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My Dad made all my bikes for me. Think he loved doing it but always said it was too expensive to buy me a new one. They were racers but didn't have gears Then I got a cast off from the hard lad on our road a raleigh arena 5 speed, like this http://www.re-buy-cycle.co.uk/details.php?id=427 Cos I had ...

worth buying just to hear the thing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/autograss-class-7 ... 754wt_1139

Avatar doesn't bother me in the slightest

You were rude first, I was rude back. And you are not a better person than me just because you've been a member for a longer time. Bike sheds stuff.

If you don't want new members on the forum, don't let them join. Seeya.

You should get a Kays catalogie Timbo, you can look at the girls in lingerie on there for hours wtf are you doing riding a bike AND counting cars what about watching out for potholes/traffic lights and pedestrians other hazards as you ride along ?? I know we all learn that we have to be on the look ...

Yeah good ideas

Or I could just look at the sad bouncing boobs avatar on your signature

Just for fun, I decided to count how many cars I pass on the way to work. What do you reckon?

6.5 miles from Reddish Stockport into Central Manchester. 8am set off

I was on the storm by the way, and rode as I normally do

So could you use the same paint on fork legs. the paint on my front forks has gone ugly.

HNY everyone All the best to forum members for 2011. It's been a bit of a chilly start eh? I covered the storm in ACF50 in December and I've not washed it since, despite daily use (other than the snow!). It's covered in that salty/dust muck all over but I think I might just leave it - is it 'protect...

I am going crazy having to go to work on the train. When I'm on the bike I pity and look down on pedestrians, commuters, cages etc But when I have to walk/train, I feckin hate everyone. What a horrible start to the day - standing around waiting, squashing and squeezing with orrible strangers with vi...

Ratso of Dead Donkeys MC Mine is spooky too. I was at a client's once, and interviewed this bloke as part of the job. My colleague went down a week later to do summat similar and the bloke was there again. He said to my mate 'At least you don't look like the bloke who came here last time. He looked ...

I weigh 10 3/4 stone, and have the rear shock set as standard. 180 and 120 tyres, still newish and have a nice profile. They are great for commuting now its cold and wet. They handled a warm cadwell track day too and I've no complaints - all the grip, it was the suspension and brakes that couldn't c...

Thanks benny

It's on dunlop roadsmarts, standard sizes and wheels from the manual

the storm does feel very nose up compared to my cbr, even the hornet I had. It gives that feeling of having to 'push' it up a turn.

Howdo I've heard about raising the rear shock with a spacer to improve the storm's handling. I saw this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VTR1000-VTR-1000-FIRESTORM-SUPERHAWK-SHOCK-SPACER-/130455739815?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item1e5fc49da7#ht_660wt_1139 Would this do the job as advertised? Any ...

OOh - could I have first ask on that benny (if it's black?). I need to protect the lass through winter.

I washed, polished, lubed, waxed and acf50'd her yesterday but a more protective belly pan would be the business!

Yes Gareth - it is, only I wont need to rewire the fan via the horn this time :D Just getting new panels for it now as snot green has to go. I also need to do my best Basil Fawlty impression on the alarm and beat it to death... :lol: Much like the SP, its going to be pulled to bits and furtled with...