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machine control 1 & 3 over a weekend http://www.i2imca.com/page9.htm

ok i will be there from about 5.30-6.00, but I can only have a quick pint or pint/burger and then i've got to be offski as I have 'community work' to do this evening (not the kind that you get from being naughty) oh, and i'll be in the car

i might be there briefly, two wheels or four depending on how the timing works for me. a quick bevvy and then i'll probably be off though.

no worries neil

Wondered if anyone was up for a bit of a rideout early Saturday morning, 8-9am ish for an hour or two. I can't do the afternoon as I have a prior commitment and it'll probably be pissing down anyway but who's up for it? (if it is pissing down then I will cancel lol) Although I've put burn-up don't fret if you're not the burn-up type. Let's just go and have a nice ride someplace. Matt

I've done a road course with these guys; going back this year for offroad. http://www.i2imca.com/ very good.

super, thanks Dave. i'll let you guys know about the screen.

ooh does that offer extend to me as well? Be well grateful if you can.

dunno yet; I get mine in a day or two, i'll let you know. It looks pretty easy, few small bolts to undo. If you want to come take a look at it etc you're welcome. I'll even help you fit it

i just bought a double bubble for mine, Neil - but a Puig one, not the Suzuki one - mostly 'cos the reviews I read of both put the Puig above the Suzuki one in terms of how effective it was. They do it in black, too

lol, yes i did partake in some wetting of head last night, by making good friends with Mr. Jack and Mr. Daniel. We've called him Dexter (after the US TV series lol)

thanks guys; little man arrived safe and sound last night. handsome fella, just like his dad. 9lb 5oz of future biker

I'll be there ... if my wife wasn't due to give birth to my son this weekend

wd Neil. At least we won't have to push it in the river now Have you ordered it? If so when do you get it?

i'll help you push it in, Dave.

true, very true. But then most 'power ranger' types can't ride to save their lives.

Neil. Dear oh dear oh dear. Clearly Dave and I have not done enough to educate you on the merits of black Gixxers. Black, black, black, fkin black all the fkin way and anyone who says anything other than black has absolutely never seen a new black gixxer. Once you've had black you'll never go back etc. Blue is for poofs. Just look at my avatar. Fkin black. Black black black. Do you see any blue? No, because blue is for fags. What color are you leathers? Oh yes. Black What color is your lid? Oh yes. Black. And your boots? Black. What about your hair? Ah ....... do they do a grey one?? (I write this post in good humor. If you're offended ... get a life)

My Gixxer went in the shed mid November and won't come out of there until the end of Feb I expect. Too frikkin cold frankly. Shitty weather is what cars are for Battery came off in mid-December when i was sure I wasn't going to use it, tyres went up to 50psi (put a post-it on the instruments so you don't forget to let them down again) and I rotate them bi-weekly (move it forwards a foot, then backwards a foot a fortnight later). Full tank of gas, sprayed a light coat of WD40 on the exposed parts such as footpegs, levers, suspension linkage etc and ... ... don't forget to put something a) in the end of the pipe and b) in the induction intakes if you have them. It wouldn't be the first time a mouse had thought that an airbox made a lovely place to rest it's head.

only if you get your gixxer though, right Neil ? Mate of mine just bought a '58 plate 750 in black (exactly like mine), done 1200 miles - 'twas six grand with a year's warranty left, from some bike place in Bedford. God it's cold can't wait for it to warm up so I can take it out again and rape it silly ooops I mean ride my bike sensibly and 100% within the law.

Since when does having a kickstart equal a lack of ignition? If it's a road-going bike then surely it should have an ignition?

np. consider it explained, and yes, i would agree that both sides had some merit

you've totally misinterpreted what i said. I did not say that everyone should, as you put it, "race round with a three digit number on their speedo". Nor did I suggest that advanced riding was all about speed, because it rarely is. It is about concentration, ability and confidence. What I suggested was that any organisation who expects anyone of a decent standard not to speed slightly from time to time is being wholly unrealistic in their expectations. Even the police speed. I know several bike cops and they all break the speed limit from time to time if it's required to. I have been on rideouts with coppers and followed them down B roads at 85-90mph and it is not unsafe in the right conditions, and to teach that you shouldn't speed at all, ever, is absurd and short sighted. Speed has been a saviour to me in the past, and so I suggest that these 'groups' who tow the official line are as blinkered as the rest of this daft government, and should open their eyes to a bit of 'latitude' again - because if I'm following some idiot who refuses to exceed 60mph when overtaking a 20-ton lorry on a twisty B-road, then I'm going to wind open the taps and leave him to get hit by the next lunatic car driver who comes round the approaching bend, and to hell with what the law says about it.

I've done IAM and Bikesafe and an independant course. IAM and Bikesafe are, imo, good for basic positioning and observational skills. I don't agree with a lot of their 'mentatility' (my local IAM guys never ever speed, for example - not even a little bit). However it's worth doing even Bikesafe to get a good understanding of the above points. I did a course with these guys up in York this spring and it was very good - highly recommended. http://www.i2imca.com/

sorry for not texting neil. Is it just me or was it wet on Sunday? I'm pretty sure I looked out the window at about 9.45 and it was pissing it down.

10.30am Sunday if it's dry.