Whitey1984

Not sure if anyone's around the area, however Theres a decent bike meet at Poole Quay tonight, starts at 6pm goes on til whenever, normally see a good few hundred bikes there. I'll be there from about 7ish i reckon, Give us a shout if your planning to go.

Look nice, i almost bought those gloves (in different colour) however some berik ones came up on ebay cheap so i seized the opportunity. Let us know how you get on.

Nice one, glad to see instructors are using their brains and helping people out. Good luck with the rest of it!

Also where did you order them from?

Look nice those Joeman, Let me know once they arrive, i shall be purchasing some levers next pay day and am a bit reluctant to pay Pazzo prices.

More luck than skill I can assure you! Sometimes luck is all we need, maybe you should have fallen off (slowly) she might have come over to give you the kiss of life

By the one that fits right, its like when your driving a car the field of view is obstructed by the door pillars etc, by moving your head slightly either right or left will make up for any shortfall in visor visibility

Nothing wrong with a bit of perving, just look in front of you first and perv when stopped!! Well done for keeping it shiny side up

Looks nice, what can is that?? I really want a stubby can on my bike but i actually like my neighbours!!

Looks tidy that Kinda miss my old 125 two stroker now.

I tried to change, I went from working in a bank to being a personal trainer at the age of 30 which i was absolutely papping myself over. I saved as much as i could to live off for a while and decided that i would assess the situation of how i was doing after 6 months, turns out PT'ing in a club wasn't for me, loved training with clients but the ridiculously long hours coupled with long periods of hanging about in the middle of the day (which i knew about and thought i could cope with), i was running myself into the ground and my life was just work 24/7. I decided that i would start applying for jobs again and went back to banking for a different bank i managed to blag an extra 9k a year over what i was being paid and the new place is 15 minutes down the road, i also PT in my spare time and its a lot more enjoyable for me, i just decided i need the steady wage coming in to feel secure. If i hadnt risked it and taken the jump i would of always asked myself what if? Lifes a gamble and not every gamble pays off however do you always want to wonder what would have happened if you didnt just go for it?? Its a scary decision to make but worth it if it will make you happy. I say go for it

That would normally be the european size, the table below should help as a guide: http://www.asknumbers.com/ClothingWomensConversion.aspx

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Also learn how to take the brakes off and clean them thoroughly every 3-6 months depending on how much you use the bike. Then simple servicing which you can easily do yourself: Oil and oil filter Air filter Spark Plugs Brake fluid Should keep you in good running order and save you some pennies by not taking it to a garage

I've not heard of any levers snapping more the fact that they aren't machined right and wont allow the brake to fully release! Interested to see what these are like though.

I was looking to see where these levers were made, I know it says that they are sent form the UK but cant find anything on the companies website or ebay as to where they are actually manufactured. I presumed they would be made in China/Hong Kong and they are then sold by a UK company. (I tried looking on the companies own website http://www.misano-moto-imports.com but my works filter blocks it) Might be worth double checking your not paying over the odds for cheap Chinese products.

If you order these let us know how you get on, Ive been looking at either Pazzo's or ASV but like you say they are a bit more pricey!!

I nod to everyone i see, if im concentrating on something else then i might miss the odd few. Before i moved to Bournemouth my commute was 26 miles from Poole to Sturminster Newton, went past lots of riders on the way to Poole Quay for a regular bike night, Used to nod so much it looked like i had a twitch.

Poole bike nights start on the 7th April this year, ill be heading down as if you get there early they do an armband so your entry for the whole year is covered. Im aiming to go with a few people and get there about 5.30ish for the first one. Be good to meet a few of you there

Nice one

Instead of re-taking the cbt, can you not contact another school and ask for further training. The cbt is just a starting point however the instructor should have advised her to get further training. Phone a decent school and have a chat with them about best course of action, they may suggest to have another cbt or maybe some one on one offroad training would be better to get her up to speed. Good luck hope it all gets sorted out.

Cant comment on hazard perception as its probably changed since about 7 years ago, but when i did it it was fairly simple: oh look there's a big truck indicating to come into my lane, i think that may be a hazard!! Read up on it and you'll be fine. Think there's probably online examples of both parts so do loads of those and you'll be reet.

Its a licence to be able to race, or use any track without a proper licence. http://www.acu.org.uk

There looking for real life scenario of what you would do, when i did my test i got in the wrong lane at a roundabout, i knew id done it and thought shit, then proceeded round the roundabout and back to the correct lane. They have to allow a certain amount of leniency if the radio fails or you didn't hear them properly, they wont fail you for going the wrong way. You'll be the most experience rider without a license soon. Knock em dead next time

I may be up for this, Although the diary is working today so ill check with her to see if anythings happening. Nice 3 hour ride to get there could be good, or i could get lost which is the more likely of the two options.