Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

i seem to remember clicking for things like that, and I passed it

i got this paid app to practice which helped to pass the question & answers test but it didnt have hazard perception thing in it, so it was a bit of surprise plus its 'designed' really bad . .

I think there's some online example videos

I played around with the hazard perception thing on an app my missus got for her Ipad. Agree with Lynx, I spotted many more things I'd consider a potential hazard. Also spotted the (developing) hazards earlier (which is surely the point) and got marked down for it.

I can understand why it is confusing. Waste of time IMO.

Best of luck next time fella.

Every new gasket I have fitted has only leaked if I installed the gasket wrong. Or the mating surface were very out of shape. Paper gaskets are usually a compress to take the differences in trueness out of the two mating surfaces. More modern things use an o ring.

True, sometimes they fold and do cause a problem. This reminds me of a very bad time me and my boss had with my gear box years a go on my Aprillia RS 125. We spent 2 weeks, on and off hours after work trying to figure how to fix it. It was slipping so I ordered numerous bits over time and the cable even snapped! The Haynes manual and what we did was 100% correct, but it just wouldn't fix. I then got it delivered to a mechanic who fixed it by starting from the very beginning. I guess we did do something wrong and we won't ever find out what it was.

failed my theory on saturday by 3 points in hazard perception :(

My advice is to click 3 times when you see a hazard. On my practice CD, I would often click just before the points come into play and learnt to click 3 times. The points system is like 5,4,3,2,1... in a specific time period, so clicking 3 times gives you a great chance to get something.

I didn't prepare for hazard perception and just clicked at the points where I'd start muttering "twat" to myself if riding. Car pulls up at T junction too fast? "Twat", click. Kid's football rolls into street? "Twat", click.

I passed.

Anyone good with wiring?

I'm changing the front end setup a little on my 1981 Honda CB250, it means I lose the stock indicator mounting position so was planning on replacing them with a set of aftermarket bolt on jobs.

My problem is that all aftermarket indicators seem to come with 2 wires and my current indicators only have one wire. I presume this means they earth through the forks/other wiring etc but what do I do when I fit new indicators?

Just connect the earth to the body. The mounting screw for the new indicators should be sufficient.

Just connect the earth to the body. The mounting screw for the new indicators should be sufficient.

I might go inside the headlamp and trap it under the headlamp mount nut (which acts as an earth for some stuff I think) since the indicators will be mounted to a powdercoated bracket most likely. Between the metal nut and the plastic headlamp shell would still earth it right?

or you could splice an earth wire inside the headlight bucket and connect them properly. bad earth is likely the most common cause of indicator failure so it might be worth it.

Just connect the earth to the body. The mounting screw for the new indicators should be sufficient.

I might go inside the headlamp and trap it under the headlamp mount nut (which acts as an earth for some stuff I think) since the indicators will be mounted to a powdercoated bracket most likely. Between the metal nut and the plastic headlamp shell would still earth it right?

or you could splice an earth wire inside the headlight bucket and connect them properly. bad earth is likely the most common cause of indicator failure so it might be worth it.

Having done this before, do not. The earth will be variable at best at it will be earthing through the headset bearings, Run a back wire from a good earthing point.

Where abouts are you in london?

Not in London I'm afraid.

The standard indicators earth through the mounts to the forks, into the headlamp and from there join the main wiring loom.

I think my best bet is to go inside the headlamp shell and attach to the main loom there.

Not in London I'm afraid.

The standard indicators earth through the mounts to the forks, into the headlamp and from there join the main wiring loom.

I think my best bet is to go inside the headlamp shell and attach to the main loom there.

I would agree. Don't scotchlock either, I'd just cut and solder the wires in.

Nice.

Those beemers are all engine aren't they.

simple looking bmw. i bet there's more to it than meets the eye,,,, which is always nice.

clothing

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/

^Shame that, after my recent experience with them.

If we don't get a date in the diary for the next jaunt to the continent, it isn't going to happen, so I'm going to make some suggestions. The weekend of the 18/19 August would be great for me, as the kids will be away, can we get some names on a list? Vello, Coppi, Kuba, BQ, VanUden...anyone really

Due to the inability to herd the cats, I've now made plans for a trip that weekend, but staying in the UK.

Please feel free to put something in the diary for after the summer, it would be nice to have another continental excursion.

I give up: http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/suzuki-bandit-k4-2004-mint-117k-on-clock-with-extras/108607032

You just failed your theory test again?

^ not really, giving up on the whole motorcycle thing for the moment, insurance is raping me as a first time insurer as well also I enjoy cycling way too much :P lets just say if I save what I pay for insurance for 12 months I can get this: http://www.canyon.com/_uk/roadbikes/bike.html?b=2509

I have a Honda SH300. I love it. It travels at traffic speed on a motorway, behaves like a scooter in town. It has a skirt, a screen, bar muffs and heated grips to keep me dry and warm in the wet, and holes drilled in the panel behind the radiator to keep my ankles warm when the fan cuts in, which is often in town, as the radiator is marginal. It is 4 years old, and has behaved faultlessly despite quite long periods of inactivity. It's become a friend, and I know I look like an Italian banker on his way to Porto Fino for a dirty weekend with his mistress whenever I go somewhere I'm too lazy to get to on a proper bike. Like Sainsburys, or Chiswick. Despite the fact that I look like a tit.

And it needs a service, a great big one, that includes new brake pads and tyres, a caliper scrub, a throttle barrel lube and a whole load of love that all machines need on an annual basis. A clean of the bits that you don't ever get to otherwise, some new coolant to stop the fur in the system, a scrub of the rear shocks, and getting all the crap off it that just happens when you ride a bike. A good wipe over, more than just the visual.

But I cannot believe what a complete cunt it is to work on. It's taken 5 hours of head-scratching and swearing to get to the point where things can only get better. Valve clearances done, oil changed, plug renewed, but then I had to remove the rack to get the front wheel off, the exhaust header has to come off to get the rear wheel off, the front mudguard has to come off to get to the radiator, and every fucking panel is held on with 'special clips' that break or disappear somewhere within the bowels of the plastic and wiring, 'tabs' that refuse to let go, and multiple different bolts, screws and washers that I'll struggle to remember in the way back. Jesus H Christ.

Still, it will be like new by the end of next week. Probably.

^Stupid fucking bike.

I still have your gear at home, 36x18. Sadly it's not done anything since I passed my test as I'm still saving for a flat deposit and haven't been able to buy anything fun like a motorbike... Give me a shout if you need any of it. Do you want me to drop it off to you now that you're back in London?

There's such a thing as too much tidying up. That looks too sparse at the rear end. They never look safe to me - one really nasty pothole from having your vulnerable bits worn away by the rear tire...

Has anyone had experience with the Ducatti 'Monster' 696?