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My Gerbing heated gloves heat the outside of the hand and fingers, not the inside. In combination with heated grips they work well. 

I've been using the Tp-link X20 for a while now and they work brilliantly. 

What is the bike? Who is the registered keeper?  Do you want the bike back?

Do you know anyone with a motorbike? 

I haven't ever paid upfront for any sort of building work and never would. I have mostly dealt with local people with known local addresses and phone numbers. All the tradespeople I used had trade accounts with suppliers so didn't have to pay for the materials in advance anyway. Steer clear, I say.

You can also get that from the met office weather app

12 minutes ago, Yorky said:

"Get the bike ready, keep your right foot on the rear brake, keep your left foot down to support the bike. Select 1st gear, apply a little throttle and find the clutch bite point"

 

As GOG says, sounds like this was written by someone who doesn't ride.

That is one of the reasons I often use the front brake doing a hill start. Otherwise you have to do a dance if you were in neutral with the footbrake depressed - switch to front brake, put right foot down, select first gear, put left foot back down, select rear brake, release front brake, set off.

If you stop in first gear it is simpler, but with a heavy clutch and a long wait there is a limit to how long you want to hold the clutch in.

I now have hill start assist!

If someone hits you from behind the rear brake won't help. The front brake won't be much use either. 

40 minutes ago, Nick the wanderer said:

ha haar..

I'm guessing blue, blue and white maybe tri colour for the Honda. Marrakesh blue sounds about right for the beemer..

I always though my K1200RS was silver with red stripes.  There is a hint of blue in the silver.

My R1250RS is a similar colour to the Transalp and is called "multicoloured" on the V5.

my old K1200RS was listed as Marakesh Blue on the V5

@Steve_M I don't think the bike you want exists.  Centre of gravity matters as much as weight, I have found. I have just traded my R1250RT for the R1250RS. Not the upright riding position you are after, but a lot easier to handle at low speed and more nimble. The R1200R might be worth thinking about. I know it doesn't meet you weight target but CofG is low.

They are also Starkey. They are a different material to the old ones but still soft, and have a green plug for the attenuation which can be changed. You can choose the plug depending on use. 

Cost around £140 instead of £100 for the standard, harder ones.

All custom earplugs are not the same. Around 2001 I got some Starkey ones which were fine. When I went for some new ones around 5 years ago the audiologist said standard ones were harder nowadays so he got some more expensive ones made for me which were softer than the new "normal". They are also fine.

I would err on the side of caution in such circumstances. It is better to hang back and afterwards think "maybe I could have gone" rather than go and think "sh$t, that was close".

Welcome. Have you got a bike?

I have had 5 BMWs over the last 20 years or so with no problems. F650, K1200RS, R1200R, R1250RT and now R1250RS. I think the discussion forums make problems seem worse than they are. I had a Kawasaki where the engine self destructed at around 3500 miles. 

4 hours ago, grandad_ferret said:

The idea was to sell it via a raffle cus I don't know how much its worth

That's what auctions are for - the market decides what it's worth. 

22 minutes ago, husoi said:

Let me guess.

An Icrap...

Nope, Samsung. I have had two different Samsung phones with fingerprint recognition and they are both rubbish (although the phone is otherwise OK)

If it's anything like the fingerprint recognition on my phone I will be stranded!

8 hours ago, fastbob said:

Not a chance . Huggers hadn't been invented in 1977 . 

Huggers are a Sportsbike thing from the 1990s .

Before the 90s bikes had things called mudguards!

Yes, you couldn't have parking lights without steering being locked so must be lock then lights going anticlockwise. 

Looks like the positive terminal is accessible. For negative, connect to a nearby chassis bolt.

I remember being in Italy in the late 80s and in a restaurant people were coming in with the men dressed in smart suits, each carrying a car radio which they put on the table next to them while they ate dinner. Seemed bizarre at the time.

I have seen people on the forums who trailer the bike(s) to their holidays. Easier to carry the luggage plus you only have to ride the interesting bits

Best way to find out for certain is to ring their helpline https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/customs-international-trade-and-excise-enquiries

I seem to remember that if you wanted to do a track day in the past you had to wear one piece leather. No textiles, no two piece zipped together. It might be interesting to know the rules for motorcycle racing at present.