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Dunno but I'm guessing the answer to my semi-rhetorical question is "less than will do it on L plates".

How many fully qualified riders want to get a job delivering stuff on a moped and how many want to spend around £700, just so they can get a job delivering stuff on a moped? Will Pizza Hut pay for the license? Stupid petition is stupid.

Unlucky. Where about was it? How'd the retest go? I'm guessing the Colwick test centre? I did mine a couple of weeks back. Stalled it outside the test centre then went out West Bridgeford way and did not put any more feet wrong. Might have helped that I got stuck behind learner drivers a...

Ah, OK. I tried deleting the iTines plist files in the hope that this would help. Not sure if the original option in preferences is supposed to be there still but I now have some options on the view menu that were not there before, such as "All my movies/musicTV shows" and corresponding options...

Just tried a chat with an Apple rep anyway and did not get charged. Took ages to get the point across during which I was repeatedly directed to the options to hide individual purchases, which is not what I meant at all. They eventually (possibly) got the point and claimed that it is gone by...

I have a slight problem with iTunes preferences in that the option to show cloud purchases is missing. I currently have version 12.3.0.44 on El Capitan, the the problem has survived the OS X update and possible one or two for iTunes as well. The option is apparently enabled as I can see cloud...

How about one of these to carry you stuff whilst riding? :D Seriously though, nice bike. I almost want one. Almost.

The new one (CB125F) has moved to China I believe. Not sure what the quality is like. They seem to get some good reviews but a few reviewers spend more time talking about the comraderie of the launch event than how good the bike is, which may be telling.

Yes and no. So many things are made in China these days that to write off everything Chinese as being junk is clearly unfair. But not everything made in China is made equal. Added to which is the fact that Yamaha, Triumph, etc, all have a strong presence of their own, rather than just being...

The Kawasaki J300 scooter is basically a Kymco Downtown with some cosmetic changes. They do seem to have a better rep than some of the cheaper Chinese junk.

I don't have one one, I'm just curious. I'm talking from experience of twist n go, not geared but a 125 can be decent for traveling a fair distance, as long as you are mainly sticking to back roads and are not in much of a hurry. Thrilling it ain't but I've been about 150-200 miles in a day...

Any idea what sort of MPG the ER6 can do in the real world? I've seen some claims of better but most seem to put it in the 50s at best. Fuelly scores are a bit all over the place but some apparently manage 60s.

New scooter, on finance, is proving somewhat costly for me too. At least if I had gone for the YBR I was also considering at the time, I would have had more useful practice (although I guess any time on two wheels and an engine is valuable in its own way). Might have held its value a touch...

From a sheer cost perspective, it may be worth just going for the DAS. Depends on how good a deal you can find on a 125 and whether you are likely to sell it when done or lose a bit on a part ex. I'd also factor into it whether or not you plan on using it for commuting as well. I went for a...

I think I would rather have it than not but it may push some bikes out of my price range. Priorities man, priorities. Probably better cheaper and safer than more expensive and less so, at least as a new rider. Still, if I pass this year and can resist rushing to the nearest showroom brandishing...

I know it comes as standard on a number of bikes these days but is ABS worth paying the extra for, when it does not? For example, it adds £400 onto the RRP of the MT 07. I am, However, curious as to how manufacturers will deal with the mandatory ABS thing from next year. Hopefully the will not...

I suppose it is also less of an issue when you are rarely more than a mile or two from a petrol pump.

Theory passed. That's the easy bit done then. The Gladius looks decent. I quite like the trellis frame look. Local Suzuki dealer gets a fair few lousy reviews on Facebook (HBC, if anyone is familiar) but it seems like a fair bit of bike for the price and be interesting to see how long they...

Visordown do make a good case for it. Not too many videos from English speaking sources (or with any commentary) but some Aussies seem to have had fun on it too. Low insurance, tax and respectable mpg. Possibly plenty of power for most of my riding and still enough to have some fun. Service...

Thanks. I'll have a look into those. Hmm, looks like all the Kawasaki dealers within any remotely sensible distance have a pretty limited range of demo bikes listed. Plenty of time to keep looking around anyhoo.