Slowlycatchymonkey

The Haynes manuals are available immediately in an online format. They’re in colour rather than black and white and easy to search but it’s a subscription that only lasts one year!

The good stuff!! Also age dependant, the older house owners more likely to offer coke....

Have you got good broadband though? If so you’ll be dandy. What speed do you get is the first question younger house buyers ask!

They don’t do my bike and the American version of my bike is different to the European version, they have different owner manuals. Don’t know what the differences are though, Google’s not very forthcoming. Is the bikes full VIN number on the V5?

As for a shop you can go to and buy the manual the Haynes museum says if the one you want isn’t on display just ask and they’ll get it for you. Easier to order it though ay! [mention]fastbob[/mention] Never heard of Clymer manuals, any advantage over Haynes?

That’s so bad it’s good

Based on the wise words of advice given to me from the forum folk here before I bought a helmet back in September- Go along to your nearest large stockist (J&S, Helmet city etc) and try them on. Find the fit you like (the sales assistant will know what helmets are in your price range) ask if they price match then have a cup of tea and think about it whilst googling the best price for that helmet. Go back with the cheapo price on your phone, buy lovely helmet. I ended up with a Shoei like many other people on here because even though it wasn’t the helmet I intitially wanted it was obviously a much better more comfortable fit. I haven’t regretted for a moment switching to a helmet that wasn’t even on the list becasue it’s comfortable, quiet, doesn’t lift or move even at high speeds and somehow does this without causing any pinch points. Trying them on, taking advice from people in the shop in the know about head n helmet shape and taking a moment to consider the purchase is time well spent. You wouldn’t expect one make of jeans to fit the worlds population, same with helmets, we’re all different. If your hearts set on a particular helmet ‘Helmet city’ will get in whatever helmet you want to try on with no obligation to buy.

This. My brother and I have both had this sort of BS from insurance companies, and both when someone reversed into our cars when they were properly parked: in my case it was the woman who lives across from my mother, who shot out of her drive backwards, straight across the road and into my car; in my brother's case it was in a supermarket car park. In his case there were plenty of witnesses, and in mine not only did the driver admit in writing that she hadn't been paying attention, but my mother's neighbour (who had been in her front garden at the time) also saw the whole thing and provided a written statement. In both cases the other party insurance companies were adamant that the blame was 50:50 until we told them we'd be taking independent legal advice, and that if this advice concluded that they were wrong we would also be pursuing them for recovery of our legal costs, at which point they suddenly remembered how to do their jobs properly. They really are the lowest ebb. When someone drove into the back of me whilst I was stationary I naively thought that as there was no possible way I was at fault the insurance company I pay would be on my side and it would be cut and dry. Not so. At least the majority of road accidents are just that, accidents where as the insurance companies are deliberately thieving barstewards. I think your heart sinks when there’s a knock not because of the damage but mainly because you know there’s a whole load of hassle following thanks to lies and insurance companies.

As it was outside a shop have you asked if there’s cctv, there usually is. Whilst useless at stopping crime it seems to work for accidents. A bit of useful of advice speedy gave me a while ago- at the first whiff of any bollo let the insurance company know you are going to take independent legal advice because this sharpens them up when it comes to who’s fault it is, if it’s going to cost them time or money the hassle somehow shifts the blame! If you’re a member of MAG they have a free advice line. Let us know how it pans out. Good luck.

Ive heard Damn I never should of put that Michael Cohen on containment

Where d’u buy that? I want one.

Unhelpfuly I don’t know about heated gloves but I did buy heated liners and I find them excellent. I bought Keis because they were cheaper but this is a false economy if only buying liners because the controller is sold separately. Together with the heated vest and insoles overall Keis was a lot less. I’m thinking of getting the gerbing ones because they look likely a better fit under the glove and perhaps better quality although this is the Keis liners second winter with no issues. One of the reason I prefer liners is you can change your outer gloves if the weather demands it or if your gloves get wet the liners dry quickly and you can switch gloves. Downsides are they add bulk so you might need bigger outer gloves and if you don’t get a good fit they can make things feel lumpy. They’re useful in other situations too, I have battery packs and stood in baltic conditions watching a rugby match and everyone around me was complaining bitterly about the cold and I was under the duvet type toasty! I also used them recently when driving a decrepit van with broken heaters but then I’m cold blooded and also took a hot water bottle

Which ones the freeloader?!

Maybe I’ve misunderstood but I thought he was travelling along a carriageway on which he had priority. The onus is on the vehicle crossing in to that space. Could he have done more to prevent that happening yes. Was it his fault no. If the car had remained in its lane or taken care to check the junction was clear of oncoming traffic it (which is the car drivers main responsibility to do as they are the one crossing a lane without priority) it couldn’t have happened. I feel sorry for the car driver because I just wouldn’t expect a motorcycle to be appear filtering up the kerbside of cars where they couldn’t be seen, you were asking for it but that still doesn’t technically make it your fault as you shouldn’t drive according to what you expect only with what you actually know and can see.

Woooosh Oops lol

Anyone who’s ever suffered a broken wrist wouldn’t commend him.

Yep the logbook in the post is the end of the conversation isnt it.

When I was growing up if someone in the surrounding area got locked out theyd ask my parents if they could borrow me because I was able to put my hand through the letterbox and use a stick (bamboo cane worked best) to knock the catch and push the door open. Unfortunately being a small child I also fitted throught those thin long vertical rectangular windows that run across the top of the main windows that folk always leave open so I was often shoved through windows too. Once I got pushed through a tiny window but the house was so big I couldnt find my way out, Im sure they thought I was pinching stuff! The police sargeant that lived accross the road said he knew a lot of people who would pay me well to open doors! One way to retire early I suppose!!!

Well yes n no. Its only not fair if the other competitors couldn’t use a rotary engine because it was copyrighted. Otherwise they were free to turn up with whatever engine they liked which I think is quite fair. It’s also how technology and innovation moves on, you come up to speed (boom boom) or lose. A bit like Nokia or the British bike industry of old! Banning things for being too good isn’t progress. Edit- meant patented not copyrighted.

I’m not

Might stop a light graze?

I get it. Your in charge of your head, tell your brain you want this and will succeed. There’ll be no acquiescing by Mrs Magpie84 - no way! Using second gear and the last cone as a marker means you can’t get up too much speed even if you try, the knowledge of this means you can go for it without fear. I tested it out, went for it as hard as possible just to see if it was true, I even started accelerating at the cone before the last one and still in the short distance from the cone to the speed trap this clocked up only 64kmph through the speed trap, giving no trouble doing the swerve or the emergency stop. So if you stick to the 2nd gear and use the last cone as a marker you won’t be able to go too fast - and the test course is super long so there’s plenty of stopping space. Note- 64 kmph not mph!

Oh no, you can do this. Its the hardest part and you’ve done so much work already. I don’t know what advice you’ve been given for getting up to speed but I was told this and it worked perfectly every single time, me n the other guy never once failed to get up to speed- Keep it in second gear, as your front wheel approaches the very last cone in the curve open it, go for it, keep it there until you’re just through the speed trap then roll off and brake. Deal with thinking about the swerving n emergency stop etc AFTER you hit that speed trap. This works for all the speed manoeuvres. Opening it up in 2nd doesn’t sound great but who cares they not testing you on gear selection and staying in 2nd using the cone as a marker will give you plenty but not too much speed for the dastardly speed trap and subsequent manoeuvre. Chin up.

The information pic is from the Haynes museum, maybe they need to rewrite that one. Blimey according to your Wikipedia link they achieved 200bhp with the rotary engine. I suppose something spinning is always going to wear faster. How is it an unfair advantage? Was it copyrighted?

A repost from the wilderness hours aka Stu switched things off for a laugh Previous posts let me know the DKW isn’t steam powered (the very thought blew my mind with images of jumbonormous engines producing zero power) but what happened to the rotary engine. Did anyone here ever ride one? If so what was it like? I had a brief look, it seems a good idea, why did it fail?