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  1. bonio
    Was going to sign up for that one, but not enough holiday available to fit it in
  2. bonio
    Happy birthday mate. Hope it's been a good one.
  3. bonio
    Agree. This is the upshot of allowing London to become a den of motorbike theives.
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    As a committed life-long midget, I really wouldn't want a 300 if I was thinking doing any mile munching. I can do 150/200 mile days on the DRZ - a 400 - but put it on a trunk road or a motorway and it quickly gets tiring. But for hooning around the back roads, it can't be beaten.
  5. bonio
    Sorry to hear this Dom. Hope he's improving soon.
  6. bonio
    What would put me off is that the bike looks as if it's been tarted up to sell on ebay. I'd be nervous that there could be a load of problems under all that cafe racer styling.
  7. bonio
    Dunno, but I wouldn't be surprised if its harder to get hold of any secondhand Japanese 125 now than it was a couple of years back. Covid has interrupted supply chains of new bikes, meaning greater demand for secondhand ones.
  8. bonio
    Never really liked cars (still don't) and never even thought about bikes, but one day I decided my commute would be cheaper and more efficient on a moped than in car, so I sold the car, got a ped and starting riding it locally on L plates. I guess I liked it, so when I changed job a year later, and my commute changed to dual carriageways, I went ahead and got my licence. I was 48. Sheesh, I was young back then.
  9. bonio
    So @Ridewithpeaks... are you really a brain surgeon?
  10. bonio
    The original article is here: https://ridewithpeaks.com/mce-insurance-parent-company-falls-into-administration/ written by a lad called Alex. He's not a journo, he's just writing stuff he's interested in - it's his hobby; he's probably got a real job somewhere as a brain surgeon or something. Here's his "About us" page https://ridewithpeaks.com/about-ridewithpeaks/.
  11. bonio
    Only time I was close to passing out was seeing my Dad's finger joint, sadly all chopped into little lumps in the collection bag of compost shredder. I managed to rummage through the greenery and get all the pieces of finger out, but then had to sit down for a cuppa.
  12. bonio
    I miss the sun. Without it, my eyes ache, brain goes fuzzy, and I can't make any decisions. My inner bear just wants to hibernate. Hanging in there, waiting for March.
  13. bonio
    I agree: find a school and have a go on a bigger bike before deciding. Given you've only got a couple of months, you're tight for time given the short supply of test slots right now. Again, I'd suggest speaking to one or two local schools and explaining your situation.
  14. bonio
    @goat Heat and ice too. Heat for back and ice for the whiskey.
  15. bonio
    Grandchildren come in a close third
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    Thanks @Stu. Great help
  18. bonio
    I guess a lot of scooter riders don't have the cash to throw at buying the gear, so they buy the compulsory helmet and stop there.
  19. bonio
    Good to see you around, @NeilM. Been wondering where you'd been. Seems like half the world has covid right now. Get well soon, mate.
  20. bonio
    Really sorry to hear that, @rennie
  21. bonio
    In the CBT they drone on for ages about the need to wear PPE, to the point where you can sometimes get to lunch and you still haven't actually ridden the bike. What they don't do is show you pictures like these; if they did, they could cut the droning down to five minutes; the pictures speak for the themselves
  22. bonio
    Mine are still up. Christmas Day tomorrow!
  23. bonio
    I got out of London 30 years ago. One of the best things I did.
  24. bonio
    Am I wrong, or was there some old geezer on here who was always trying to flog his
  25. bonio
    Sorry, bud. Don't have the helmet or the Freecom any more.

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