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If you're plugging stuff into the bike watch out you don't overload the alternator. I discovered this issue the expensive way.

Really sad to read this mate. Must be gutting for you. Hope all is well.

Sounds like a great day For me, this is one the best bits of MCL I reckon.

Sad but understandable. The MV is wrapped in the garage dreaming of the weather in Puglia. Still got the DRZ to pootle about in tho.

Happy birthday mate. Hope you've had a great day

I'm not sure this is the best way. Bikes aren't like cars: they are so different from each other, and riding one can often be completely unlike riding another. (I've two bikes at the moment. I've had them both for a few years. They are so different that I still have to make conscious adjustment about how to ride when swap from one to the other.) What I'm getting round to is this: if you went straight to your "end goal" bike, you'd miss out on all the glorious variety that bikes offer. And who knows what you might find out about what you like as you follow that path? As an aside, this is the essential problem faced by nearly all bikers, and why the ideal number of bikes to have is n + 1.

@Tiggie You need a clicker and a bag of bacon treats. Should solve most problems.

... Hmm may be I guessed wrong. If your CBT was up for renewal 2 weeks ago, your licence should be more than two years old. If so, you can relax a bit, as it's 12 points before game over.

Yes, you need to tell you insurer; they might increase their fee, I don't know, but they definitely won't cancel your insurance. I hardly know anyone who hasn't had 3 points on their licence at some point in time. But take care: you now need to be squeaky clean. I'm guessing your licence is less than two years old, and if so, it's 6 points and you lose it. Point only come in threes, so just one small error - speeding, L plates not right, licence plate too small - and you could be looking at a major set back.

If you send links I can buy them and send them out to you mate. Or if you can wait I can send them back to Sidney with my son when he comes next year and he can mail them from there.

@Simon Daveythey're tough up north.

Them? If only. The truth is, the costs are paid by the tax payer. Sadly this includes you

This is good advice; with a helmet, proper fit is everything. Also ask for help from someone in the shop; they'll help work out which ones fit you the best.

It's not impossible that the list is just journalistic fiction, I guess... Seems to me that no insurers publish their actual lists, and this is only one I've found online.

Bennetts were the cheapest I could find for the MV. Who are you with, @S-Westerly?

You're secret's safe with me mate.

Yeah, that's one of the constraints. They stretch, so you don't have to get it perfectly right. Too loose is no good though.

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How are you meant to do it? I've never found a way that gets the mask in the right place. The method on youtube (Placing a Respro® Foggy™ Mask in a Crash Helmet - YouTube) doesn't leave enough room for my hooter.

Hi Josh. Welcome in.

Last week I signed myself up for a motocross try out day run by mxtryout in Mildenhall. What I didn't realise until I tipped up at the track was that all the other punters would be under 14. Ah well, can’t duck out now. I went to get changed, chatted to one of the Dads who was helping his 8 year old on with his kit, and faffed about working out exactly how many layers I needed to keep the cold out. Then I bumped into a bloke in his 30s who’d ridden green lanes until some broken ribs had put him off. He was there to pick up confidence. Then a lad in his 20s who’d bought a dirt bike on a whim earlier in the year, gone out, crashed it, and sold it. He was there to get some proper training. And one of the Dads was going to ride as well. We formed a gang of four for the day. Briefing. This is a Honda 250. Here’s is the gear change. Don’t use first. Here’s the clutch, but you only need it when you start or stop. Sit forward and stick your elbows up like this. Don’t be a nob. And then we were off, just simple ovals in second gear on the dirt. The bike was super torquey; keeping the throttle smooth wasn’t easy, but we all seemed to do it well enough, so after a quick break we were let out onto the track proper. By lunch we were having a go at standing up on the pegs. The afternoon was a series of 15-minute sessions with 15-minute breaks in between: time to decompress, grab a cuppa, and think about the next session. The track gradually got more challenging: the turns, chewed up by the bikes, were getting deeper and deeper in loose stuff, and the straights more and more pitted and rutted. But with plenty of time to pick up confidence, most of us were sliding out of the turns, standing on the straights, and getting steadily quicker. This bit was great fun The day was run really well – good, clear instruction and then occasional tips and encouragement from the side of the track. Loads of marshals out, too, so you always knew what to do. I’m never going to be a motocross rider but I’d definitely be up to do it again.

Yes. If you're ever going to ride to your place of work or study - even if only occasionally - you must choose social and commuting. You don't want to be tarred with insurance fraud; it's almost impossible to get insurance again, ever. In terms of money, commuting is a bit extra, like 10% or so I think.

Everyone's first year riding a bike is expensive for insurance. It will come down a lot once you have a whole year behind you. Either you can ride a 125 for a year and sell it on a year later or suck it up, if you can afford to. As said, insurance depends a lot on age, where you live, and a bit on your job and stuff like that. Most of that you can't do much about. But it does also depend on bike, or more precisely on the insurance group the insurer puts your bike into. Not all insurers group bikes the same way, but here's one list I found on bikerated. I've sorted it by insurance group: each time you go from one group to a higher one, the insurance goes up. So start at the top of the list and go down until you find a bike you think you'd like ride, and run a quote on it. It might help you find one that works for you. Make Model Motorcycle Insurance Group AJS JSM 50 Motard 2 AJS Isaba 125 3 AJS Highway Star 125 3 AJS Tempest Scrambler 3 AJS Cadwell 125 3 Rieju Mrt50 LC SM Trophy 3 Rieju Mrt50 Pro SM 3 Rieju RS3 50LC 3 Rieju Tango 50 3 Benelli TNT125 4 Benelli BN125 4 Yamaha YS125 4 Honda CB125F 5 Honda MSX 125 / Monkey 5 KTM Freeride 250/350 5 Suzuki RV125 / RV200 / Van Van 5 WK 125 Sport 5 KTM E-Ride E-SX, E-XC, E-SM 6 Kymco VSR 125I 6 Lexmoto Adrenalin 6 Lexmoto Arizona 125 6 Lexmoto Assault 125 6 Lexmoto Tempest 6 Lexmoto Valiant 6 Lexmoto XTR S 125 6 Lexmoto ZSX 125 6 Lexmoto LXR125 6 Mash Black Seven 125 6 Mash Dirt Track 125 6 Mash Falcone 125 6 Mutt Mongerel 125 6 Rieju Mrt125 SM 6 Rieju RS3 125LC 6 Rieju Tango 125 6 SFM ZX125 6 Sinnis Bomber 125 6 Sinnis Cafe 125 6 Sinnis Max II 6 Sinnis Scrambler 125 6 Sinnis Trackstar 6 Superbyke RMR125 6 Superbyke RSP125 6 Yamaha MT-125 6 Aprilia RS4 50 Replica 7 Honda CB125R 7 Honda CB300R 7 Honda CBR 125 R 7 Honda CRF250L & Rally 7 Kawasaki Ninja 125 7 Kawasaki Z125 7 Keeway Rks Sport 7 Keeway TX125 SM 7 Mutt Mongerel 250 7 Rieju Century 125 7 Royal Enfield Meteor 350 7 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 7 Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 7 Royal Enfield Classic Chrome 7 Royal Enfield Himalayan 7 Sinnis 125 Terrain 7 Sinnis SMR125 7 Sinnis Retrostar 250 7 Sinnis Terrain 380 7 Suzuki GSX-R125 7 Suzuki GSX-S125 7 Yamaha YZF-R125 7 Aprilia RS 125 8 Aprilia SX 125 8 Aprilia Tuono 125 8 Benelli Imperiale 400 8 Bullit Hero 125 8 Bullit Spirit 125 8 Herald Motor Company Brat 125 8 Herald Motor Company Classic 125 8 Honda CRF300L 8 Husqvarna 125 Svartpilen 8 Kawasaki Ninja 250 SL 8 Kawasaki Versys-X 300 8 Kawasaki Z250SL 8 Kawasaki Z300 8 Kawasaki Z400 8 KTM 125 Duke 8 KTM 390 Duke 8 KTM RC 125 8 KTM 300 EXC TPI 8 Mash Dirt Track 250 8 Mash TWO FIFTY 250 8 Mash Scrambler 400 8 Mash Five Hundred 400 8 Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 8 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 8 Suzuki GSX-250R 8 Suzuki V-Strom 250 8 SWM Varez 125 / RS125R 8 SWM Ace of Spades 125 8 SWM GM440R 8 SWM Superdual 8 WK 650I 8 Yamaha MT-03 8 Yamaha YZF-R3 8 Benelli Tornado Naked T 9 Bullit Hero 250 9 Daelim VJF 125 Roadsport 9 Honda CBR 300 R 9 Honley Venturer 250 9 Jawa 350 Classic 9 Kawasaki Ninja 300 9 Kawasaki VN900 Custom 9 KTM 390 Adventure 9 KTM RC 390 9 Mash Dirt 650 9 Suzuki SV650 9 Suzuki V-Strom 650 / XT 9 SWM Six Days 440 9 Benelli BN 251 10 Benelli BN 302 10 Benelli Tornado 302R 10 BMW G310GS 10 BMW G310R 10 Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 10 Herald Motor Company Classic 250 10 Herald Motor Company Classic 400 10 Honda CB500 F C-ABS 10 Honda CB500 X 10 Honda CBR 500 R C-ABS 10 Honda CMX500 Rebel 10 Honda X-ADV 10 Kawasaki W800 / SE / FE 10 KTM 690 Enduro R 10 Triumph Trident 660 10 Yamaha Tenere 700 10 Yamaha XV950R & Racer 10 Zero FX ZF7.2 10 Zontes ZT310T 10 Benelli 600 I 11 Benelli Leoncino 11 Benelli TRK 502 11 Benelli 502 Cruiser 11 BMW R 1200 RT 11 CF Moto CF300SR 11 CF Moto 650GT 11 CF Moto 650MT 11 CF Moto 650NK 11 Ducati Monster 797 11 Harley-Davidson 883 Superlow 11 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe 11 Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 11 Harley-Davidson Street 750 11 Honda CB650F 11 Honda CB650R 11 Honda CBF 1000FA / GT 11 Honda CBR 650 F 11 Honda NC750S C-ABS / DCT 11 Honda NC750X C-ABS / DCT 11 Kawasaki Ninja 650 11 Kawasaki Versys 1000 11 Kawasaki Versys 650 11 Kawasaki Vulcan S 11 Kawasaki Z650 11 Kawasaki Z800 / Z800E 11 Kawasaki Z900 11 KTM 690 Duke / R 11 KTM 690 SMC R 11 Spirit GP Sport / R 11 Spirit Street / R 11 Suzuki GSX-S750 11 Yamaha MT-07 11 Yamaha Tracer 700 / Tracer 7 11 Aprilia Tuono 660 12 Benelli 752S 12 BMW F 700 GS 12 BMW F750GS 12 BMW F 800 R 12 BMW R1250RT 12 Ducati Monster (937) 12 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 12 Harley-Davidson Fat Glide Supreme 12 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Special 12 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic 12 Honda Africa Twin / DCT 12 Honda CBR 650 R 12 Honda CMX1100 Rebel 12 Honda CRF450L 12 Honda Crossrunner 12 Honda VFR800F ABS 12 Honda Vultus 12 Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen 12 Husqvarna 401 Vitpilen 12 Indian Scout Sixty 12 Kawasaki Z900RS 12 KTM 790 Duke 12 Moto Guzzi V7 Anniversario 12 Moto Guzzi V7 Special 12 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone 12 Moto Guzzi V85 TT 12 Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber 12 Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer 12 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 / XT 12 Suzuki V-Strom 1050 / XT 12 Triumph Speed Twin 12 Triumph Street Cup 12 Triumph Street Scrambler 12 Triumph Street Triple S / R 12 Triumph Street Twin 12 Yamaha SCR900 / SCR950 12 Yamaha XSR700 12 Aprilia Dorsoduro 900 13 Aprilia RS660 13 BMW F 800 GS 13 BMW F 800 GS Adventure 13 BMW F 850 GS 13 BMW F 850 GS Adventure 13 BMW F 800 GT 13 BMW F900R 13 BMW F900XR 13 BMW R 1200 GS 13 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 13 BMW R 1200 GS Rallye 13 BMW R 1200 R 13 BMW R Ninet 13 BMW R Ninet Pure 13 BMW R Ninet Scrambler 13 BMW R Ninet Urban G/S 13 Ducati Monster 1200 13 Ducati Monster 821 13 Ducati Scrambler Cafe Racer 13 Ducati Scrambler Classic 13 Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled 13 Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle 13 Ducati Scrambler Icon 13 Harley-Davidson Breakout 13 Harley-Davidson Bronx 13 Harley-Davidson Bronx 13 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special 13 Harley-Davidson Street BOB 13 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special 13 Harley-Davidson Superlow 1200T 13 Honda CB1100 EX 13 Honda ST1300 Pan European ABS 13 Indian Scout Bobber 13 KTM 790 Adventure 13 KTM 890 Adventure 13 KTM 890 Duke R 13 Suzuki M1800 RBZ Intruder Boss 13 Triumph Bonneville T100 & T100 Black 13 Triumph Speedmaster 13 Triumph Street Triple RS 13 Triumph Thunderbird Commander 13 Triumph Thunderbird LT 13 Triumph Thunderbird Strom ABS 13 Yamaha MT-09 13 Yamaha MT-09 SP 13 Yamaha Tracer 900 / Tracer 9 13 Yamaha XSR900 13 Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 13 Zero S Z-Force 14.4 13 Zero SR / F 14.4 13 Aprilia Shiver 900 14 BMW R 1250 GS 14 BMW R 1250 GS Adventure 14 BMW R 1250 GS Rallye / TE 14 BMW R1250R 14 BMW R 1200 RS 14 BMW R1250RS 14 BMW R Ninet Racer 14 CCM Blackout 14 CCM GP-450 Adventure 14 CCM FT6 14 CCM Spitfire Six 14 CCM Spitfire Bobber 14 Ducati Monster 1200 S 14 Ducati Multistrada 950 / S 14 Ducati Scrambler 1100 / Pro 14 Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom 14 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide 14 Harley-Davidson Custom 1250 14 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight 14 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim 14 Honda CB1000R 14 Honda CB1100 RS 14 Honda Crosstourer C-ABS / DCT 14 Honda Crosstourer Highlander 14 Honda VFR1200F C-ABS 14 Honda VFR1200FD (DCT) 14 Husqvarna 701 Svartpilen 14 Husqvarna 701 Vitpilen 14 Husqvarna 701 Enduro 14 Husqvarna 701 Supermoto 14 Indian Bobber Twenty 14 Indian Scout 14 Indian Springfield 14 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX 14 Kawasaki VN1700 Nomad 14 Kawasaki VN1700 Voyager 14 Kawasaki Z1000 14 Kawasaki Z1000 SX 14 KTM 1090 Adventure 14 KTM 1090 Adventure R 14 Moto Morini Granpasso 14 Moto Morini Milano 14 Moto Morini Scrambler 14 MV Agusta Brutale 800 / RR 14 Norton Atlas Nomad 650 14 Suzuki GSX-S1000 14 Suzuki GSX-S1000FA 14 Triumph America 14 Triumph America LT 14 Triumph Bonneville Bobber 14 Triumph Explorer XR / X / A 14 Triumph Explorer XR / X / T 14 Triumph Speed Triple S 14 Triumph Speed Triple R 14 Triumph Sprint GT SE ABS 14 Triumph Street Triple RS 14 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / X / A 14 Triumph Tiger 800 XR / X / T 14 Triumph Tiger 850 Sport 14 Triumph Tiger 900 / GT / Rally 14 Triumph Tiger Sport 1050 14 Yamaha Niken / GT 14 Yamaha XT1200ZE Super Tenere 14 Zero ZR/F 14 CCM Foggy Edition Spitfire 15 Ducati Multistrada 1200 DVT 15 Ducati Multistrada 1200 / S 15 Ducati Multistrada 1260 / S 15 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro 15 Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat BOB 15 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Ltd / Low 15 Harley-Davidson Night Rod Special 15 Harley-Davidson Pan America 15 Harley-Davidson Road king Clasic 15 Harley-Davidson Roadster 15 Harley-Davidson Street Rod 15 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle 15 Indian Chief Classic / Vintage 15 Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 / ABS 15 Moto Guzzi California Touring 15 Moto Morini 1200 ZZ 15 Moto Morini Corsaro Veloce 15 Norton 961 Commando II 15 Suzuki GSX-R600 15 Suzuki Katana 15 Triumph Daytona 675 ABS 15 Triumph Daytona 675R ABS 15 Triumph Rocket III Roadster 15 Triumph Speed Triple RS 15 Triumph T120 Bonneville & Black 15 Triumph Trophy SE 15 Victory Gunner 15 Victory Highball 15 Victory Judge 15 Victory Octane 15 Yamaha FJR1300A / AE / AS 15 Yamaha YZF-R6 15 BMW S 1000 XR 16 BMW S1000R / Sport 16 Ducati Diavel 16 Ducati Diavel Carbon 16 Ducati Monster 1200 R 16 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro 16 Ducati Supersport & S 16 Hesketh 24 16 Honda Gold Wing F6 C 16 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 16 KTM 1290 Super Duke R 16 Moto Guzzi MGX-21 16 MV Agusta Brutale 1000 16 MV Agusta Brutale 1090 ABS 16 MV Agusta Brutale 1090 RR ABS 16 MV Agusta Brutale 800 Dragster / RR 16 MV Agusta F3 675 / RC 16 MV Agusta Rivale 16 MV Agusta Stradale 800 16 MV Agusta Turismo 800 16 Suzuki GSX-R750 16 Triumph Thruxton & R 16 Triumph Thruxton RS 16 Yamaha MT-10 16 Yamaha MT-10SP 16 Aprilia RSV4 RF / RR 17 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory 17 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 17 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR 17 Ariel Ace Cruiser 17 Ariel Ace Sport 17 Ariel Ace-R 17 Arc Vector 17 Arch KRGT-1 17 Avinton GT 17 Bimota BB3 17 Bimota DB 8 Italia 17 Bimota DB 8 Oronero 17 Bimota DB11 17 Bimota DB9 Brivido 17 Bimota Impeto 17 Bimota SB10 BimotaRD / X 17 Bimota Tesi 3D 17 Bimota Tesi H2 17 Bimota Tesi Race Cafe 17 Bimota H2 17 BMW K 1600 GT 17 BMW R18 / R18 Classic 17 BMW M1000RR 17 BMW S 1000 RR 17 Brough Superior SS100 17 Ducati Panigale V2 17 Ducati 1199 Panigale R 17 Ducati 1299 Panigale 17 Ducati V4 Panigale 17 Ducati V4S Panigale 17 Ducati Panigale V4 SP 17 Ducati V4R Panigale 17 Ducati 1299 Panigale S 17 Ducati 1299 Superleggera 17 Ducati 959 Panigale 17 Ducati Hypermotard 939 & SP 17 Ducati Hypermotard 950 / SP 17 Ducati Multistrada V4 / V4S 17 Ducati Streetfighter / S 17 Ducati Streetfighter V4 / V4S/td> 17 Ducati Xdiavel 17 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide 17 Harley-Davidson FXDR 17 Harley-Davidson Livewire 17 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade 17 Honda CBR1000RR-R 17 Honda CBR1000RR-R SP 17 Horex VR6 17 Indian Challenger Dark Horse 17 Indian Chieftain 17 Indian FTR1200 / S / Rally 17 Indian Roadmaster 17 Kawasaki 1400 GTR 17 Kawasaki H2SX / SE 17 Kawasaki Ninja H2 17 Kawasaki Z H2 17 Kawasaki ZX-10R 17 Kawasaki ZX-10RR 17 Kawasaki ZZR1400 / Performance Sport 17 KTM 1290 Adventure S 17 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R 17 KTM 1290 Super Adventure T 17 KTM 1290 SuperDuke RR 17 KTM 450 Rally 17 Lotus C-01 17 MV Agusta Brutale 1000RR 17 MV Agusta Dragster RC 17 MV Agusta F3 800 / RC 17 MV Agusta F4 / F4 RR / F4 RC 17 MV Agusta Rush 1000 17 MV Agusta Superveloce 800 17 Norton Superlight 650 17 Norton V4 RR 17 Suzuki GSX-R1000 17 Suzuki GSX-R1000R 17 Suzuki Hayabusa 17 Triumph Rocket 3 R / GT 17 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS 17 Yamaha YZF-R1 / YZF-R1M 17

Ooh nice.

Congratulations @Tiggie. Lady Deathbringer looks wonderful. My wife bought a stuffed toy wombat. I named it Mortal. This didn't go down well either.