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I've got nothing against Harleys, I just think it's a lot of unecessary work to have to get off your bike and wheel it round corners.

Ah, the Peugeot Hoodie. Normally seen wheelying between two lanes of stationary traffic.

To be fair it's usually Harley riders who say it, but I guess the traffic would move for them, they'd assume it was a tractor trying to get through.

Fair enough - although I've never been convinced by the argument that a loud exhaust keeps you safe - the cars might be able to hear you, but they still can't see you any better. They might know you're somewhere in the area, but not exactly where. It's something I have heard emergency responders...

I started on a fizzie - it was a 50cc bike, but had gears, clutch etc. I took my test on a 100cc bike belonging to the training school I went to, and had already bought an RD250lc from a friend, so moved straight to that. It was not long after the law changed from allowing learners to ride max...

I'll start with with a full and transparent disclosure - I'm not a fan of noisy exhausts, and this colours my judgement. Although that means I come across as skeptical, I'm still interested in what people say. So there are a lot of posts / threads about exhausts here, and I honestly find it a...

I keep trying to get mine on one policy, but nobody seems keen to do it. I'm done till Feb now, might try it then.

Mine is due for renewal on Wednesday, and as usual the old company send me a ridiculously inflated renewal price. Last year I paid just under £200, comprehensive, with a £250 excess. I got the renewal notice on Friday, which was £352, with (wait for it) an £800 excess. A quick visit to the...

Depends on the conditions. 68 is probably the best you'll get, under optimum conditions. If you're in traffic, expect low 50s, maybe 55 on a good day. That'll give you about 140-150 miles on a tank, including reserve. It's never going to beat your 500.. The seat is not great. Depends on...

Hah. I had a fizzie. I did nothing to it, and it would do about 30mph. About the time I took my test, there was a loophole in the licensing laws that allowed a rider to ride a bike of any size, on L plates, if it had a sidecar fitted. This led to something called a sidewinder. It was a plastic...

Why does every single marketing department think that a shot of a rider going round a mild bend has to have him stick his knee out at 90 degrees? It starts to rub off on real bikers, and they do it going round the Elephant and Castle, and look like cocks.

The front sprocket looks more worn than the rear. It may be that the previous owner replaced only the back one at some point, which would mess everything up - the three components wear together, so effectively only replacing one sprocket means the chain is having to deal with two different teeth...

It could defintely do with a bigger tank. Mine lasts about 4 days, I'd love to get a week from a tank, but it just won't do it. I don't think there's anything wrong with driving for economy - it's quite satisfying to get a few extra miles from a tank. I just think if that's your top priority...

Oh, and remember, for the first couple of thousand miles / KMs, the fuel consumption on a new bike will not be as good. I reckon about 10% difference between mine when new, and what it uses now (2 years old / about 14,000 miles). This is regardless of what bike (or car it is). They pretty much...

I think you reach a point at which it just becomes senseless to try and decrease consumption. As Ralph said above, if you ride at 40mph you might get even better figures, but he was only doing that because he was riding with someone on a scooter. If you are really happy to ride at 40 mph when...

My daughter grassed me up to my wife for wheelying with her on the back, and I got a bollocking. I later overheard my 5 year old son talking to his Grandma, saying Mummy was cross with Daddy because he did a wee-wee on his bike.

I've been doing some training recently, and most of that is on exactly the kind of road you're talking about. Speeds between say 40 - 60 mph, and short motorway blasts at 70-75mph. This is all 'progressive' riding, which means if you need to nail the throttle, you do it. Economy isn't the main...

Bumping this thread, with some detail. Some knob bent my clutch lever out in a parking bay last week (obviously didn't feel the need to stop or leave any details), so I had to replace it. I got a pattern replacement from Ebay for £5.50, and paid a quid extra for first class post. It was a...

I had an XT660, that wasn't bad. Tenere though - meh. I suppose as I do most of my mileage in traffic, it wouldn't appeal to me much anyway, but even so I've always thought they were ugly. Wouldn't mind the big tank capacity though.