Biker's Cafe Chatroom

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Yeah they're pretty strong. Mine didn't fall off when a car turned into me :) It just bent round :p

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No damage to indicators as they are integrated ones. Mirrors I will check later. Just so annoyed that I didn't take a photo. I saw someone looking out their windows as I was circling my bike but don't know if that's just a coincidence. So annoyed and it looks like it won't be easy to get the other one off :(
 
4T5 said:
I try to be uber neighbour & the last thing I do is start the bike, I am sat on the bike ready to pull off the back yard then start it ride down the jitty & off up the road & away. This bikes not noisy at all compared to previous bikes but I still keep the noise down to a minimal then when I'm working on the bikes & having a rev I don't feel as bad.
As far as for the good of the engine though you are s'posed to just start it up on choke then back it off choke until it ticks over nice then ride off taking it easy for a couple of miles gradually building up to having a properly warmed up engine/bike by around 6 miles. Once warmed up & fully off the choke you should take it up high in the revs a few times to clear it's throat.

The theory behind it is An engine shouldn't be left to tick over on choke as the enriched mixture will soot up the plugs & generally coke up the engine. :)
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Mine is an automatic choke, from now on I'll just get onto it and ride off, doesn't really have chance to warm up though in the mornings as my work is less than 1 mile away :p
 
tom_e said:
Walk you lazy beggar you're killing the bike!
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What about my legs? I swap between taking my car and bike anyway, if it's really warm when I leave for work I'll take the bike, if it's dark and looks **** I'll take my car, I like to go out after work though rather than heading straight home. :)
 
MOT booked in for the 8th, gives me a week so sort any little niggles if it fails before my current one expires although there's no reason it should fail.
 
Jut about to hit 600 miles so need first service, but they can only get me in on the 9th, and that'll be a 50 mile ride there.

I wanted to take the bike to Wales over the bank holiday - would I get screwed in regards to the warranty for servicing it at 800-900 or so miles rather than 600?

Edit: I have recently changed the oil etc and keep a check on the other stuff, so not worried about the bike mechanically.
 
I experienced my my closest near miss today!

I think it was more a perfect storm of conditions, which led a guy to pull right out in front of me. His view was partially blocked by a big car turning left, but he'd have seen me coming all down the road.

I did start braking as I had a feeling he'd do it. He was actually looking in the opposite direction for most of it, then avoided looking at me as he rode off.

 
Quick Insurance Question

If I were to buy a bike for my girlfriend and register it to myself (for obvious reasons), could she take out an insurance policy on the bike so that she can build up her no-claims?

Having always been the policy holder and owner of my bike and previous cars I don't really know if its possible.
 
Should be ok, however she'll need a CBT if it's a 125cc and a full licence if over 125cc. Insurers will want proof of CBT and most want a scan of your licence if you have a full licence, getting insurance on a bike you're not legally allowed to ride is extremely hard.
 
misterjingo said:
I experienced my my closest near miss today!

I think it was more a perfect storm of conditions, which led a guy to pull right out in front of me. His view was partially blocked by a big car turning left, but he'd have seen me coming all down the road.

I did start braking as I had a feeling he'd do it. He was actually looking in the opposite direction for most of it, then avoided looking at me as he rode off.
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Good Spot! You have to look round parked traffic like that. You took it a lot better than I could have TBH
 
MowyTone said:
Good Spot! You have to look round parked traffic like that. You took it a lot better than I could have TBH
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ahah I think it's just years of driving in Brum, you get used to people driving like ****, so am always on the lookout for the next bit of crazy driving.

I should have supermoto wheel'ed, taking out his son in the back :D :p
 
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