Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / August 2007

For some reason (that is found in my .sig) I find myself in need of a
set of imperial allen keys. Well, I'd actually rather have sockets than
the keys but the problem is that I can find the keys (even on fleabay)
but no-one seems to do sockets.

A young[ish] girl of my acquaintance has just passed her test and
acquired said bike.  Now, after one happy evening playing dominoes with
neighbouring Japanese bikes, has decided the flip-up side stand is *not*
a good idea.

f.cking bloody bollocks.
SWMBO's beloved cat; Minton decided not to come home last night.
Not wholly unusual, but not exactly the norm.
Anyhoo, at 4.00am this morning despite shouting for him he still did

Out riding the GPZ550 yesterday, I decided I really quite liked the
little thing. It handles sweetly[1][2], and has what I can only
describe as a pleasant perky air to it, perfect for short back lane
scenic routes. It also seems to need large lean angles for a given

What is the likely penalty, do you think?
172mph in a 70 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6962448.stm

I have a pair of Ultimate Ear monitors but am hacked off with having
the wires from the monitors and the big connector box in the middle of
the Autocom cable (which is a crap 'solution' IMO) blowing around in
the wind. I've tried shortening the monitor cables but all that seems

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6941673.stm
"One lucky person is sitting on a lottery ticket worth £35.4m after
winning the EuroMillions draw.
Camelot, which operates the British arm of the European lottery, said

Anyone?
    Inevitably I will drop the bike at some time. I would like to
protect the engine as much as possible when that happens. I have seen
some training bikes that have bars that form a "cage" around the

The thread about the nonentity Wilson and the unending mentions on BBC
news reminded me of people I'd be happy to see dead.
A certain Glen Paul (Boz) Boswell has recently pleaded guilty to a range
of charges including making and distributing kiddy porn, and is awaiting

If anybody on this NG will be investigated?  ........

doesn't anyone actually ride their bikes in the SE anymore - noone
interested in either a FOT or a FOF?
c.nts
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...Britain's Youngest Brides on ITV1? That f.cking pikey and her crew... !

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6962448.stm
Bloody hell. 172mph on the A420. *How*?
JB

Having had Mr. Beav (and Son) of this parish attend my mishap-ed
motorcycle, I visited on Saturday to set about remolishing it into a
zx10 shape. See here for the "after" shot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christofire/1250284290/