What a gorgeous machine, even now. I don't half miss the smell and sound of two strokes even now. It all reminds me of April 's at Oulton Park watching the Transatlantic match races Sheene, Roberts Grant, Mamola et al, chasing round the pits for autographs. …… jumpers for goal posts….…

Blade, given the extent of work it's a good price and they will be good as new. A lot cheaper than new ! Anyway old leathers that are moulded to shape are worth their weight in gold ! Next time keep it rubber side down L OL

Putting resources into finding an illegal exhaust will save lots of lives and prevent many serious injuries I'm sure. Tw@s What a crock of sh!t ! It's so easy to focus on a minority group. Min input max output. Completely wrong set of priorities. As a min I reckon 99% of bike riders pay all due tax...

Looking at the position of the car and bike it's looks like a " sorry mate didn't see you" these people want locking away they are more danger to road users than any spotty teen ! I don't recall a problem with that junction use it all the time . I bet the driver is a myopic old bastard wit...

Your really enjoying wales arnt you ! It's a bit of a bugger but I will be in Mexico then. I've got some other roads to show you befor then though to add to your collection !

The above came up in general conversation on Sunday so I thought I would post details. See following link, they are just outside Wigan http://www.joydaleathers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; With the cost of new leathers it makes sense to work with wha...

Ouch....... Expensive !

Oops poor spelling !

Do EBC pads still make that swooshing noise? I stopped using them a while ago.

Yea they do , but ghetto are mustard !

Have had standard pads and hoses on my R1 since new, initial braking was ok but prone to fade. Recently fitted HEL hoses and EBC HH pads. What a difference ! Two finger braking all day , no detection of fade on fast runs. If you run on standard brake gear all I can say is for relatively little cost ...

[quote][/quote]Oh that doesn't sound much fun, what happened ?

It was an 05 in green, brand new, it was a fantastic machine loved every minute on it. The crash was my fault not the bike , it was written off which is why I now have the R 1

I was on the Blade hence the name, haha. Got to ask whats with the name Zx10Dale you got another bike or a deposit on a zx10 ?

...........no, no other bike can only afford 1.I used to have a ZX10R before it put me in hospital, its the only user name I can ever remember so I stick with it !

.........................cheers guys, it was a pleasure to meet you all, will definitely keep an eye open for future ride-outs an excellent day all round thanks for the invite.

Found myself at Crossgates yesterday and recognised a couple of lads I had just bumped into at the Raven (Whitchurch).Got talking and found out they were from this forum. As I was going to do the same route as them I was invited to ride along. (rubbish with names so cant remember who they were excep...