Karlgsxr750

Yes mate at the red lion 400 yards up eagle shut down 7 pm on see you there

It's every Tuesday all welcome come on down

Every Tuesday 6pm on wards come on down!!!

Yes it every Tuesday 6.00pm on wards people start showing around 7.00 take alook at face book page

"eagle cafe bikers" and send a request would be nice to see you there many thanks karl

It was on till 10 .30 last to leave it would nice if you came up and meet us

Tony was pleased with turn out but we need to support the cafe to make it worth him staying open so he he can cover his over heads

He said he was happy to do it once a week same day same time so can't be bad so hopefully see you next week ps started face book page for it just search eagle cafe bikers send friend request many thanks karl

Yes it is sorry only just recived message so hopefully you turned up if not same time next week and every week after that many thanks karl

Ok mate I will have a look the advert for the meet is in this weeks mcn pass the the word on mate

KINGS LANGLEY BIKE MEET

NEAR HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

• ON EVERY TUESDAY

• TIME   FROM 6.00PM

• AT THE EAGLE CAFE

127 HEMPSTEAD RD.   ​                             KINGS LANGLEY,

HERTS  

WD4 8AJ

JUST ALONG FROM THE A41 HEMEL TURN OFF

   GET THEM BIKES OUT AND COME FOR A RIDE AND JOIN US AT THE EAGLE CAFÉ FOR SOME GOOD COMPANY AND GOOD FOOD

  ALL BIKES WELCOME - FREE  PARKING

PLEASE CALL  KARL ON *phone number removed for personal security reasons - see forum rules. Please use PM facility* FOR MORE DETAILS

THIS IS NON- PROFIT MAKING. THE CAFÉ IS RUN SEPARATELY TO THE MEET, BUT TONY HAS KINDLY AGREED TO STAY OPEN TO WELCOME US. PLEASE SUPPORT THE CAFÉ SO THIS COULD BECOME A REGULAR EVENT

Never mind mate hopefully it will be a good turn out and a regular thing ,so next time ,but if you no of any other bikers let them no mate .

many thanks karl

Have a good holiday

Hi i live in Stevenage and i will come down just let me know when you start please.

Posted date and times up mate on this page and on new meets in south east

Many thanks mate it will be good to meet them

Well spotted mate 26th it is mate cheers for that I phone fingers to big

Come on down to the eagle cafe in kings Langley for new bike meet starts at 6.00 pm on wards on every tuesday !!!!!!

Great food and drink nice surroundings large car park and some great roads for the ride down

Eagle cafe

Kings Langley

Herts

WD4 8AJ

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Hi i live in Stevenage and i will come down just let me know when you start please.

26th of June @ the eagle cafe 6.00 pm on wards

127 Hempstead rd ,kings Langley,herts wd4 8aj

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All good lads cheers for that more the beter

I went when they were at Donnington in 2007.

My profile pic is from the day.

It was the 1st time I'd been on track and had only been riding for 8 months. It was a really good experience even though you don't get that much track time. I think it was 3x15 mins.

Actually managed to get my picture taken with Ron as him and Leon were there that day. I tried to get one with Leon but it didn't happen.

There was a lot of classroom time compared to track time but I did learn a bit that helped me with my road riding.

CHEERS MATE SOUNDS QUITE GOOD WITH THE ADVICE ON RIDING THE TRACK INSTEAD OF GOING INTO IT BLIND ,PLEANTY OF TIME THEN TO DO MORE TRACK DAYS WITH A GOOD GROUNDING TO START WITH

GSX-R600 L1

A few months ago I told my wife “I’m going to buy a bike”. At first she didn’t believe me but when it became apparent that I was actually serious - and I proved to her that I already had a full bike license from many years ago, she was very supportive of the idea and this spurred me on to make my purchase.

I noted down the reasons for my wanting a bike:

1.A fair-weather weekend ‘toy’ to enjoy my local ‘A’ & ‘B’ roads on in the Chilterns.

2.Commuting to my local office (4 miles away) when I know I’ll not be going out for meetings elsewhere - typically 2 or 3 times a week.

I then noted my ‘basic’ requirements of the bike:

1.Sporty - it had to be sporty and this only because my previous bike was a sports bike and I have many great memories of fun-filled miles covered on it.

2.Relatively low seat height; at only 5ft 6in tall, I wanted both feet to touch the ground (at least mostly!)

3.Good-looking! My bike had to be something I felt compelled to turn and have one last look at as I walked away when leaving it once parked up.

Finally, I noted what I didn’t want a bike for:

1.Touring

2.City use

3.Medium to long distance commuting (my commuting in this respect is typically to visit Construction Sites and I use my Land Rover for that)

4.Off-road; again, my Land Rover takes care of my thrills off the paved track.

5.Track days; I have no intention of visiting a track.

Having then looked at many different style of bike, I settled upon two types: Streetbike and Supersport 600cc.

Of the streetbikes, the Triumph Street Triple stood out as my favourite and I looked at it with interest but felt the only let down was that, whilst good-looking, I preferred the look of the Supersports bikes. So while it ticked all of my boxes, I moved on to the Supersports knowing that my bike would come from there...

The 600cc bikes appeared to be very similar from all Manufacturers but the GSX-R600 felt the best for my height; it was just very comfortable immediately and that was the clincher for me given that I thought they all looked equally good in their own way and performance-wise they would all be close; especially for someone who never intended to wring out the very last drop of speed on a track out of it.

In terms of purchasing, I found the best deal at the time to be £8199 and 0% which I took advantage of.

I have had the bike for a few months now and it is still very much being run-in - only 166 miles covered to date so this is only the beginning of my life with the Gixxer and far too soon to provide the full story. However, I can say that thus far I am very pleased with my choice.

At first I suffered from the ‘usual’ sports bike ailments; sore wrist mainly, but all appears to be well now and and I am comfortable on every ride (admittedly short distance though).

Good points:

1. Great looking - when it is parked outside my office and literally next to my window, I find myself giving it admiring looks.

2.The engine sound is intoxicating; a powerful sound without being overly loud.

3.Brakes are very good; the Brembo calipers are definitely excellent at doing their job.

4.Agility and handling appear to be very good indeed taking in the ‘S’ bends on ‘B’ roads with ease.

5.Midrange ability - I find this to be good albeit I am aware that being a supersports 600 that is designed to run best high up the rev range, this may not be a strong point when compared to many other bikes designed for street use but to me it feels fine and, indeed, rapid.

6.Confidence-inspiring; having not ridden a bike in many years, I am pleased to find that this bike really doesn’t feel daunting at all and is altogether manageable and great fun to ride. The bike has two ECU maps, low and full power and I had imagined using the lower power map for a while; it lasted for the first 80-odd miles only...

7.Light - at only 187kg it is relatively easy to move about.

Bad points:

1.Running and insurance costs are higher than non-supersport bikes. In my case, this is paying a premium for a bike that isn’t being used as Mr Suzuki intended and ridden slower than most riders do on machines not as capable. But the key is that it is capable of very high speeds and is associated with such use and therefore more expensive to own.

2.No fuel guage; the one thing I wish the bike had is an electronic fuel guage that tells me my range etc.

All in all, I’m finding the GSX-R600 L1 a great re-introduction to motorcycling and I hope to have many more thrilling miles riding it and as I ride it more, I will add to this review.

Any body else done track day at silverstone with rocket Ron on the baby blades ,got me and me mate booked for his 40th at end of June ,is it any good or any advice cheers

Looking to start a trial bike meet at the eagle cafe in kings langley which is between Watford and Hemel I have spoken to tony the owner and he is good with it he has parking ,beer and good food ,this meet I am thinking of starting mid June after the tt as that is we're I will be and possibly a Wednesday day he also has I sea food stand so that would also be good ,but for tony (the cafe owner ) to put him self out and stay open late week need to support his cafe other wise it would not be viable ,any bikes would be welcome the only thing I would say is it is none profit making for me it's just for the love of bikes and the meet is not any thing to do with the cafe!!!! I am looking to advertise in the mcn at a cost to me so I really want this to work, I will also be putting up notices in bike shops that are local to the area

Any comments would be good !!!!!!!!!!