Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Ducati 748 with OEM bars is 27” wide
Most common size for a UK door is 30”
Put a small pice of cardboard down where the kink is to see if you can slide it laterally when you get to that bit.

Good luck, should be mostly doable by sitting on the thing and walking it along with a mate behind to help slide the rear across.

It's not easy and weighing around 200kgs it can go wrong pretty fast. Are you thinking about getting it downstairs too?

Thanks for the fast responses.

I have 31" of door and around 34" of hallway width. Might work.

@Airhead nope, no stairs thankfully.

You should be ok then. I used to get some smaller bikes up and down stairs but that's a young mans game.

Had a chat to a right fucking wonder today. Sisters moped went kaput. She took it to a workshop. They said engine is blown. I asked how he knows. The guy says 'I just can', she hasn't been doing oil changes (she has) and I say so.
He says not frequently enough, I ask how often do you think she should. He throws out 'every 800 miles'.
Just turned around and walked off.

My dad was taking his Honda CMX500 in and out his workshop through a standard size house door.

He was able to run the engine to drive it up a small ramp and through the door, will you be able to have it running or will you need space to stand beside it and push/manoeuvre it?

Really daft 80’s stunt biker film:

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81634719

After seven and a half years of happy ownership the Christmas elves decided to steal my KTM from my driveway last week. They went through 2 chains and helped themselves while we slept.
While I wait for the insurance to decide how much to short me I'm working out what to do next.
I'm feeling very exposed and part of me is thinking there's no point in getting anything nice as it just isn't safe. The other part of me says 7 years was a good run and the chains they went through were not the most secure (one oxford/ alarm disclock basic chain, the other a very old Luma solida lock and chain combo - apparently sold secure gold) - I suspect they went through both with hydraulic bolt cutters quickly and quietly.

I rarely ride outside London these days but really enjoy my 10 mile cross town commute on motorised wheels as a change from the cycling - so I really don't need to get another 690.

Does anyone have any experience of Honda Zoomers or the Super Soco e-motorbikes? Or should I just get a 390 KTM and a big fuckoff chain?

That sucks Mikey, get the bike you would want to ride daily and spend big money at pragmasis or elsewhere on a 19mm chain, ground anchor and maybe look at the new grinder proof ulocks just hitting the market.

I’m using over £500 worth of metal plus a cover and a camera and that’s in a quiet corner of East London.

Sorry to hear this has happened. Just received warnings from our local police that they've been seeing a big increase of m/bike theft in our area (SW London).

I've abandoned having a nice bike since the last one was stolen, my street rat still has 2 locks a camera and cover on it though.

My solution was a Brompton Electric, not regretting it so far. I still have a motorbike if I need it and I'm not commuting daily so that all makes a difference.

Will be interested to know what you decide to do. My insurance were pretty generous when mine was stolen but they did increase premiums for a while. The best scooter I've had in London is the SH300.

Just booked my theory test for the end of January. Is it very different from the car theory?

Also, can anyone recommend a good and preferably free study resource?

Thanks - I can use my wife's ebike if I need to and it is in many ways the best of both worlds being able to use bike infrastructure, the heath, parks etc but i always get a bit frustrated by how hard it is to go any decent speed over the 15.5mph cut off.
My wife had an SH300 for a bit - I thought it was ok but not a patch on an actual geared bike. I think a Duke 200 might be the answer - shame they don't import the new one into the UK.

Shame you can't get a Tmax without it being a theft magnet.

That’s a shitter, it was horrible when my Kawasaki got stolen and that was a heap. Went through that not going to bother again mood but after a while decided I needed to have a bike and then “found “ mine parked up locally.

No idea on zoomer but (Stealth ad!! (No actual stealth though) I’m looking to offload my 250 Xmax - great town bike but my Honda C90 is a much more fun urban bike.

So my answer is buy a c90.

Ironically the theives left my wife's ebike which was secured with a dirty great almax chain and squire lock which was next to my bike. I think I may have to invest in another one.

I found the theory test was quite easy, but I'd never done the hazard identification stuff before so bought a 'safe driving for life' kit here for practice: https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/shop/motorcycle/

It's £10 or £15 with the theory test question practice modules. There is a free version but pretty limited.

Good luck

youtube vids can be really good for this - hazard perception too - helped with passing my car test recently (roll on all things bike in the new year, with any luck!)

Sorry to hear about that man, fingers crossed insurance is reasonable

Dreaming of a (GY6 swapped) Zoomer is what really got me into bikes, still never owned one though (the 250 is tempting though!). Fortnine did a 50cc grouptest a little while ago with one in, might be worth a watch if you haven't already.

Thanks - I’ll have a look.

Was just working through the bikes we’ve had nicked over the years (mine and my wife’s):

Typhoon 125
Italjet formula 125
Ktm duke 125
Suzuki van van 125
Aprilia scarabeo 300
Ktm 950 sm (subsequently used in a jewel raid)
Ktm duke 3

It’s a bloody miracle that I get insurance!

(subsequently used in a jewel raid)

Watches of Switzerland - Sloane St.

https://youtu.be/i-EG7z97R5c

Should crosspost on the watches/horology thread.

That’s savage mate - sorry to hear that. The cops in London really are useless.

I love honda zoomers, they aint fast but they are fun. I got totally shafted by insurance when mine was wrote off in an accident.

Good to see he's wearing a high vis jacket. Safety first.