Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / September 2006

... when you jump into a cab at the train station and the cabbie asks
you where your bike gear is.
No, I'm not making this up.

I've got a little obsessive about exercising in recent months.
For the past couple of months I've been going to the gym at least three
times a week, often daily during the working week (we have a good gym at
work, nice modern equipment and plenty of it.)

Better have a shower and go for a beer.
Byeeeeeeee!

It seems that Diplomat is wholly owned by MFI and it's servicing is
out-sourced. After ringing three of MFI's O845 numbers I got through to
a very nice lady who checked the records from the postcode of the new
property, correctly identified the model installed and told me that as ...

I'm looking for a reputable online source for MAXlite and e-a-rsoft
earplugs.
I last used Lucy Dell who are currently offering both at 14 GBP per
100. Is this a good deal? Is there a better source? Can you teach me

About to move into a house with a Diplomat Select 920. No instructions.
Anyone got one and prepared to scan in the instruction book? tia. Derek

http://www.pornotube.com/
For those of you tired of YouTube

I am doing my restricted training course this week and test is on
friday.  I am fairly happy with my CG125 but would consider something
slightly bigger (between 250-400cc) if I found a model I liked.
Are there any older bikes in this range which naturally are under

She's just been nicked for 100mph on the A11 dual-carriageway just
outside Wymondham in Norfolk. At the time she was undertaking a slow
moving car that she'd approached a bit too quickly. Apparently the
traffic car that stopped her had been following her for some distance

The HBOL for my SO XJ600 (non diversion) says that I should only adjust the
camchain when the engine is at TDC.  This involves removing the alternator
to turn the engine over by hand.  No big deal except usually this causes the
gasket for the alternator to stick to the casing ...

Any bike parking facilities around Waterloo?
Specifically around the BFI Imax cinema thingy.

In advance of any other advert here it is:
1989 Green Kawasaki KMX 200, used but in good original condition for the
year, complete with all the plastics MOT expired in August, currently
SORNed. For sale because I just don't really use it much. Available to

The new Performance Bikes (November issue) dropped through the door
today.
Interesting 12 page article on their LE-JO'G in-a-day ride on Fireblade,
Gixxer 750 and Ducati 999.

Hi everyone. I'm a new user to the MC Newsgroups, and wanted to
introduce myself by posting the following link to an article I had
published about the 30 day and 12,000 mile ride my wife and I took this
summer. It's located here if you would like to take a peek:

The fellow has been at it tonight...
Not 2 minutes from home, I happen upon a scuffed black scooter parked
facing the wrong way with what can only be described as a 12 year old
in T-shirt and trackie bottoms sitting on the kerb crying into his