MtotheJ

You don't have to have any training at all if you don't want. Although it would be a lot more beneficial to you if you did. It will be helpful for someone to walk through the test with you a few times and explain where people go wrong. It will also be a good chance for them to asses your riding and highlight where you're going wrong and point out how you need to improve. You also need to book the A2 test, which is the restricted access test for those under 21. Good luck

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how did i miss this?!! I even posted in the thread :( Nice to hear everyone had a good time, looking forward to the pics

Kriega US10 or 20 http://www.kriega.com/pages_uk/us10/us10-frameset.html

RS 50 is the answer if youre not in to the scooter lark

I'm in I hope youre wearing protection... I will be going, not sure who with yet!

That's what i was just wondering Phil, you tried mounting it to your folks ( ) or forks yet? P.s. may sound like a stupid question but did the postman get i through your letterbox? Im going away tomorrow and may order one ready for when i get back

Woooooooooooop! Well done Still got the smile from mine

Well that wasnt exactly surprising! I think its good though, will keep the competition up. Last thing we would have wanted is him to go to Ducati then not be able to ride it like everyone else!

Fingers crossed Dan! How long has it been out of action for now?

Most of the big brand names actually come out of the same factory in the far east, usually Sialkot. When I was there a couple of years ago, I purchased a very well known brand of leathers for £50 instead of the usual £700 I would have expected to pay here. And they were exactly the same as I did a direct comparison with some leathers I have in my garage I use for research. Don't let the name fool you, look at the quality Helmet wise, a £30 hat will afford you exactly the same protection as a £300 hat, it simply will not have the fancy features of the more expensive helmet, but regardless of how much you spend, fit is all important. A £30 helmet that fits you right will give you far more protection than a £300 hat that fits you badly. I know what youre saying about the leathers but theyre not chinese brands theyre designed somewhere else surely and just chucked together in that factory. As for a lid, surely the Sharp safety ratings show that helmets do have different amounts of protection. E.g a KBC T8 has one star which you can get for £60 whereas a Shark RSR2 is 5 star and bought for £320.

As for buying helmets off ebay, do not do it whatever you do UNLESS you have tried on the exact same helmet on in the exact same size in a shop. Fit is the most important thing in a helmet and helmets are all different shapes. For example, I had an AGV that was ridiculously tight around my head and loose on my cheeks in a small, then bought a Shoei, also in a small which is perfect around my head and a bit tight in the cheeks (although probably could get away with an XS). There is also nothing on that advert that says it is road legal. Which it needs to be. Price differences are usually down to make. Shoei and Arai being the most expensive due to the name on the lid. A helmet is also not just a helmet, have a look at this Sharp Helmet Safety Ratings. It shows how safe some helmets are compared to others with a star rating. Get a helmet that fits well though as one that doesnt fit is useless and make sure you try loads on! They vary greatly! As for leathers, there are no ratings like there are for helmets. But it is normally the case that the bigger names, alpinestars, arlen ness, Berik are going to be better than some dodgey chinese leather jacket sold from Malaysia on ebay.

Looks good, no space to mount it on the forks? That the Lyndhurst road? Had awesome fun there the other night

I think its normal Josh. My Kwak runs at about 90-100 when slow moving or in traffic and slightly higher on a hot day.

My breakfast is slowly rising!

And he didnt even come first, pfffffffffffttttttt

Would love to see Kallio to get a top 5 although do feel it for Hayden a bit! Predictions are Lorenzo, Rossi and Pedrosa/Edwards...would like for Edwards to get another podium!

I spent aaaaaaaaaaages too, its a right pain. From what youve said it sounds like it fits ok. Most jackets are shorter i found. Mine is a bit longer than it probably should be and when im in a riding position it pushes it up a bit so it looks like i have a bit of a stomach . Nothing wrong with it being short as long as you can still zip it to the trousers.

Kallio just came 7th in FP1, so that Ducati cant be all that bad! Watch out Hayden

Nice one mate! Congrats! Nothing beats that feeling...other than the first ride on the new bike that is Ride safe

Bloody mods! Stop molesting my poor post

comes with a 2gb card but will support an 8gb one... im thinking its nice and small so can strap it to the forks so it doesnt arouse the police when using it on road Dont you think theyll have something to say about that? May have to get one of these then!

Does it just record to an internal memory? May have to save up for one!

Havent tried it myself but watched someone at one of my local bike shops do it to his as i wanted to see for future reference. Looks pretty simple to be honest. This is coming from me who is mechanically thick!

Nope. They screw right in to pre made holes for them. On the right they are visible in the gap of the fairing and on the left they are just behind the fairing. The left bobbin comes with a little bracket to fix it to.

It still must have been a bit of a rush of blood to the head...