... I find it hard to get the bike up in the stand, and then it never really seems stable. The previous front stand was an Oxford, that lasted years before I replaced it.

I've got an Oxford stand. It's lasted me years and is very stable.

... don't tell her you're moving there just that you're having a very long holiday over there - she'll start suspecting something fishy is going on 5 years later but it's too late for her then!!! As for the RSV4... £350 more for insurance isn't a great deal in the grand scheme of things. If you have ...

I would but the missus would never move

I tried that about 12 years ago with zero success

... and my current insurer won't insure an RSV4. It seems strange tbh. I'm in my forties, have had continous ownership of a 1000cc sportsbike for 12 years and have not made any claims so have 12 years NCB. I have a clean lience and the bike would be garaged at my home address with a CAT 1 alarm and ...

20 years ago, so totally irrelevant to the current "Trump threat issue" IMHO. In fact it may even bolster his image in certain sectors. However, "that" speech... (lol) "....life was hard as a black ...

... and user-friendly and it’s got much better brakes – and that’s really as much as you need to know. It set a very high bar when it was launched two years ago, and the MT-10 hasn’t quite met it.

duke63 wrote:Buy the newest you can. They have improved dramatically over the years.

This is what I ideally want Duke the 2014 factory in Matt Black

... as near as good as the original" I may have enjoyed it less. But I went in with the mindset that filmmaking has changed in the last 30 years and that this might be a good laugh. I was right.

Well rather embarrassingly this is all my own fault, when I bought the bike about 2 years ago..ish, it had a standard plate on so I ordered a 7x5 plate with carbon lettering, I only ordered it with the last digit wrong so I have been riding around with the wrong reg ...

Buy the newest you can. They have improved dramatically over the years.

Blade wrote:Definitely on my wish list


But at least 20 years away, I love my sportsbike too much

Don't worry, I've a plan to try and get a 600or an 08' blade or R1 as well....[emoji12]


Carpe de Pasty...

Definitely on my wish list


But at least 20 years away, I love my sportsbike too much

What a bloody ordeal! I agree with you on knowing your body best. I ended up with a severe kidney infection years ago because the first lot of doc's didn't think what had happened could. It was too rare an occurrence. Along the way I had a false positive to an STD and knowing ...

Wahoooooo no tax to pay no mot and hopefully the other guy gets all the speeding tickets

My zx636 had the wrong number plate on it for years and no i did not do it on purpose.

Blade wrote:Why do people buy a sportsbike and then fit sports touring tyres to get a few more miles out of them but alot less enjoyment. False economy imo

Hopefully the same sort of guy that keeps a bike for 6 years, does 6000 miles and polishes the headers with a toothbrush on his day off

We have a new chef on in the galley, my god he's good! I'm going to get so fat this swing.

Deep fried battered bananas and caramel icecream for afternoon smoko today

Then the tenderest roast beef I've had in years tonight with roast spuds vege and gravy.

... not in this part of it. Some British Police are armed...but very few. Airport....VIP duties. etc. Me old Dad was telling me about one incident years ago when a weapon was issued to an officer guarding a foreign dignitary. But no bullets. Figures.

Anniversary tomorrow.

12 years, stuck together like glue apart from a couple of "holidays" at Her Majesty's request.

Still going strong.

Off to Trentham Gardens for the day with the kids to do a barefoot adventure trail.

With moving house, the baby and a few other costs, I can't see it being replaced anytime soon. I still owe 2 more years on finance. Luckily I still love the bike and find it does everything I need. The engine covers and casing itself is a bit ropey in places so I might keep my ...