As I said above, it is not in the official highway code (I have a brand new copy for my recently 17-year-old son to learn from). It is the 2022 Thirteenth edition, 3rd impression (2023).
The only...
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As I said above, it is not in the official highway code (I have a brand new copy for my recently 17-year-old son to learn from). It is the 2022 Thirteenth edition, 3rd impression (2023).
The only...
I do not think that is supposed to be used on a public road (which that clearly is). The road is obviously used by cars, and this sign is not prohibiting cars, only bikes. Which makes no sense.
This...
Good on you Tony, I think it is really important to do in life what drives you, inspires you and gives you satisfaction.
I am glad that your recovery seems to be doing well, I hope that it continues...
My first bike after my test was a GS850G. Good times
With those bikes, more likely to be an active participant in the apocalypse :love_heart:
Another really interesting Gilo Cardozo creation, he is a very impressive innovator
Popped into J & S today, on the off chance of getting a Forcefield armour top to wear under my more traditional leather jackets (that don't have armour pockets) and also replace the need to leave the...
Had a lovely blat yesterday down from Brizzle to Braunton (for a meeting), then back again along a combination of the North Devon Coast road and across the top of Exmoor. Lovely day, epic riding.
My old Aprilia Pegaso 650 (which was dirt cheap by comparison to the BMW alternative) uses the same Rotax engine, a curious 5 valve single with 2 inlet 3 exhaust valves. I even bought a BMW starter...
I had a lady pull out in front of me on the A38 having looked me right in the eye twice. She simply wasn't looking for a bike. I was not a car or truck, her mind was only looking for thiose hazards,...
Passed my test 30 years ago, and have owned 7 bikes total, 3 of which are still mine. Biking competes with a host of other interests, so it doesn't get the time and budget that some can afford it.
Really? Your two alternatives for the same purchase were a 1970s Triumph or a brand new Enfield? Odd shortlist.
Maybe, but the tone was one of going looking for a new (lighter) bike to replace the Harley, comparing two available new bikes and choosing the Enfield given the comparable power.
Looking for a...
That's true, I didn't think of a classic Bonnie, but that wouldn't be a fair comparison with a brand new bike.
Hold on, the T120 Bonnie is about 80hp or so, versus 47 for the Enfield, that's not "about the same" at all. Even the older T100 Bonnie is about 55-70 bhp.
The problem with that design is that they have just believed the mantra that "an adventure bike is an ugly bike".
It needn't be.
Look at that (enormous) exhaust. Why doesn't its line follow the...
That Pan America ain't no HOG, despite being an ugly pig.
And that photos is its best angle. The front is diabolical.
I see that J&S accessories are having a sale (not itself unusual), but that the Bell Moto III has re-appeared in stock in relatively large numbers for £159.99 in 3 colours, matte Titanium,...
Just a little PSA for those interested in custom bikes.
I have found (on insta) a little group called Project 58 Builds. Here
Over lockdown they are realising their dream of turning themselves into...
My understanding is that wraps are ruination for non-stainless pipes, especially on bikes that can actually experience rain (imagine) and bikes that get left outside.
Then the wrap can keep water in...
Maybe, but on stainless pipes it is pretty pontless, and will almost certainly leave a residue that (as that site says) may smoke most of it away at the start but what remains will be changed by the...
I would use a scotchbrite pad with the autosol as the tubes are already brushed.
But make sure you get it all off and do not add any anti-corrosion stuff like ACF50 to the stainless, it is not meant...
Rather frustratingly, I have had to strip down the carbs on my Pegaso again, I had missed some wear to a needle when cleaning them first time around.
I tried to start it after a week idle, and the...
Yep, stiffness and reduction in unsprung weight are the advantages of USD forks, one of the main downsides is that it relegates the shiny, swept surface of the forks to the grubbier end, so many USD...
I get the weight thing, but isn't that Ossa a road machine, rather than one with any off-road/gravel/green lane pedigree? The absence of any front down tube would seem to indicate road only.
And I...