3 hours ago, Ajay24 said:

Took my 2011 Tiger 800 Roadie in for MOT today and it sailed through - no advisories so all set to try and put more than the 1000 miles I did since the last MOT.

Gave the chain a thorugh clean and and lube and stuck it back in the garage for maybe a ride out around North Wales at the weekend.

 

North Wales is a nice place to ride 

 

12 hours ago, CWARD said:

There were quite a few KTM's there tonight mainly 1290 Adventures and Dukes,  no surprise really as it’s a stonking engine. As always a big variation in bikes, in all sizes and styles. Bikes constantly moving in and out of the place and on a nice day like today creates a good buzz.  If f your coming up drop me a message and I’ll meet you for a brew. 

 

Are you about this afternoon fella? 

@fabiamk2SE unfortunately I’m tied up this afternoon ringing round for insurance quotes, then some client work to do.

Carol Nash renewal came through with a 22% increase and so far managed to knock 25% less than last years price with extra coverage to boot 

1 hour ago, CWARD said:

@fabiamk2SE unfortunately I’m tied up this afternoon ringing round for insurance quotes, then some client work to do.

Carol Nash renewal came through with a 22% increase and so far managed to knock 25% less than last years price with extra coverage to boot 

 

No mither (:  

 

sounds about right. Mug you off for being loyal incase you dont check around, then pedal backwards when you ask questions

I washed mine for the first time today.  It's nice not to have to wash the huge surface area of a car for a change. 

I need to go and take it somewhere  more photogenic than the garden.

5 hours ago, JohnRS said:

I washed mine for the first time today.  It's nice not to have to wash the huge surface area of a car for a change. 

I need to go and take it somewhere  more photogenic than the garden.

 

Looks well that mate. 

 

Its almost camouflage mind  

Too much time riding the new bike, too little doing the garden. I wholly approve. 

Edited 25 May, 20188 yr by CWARD

On 25/05/2018 at 08:47, CWARD said:

Too much time riding the new bike, too little doing the garden. I wholly approve. 

 

Meet to the Bike Shed’s Bike Show at Tobacco Dock on Saturday, one for you CWARD

I would love to say that’s what standard mine will be but I can only live in hope. 

1 hour ago, Prykey said:

 

Meet to the Bike Shed’s Bike Show at Tobacco Dock on Saturday, one for you CWARD

 

Looks like a CX500 lump to me? 

 

Looks awesome anyway. I like. 

44 minutes ago, CWARD said:

I would love to say that’s what standard mine will be but I can only live in hope. 

 

Hope your pockets are deep then  

I'd love a Cafe Racer, I wanted a Boneville Scrambler Cafe, but unfortunately practicality was more important than style and I ended up with the Versys. It is a good excuse to buy a second bike in a couple of years though!

Renewed the bike insurances after the Carol Nash renewal had jumped up to £783, a 43% increase for no reason. Bikesure and Bemoto were much more competitive but Bemoto had better coverage and were only £349 for both bikes. 

31 minutes ago, CWARD said:

Renewed the bike insurances after the Carol Nash renewal had jumped up to £783, a 43% increase for no reason. Bikesure and Bemoto were much more competitive but Bemoto had better coverage and were only £349 for both bikes. 

 

Thats quite a saving!

It certainly was. I recommend Bemoto for their coverage and quotes. They’re a bit old school with everything done over the phone and all the legal statements read out to you. I was expecting it to be underwritten by some insurance company I’ve never heard of but was surprised to find it was Axa. Hopefully come renewal time they’ll be just as good. 

Ride out to Brecon , Abergavenny and back home via Hay on Wye. Very civilised afternoon with my son on his Honda CB500F.

The Honda is surprisingly perky for such a small bike too.

 

If Rossi wins today will have to have a celebratory ride though I will not be doing 100 never mind about 220 !

1 minute ago, lol-lol said:

If Rossi wins today will have to have a celebratory ride though I will not be doing 100 never mind about 220 !

 

Need a big hill to get the R3 to 220   

 

gotta try though....

1 minute ago, fabiamk2SE said:

 

Need a big hill to get the R3 to 220   

 

gotta try though....

 

Would not do 220 even if dropped from 10,000 metres.

Still if one can get an Octy to do 228 then never say never!

7 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

 

Would not do 220 even if dropped from 10,000 metres.

Still if one can get an Octy to do 228 then never say never!

 

Not heard of that one? Whos done that? 

 

Did they have the speedo in KMH? 

1 minute ago, fabiamk2SE said:

 

Not heard of that one? Whos done that? 

 

Did they have the speedo in KMH? 

 

No it was 228 mph at Bonneville salt flats. Average of runs in both directions. Had around 600 hp. Two fuel racks. Wastegate set to a couple of bar above norm. Few years ago now as was a mk 2 i recall.

2 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

 

No it was 228 mph at Bonneville salt flats. Average of runs in both directions. Had around 600 hp. Two fuel racks. Wastegate set to a couple of bar above norm. Few years ago now as was a mk 2 i recall.

 

Fair play. Sounds like they put the effort in anyway  

 

might of lost its useability for the school run on the way mind  

4 minutes ago, fabiamk2SE said:

 

Fair play. Sounds like they put the effort in anyway  

 

might of lost its useability for the school run on the way mind  

 

And it was SUK ie Skoda UK and Evo magazine.

McPhee, John not nanny, doing 152 at Mugelo on a Moto3 single cylinder 250!

6 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

 

And it was SUK ie Skoda UK and Evo magazine.

McPhee, John not nanny, doing 152 at Mugelo on a Moto3 single cylinder 250!

 

Not bad going! 

 

Quite like evo mag. Theyre quite often do road tests in my area.   

 

I still think they should put the 900 triple in a sports bike. Sorta like a new Yamaha Daytona. But theres prob not much of a market. Itd be cool though  

Ahhh good to see a Bike Thread on Briskoda, I have to admit I am usually hanging around on the Fabia Section with my MK1 Fabia VRS but Bikes are also a big hobby of mine.

Most recently I have had a string of 600's....Couple of late model CBR600F's and a GSXR600L3 which I didn't get on with.

Keeping in trend with what I did on my Bike today, Well its more what I have done since last Wednesday on my most recently acquired toy...

 

Mint condition 2005 Kawasaki ZX12R B4h in Candy Plasma Blue, After a lengthy search for a Mint Gen 1 Suzuki Hayabusa OR Mint ZX12R and viewing countless Bikes my patience paid off a few Weeks ago. I bought it from Chris Walker Kawasaki in Grantham who was a pleasure to deal with! I worked for Yamaha in 2004/5 and was a Manager in the Motor Industry before leaving in 2014 so have a fair amount of Mechanical knowledge and experience. I always go through everything on my Bikes as I do with Cars and I have not even put my leg over it yet!

 

Its been really well looked after and maintained and last Year/1000 Miles ago had a Major Service including Valve Clearances, Throttle Body Sync, Fork Oil etc so this time around it required a Lube Service and inspection.

 

: Full Nut & Bolt Check
: Genuine Oil Filter & Motul 10W40 Engine Oil
: Full Coolant Flush and Change
: Fitted Brand New Yoshimura RS3 Oval Exhaust
: Fitted Brand New Airblade Dark Smoke Double Bubble Screen
: Front and Rear Brake Caliper Strip Down, Check and Rebuild
: New EBC HH Sintered Rear Brake Pads
: Brake Fluid change Front and Rear using ATE TYP 200 DOT 4
: Gave it a bit of a Detail