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Maybe my license plate number spooked them off. Saw that it was 16 years old and was like nah. lol

not sure they got a good look at it. I have my cover tied down (due to cross winds) so they may not have seen how worthless and beat-up it is.

Around 3pm today, 3 guys pulled up in a small white van wearing masks. One got out and lifted up my bike cover to expose the rear wheel and the motorbike security chain around it. At that moment they fled. Wasn't sure if it was because of the chain or because they saw me reacting through the living room window. I've since placed a spare portable motion detector alarm on the bike seat under the bike cover. Do you think they will come back to finish the job?

thank you all for the feedback.

About a month ago, an old lady knocked my parked motorbike over with her car. She was going maybe 2mph, so it was a gentle push, but I notice damage on the fairing which I'm getting repaired later. The bike also seemed fine when I rode it around the block once at around 20mph. Anyways, my concern is when this lock down is over, and i have to go back on the motorway. Could there be some unseen damage caused by the bike falling over, which might make the motorbike unsafe to ride? I don't fancy coming off at 70mph. Are there particular areas of the motorbike which I should inspect further or get my mechanic to focus on?

Just to provide an update: So the putty job I did kept me going leak-free for around 9 months. it wasn't quite as professional as fastbob's fix (see pic comparison below) but it worked. In the end, I replaced the radiator with a Chinese one for £80 instead of forking out hundreds for a Honda one. My local mechanic had to do some tinkering to get it to fit, but it works a treat. I decided to replace it because it started to leak again, but this time from the cross pipe just above the one I cut out, due to corrosion on the backside of the pipe. I was gonna cut it out and do the same repair job but my mechanic said these Chinese radiators last a long time in his experience. my fix fastbob's fix

some good points Winston. Its quite beat up honestly, and some of the plastic is missing. I guess ill have to live with it until something affordable appears on Ebay.

I work for an insurance company and they change their risk values all the time, so something which may have given you a 15% discount might now give a 0% discount. They have to find a balance between reducing their exposure, maximising profits and customer retention. However, if you ring up, the operator has discretion to offer a discount, so just asked for your 15% discount or you will leave.

no worries, ty anyways.

yeah the indicator panel.

btw i looked all over Ebay.

Bike: CBF600 2006 Can't find anyone who is selling side fairing. I found one below but they want £267.41 - waay too expensive. https://www.lingshondaparts.com/partscatalog/catalog/listing/catalog/hondamc/catkey/A/modelid/249/modelname/CBF600SA6/block/17MER601/blockref/F__3300/blockname/COWL+%28CBF600S6%2FSA6%29/ How about from China?

thanks Stu

I turn the motorbike on to drive home from work. These two small lights (size of my finger tip) turn on but the big headlight nor the beam light come on. The headlight should always be on. Ill then ride the bike for 10minutes then switch bike off and on again and the headlight works including the beam. Any ideas what the issue is please?

sounds like a targetted attack where they had foreknowledge of your bike location. I presume it was out of sight from public road? if so, 100% neighbough