Nick the wanderer

Rok straps are worth having for sure.

Hi welcome

The only problem I have with fuel stabilisers is l don't know when I'm going to take the thing off the road. I ride up to the point of being too cold and the roads being salted. That varies from year to year and I seem to fuel up on the way back in after going out so it's ready to go straight out on.

Swinton wanted 3 times as much for my van as Aviva. Devitt were half as much Bennett's with Ageas for the bike. It's a nightmare at the moment out there. The only thing I can suggest is keep looking you may get lucky. Other times you just have to pay up and hope things settle down for next year.

Looks like the MotoGP is on ITV this weekend.

Yes, as much as they can. Have a look, by using more than one app you get a better overall picture. Rain radar, shows where it has come from and where it is going.

That's why I like the radar apps, you can see (roughly) what's coming your way.

As above, it's Scotland so wrap up and take your best waterproofs. As well as the BBC who use Meteo there is the good old Met Office also Accuweather. They are all much the same. I like to use the live radar apps like MyRadar and Weather24 there are loads out there. With the live radar apps you can get an idea of where and when it's blowing in from. Gives you a chance of picking out a weather window for getting out and about. Good luck, enjoy!

Hi, yeah I can see you are brand loyal Bob, good for you. They are not for everyone though and I stand by everything I said.

I thought they looked pretty good too. Better than the Diversion they turned into. Just had a look, not many about now, looks like they only made them for a couple of years before the 600 came along. You'll be lucky to find a good one now l bet.

https://youtu.be/BrOIKfDiFl8 If you keep saying it like the man here it sticks in your head, the wife is already giving me the eye.

Hi, never owned one but my mate had one, the XJ. He lent me it for a short time when I was bikeless and down on my luck. I'll always be grateful for his kindness and helping me get my shit together. After having no bike for a while it was the best bike in the world!

I'm guessing it's the ignition bit that's been smashed off on yours then.

Funny you should ask that. My tyre guy said 'that needs running in for 62 miles'. How the crikey did you come up with that number says I ? That's 100 km, as recommended by Pirelli says he.

Hi, take another look on eBay, l just looked and there are a few on there. 1999? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395259699879?itmmeta=01HRSYVTG87EGK8TX0EFNKCYYA&hash=item5c075062a7:g:auUAAOSw6-Vl7d~w&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwARKZHI8MyE0bZIEL3yf6vvj0T0PQ6OQEbvwB1VyX6WJz39nku3iuh2GfbAFWgPY%2BypxF%2BtdtECUAK%2FeYrFUgPzUBAKH%2BBFAWWU8bWDUto3

I'm a happy spectator especially if you learn things about the brand. But if it's just name calling and people shouting opposing views for nothing, well, you may as well listen to Jeremy Vine. Can't think of anything worse.

I did join a GSXR forum which turned out to be American based, didn't stay long there. Oldskoolsuzuki is best for the er old school Suzukis.

Yeah l did see the bit about the values changing, but not until after the 3rd race. So in effect you can have 4 changes before the prices alter. 2 now and 2 after Portugal.

The XSR site is ok, many folk from around the world with what seem genuine people who will help you out. Easy to search old threads to find info etc. The majority of Americans on the other hand are morons. I have no idea what goes on in their heads at all. They are happy to call you out and name call but as soon as you say anything back the dummies come out big time. So much so if it's US based l don't bother it's just not worth the grief.

Well it looks like I have not paid enough attention to the details, the scoring of points. To which in my defence are as clear as mud! Also for some reason I thought you could change as you went along. It looks like only 2 changes at a time, hopefully you get 2 after each race. It's going to take me a couple of races to get my set up in order. But ever the optimist, the only way is up!

Tip of the iceberg if you ask me.

So the moral of the story so far is don't notify the police until you are sure you want to claim.

Its not just next year with the insurance. One of the questions is have you had a claim in the last 5 years? You'll be paying for it for the next 5 years, approx 20-30% more each year. Do you protect your no claims? They will not pay if it wasn't parked where you said it was, a 'car park'. You want to check your policy for the exact wording on that. If it was classed as parked 'on the street' for instance on the police report, it wouldn't be in a car park. Don't know how much you pay for your insurance only you will know if it's worth claiming. If you do claim and get past the parking hurdle you should get something. But you will lose the bike. If you don't claim you get to keep the bike and can repair it, and don't have the hassle of the claim. You don't have to claim. £600 is not to be sniffed at of course, but in the longer term of things.. well that's up to you. You don't have to claim straight away, check your policy, you can think about it for a few days, some even allow a couple of weeks. Or not at all and take it on the chin.

How can I be 30 points behind the top 4 after 1 sprint race? Where are you getting your points from?