I have double bubble screen, the C3 lid and the quietest foam ear plugs I can find. It works well for me. Earplugs I alternate between mixture of Howard leights and Hearos for comfort. I shove them right in so they touch my eardrum. You soon get used to the deafness and actual adapt to hear fairly normally.


It's surprising how much fatigue you get from wind noise. Have a great tour!

Kill switches, must be fairly standard. Like you have on a jetski. You have a cable around your wrist, when you fall off, it cuts out the engine. You could have something coming off you body to keep your hands free. Walk away from the bike and it will be immobilised, although as said, they'll just push it along with another bike.

Yes, amazing construction. It was more a photo of the 'campsites' tonnes of space. People just seem to park up on the grass along side the banks of the River Moselle. It's nice around there!

I found the B500 remarkably overrated  and swarming with police when I went.
Evidently I have nothing of value to add to this conversation other than, have you considered the Moselle or Rheine valleys instead? Loads of good roads, towns and campsites to stop at along the way, plenty of beer, wine and culture to see along the way and very few coppers. :-)

It's an inline-4. It'll always be happiest when it's screaming!
Keep it spinning, it'll keep you grinning! Think of it as a formula 1 car. :-)
It'll have a completely different sound and torque curve compared to your old parallel twin. Once you've had an inline-4 everything else just feels lazy and sluggish. Keep her near the redline, she'll love it!

I don't trust that document one bit!!!

If you look on google for Nitrogen Dioxide maps of London...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Nitrogen+dioxide+map+london&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb0d-z2aDZAhWysKQKHS77AIAQ_AUICigB&biw=1301&bih=620#imgrc=XitTf4Sx6eBhBM:&spf=1518449559659
You can make a few observations...
1. They usually don't show the M25, which is probably one of the biggest contributors... Yet because the mayor can't tax it and make revenue out of that, it's conveniently not mentioned?! (...and I should think one of the worst places would have been Dartford crossing before the gates were automated. They used to cause congestion and stop the traffic with no regard for the environment so they could make money!!)
2. The Nitrogen Dioxide maps usually show a big blob over central London and an almost equal size blob over Heathrow... Yet when you look at the data on that web link there is no mention of the contribution of planes. It's designed to make everyone think cars are the bad guys.

Typical manipulated ecomentalist bullsh*t!!

If you ever meet an ecomentalist, ask them why it is you have a 'Carbon' footprint and not a 'Hydrogen' footprint, because surely I'm producing twice as much hydrogen?!

You may have gathered I'm not very happy about this. 

"Image what it'll do for your sex life!"
"well I would imagine it'll slow it down at first..until I get used to the weight"

No mate, it has got a hole in it. It must be blocked. Just persevere with it! 😂😉😜

My bike used to crackle and pop a lot when I put a scorpion can on. But calmed down loads after a carb balance.

It surprises me how frequently people recommend stripping carbs. For something to block a jet it has to pass through your fuel filter!! (or air filter?) I've removed and serviced my carbs twice on the advice of people on forums. Both times the issue was caused by something else and both times the inside of my carbs were spotless!! In my experience 9 times out of 10 misfires are caused by something else.

I pretty much ride exactly the same in the wet as I do in the dry. I just don't do max acceleration as the back wheel spins up, I avoid painted lines and metal work, and avoid heavy braking on the front tyre, as it does lock up a lot easier and can get away from you.
I don't go out icy condition.

Hi all,

I have an old fazer 600 donor engine sat outside.

It's knackered top and bottom, rusty, has no bits of value, is in 4 parts and obviously drained of all fluids.

Is it worth weighing in at a scrap metal merchants? What's it worth? Or do I just dump it at my council waste site?

My left peg came loose and I seem to remember it being pretty easy to tighten. There's just a screw on the back

It's probably been mentioned on here before, but go on youtube and watch c90 adventures. Ed March rides a Honda c90 halfway around the world from Asia (Malaysia?) back to the UK. It looks epic fun!