That thing has a decent take off speed seeing how big it is

This is why insurance for new drivers is so high.

Pacman sponge for me please.

Blade wrote:But they have honoured it as who makes a bike that does above 186 mph.

I thought the BMW did?

The TCX SR1boots.

From memory the 186 mph (is that 300kmph?) was agreed between the Japs when the zx12r and Busa started going head to head. I don't think any of the European makers agreed to it.

Likewise. Hope everything is alright.

The boots arrived today and I wore them home. Very comfortable and feel sturdy. The only negative at the moment is a lack of feel on the gear side but I'm sure that'll come when the boots break in.

Limited numbers means it'll sell. It won't sell if it's going on a full production run.

New boots! Blimey, they feel heavy.

Given the miles you do I think it's worth investing in a good pair. The RST ones are better than the Alpinestar ones I've got.

Or if you want to splash out and get some with better protection these get really good reviews:-

http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... rod/107861" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

D6 - these are the ones I've got: - http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcy ... rod/191443" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Nice and warm as well as waterproof.

They've not arrived yet. Will be here this afternoon.

They look good enough for protection and I see they're goretex. Will the buckles and straps catch on anything on your bike?

With onion gravy?

The RST gloves I've got are good in the wet. Goretx boots arrive today. I've got some cheap waterproofs to go over my kit but that lasts about about an hour before water gets in. Those tyres are supposed to be good though. My M7rr span up a little bit last night but there was a lot of standing water.

Exercises normally. It might be worth asking for a physio referral.

A mince pie.

Christmas starts here.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said there are too many foreigners in France and the system for integrating them is "working worse and worse".