DAS Bike Test Week

[Gismo]

I would strongly advise all pedestrians in Aberdeen to stay indoors as i embark on my DAS bike course starting from Monday :eek:
Fingers crossed that by the end of Thursday i'll be able to once again blat around the countryside on my new bike

[Craig]

Best of Luck Alan. it's much harder than it was when I passed my test.. ;) :D

[monkimagic]

I would strongly advise all pedestrians in Aberdeen to stay indoors as i embark on my DAS bike course starting from Monday :eek:
Fingers crossed that by the end of Thursday i'll be able to once again blat around the countryside on my new bike


Good luck Bonnie, after thurs we will arrange a NEWMINI Bike run with the others bikers on here.
;)

[rpn]

Good luck and looking forward to see you around on two wheels. :) :)

[Scottie]

Can I be an old fart:D

Be careful and once you have passed be even more careful:D

Don't want you being a statistic

[AndyP & Lenore]

Best of luck Alan.;)

[Gismo]

Can I be an old fart:D

Be careful and once you have passed be even more careful:D

Don't want you being a statistic
Yes you can ;) i will be and depends what kind of statistic you mean :eek:

[Scottie]

Yes you can ;) i will be and depends what kind of statistic you mean :eek:

over 50"S but don't think your've reached that age yet.:eek: ;) ;) :p :p

[vintageb3]

Good luck with the test....it will be easy!

Just like falling off a....:eek:

errr:confused: ...scratch that

Good Luck!:D

mark

[sedgie]

Good Luck!:p :D

[zimbo]

Mmmmm Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen .....no I dont have to be anywhere near there next week so all is well :D lol

Just kidding, good luck with your adventure Alan, sure you will do just fine.
You will need your Julie to take a pic of you and your bike and post it on here.

[monkimagic]

So whats the verdict?

[Gismo]

So whats the verdict?
Just got home, nice weather in Aberdeen, torrential rain in Montrose :eek:
Glad to say, i PASSED, with not one recordable fault, a perfect pass :D
Pick up the new bike tomorrow :cool: and can ride it home, via Inverness ;)

[Burple]

Nice one!! :cool::cool::D:D

So when do you get the Stabilisers off it? :p:D

[Gismo]

The worst thing about passing a driving test on a supplied bike is that you can't rip up the L Plates :rolleyes:

[john]

Well done Bonnie lad:cool:

[monkimagic]

Nice one Bonnie, no need to brag though, "I passed" would have suficed ;)

So tomorrow will we see a pic?

[Gismo]

Nice one Bonnie, no need to brag though, "I passed" would have suficed ;)

So tomorrow will we see a pic?
Brag, me, pah, as for a piccie, but of course :D

[Scottie]

well BS. Glad your happy that you have passed but please don't be to confident take care and be safe. :D

[Gismo]

well BS. Glad your happy that you have passed but please don't be to confident take care and be safe. :D
I hear ya Fi ;) don't worry, i'll be riding well within my limits and defo not the bikes :rolleyes:

[Wul]

Well done Bonnie - did you use any cycle paths? ;)

[monkimagic]

As the ER5 pumps out a okish 48 BHP and the Bandit 650s puts out 85BHP, with a mere weight of 215kg,

the Bandit will give a fair kick.

[Gismo]

Well done Bonnie - did you use any cycle paths? ;)
All of them :rolleyes:

[Gismo]

As the ER5 pumps out a okish 48 BHP and the Bandit 650s puts out 85BHP, with a mere weight of 215kg,

the Bandit will give a fair kick.
I hear ya too Monki lad, trust me, when i had my last license i didn't drive like a maniac, you can get the chicken strips off my tyres next year ;)

[monkimagic]

This is hilarious and I am sure through all the years has happened to someone on crown st.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0B-7gVTHU

[Gismo]

This is hilarious and I am sure through all the years has happened to someone on crown st.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0B-7gVTHU
Keep away from Shirlwas tomorrow around 11am :eek: :rolleyes:

[monkimagic]

I hear ya too Monki lad, trust me, when i had my last license i didn't drive like a maniac, you can get the chicken strips off my tyres next year ;)

Bonnie I aint warning ya, its more of a ........85 bhp....WOO HOO !!!!!

[zimbo]

Congratulations young man :D

Cant wait to see your pics... Wish i still had a bike myself :(

[vintageb3]

Well done!

Now don't kill yourself;)

mark

[Gismo]

Now don't kill yourself;)
Just exactly what i want to read before i go and pick up my bike :( :rolleyes:

[Gismo]

Well, what a day, picked up the bike, went for a spin around Aberdeen, everything perfect, decided i needed a neck warmer thing to keep my neck warm for the motorway ride home, hmm, whilst setting off from the shop some twats roared down the street almost knocked me off the bike, but, sadly, the force of the closeness pushed me over, i couldn't support the weight and down it went :eek:
19 mils on the clock, fairing lightly scuffed, bust front indicator, clutch lever and rear foot peg :mad:
Thanks to the shop though, they "borrowed" spares off another bike and got me going again.
Of course the twats disappeared, any way, i live to fight another day, no harm to me, just hugely embarrassed that it happened, but, that's it, rock on :rolleyes:
So, i won't have to worry about scraping it now, it's all done, i reckon i actually got off lightly :o

[monkimagic]

Thats your story...I take you back to the video clip from yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0B-7gVTHU

only kiddin mate, what a pain, was it bikes that roared passed you?

[Gismo]

Only kiddin mate, what a pain, was it bikes that roared passed you?
Nope, neddish cars (cages :rolleyes: )
Anyway, maybes i should have been more aware, i'm not fussed, damage is minimal and the new parts are on, the bike handles like a dream

[monkimagic]

Hi Bonnie, no photo?

[Gismo]

Hi Bonnie, no photo?
Will have some this weekend, erm, still driving it every time i open the garage door :rolleyes: i'll go get the milk (in Inverness)

[Gismo]

Ok, here is the Gismo machine:-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/Bonnie_Scotland/Motor%20Bikes/Front.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/Bonnie_Scotland/Motor%20Bikes/Front1.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/Bonnie_Scotland/Motor%20Bikes/Rear.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/Bonnie_Scotland/Motor%20Bikes/Rear1.jpg

[Craig]

VERY Nice Alan. takes me back to my "Bandit" days... ENJOY! :D :D

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/miniadventures/bandit1.jpg

[monkimagic]

Nice one Bonnie, Looks the business, now its time for some mods ;)

The reviews on the new Bandits are fantastic, handles like a dream.

[Gismo]

Nice one Bonnie, Looks the business, now its time for some mods ;)
Should have already had the Hugger on, but, it wasn't delivered in time :rolleyes:

[monkimagic]

Then mayabe a race can, they can transform a bike. a Twin port nice evo blue flame.

Completly road legal and sound nice and throaty. all with no need to re-jet

http://www.blueflameperformance.com/bike/images/evo_images/7.jpg

[Gismo]

Fancied doing a bit of touring, so, here's the latest toy:-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/Bonnie_Scotland/Motor%20Bikes/Right.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/Bonnie_Scotland/Motor%20Bikes/Left-1.jpg

[Scottie]

are we looking at another bike or is it those side thinges you have put on the rear.:confused: :o

[Gismo]

are we looking at another bike or is it those side thinges you have put on the rear.:confused: :o
It's a new bike Fi, Yamaha FJR1300A :)

[Craig]

that is a yamaha FJR 1300 I think and he did have a GSXR 600.... thought you used to be a biker...:rolleyes: ;) :D

[Gismo]

that is a yamaha FJR 1300 I think and he did have a GSXR 600.... thought you used to be a biker...:rolleyes: ;) :D
Correct with the Yamaha, but, wrong with the Suzuki, it was a GSF650 SA Bandit and i've still got it :rolleyes:

[Scottie]

It's a new bike Fi, Yamaha FJR1300A :)


right O nice colour looks more chunky than the other bike.:D

[zimbo]

Fe**ing hell Alan, you didnt have the bandit for long did you... Or did the scuff marks you made put you off!! :D

FJR1300 hey, an old mans bike :p, enjoy...

[Gismo]

Fe**ing hell Alan, you didnt have the bandit for long did you
Duh...i've still got the Bandit :rolleyes: see previous post :o

[monkimagic]

Well, well, well your a restless man, the yamaha FJR 1300 is a great tourer, they are shaft driven? if so they make more sense than a BMW.

Good work;)

[Gismo]

Well, well, well your a restless man, the yamaha FJR 1300 is a great tourer, they are shaft driven? if so they make more sense than a BMW.

Good work;)
Yep, shaft driven, no chain to oil, but i guess more expensive to maintain in the long run :eek: :)

[euan]

Yep, shaft driven, no chain to oil, but i guess more expensive to maintain in the long run :eek: :)

I'm no bike person (like to have one, missus would kill me!) but how on earth can a bike be shaft driven? How does that work?

[Gismo]

I'm no bike person (like to have one, missus would kill me!) but how on earth can a bike be shaft driven? How does that work?
Instead of a chain and sprocket set, you have a shaft, like a propshaft on a rear wheel drive car, but, for a bike it's totally enclosed for lubrication purposes

[john]

With the amount of toys you have bought lately you remind my of a certain Audi driver;)


Perhaps you should change your user name to "shorttiecoop":D

I will post the photos soon to show people you are now much taller than first thought, it must be the biker boots:)

[Gismo]

With the amount of toys you have bought lately you remind my of a certain Audi driver;)

Perhaps you should change your user name to "shorttiecoop":D
Aye maybe so, but, i've still got all my toys :p :D

[Scottie]

hey listen you 2. You both leave me in third place on the toys department.:p

[monkimagic]

Yep, shaft driven, no chain to oil, but i guess more expensive to maintain in the long run :eek: :)

Maintainance free, you will have no worries, the chances are it will run on the shaft longer than you on those rumoured short pins ;)

[Gismo]

Maintainance free, you will have no worries, the chances are it will run on the shaft longer than you on those rumoured short pins ;)
I was figuring if it ever got damaged

[X30YES]

over 50"S but don't think your've reached that age yet.:eek: ;) ;) :p :p
Nifty 50 if you please :rolleyes: