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    Bike Insurance

    First time round I had ebike. Don't go there! They're rubbish! I had a claim and they didn't bother to follow it for over a year! And because, they're an "online insurer" to cut costs, calling them is 54 pence a minute. I then went with Hastings as they had a good price. But thankfully I've...
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    Ever have a zombie day?

    If that's the rule, I'm screwed! I'm only 24 and seem to have a fair few. The scariest ones for me is when I'm in the car/on the bike and arrive wherever I'm going and think to myself "how did I get here?" Happened a lot whilst I was working. (Now I'm studying again not so much) :thumbup...
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    Riding 2up on FZ6

    I ride with my gf pillion quite a lot. Going back to university, I sacrificed my car in favour of my bike, so it's now our only mode of transport. She has full kit, and I expect her to wear it. Always helmet, gloves, jacket. (If she doesn't feel like it I give her "the stare", then she suddenly...
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    n00b with a mileage issue

    You might have just been a little overzealous with your first tank? I know I was! :spank: My advice would be: brim the tank, ride on the motorway until it's empty (fuel reserve, please don't actually run out of fuel!!!) and then do a manual calculation on your MPG. (Or, if you're lazy like me...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    So following on from buying the Fazer "Jess". I used her to ride to work for a few weeks, as one does. I didn't give me a large advantage in the morning, but on the way home I could save up to 25 minutes! Which made me very happy. Through work I managed to get some excellent adventure touring...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    That's exactly right! Now has a taller givi screen and top box. But more on that later. ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    Thanks. I wouldn't say "like a boss" but this time I came out on top. I didn't want to repeat my experience when I bought my R125. I got a bit ripped off then. Those weird things are can-am spiders. Give them a google. They kind of look like fun but I don't understand them. They don't have the...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    After this long saga, I was back and forwards between England in France over the summer looking for work. (By plane). Until august where I took the bike back to the UK via Calais and Dover. It wasn't the most dramatic ride. I set off very early one misty morning and rode back the way I came...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    Thanks for that, you're not the first to notice! It was the legal size and fitted from the garage. It wasn't to be my "forever" bike so I never bothered to change it. I fitted my new Dutch plate yesterday on my fazer. Thankfully it's about half the size. Story and pictures to follow. Sent...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    I'll follow this up later, if anyone is interested.:thumbup:
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    Hello all! I'm back, (well, not back, I'm still in France. But you know what I mean). Right, so, this trip. Day one: Utrecht (NL) --> Lille (FR). Not very eventful, other than the wind was atrocious. The night before I left, a storm knocked out power to 73000 homes in the Utrecht area. So...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    In preparation for my trip, I used YouTube to familiarise myself with French driving. This video is the one I found most useful: (it's a bit long, but you get the idea). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8oFVIs6-yg&feature=player_embedded
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    Few days before the big trip I was bored one afternoon so I rode to Germany (just to say I had). Here's the proof: And I also came across these at the border. Turbine blades, waiting for night to fall so they can be trucked with minimal disturbance. Route now completely finalised...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    (Bear in mind this post is almost two years old). A bit about me: I'm English/French and I've lived in Britain, Italy, Germany, France and The Netherlands. I'm 22. About Foxy Roxy: She's a 58 Reg White/Red. I got her last July, she came with a Scorpion Carbon as well as some other small toys...
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    CountryBoy Travels.

    Gentlemen, Ladies, I have some time on my hands this morning, so I thought I would post some of my past travels. Some of these I have lifted directly from my posts on the R125 forum where I shared my journeys with my previous bike. But I was told they were well written, and I thought they...
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