Kloster Andechs Weissbier a fantastic German wheat beer made by some monks in Bavaria.

I now take to importing it by the crate 

I ride all year round in "most" conditions and, apart from the usual advice that has been given about riding style etc, my big piece of advice is to keep yourself warm and dry.
If you are warm and comfortable then you will feel better on the bike. Invest in decent clothing, layer up and wear waterproofs to keep the wind off. Then just try and relax and enjoy 
There is a semi-famous quote of "there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" 
........oh and don't ride in the snow....

Looking at a bike from a dealer but they seem to be around in a number of guises, depending upon where in the country you are.
This instantly makes me suspicious.
Anyone had any dealings with any of the following, which seem to be the same company although trading under different names:

• Bike543 - Roydon
• SoManyBikes - Manchester
• The MotorcycleMan - London

I found the Honda Varadero 1000 a truly awful bike that scared the sh*te out of me in high winds.
2nd would be the Honda CB250 I did 30k miles on in the early 90's. "Interesting" handling would be an understatement.

Yep, great bike. I had one exactly the same for 3 years. If you had been a bit closer I may have been tempted 
Good luck.

I always take my license to a local DVLA office if it needs to be sent off. Done this twice now.
They copy it, sign and date the copy with their stamp then give you the copy for your records. They then send your licence away. If your new licence comes back wrong you have a DVLA stamped one as evidence.
This was advice given to me by a tour bus driver friend of mine who regularly has to do this, and has had his licence back on a few occasions missing catagories.

 
How not to filter.
Don't know what's worse, the riding or the fact he posted this on the internet 
HERE

I'm on my 9th Fazer so at the moment wouldn't get anything else as it ticks all the boxes for me.
If I "had" to then a FJR1300.

Do you know of the thermo wax device would need replacing if it has failed or would adjusting the idle speed be good enough (if I can free the bugger!)

I did mean to say that if it is the unit that is "sticking" and you cannot free the "plunger" then its a replacement unit that is needed. Adjusting the idle speed makes no difference at all.

Nowt wrong with my FZ1s seat , doing 400 miles per day no problems.

Must be my boney backside or you have extra "padding" 

Quote from: HarryHornby on 25 June 2013, 03:40:15 pm

Box eye. 2001 model

Advertise it as £1500 (you should be able to get that), and if not, £1200 sounds very fair!

Depending on where in the country you are I have seen them going from anywhere between £800 - £1500. I nearly bought a "mint" 2001 model from Glasgow for £1100 last month.

I'm not buying one by the way......just wanted to know what you thought 
Nothing against Hi-Viz clothing as, especially at night or in poor visibility, it "can" make you more visible.
Don't wear Hi-Viz stuff myself but I do have an orange(ish) jacket (well more brown now after 6 years) and a white lid. On my white Fazer sometimes cars move over quickly if I sneak up on them, especially on motorways.
There is loads of hi-viz clothing out there and to me if you wear one these, it is not about being visible, but giving the impression you are something you are not........why else would you wear one instead of the basic hi-viz vest....whether on a horse, bike or pushbike???