Bogof
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And how much do you reckon I've saved in labour costs?
£30 to £50
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ps what can be done to sort it ?
If the bolt is really tight, then it's likely that there's a spacer (thick washer) missing. I'd take the bolt out and pack it with washers to minimise the sideways play. Or get a new brake lever.
Check out what parts are supposed to be there in a manual or parts list.
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Not looking forward to it to be honest. In the dry and in the sun, its fine, wouldnt be nervous, but its going to be "heavy rain" and 28mph winds! FFS!
Don't be nervous... with winds like that you'll sail through the test
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yea, so much more to learn when I have the power. And I would never be as good as rossi on the roads, wouldnt ever push it THAT much when other people are on the roads...
Although I cant wait to have the power to overtake people without ragging the poor thing!
I suspect you'd find that riding like Rossi on test will get you a fail pretty quickly
Best of luck for tomorrow, hope the weather holds for you
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No
That was rhetorical due to the supporting argument.
Noooo.... really?
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It's not just personal risk if they rely on the National Health Service to patch them up
Isn't it?.
No
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It's not just personal risk if they rely on the National Health Service to patch them up
Ha nice to see someone roll out that old pointless decaying chestnut, lets lump in obesity, smoking, any of a million other accidents, infact lets not use the health service for anything afterall its not like we pay for it, oh hang on seems we did including your broken arm!
I believe that the state has a duty of care which with road users are safe roads by construction, signage and the legal system punishing those who blatantly put others at risk by say drink driving. I also think we have a duty of care to the state by behaving responsibly and not putting ourselves at an unnecessary risk so burdening the NHS.
If state = society, agreed 100%.
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'No'
What's the point of having DAS if you then place restrictions after passing? We have too much nannying going on these days - let people make their own choice over personal risk.
It's not just personal risk if they rely on the National Health Service to patch them up
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Hi I have a zx400g import. when I switch the ignition on the front indicators come on and stay on. I dont like this and want them just to come on when i want to turn. can anyone advise me of which wires to disconnect if this is possible. thank you in advance. bazza.
I'd start off by checking your earthing points, particularly around the flasher unit
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10% of new bikers crash? thats high.
i wonder what percentage of folks who pass their car test also crash within the first year?
injury stats will be different tho, due to airbags etc.
Way more than 10% crash. The 10% figure are KSI stats.
Car drivers around 20% crashing in their first year of driving. http://www.jaama.co.uk/News56.aspx
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the current system is more than enough to ensure we have the ability to ride any bike. to suggest more restrictive measures are needed is nuts. it wouldnt change a thing.
I disagree. The current system leads to 10% of riders ending up dead or seriously injured in their first year of being a full licence holder. That is NOT acceptable in my view, and if restriction is seen by those better qualified than I in matters of road safety as being a positive step in reducing that 10% figure then so be it.
And funnily enough, I am one of the 10%. I passed DAS and bought a VTR1000 11 weeks later. It bit me due to my inexperience and broke my arm. I was lucky in that my serious injury wasn't more serious. Many others don't share my level of luck.
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Treated as imbiciles, or behaving like imbeciles? I think that the government has decided to step in with regualtions to stop us from behaving like imbeciles. You are going after the wrong target.
Best post in the thread so far
(apart from mine, obviously)
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Well I plan on using L plates after my DAS for a few months.
You might want to check the legalities of displaying L Plates when you have a full licence, I'm pretty sure its an offence to display them if you hold a full licence for the vehicle that you are driving/riding. The exception to this rule being driving instructors. I think this is where the displaying of P plates for new drivers came from (not sure if this is an option on a bike).
It's not an offence. The Regulations say "should" and not "must". The only time you "must" is when you take the car on a motorway (and even then most instructors don't bother removing or covering them)
Plates should be removed or covered when not being driven by a learner (except on driving school vehicles).Law MV(DL)R reg 16 & sched 4
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2824/schedule/4/made
And P plates are not recognised here yet.
At the moment, P-plates are not compulsory, so if you do not feel the need to use them, you are not obliged to. However, recent plans mooted in Brussels suggest that at some point in the future it could well become compulsory to display P-plates. -
Someone, somewhere, sometime... may find this of use...
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Does that make me a *****?
Couldn't possibly comment Bogof
That's the problem with people that stereotype, they're all brainless idiots.
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hi, any way of getting more power out of a 2004 cbr 125? thanks
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If people are rich enough and daft enough to still go for a ridiculously powerful bike just after passing their DAS then its up to them. One way of getting rid of them and closing the income gap
Either that or anyone riding a bike of more than 100bhp within a year of passing has to display a warning sign saying 'I am a *****' (insert insult of your choice) so other road users can take evasive action.
That's a bit harsh, although I am inclined to agree with the sentiment.
I passed DAS and 11 weeks later I bought a VTR1000 Firestorm. The insurance cost me less than £20 more than the GSX600F.
Does that make me a *****?
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hi im new to all this but i was wondering if it is possible to do my cbt on a twist and go 50cc moped and 3 days later on my 17th birthday ride a geared 125 motorbike ?? i have heard from some that you can and others that you have to do the test on a 125cc to ride it.
Yes. My son did it on a ped, and rode his geared bike as soon as he got home.
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yes i saw those but wouldnt it fail on an MOT if it not under the glass
My CBR400RR is in KPH, has NO sticker, and recently passed another MOT.
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On the same subject I have an electric kettle that smokes every time it boils. This is very worrying as I drink a lot of tea and can't find a kettle forum, any help would be appreciated
Try Nicotinell patches
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can anyone else help?
Contact the test centre that issued the pass certificate.
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I thought about the thermal switch, but how much difference will the fan actually make?
Erm, lots if it's needed... the bike will overheat when it gets to fan temperature if the fan doesn't switch on
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23967154/IMAG0243.jpg
The Old Sheppey bridge
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23967154/IMAG0242.jpg
and the New Sheppey bridge
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No, but I grounded the fan and the fan does work, however it does not come on. I have ridden in cold conditions though and it makes no difference to when the light comes on
Fix the fault with the fan. There will be a thermostat connected to the fan. Check the connection is sound (my son's wasn't) or the fan won't work (his didn't).
It'd have to be siberian cold conditions to make much difference.
time to replace chain?
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But you would have saved the cost of the chain tool. So that leaves about enough for a McD 99p cheeseburger