Fiddlesticks

Medication probably not the best plan, although a few whiskeys have been known to calm the nerves and make you feel as if you can do anything. Seriously, though, get enough time on the bike with a good instructor, and it'll very quickly become second nature. There's nothing insurmountable about learning to ride (so no need to consider Option 4), it's just that there's a bit of a learning curve - and everybody learns at their own pace. If you were slightly nervous, I'd be just getting you to do simple manoeuvres - starting, slowish riding in a straight line, stopping under control, simple circuits in the car park. (I once made my instructor sit through me doing an hour of U-Turns as I wanted to get them right). Point being - the repetition will build familiarity with the machine, and therefore confidence. Sometimes, I think, time pressures and the fact that there's a whole bunch of people to get through the sausage machine as quickly as possible means that some don't get the help they need (and have paid for). What's a 1:1 session cost for a couple of hours? That's probably all that's needed to get things back on track.

Hi, keep us posted. Lots of helpful folk on here.

I've been checking and it doesn't seem to have done it since. Maybe just the hot weather. Cleaning out the air box is a tank off jobbie. One for a rainy Saturday.

Ye, I did the same on mine with the figure of eight. Maddening.

... And space

Well, it was a nice day so I thought I'd have another stab at loving the Thunderbird. (To ride, not just to look at). So added it onto the second insurance policy and took it down to SRT for a quick MOT. 74 miles since the last one - a far cry from the 14,000 miles we've put the Explorer through. It passed. So this year's mission is to move house to somewhere with a bigger garage, and buy a big red toolbox for the stickers I keep collecting. And ride the bike more!

Don't sweat it.

Come to think of it, the oil is not that high.. Maybe something to keep an eye on. Haven't noticed it losing power and can't see any smoke.

No, it sounds crazy close! Glad you got an answer on the radio. It doesn't seem guaranteed these days.

2013 Tiger Explorer 1200 New Air Filter Valve service done a few thousand miles ago. Edit: High mileage - around 75,000

Parked up at 08:30. Went out at 13:00 to check on the bike to find drips of oil or oily water from the breather hose. Is this anything to be concerned about? Is it to do with the hot weather? The oil level is at the top of the two lines.

Nice to see a company live within their means, wind things up honourably, and communicate transparently to their customers. Glad they could keep things going under new owners.

Flippin eck! I'd be fuming too. I'll stick to my old bikes.

Congratulations @Fozzie Wishing you many happy years together.

Never seen those before. I could do with one for when Mrs Fiddlesticks falls asleep on the back!

Where abouts are you? I have one of these I no longer use. Might be a good compromise.

Happy birthday Ian.

Hi, Welcome in. Nice bike . Barmouth and Bala - great riding areas.

Ye, brand new. Bit of a shame but I think it needs returning.

Mrs Fiddlesticks' new leather jacket arrived. Maybe I'm being picky, but I'd kind of like it if there weren't pulled threads and dodgy marks where the stitching should be. Unreasonable expectations?

Good choice for the taller feller

We had a guy at work who was 150% disabled - he got points for various different ailments that added up to more than 100. He used to complain about people jumping in the disabled parking, to which his colleague gave the old, "well, not all disabilities are visible". His response: "No. But the best ones are."

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