daveinlim

Not quite a nob but today I passed a range rover evoque with license plate VA61NHA. Fish monger I recon

Thanks, plenty of options there I'm sure will find something that suits.

Plastic I think, she won't have it for long so nothing that needs to be bolted on. No pillion. It's a 2022 xsr700 by the way

My friend has a loan of a Yamaha xsr. There's literally no under seat space to put his disc locks. Can anyone recommend a small holder that could temp be strapped to the bike with out having to have a backpack.

For commuting into London I'd be looking at something euro 4 which was around 2011 I think. Ulez has recently been expanded in London and there's talks of a further massive increase in the area it covers meaning if you're travelling anywhere near London you'll need a ulez compliant vehicle. Pain for people with nice older bikes and cars that are well maintained.

Is this generation ulez compliant? I'd have thought you'd have to get a cert even if it is within emissions. I've the 2011 version and agree it's a great all rounder

I had a Suzuki gxsx125 for 2 years to commute into London. It's got the full 15bhp, nice and light and nimble, led headlight, abs and looks good. You'll pick up a 2018/9 for 2k.

Bad service feels worse than bad prices sometimes. On your sat nav point I use my phone but use the case from ultimate addons. Been using it for a while and in bad weather. My phone's waterproof, submergible even but the touchscreen gets funny in the rain. The UA case solved all that.

I've just always done as you said, tell Google you don't want to go via motorway and it's worked out fine.

I do a similar commute on a cbr600f. 100 bhp, comfortable, fairings, easy to get parts and modifications. I've done about 2000 miles so far and have no complaints

On paper this looks like a decent overall package but the looks in my opinion are such a step back from the cb650r. It's basically a cb500f with a pointy nose

I've ordered a set of Michelin road 6 so just got to wait and see how I get on

I'm in Watford but could make my way to Ruislip, I know the area well

Thanks all, looks like pilots are the way to go. Now to just pick a place to buy/fit them.

Well I'm definitely not a skinny teenager. The 600 is about 200kg and I'm just under half that again.

I recently bought a cbr600f which have Bridgestone battlax BT16 on them but the rear is starting to get close to needing replacement and is squaring a little too. Tyre size is 120/70/17 on front and 180/55/17 on the rear. Having looked online there's tons of choice and I don't know where to start. The bike will be used throughout the winter as a commuter (heres hoping ceramic coating and xcp keeps the rust away). Some variation of a sports touring tyre is probably best. I do a lot of motorway miles and city riding so needs something that won't square off too quick and something good in the wet for the winter. But there seems to be a never ending list of options. Any suggestions to narrow it down?

I've just watched a video from Bennetts on YouTube about Carvenal Gloves. I've seen their ads several times on Facebook. Something about their ads always screamed scam to me so I never went near them but Bennetts have done some research and it looks pretty bad. Seems that if you have these you'd be better off throwing them in the bin.

40L top box for sale. In great condition. Box no longer needed so up for sale. £50.

I've done this climb. The track is about 2 meters wide and you're clipped in through a harness the whole way. Great view of the city and no glue required, not even a can of soup to throw at a painting

Another one died yesterday in a mysterious suicide according to the papers

I've got Oxford hinterland jacket and trousers. They have the usual protection you'd expect plus are laminated. I've been in some bad weather in my winter commutes and never got wet. They aren't the cheapest but are probably the cheapest laminate kit out there. I went up a size to allow space for my normal clothes to be worn underneath on the way to work. After having laminated kit I can't ever see myself going back to a drop liner. When I know the weather is going to be really bad I also wear a cheap oversuit to add another bit of waterproofing. That way the Oxford kit is definitely dry when it's time to go home at the end of the day.

Unfortunately not it was a middle aged man. Bit cold for toplessness there days anyway. Was the ceramic coating, rust proofing that it was mainly in for but needs to be properly cleaned before applying that stuff.

I've bought some small items from their site before. They own a brand called Course and another caller 24hr or something similar making all sorts of bike kit

Not quite today but I got my bike professionally cleaned and winter proofed including ceramic coating. 10 year old bike now shines and looking factory fresh. I can literally see myself in the paintwork. Big thanks to Trotts motorcycle valeting down in Watford. Lovely gentleman, top work and a fair price.

Stopped at traffic lights last night, 4 lane road with 40mph limit. Lights go green and off I go, BMW beside me zooms off into the distance and must have hit 80mph, straight through a speed camera, flash flash and 3 points in the post