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Very nice. It's just a shame the weather will be getting worse now.

My dad had a mk1 and 2 Granada. Great cars with a lovely V6 engine. They are small now. But even the new flat 500 is bigger than an original range rover. There was also a thing a while ago about the coaches with rabbit ear mirrors that create a massive blind spot at junctions.

Yeah you will come across some right idiots at times. In the past couple of weeks I've had a car overtaking me near the top of a railway bridge. It is double white lines and 30 limit as only two vehicles wide. The car that suddenly appeared coming the other way was not happy. And the crazy thing is, a few hundred yards on it was a two lane carriageway on our side. If he had just wanted 30 seconds more. The other was a crazy guy in a new mustang. I was following a car in front leaving a good distance as the road was wet. It's a 30mph road and the mustang flies past me. Pulling in behind the car in front. What he didn't overtake both of us I will never know. Then for the next couple of miles, he was falling back. Then accelerating hard, then braking at the last minute, before starting all over again. After a couple of miles of this the car in front pulled over into the bus lane to let him past. Sometimes that's the best option.

It's the PAIR system. If the exhaust has been changed. It probably won't fit anymore.

Yes that's right. Because there speed limit is over thirty miles an hour. That's why we can't do our testing on the road like we used to. One mile an hour over! I remember reading about it at the time. Bloody ridicules.

If it looks like a fish. Smells like a fish. It's very fishy.

Probably for the best then. At least you have something to look forward to.

Welcome to the forum Joe.

My cousin did The same after having a couple of bikes stolen. They still got his blade from the garage. Even with his car parked in front of it. You can only do so much. But out of sight is The best option. The latest thing I've heard about is air tags. A couple of people I know have had them fitted to their bikes at some of the bike venues in the south.

That's good they will fix them now. I know they were originally charging to replace them. Unlike BMW who never admitted liability over the dropped valves, which destroyed engines on early RR models. Just quietly updated the parts.

That sucks. Isn't that one of the models that suffers from the cam issues? My mate brought the 390 duke a few years ago. Loved it, but couldn't live with the constant problems either. It's a real shame. He won't buy another.

We will soon find out.

It's hard to say from the picture. But it looks like the leather is delaminating to me. I've never had that on Alpinestars before. But I did on a pair of RST boots.

Unfortunately no security is 100% safe. There is always a work around. When the HISS system first came out, it was state of the art security. But that was decades ago. Advanced in technology make it easier than ever to take vehicles. The criminal element will always find a way to use technology to their advantage. That's why the new high powered battery angle grinders make it easy to cut chains off in seconds. And things like disc locks don't deter them. They just cut the disc either side of the lock.

Good luck with the new purchase. Some of the Harleys you see have so little mileage, it's almost like a new bike. I just haven't got a clue what all the letters mean. So I couldn't possibly help. All I can say is someone at work has just brought the 750 Harley. But I wouldn't consider that.

It really just is practice and patience. Don't feel you have to rush anything. It will put pressure on yourself. With a small bike, or especially a scooter. The rear brake will over power the engine. So even with the throttle full on. It would still stop. A couple of one to one sessions should see you good to go.

When someone did the steering lock on a bike I had as a project. They had picked the handlebar so far round. The metal pin had jammed the steering. I just removed the lock barrel. Smoothed the damage out, and fixed the wiring. Then fitted the barrel again. If the key turns smoothly to the lock position. Which the bars turned. It might be fine.

Welcome abroad Josh. The CBF is a great bike to start on. My mate did 24,000 miles on his before passing his test. It only ever needed service items.

Yes it does seem to be out of stock. I'm guessing you do not have ABS? You should be able to find something from a Yamaha or Honda 125 scooter that would fit. Perhaps have a look on eBay where you can compare pictures to your brakes.

Yes a proper numpty

Perhaps write bike and the reg at the bottom of the ticket too. Might make it less likely to be stolen.

Most of my bikes have been sports bikes, or the odd off road bike. I then went to naked bikes to help keep the speed down. but living in a city now. A scooter makes perfect sense. You can put your helmet in it. Then when You come back. Your shopping goes in.

I would check the main fuse also. It's usually that when the clocks stop working.

Yeah you should be able to get your bike back. Just have to wade through the red tape. That is unless it was a Norton, and while in for a service they stripped your pride and joy for parts!

It's pouring here down south. I got soaked walking the dog. And still have one more to do. She is old and doesn't like getting up early.