johnnyboxer wrote: I'm not fucking stupid

No your not, so why do you think others are ?

johnnyboxer wrote:

If you can't see that we're treated like sheep, then more fool you

The Sarge wrote:AMS KTM Tewkesbury have a Black Friday sale, 20% off all OEM parts, I have just (without any principles) saved £87 on pads and bearings for both of my bikes

And why not

I'm sure Johnny would be happy to pay full price but some of us have to save where we can.

Yes it is! Under deceleration the clutch mechanism loosens, but under acceleration / load it tightens up, so can use lighter springs for a given amount of clutch "grip". Hi, Have you any more information (or a link) on the Husky slipper clutch please. Must be different to the one I was th...

Oh, the reason the clutch is so light for a 700cc is because its a slipper clutch, which means in normal drive conditions it locks itself up progressively meaning lighter springs can be used. Hi I thought the slipper clutch was to stop the back wheel locking up under heavy engine braking ? same as ...

LostInTransit wrote:
haha i hope Mike is pretty thick skinned after that barrage! :whistle:

Dave,

Mike knows there's no malice in what i said

You want a challenge and good on you, I think its great.

Jon

Great report thank you for taking the time to post, really enjoyed

Cheers
Jon

Now thats an adventure well done all

Wow what an adventure :) It would be great if you rode to the rally, raced and rode back. I may be reading between the lines here but I think your after the adventure more that being competitive so go with the 800 BMW. Just because Mike would not take the challenge of riding the 800 does not make it...

Hi all Not into labelling bikers, but a group of friends and me were at the bar having a chat as you do ! So I thought I would pass this on to you all (been planning on joining ABR for sometime) We all travel on bikes but are you ? A biker who has started travelling a bit more of the world (thats me...