MikeHorton

I guess it's a marmite sport, I like it as its not expensive and really inclusive for families. I go to Wolverhampton now to watch the heathens at their temporary home with the wolves. Some matches are free for kids and the riders always go over to the kids at the end for photos and autographs.

I still love watching speedway as a kid Eric Gunderson was one of my heroes. Sadly my local track in Cradley Heath where many of the greats raced was flattened for housing! I remember watching this clip on the news at the time! ">

I had a night racer on my nimalayan it was great, nice beam spread and much brighter

Yes i have one does the job fine. The battery supplied only lasted 30 minutes. I bought a charging block with 3 extra batteries from aliexpress for about a tenner and some more attachments it's been just fine since

Oversuits are good but for me I wear either my leathers, kevlar jeans or fabric suits which are all armoured. Commuting times I find are the most likely to have other road users not concentrating. People are either in auto pilot, tired or distracted. I change at work, I know it's a pain but knowing my luck of I wasn't properly kitted out something would happen!!!!

Is it some sort of bmw with the filler cap on the side???

Thanks raesewell I think I'm going to give it a try and buy some payday. I will put an update on whan I have applied it.

It's instead of using wax, helps the water bead off the vehicle etc. I'll stick to acf in the winter but thought I might try it the rest of the year as it should make cleaning easier

Hi just a quick one, has anyone ever used any sort of nano coating on their bikes. I have used them on cars before successfully. Just seeing if anyone has which ones they used and if it was any good?

I just remember the young ones sketch with Vivian!!!! Yes it's crazy people don't have common sense anymore or are responsible for their actions!!!

I've been rumbled, I need to stop making jet engine blades out of jam tart foil cases

It was a great final, nice to see it down to the wire and 2 teams that had not won the world Cup. Great sportsmanship

Yes I think it's fair to say its a totally different game to test cricket. I think the idea was to attract people who were not traditional test match fans

If you use in a car that has an engine management system which can make use of the higher octane then you will see an improvement in both performance and mpg. I never use it in the bikes but the cars do benefit, so it's not just a marketing gimmick. You just need to use it appropriately. I reckon the extra mpg pays for the additional cost of the fuel - but in terms of finance it's pretty neutral. The only real benefit is the slightly better performance. It was in a car, a Toyota Avensis. Before I retired last December I was a private hire driver based at Manchester Airport and we had plenty of long runs all over the country. I thought I'd try it out, and it didn't make a bean of difference to the MPG during the month I tried it. Like I said, that was 3,000 miles or so. The one factor that made the biggest difference I noticed though was air temperature. I always had better MPG figures in the summer. I wouldn't have thought 20 degrees difference in air temperature would have such a significant affect, but it did. It's hard to understand when the temperature inside the cylinder is so high, but it was the same every year, though I would add diesel engines were less affected than petrol engines, but the mpg figures always deteriorated in the winter. Yes my himalayan was great on the fuel But summer there was a noticeable difference on fuel consumption!

Yes a Cg125 as said is ideal or maybe a yam rxs100 if you can find one they were fast for a 100!

Not wrong there! (Well maybe a little) Love the turshish shaving bowl and rubberset style brush

You can't go wrong with a traditional razor. You only need one blade not 3 or 5 and the blades only cost about 10p each. Less irritation and ingrowing hairs. I may be biased as I sell them but they are the bees knees and way cheaper!

Here's a good used Japanese alternative https://www.gumtree.com/p/suzuki-motorbikes/suzuki-gz125-marauder-custom-cruiser-12-month-mot-3-month-warranty-/1343520850 Or another new Chinese option https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexmoto-motorbikes/new-lexmoto-michigan-125cc-125-custom-cruiser-in-industrial-grey-see-video-/1342015618

If you are buying Chinese I would buy new. You need to telly keep on top of maintainance with them. I'm not saying they are bad but they are built to a budget. I would favour a sinnis or lexmoto rather than a keeway. 2nd hand Chinese you are relying on someone being on top of maintainance too and sometimes the are just bought and thrown with very little else done in the middle I don't think the warranty is worth it for Chinese bikes tho as they are have really short service intervals and you can easily do an oil change and brake pad change etc with some online guidance.

Yes endmgine wise it's a gn125. Mutt scrap all the bits of the standard Chinese bike they think ain't up to scratch and upgrade them. Mechanically they are the same as the bullit and sinnis 125 equivalent. I think you can get hi Flo filters that fit but anything gn125 compatible should work

Well over 200 miles on the first ride and as you say v comfy 2 up. West mids to the elan valley and Aberystwyth and back. No real aches or niggles. I'll be looking to get the replacement screen in a few months or so

DMC in dudley. Yes I've heard a lot say that about the screen. It was better than the vstrom I'm 5f11 I'll see how I get o then maybe look at the Mra vario as a lot of people rate that as a direct replacement. Can't wait to take it for a little blast on Sunday. I've got a kappa top box going on it too to finish it off

Decision made. I Pick up my new tracer 900gt on Sunday. I narrowed it down to 900, vstrom 1000 and the bmw f800gt. The vstrom didn't feel as comfy my wife really didn't like the pillion seat comfort and position, it felt a bit cheap for the money. The bmw was Ying and yang put together great, lovely extras on it and was so smooth and responsive to ride but felt way too sporty wrists neck and back didn't approve. The tracer made us both grin and for the money I think it comes with a great spec. Plus the dealer is one I know and rate Goodbye himalayan hello tracer

Bobul I can't help u I'm afraid but I hope you get it sorted. I loved the viragos only had a 25o myself but they were solid and great quality. The 535 was the best in my opinion!

Fair play but I'll stick with my honesty. Like urself I'm a fairly skilled rider but even driving/riding to the system freak things do happen and those 4mph less can make a difference.