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Is there a fan, and if so does it come on?

No. Just make sure you keep the straps tight so it doesn't have chance to wobble around and you won't even know it's there (unless you carry a pile of house bricks, then it'll be just like having a pillion)

There should be a band clamp, as shown on this... http://www.twobros.com/Cust_Service/Install_Inst/005-11704x_Inst.pdf

Carbon is.

I don't have an opinion, but here's a reply anyway. Enjoy it

Yes, in a word. The "cotton reels" that "rivet" the 2 parts together should be loose, allowing the disc to move slightly, hence the "floating".

A pragmatic approach. What a welcome sight! Theory is easy. Just don't relax after the sheep

The same way "they" justify allowing people to buy and fit hundreds of after-market parts on ebay, often with no experience etc blah blah.... And having read some of the horror stories about "dealers"... and having had personal experience of a "dealer" refitting my back wheel such that it failed the MOT a day later due to the way he had fitted it, do you really think a "dealer" is any better at bolting bikes together? If you're that worried about novices working on safety critical components, do you feel they should stop selling brake pads over the counter?

Type approval. How do you think your local dealer gets away with bolting a bike together when he unpacks it?

Yes, and yes. CBT validates your provisional licence, so until it's no longer provisional (pass full test) you need to redo CBT to keep the validation current and valid.

I was taught that system of postion numbering on CBT, but not to the same degree out on the road as in the video as there were 2 trainees. I still find it useful now when I do a commentary ride.

Personally I would ALWAYS stick to what the bike manufacturer recommends, since they designed the bike to take that size I figure they would know best

Incorrect. It's 2 years from the date of the theory test, but at the time of both practical tests you must be in posession of a valid CBT.

The problem is a lack of understanding, so you're almost right with this one. But it's actually a lack of understanding and accepting that in EVERY RTC either party could have avoided the collision had they acted or reacted differently. The sooner people stop blaming the other party automatically, the sooner they will start to learn from their errors. Welcome to the forum

Most of mine are... look at Oxford. Cheap enough so that if they only last a single winter you don't feel (too) cheated.

'Someone' is wrong - but I suspect you already know that. The CBT certificate "validates" the provisional entitlement on your licence. The ONLY way to legally get rid of the L plates is to pass the A group test.

Heated grips is the way to deal with cold hands. I wear summer gloves all year round with my grips on lowest setting in the winter and never get cold hands

It certainly won't have just slipped off of its own accord for no reason. If it has been run flat then it could conceivably come off, but I wouldn't even attempt to refit it. Buy a new one.

Thanks for the reply, but really you didn't need to, since I was apparently only being sarcastic. If it affected acceleration that wasn't warped, it was BENT! I suspect mine are warped on my Firestorm as the front brake pulses when applied hard. I'll carry on riding slowly for a while I think, new disks sound expensive

There was nothing sarcastic in what I typed. Are you maybe confusing sarcasm and irony? Nope, definitely not confused. Give me a brake will you Erm, sure... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23967154/imagesCAKJ2489.jpg Strange request, but whatever floats your boat...

That's as it should be! If they are soft and squidgy you have air in the system (or the brake lines are bulging) and the brakes won't work as effectively.

1. Click on this http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/LearnerAndNewDrivers/PracticalTest/DG_178328 2. Scroll down that page. 3. See links to PDF files. 4. Clicky on links 5. Enjoy

why not? you could have put someone straight on what to look out for and educated them a little It was more the way it was said, with the sarcasm, that I personally wouldnt have said There was nothing sarcastic in what I typed. Are you maybe confusing sarcasm and irony?

Well done you!

I'm genuinely interested by your comments above, since my experience of warped discs is minimal. So how can you tell they don't look warped from the pictures that were posted, and how would you be able to feel a difference under acceleration? I can understand how it'd feel different under braking, but acceleration just confuses me.