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I'm just going off what a number of mechanics have said to me... I've been given looks like I'm crazy expecting more than three years out of a bike battery! As for prices, that's been my experience. Last two batteries I bought for bikes cost me 30-40 quid. Just had to get a new car battery, cost me 90. |
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AboutHalfaStevas 1,892 posts
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BillMurray 9,435 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI do wonder how good those lightweight lithium batteries that are on the new V4 Ducati. -
chopsen 20,571 posts
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Registered 14 years agoDon't lithium batteries explode on piercing damage? Next to a petrol tank? That's fun -
RyanDS 12,882 posts
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Registered 11 years agoTwo to three years for a battery is normal.
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BillMurray 9,435 posts
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Wish my friend would ride with his rear camera mount more often.
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samyboy 86 posts
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Registered 2 years agoI ride to work on bike, it's really cool and easy for me. The hectic traffic jam doesn't get me and that's just the best part of it. -
Nasty 4,831 posts
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Registered 15 years agoMOD2 passed! All I need now is some nice weathe... bugger. -
RyanDS 12,882 posts
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Registered 11 years agoNice!
And fuck the weather. I go out in everything apart from ice. Just get some good gear and it doesn't matter.
Hell, Saturday I went on a 100 mile ride just to stretch the bike a bit in the pouring rain. Good waterproofs, heated gloves and layers and I never felt the cold or got wet at all. -
Nasty 4,831 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDon't mind the wet one bit but it's been gusting 60-70mph up in Scotland. My arse hole can only take so much puckering. -
RyanDS 12,882 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAh yeah. Sorry two things make me not ride. Ice and wind. And of the two I am actually more scared of wind. -
BillMurray 9,435 posts
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Registered 11 years agoFound myself looking at S1000RRs at work earlier and was pleasantly surprised at the low end of used prices. Anyone ever rode or owned one? Think I might swap out my ageing 600 Gixxer for one next year. -
Nasty 4,831 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFinally made it out on Sunday. Loving it.
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RawShark 761 posts
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Registered 8 years agoMindy rides a motorcycle. -
RyanDS 12,882 posts
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Registered 11 years agoThinking to upgrade my bike, went to dealers today. "Can I test drive that bike?"
"No, we don't let people test ride as it gets the bikes dirty and adds to mileage"
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askew 19,958 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI thought that's why they have demo models… for that very purpose. Small dealership? -
RyanDS 12,882 posts
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Registered 11 years agoDemo model is good for a new bike.
6 year old bike? I want to hear how it purrs, see how those none standard brakes feel, see how loud the aftermarket exhaust is etc. Now way I am paying out £5,000 without even trying it out. -
BillMurray 9,435 posts
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Registered 11 years agoPut my bike up for sale on a local Facebook group as a test to see what sort of interest I can get. Hoping 2750 isnt too out much but we'll see. It's got 34k on it but it has all the extras you'd ever need and it's in good Nick for a bike of its age. Had a service and an MOT done and boy do new throttle and clutch cables make a lot of difference. My garage was surprised I'd manage to ride it at all after they showed me the cables bent at the ends. They were bent at a 70 degree angle and were largely useless. Felt like I was riding with boxing gloves before. -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI’ve been looking at motorbikes recently.. I really shouldn’t though, should I. My dad was massively into them, but I never thought about it until now -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoWhere do you guys keep your bikes locked up? Garage? On the street? -
Salaman 23,695 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWe don't have a garage, so it sits in the driveway with a tarp over it. Well no tarp this weekend, it balloons up like a sail in heavy winds and I didn't want it taking off.
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Nasty 4,831 posts
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Registered 15 years agoNo garage either but we can get them up the side of the house. Behind a big chunky gate and under a lean-to so reasonably secure and keeps the worst of the elements off them. -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoSomething I’d have to figure out as the immediate places available to me are on the street or the side return to the basement entrance - which screams “the keys to this bike are in that house”. Also applied for the local council garage rental which is fairly cheap, fuck knows how long the waiting list is for one of those.
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Salaman 23,695 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI had my first bike out on the street, usually chained to a pole or post. I then rented a garage with a neighbour for a while, to store both our bikes together.
After we moved house it was in a garage. Then we moved again and it was in the garden shed. Then I swapped bikes and it no longer fit in the shed, so it's sitting in the driveway.
All of this was in Belgium though. If I was living in the greater London area, I probably wouldn't want it outside. -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThere’s a lamppost right outside my house that I could chain to, but the problem with London living is there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to access it when the neighbour parks there while you’re out. Plus the crims can get through any security device with enough time anyway. My next door neighbour has a garage somewhere for his 911 though so I might see if he’s willing to spare some room -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoMay have sorted storage, my neighbour is up for a garage share. Got my CBT on Monday, looking forward to it -
dominalien 9,273 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI don’t think I’d have bought one if I didn’t have access to a garage. I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night worrying something would happen. -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoYeah I wouldn’t dream of leaving one on the street. Been running through insurance costs, bloody amazing what they want even though I’m 36 with 15 years no claims on my car insurance -
Kronos 752 posts
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Registered 17 years agoWas pleasantly surprised when I added a second bike to my existing policy and essentially got it for free(other than an admin fee). -
elstoof 24,092 posts
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Registered 14 years agoJust done my CBT, even though it was a tiddly little 125 it was great fun. First time riding a bike with an engine. Took a bit of getting used to gears with feet and the hand levers are all different to road cycling. Also I always unclip with my right foot, leaving my stronger left foot on the pedal, so had to break a few habits. Next up I’ll have to book my theory, can’t wait to get out on a motor again though -
elstoof wrote:
Nice! Just wait till the first time you wind it up on the big bike 😉
Just done my CBT, even though it was a tiddly little 125 it was great fun. First time riding a bike with an engine. Took a bit of getting used to gears with feet and the hand levers are all different to road cycling. Also I always unclip with my right foot, leaving my stronger left foot on the pedal, so had to break a few habits. Next up I’ll have to book my theory, can’t wait to get out on a motor again though
Check out twist of the wrist 2 and the motojitsu channel on YouTube. Both helped me get my head round what I should be doing in the run up to the mod 1 & 2.
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