A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)
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Andybow said:
It's not on there website yet, but matt the guy who runs endurocks let me know the other day, where are you based?
Standard tubes are ok but a bit of a pain if running low psi in muddy conditions as you can easily get pinch flats, I've got mousses front and rear, no punctures!!! Although a lot of people run tubliss which are very good, not cheap but a fantastic system, if you like endurocks on Facebook I'm sure he will post the event in a couple of days! Btw drink loads of water!
I found Mousse's are good but take a lot of upkeep. If you do a fair bit of faster stuff, they heat up and the lube drys out. The Mousse starts crumbling which then feels like a flat tyre. And once the Mousse lets go, it seemed to just disintegrate in a matter of minutes. So eventually it was a case of opening up the wheel every other ride and chucking loads of the lube in there to keep it nice. Standard tubes are ok but a bit of a pain if running low psi in muddy conditions as you can easily get pinch flats, I've got mousses front and rear, no punctures!!! Although a lot of people run tubliss which are very good, not cheap but a fantastic system, if you like endurocks on Facebook I'm sure he will post the event in a couple of days! Btw drink loads of water!
Over here though where there's these hectic thorns we run extra thick enduro tubes with slime in them and another HD tube around the inflated tube. Allows you to run low pressures for feel and is petty puncture resistant.
Passed my module 1 first time on Wednesday with 1 minor. Module 2 was booked in for Feb 23rd but I managed to get a space today. Only trouble was it was in Salisbury and I'd done all my training in Poole. No bother, passed with a clean sheet.
Been riding a 2015 versys 650, nice bike, I can't wait to take the 7r out for a spin though, typically the weather looks s
t for the foreseeable. patchb said:
Passed my module 1 first time on Wednesday with 1 minor. Module 2 was booked in for Feb 23rd but I managed to get a space today. Only trouble was it was in Salisbury and I'd done all my training in Poole. No bother, passed with a clean sheet.
Been riding a 2015 versys 650, nice bike, I can't wait to take the 7r out for a spin though, typically the weather looks s
t for the foreseeable. 
.patchb said:
Passed my module 1 first time on Wednesday with 1 minor. Module 2 was booked in for Feb 23rd but I managed to get a space today. Only trouble was it was in Salisbury and I'd done all my training in Poole. No bother, passed with a clean sheet.
Nice one. What was the minor in? From memory, the only think I can think of is not going fast enough through the speed trap.Yeah it was the speed trap, I did 54 on my emergency stop which was fine then on the swerve I did 47, had another go and did 49.
My training school didn't have space for us to practise the swerve so I wasn't sure how severe it was on the first attempt. I also think I shut off a little early, and riding a twin I had a lot of engine braking.
You can get minors for things such as the slow ride being too fast, forgetting observational checks, putting the stand down before switching off etc.
I was kicking myself for cutting it so fine but at the end of the day I passed and it didn't matter.
My training school didn't have space for us to practise the swerve so I wasn't sure how severe it was on the first attempt. I also think I shut off a little early, and riding a twin I had a lot of engine braking.
You can get minors for things such as the slow ride being too fast, forgetting observational checks, putting the stand down before switching off etc.
I was kicking myself for cutting it so fine but at the end of the day I passed and it didn't matter.
patchb said:
Passed my module 1 first time on Wednesday with 1 minor. Module 2 was booked in for Feb 23rd but I managed to get a space today. Only trouble was it was in Salisbury and I'd done all my training in Poole. No bother, passed with a clean sheet.
Been riding a 2015 versys 650, nice bike, I can't wait to take the 7r out for a spin though, typically the weather looks s
t for the foreseeable. Give me a shout if you fancy a spin
tight5 said:
195 bhp and 127 kgs. 
Fantasy Garage top 10 without a doubt!
Steve Bass said:
tight5 said:
195 bhp and 127 kgs. Fantasy Garage top 10 without a doubt!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqHpeedUVgQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO_31uvQe2w
Looks like some big names will be riding some of these.
http://www.worldgpbikelegends.com/
Rumours about Pedrosa and Stoner buying some, too.
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