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My habit seems to be buying cosmetically challenged, and uncared for scooters (mainly Chinese ones), and restoring them to (almost) normality whilst riding them.

I use pedparts a lot for plastic parts.

http://www.pedparts.co.uk/bikes/honda/p ... ling-parts?

Whether it's of any interest, the Jenny in my profile name refers to Jenny Tinmouth, which is what some old work colleagues named me after I started riding motorbikes. (She is the fastest female to lap the Isle of Man TT course and a phenomenal racer.) The Lilly Pink also refers to another nickname,...

A few days ago riding, and driving, through my 150,000 population city in the middle of the mid-west, what do I see but a west coast phenomenon all over the place, namely LIMEBIKES! Limebike is a company that rents bikes, and now ebikes and escooters, on a phone-based basis that, according to Limeb...

Kind of off topic but this is for Jenny. This is what my wife rides with. She is short and i couldn't get her scooter low enough to allow her to comfortably touch the ground at stops. https://www.amazon.com/Pleaser-Womens-Ranger-301-Platform-Black/dp/B00EWC4990/ref=sr_1_11?s=apparel&srs=2598667...

One thing I love about riding auto scooters is that my choice of footwear isn't restricted to ones I can change gear and use a footbrake in. Currently revisiting New Rocks I hadn't worn since 2009. Perhaps a tad off topic though. Him indoors has a pair of Trickers that look very smart but are also ...

Spaguar wrote:

lillypinkjenny wrote:These are the Trickers ...

Cool!

Yeah, they look great with riding jeans, regular jeans or smart trousers. Real quality leather too.

These are the Trickers ...

One thing I love about riding auto scooters is that my choice of footwear isn't restricted to ones I can change gear and use a footbrake in. Currently revisiting New Rocks I hadn't worn since 2009. Perhaps a tad off topic though. Him indoors has a pair of Trickers that look very smart but are also e...

gn2 wrote:Rear drum is superior in so many ways to a disc.
Much easier maintenance and immune to sticky caliper syndrome.

I prefer a rear drum too.

I like the colour but it's too much like the shade of wet roads!

I used to have a few credit cards, after listening to some of Dave Rameys videos, I cancelled them all. Its cash or go without for me. https://youtu.be/PBzbCbM9ziE I agree I only use one card as well (debit). Although some like to get points and discounts using a credit card but I choose to forego ...

It looks great. I am not surprised that you are dead chuffed with it.

What a crazy chain of events and upset that was! Marquez stalls out at the gate, push starts his bike and gets back on position just in time but later ruled a 'ride thru' penalty that puts him back to 16th place. His Resole teammate goes off in a wet turn then we watch Marquez ride like a crazed id...

I just saw this report, so you riders in London, Please be careful. It seems that violence is increasing everywhere, not just in the USA. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5566689/London-murder-rate-overtakes-New-York-time-including-11-killings-just-16-days.html As said above, Mel ^^^ It's th...

Nice photos.

What's with the huge girl walking down the street?

There is still research being done on low energy nuclear power devices. . .what used to be known as "Cold Fusion". If scientists could come up with a small "benchtop" size reactor (if you will) for vehicles. . .and one small enough to power scooters and motorcycles. . .and produ...

Who owns the batteries? How do you keep someone from ditching a damaged battery and taking a good one? Hot swapping batteries hs only ever been considered in the context of a set of manufacturer owned batteries that the users lease by contract. Yup, that's kinda how it's supposed to work. You lease...

Q. Any one in UK give me an idea if insurance will go down or up after passing the test and change policy carry a pillion clean licence Male in my mid 50's Cheers I can't speak from direct personal experience as I was (am, I haven't transitioned :lol: ) female and in my 20s when I passed mine. I al...

Kymco trying to reinvent the EV with battery sharing. . http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/kymco-ionex-electric-scooter-platform-announced.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Motorcycle.com_new-content-unsold&utm_source=Motorcycle.com20180323 Most folks up on electric vehicle technology...

I would counsel against. Early adopters get to be Honda's unpaid road testers. I had one of the first of the previous model Forza 300 and it was beset with numerous niggly problems. My advice would be to wait 18 months to two years before buying one. But if you want a 300 scoot for the start of the ...

I'm pretty sold on the new Forza 300. Registered my interest with Dobles Honda and hoping to test ride one as soon as they become available. I'll hang on to my present Chinese auto until then, but if it's as good as I think it will be, I'll be buying one of the first ones in the UK. 8) https://www.d...