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I have ridden in some atrocious weather and after a few fails, have now got to the point in can stay warm and dry, except for the tip of my left middle finger. It must have bad circulation as it still gets cold.

Imagine ending up with this one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39869370 the UKs longest trial, 320 days.

You have got to do the North Coast 500 ride http://www.northcoast500.com/ https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/tours/driving-road-trips/north-coast-500/ It would take you four relatively leisurely days, one to get to the start at Inverness, Glasgow via Glen Coe and Ft William up the A82 to Inverness. Then two to do the run, stopping Durness midway. Then come back via the A9 (dull road, but great scenery) and stay in Edinburgh. From Edinburgh leave Scotland by the A68 via Carter Bar.

There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes and bad riding style.

I have never done jury duty, but I have spent plenty of time in the witness box, doing court duty (police presence in the courtroom as security) or dock duty (sitting with the accused when they appear from custody) and even as an accused!

I only wear plastic gloves to get the gloves on when wet, they dry off quickly and I only have them on for a shirt time.

I must admit, if it for summer riding, as in proper summer riding, so what if your gloves and hands get wet? If I am touring in the summer and have been caught out with bad rain, my light Oxford vented gloves get wet and then within 30 minutes of riding in the dry, they are dry again. Once, when it was bucketing down, I got some food preparation gloves from a Mcdonalds and wore them underneath the gloves as they were sticking to my hands. But it was summer, it was not cold!

I have parts of the lining for sale, but never an entire replacement liner where everything inside can be replaced, so it like an entirely new interior. I have mainly had Shark helmets.

There gets to a point where replacement is the only option. I have found the sprays and washing to be of limited effect. It is a shame makers do not seem to design and sell the padding separately so the interior can be replaced.

I think you should just keep on visiting shops till you find one you are comfortable with. I have to admit to wasting money on helmets which after a week or so I had to admit to myself did not properly fit me. Thankfully they were all a bit neat and my son has been able to grow into them.

Hein Gericke gortex trousers and jacket, IXS gortex gloves for wet and winter riding. Red Route armoured denim jacket and trousers, vented gloves for the summer. IXS gortex boots which i use all year round. Shark Skwal (LED lighting) for night time. Shark Evoline (flip front) for touring. AKG K3 for riding with my son as it has intercoms fitted.

I am amazed this band have less than 1000 listens and only 17 monthly listens. If you like metal, Cradle to Grave, from Canada are superb. https://www.facebook.com/CRADLE2GRAVE/app/2405167945/ https://youtu.be/6wNahySfkqc

You are a cautious rider, so am I, so are lots of people. That is your style. It has the huge advantage of being the safest way to ride a bike.

What is it about ER5s? My mate has a half restored one in his garage. I suspect one days work would at least get it running..... I agree you need to tackle the rusty bits and I think black hammerite paint to go over rust, is the quickest and easiest solution.

The police would need a way to measure that light reduction which could be used there and then. I doubt such a thing exists.

Is one possible why some get glare and others do not, down to cleaning? I would clean my visor with pinlock insert in, as I would visors with no pinlock, using Muck off visor cleaner.

If I could have kept my YBR I would have. I doubled the mileage from 4000 (done by 4 previous owners) to 8000 and sold it for £300 less than I paid for it (well traded it in with the trade in value beign £300 less). It never let me down, but like you, keeping on top of corrosion using Hammerite was a regular job. I like you are carrying tons and using it all year round.

My little YBR, touring Scotland. Highlights included 25mph up the Dukes Pass with a line of cars behind me. A trip to Fort William in -5 degrees. The Fife Coastal road, where the 50mph speed limits were appreciated. I often sat on the pillion seat and rested back on the top box

I started with Bike it out of Paisley and switched to Ride On out of Hillington. Ride On used better bikes (twice, once the bike I was on, once the intructors bike, broke down with Bike It) and I preferred the Ride On instructors. But that was 7 years ago, so no idea how they are now. Try testers with both and see which you prefer. Most places off a free hour or so to see what you think.

My Shark Skwal, the helmet with the LED lights built in, so ideal for night time, has pinlock. I have never had any issues riding in the dark, from roads with street lights to roads in the countryside and light is just form headlights.

I had to ditch the helmet after a very sweaty long weekend of touring and camping in Spring 2017, the liner was yuck. The visor was scratched to buggery as well. Missed it terribly for TMBF rally and all the tagging I did. So, start of 2018 and one pops up on ebay in an auction and I get it for £161, bargain. It is the Evoline 3 Moov It I know it is the 3 and this review is for the 2, but the only difference that is clear, is that the lining is thicker and made out of nicer materials. The claims of it is lighter and more aerodynamic must be minimal improvements. It still has the irritating top seal, which needs rubbing with goopy stuff to stop it folding back in on its self. I eventually trimmed it off the old helmet and it made no difference to the seal and noise. All the positives are still there.

Picked up a Shark Evoline 3 (the one with the flip round chin guard) for £160 off eBay. Won the bidding by £2.65. The same helmet is up for sale for £230 in various online sellers. I had one before, which I wore till it stank, the lining was going soft and I could not get it to wash properly! So I knew the size was OK. Delighted.

I use the RAM brackets https://www.ram-mount.co.uk/ and these are remarkably waterproof and help stop glare on the screen https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/208905?r=GS&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqaOAzunX2AIVsDLTCh2XsA11EAQYBSABEgJ8ZvD_BwE

I think that with some of the tags being not so easy to photo the bike with, my suggestion is that for tags that are hard to get the bike to, be constructive, such as include your helmet in the photo or take a selfie in your gear. Just remember to include the number.

Confused now, if prisons are such crap places to be why are they so overcrowded? The thought of going to prison should act as a deterrent, I don't always believe in the old adage "an eye for an eye", but I would let the people he threw acid over, who will have to live with not just the psychological and emotional scars for the rest of their lives, but also the physical ones, decide on what his punishment should be, now that would be justice. One of the reasons they are so crap is because they are so over crowded. They are overcrowded because the public and government demands more poeple are locked up, but refuse to fund the necessary spending. My solution for a crime such as acid attacks, is that since the victim has to live with the scars for life, the punishment should be for life. That does not mean a life behind bars. It can mean a life time of doing community service, or wearing tag or an annual compensation payment. I would have life time fines, meaning a punishment could be a fine of £500, which has to be paid every year for the rest of a persons life. There are lots of options for very effective punishments that could keep peopel out of prison, whilst making sure they and others are deterred from committing crime. I would do that for lots of crimes. Many motoring offences should attract life time bans, such as fleeing the police, a third drink driving offence, a third driving whilst disqualified. I think that fraudsters who rip people off should face a possible life of having any income they get is reduced till ALL the money is paid back.