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Not bike specific but that doesn't matter. Get 'em while they're hot. http://www.sportsdirect.com/pricecrash/price-crash-7#dcp=1&dppp=100&OrderBy=rank&utm_source=sd-150903&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=150903-uk-signups .

Chomp in Bristol. Best I've had in the UK. (That I haven't made myself) And I eat a LOT of burgers.

Sorry I couldn't reply sooner but was spending quality time with my wife. Woman joins car forum to be 'one of the lads' (For some unexplainable reason... you don't see blokes joining Mumsnet so they can explore their female side.) and then get upset when there's a bit of typical male banter flying around. Especially on an age old (OFF) topic thread about woman 'drivers' and their baffling adventures with cars.... Priceless. Well if you want to focus your regret that you weren't born male on me then whatever makes you feel better about being precious priceless fragile delicate ladies I guess... (Is that better?). I honestly couldn't care less if you are offended. Deal with it. Feeling offence is entirely subjective. But you have to ask yourself why it was exactly you came into this thread, what did you think you would see based on the title? There are certain female members who must actively seek out what they perceive as 'anti female' threads so they can tubthump away on what great examples of the gender they are compared to other more 'typical' women and pour scorn on those who dare to say anything not entirely flattering to their gender. The forum is full of examples of these double standards. Needless to say they have all popped up in this thread. Fancy that. You could have just retorted with a similar remark back at me (this is how banter works by the way) and I would have laughed it off and not got my panties in a bunch over a throwaway remark. So in summary, it's only okay to make fun of or criticise women if you are one is that it??? Like i said before get over yourself, you don't deserve any extra regard from me because you happen to be a female. This is called equality, I'm less of a mysogynist than all the sycophants that will inevitably pop up to gallantly defend you whether you asked for it or not. I prefer to think you can fight your own (self imagined) battles.

Heads up for anyone interested. Smoked pinlock insert universal fit for much cheapness. My drop down fighter pilot thingy thingy steams up so I avoid using it tbh. Hoping this will be better for me. I've just ordered a couple for mine and the wifes lid. At that price they are chuckaway if they don't fit. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191214237692?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Did I say all women sit too close did I ? I said the ones who sit TOO close get on my wick. But that's women for you! Going off on one about what they think a bloke said rather than what he actually did say. Get over yourself dear.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Interior-bag-set-2x34L-for-all-35L-panniers/221642620810?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D3b47110875c4468d9b52c001c8a497d8%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D111505981714&rt=nc

Yeah but you are more or less half my age mate

They are made for Kawasaki by GIVI, just branded with a kwacker logo, tbh I would keep anything I needed handy while riding in a tank bag. They cane the aerodynamics and fuel consumption though. They are 35 litres each so almost certainly the same boxes... I'd treat the panniers as suitcases so would only open them once at my digs. I'm not the camping type. My idea of hell that is. If I was doing long distance touring I'd have to have a clean bed and a hot shower available and some good food. Hotels and B&Bs all the way for me. I haven't camped since I was about 15 and I am in no rush to repeat the experience. Did my time in cubs, scouts and army cadets so have probably camped a lot more than most in my time but I'm getting soft in my old age and enjoy my comforts...

Pet hate of mine that is, women who sit so close to the wheel that they could steer with their tits. It's no wonder most of them can't park. They can only get a quarter turn on the wheel. I don't buy the shorter legs excuse on account of most of them having fatter arses than men which should get their feet just as close to the pedals.

I have the older ones on my ER6 and it makes it VERY wide at the back. Reminds me of the Starship enterprise. The new ones are more tapered and don't need all the ugly racks to clip them to.

My 2015 bike plans have taken a change of direction. Was going to buy a used sportbike and a used tourer but am seriously considering a brand new Z1000SX right now. I think they look great, plenty of power and the new OE panniers are great too. Pic for reference. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorcycle_manufacturers/kawasaki/10339791/Kawasaki-Z1000SX-review.html

Welcome back CFB!!

Not today but yesterday the arrival of my prize from the Powermaxed monday madness #1 competition. Happy days.

I'm not a betting man in real life. It's a mugs game.

I'd rather have 4 used 1 litre sportbikes for my 20k. Or two new ones.

Metallic green (Ralleye green) I'd wager... My Kawasaki is a similar colour. (Candy apple green)

I'd try this first. http://www.greenfingers.com/product.asp?dept_id=200478&pf_id=LS5962D&co=fr&gclid=CNHB2Zuc_8MCFYvnwgodNaUAxg

So an admin fail then? Hmmm.....

Lol at this, hasn't anybody heard about council workers??? We have one who's sole job is to collect the garden waste bin every week. A service which is extra and above the council tax spend so supplemental payment is required. It hasn't been done for a over a month (that's 6 missed visits currently by the way as its apparently a weekly collection....) . This is despite a campaign of emailing to try and get them to do their job for which they are paid extra. All the guy has to do is arrive, empty a bin which he doesn't even have to lift, just wheel it to the back of the cart and press a button to empty the bin. If they can't manage that then I 'm looking forward to seeing them run a hospital or two into the ground. I predict huge amounts of money wasting, time wasting, untold unnecessary meetings which achieve nothing more than making the people in said meetings feel very very important but little else, union interference stunting what little productivity remains. They should have got a large business to run it.

My late grandad has his name on the fin too. He loved jets and cars so this would have been right up his street. He'd be stoked to know his name is on it.

Last year I did Bristol to Lake Windermere and back in a day. 250 miles ish each way. The whole return journey I had the engine management light on and was losing lots of oil so did the entire return trip at 60mph. Had 6 hours sleep at home and returned to Windermere in the other car first thing next morning. So during a 24hr period with a 6 hour kip I did about 750 miles. Was in Windermere again by lunchtime and went for a nice walk, a pasty and a boat ride. Also last year I put in a 370 odd mile round trip on the bike in a day visiting family and friends in London That was the last time I rode my bike actually.. :( I also did Queenstown to Milford Sound and back one of the days I was on holiday last year. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Queenstown,+New+Zealand/Milford+Sound/@-45.1100969,167.844276,9z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0xa9d51df1d7a8de5f:0x500ef868479a600!2m2!1d168.6626435!2d-45.0311622!1m5!1m1!1s0xa9d5e04dba4b49e1:0x2a00ef86ab64de00!2m2!1d167.8973801!2d-44.6414024!3e0 Did the whole return trip in 5 and a half hours flat shaving a full hour each way off of the best no traffic time. This meant an average speed of 104kmph roughly, but keeping that up and on twisty single lane roads the whole time made for a very focused drive indeed. The grip the car had was I have to say pretty epic. It got dark as I was driving home and did the really twisty part along the mountains as you come back into Queenstown again in the pitch black. It was like a video game, one of the most enjoyable drives of my life although I was travelling way above the 60mph limit pretty much the whole time in my hired 2001 Rav 4

It's hard to believe I know, but that's what I always pay. Mrs generally spends £60 upwards so that's cheap in her book. The one next door gives you a free beer and has a giant tv showing sky sports. But the only tits in there are the ones watching the football.

The bird in the hairdressers who took my money had a superb set of chest lamps. Really really superb. They were almost worth another £20 just for looking at them.

And you bought a Rapid???