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second cousin = your cousin's child. so i would say that his cousin's son is married to a girl, who has a cousin, called tim. geddit ? ah right. i think so yea lol Nearly - it's my Mum's cousin, so that means it's my second cousin. So my Mum's cousin is married to Tim's cousin to put it more simply.

2 bikes 1 car. Car for the weather like today - freezing cold, lashing with rain and a howling wind. I can barely stand the walk from the house to the car without feeling chilled and damp. The very idea of taking a ride for pleasure in that is beyond me.

Yeah - if you are wanting to know the answer to a question then that's a good idea. There are several problems with bumping old threads, the first is that people never check the date and read it as if it was current. Secondly, people don't always read every post so you are asking for replies to the first few post and not yours and this is especially true in multi-page threads. Third, space isn't a problem! If it is the mods can easily make space. Not having a go mate, it's just that I have spent a decade on forums and everywhere it is discouraged because of the confusion it causes. If this is official from the mods then I have really put my foot in it. BUt every forum I have ever been on the web either prohibits it or actively discourages it for the above. Not having a go - just was puzzled that's all.

Tim Henman is my second cousins wife cousin. If you follow that. Wouldn't bother most people, but I play a lot of tennis and so it meant more to me than most. When the marriage happened Tim was still playing. People only believe me now he's retired.

Mawsley why are we bumping 2 year old threads?

I was advised not to go on ride-outs because they can be dangerous and push you where you are not comfortable. Neil I highly recommend (if you haven't already) joining up with the IAM. They not only teach you advanced riding, but there are lots of sensible guys there who are only interested in safe and fun rides and you can do ride outs with them in small groups and it's still lots of fun.

Well done. When you jump on that big bike you will realise it was so worth the effort.

Motorcycles are all fun and games until someone falls off. Then it is hilarious. Ban motorcycles, or at least to begin with ban sports bikes and then restrict all motorcyles that are left only available for the over 30s and everyone must wear high vis. That would save thousands of lives across Europe in just a few years. Banning balloons/restricting balloons will save a few dozen lives over several decades.

Thanks for that! When I've done a bit more riding on my ZX6R I might write one for that too. I think Techo already beat me to it though. My problem when reviewing though is that I don't have much comparative experience as is rather obvious in the review.

I stole away three weeks ago. I was in Kenya and no I didn't get kidnapped. I've so missed riding and using the internet. I did ride pillion though in Kenya on a motorcycle taxi. For someone who has never ever ridden his motorcycle without the works, I really was a right hypocrite riding through the city no helmet bare arms etc. It was my third trip there (I actually worked for 3 months a couple of years ago). I might post some pics later. Anyway see you guys around.

I am doing IAM and would love a section for discussions on it. It's inappropriate for the learners section as it could be fatal if someone just copied without the experience.

A 2 year old ZX6r after your test? Awesome choice, but what else did you expect?!

What bike do you have? My ER-5 was fully comp for £187 and I was only 22 at the time with no no-claims. Wicked quotes that was. A year later and with still 0 no-claims and a "accident not settled" I got £399 TPFT for my ZX6r with MCE.

OH well done!! Whoooo!! So pleased for you. Well done for sticking at it. We all knew it would come.

There was a news article recently on black football managers. It really made me cross. I want someone to run a club who knows how it works and how to win, not because of some stupid ethnic diversity policy that insists the person has to fulfill the following gender and racial creditials. I have never heard of people complaining that there are too many black footballers in the leagues because there is an overrepresentation of the population or that the 100m sprint should be curtailed to be more non-descriminatory. There is a huge difference between discrimnation and racism which our country mixes up all the time. It is totally racist to say "I do not want a black to run my football club". It is not racist or the slightest bit wrong to say that all the black would-be managers who put there CV in for a managerial position were rubbish and not as good as the white guy who eventually got the job if that was indeed the case. The wannabe managers have been discriminated on the grounds of their academic/managerial/experience/performance CV, not the colour of their skin! There is nothing wrong with discrimination, it depends on what grounds that it is for. If a black, gay, disabled, female employee get's extra special treatment on the promotion ladder where I work for being either black, gay, female or disabled then that is disgusting, racist and outrageous to me and offensive. People with ethnic diversities don't get preferential treatment, they get equal treatment. The trouble is employers in this country and (rightly) are scared stiff of being sued because of our stupid legal system that promotes and encourages everyone who isn't the average to believe they are being vitimised.

I got two minors for not pulling away quick enough after doing the works on my stop and starts. So remember after that lifesaver, no fiddling around - go!

If you approach a right turn with the indicator on and turn at the next one that is a fail. If you go and indicate for the second right turn while on the 1st turn (presuming they are very close together) you will be fine. If you want extra time to indicate then slow down. I haven't seen two right hand turns that close together though except on a roundabout.

The best way to understand a blindspot the safe way is to ask someone to stand as if they were a car overtaking you, but perhaps a little closer. Ask them to walk towards you in a straight line. If you stay still watching your mirrors they will disappear just as they reach you. The blind spot is not (on a bike) 10m behind you, it's very close just beside you and why it is so vital you check it. People who don't do lifesavers will eventually get knocked off. It's only a matter of time. Remember in a car you are not wearing a helmet and have a much better view of what is around you. The not so safe way is if you are in town and you have those 30mph dual carriageways and cars are always passing watch a car come up to you on your right or left and just as it approaches you you will see it disappears from the mirror. That said I have several times saved my bacon with a life-saver from incidents outside of the blind spot. Having checked mirrors, signalled and as I was a fraction of a second away from pulling out I did my lifesaver only to see a Suburu Impreza driven by a complete dumb idiot overtake the entire traffic queue and me doing about 120mph.

Yep, from deep in Afganistan by a bunch of western hating people.

I did day 1 CBT having never ridden a bike before. Day 2 was extra practice on a 125. Then the next week I did Day 3 on the big bike followed by day 4 big. The following week I did day 5 and mod 1. I was ready for my mod 2 test. Unfortunately it didn't take place until 6 weeks later because of the snow up here and my exams. So I did an extra day of lessons and then passed the test. So not your 7 day no-bike-to big-bike rider DAS, but roughly the same bike time over a period of time. Worked for me.

Whooo! Nice one. Well done.

http://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/view ... 47&t=40668 Always have a quick check down the forum. It was almost right besides this before you posted to it.

Review very similar to mine of my ER-5. I think they must be very similar bikes with this one just being a bit more "sporty" if we can call it that.... I'm sure they share a lot of parts though. Good review.

I remember being "failed" on my training for doing just that. I didn't fully stop. It's tempting when you see it clear.

Gutted for you toon. Don't give up, you are almost there. It really is worth it.