Delurk - arrgh and other matters of an "etc" nature.

Do they test you on things like that nowadays? Looks like they're looking
for things to find if they do.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

'Kin hell, I'm forever doing the bloody things. It could be because I don't
know where I'm going, or where I've been, but "U" turns are a part of my
daily existance.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

And on the other hand, someone could well tell you NOT to buy a bike that
isn't seen on every street corner in London or the SE, simply bcause it's
not.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Only someone who's balding would even think that


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Any pictures of you on the internet?

 

yep, it's this new exciting maintenance thing, if you go past a test
center you can usually see a car with the bonnet up and someone pointing
at bits inside.

They have a small range of questions. I think the traditional questions
are pillion related, and asked at the end of the test. I got one of those.
The maintenance ones are asked at the very start of the test, before
riding away. Tire wear, head race bits and bobs, chain, light checks...
very very basic by all accounts. I didn't get any feedback about those
bits actually, thinking about it. I guess it just makes driving knackered
vehicles that bit less excusable.

 

Molly says...

My SV650 is tall, I'm on tip-toes on it. Avoid the K3 model and go for
an earlier curvy one or a later than K3 model. They dropped the seat
height by 40mm for the 2004 K4 onwards ones.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki SV650 K3
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

platypus says...

**** off, stumpy. My feet are about a foot off the deck when I'm sitting
on one of those. I suppose you remember me trying to start my old one at
some point, what a laugh that was.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki SV650 K3
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

Quite right too! The other consideration is whether you're strong
enough to pick up a larger bike - because you will drop it, and
probably more than once. There again, you can usually find someone to
help.

Someone else has already suggested a Thundercat. I reckon that's worth
a look.

 

Because you check, right?

 

MacSoup.

 

Agreed. Helluva lot of nice bike for sod all cash.

If only it had a centre stand.

 

Easy.

Mount bike, start engine, engage 1st gear, sit down hard at the same
time as letting the clutch out, small squeak from rear rubber and off
you go.

 

I agree with Colin's inference, the 500 was so much easier to ride than the
125 I had for a year before. Better brakes etc. I struggled to go slow and
tight round mini roundabouts etc, but once I got the hang of the slow-speed
control, I was in the zone.

Indeed you don't. If you get one now you'll forget all you've learnt about
riding the big bike by the time you upgrade.

 

*waves*

I wasn't so much suggesting it as sitting on the fence, Thundercat, Diversion,
Bandit, whatever, if I mention a few one might be okay. I looked at the stats

I'm a bit jealous of your Thunderace, would love to have a go on one,
one day. Indeed, in the worst case, if Lozzo's assessment of my bike is "Nah
mate it's bent", it's the only step-up that I might actually take[1] rather
than look for another Cat.

[1] Thoughts of an SP1 are now truly out of my head. Thoughts of a ZX-9R are
still in my head, a bit.

 

You had a Honda? Didn't they all rip it out of you?

 

Look, I /wanted/ to shave my head. It's a really /good/ hairstyle, and I
won't keep it like this for the rest of my life.

 

Erm........

 

Well done your mate! I launched mine twice and bounced it off the back
of a fucking ford exploder. The only damage was a broken mirror.

 

I wish I'd of kept mine.