I would have thought toothpaste would remove any coatings

what with it being abrasive? You can use it quite successfully to

restore clouded plastic headlights. 

Tell her from me she has balls Garry. I purposely didn't look at anything on the internet before having the surgery just in case I didn't go through with it. I had Lasik Wavefront Interlase via optical express as they had the nearest surgical location to me. Basically the best I could get. The 2nd time round was far worse for me and I need to keep myself very calm. I suffered with the pain more than most it seems as well but maybe that's because im a big wimp lol. I physically could not open my eyes for quite a few hours after and the pain was intense. Literally like someone was burning your eyes out with a laser ha ha. The procedure itself isnt actually that bad but it's no walk in the park either. I was just worried it wouldn't make any improvement and in the end one of my eyes is worse than the 1st time round. Hence why I wont be doing it again for the 3rd time.

Roll on Wednesday when I hope to pickup my YBR125 :)

Roll on Wednesday when I hope to pickup my YBR125 :)

Pin lock is, as you say, the best invention since sliced bread. I certainly wouldn't want to not have it now.

BTW, the pins have cams built in to them so if the pin lock doesn't seal all the way round, you can rotate them a bit to put a bit more pressure on.

Granny sucking eggs time.... If you look at the seal from outside the visor you can see if it is sealed properly.

The toothpaste thing is the same as washing up liquid. Thinking about it, I did use washing up liquid on visors and toothpaste on my glasses which actually had glass in them way back when.

The toothpaste thing is the same as washing up liquid.

Cheers.

I shall remember this when i run out of toothpaste and my teeth really need a clean.

Vice versa when washing the pots too! .

I've considered getting my eyes zapped but I have considered having a bash at train conducting in the past, if you have had your eyes done you cant do the job. While I dont have any plans at the moment (chances are I wont tbh) I'm not sure how much to totally remove the chance of doing it just yet. Another issue one of the woman from work has is she gets terrible glare at night now, which isnt good for me driving at night and that. I'm not ruling it out totally but contacts are reversible and worth a bash to start with.

 

I've since spoke to my dad who uses them all day every day and has no issues, tbh I dont tend to have my visor open unless I'm in traffic, 9/10 I'll have it open one notch which doesnt blow air into my eyes. 

 

 

Roll on Wednesday when I hope to pickup my YBR125 :)

 

Yesss! Nothing beats new bike time! Pictures when it arrives! 

Cheers.I shall remember this when i run out of toothpaste and my teeth really need a clean.Vice versa when washing the pots too! .

What's the word I'm looking for?

Oh yeah...Pillock

Roll on Wednesday when I hope to pickup my YBR125 :)

 

Whoop

 

Have you got a new one on the way or is it new to you?

 

Weather is looking good for this week Matt. I can meet you somewhere Wednesday night if you fancy a little ride out?

Whoop

 

Have you got a new one on the way or is it new to you?

 

Weather is looking good for this week Matt. I can meet you somewhere Wednesday night if you fancy a little ride out?

Mark,

 

It's new to me. Its a 2011 Yamaha YBR125 with only 1500miles, I'll soon change that though as I'm expecting todo 400-500miles per month on it

 

I ride out would be great although it would be a ploddy pace as it certainly isn't quick.

 

Insurance bought, £130 Fully Comp

Very low mileage. I bet you cant wait?

 

Was that from a dealer or a private sale?

 

It's great to jump on a 125 because they are so much fun. Believe me they are quick enough. OK maybe in a straight line you can struggle a bit but every other type of road and especially town driving they are powerful enough.

 

A slower pace is not a problem for me. It's more about the company and hopefully helping to increase confidence. Anytime you fancy it just get in touch. I think you have my number but if you don't PM me. Sometimes you just want to go for a ride and it doesn't matter where or for no reason. That's the best bit of biking, freedom lol.

 

I can blast over to you or we can meet where ever you like, I don't mind where I just like getting out for a ride lol

Very low mileage. I bet you cant wait?

 

Was that from a dealer or a private sale?

 

It's great to jump on a 125 because they are so much fun. Believe me they are quick enough. OK maybe in a straight line you can struggle a bit but every other type of road and especially town driving they are powerful enough.

 

A slower pace is not a problem for me. It's more about the company and hopefully helping to increase confidence. Anytime you fancy it just get in touch. I think you have my number but if you don't PM me. Sometimes you just want to go for a ride and it doesn't matter where or for no reason. That's the best bit of biking, freedom lol.

 

I can blast over to you or we can meet where ever you like, I don't mind where I just like getting out for a ride lol

 

Mark,

 

I bought it from Bradford Motorcycles. When looking around most had been dropped/missing service records/high number of owners and questionable repairs so I made the decision to pay a little more and buy from a dealer with warranty.

 

_{I had a 2hr train journey to Bradford Motorcycles this morning and then had a 2hr ride home on my YBR}

 

_{My Bryton50 satnav from my pushbike fits perfectly on the YBR so at least I could find my way home a little easier, came back through Huddersfield & then followed the TDF route up through Holmfirth, over Holmemoss then back down Woodhead Pass to home, a nice little 50mile ride.} 

 

_{1st impressions}

_{* Comfy}

_{* Easy to maneuver}

_{* Great for filtering (Woodhead Pass was at a standstill, being on a bike is ACE, nipping past)}

_{* Nippy upto 60mph, it certainly doesn't feel happy above 60mph (GPS indicated, nearly 70mph on the clock)}

_{* Below 3k rpm it feels very sluggish but once past there its very smooth all the way to 9k where the power feels to drop off}

_{* Fuel economy, a bit too early to tell but I filled it up at about half full for £6.50 and the fuel gauge has barely moved in the 50miles (it will probably drop when I next go out)}

_{* The dog is scared of it & me in all my bike clothing}

_{* My youngest boy can't wait for me to get my full license so I can take him out on it}

 

_{A few pictures}

 

_{Overlooking Langsett Resevoir on my way home}

 

_{Me & my youngest boy}

 

_{Tucked up}

 

_{Dash layout with my Bryton50}

 

_Matthew

Enjoy it mate .

Riding a 125 can be really fun. Infact, i had more enjoyable times bouncing around corners on the limit of my cg125's suspension than i have tear arsing around on bigger bikes, at my own limit, not the bikes.

They can be a right laugh. I kept up with a guy in an octavia 1.9 on the cat and fiddle once. He even asked me at the next traffic lights how i did it. (Over the stench of brakes). I wasnt even sure myself. I was just a determined pilot over my favourite road (at the time, not anymore).

Used to get 120mpg if i didnt go too hard too. Which is amazing really. I used to cruise between 45-50mph.

Enjoy it. Im sure itll make you fall in love with bikes even more .

Great ride home Matt, I bet your still smiling?

 

Defo worth paying a bit more for the right bike.

 

The main advantage of a bike is filtering.

 

Looking forward to a ride out some time.

 

Mark,

 

I bought it from Bradford Motorcycles. When looking around most had been dropped/missing service records/high number of owners and questionable repairs so I made the decision to pay a little more and buy from a dealer with warranty.

 

_{I had a 2hr train journey to Bradford Motorcycles this morning and then had a 2hr ride home on my YBR}

 

_{My Bryton50 satnav from my pushbike fits perfectly on the YBR so at least I could find my way home a little easier, came back through Huddersfield & then followed the TDF route up through Holmfirth, over Holmemoss then back down Woodhead Pass to home, a nice little 50mile ride.} 

 

_{1st impressions}

_{* Comfy}

_{* Easy to maneuver}

_{* Great for filtering (Woodhead Pass was at a standstill, being on a bike is ACE, nipping past)}

_{* Nippy upto 60mph, it certainly doesn't feel happy above 60mph (GPS indicated, nearly 70mph on the clock)}

_{* Below 3k rpm it feels very sluggish but once past there its very smooth all the way to 9k where the power feels to drop off}

_{* Fuel economy, a bit too early to tell but I filled it up at about half full for £6.50 and the fuel gauge has barely moved in the 50miles (it will probably drop when I next go out)}

_{* The dog is scared of it & me in all my bike clothing}

_{* My youngest boy can't wait for me to get my full license so I can take him out on it}

 

 

Cracking! Sounds like you had fun on the ride home. As I said before I had a YBR for my CBT and really liked it, easy to ride and was genuinely surprised at how well it pulled all 20+ stone of me along for such a small bike, yes after 50/60mph it's not really going to set the world alight but thats enough to keep up with most traffic. It'll run forever on a tenner and servicing will be pennies so win win. 

 

When my dog was a pup I purposely put him in the garden with my brothers noisy bike so he wouldnt be scared of bikes BUT he does attack me when I'm in the bike gear. I must look like a police training exercise gone wrong walking along with a Boston Terrier hanging off my bloody legs. I think he thinks its a game.

 

Talking of pillioning, I remember when I was a kid on the back of my dads bike we had some laughs. Numerous times he'd pull away and I wasnt looking, legs in the air trying to hang on/get myself upright again We also near enough do a stoppie on the M1, someone decided to swap drivers in the outside lane of the M1's queuing traffic. I loved it though, and to that point I had no interest in bikes.

 

Enjoy it! 

The main advantage of a bike is filtering

Depends where you live i guess.

For me, living in the peaks, its fast overtakes thats the big advantage.

Getting stuck behind stuff soon ruins your ride out.

Depends where you live i guess.

For me, living in the peaks, its fast overtakes thats the big advantage.

Getting stuck behind stuff soon ruins your ride out.

 

For most of my commuting I wont be doing much filtering as I work 12hour shifts, so I tend to miss the rush hour traffic on both day & night shifts. 

 

I live on the edge of the peaks and this morning (1st commute) I started to learn how big a gap is needed to pass a tractor on an incline with a headwind (a long time), but this is only a small bike & as such these large gaps are to be expected.

 

I made a few tweeks to it yesterday, I adjusted the clutch & throttle cable slightly, rotated the handlebars forward slightly & it now feels better to ride, I now find the clutch much easier to use (I have small hands) and the throttle is now less snatchy as there isn't an slack left (not much left before & it still idles as per the owners manual).

Just think how much fun it is to pass that same tractor under the same circumstances on a bigger bike

 

Go on, you know you want to

I remember the days. Gettin half way through an overtake and a gust of wind slows you down. Leaving you wondering if you should brake it off of brave on lol.

I kinda miss that. Now its more if a case of, how fast dya wanna go past? Remember theres a corner after the overtake.. Hsha.

Cheng Shin = Cheng  !!!!! especially in the rain.

 

1st off this morning on my way to work, riding along Charter Row towards Charter Square, started to brake for my left turn into Rockingham Street and the next thing I'm sliding down the road. Its only a 30mph limit so must have only been doing 15-20mph as I enter the garage straight after the turning

 

Looking at the road there is a raised blockpaving surface at the pedestrian crossing shortly before the turning, all I can think of is too much front brake and the front wheel slide out from underneath me, bit of an arse really as I was using the engine to slow me down and only pulled the front brake slightly to iluminate the brake light :(

 

Live & Learn

 

Time to look for some decent tyres

In the words of James May..... ****!

I hope you're OK?

Dented pride, more than likely?

Any damage to the bike?

A bit of a sharp learning experience, but now you've had the enviable one and know how much even a low speed one hurts, you'll be less likely to have another.

In the words of James May..... ****!

I hope you're OK?

Dented pride, more than likely?

Any damage to the bike?

A bit of a sharp learning experience, but now you've had the enviable one and know how much even a low speed one hurts, you'll be less likely to have another.

 

I new it would happen at some point, was kinda thankful it was 6am on a saturday morning with no traffic around.

 

I'm a bit bruised but like you say, dented pride more than anything.  The damage to the bike is a bit of scratching on the headlight/clutch lever/foot rest rubber torn and the storage box, so all superficial

 

I did an extra 20miles home last night afterwork in the wind/rain on country roads to get a feel for being knocked around by the wind at speed & see what the braking is like on wet/slippy farm roads and was very supprised at how slippy the nylon tyres were so took it very steady coming into work this morning, nevermind, it's a learning curve & hasn't detered me.

 

When I get my lunch break I shall pop down to the bike, tighten up the headlight and nip out for a ride around Sheffield, see what's being prepared for tomorrows Le Tour finish (and some more low speed practice)

Ah man. Sorry to hear it.

As above, hows you? Hows the bike?

Decent tyres help yeah. I had Michelin pilot sporty's on my 125. Couldnt rate them enough.

Ah man. Sorry to hear it.

As above, hows you? Hows the bike?

Decent tyres help yeah. I had Michelin pilot sporty's on my 125. Couldnt rate them enough.

 

I'm fine, a little sore but it's all part of the learning experience , the bike is fine, barely any marks on it what-so-ever.

 

Michellin pilot sporty's are on my research list, along with the Pirelli City Demon's.

 

I don't want anything aimed at performance but I don't want a hard wearing long life tyre as I hope to commute through the colder months, so something stickier would be better (I don't mind having to replace tyres sooner if they grip better in colder temperatures)

The Chen Sh*te stock tyres are dreadful, I should have said! I had them too, they were swiftly ripped off my YBR shortly after buying it and replaced with a pair of Michelin Pilot Streets, these are the replacement for Pilot Sportys which are apparently discontinued as i struggled to find a pair for under £120.

 

Picked up the Pilot Streets for £72 the pair. 2k miles brown-trouser-moment free.   Tyreleader was the site I got them from IIRC.