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DJP

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About DJP

  • Birthday 31/05/1970

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  • Bike(s)
    Bandit 1250
  • Location
    London/Surrey

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  1. If my MT07 had been a car it would have been zero tax instead of £100 a year...
  2. E10 for my Bandit 1250. The engine's old enough not to need E5 and the bike's new enough not to be adversely affected by E10.
  3. Always. And I only buy jackets & trousers that can zip together.
  4. I've said it before but "Stop 'n Go" plugs are rubbish. I have the kit and, per the video, they end up falling into the tyre. Sticky strings are the best roadside repair but few use them properly (and nor does the chap in the video): They should be fully inserted into the tyre and there should be very little excess to cut off. Used like that they form a large mushroom inside the tyre and pretty much weld themselves in. Yes shop repairs are best but I've had punctures in new tyres, used sticky strings and run them until the tyre wore out.
  5. Totally as the above. I knew someone that thought they were covered in this situation and when the worst happened found that their insurance was next to useless. Tread very carefully.
  6. Yep, cheapish for me this year: Just over £100 FC on the Bandit with commuting in London. Car insurance tried to charge me an extra £100 though so I went elsewhere and got it down to an extra £45, I could have got it cheaper but these days I only insure with companies that I've heard of.
  7. I fell off my moped on the first day back when I was 16, 37 years ago. Not fallen off since but been rear-ended twice while stationary.
  8. Unfortunately it seems that the major manufacturers are in denial about their customer base. We're an ageing demographic and the CB350RS appeals to that demographic whereas the CB300 doesn't. They're making bikes to appeal to people who don't buy bikes while ignoring the ones who do.
  9. Last year mine went up by £90 following a non-fault prang. This year it's back to pretty much where it was. (£150 FC with commuting in London).
  10. Finally got around to respraying an annoying scratch on the Bandit fairing. I forgot to take a "Before" photo but I'm very happy with the colour match and finish and I (mostly) managed to lose the masking edges by following the lines of the panel. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than it was.
  11. DJP

    A question

    Best - Bandit 1250 Worst - 250 Superdream Bike I should have kept - RD 350N (YPVS) Wanted: Nothing new, that's for sure. They don't currently make anything that I'd want. If they did I'd buy it.
  12. Changed the fork oil in the Bandit. Then gave it a good going over with the ACF50.
  13. No, but I think that she made off from the accident on purpose.
  14. That's just a matter of timing. The intent is the same.
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