daveinlim

My renewal quote now says otherwise.

On my commute when traffic is stopped, I've been filtering down this type of road marking. I was always only 90% sure it was legal as the lines are not solid. I've filtered past a few police cars and they never did anything so just assumed it is ok. Happy now someone has confirmed it's alright

Yeah , no such thing as loyalty in this game. Move along where it benefits you. My own insurance is due soon. Looking forward to seeing how that goes after having a little (non fault) spill during the year.

I thought they changed the rules on renewal that they have to be that same as a new customers offer now.

Tried it twice to help lose weight. Ended up treating myself with more food for not drinking. Ended up putting on weight.

Yeah euro 3 is the current standard although I would try get a euro 4 as they have made changes to car rules recently so I'd try preempt them changing it for bikes

Good point. The cat N will be much cheaper than a clean one but will sell for a lot less too and will be harder to sell on. Better off buying a slightly older bike that's clean and easy to move on from unless as you say it's something you really wanted and plan to keep for a very long time

Any chance dealers doing discounts on actual bikes as I'm in the market for one

I've just driven 250 miles this evening. Got off the motorway to country roads. Salt has covered the lights, couldn't see a thing unless I had full beams on. Had to pull in and clean the lights to be able to see

Is this why ford windscreens seem wierdly pixelated or something. I borrowed a fiesta last week for a weekend and it felt like the screen was smudged the entire time.

Nice bike just not one for me. I'm used to a fairing now so it felt a bit windy, the initial throttle response feels laggy (probably due to euro 5), small tank and I don't think it's a particularly handsome machine. A lot of that is subjective to individual tastes. There's nothing wrong with it, just doesn't do it for me.

The guy that hit me has admitted liability so it's all coming off his insurance. I'm not sure about my NCB, I'll fight it when it comes up for renewal

I was excited when the hornet concept came out. The final product, not so much. It'll be a decent bike but the final product just doesn't do it for me. I've had an mt07 for the last 6 weeks as a loan and I'm not really enjoying it as much as some do. Another I4 or a triple will be the next bike.

It's a no claims bonus not a no blames bonus. Claim is a claim regardless of whose fault it is. Just another way insurance companies fk us all

Do aftermarket screens from the likes of puig make a difference.

That's crazy, they should be taking the hit on that repair. I'm ok enough, no broken bones. Just a perpetual headache and damaged wrist. Getting treatment through insurance. I'm with MCE who have surprisingly been good at getting things sorted

All the plastics and all the lights need replacing. The housing for the headlight too. Engine casing needs to be replaced as there's a couple deep scars. Mirrors, levers, rear brake pedal and connection bust, exhaust destroyed, pipes bent, rear wheel would need fixing or replacing. I think labour costs for all that would be the killer. The bikes second hand and 11 years old so only worth £4-5k so it becomes uneconomical to fix very quickly. Plus it would be a cat n bike so hard to sell or get a decent price afterwards.

Looks like I'll get the full price of the bike back but my no claims bonus is gone even though it wasn't my fault.

Aaaannd she's gone. Got hit from behind when stopped in traffic. I'm relatively ok, just really annoyed but the bikes in pieces. Insurance says it's not worth trying to fix so I'm taking the cash. Bike was taken away this morning. Was a great bike, there's a good chance I'll get another in the new year when the cold snap ends.

I got rear ended when I was stopped I'm traffic a few weeks ago. Insurance assessor said it's a write off. So what I did today was watch my bike get wheeled into a van and taken away to the scrap heap. Probably be for sale next week on SBF.

That's my next question. The Yamaha was a temp loan. Something needs to replace it. Was considering another comfortable sports or sports tourer. But a naked like an mt09 or similar would be an option if it's not going to be too windy and cold due to lack of fairing.

I'm used to the wind in my CBR mostly being blown over my head at motorway speeds. I can travel along at any speed and not feel too much airflow. I've had access to a new Yamaha xsr700 for the last few weeks and it's completely different. Up to 60 mph it's fine but at 70 it's windy and anything above feels like I have to hold on for my life especially on bends. I did my DAS in a honda cb650r which at the time was a great bike. I didn't feel the wind when we did countryside roads when learning but it was good warm weather then. So my question is, are all naked bikes like the xsr700 where the wind will feel like you're being blown away at 70-80mph. Or is it just this bike at there's no protection from the elements at all.

Who says they haven't already Glorious Magnificent All-knowing Illuminati Liaison Right, where's my tinfoil hat gone.

The guy in the video seems pretty sure that they can pick out who it is automatically using the system or have it reviewed frame by frame to see who it is.