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I'm struggling to get my head around this. The garage thing I kind of get. Sort of. They've installed a non-road legal part and not told the owners. Fine. But companies withdrawing exhausts from the market all together seems like an over-reaction. Surely a simple disclaimer on the website, and another on the invoice in the box that simply says "not for road use" is sufficient? Plus, this: Isn't that the whole point of the BS/kitemark? To show it conforms everything needed to be road legal?

Problem solved

I've used these in the past on a sports bike. It works well, and is nice and centered Ultimateaddons Centre Fork Stem Yoke Motorcycle Bike Mount Attachment Components | eBay

I'd get one from your main dealer. Failing that, you can get universal switch units off ebay for about £20

They are definitely crash protectors These to be precise. I agree that they do look too long, but that may just be the camera angle. The ones by the front wheel are also crash protectors, yes.

Let us know which forecast is the most accurate

Well, that wasn't about motorbikes All filled out, hopefully she's getting closer to that magic number of 200 participants

Watch from 7:10. This stuff is good because you can use it by hand, whereas most stuff recommends you do it with a machine

Nice, but also rare

FT are probably one of my favourite brands. They're cheap, yet some of there gear have more features than some of more expensive brands. As a fairly cheap, yet waterproof brand, I'd say RST, and go through the forum sponsor

Wow, that's bad for something so new. I remember the colour red used to have this issue back in the day due to the sun bleaching it. If I remember correctly, a good polish can bring them back to full colour/gloss.

I've also got an ultimate add-ons but found it expensive. The only other issue I found is if you get a phone specific waterproof case, you can't fit your phone, plus phone case in it

I'm not sure how that phone call would go with the insurance Insurance: "The bikes gone missing you say? You mean stolen?" Me: "No, no. I just can't find it"

He's right y'know. The same logo can be seen on this ebay listing Blue Flame Exhaust EVO End Can Exhaust 51 MM | eBay

I've only had this problem once, and it was after using a gloss type of dashboard cleaner. Try cleaning it with a non-glossy product to remove anything that's on there already. If it's a smooth material, then you can get it wrapped in a matt wrap (I'd get it done professionally, but you can DIY)

Thanks for looking. I should have mentioned, I've got the naked version of the bike, which has clamps on the top for the Handlebars. All the ones on ebay are for the sports versions that have clip ons. I can find one second hand top yoke for the naked version on ebay, but it comes as a set at £100 and is in poor condition. There are also a couple of brand new, non OEM options for almost £200, which is frustrating when, as you say, there are a few on ebay (sports version) and for as little as £10.

I think the insurance aggravates me more than the actual attempted theft. I pay over £300 a year on a policy that basically seems worthless, on a bike that's worth 4x that. I know there's nothing the police can do about it, but I just feel kinda abandoned by the people that are supposed to be there to help. And the people (insurance) that I pay to help. Anyway, don't suppose anyone knows anywhere to get a 1st gen SV650N top yolk from? None on ebay or local scrap yards. If not, I may stoop to walking around with my helmet on until I can find one as there is zero risk in being caught Just to be clear, I'm seriously bitter about this whole experience, just encase it hasn't shown through haha

Yes, that's what I put on the form. Stupid that's not what they value it at though. Trade in pruce for a 20+ year old bike is going to be less than my excess I bet. That's rough! I'm thinking back to that phone call now, and I must have misunderstood what she said, because she also told me to notify my insurance even if I don't make a claim which seems strange if they've already done it. At the time, nothing. Now it has a cover on it and disklock with alarm. Not the greatest security, but they didn't seem overly prepared last time, couldnt get it started and the bike isn't worth much in parts, so I presume they were just after a joy ride and doubt they'll bother again now. Also looking at CCTV, not that that will help because according to the police, if they were wearing a helmet, there's nothing they can do even with CCTV

So, some scumbags tried to steal my bike over the weekend. So far, visual damage seems to be ignition barrel, top yolk, wiring loom, exhaust, rear fairings on both sides and there's an oil leek I've never noticed before (although that may just be blown gasket). I've not had a proper look in the day yet. The bike wasn't in the best condition beforehand, and already had small scratches etc which I was planning on repairing. Now it looks like I'll need to replace parts. It looks like they've tried to hotwire it and tried to bump start it down the hill, but failed. If I touch the wires together, the lights come on and I can get it to turn over on the switch, but it won't start, so I'm not sure if there's some other damage I can't see. Luckily it's old enough that it doesn't have an ECU, so maybe just a fuse has gone. First thing I did was call the police, who gave me a crime number and told me that they have contacted my insurance company, and that need to contact them too. Now, after reading my insurance policy, this leaves me with a dilemma. It's a first gen SV650N, and it seems the parts I need are hard to find, and they certainly don't make them new anymore. I'm looking at my £300 excess and the value of the bike being £1200. That means max, they're going to give me is £900. Looking on marketplace, it seems locally for a similar bike, I'm looking at paying £1500 (£600 difference) Then there's the other issue, which is if they will even pay out at all due to where it was parked at the time. Where it is normally parked is hard to explain on an online form, or over the phone to an insurance company. It's in a private parking space next to other private parking spaces, so I told them it's a carpark, even though technically it is not. But... Thursday it was blocked off by some scaffolding, so I parked it on the pavement on the other side of the road (which is as close to my space as I can get without causing obstruction). This is where it was parked at the time of the attempted theft. I've heard numerous stories about insurance companies not paying out due to vehicles being parked in places other than stated on the insurance. Now I'm thinking if I go through insurance, best case scenario is I get £900 and I'm down £600. The worst case scenario is they refuse to pay out and that effects my car and motorbike insurance in the future, so I'm at a bit of a loss Do I try and just fix it, have it off the road for months (I have other transport) or go through insurance knowing I'm going to lose money and possibly find it difficult to get insurance in the future if they decide to refuse to pay? **update** - whilst writing this, I had a call-back from the police telling me the CCTV down the road has been down for the last couple of days, and if I find other CCTV footage (neighbours may have some), they can't do anything if they are wearing a balaclava or helmet. So all that calling the police really did was push my premiums up next year because they've told my insurance company the bikes been "vandalised"

Last time I actually looked through it was probably 2009 when I did my test, but I do look up the rules if I hear something has changed. Going off topic already, but I do find the rule change on pedestrians right of way who are crossing at a junction a strange move. I get the idea behind it, but if anything it just encourages pedestrians to step out into the road just because they have right of way. I actually had this very thing happen to me about 45 minutes ago, where some chap just walked straight out without looking. Luckily I was going to let him cross anyway, but not everyone would, especially when the highway code states that drivers "should" give way to pedestrians, meaning this is more of a courtesy than a law.

I passed my test almost 15 years ago now, and around that time there was some biker slang and abbreviations that I haven't heard for a while I'm just curious to know, do the younger/newer riders still know what things like this mean? Or am I just getting old? Cagers ATGATT SMIDSY Those are just off the top of my head, feel free to add your own to the list, I'm sure there's many more

I've not been on the forum for a few days and thought to myself "I hope there's an update to this thread" as I logged on. And what do I see? This thread in the "unread" section. At this point I'm thinking we just set up a crowdfunding page to buy the bike. There are so many people invested in the story and it's very frustrating!

I remember getting my first bike with a fairing and wondering if I could cut a hole in the fairing somehow to add one. It just makes sense, yet the ST is the only bike I've seen it on. Other touring bikes might have it too, but why not sports bikes?

I've often wondered if anyone has successfully put in a claim to their council over rust from road salts. People do it all the time for pot hole damage and I'd argue that road salt kills a lot more cars than pot holes. Getting off track... I'm glad they fixed it free of charge, hopefully the new one holds up a little longer.

I only have a couple of stores around me that sell bike gear and both are quite expensive, although the staff are very knowledgeable, so may be worth popping in Hopefully Frank Thomas do fit. I've had there stuff before and they always seem decent quality