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« on: 07 February 2024, 08:56:57 am »
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« on: 26 January 2024, 08:50:29 pm »
Martin Lewis recommends renewing 21 days before your insurance is due to get the best price.
Well something has changed as I always used to leave to the last weekend before and always got a good quote, but Im guess thats was when they were supposedly "allowed" to over discounts to get the deal.... c*nts.
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« on: 26 January 2024, 08:48:24 pm »
Had the same issue, f**ckers tried to increase it by £100. But got it close to what I paid last year and then as a result of 2 mistakes they made I got compensation that dropped the price down to less than what I paid last year.
But worryingly one of the things putting the price up is pillion cover, for years this has been an after thought. But this year that added £50 to the premium, what the actual f**k like.
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« on: 23 January 2024, 10:46:05 pm »
@gnasher and @robbo,
- So I have looked at all of helds gear, its all leather and non of the gloves have regular cuffs, its either too long or too short :-/ That and not all the held range come in short finger lengths annoyingly...
- Had a look on SBS at the five range, found one pair that fit my requirments aaaannd, that only have one size left. And for the money Five want and there is no gortex...
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« on: 23 January 2024, 10:41:48 pm »
Reject the duff ones as "not of satisfactory quality, not fit for purpose", then buy a few more pairs so you'll have spares for the next few years! Welp I did just thst with 3 pairs, had to send them all back as the thumbs in all 3 pairs had a stiching defect.
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« on: 22 January 2024, 11:20:11 am »
Ive never heard of five, so will give them a look.
They have no presence in the UK.
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« on: 22 January 2024, 05:02:00 am »
So I have regular sized hands (roughly medium to large). I have always had an issue with the fingers in most gloves being too long, but lately the situation seems to have gotten worse. Since 2012 I have been buying Richa Sub Zero waterproof textile gloves because when I could find a pair (free from manufacturing defects), they have always just fitted -
- being textile meant they werent tight across my palm and allowed unrestricted movement of my thumb.
- being textile meant they would dry out quick, unlike leather which would retain moisture.
- has Suede on the palms and sides of the index finger - great for wiping water of the visor or cleaning bugs off.
- has regular cuff length and cuff was reletively thin. So gloves were easy to get under a jack and long enough to never poke out while riding.
So I went to go buy another pair and Richa and stop selling them, instead replacing them with the sub zero 2 glove, which has a shorter cuff length, which for a mid season glove dosent make any sense to me. So over the last few weeks I have tried all the following gloves
- Richa Sonar - to thin thermally, fingers 5mm-15mm too long
- Richa Ice Polar - thick enough, fingers 5mm-10mm too long
- Bering Boogie - to thin thermally, fingers 5mm-10mm too long
- Rev'it Bornite - thick enough, fingers 5mm-15mm too long
- Dainese Livigno - to tight & to thin thermally, fingers 5mm-10mm too long
- Furygan Ares Evo - too thin thermally, fingers 5mm-15mm too long
- Alpinestars SR-3 V2 - thick enough, fingers 5mm-15mm too long
I have researched all of what J&S, Infinity has to offer, and have vertually gone through all of Sportbikeshop stock of textile gloves. What frustrates me of is the lack of qaulity control in the sizing, its all over the fc*king place.
So now I am trying out -
- Richa Sub Zero 2 - to see a) weither they will fit or b) if my fears about the cuff length are founded.
- Pharao Quebec WP - Tried a pair of these on in the Harlow SBS store, they actually fitted, but there were defects in the inner linner. So have bought 3 pairs to get one good pair.
In summary, is anyone else having the same issue with gloves as I am having atm..?
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« on: 14 January 2024, 05:48:23 pm »
Welcome back, its possible that the previous owner was also a forum member :-)
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« on: 14 January 2024, 12:53:00 am »
Last time I drove in London I couldn't believe how aggressive drivers were. This will be frustration as a result of the plague of improperly applied blanket 20mph zones making the city even more a shithole to go anywhere near.
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« on: 13 January 2024, 07:02:26 pm »
Very clean looking FZ6 :-)
Cleaned up the OP and thread, good luck with the sale!
If you PM me more photos I can attach them for you.
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« on: 13 January 2024, 06:58:53 pm »
Is it just me that thinks they are far too bright Yes I am constantly getting dazzled by them, Ive been meaning to check where there is a DfT rule how how bright there are allowed to be.
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« on: 07 January 2024, 06:28:52 pm »
@Gnasher will correct me if Im wrong, but think they go over those pipes and then through a guide loop bolted to the righthand side of the steering column and then info the handlebar assembly.
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« on: 14 December 2023, 11:08:41 pm »
Noice!
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« on: 09 December 2023, 06:01:41 pm »
I hate new resurfaced roads, the amount of times its has caused damage. And whats worse is there has always been fuck all warning signage.
Hammerite is also greate because you can simpley retouch any chips.
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« on: 09 November 2023, 12:37:55 pm »
Sorry to open up an old thread, but just to confirm. The temp for the fan to kick in is 100c..?
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« on: 03 November 2023, 01:32:47 pm »
Just a reminder, the consultation closes this Sunday
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« on: 24 October 2023, 11:26:30 am »
For anyone who hasent signed yet, there is less than two weeks till the end of the Camden consultation. If everyone could share again on forums etc that would be really helpful.
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« on: 22 October 2023, 01:43:18 pm »
So the faux carbon fibre on my end can is sun-faded/buring off and after a 2mph drop today it was the prompt to get it replaced.
So Im after a non-oem end can for my 2007 FZ1.
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« on: 22 October 2023, 01:39:35 pm »
Yep, mine do all of that. Took my Boots prescription to https://www.glassesdirect.co.uk So - - Your perscription goes to all four corners of the lense - Uses all of the lense from left to right. - and the transition in perscription is smooth. What type do you have bi-focal or varifocal..?
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« on: 22 October 2023, 01:37:16 pm »
Today with my fazer, I dropped it on the right hand side trying to turn around on an incline at 2mph.
But as I had the foresight to add frame and axel sliders, the only part of the bike that 'appeared' to have taken ANY damage was the little rubber sleave that goes between the clamp and the end can.
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« on: 20 October 2023, 03:13:20 pm »
My issue with varifocals is that the lense I got from spec savers were to me of very poor qaulity.
- when on the computer, look straight ahead and looking from left to right across the middle of the screen (so no deviating into the corners of the lenses, text and other UI elementas would be either in or out of focus.
- when riding the bike both mirrors were out of focus as well as the clocks. I would have to move my entire head just to see out of the mirrors or look at the clocks. Where as before I could just move my eyes. Moving my head is a lot slower then my eys, so imho this is a safety downgrade bordering on dangerous.
My main issue with varifocals is the the fact there is no perscription in all four corners of the lense, this easily 3rd or more of the lense that can't be used. I'm basically paying for a downgrade. So my question is there any bifocal/varifocal lense that -
- use all of the bloody lense from left to right.
- and where the transition in perscription is smooth.
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« on: 14 October 2023, 10:32:21 am »
If i had to pay, i would go further into London instead increasing traffic and pollution there instead. Or the Rotherhithe Tunnel, or if your not in a hurry there is the woolich Ferry which is free.
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« on: 14 October 2023, 10:25:00 am »
Just updated the op with recent info.
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