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

Yes.

Isn't that the point?

 

Difficult to tell, Cat, without more information. Now if you posted a
jpg of yourself, wearing a bikini, so we could judge the musculature.....

 

True true. But I'm getting old now and I'm not up to it any more. So I
have to compromise on my techie principles.

I'm off to hang myself.

Phil

 

I expect it could be arranged. Someone down south has my old
Thunderace for starters.

I might have originally gone for a 9R had I not been worried about
carb icing - it can get somewhat chilly in the north.

 

<chortle>

 

Eeeek.

 

This sounds very useful, thanks. How would a single person do "full
circumference" checks for foreign objects and the like. Oddly most of
the checks seemed more concerned with the front of the bike; ignoring
the fact that there's a separate rear break circuit and a rear tire that
needs looking at :/ Peering over the front whilst rolling slowly
forwards would seem to be a winner for non fairing'd bikes, and I
suppose whilst on a centre stand the back wheel's in the air a bit, so
can be spun. Thundercats, being talked about ^up there^ seem a bit
lacking in the centre stand dept though :/

 

And it's been noted.

 

You daft bugger.

 

Nah, I thought it was decided in Dieppe that the R1 is a girls bike.

 

*Sniffs bait*

Non-binary newsgroup innit? I read the faq......

 

Has no one asked her "The Question"? Blimey, standards are slipping.

 

For the front, have a look at what you can see, wheel it forward a
bit, repeat. Shouldn't take more than a few goes to get round the
tyre.

For the rear, get a paddock stand. Useful for chain-lubing as well,
and (once you've learnt how to do it) takes less strength, IMHO, than
putting a bike on its centre stand. I have bobbins on mine, and er...
getting it up takes but a moment!

Centre stands are very useful, but personally I wouldn't let the lack
of one get in the way of buying a bike I otherwise wanted. The choice
is limited enough as it is.

 

I wish I could insure something more interesting at a reasonable price.

 

iirc brc is a bit stumpy and so is wossname, er, trans doctor, can't
remember her name any more. didn't stop them jumping onto r1s with an 84cm
seat height (and a lot more weight than an xr400).

 

BRC is darsy?

 

They're just checking out your arse - not that that's a bad thing, any
aid to visibility is good and a burd on a bike gets more attention than
any ugly auld bloke.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

That's 'brake' and 'tyre', btw.

Non-faired or naked may be terms you could consider.

The front end of a bike is where most of the important stuff lives.
Front brakes are used more frequently than rear and provide a greater
proportion of the braking force in any case.

If you feel a burning need to check the front tyre minutely (but
nobody ever does) it would be best combined with cleaning the wheel.
Faired or not, you do the front lower quarter, then push the bike
forward and repeat until you've gone all the way round. It ain't
rocket science. The same applies to the rear, in reverse. Alternate
your cleaning and checking and it can all be done in three or four
movements.

If you're that concerned, there are paddock stands which you slip
under the swinging arm and use to hoist the rear of the bike off the
ground. Much more stable than a centre stand, although perhaps a
little daunting to use on your own the first time or two.

Don't get obsessed with checks. It may well be a good idea, but few
people bother and not many people die because they don't iyswim. Oil
and coolant levels, chain tension/lubrication and perhaps tyre
pressures once a week/300 miles. Give things a waggle when you feel
like it, that sort of thing suffices, especially if you have someone
reliable servicing the thing.

 

Well, Ace ...

It's all to do with Loz's 'flat-tracker' SR250, see? That, and a mild
insult regarding the possible addition of a sidepanel legend.

 

Yah-hay, Pip dives in. I'm glad you're not slipping.