Roadtorque

A bit like my Bonnie, But you have to have the steering in the right position for it to work

When done with standard fuel it has a good effect, the test was done with the high octane stuff and they chucked it in or at least the one I read about did. The bike I used it with gained power as it had done over 5000 miles on student budget fuel (cheapest you can get) and I put in double the required dosage and it cleared out my engine and it gave me power back So what you saved by buying cheap crap fuel, you then spent on adding redex to make it go better there must be some student logic in there some where

the was a test done with this stuff and the was not a boost in power infact the was a loss in power same comments applied to most of the others on test, little or no return for the amount of money spent

Depends on how often your going to use panniers,, once in a blue moon, then go for the oxford expandable fabric type, cheap but have to use straps for fitting to bike, so can be a bit of a pain every time you remove & replace them, but for a once a year trip fine,, the other option is hard case panniers, frames are fitted to the bike & the panniers clip on or off, these are more secure & make life a lot easier but comes at a price, if your going to do a lot of touring these could be a better option,, top box's are ok up to a point, most have a weight limit, put to much weight in them & you'll find the tail wags the dog,, Enjoy your trip

OK ,,, I've got mine back together,,, how about you

I've got the nolan 102, it's a long while since I had my visor off, so I'v just had a go, right, so what I did,,,,,,, Remove sun visor remove the clip panel L/R hand from round pivot points, you can then see the main visor fitting points about the 4 o clock position you should see part of the assembly over a peg on the helmet open the visor, lift that part of the fitting off the peg & shut the visor pushing the fitting up as the visor closes, hold it in that position & close the visor, open the visor & again push the fitting up,, the visor plus fitting should now be in a position to come away from the helmet,,,,,,,,,,, from there on your the same as me, decided to give it all a wash along with the pinlock while it's all in bits so all I can say reverse procedure to reassemble Good luck,,, & to cover my bum,,, I can not be held responsible for any damage you may do I've had my nolan a good while now & found it to be a good lid,,,,,,, I've got my eye on a givi helmet, same sort of style

A bit off topic but you did say Ireland, prices over there are over the moon at the moment & with the price of the ferry as well,,,, might be worth extending England into Scotland,,,,, Just a thought

sounds like you have every thing you need, if all you want is bike to bike, forget starcom & autocomy they're just added expence, you would only need those if you want to bring other things into the system, i,e mp3, mobile phone or satnav ect,, just one point for your info, I use wintec 80 radios this has vox & can be used when used as a hand held, however, when fitted up for B 2 B & using the jack ports this disables the vox so it won't work through the bike bike, so make sure the radio is not set to this function,,,,, but then again not all radios work the same so you could be ok

Called in at A&D Motorcycles to take the bike for a service,, felt a right plonker, right day wrong week,, Tue's next week But I found out from Alan the boss that Kawasaki Will be at Sam's cafe right next door on the w/e 5 & 6 june, there will be other venues as well, so I pinched this for your info Roughie Martini Model Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 10101 Location: 71.5lbs down and counting Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:07 pm Post subject: Test ride a Kawasaki Kawasaki is taking its whole range on the road this summer in as part of an ambitious plan to offer test ride opportunities for potential customers across the UK. Recognising that no dealer can have the majority of bikes in the growing and diverse road bike Kawasaki offering as demonstrators, the company will visit seven locations over a three month period starting in mid May. Focusing on known biker meeting places - or significant motorcycling events - the tour is being seen as an ideal way for a huge cross section of current and potential new owners to experience many machines from the Kawasaki range that interest them, but that they have not yet had an opportunity to ride. With fifteen models available to test from the newly introduced brace of 125cc machines, through the popular middleweight ER and Versys series, to a raft of Cruiser bikes and large capacity sports, supersports and touring machines, the choice is vast as Kawasaki’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Michael Johnstone, explains. “We’ve recently launched a new web site at kawasakitestride. so that customers can see what demonstrator bikes their nearest dealer has and book a ride. The Kawasaki On the Road Tour augments that facility further by providing a welcome chance for customers to ride on local roads known to them and to experience an impressive array of demonstrator machines without need to pre-book and simply turning up on the day with both parts of their driving licence. With a tour like this covering seven different UK venues, we are hoping to meet hundreds of motorcyclists over the Summer and hear what they think of the 2010 Kawasaki range.” Models Available to Test Ride: (subject to meeting test ride criteria): KLX125 ER-6f ZZR1400 D-Tracker 125 Versys Ninja ZX-10R Ninja 250R Z750 1400GTR Ninja ZX-6R VN900 Classic VN1700 Classic Tourer ER-6n Z1000 VN1700 Voyager Dates & Locations: •W/E 15th – 16th May BMF, Peterborough •Sunday 23rd May Box Hill Café, Dorking, Surrey •Sunday 30th May Haynes Motor Museum, Yeovil •W/E 5th – 6th June Sam’s Café, Denbigh •W/E 12th – 13th June Bikesafe, Sheffield •Saturday 3rd July The Pit Stop, Arrochar, Stirling •Sunday 11th Jul Hartside Top Café, Cumbria

I think you are probably a young lad, so put the jacket your dad gave you on one side for longish while, believe me, some time down the road it will fit you fine,, I went to the Northwhich Bike show last weekend, there were stands there selling boots, helmets & jackets, plus loads of other stuff,, a lot of these had good value for money leather jackets with armour panels for £50/£70 pounds, so you don't have to pay the earth,,

I have A leather & textile jackets for winter & summer, I use textile trousers for real wet weather,,, (winter) But I much prefer & use most of the time leather jeans & have just bought a pair of lightweight waterproof over trousers, as I don't fancy touring Scotland in full textile gear,, But that's just my choice,,,,,,,

OK Duane, All being well, C U Sun @ 10am ,, Will text if anything changes,, For any one else Chester or N Wales who fancies tagging along,,, Tesco Filling Station, Broughton Retail Park 9,45am after 10 We're gone,, unless I'm late of course

,,,, Is Doug going

Probably, not sure which day though, will be in touch

Saturday

I would say about 5 miles to get every thing up to full working temperature, tyres maybe a bit longer,,,,,

Proofer? The kinda stuff you put on ya shoes? Most good bike shops will sell fabric waterproofer, camping & caravan outlets will sell proofer for awnings & tents, nikwax is also good,, So which ever is easier to get your hands on,,, spray it outside & don't sniff it or you'll be away with the faeries,,,,,,,

I put my triumph textile jacket through the washer with a small amount of pure soap flakes, came out like new put it on a hanger on the wash line till it was dry then used a whole can of spray on proofer,,double coat on the jacket triple coat on the seams,,,,,,Now looks good

Here we go, as Duane says it's a two day event & well worth a go http://www.thundersprint.com/ Hope the weather's a bit warmer by them

Makes you wonder how we all managed for all those years, before torque wrenches became the must have item,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Left or right it makes no difference,, it's the downward turns I don't like

OOoops Sorry,,, Trusty,, I thought you said Rusty

Is that like a light cycle ( think Tron ),,, I know going back to the year dot with Triumph, there used to be two wires you could swop round, that put the battery onto a higher charge rate while riding,, but this was on the old 6volt system,, don't even know if this option exists on modern day bikes, but I know after prolonged use it used to cook a battery the way you describe,

now fill in your location on your profile,,,,,,,, it helps a lot with this sort of question,,, shouting seems to be the only way to get a point over

Going back to my youth, the bike had it every time, come wind come rain, , faster than LMS or a Morris Minors or Standard 10s plus it was more fun and a lot cheaper, rode it every were, But these days if it's wind & rain, then it's the car, The bike is for pure enjoyment & fun,, so now if you really push me to pick then it's the car on the grounds that it's more convenient, no bike gear to tog up in, chuck your case in the back, it's warm in winter & cool in summer, It's boring,,,,,,,,,,,,, maybe that's why the bike clocks up more miles in the summer than the car