Does anyone know of any UK track bike hire company who has a high bar bike on their books, Smallboy track hire used to do a Honda CB500 but no longer has it. A hornet or similar would be ideal.

I didn't say you have to say it out loud I don't think, idea is to have these little sayings in your head. When you think cango, willgo it automatically triggers a thought about not passing by a junction/layby etc,   There are too many in the biking world who constantly blame others for the number of bike accidents, it is true many are the fault of others, that does not mean they could not be avoided. It's no good waking up in hospital thinking what if.  One of the real problems with biker education is there are so many who are not interested in learning, improving, making it safer. Statistically motorcycles are involved in way more accidents per vehicle/driver than anything else on the road. Something has to change.  Most bikers have had some type of training, they know how to make a bike go round a corner, they know they shouldn't overtake in certain high risk places, and they didn't do whatever caused the accident when they corneered/overtook the last time, so why did it happen this time?  More of the same kind of training won't change anything, they've already had the training. I'm all for trying something a bit different if it helps bring bike accident figures down.

Hi all, CMC are starting winter bike quizzes, first one is on Wed 15th October at the Clay Cross shop.
Starts about 7pm. the foccers have a long standing history of turning out a team when they were at the Calow site.  If you fancy coming along but there aren't enough for a full team we'll put you with others to make a team.
Refreshments (sarnies etc) will be provided by CMC, if you want to bring along a bottle of beer or two that's OK (as long as you're not driving of course).
Prizes will be provided by CMC. 
The questions are about 2/3 bike and 1/3 general knowledge so non biking partners, friends etc are a useful addition to your team.

Hope to see some of you there.

Not sure how much it will be but won't be too dear. Don't forget when you organise an event you have to hire the venue, pay liability insurance etc. You don't get owt for nowt.

Will post more details when it's all confirmed.  If you feel like a look at an event the final championship round is on Saturday at Donington Park, over in the launch pad or tarmac lake car parks. Looking like rain which makes it really tricky :-(

The East Mids branch of Moto Gymkhana are hoping a practice and play day where any non members can have a go at Moto Gymkhana without the pressure of competition.  If you fancy a try out here's the post from FaceBook.  Fazer 600s are a popular choice for MotoG in the UK, good lock, creamy power, etc.  Reply to justin@motogymkhana.org, no commitment yet, just looking to gauge interest.

Sorry about that, been away a few days and already it's on page 2.  Was looking for a set closer to home, by the time I've paid postage on it probably too expensive.  Thanks anyway.

Right, so what I'll do is make sure that any events that MotoGymkhana are running are posted on here. There are a few  regional clubs, the strongest being the East Midlands. As well as the competition days there are Experience Days where you get a short go to see if you like it, this is what Graham has done. However the clubs are also planning to run 'practice and play' days where club members can spend the whole day just practicing different types of course and obstacles. As I understand it non members can pay to become a temporary member for the day so can join in.  I'll check exactly what the situation is and post it all on here when events come up.
I'm new to it this year  on my FZ6 and in the first 2 rounds of the championship I have managed an 8th and a 5th, finishing 3rd novice and first novice too.  Unless you've given it a go you won't know what you're missing. Even though you don't get out of first gear it's real adrenaline fuelled stuff. After my first timed competition run my hands were shaking from the buzz. I can even practice in my local Dobbies car park at nights, can't do that for track days.

Think I'll have to have it mapped on a dyno or find someone with a map who's already had it done.

Just sorted the same problem using Yammis technique so thanks for that, had visions of having to strip the rear end of the bike but I have Remus pipes and could get the screwdriver up between them to release the catch.

Has anyone fitted a set of renthals and got a pair of Fazer bars in their garage? I want to fit Fazer bars to my FZ6N and would buy them of you wanted to part with them.

I wonder if someone can help me out. I have an FZ6N and want to raise the bars by just a small amount, there's very little spare cabling so can't just fit a pair of high renthals. Does anyone have the dimensions of a Fazer handlebar, width and rise mainly.  If I can find the dimensions \i can look at which renthal is closest.  I priced up a pair of Yamaha Fazer bars, nearly 50 quid!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other alternative is to fit bar risers but the only ones I've seen are 25-30mm which I think will be too much for the length if cable I can get.

One of the problems with a forum discussion is that you have no idea whether or not the people posting know what they're talking about. Because they all pronounce their opinions as fact we assume they do know what they're talkng about when as often as not they don't. A classic example is the last post declaring BT012s are rubbish compared to the latest tyres. What a load of old toot. In reality there are very few bad tyres out there (again, I might be talking twaddle like so many others) and some of the older models represent a real bargain simply because they are no longer in fashion. One generation out of style tyres were the dogs danglies only a couple of years ago. Top class riders like journalists and test riders thought they were brilliant so they haven't suddenly become rubbish. If you are that good a rider that you can actually make use of the difference between most modern tyres then you're a riding god and should be working for Michelin or Dunlop. The tyre that suits you best is the one you like the feel of and that meets your requirements with regard to the life/grip trade off. If you want to do high miles buy accordingly, if you want sticky grip and don't care about the cost, choose a sporty tyre, but take what people tell you about the tyre they use being the one and only with a pinch of salt!!!

Has anyone put a set of wider and higher renthals on a naked FZ6. Want to fit a set for moto gymkhana but looking at all the cables, wiring etc there doesn't seem to be a cm spare, maybe there's a bit of spare tucked away underneath somewhere. If you've done it, where did you get the extra length on cables, wiring.