spunky1976

save up for ages to get pair of new tyres fitted to my bike (we're absolutelyskint) only for the mechanic to ring and say that my brakes are shagged and need complete overhaul and advises not to use bike at all:crybaby: F**K IT

ok so my thundercat is now 13yrs old and done 60000miles still going great but the seat has a couple of tears in it which at the minute are patched up with gaffer tape. Not massive tears but if it sits in the rain the foam underneath is soaked and as its under a cover at home in winter its damn cold on your cheeks Is it possible to get it recovered or am i better off sourcing one from a well known auction site?????

check this out in respect of leaning over counter steering http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nRUeEkS644

i've heard under armour and proskins are good although i tend to wear thermal *cough* long johns under trousers

noticed on my ride out yesterday this pub now has a bike night on a monday not sure if its a new thing or not. If not sorry must have been riding through that area with my eyes shut from what i can remeber of it its a cracking pub and the road to get there is great A616 from newark or ollerton. May have to go check it out one monday if the wife will give me a pass to get out

have a look at this mate with regards to fibreglass http://www.sportrider.com/suspension_settings/hands_on/146_9510_damaged_bodywork_repair/index.html don't know if its what your after though

don't know about ixs but i have akito textiles and they are pretty good. google them have a look at there sites as has been said have a look at the size charts i'm normally a medium chest for jackets but the akito is a small (40) and fits me fine.

this one this one if I could this would be the one i'd go for

thanks fred

lol thanks susie looking for another jacket for using for riding to work couple of ixon ones on ebay, just don't know anything about them

Anyone used their kit is it any good? oh and morning everyone

it seems to be a grey area i can't find a definitive answer one way or the other as to whether it is law or not. I don't believe this guy is dodgy that i've used, mainly because he is extremely busy and i originally went for the tyre to be replaced, which would have put more cash in his pocket than the £30 he charged to repair it. I mean would you risk someone having an accident on your tyre repair for that, when you could have had £90 plus the cost of fitting in your pocket instead? to me the dodgy place wouldn't have looked at it and would have just chucked a new tyre on and taken the money.

garage that did the repair is former racer, tyre is about shagged now anyway due to be replaced in couple of weeks. mine is z rated but newer ones would have w or another letter as z ratings have been being fazed out apparently also this is mcn's viewhttp://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Products/productsresults/Tyres/2009/July/jul0109-british-standarsd-for-puncture-repairs/?&R=EPI-116288

i had my rear tyre repaired which is a 020 too, z rated and its been fine.

I've used the spray on proofer too, you can get it from camping shops, used it on my rucksack that wasn't waterproof at all and its never let water in all winter

my guess (and it is a guess) would be just condensation

i used this the other week its two different washes one for wash then another for the reproof. did mine on the quick wash that our machine does about half an hour. end result is my kit is all waterproofed up again and tested in recent rain we've had

try wemoto.com they are normally good get most of my stuff from them

credit card compnay rang up 2 weeks agao to take extra payment to avoid default on account, i pay it they don'tprocess it in time my account is now in default ffs F**K IT

after a lot of searching through ebay and google i'm now leaning towards the pirelli diablo's, got a guy to ring too who i went to before for a repair and completely forgot about why do we always need these things when something else has gone wrong and you've used the money on something else

i know mate luckily the bridgestone and conti are apprently similar enough not to cause too much bother, for finance sake i might chuck the rear on then get front at later date, garage said it wouldn't be much of an issue but best to change it sooner rather than later

hi guys passed mot today with advisories on the tyres which i was expecting anyway question is which tyres do i go for any one have any reccomendations price is an issue mind. i'm currently looking at michellin pilot roads, conti road attacks, pirelli diablo and bridgestone bt 021's. advisories are for rear being close to legal limit and front having cracks between treads in places i'm also tempted to just change the rear to start with in which case i'll go with conti's cos the front is a conti already and rear is bridgestone from previous owner

Just been browsing the companies website who i have booked in for an mot with only to find they're shut on wednesdays. what day am i booked in on? oh yeah a wednesday FFS F**K IT

check the bar ends aren't fowling the grips i had this same problem on my thundercat.

heres mine