do with a Haynes manual and a good set of tools. I think I even have the Haynes manual lying around for this bike somewhere, I'm in the garage tonight so I'll look.

My passwords are always bike related, with a note to remember. For example. "fav bike, no rr or f %" For me means: HondaCBR600% Obviously I have some constant rules on how I write it which I won't share. But constant rules, easy description, no one can guess based on the note on your computer!

Was it a red one with panniers and a top box? It was! But I reckon that a lot of them come decked out like that. So if you've seen the same thing, it could be the same chap or just another nob

Thank god, I've had maybe 2-3 bits of chocolate this year The guys at work look at me in disbelief when chocolate is put out, and I'm in the corner with a piece of fruit, and maybe a pot of nuts. It just doesn't bother me that much, even though when I eat it I like it. Love chocolate with any form of orange or raspberry in it if I have to choose.

Although... Creme egg Mcflurry... The taste is toned down enough that it's nice.

I'm not a leaver just to clarify. I was on the fence, and as the card didn't have a "reform/disband EU commission" option, I was conflicted as we'd need to remain to arguably achieve those things. Whereas leaving hurts the EU economically, so could force the change. My main gripe with brexit is the media. Take the petition, One source screaming "fake signatures", one screaming "Site crashed to slow petition". It's right vs left wing. The BBC claims impartiality, but often tilts to the left. Not an issue as such as my love of the NHS and the idea of elderly care mean I have a lot of left leaning ideals, but for a news source claiming to be impartial it creates a bit of an issue for me. I sent this around the office a week or two ago. It shows that whilst clearly made by a remainer, the message about media seems shared with the brexiteers, and I'll let the issue lie there

I'm going to guess your reasons for wanting to leave, as these are views I hold. I love europe, the countries, people, and I think we should have a good and fair trade agreement with them... BUT... I hate the EU commission. A cohort of over bureaucratic, undemocratic, unaccountable, tax haven promoting (Looking at you Juncker) politicians? The BBC have been appalling with that piece, as you don't have to go far to find out that the petition has *thousands* of signatures originating from Russia... Where's the news story about that? I look at the situation with Trump and the collusion, and here it seems immaterial that other nations are messing around. It's scary stuff.

I've become very centralised on this issue, as I just see two groups of people behaving very badly. There are bad leavers, bad remainers. Put them together you have a room of bitter racists, undemocratic ar*eholes no one in the middle of these groups would associate with. Yet they have the spotlight in the media. I put it to a staunch Labour supporter recently, imagine if Corbyn won an election, but there was a 2 year process to get him in, and then people who don't want him in were left to negotiate how he took over, screwed it all up fighting amongst themselves, causing disruption to the markets as a result, and then blamed him despite the fact he's not seen a single day in office. Would they still want him in? The answer was yes. And my reply is "now you know why leavers aren't changing their minds, they've never seen the option they voted for realised". This isn't "Brexit". This is politicians screwing things up as per usual, and stirring the people against each other. By the numbers, the French and German economies are in trouble, with Italy facing a real crisis at the moment. The media says "UK growth slowest since 2012". What they don't say is we're the only economy that's really growing out of the big EU players, and there has been a global slow down. I don't really care either way if we leave or remain. As both options in my view will require a lot of work so that it isn't a disaster.

Honda Africa twin this morning going into Trafford park. I was on the roundabout, could see him snap a quick look from a joining dual carriageway, we are going to hit if he pulls out, he gives it a burst of acceleration now meaning if I don't slow down I'm going to T-bone him. So I give a quick tap of the brake, so he glides 10 feet in front of me. Then turns out he was in the wrong lane for the direction he was going and was pulling a double nob move. Judging how clean his bike and gear were, today is one of his first days out for the year, and the rusty ability was clear to see...

You know those bird scaring gun shot things? Do you reckon point blank, it would frighten a cat into never going near there ever again? Just a random thought... Not one you should act on...

Not a chance We live in a day and age where you need CCTV to stop people pinching Amazon packages left on your doorstep If people are willing to steal a mystery box that might only be worth less than £10, they'll steal a shiney helmet attached to a bike.

I was 19 when I last posted in here, and I'll be 29 in a few months But to the question, if the road doesn't have an M in it, a 125 can use it on L-plates

Pretentious? You'll all know the sort when I describe this. A run down pub, which goes in for a refurb, and tries to make the run down or dated look deliberate, with a smattering of modern features. They then rebrand as a "Bistro" and offer you the same chicken burger they did before, but for 3 times the cost. Went in one the other week, £6 a pint for Stella!! Foooooook me. A local I go to in Lymm has a £2.70 San Miguel.

They're sealed units, with a lot less heat and stress put on the oil, so it's not vital to really do it every year. Most do it when the seals leak, which for me has been between the 30-40k mark mileage wise. I would always advise doing it ahead of schedule, as Arwen is debating doing. My old Blackbirds front forks were an absolute state. They ended up fully refreshed, upgraded, and even a change of colour on the lowers, but when the seal came out I was amazed it could still seal. The dust seal had jammed itself in as well. And you have to really make sure you don't mark or scratch the stanchion, so prying it out was a forceful but delicate process. My dads blackbird on the other hand came apart a piece of piss. Because someone had butchered it with emulators and done the seals when they did that. Took me less than 90 minutes to do both.

Muc-off extreme lube. It doesn't fling, and I've noticed less tight spots developing over the life of a chain since I swapped to it a few years ago. Could be I've just gotten better at applying it though. Also has a weirdly nice smell

I think some Londoners are feeling the pressure a bit to break stereotype given all that is happening! I've noticed the same kind of increased hospitality when I'm down there for work, which is quite frequent. But it was hampered one morning when near St Georges hospital, a young lad was stabbed and killed outside the Sainsbury's there. Saw it all cordoned off but didn't know what had happened. A friend of mine who is an actress lives down there, has had her phone stolen off her by a moped mounting the curb and taking it. Which seems to have taken off in the years since I've left, and I thought it was bad while I was there. But I'm glad you had a positive experience! As when I was more of a tourist a few weeks back, seeing my best mate from my apprenticeship days, I had a good time as well with no issues. Rugby was on though

Unless you have done big big mileage, it probably has slightly more power from the break in than it had brand spanking new. Power loss occurs due to wear, pistons get covered in carbon, valves go out, fuel injectors aren't as efficient, bearings develop play, it all adds up. Good servicing keeps the majority of this at bay until very high mileage. Top gear once covered this topic, and James May serviced a Renault and recovered most of the lost horses just giving the engine a good tune up. So that supports the view that good care will keep your bike mostly the same way beyond 10 years.

The noise is part of the character At idle my old ER6F was like "chugga chugga chugga", and my old SV was like "Bom Bom Bom Bom", my CBR600F is like "RrRrrrRrrrRRrrrrRRRrr" Call me insane, but if this post did what it was meant to, you just read that in the sounds they make