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You ideally want some boots that'll cover your ankles. Might be worth giving them a call as a lot of places will provide you with some if you haven't got any.

Quite a funny vid that sums up most of the YouTube cyclists..

I used to love ragging the 125 through the twisties! Once you get get a bigger bike, it's as much about self control as actual skill! 125's suck when there's a headwind though!

Lol! Whoops!...Ill get my coat..

Looking good!..but get that garage cleared ASAP!

Not very fancy...but I've used this many times over the years to clamp brake hoses when changing calipers and springs! (Back in my Impreza/boy racer days)http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/13/31b0e44bce4e6d9b112fe06c64778a39.jpg

CBT, a year on a 125cc and then DAS. If you do have a little time in between make sure you keep up the shoulder checks so that it becomes habit!

For the most part you will be given instructions, but there is an independent riding part where (as you said) they'll ask you to follow road signs as if heading to a certain place.

I used to skate in my teens..but that was 15 years ago so this info will probably be out of date!

£80 should be a pretty good set up for a beginner.

Get a good pair of skate shoes..they're pricey...but its false economy to buy cheap ones as they wear out very quickly!

NMB bearings are the best to keep things moving, but if they feel too loose whilst he's learning Abec 7's have a little more resistance.

I used to use Santa Cruz decks, Pig wheels and Indy trucks. It's not the cheapest of hobbies (the bigger the steps he starts jumping, the more likely he is to break decks/trucks!) but good exercise!

Ive been known to rock my skills on my 5 year olds Angry Birds skateboard...he's always impressed, but his mother just rolls her eyes...

I've not had an issue with a neighbour yet...but the only warm up that my bike gets is the time that it takes me to put my gloves on (an then a gentle ride for the first few miles!)

^^ there's some pretty sound advice in this thread!

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/3043482

Quite an old article..but true!

Ps4 and PC..mainly use the ps4 though!

The nobby little chav in McDonald's car park, who sat behind me (I was in the car) beeping his horn and gesturing. When I got out and walked over to explain that it was the car in front of me causing the hold up...he sh*t himself, did up his window and wouldn't make any eye contact!.... I genuinely wasn't even considering getting aggressive..but it shut him up anyway!

Well done mate! Enjoy your shopping!

Lol, kwak kwak! ..I'll do it now!

Well done! You look very composed in the pic...I was a sweaty mess after mine!

Cheers Stu!

APE manual CCT arrived today, fitting it either tomorrow or Monday (whichever the wife will let me!).

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/15/b68cd59facfcc9ddfbd693dee184b0a0.jpg

Decided to be a brave boy and have a go at replacing my chain and sprockets!

Does this look like enough flare on the rivets?..it's still moving freely at the moment so I don't want to spoil it and go too much! (And yes it has got copious amounts of chain wax on!!)

Thanks!

Well done mate!

the cct will adjust on its own once the chain gets slack enough unless it has stuck,one way to see w hat happens is give it a gentle tap with big screwdriver or small hammer as it might be stuck and will pop free when tapped

Cool, thanks again! I'll have a go tomorrow.

Hmm, I don't know what to do! Should you replace them when they get noisy or just wait for them to tighten themselves?

Thank you both for your help/input btw!

so I'm guessing by the way you have video'd it the sound is coming from the right hand side?

clutch is on the left

I suspect the sound been the cam chain tensioner

as for the clocks you have a lose connection somewhere

So you can hear it as well?...I've had friends and a mechanic tell me it sounds fine!..I thought I was going mad!

I think I'm going to try the "one click fix" on the CCT and if it stops the ticking I'll eventually replace it.

Hopefully I'll find the bad connection while I'm at it!..the dial looks like a fiddly b*stard to remove though!

https://vimeo.com/135374207

^^ Video of the ticking (although it's hard to hear on the vid!)

Also, I haven't had a chance to remove any fairing and investigate properly, but the dials only seem to start going off after more than 30 minutes riding?