sparkeh9

probably better to go round to your house and use them instead then lol

Can anyone tell me, off hand, the diameter for the rear axle bolt on a bandit GSF600? Gonna give it a bit of a service. No smarmy comments about measuring it please , I would if I were there to measure it Ive read online that it's 36mm, 32mm, 22mm, 24mm.......That's a big range of answers from various places, And I need to get a spanner or deep impact socket big enough to get it off.

Ive used screw extractors for.....too many old screws and bolts that have rounded, they were the bain of my existense when I had my old 125. They've never caused damage, or even had an effect on anything surrounding when I've used them. Just make sure you drill a nice pilot hole before you try to take them out, and use the biggest extractor that will work, You wouldn't believe how many I've snapped because I used one too small

I spoilt myself yesterday I went and bought some Sidi vertigo boots, a 2 piece textile IXS suit, new lid and gloves. My previous gear was falling to bits (not literally )

Well that sounds like an interesting day! At least now you know that you hadn't majorly f***** it up , now you know what to expect next time!

Sorry I dont know, but GL with your test!

If the traffic was gridlocked, then Probably

I dont think it's illegal to do so as long as it's safe and there's enough room to do it without mounting the curb. Personally I probably wouldn't risk it, depending on how fast the traffic is moving

I was told not to filter on my test by my instructor, I sat in a little traffic and I passed

welcome to the permanent grin club

good luck mate, forget the examiner's there and just ride safely

N2O

That sometimes happens to me, I take great pleasure in getting past them after that

I have one, I used to mount it on the handlebars, problem was the velcro kept slipping and becoming loose (no danger of coming off the bike though, just loss of tightness) and eventually started to scratch my tank o_0

I used to just wear lid, jacket, gloves and boots Nowadays I wear all my gear, all the time. If it's just nipping out to the shops, just walk

would keeping the battery on a trickle charger over the winter be a good/bad idea?

grats!

man, I havent played on my Amiga 1200 for years

I didn't know a CBT could be done on a bigger bike, but I doubt instructors would be willing to let someone jump straight onto a bigger / more expensive without knowing they have some ability. I dont think I would if I were an instructor

it's oil cooled and carbed, no radiator or thermostat to worry about

I commute to work every morning on my bike, I start it up (always first time btw ) and put choke on until it can run without it. Obviously with the weather getting colder recently, it's taking a bit longer to warm up. But I've also noticed that when cold (from overnight), it struggles to rev in the lower RPMs but not after about 3-4k. when it gets warm, it's fine . Immediately I just put it down to cold, but I was thinking, could the spark plugs be on their way out? or rather, are spark plugs operation affected by the cold? Is a colder fuel mixture / environment harder to ignite?

Observations don't leave your indicators on Making a mistake isn't neccessarily an insta-fail, just deal with a situation approapriately, and most importantly, safely

complete guess here, maybe your spark plugs need replacing?

I think the thing about the theory test is, you've got to remember that the questions (apart from stopping distances and stuff) are all answerable by common sense. Before you answer a question, think to yourself, is it safe ? My friend told me this before I did the test, and I passed first time

I knew it was getting put into car test, bike MOD2 getting it too? o-0 Ive already passed, so I dont have to do it on bike I think it's probably a good thing, though I can imagine it will make some people panic and inadvertantly make silly mistakes by attempting to follow the route...especially if they dont know the area