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by Drac
Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:16 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Rider support
Replies: 3
Views: 446

Rider support

heard a few of you (unlucky to have had a spill) mentioning Rider Support. not that i plan to have an off or anything but they sound the dogs danglies. I'm currently insured with Devitt, do rider support work in turn with your own insurance company or are they an insurance company themselves? their ...
by Drac
Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Time for loving
Replies: 2
Views: 400

Time for loving

Time to give the bike some TLC. advice on the following would be appreciated. toolkits..still cant find a vtr toolkit..anyone know if another honda one is compatible..rear spring adjuster ect. tail undertray..saw a warning about some crap ones going on ebay..anyone got any reccomendations? huggers.....
by Drac
Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: please help anyone???
Replies: 10
Views: 1481

by Drac
Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:31 pm
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Hideout leathers
Replies: 1
Views: 1200

Hideout leathers

Appaling service 3rd june ordered some draggin jeans and Alpinestar sp3 gloves. 2 weeks later..nothing I emailed then and got the response the gloves weren't in stock and would take a week but they could send the jeans and follow on with the gloves. OK..jeans arrived. another 2 weeks go by..still no...
by Drac
Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How stupid am I?
Replies: 9
Views: 971

That is only slightly embarassing compared to my dumbest thing ever on a motorcycle. In the middle of town on a saturday lunchtime, 2 lanes of cars stopped at the lights, I go down the middle..reach the front and in slow motion go over on my side with an allmighty crash. i forgot to put my feet down...
by Drac
Mon May 28, 2007 5:49 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: central lancashire services/Mot's?
Replies: 3
Views: 265

central lancashire services/Mot's?

Preston, Chorley, Wigan , Blackburn.

Any recomended places for a service and MOT, with a cafe near by so im not hanging around looking dodgy?
by Drac
Mon May 28, 2007 5:45 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: tyre recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 2438

Glad someone has allready asked this question.

I have Dunlop Sportsmax on the storm..and feeling from the front doesnt fill me with confidence, Small shower today and i could swear the front was sliding slightly.
by Drac
Sat May 26, 2007 12:29 pm
Forum: Speedtraps, Gatso, Vascar (Vague and Spurious Calculations at random)
Topic: How to tell if the Gatso is live...
Replies: 25
Views: 10164

A small digression, two true stories. A motorist was flashed 3 times by a camera in the same day..being a bit upset, he went back at night with an angle grinder, local residents alerted by the noise called the police who turned up and caught the gent trying to dispose of the now decapitated item int...
by Drac
Sat May 26, 2007 12:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Custom paint for my Lid
Replies: 3
Views: 957

Im probably telling you all something you allready know..try a local tatoo artist. Many of them are real artists ( as opposed to the transfer and colour inbetween the lines). And theres a good chance they do other art work. ie Airbrush work. Even if they don't i wouldnt be surprised if they knew som...
by Drac
Sat May 26, 2007 12:16 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: New Firestorm owner
Replies: 15
Views: 1617

First real ride out today. It seemed tractors were holding a convention on my local twisty bits. Microns are a bit loud, but sound too good on downshift and overrun to take them off for anything other than plod or an MOT. Nice to be getting the nod from other bikers again..but i don't think anyone h...
by Drac
Fri May 25, 2007 11:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: i feel old
Replies: 20
Views: 1450

Proms came as a surprise to me too, two years ago when my daughter left school. All of a sudden i was Rockerfeller and my wife and daughter have never been so happy together. Bank manager wasn't too chuffed mind.
by Drac
Wed May 23, 2007 11:09 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: New Firestorm owner
Replies: 15
Views: 1617

Black, as black as a very black thing on a black night after a very black day, bit dissapointed really cos the red ones go faster :wink:
by Drac
Wed May 23, 2007 7:51 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: New Firestorm owner
Replies: 15
Views: 1617

Long time since i been at the barn..think last time i was on a brand new LC250, tell a lie..it was on an FT500.
by Drac
Wed May 23, 2007 12:45 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: New Firestorm owner
Replies: 15
Views: 1617

New Firestorm owner

Just a quickie. Name is John, live in leyland, Lancashire Just bought an 02 Storm so dropping in to say Hi. Apart from giving me nightmares about the CCT allready..and i haven't even got the bike yet!, 2 days to go. I think im gonna be right at home on these forums. Im allready looking everday to se...
by Drac
Wed May 23, 2007 12:33 pm
Forum: Speedtraps, Gatso, Vascar (Vague and Spurious Calculations at random)
Topic: How to tell if the Gatso is live...
Replies: 25
Views: 10164

The lines on the road, ie, the ruler type markings are indeed to check the vehicle speed against the sensor data which activated the Camera. When these are even refreshed ontop of the old markings they have to be independantly checked and measured for accuracy. The lines come in pairs i presume beca...