the rear enders as there is really very little you can do about those in the real world other than watching your rear mirrors every time you stop which is easy to forget.

Just get into the habit of doing regular mirror checks, especially whenever you change speed (decelerating *or* accelerating!).

Also when you're stopped behind a vehicle at lights/ a pedestrian crossing/ roundabout or junction etc which is approached by fast moving traffic, always leave a *minimum* of a bike and a half's length between you and them such that, if anything comes up behind too fast, you can plan an escape route down the near-side or off-side depending on conditions.

I ran the wire for my Gerbing heated gloves out the side of the frame just under the tank.

The plug has a "stopper" (to stop crud getting into it) on a length of plastic which goes nicely around the frame and keeps it secure when it's not in use.

Unfortunately encryption doesn't really solve the problem. You can pretty much gaurantee they have hashed their passwords using an MD5 or SHA algorithm, mostly SHA-256 in this day and age.

The issues arise when you have an entire database of hashed passwords, you can be certain that a dictionary attack will weed out thousands of the more simple passwords within seconds.

Unless they use a "salted" hash...

Thing is, there's nothing there I don't already have and little there I'd be willing to buy without knowing a lot more about the quality of the gear.

£40 for a flip-front helmet? It may be great, but I wouldn't want to chance it.

My FZ6 has a Tax Disc holder that bolts to a fitting on the swingarm and has six little allen bolts that need to be removed to get the disc out.

Thing is, it would be easy just to undo the single bolt that secures it to the swingarm (although that would probably trigger the alarm)

Hahaha, maybe so, but I'm a firm believer of being polite towards others - gets you a lot further than the alternative when there is no due reason. More than anything, I posted to make sure that people understand and don't end up coming off their bikes 

Thanks. Of course what I posted there wasn't the full story by any means, as it says in TotWII just chopping the throttle isn't good for you, but (as it also says towards the end) a slight and gentle roll-off can be of use.

Similarly, simply stamping on the rear brake won't help, but a little bit of pressure can be of benefit.

The most important point is to keep all your inputs progressive, rather than abrupt since those will just destabilise the bike.

Three rules on positioning: Safety, Stability, View and always remember you need to be able to stop in the distance you can see clear on your side of the road. Also remember that you need to sort out your speed *before* you select your gear for the corner.

First thing to do is to look at the limit point (the furthest point ahead you can see the road clearly) and adjust your speed so that it's staying in a constant position. If it's coming towards you, you're going too fast, so slow down.

This will also give you time to observe the road surface ahead of you and be able to change your speed and position again if you're heading towards a dodgy surface.

Once you have your speed sorted, then change to a gear which will give you the best drive through the corner ie where keeping a balanced throttle will have the engine just "pulling" as you corner, whilst opening it will give you acceleration and closing it will brake you.

If you *have* to brake in a corner *only* use engine braking or rear brake, this will tend to pull you into the corner whilst the front brake will put the bike upright and send you wide.

If you need to steer, grip the tank with your thighs, push down with your outside leg (anchor it on the footpeg and press your outside thigh into the tank) and then countersteer by pushing the inside handlebar away from you which will cause the bike to lean further into the turn. Bikes are actually incredibly good at cornering *if* you let them. Panicking, straightening the arms and grabbing the front brake will all make it very difficult for the bike to do what it should.

And, most importantly, remember what happened to ensure that it is less likely to happen again

What a prick!

Removed the front sprocket and turned it around so that it was on the correct way round 

You mean every time you opened the throttle the bike went into reverse?

its great to see a bike meet so well patronised in FEBRUARY !
 
or is it an older photo ??

Had I taken a pic at Loomies last Sunday you'd have seen the same thing.

Quote from: Grahamm on 18 February 2013, 10:55:25 am

Whereabouts is that? (Presumably not the Bridgnorth up near Birmingham!)

BTW did you know that the Hilltop Diner has closed down and is now at Clearways Garage about 1/2 a mile closer to Salisbury?

Yes the one north of Kidderminster, 225 round trip via Cirencenster, Stow, Worcester, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Gloucester and back to Royal Wootton Basset.

Not been to Hilltop diner but had heard it had shut and then reopened.

Blimey, that's a long ride!

I thought the Hilltop Diner was a regular venue for WAM riders? Or am I getting mixed up with another group?

I led a Group Ride today for some fellow members of the Solent Advanced Motorcyclists that ended at Loomies (Junction of the A32 and A272 in Hampshire) and which was jam packed by all the other bikers taking advantage of the fine weather to get out for some fun