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Hi @fastbob I'd like that. Fortunately since the binning the borrowed bike I have put about 1400 miles on it , My confidence and stuff is definitely affected but I am not letting it stop me. I have a bit of anxiety which is frustrating given my profession but will see the vet about it I think, see if they can help. Come the spring I would enjoy a ride out following your tractor. If I cannot manage to easily repair my bike I might ask for your help also (which you can decline of course). Happy to do a bit of spannering or wrenching as I am now obliged to call it . I haven't got any projects lined up this winter so the opportunity to bugger up someone else's bike would be most welcome . I should have the ER5 back on the road soon so transport isn't an issue. Stay in touch . No Winter project ?? - throw a rope & grappling hook into Sutton stop - I’m sure you’ll get summat

It's originally from a website called Slavs Squatting in Tracksuits . Make of that what you will . It came to my attention via the Sportster Sickness FB page. You fibber, it obviously originated from the Itchybum Moto YouTube feed

This is hilarious I can feel the bile rising amongst many of you https://www.indy100.com/article/greta-thunberg-helpline-adults-men-angry-watch-video-9121561

Don’t buy an Aldi one. The zip broke on mine after only 3 months - mind you it was only £6:99

The Cafe Racer Kit crew organised a ride in to the National Motorcycle Museum yesterday. Here’s some pics:

No one said they want bumming .... if you get into a cab with one of them bumming stickers on , then you must fancy a bum. Not me I'll get the bus thanks . Pfft, what a load of bollocks, it’s well known that you treat a taxi rank as a pick & mix to satisfy your sordid black cab fantasies, & you’re banned from the buses since the incident on the top deck with the McD’s fruit pie & the goat you smuggled on.

You’ve all got it wrong, it’s actually done in reverse. The ‘after’ picture is how it started and the ‘before’ picture is how it ended up having taken tips from Itchy Bum Moto YouTube videos & wiring advice from our favourite resident expert

So, Craig’s list would have project bikes close to Coventry UK that Bob might be able to peruse? I think not.

Need a kick start for that Ah, something else that needs fixing !!

Oooh, I forgot to say that it could do with a battery eliminator.

There’s this heap of junk that needs sorting out, engine performance, suspension, brakes & styling all need attention to make it anyway near desirable. Good luck, the current owner is notoriously tight & grumpy ( what ever you do, don’t suggest that you’re gonna ‘restomod’ it !!

Thanks for the replies. The mileage seems to reset to 6k after 3 months from the First MoT & then climbs from there giving a total mileage of about 60k which us more than its being advertised at. [mention]Fleck[/mention] it’s based on a Peugeot Partner, so don’t know if yet had the same issue. The seller says it’s was bought from a reputable dealer 12 months ago by his elderly mother who can’t manage it now & has no service history. I’ve emailed him about the mileage anomaly. It could well be an error & the mileage at the 1st MoT should have been 2856 miles - a service history with old MoT’s would have shown this, also it’s not unknown for fresh MoT’s to be put on vehicles as a selling point, but I think I might give it a miss as it’s starting to sound a bit dodgy, I’ll see what the reply is line.

So, we’re looking to buy a small camper van / Motorhome, we’ve got a particular type in mind and one’s popped up on e-bay at a reasonable price...... However I’ve checked the MoT history and found this: It shows a mileage of 28,560 on 24th March 2011 but only 6144 on 10th June 2011, so it looks like it lost about 22k in 3 months. Is there any legitimate way this might have happened?

Looks as good as the Aprilia project you pulled out of a hedge & sold to some poor mug !!

The Hoar Park meet is quite an experience as long as the weather is right. Nick named the ‘Cinderella club’ coz everyone f*cks off around 12:00 You will see all sorts of old and rare machinery plus modern & custom stuff. [mention]fastbob[/mention] is quite correct in that it’s mostly frequented by retirees, those on split shifts, holiday & sickies. I’ve been there quite a few times this year ( retired ) There’s a cafe & coffee shop. If your in the mood to talk Bollox about all bike related stuff this is it. Really friendly no dicking about.

Take the add to somewhere that does a price match ( e.g. Halfords ) I got a genuine Yuasa for half the going price doing this. It was from a very genuine looking website that was accepted by the manager of my local Halfords as an acceptable comparison. It was only afterwards that I found out that the ‘ legitimate ‘ site had a really bad reputation for having some weasel words in the small print that went along the lines of “ If the item you order is not in stock we reserve the right to supply an equivalent item “ I.e. we never have the proper thing in stock so we will always provide a shite Chinese alternative!!

H’mm The dealers use bikes around Tilehill, you can hear them buzzing round late at night, stopping every couple of mins then buzzing off again, goes on into the early hours

As long as it’s legal it’s only a matter of taste, if we all had the the same sense of style then the world would be a very boring place. So if you like it, do it !!

Strangely enough it was on last night as it’s 5O years since it’s release. I watched it & recorded it and yet again can’t remember it all coz I was stoned, which is the law when watching that film ( along with any of the Cheech & Chong films )

wow say one thing and you hear somthing else. the hidden kill switch is the must have accessory. that does not mean you have to disable anything. how does hidden switch make me lie on my back? why can't you shut off a bike that has a hidden security device? you make absolutely no sense. are you Canadian? If it's good enough for the road warrior its tits. I was just pointing out the benefits of having the kill switch prominently displayed so that in the unfortunate event of an accident a member of the public or fellow motorcyclist can find it quickly and turn off the engine . As I'm sure you are aware , an engine running whilst in a horizontal position is likely to suffer permanent damage due to oil starvation . Doesn't your bike have an ignition key ? What I think [mention]ftw[/mention] was alluding to was an ‘additional’ kill switch hidden away to prevent theft, leaving the normal key and bar mounted switches to do the same thing if necessary. I installed one on a Mini Marcos I had, It killed the power to the electric fuel pump & ignition, but a pita when a family member forgot it was there and drained the battery trying to start it.

Woooooooooo, the Internet bogey man’s gonna get me. I supplied my reg and nothing else, but don’t let that get in the way of a good conspiracy theory

The mighty Speedtriple - British built But a year after it was registered

No, it’s an ‘uncover’ up

I take it that brake lights aren’t obligatory where you come from?