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Hope it was a good one, mate.

Got a Tenda Nova MW6-3. Was easy to set up, hasn't needed any fiddling with since. And it gets the wifi all the way into the garage, a nice plus.

Later GoPros have better image stabilization. I had a GoPro 9 Black; it was on a stalk that attached to a RAM ball on the steering yoke, so it shook like crazy. But the images were 100% steady. I used to run it from the bike's USB and it would run all day without any battery worries.

Yes, that's right. It was at night, we were going along a narrow road, tight hairpins. And thousands and thousands of moths, lit up like fireflies in the headlamp beam. Proper blizzard.

I've been reading up about how to get your bike back here: Seized vehicles | Metropolitan Police. Seems like you can arrange for a "fully trained, equipped and insured vehicle recovery operator to collect [the bike] at your own expense" (I guess this means a local garage that does motorbike recovery), but it's not clear what documentation they have to bring with them, or whether you need to come with them to the pound or not. So 1. Phone a local motorbike repair place and ask them if they'd recover the bike from the police pound for you. 2. Phone the police force who have the bike and ask them if you can send a recovery operator to get the bike, since you don't know anyone qualified to ride. Ask them what documentation does the recovery person need to bring? if you need to be at the pound when they pick the bike up or not? how much the recover fee is, and how you can pay it? (I think the recovery fee meant to be £192 + £13 for each day the bike's been impounded) All the best with it!

Really sorry to hear about the mess with your bike. What Joe85 said is right; it's probably the only way forward.

Hi, welcome! Which gixxer have you got?

I've paid up to 50% in advance to cover materials (1000s of bricks) which seemed reasonable enough to me. But this was with a local guy who everyone knows. In your case there's enough to make you unsure, so move on and get some new quotes.

This one's an odd one. In Germany last month, the weather was roasting, and the rear shock went soft. Really soft, like I needed to have enough clicks in for a pillion just to make it rideable with me alone. Now back in Blighty, and the weather's become cool, I've had to unclick back to normal settings. This should be a warranty job, but the warranty runs out in February and I have until then to to persuade KTM that the suspension really is gone. Not expecting too much hot weather before then. Anyway, I wonder if the oil's becoming runny in the heat and not doing it's job properly? But I've never heard of this happening before... I've had shocks go before on me, but never be soft in the heat and firm in the cold. Anyone come across this?

What happens is this: starting off from rest in 1st gear, I'll add some throttle and let the clutch out and sometimes - like 1 time in 20 - the bike lurches forward unexpectedly. The only way to bring it under control is to disengage the clutch, let the revs die down and start again. Can happen two or three times in a row. And then just once last night it happened going from 1st to 2nd - just a surge and bump and then it settled down. Pretty sure it happens a lot more when the bike's cold. Looking back, I think this started some while back. At first I put it down to my clumsy clutch action, but it's been getting a lot worse these last couple of weeks, and now it's clear that the bike's doing it, not me. I'm a complete numpty when it comes to spanners, but, could this be the wrong oil (oil change was 4k miles ago, done by the indy guy up the road)? Or what else should I worry about?

I get it. The roads are getting worse and worse and it's harder to find the right places at the right times to make it fun. Round here we're still ok: summer evenings are still great riding. But it's changing.

Really sad to read this, Paul. Hope all's ok.

That's awesome news.

Mt Ventoux and the crazy road to the summit.

Hate it when people actually *know* you on this internet thing.

We didn't get to ride Combe Laval when we went to France a few years back - it was closed for repairs - but we did get to do one or two balcony roads. Some pics here of @Gerontious on them.

The fix was great. Still is, and if it wasn't for the slow leak, I'd leave it in and run it. But with the slow leak and the fact the tyre's getting on, makes sense to change it over. Was going to do this anyway in the spring.

Happy work days, @goat

Had the same. Done about 600 miles now on the repaired tyre, but it's now got a slow leak. The tyre's had a good 7000 miles on it, so I don't mind replacing it. In your situation, though, I think get a professional repair on it.

I reckon it all went to pot when politicians started setting limits instead of police. I suspect we have limits being set now without much reference to accident stats but more with an eye on what's to be gained in the Senedd, the Commons, in Holyrood, or in any County Hall.

We're running out of options. Don't want to live further north (darker winters). Don't want to live further south (cos it's the south innit). Don't want to live further from a railway station. Don't want to live further from the sea. So it's basically here or Aberystwyth.

Always aspired to a Waitrose lifestyle, but some ended up with an Asda one.

Sunny day, some (rare) time on my hands so I head off up towards Cromer, then down the coast and back home. Some nice views from the coast road, but apart from that what a sad ride. Endless streams of traffic. 50s and 40s everywhere. More traffic. And bumpy old roads (ok, everywhere has bumpy old roads). I still nurse a dream of going to Norfolk and finding open roads with smooth bends in different sizes and the space to enjoy them, but every time I head out over the Waveney my hopes suffer one more death blow*. It is just my bad luck? Are there any decent routes for riding in Norfolk? *Ok, not 100% true. I've found nice roads between Harleston and Attleborough.

What about a YBR?

It's *really* twinned with Boring, OR??