Pip

I and maccwilo07 AKA MARK had a great ride on Sunday, set the sat-nav to follow the twisty bits and it didn't let us down. some of the B roads are fantastic.

didn't get round the full route due to time constrictions took a detour down the A548 what a stroke of luck belting road HARDLY ANY CARS.. also messing with our new scala rider g9x headsets held us back a bit.which by the way are brilliant, the ride is far more fun when you can chat and ride and will be even better when we learn how to use properly. here's some pics.

also, I use this for planning routes which I then send to my satnav. .anyway, here's the map

https://www.motogoloco.com/map/

Only works on PC,mobile app coming soon.

Anyone planning a ride for bank holiday Monday. Or know of any.cheers.

Virtually all of mid and north Wales my favourite roads.

weather is perfect Snowdonia here I come.

Nice Busa there Pip, what do you reckon to your SP cans ? I'm looking at some Hepco & Becker hard panniers plus a H&M quickshifter, I quite like the idea of a sports tourer with luggage & a quickshifter

hi and thanks, I like the sound of the sp cans with DB killers inserted. but I like the look of the standard cans.i have thought about a straight bar conversion and a quick shifter. I think a bog standard Hayabusa is plenty powerful for anyone, so really all my mods are cosmetic, to be honest. I had a zzr 1100 and 1200 in the past also a zx12r, but the Hayabusa for me is on a different planet for midrange power. don't know why it has 6 gears.could get away with three.

Sunday 9th anyone got anything planned.

had a ride today, excellent weather.done Mold, Denbigh, Betws-y-Coed, Ffestiniog, Bala, Corwen, Llangollen, Ruthin, home great company.plenty of cops out around the ponderosa cafe area.tons of motorcycles, the most I have seen this year. here's some pics.

make sure the old fellow is ok.

fozzie we thought you had to give it a miss . just got back from a good tour of wales

great ride mark good company really enjoyed it , great weather.

yes, thats fine I will be present sir.

Riverside Retail Park, Wharf St, Warrington WA1 2GX

google street view still has it has pizza hut. just look for the big McDonald's sign over the road from where Mr smiths use to be.

gorgeous bike look after her.

its your call mate,i prefare to follow if thats ok.

im happy to go most places, say meet 9.30-10 back by 4-5 im easy

I'm near warrington, where are you guys?

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warrington here

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what times have you got in mind.

Few pics from helmet cam,and a flash from a nice car driver. thanks for the warning.

I absolutely loved these awesome bikes,when I was younger,mate had a 750 and that blew my mind,back in the day the 1100 was the boss. Glad to see them still about.

Hi, you're not too far from me and we could maybe meet up if we're heading off in your direction. Planning a ponderosa trip over easter, we are - ahem- on the mature side and dont generally hammer it so we might suit you for a ride out.

will you be putting this in the ride topic nearer the time im in warrington possibly could tag along if that's ok.cheers

Would you be surprised if I told you that the crosshead screws on Jap bikes are not your run-of-the-mill Philips #2?......but are JIS (Japanese Industry Standard) #2........and you really need special screwdrivers to avoid b*ggering the heads up.......

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/4bo/Vessel-900-Megadora-2x150-JIS-2-Screwdriver/B000TGF8YI/ref=pd_sim_60_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SAQS5BXRY3MXFHK33V9Y

i used pull my hair out years ago,removing screws from my old two strokes. bought my self a set of long stemmed t-bar screwdrivers in the early 80s,work well but some of the bolts chewed up, and sometimes needed the good old impact driver to remove,especial on the crankcases . thank god for allen bolts.

i always replace the majority of screws and bolts on any used bike i buy.one of my pet hates, is chewed or rusty screws and bolts.

great 200 mile ride around north/mid wales on the hayabusa.very warm and not much traffic,very enjoyable.plenty of bikes out and about. here a few pics.

I am thinking of a Rider 40. How is it in the sun with the screen and any impressions on waterproofness?

i found it to excellent yesterday in the sun. just getting to grips with it.

i tried my tomtom rider 40 out yesterday combined with my Scala g9x and it worked brilliant,received a few phone calls and was very clear .only negative was,when recording my journey,a screensaver/video came on advertising tomtom rider satnavs. it was like a short film,very distracting.

I am thinking of a Rider 40. How is it in the sun with the screen and any impressions on waterproofness?

Tomorrow will be my first time of using this combination.

Thanks guys,it pretty decent for a 17 year old machine.

Quick review of tomtom v2 rider,which I used along with a Scala rider headset. excellent satnav which I used for 5 years with hardly any problems. ,easy to use and good build quality. Easy hands free phone calls with headset. would still be using it,but tom tom have now stopped support for this model. Although you can still get map and camera updates etc. Only negative was the sun glare occasionally. I would give it a 4/5. I have now sold it and treated myself to a TomTom 40 and a Scala g9x headset. hope they serve me well for the next 5 years..can still get on eBay for a good price.

heres my steed