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Why's my 72 year old carb leaking?
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Hades said:
Absolutely.

1. Theory should be before CBT.
2. There should be no commercial riding without a full licence (I'm looking at you, Deliveroo riders).
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Think it depends, someone who has never used the roads as a cyclist, sure.

Problem is no way to demonstrate you have 20+ road knowledge/experience.

Motorbiking is like cycling, only faster (Far Cry blood dragon reference)
 
hornetstinger said:
I picked up some hip protector pads from chinese site for my textile trousers (none come supplied) anything would be better than nothing.

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Got the official Oxford back class 2 for the leather jacket.
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I'll be honest, I would treat Temu armour with a little scepticism. But that might just be my preconceptions and they are probably fine. Yes, absolutely, something is better than nothing. Do you have knee armour too?

Well done for getting the L2 back protector. Many people don't bother but I know from experience they are very important.
 
hornetstinger said:
Think it depends, someone who has never used the roads as a cyclist, sure.

Problem is no way to demonstrate you have 20+ road knowledge/experience.

Motorbiking is like cycling, only faster (Far Cry blood dragon reference)
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Would be a great argument if cyclists weren’t the ******** road users out there.
 
hornetstinger said:
Think it depends, someone who has never used the roads as a cyclist, sure.

Problem is no way to demonstrate you have 20+ road knowledge/experience.

Motorbiking is like cycling, only faster (Far Cry blood dragon reference)
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If you have 20+ years of road experience on a cycle then it should be easy peasy to pass a theory test.

But what I'm seeing with the current system is too many people with no knowledge whatsoever being out on the road. They don't know the road signs.
 
Hades said:
If you have 20+ years of road experience on a cycle then it should be easy peasy to pass a theory test.

But what I'm seeing with the current system is too many people with no knowledge whatsoever being out on the road. They don't know the road signs.
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Well tbh it's not as if the ones who do know take any bloody notice. It's the wild West out there.
 
Hades said:
I'll be honest, I would treat Temu armour with a little scepticism. But that might just be my preconceptions and they are probably fine. Yes, absolutely, something is better than nothing. Do you have knee armour too?

Well done for getting the L2 back protector. Many people don't bother but I know from experience they are very important.
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The two jackets and trousers both have knee, elbow and shoulder. The leather ones came with hip. Textile trousers lacked hip.

I do have a old foam back armour, this is before CE rating could use that on the textile, so I guess reuse that (need to trim it down a little to fit) or get some new back armour @£20

I tried the jackets with the back armour as that would take up space.
 
Hades said:
Absolutely.

1. Theory should be before CBT.
2. There should be no commercial riding without a full licence (I'm looking at you, Deliveroo riders).
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petition.parliament.uk

Petition: Require a full licence to be eligible for business use motor insurance policies

Many food delivery riders on L plates haven’t passed a test; just a CBT every 2 years which shows they can move & stop a bike safely, we feel it doesn't show they have road safety awareness. We think they may be causing insurance premiums to rise due to the number of accidents they cause.
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There is one up for point 2!
 
How tight should motorcycle jacket be? I'm concerned this one is slightly too big (not a lot, compared to the trousers) It's a 42 size. I can fit three fingers into cuff to my knuckle.

Probably 1cm of gap of movement of elbow pad when I pull the corner of the jacket of the elbow (when my arms are straight) less when they're bent, and can fit a can of pop where my chest is, closing the jacket up at rest not fully breathing in. The can is held in place. Only wearing tight fitting base layer.

I'll try the small jacket tomorrow. At least get some more exercise lol 60 mile total trip.
 
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Hades said:
I'll be honest, I would treat Temu armour with a little scepticism. But that might just be my preconceptions and they are probably fine. Yes, absolutely, something is better than nothing. Do you have knee armour too?

Well done for getting the L2 back protector. Many people don't bother but I know from experience they are very important.
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Given what's come out about Temu it's probably not L anything, is leaching carcinogens into everyone that even looks at a screenshot of it, and will catch fire if it encounters friction.

I know everyone has their ideas about what they're willing to buy from rando China places but armour, I'm getting something where there's actually a good chance it's what it's supposed to be.

Joke is on me if my aliexpress infrared LEDs set fire to my face, though.
 
hornetstinger said:
How tight should motorcycle jacket be? I'm concerned this one is slightly too big (not a lot, compared to the trousers) It's a 42 size. I can fit three fingers into cuff to my knuckle.

Probably 1cm of gap of movement of elbow pad when I pull the corner of the jacket of the elbow (when my arms are straight) less when they're bent, and can fit a can of pop where my chest is, closing the jacket up at rest not fully breathing in. The can is held in place. Only wearing tight fitting base layer.

I'll try the small jacket tomorrow. At least get some more exercise lol 60 mile total trip.
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It's partly preference. But... probably slightly looser than a fashion jacket, while still trying to get it to be snug to keep armour in place and stop it flapping around at warp speed. On a bike you will be stretched out and leaning over a little so you need to make sure it feels comfortable in that position. Do you have a push bike? If so, then sit on it wearing the jacket, possibly with a jumper underneath it that you would wear in colder weather, and reach for the handlebars. It should be comfortable and you should be able to move your arms freely, while it isn't too loose and baggy.

Having said that, the tighter it is then the better chance you have of the armour staying in place if you come off. Generally a leather gimp suit would normally be quite snug. Bring out the gimp.
 
That's a fair point from Hades have you sat on a bike with any of this kit on, position makes a big difference.
 
Yes I have pushbike. With thin merino jumper on it's better. I think 2" smaller will be too tight, and won't leave any space for merino jumper etc.

But probably worth trying the small again. Can't see any places that sell Frank Thomas jackets that are closer to me. Compared to 2" smaller size of the trousers, the 34" had gap between the leathers and my belly, and I could put my arm down the front of my legs with the amount of slack I had, and ripples down the sides of my legs, and bit too much "bum slack" even when leaning forwards. Just measured my chest, breathing in fully, 40"

Tried DVLA, used the "callback" feature, nothing yet... :rolleyes:
 
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hornetstinger said:
Yes I have pushbike. With thin merino jumper on it's better. I think 2" smaller will be too tight, and won't leave any space for merino jumper etc.

But probably worth trying the small again. Can't see any places that sell Frank Thomas jackets that are closer to me. Compared to 2" smaller size of the trousers, the 34" had gap between the leathers and my belly, and I could put my arm down the front of my legs with the amount of slack I had, and ripples down the sides of my legs, and bit too much "bum slack" even when leaning forwards. Just measured my chest, breathing in fully, 40"

Tried DVLA, used the "callback" feature, nothing yet... :rolleyes:
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The pedal bike doesn't have a fuel tank right in front of your crotch. The saddle position on a bike, whilst similar to a pedal bike, is definitely not the same.

Get on a bike and try getting into a tuck, leaning forward for hard braking and so on. You want to be comfortable and ensure sufficient manoeuvrability.

It is so much easier to die on two wheels and the ability to move your body how and when it's required should not be taken lightly.
 
aaronyuri said:
The pedal bike doesn't have a fuel tank right in front of your crotch. The saddle position on a bike, whilst similar to a pedal bike, is definitely not the same.

Get on a bike and try getting into a tuck, leaning forward for hard braking and so on. You want to be comfortable and ensure sufficient manoeuvrability.

It is so much easier to die on two wheels and the ability to move your body how and when it's required should not be taken lightly.
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I've rode a motorbike before, and yeah I've spread my legs to simulate engine. I'm thinking this is ok size, that 2" cut will be too small. The jacket around the stomach is slightly touching the trouser "belt" all round, there is no slack .. Maybe need to bulk up my foream arm muscles a bit, or if I change the armour to class 2 that's a bit thicker that'll pad it out a bit. Perhaps if there was 41" that would have been fine. Also as others have said if I need to wear a fleece under, if I get a "race tight" jacket won't allow that and restrict movement. Compared to 34" to 32" trousers, where there fair amount of slack, rippling and bagginess, and now it's comfortably snug but there is a tiny amount of slack so I'm not being squished with plastic wrap.

I'll get onto DVLA again on monday again.
 
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