manxie49

Which polls are these then? Must have missed them. Thought the Tories wanted a general election and tried to call one, which IS what the whole country wanted (minus the Labour Party).....the country voted leave. Now fooking deliver it. Its all over the internet, look for yourself ....https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-second-referendum-remain-would-win-eu-survey-shows/

Micael Gove made this F-----g stupid comment to the news: “I think actually the mood in the country is clear and the Prime Minister’s determination is absolute and I am with him in this, we must leave by October 31st.” the mood of the country is obviously "unclear" to him, which is why he needed five police officers to escort him to his car on Saturday through thousands of anti-Brexit protesters, a prime example of these F--k wits only seeing and hearing what they want to see and hear! What I want to know is why they are so hell bent on leaving the EU when recent polls show the majority of the country now want to stay, which one of them or their crony friends is it going to benefit the most? All this from someone who wasn't even voted into power by the people he reportedly represents.

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Great looking bike .... Enjoy

If they start posting things like this they won't have an excuse anymore to glue themselves to F-----g trains! And Greta will have to find some other shite to spout on about

Good price as well .... Have you considered selling the wife to finance your new bike? Thats what I considered doing to pay for mine but realised I still wouldn't be able to afford it till about 2025

I served in the Army for 9yrs and have no problems helping support other former squaddies, so I will be donating, fair play to him and I'll be wishing him the greatest of success.

I wish I was there man, beautiful

Still plenty here, even two Swiss bikes parked at the Creg-Ny-Baa at lunch time and quite a few over the mountain this afternoon, sunshine seems to have brought everyone out today

I've had the bike for a month now and covered just over 1000 miles, in all weathers from nice sunny days to monsoon like downpours, so thought I would give a quick update review, one has already been done by Geofferz which is quite comprehensive so this is just my two pennies worth .... THE GOOD: If I was asked to describe the bike in human form I'd say it was like a city gent that bare knuckle fights at weekends! When you want it to be the bike is very well behaved, great for the commute to work and the shops, agile, and very nimble, it actually feels like a 600 rather than a 1k machine. Behind that well behaved exterior though the bike feels as if its almost daring you to twist the throttle, and when you do, be prepared for an arm wrenching, wheel lifting experience, this bike pulls! There are three traction control and rider modes, I've ridden the bike in all three, IMHO I would say that mode 1 is for track use, throttle response is quick in this mode and it turns the bike into a bit of handful, I tend to use mode 2 most of the time with mode 3 reserved for the really wet, leaf strewn roads. The brakes are efficient and do what I want them to do ... Stop the bike! Never had any problems in that department and have done some braking from relatively high speed. Suspension is pretty solid, again no issues, I've left everything set at standard and it suits my style of riding fine. The bike is very forgiving, we all, when getting astride a new bike, make a mistake from time to time, this machine has never left me feeling out of sorts or out of control. It handles flawlessly through the twisties and bends, but a word of caution, plan your entry and exit from the bend in advance, make sure you scrub enough speed off before entering the apex, bends seem to come up a lot faster than you realise! There isn't as much buffeting by the wind as I was expecting considering its an unfaired naked bike, I start to notice it around 65-70mph, I did a bit of research and spoke with someone who fitted a small sports screen, MRA screen from HPS, so I bit the bullet and bought one, this screen makes a massive difference, I'm not really experiencing any buffering at all now, so feel that this was money well spent and a good investment for the longer journeys. The bike is fitted with a quick shifter which I love using on my blasts over the mountain road, no issues to report there, its also fitted with an electronic steering damper, again, I've not had any tank slappers so can't report anything on how good it is "hope I never have to"! THE BAD: Fuel consumption is my biggest gripe, it is crap! 17.5L tank and I get about 100 miles before the fuel light starts flashing, not sure how much farther it would go with the fuel light flashing but I don't risk it, I probably could get further if I rode everywhere in 6th gear and 30mph, but who buys a sports bike to ride like that! My other gripe is the seat, after about 40 miles I start getting a numb arse, I intend to counter that by fitting the comfort seat, that will have to wait till I get a bit more overtime! Other than those two issues I have nothing major to complain about. THE UGLY: For me the ugly would have to be the well documented Yamaha tick! I've had it on Yam's before, caused by the automatic CCT, you can get rid if it by installing a manual one but that in itself can open up a whole new world of problems if you don't know what you're doing. In fairness the tick isn't as bad as my mates R1, as with my other Yam's I just live with it and after a while I don't even notice it. It's a Yamaha quirk, all bikes have them, it isn't doing any harm, just more of an annoyance. MODS: Done a few bits over the month, Akro slip on, LED indicators, bar ends, HPS screen, bobbins, semi-rigid panniers, crash protectors, tail tidy, oil cooler and rad guard and R&G boot guard kit. I haven't gone down the road of decat and don't think I will, I like a nice engine note but don't like the noise to be obnoxious. OVERALL: I absolutely love this bike, it never fails to put a smile on my face, and for me, that's what motorcycling is all about, ridden in all weathers and have enjoyed the ride regardless, really glad I went down the road of buying this bike, it would definitely rank it among one of the best bikes I've ever owned. IMHO again I don't think the bike would suit a novice rider, but get a bit of experience and I would have no hesitation in recommending this machine for commuting, the weekend bash with your mates or light to moderate touring.

WTF! I made the mistake of looking at that straight after breakfast

I considered one of these a couple of years ago, I couldn't find one insurance company that would give a discount. However, if its free, it can do no harm to try it and it'll give that added peace of mind. https://biketrac.co.uk We have a medic from Germany that stays with us during TT, he has one of these on his bike, seems pretty good, but again no insurance discount. https://monimoto.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5OTIy7vz4AIVLJPtCh0IjwcNEAQYBCABEgIUevD_BwE

Look at all the photos of the protesters being physically carried away by four Police officers, all of them have big smiles on their faces! No consideration given to the officers, who could be potentially injured carrying their fat arses, It's just a F-----g jolly for them! A complete waste of Police resources, I'm sure if they returned home and found their cars nicked or centrally heated house robbed they would be the first to moan and complain about there being no Police officers about when you need them.

I've got a pair of these, haven't worn them in really heavy downpours but they have kept me dry when I have been caught out https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/183768

Issue these to the Police, the problem is there not environmentally friendly [attachment=0]1.jpg[/attachment]

Yer there just the one's with nothing better to do and need something to fill their hum drum existence with Yeah , it's sad really . Quite a few of my old biker friends from years ago are into this shit . I thought they would all buy motorbikes again once all their kids had left home . Sadly they seem to spend a lot of time wibbling on about Brexit , Law and Order and riding around on bicycles with little trailers full of home grown vegetables . They post stuff about Extinction Rebellion on Facebook all the time and I initially thought they were having a laugh but then it dawned on me that they are part of it ! Some of the poor bast*rds have even become Vegans FFS . We have some neighbours exactly the same, poodle up and down the country in their camper van going to support stuff just like this, when they come back its all they talk about and then wonder why none of the neighbours go to their BBQ's each summer

Great work so far I had a 250N super dream years ago, used to use it for the daily work commute, it was a good bike and never let me down once, TBH I never looked after it that well either, it was a pretty neglected hack.

I use Nikwax, hang my stuff on the line at the end of summer and give it a good soaking, seems to do the job pretty well and I've been caught out in some heavy downpours. It can stain the material though so you have to make sure you wipe away any excess, I use good old dubbing on my boots for the winter months.

A lot of them look like comfortably off middle class early retiree's to me . Yer there just the one's with nothing better to do and need something to fill their hum drum existence with

The Met are now using scare tactics to deal with the surge of eco terrorists, their deploying mobile job centres.....[attachment=0]71596332_2461650707280760_4207196491095212032_n.jpg[/attachment]

Feel for ya man, I know what its like, I'm a shift worker .... work all night, sleep all day and miss all the fun!

BOSE do some very good in ear ones, not the cheapest though.https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/headphones/earphones/soundsport-wireless.html#v=soundsport_wireless_citron

I don't know how far it got but I know there was a big push to ban fireworks from public sale? I'd support it, they really are a pain in the arse.

I use Motul chain wax (c4) too, I find it ends up all over the swing arm tho and gets lots of road grime etc stuck to it in no time. I've tried a couple of other brands but found them harder to apply or not last as long etc... Only reason I started using this is because the dealership recommended it but on a 125 I'm thinking perhaps a lube formulated for racing is a bit overkill? Tbh I don't clean the bike enough so maybe my fault there's so much grime Make sure you clean the chain prior to application, you only need a small amount of the wax spread thinly over the chain, I've started putting it on to a warm chain, I find it spreads easier and you use less, I used to clean and lube my chain about once every 700 - 800 miles on my old blade and it lasted!

I was given a TIROX chain brush to try (see picture) its brilliant once you get the hang of getting it onto the chain, I clean the chain with Paraffin, don't use petrol, it'll destroy "O" rings... I use MOTUL Chain wax for lubrication, easy to apply and so far seems to stay where it supposed to "on the chain" [attachment=0]s-l1600.jpg[/attachment]