Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / August 2007

OK long shot I know, but a friend of mine has just passed
her DAS and cant wait to get riding on the roads, she is not
a tall girl but one of average height, she has at best £1500
to spend, looking for something around the 600cc range,

Took the Pan in for its MOT today (passed) and the tester, who runs an
ST1100 himself said 'it doesn't half feel peculiar on those tyres'
(they're Pirellis). Was intending to treat it to a pair of BT020s anyway
so.... Can anyone here recommend a place where I can ride and ride out

Well it's over and done with for 2007.
I enjoyed the London stage very much and the atmosphere was fantastic. I
was even cheering for Bradley Wiggins to win and it's not often I shout
in public!

Cant be arsed to catch up with ukrm so...
Happy birthday!

How do you *not* notice that?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/japan.biker.reut/index.html
"TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had
been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier, and rode on

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130143004701
Scroll through the pictures.

My old bike has a givi rack attached to it; how do I tell what will
attach to it?

Can anyone who's been (Bear, perhaps, if someone nudges him) give me
an idea where to park near the shops and how much it is likely to
cost, please?
Cheers,

Where the stone chip guard clips over the oil cooler, it has, over
42,000 miles, rubbed right through the aluminium so that it is now
leaking oil in a slow drip-drip type fashion.
A new one is £120 odd (which stings a bit) and I don't really fancy a

Job for you...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/highest_paid_job/

Are their budget exhausts any good?

I want to meet up with someone tomorrow who is flying out of Stansted, to
see her off.  I will be going on the bike and need to park for a couple of
hours.  Anyone know if it has free short term bike parking like Luton.
TIA

On Wednesday, I took the Sprint into Bulldog Triumph in Twyford, Berks
for its 12k service.
I had arranged for my courtesy bike to be their Tiger 1050 demonstrator
for the day. First impression was just how smooth the engine sounded on

Am a 26 Year old, male, living in North London. Passed CBT September
last Year.
I would really like to get my first scooter this month, but am not
confident with buying via sites such as Gumtree or eBay.

Went out for a nice ride on the only sunny day last month and got
caught doing 89mph on a country road. The rozzers were using a radar
gun and bagged 2 more bikers while they were processing me :( It was
basically a moneymaking gig for North Yorkshire Police cos it was