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I am going to throw one in... Fair weather commuters, for the last 9 weeks I have been commuting an hour or 2 each way mainly by bike... Other bikes around never much of an issue some you nod at daily each way, others some I creep passed some creep passed me gently. Only one hoones it passed at speeds I am not prepared to play one or 2 I have enjoyed a little play until we reach traffic, all done with some degree of safety... Until this week Tuesday on bike going up motorway, me mainly following flow of traffic unless traffic slowed to 60 or less then obvious gaps I would make gentle progress. Two bikes filter passed maybe doing 80-85... Weaving on through, I stopped filtering the cars where not being so helpful in the other bikes wake The last 2 days for various reasons I have been in the car... A few bikes the same sort of thing on Motorway, on the way home I tend to take the A roads. 3 times tonight twice the day before... Look that bikes going for the overtake that ain't going to work not even a wave of thanks or acknowledgment for making space Now if I wasn't a motorcyclist....

Tomtom app on phone... Use Mydrive to create the route (it does round trip as well).... Sends it too phone, follow route. Seem to route intelligently. https://mydrive.tomtom.com/en_gb/#mode=routes+viewport=51.15867,-0.15931,9+routes=%7B%22roundTrip%22:true,%22departure%22:true,%22traffic%22:true,%22hilliness%22:%22LOW%22,%22windingness%22:%22NORMAL%22,%22routeType%22:%22THRILLING%22,%22travelMode%22:%22CAR%22,%22points%22:%5B%22hw~51.50015,-0.12618%22,%22hw~50.81951,-0.13643%22%5D%7D+ver=2 On your phone you can choose windiest route or fastest on line you can have windy and hilly or not so windy etc.... You can also add intermediate waypoints etc etc I am now at stage I trust it to give a good round trip route all I have to do is decided how long I want to take to do it form fastest to oh twice as long but twisty :D https://mydrive.tomtom.com/en_gb/ I have had some cracking rides from it, am often even late home with big smile so would recommend...

Warning a seriously unhelpful post following... Reading your post I would be concerned your going to be buying a stolen bike or are out to steal a bike Please don't take my comments personally.... Just the way I read your first post..

Funny thing when I moved south I had to learn to look which pump I was at. Up North they tend to look and remember you if they have to ask they are apologetic. On the bike they some times ask if there are 2 of you. Down in the south in SOME stations you can be the only one in the station and you still have to tell them which pump your at. Then if you reply with "the bike" they have to look up at you to check why you sounded so sarcastic, then still expect you to say which pump. Then it can vary considerably, Picket post both garages Shell A31 West bound, friendly and normally know which pump and wish safe ride (often after asking where your going). East bound a very different service...

I can understand how you did it, some shell stations you have to be careful at the Green can be more deceptive than you think... http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/e92b429d692d448492752f2a1467f08b/petrol-pumps-in-a-shell-petrol-station-dtdbk3.jpg I know your not the first and you will not be the last.... Although I have not done it to a BIKE yet

Dorset Advanced Motorcycle Training I did some training with them and know afew who have gone all the way with them. The only reason I did not was I was on a real time scale and could not do there test days. http://www.dorsetadvanced.co.uk/ If your in Bournemouth/ Poole join here and ask: https://www.facebook.com/groups/446993572004093/

This may be a good priced bike sadly life is going to get in the way of me fixing her for the next few weeks. https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fz6-naked-fazer/1234120787

I am with you on this, I spent 20 years working at sea and packing seriously depresses me. I came up with 3 solutions: 1) Never unpack live out of your bag (fine for short stays). 2) Pack 1 piece at a time, Oh I will need this on this trip pile it all up and then you just have to bag at last minute. 3) Pack in the last minute just forget about it and leave it till last second. I can pack for 2 months in 5 minutes if pushed* * This technique came into good stead during my divorce, my X wife arranged it so I could remove nothing form the house until 24 hours before I went to sea for 3 months. My life worldly possessions that day could all fit in 1 single garage including the landrover discovery (she was still trying to take that so I put it out of sight), Except 1 x 32kg bag (seafares allowance I could fly with that) and an empty bank account. It saved me living out of the car like most in that situation

Good prices if your confident on a bike already and can be certain of passing each first time.... My other half is thinking of learning to ride we are looking at £1200 but that includes unlimited lessons CBT, 1 test on Mod1 and Mod2. Any resits you have to pay for yourself, she is not very confident on a bike so I am thinking this is a good deal. Not trying to negative but how much does it cost you if you fail? It is to easy to fail either due to having a "bad day" or exam nerves.

British Transport Police take that very seriously and have quality CCTv on crossings as I understand so he may well be getting a letter...

I am in the phone Camp hard to say which is correct Sat Nav, I have not used Garmin recently. On the phone I prefer TomTom to CoPilot (both can be used without internet) if I am out for a fun ride (its more user friendly IMHO). If going form A to B for a reason its Google maps.

Looks interesting, how/where did you mount yours? On the Trophy O used a bolt for the fairing and on the FZ6 I used the wing mirror mount. I like them as my phone needs no additional cases and I can chare on the road. My only complaint is that when I have left the bike in the rain the USB cable has got wet and its not been able to charge. If it matters to you remove USB cable I am just to laze

If you trust your phone to be rain proof, easy cheap quick and has charging. I have been in some pretty heavy rain on my S5 and had no issues.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Motorcycle-Mount-Cell-Phone-X-Grip-Holder-USB-Charger-Port-with-2-Ball/221946129482?_trksid=p2385738.c100677.m4598&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3D1b47339138db4fac90e1c283874b5f5f%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D50%26sd%3D131820803614

My advice would be shop for a brand name 125 at a good price or a good none brand name at a real give away price... They can be found if you look hard enough. The Brand name will not loose money and the none brand name is not worth selling, miles under your bum help allot.

Last time I had this issue they gave me a free Cargo net and as importantly my misses was out at work.. She only realised I had spare boots when she went Pillion and I "happened" to have a spare set :D

Joeman first time I only used torque wrench to as a gauge and stopped by feel. This time I went up to 90Nm on torque wrench will check it in a few days. Most jobs I don't use torque wrench for but when I know there are known issues I tend to it takes no effort....

I had read about the stripping nuts so I torqued to about 75Nm (what did you do yours to in the end?) which "felt" as tight as I wanted to go, I then ensured the washer was WELL bent. What bugs me is I had just returned from a particularly spirited ride. As I have also just changed the clutch cable I now wonder what I could of got wrong doing that...

I would say its really not difficult..... but I changed mine and it all seemed fine. Then I heard unusual noise and checked front sprocket, and the securing nut and washer have gone New nut arrives tomorrow and I will double check torque and securing. In my defence a little googling and I am not the only one to of had that issue with an FZ6.

Good luck let us know how you get on. Come back worth positive news my other half is tempted but terrified to learn.. Positive news I can show her would be great... no pressure Relax and enjoy...

I did mine through a different center to the one I did my CBT with. I was difficult (nothing new there) and could not fit in with any of the regular lessons. I practiced quite a bit U turns fig 8's, emergency stops , hazard avoidance, lifesavers etc before on my 125. Then when I went for an initial assessment he cut a day out of my training. The instructor also would not book Mod 1 & 2 on same day incase of a fail on Mod 1. I passed Mod 1 then next day was ride to center pass exam and I was done...

Its a tough call, the Packtalk has the ability to connect to other headsets and we have done it. It also has DMC which can connect up to 15 riders a couple of times in theory there are about 8 of us but that ha not happened yet. The bit I fight with is the DMC bridge where in theory I can bridge in another set in DMC Mode. We also like the Dual audio streaming even if its not without its limitations. I cannot fault Cardos customer support, even if I am challenging the capabilities of the unit... Most people it seems dont expect to expect the unit to use most of its features at once Why Can't I have DMC bridge DMC chat and Music sharing at the same time (you can have music but not music sharing)... I ahve no experiacne of using the Sena so cannot comment on that one...

I went with Scala Packtalk we wanted the ability to have music AND intercom simultaneously. It has allot more functionality. Reason for going Scala they claim to be water proof unlike Sena. I have mixed views on how the set yes its good, but tis not without its limitations.... Then if on a budget I would not discount these at 1/2 the price, at some speed coms are going to become difficult. Just with these it will be a bit slower... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/111890227118?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=40252304524&adgroupid=40252304524&rlsatarget=pla-277120534740&rlsatarget=pla-277120534740&abcId=923866&adtype=pla&adtype=pla&merchantid=110606909&poi=&poi=&googleloc=1006900&googleloc=1006900&device=c&device=c&campaignid=738469119&campaignid=738469119&crdt=0

Lyme Regis area then? I know when some one is choosing to be that vague about there location its great fun guessing.... Lyme is the middle of the Jurasic coast, so my guess was further East than that. IN my case the New Forest seems to satisfy most, if pushed I normally give a Neighbouring Village name just to keep some anonymity. It can make you look like a stalker though, as some one pointed out when I could say where there Profile pictures where taken by recognising the scenery then guessing where they lived within a couple of streets.... Even thought the town they gave was alittle distance away

Manic Mondays there is probably worth a visit, I have not get there yet. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1795234414047369/ There are other local groups there is one for females only "Dorset Witches" I think? Its worth lurking on some FB groups to get an idea of whats on....

If your on face book there's a rash of facebook groups: Poole & Bournemouth Bikers (most local biker are probably a member). https://www.facebook.com/groups/446993572004093/ This group is more week day based if you work shifts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1625261391095072/ There is also a list of local bike nights in the documents on there one that might be of interest to you is Manic Mondays at Wareham. I am South on the Dorset/ Hampshire border... Editing this to add, having seen your confidence issues. There is a small friendly if eclectic group of us that meet on a Thursday with various levels of experience, quite commonly there are more females than men. We all ride at different rates and paces and generally don't take ourselves to seriously, you would be welcome as long as you enjoy a laugh...