Haha, No, I kept the lovely lass for myself and yeah she was , though that's since changed and she's gone onto liking the female form.......

 

Was that her pink tractor in the background?

I might go for a full track bike and spend a year doing multiple track days around uk and maybe a few abroad if  the bank will stretch !

 

Do it! UK has plenty of tracks to keep you busy enough, has to be the highest concentration in Europe surly? 

Do it! UK has plenty of tracks to keep you busy enough, has to be the highest concentration in Europe surly? 

 

theres one local to us that has a open track day for motorbikes every first Tuesday of the month £20 for 10 laps always a bit of fun its a charity day.

I was going to get a blade in 2011 but the tool at dealers who was meant to get back to me with a provisional trade in price for the ZZR1200 never did so I looked elsewhere and came across the ZZR1400 (almost literally). Looking about Gumtree and just seen this, is that a good deal or what??

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/honda-motorbikes/honda-fireblade-repsol/1085621133 

I was going to get a blade in 2011 but the tool at dealers who was meant to get back to me with a provisional trade in price for the ZZR1200 never did so I looked elsewhere and came across the ZZR1400 (almost literally). Looking about Gumtree and just seen this, is that a good deal or what??

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/honda-motorbikes/honda-fireblade-repsol/1085621133 

Looks ok, but the price reflects the fact it has NO MOT! That'd give me doubts to start with as surely if its as good as it looks they put a fresh ticket on for the sake of £30 and and add a good chunk of value to the sale price....

Looks ok, but the price reflects the fact it has NO MOT! That'd give me doubts to start with as surely if its as good as it looks they put a fresh ticket on for the sake of £30 and and add a good chunk of value to the sale price....

 

 

i would say the same failing that offer £3200 no MOT

Looks ok, but the price reflects the fact it has NO MOT! That'd give me doubts to start with as surely if its as good as it looks they put a fresh ticket on for the sake of £30 and and add a good chunk of value to the sale price....

 

 

i would say the same failing that offer £3200 no MOT

 

MOT is different here seller offers to MOT it but it's not like you guys just book it at local garage and turn up. Can take months to get an MOT appointment here. 

Repsol fappage

MOT is different here seller offers to MOT it but it's not like you guys just book it at local garage and turn up. Can take months to get an MOT appointment here.

And where might this here be ?

And where might this here be ?

Northern Ireland i think!

And where might this here be ?

 

 

Northern Ireland i think!

 

 

That's the one, as per listed under my name as 'Location'  

That's the one, as per listed under my name as 'Location'

I'm on taptalk thanks tho

I'm on taptalk thanks tho

 

I don't get that app at all with the phones these days I don't see the point in it at all. I just use the full site on my phone so I am seeing it as if I was on a PC, that way I don't miss anything. 

I don't get that app at all with the phones these days I don't see the point in it at all. I just use the full site on my phone so I am seeing it as if I was on a PC, that way I don't miss anything.

I use the mobile version on my iphone.

I find i spend most my time zooming in and pressing the wrong link if i use the full PC site haha

I use the mobile version on my iphone.

I find i spend most my time zooming in and pressing the wrong link if i use the full PC site haha

 

Use Chrome app it doesn't let you click on the wrong things etc and auto sizing the screen I can read all text clearly with my crapy eye sight    It really has come on leaps and bounds! 

Use Chrome app it doesn't let you click on the wrong things etc and auto sizing the screen I can read all text clearly with my crapy eye sight It really has come on leaps and bounds!

That sounds good mate. I'll look into that

That sounds good mate. I'll look into that

 

If you went to click on something thats tiny and there are other possible things close to it, it will auto popup a zoomed in frame of that area for you to select the specific one etc. Very handy and never clicked on something I didn't want to as a result. 

 

 

***EDIT***

Screenshots off my phone:

 

sideways

 

tall ways (note the pages numbers at top left being small items to select)

 

When I click on one it zooms in that area in a bubble to let me select more accurately

 

It's dead handy as it fits the site in with phone tall or sideways all by itself without me needing to adjust the Zoom unless I choose to etc.

The Baron see how many countries he can cover in 24 hours on a GSA

 

 

Bugger he has smashed my record (doubled it) :(

 

Should be a good series of vids when he gets round to making them. 

 

The Baron see how many countries he can cover in 24 hours on a GSA

Bugger he has smashed my record (doubled it) :(

Should be a good series of vids when he gets round to making them.

I cant watch it atm.

How many miles did he manage?

My dads ridden 900 miles in a day on his, back from Switzerland.

Wasnt even fatigued when he got back he said, only stopped cos he reached home haha.

Proper mile munching bikes arent they.

Quick flash back to summer, me and my lad mooching up the first 1/3rd of the Umbrail pass in Switzerland

Quick flash back to summer, me and my lad mooching up the first 1/3rd of the Umbrail pass in Switzerland

 

Epic! 

I'm buying a tourer and doing a Euro tour next year with the wife.

Once my car is sold I'm going bike shopping.... 

We'll be using air B and B for our accommodation and staying in peoples homes.

That's what we did in New Zealand and it worked very well indeed, if you've not tried it

have a look and see if you fancy it. We met some great people and got the inside track

on all manner of local knowledge from people who live there. You gradually build up feedback as a

guest similar to ebay and you rate your hosts as well so each accommodation provider has a

rating too. Read more here       but we're hooked and will be using air b and b again. We are 

thinking of offering our spare room up in the summer as we are a short drive from Bath and that 

is very popular with tourists, that should bring in a few pennies.   

Cool site, had a butchers around it there. Loads of people on it local to me. 

My Frank Thomas boots were waiting at home for me when I got home from work last night

 

 

They feel much more rigid than the Merlins, not as comfy or warm either but for the price I can't grumble

 

The biggest problem I have with people is them driving too close behind me, especially in the dark as I end up riding into my own shadow and seeing less road in front of me  ,

That why they invented lh indicators, chances are, your lights will annoy them more than their tailgating annoys you.

Nipped into the bike shop today n told him politely that is like the heated grips putting the correct way as its bugging me, it looks ****e and i cant even flash my headlights.

He didnt seem too happy but i said if nip it in tomorrow.

That and the fact he charged me £40 to fit them (which i thought was expensive?) means i might be finding another bike shop to use soon

See what happens tomorrow i guess