Daytime Headlights

it has been law for several years for bikes to have permently illuminated
head lamps fitted to them older bikes manufactured before the rule change
are exempt

 

The red one.

Bleeding the fucking things aside, I couldn't give a monkey's.

I'd have a set fitted to the CBX tomorrow, if they were free.

Any brakes would do.

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'^' RBR Clues: 24 Pts: 400 Miles: 1589

 

Eh? What the **** are you smoking?

I put it to you that when pitching onto a diesel soaked roundabout,
which brake you use is the least of your worries.

I've had the misfortune to fall off on diesel *once* in 25 years, and
I hadn't touched either brake when it happened.

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Iffy, at the very least, I suspect - probably for showing a red light
to the front. That's why they're getting a switch installed.

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I doubt it's technically frowning, actually - they're screwing up
their eyes against the glare.

 

Mr CBXWizard was telling me on Saturday of Pretech's new "CBX"
calipers.

Four-potters. £210 + vat, each.

Probably snap the forks, they will.

Keeping it classic may prove an issue, after Saturday's misfortune.

I've already been considering the options of streetfightering it, or
breaking it.

I won't do anything until next summer, mind.

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Dropped the seat, in the garage, and it fell against something, and
punched a hole in the tailpiece.

NOS ones are €375 !

Though CBXMan in Calif. has "restored" ones for only $550. Ho Ho.

Then again, he has tanks for only $900, so perhaps I should go for a
matched pair.

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That's one plan. Brother Auvache is investigating another.
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Shhh. ;-)

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See my other reply, where I'm a bit clearer.

 

I don't.

As Dan said, all new bikes are hard wired

 

Can I just call you a fuckwit then,

 

Nope, I make a judgment call based on the conditions. I may put the
parking light on first if I think visibility is slightly compromised.
If it's raining and the cars need windscreen wipers then I'll put on
dip beam.

 

I always ran them on the old GSX, to spare the alternator/reg/rec/whatever,
and also on the Trophy, because of the elevated speed of approach. On the
GSX, I occasionally got flashed. On the Trophy, I got rammed up the arse by
a Volvo, in broad daylight, with my headlights on.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Nidge

Nidge, I realise you hold this as a religious position, and will never
change your viewpoint. However...

If you had to take major avoiding action five times in forty minutes,
*you're* the problem, not other drivers.

Riding with main beam on is frankly fucking anti-social.

I sincerely hope you get nicked for it soon, because that's the only
thing that might change you.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Reminds me of the rozzer on a bike who was riding over "speed bumps"

A female in her car misconstrued the headlight "flash" she saw from the copper
and pulled out, hitting the copper, and off his bike.

 

Oh, look. It's Disco Duck.
--
Mike

SV650
UKRMMA#22
Skype: muddycat

 

"Sorry Officer, I thought you were just some kid on a Honda."

 

Yeah, I've heard all the stats before and, what's more, I actually
believe most of them. Yet I still often can't be arsed to reach across
and put a seatbelt on. My laziness knows no bounds.

If I die in a car crash through not wearing a seatbelt you can have
first dibs on saying "I told you so"!

 

Works for me