... not having a garage. Each time I went to do some work on the bike it rained. Walking backwards and forwards through the house fetching tools and other bits you need gets tiring. I've got the grips on. They look good. The throttle is good when twisted but it's got a bit of play the other way. ...

No not spoke to them yet, still hoping Cornwall Kawasaki get back to me but I cant see that happening right now, may well give Maxton a ring in the week, Ive other things I can get on with, the wheels need sorting, powder coat or paint ? that is the question..

Yeah until you realise you've left your phone in your jacket pocket .... undo the lock, move the chain, wheel the bike back, get phone, move bike back, resecure with the chain and relock .... and then you realise you've left your wallet in the other jacket pocket

very sore today,i was still aching from doing shoulders the other and really struggled bench pressing

OK I have one bike which is e marked and has baffle fitted.

The other has no markings at all ? Where would I stand ? I think the e mark is relatively new.

Do any other forks fit ? Might be a chance to upgrade.

Or could Maxton offer new internals ? I know they custom make stuff and deal with classics as well as modern bikes.

Generally they are quite good over here, but then again there isn't much traffic tbh! Bikers wave at each other with their left hand to the side and use the right foot to say thanks to drivers once you are past. Biggest issue over here is pissed Frenchmen in cars, especially ...

... your high level of morality & integrity mate, to say that I am impressed seems inadequate. However (for balance, & possibly on your late brother's behalf) I'm going to give you something to consider.: Your brother loved biking, as do you.... If something tragic had happened to you on a ...

After the success of Tuesday's ride (I went out just before 9pm so there weren't that many other people out and about) I went out last night and did an 11 mile ride at about 7pm. I have learned some things which may come in useful for any other visually impaired cyclists ...

... fitting the new stanchions, it was all going swimmingly until I realised that half the innards from one fork was missing and even more from the other, to cut a long story short I'm now trying to trace two sets of internals for a pair of 35 yr old forks, how hard could that be ? actually I was ...

^^^ What they said.

The only other thing I can add is, it will get better with time. You'll never totally heal but it does get easier.

... "thanks" with the hand. This∆∆∆ I've only ever see one person try and deliberately block me and it just made filtering past on the other side more enjoyable. I do see a lot of cars moving over for me including a few that do it going into a blind bend with traffic coming head on. ...

I do the "screaming at the bike" on trackdays, but other than that I'm usually listening to the radio or music so don't talk in my lid.

... recently and give guys and girls a bit of break from 30 yrs of the troubles, the first gulf war, gulf war 2 and Afghan plus Bosnia and all the other minor conflicts that we have 'advisers' on the ground doing their thing, everytime we going marching behind America to defend someones freedom ...

... polls. Dickheads. Dont sit on the the fence there bud, tell em what you think :) of course its dangerous, so is mountaineering and a myriad of other sports and pastimes, trouble is we are all so cosseted by health and safety stuff these days that some think that no activity should have a hint ...

When I rode down to the mother in law's the other week, I ended up speaking to myself in a myriad of different accents.
I was cold, wet and aching after 3 hours on the bike and started with a Cockney accent and worked my way through French, Russian, Scottish and Welsh.

I have no idea why.

... either. The amount of people on phones while driving is getting worse i see so many on the bike. Went past a woman eating a bowl of cereal the other day I had to look twice i stopped the bike and looked at her as she sheepishly put it down on the passenger seat.

Yes I always talk to my self or sing , on the way home up the m1 the other day in the rain i repeated "Why the F!"£K are there speed cameras here when they have finished the barrier / road" no one was listening but it help my sanity at 50mph.

Had a chat with a white van man at a set of lights. He was jealous I hadn't sat in the two mile tailback like him and the other cagers. Fair play to him, he wasn't being an arse. I love it when it annoys people. They don't understand the other stuff we do have to put up with though ...

Had a chat with a white van man at a set of lights. He was jealous I hadn't sat in the two mile tailback like him and the other cagers. Fair play to him, he wasn't being an arse. Better than the one when we set out for the IoM a couple of years ago from yours who tried to run us over ...