Slowlycatchymonkey

I went halves on those ski goggles as a prezzie for my friend and they are amazing. She went from having a guaranteed horrible time having to stop every few moments because she was so fogged up to not fogging up at all. They’ve been around for years and I’m surprised it’s not been taken up in motorcycle helmets. There is this- https://motorbikewriter.com/feher-air-conditioned-helmet/

Crikey [mention]Via[/mention] youre not joking about the ‘now this is cheery’ !!! Like you say it’s most probably all fine and dandy but anyone whos been through waiting for tests and results knows how stressful that can be myself included. Don’t fret if all the testing is fast tracked, there are fast repsonse targets that’s have to be met. Let us know how you and your bizarre kidneys baby kidney get on... just a thought is this the immaculate kidney conception? Do we start looking for a stable for the miracle kidney now? I wonder what the Jesus kidney would be called? Kidsus? Jeesney? This could be a money spinner! Call Fox News they like reporting nonsense!

Your welcome. Wos Speedo’s input "SPEEDO'S"????? I've often been called tight in the past....... but to be likened to a pair of budgie-smugglers.... An interesting autocorrect me thinks. Speedo’s now they need a lifetime ban

Your welcome. Wos Speedo’s input

Knowing nothing about tyres seemed perfectly ok to me but Im wrong on that one! Speedy kindly sent this article which for me had so many ‘hmm I did not know thats’ in it I thought it was worth a share. If your a newish to this malarkey or have just ignored stuff about tyres (ahem ) you’ll enjoy this https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/advice/bike-maintenance/bikesocials-complete-guide-to-motorcycle-tyres

nooo same dog as ive always had but my old avatar stopped working I blame [mention]Stu[/mention] he’s been monkeying about with the forum recently and letting leprechauns run things behind the scenes

More manna from heaven [mention]Gerontious[/mention] thumb. Thankyou I think I will. A workhorse that will stable well with my show pony. The electrics must be sound because the dash is from the Star Trek enterprise NCC-1701 and Scotty never complained about the electrics. I think one of the things I’ve always liked about older things is that theres often knack to them, the clink clink bang will likely mostly be taken care of with my earplugs otherwise I’ll ignore it. Snappy cables I don’t like. I’ll want to be seeing that schedule soon. A centre stand, theres a luxury I’ve never known. Sorry to be so ignorant, what is the hall sensor? What happens if you get stuck in mahoosive traffic jam and there’s no choice but to idle, switch it off? This I look forward to- “The way it jerks to one side with the first bang from the engine is perfectly normal too.” The sideways thump of the 9T starting up is one of my favourite things, always gives me a little thrill. Your 1100? I’d hold onto it for a year, if you haven’t ridden it you have your answer. So thinking waaay ahead as if I’ve bought it and ridden it home. Is there’s still an appropriate cruise control can add and any recommendations for heated grips?

I may have got a bit overexcited today consequently like a child I am now so tired my eyes are trying to shut but I won’t let them becasue I need to read more articles about the bike!! Even my other half is happy about it, he understands I need it... I must remember to get him a birthday prezzie Monday

Are we witnessing the beginning of war of the roses?! If so [mention]Hoggs[/mention] I think sometimes pic is two different bikes, the breakfast sign one is his and the one where you can see it is a point score worthy pub is just some other random green bike pic he lifted from the internet to score points over his wife.... shame on you. I suggest suspending the points until a full investigation has been completed, it should only take a year or two..... [mention]Magpie84[/mention] fair?

As punishment you don't get your score added to the list until the next update The carrot for her is that the pub I bagged is on her commute, so when she next rides in it's ripe for the taking.... Nice ploy @sometimessneakyengine

When’s it’s eta? I look forward to the pics

Hooray. Congratulations, hard won and worth having. Wotcha gettin, wotcha gettin’ wotcha gettin’???

I was only thinking about you today, wondering if you’d had enough and had bought a bus pass! Welcome back

Test rides off for tomorrow because brake pads have been ordered. So it’ll be next week now. Went to see ex bmw mechanic, he’s such a nice guy and I love listening to his encyclopaedic knowledge and sensible advice on bikes. Him and Gerontious would get on like a house on fire. He was saying a lot of the same things you’ve said [mention]Gerontious[/mention] which was nice to hear. He’ll replace the speedo for £100 which I thought was good considering the cost of the part. He’ll check the bike over if I get it and let me know what the dealers did and didn’t do when they serviced it. He said if they used EBC brake pads it might be worth thinking about changing them because brembo or ferodo would work better but that’s only a thing to think about. For the 24,000mile service he said it’s likely to be under £300 and possibly under £200 but he’d really need to see the bike first and if the dealers recently done some of the work it could be less. He said there probably won’t be a lot of movement on the price because that model has started increasing in value, then he looked at the pics and said yep it looks in good condition, your unlikely to find a lot of wiggle room. I’ll see if I can put the pics that were on the autotrader link at the top of the post. Bonus my replacement driving licence turned up today which is spectacularly fast- I only ordered it on Monday! I still look like a Slavic chess player/assassin

Once again thankyou gerontious, you are a font of BMW knowledge, I’d call you the BMW rainman if it didn’t sound like it could be an insult I’m off to see the ex BMW mechanic down the road to ask him how much he’ll charge for the 24,000 service and to change the speedo which will have to be an immediate job because Ive never got my head around KMPH and don’t want points. Good to know the bike is the same as a UK bike. [mention]rennie[/mention] thankyou. Grey parts are? [mention]Fozzie[/mention] it does feel a bit like it might be one of those bikes that’ll become more desirable with age but it’s all in the test ride cos it’s going to be ridden. I’ll report back tomorrow after the test ride Thanks to all for your input. Valuable as always. ps they’ve taken it off autotrader until I’ve test ridden it which is nice of them but now we can’t look at the pics!

And while I’m here how I would go about sourcing a speedo for it in MPH?

Sounds like your customs weren’t cut down low enough, some of them (I had a pair) stick out from the ear canal too far.

[mention]gogs01[/mention] and [mention]SometimesSansEngine[/mention] thankyou for the suggestions I’ll ring and check they’re ok with it tomoz. [mention]rennie[/mention] it is that one and crikey I somehow with typical maporexia (thats the word for people who are rubbish with maps... that I just made up) thought oh look it’s only a little bit above Birmingham... it’s 2 1/2 hours from where I live What are the reasons behind some people shuddering at the idea of buying an imported bike? [mention]mikestrivens[/mention] I can’t cross the M4 border with 4 grand in my pocket it’s not safe

removed off the pics only thread That’s rather efficient Stu have you been eating your weetabix?

You do your own. Edit profile then have a look and you’ll see ‘challenge score’

It is annoying when there’s no decent despcription because it’s a bit like a reference you read into what’s not being said. I think I’d regret not having a look so I’m going to toddle down there soon. Bit of a fly in the ointment though, I don’t have my replacement driving licence yet. I have a photo of the front and back. I don’t know how it works I assumed they put your details into a system to check your licence is valid before they hand you the keys? Would the photo do?

Thanks [mention]Gerontious[/mention] I emailed them, they txt me pretty quickly with the vin and number plate. It’s from Japan, guy said it’s very tidy. No backs story on the low mileage- “my boss goes out to Amercica and Japan. We bring in a container a week so if he sees something nice and clean with low mileage he snaps it up”

No I am reformed, I was a speed junkie in my yoot but now I am a grown up.... I am a grown up.... I am I am I am

Bugger. I have a photo of my driving licence but not an actual licence. That will be arriving at the DVLA’s pleasure. [mention]Gerontious[/mention] nope can’t tell but a bottle with dinner would lay me out! [mention]Speedy23[/mention] true there’s always plenty of fish and I do have firm plans in other directions. I’ll email them and see what they have to say.