I'd had a few minor falls on the road before I was 18 but then nothing in 35 years which is amazing really as I'd hit 150mph at least most times i went out as i rode with a group of very fast lads, made up for it with a 125mph crash at the top of Clay Hill at Oulton Park and slid most of the way to ...

Fuck riding at this time of year, I'm definitely a May to October fair weather rider these days, even though I don't have a bike at the minute.

Hooli wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:57 pm Hornets are twins now?
Mines a 4 pot 16v .

Yup
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... rnet/2023/

Warren t claim wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:02 pm

Warren t claim wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:24 pm The GS500 only exists to give GPZ500 riders something to laugh at.

Can anyone name a decent four stroke middleweight twin?

Yup, MT07, Aprillia Tuono 660, Honda Hornet, GSX8S, to name a few,.they are the new big thing.

The thing is what's the difference between having your phone in a cradle and a, searching for the next track you want to listen too, or b, writing a text. They'll just do you for not being in safe control, I know this for a fact as my mate was done for it. It might be legal to touch a phone in a cr...

I honestly don't know what you are worrying about, it's not illegal to touch a phone in a cradle, never has been and is no different to using a touch screen on a modern car, there is no Gestapo, in fact there are hardly any police. Well it isnt the actual Police but the Highways Agency is watching,...

I've got a similar pioneer head unit which does all that. But, it's the whole touching phone whilst driving thing what worries me. With the Gestapo you tend to be guilty full stop regardless of what you're using the phone for. Hence why I like a display I could mount higher on the dashboard which i...

Just stick a Bluetooth head unit in and control everything off your phone in a decent holder with your phone in car mode.

paulplom wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:38 am What does this mean? Brake pad wear warning?

Yup

The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:56 pm Mercedes are still doing SBC pump safety recalls FOC.

In the USA, definitely not in the UK.