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  1. Pool Boy

    ** NOW SOLD ** 2014 (14) MT-09 ABS for sale

    Low miles Excellent condition Loads of extras £4950.00 Listed on eBay - item number 203481573249
  2. Pool Boy

    FS - 2008 Honda Hornet 600

    SOLD - 2008 Honda Hornet 600 - SOLD NOW SOLD SWMBO is changing her bike so her Hornet is up for sale 2008 22,000 odd miles by one lady owner (or so she says) Red A few scuffs and scrapes but runs and rides perfectly £2995 ono More details here 2008 HONDA CB 600 FA-7 RED | eBay PM me or ring...
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    Last weekend....

    .... I lost a very good friend in a motorbike crash near Windermere. He was a very experienced and competent rider, capable of a good turn of speed but also quite content to bimble along when conditions required. I wasn't with him at the time of the crash but the guy who was travelling behind...
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    Twistys galore in Gran Canaria - Jan 2015

    Carol and I had already decided that we would probably go to the Canaries again for our January holiday this year, when I came across a write-up in the 'Ride' magazine 'Tours 2015' supplement for "Canary Motorcycle Tours" ( Amazing Motorcycle Tours in the Canaries. Biking's Best Kept Secret. ) -...
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    Great service from Bill Smith's, Chester

    Needed a new front brake lever for Carol's Hornet 600 having tried to straighten it, after she bent it - and of course it snapped! None of the local dealers had one in stock but Bill Smith's in Chester reckoned they could get it next day. Ordered (and paid) over the 'phone at 2:45pm on a...
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    Static Sag ?

    I'm sure I've read somewhere that the Static Sag on a bike's suspension should be about a third of the total available travel. Is that right or am I dreaming ? And does it vary from bike to bike (model to model?) or is it a universal truth ? Owner's handbook gives travel as 137mm front and...
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    Greetings from Wirral

    Greetings from the Wirral peninsular Just ordered an MT-09 ABS in Deep Armour 218 miles on the clock makes it officially "second-hand" - but only just (why would someone sell a bike after so few miles?) Hoping to pick it up next weekend but have to clean up my part-ex first I've been lurking on...


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