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A few bits from my soon to be gone Gen 3: Carbon Fibre hugger and chain guard. Been on the bike for 2 years but still in good condition, fixing points unbroken. Direct replacement for existing hugger and chain guard. Cost ?139, yours for ?60 plus postage (or collection from Cheltenham)

As of the 28th I will no longer be a BMW owner! Bought the bike in May 2020 (gave over the money in time for the bike to be held in lockdown :ambivalence: ) and have had a lot of fun but it no longer meets my needs. My commute is changing from 100 miles round trip to nearly 200 and that's a...

Following my earlier troubles with the quickshifter and clutch, I removed the Evotech levers from my 2018 Gen 3 to see if they were the problem. Having since found out it was a fraying (now snapped!) cable, I can't be bothered to put the levers back on so am offering them for sale here before...

Yep, finally got round to test-riding an electric bike. Wanted to try the Energica Ego+ but they didn't have one available so took out the Eva Ribelle instead. Oh my. Fast, smooth, fast, easy to ride, fast, comfortable, fast, vibe-free and fairly fast :highly_amused: It was only a short...

My Gen 3 is due it's annual service. It's only around 8.5k so nothing expensive due this time. The big question, is there any advantage to using a BMW dealership over a non-dealer garage? My general experience is that the dealership hooks the bike up to the computer and overwrites anything...

Rode to work yesterday, 50 miles motorway and city, without problems. On the way home, the quickshifter stopped working after a couple of miles! It did this briefly a few weeks ago but the bike was running particularly hot that day (loads of traffic) but resumed working as I got a move on and I...

Just had our EuropePlus travel insurance renewal come through. Price was good (better than last year!) but they've added an exclusion for riding bikes above 250cc. As my days of mega distance by 125cc are behind me (soooo far behind :distant: ) we're going to need a new provider. Won't be doing...

Ok, so still using the Michelin Power 5s and have found their limitation. Sadly, it appears to be very cold and wet roads! One or the other is fine but have had some traction control testing moments that make me think I'm going to be a bit more confident commuting on something a bit better...

This may have been asked but is there any way to remove the internal threaded part of the bars so ordinary, expanding bar ends can be used (Gen 3)? Or does this require replacement bars?

Got a choice between two new sets of stainless steel downpipes, less than a ton between them. Road riding only, not fussed about weight differences (can always eat less cake if I need to), don't give a monkeys about snob-value, and will be using a Mivv end can. Briefly considered Black Widow...

Ok, so I admit that I have a top box :shame: . Currently using a Ventura set up which has been fine so far. Trouble is, my other half took the S1K yesterday while I was on the Kawasaki and I noticed how much the top box bounces up and down and it scared the life out of me! :hororr: So I'm...

.... my new, super compact (!) supercharged H2 SX SE! 2020 model with 3.5k miles on - should be perfect for long trips and touring :tickled_pink:

So, put my S1K in for a service a few weeks ago. Haven't been out much as I'm still working from home until next month so it took a while to realise that that had reactivated the auto-cancelling indicators. As I previously had that function disabled, it went back to the dealer today to put it...

So, had the fun of picking up a puncture in my rear tyre today. Was pretty lucky in that I managed to make my way to a layby (very busy A23) when I felt it go, and the RAC got to us in about 1/2 hour so that was good. The puncture site was obvious, neat and round so that was good too! Anyway...

Looks like the market is widening out for this little bunny https://www.louis-moto.co.uk/katalog/aktuelle-werbung/regina-hpe-chain-525/ar1?sort=coupon_asc&utm_campaign=ShlReminder&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Mailing Annoyingly, as it was originally designed for the Gen 4, I can now get this...

Probably not as fun as the title sounds :redface-new: Got fed up with the nasty state of my security chains and found you can get replacement sleeves for them. Mammoth Chain Lock Sleeve 1.8m https://ebay.us/HqX9U9 Nice and easy on the 12mm link chain, bit of a struggle (2 people, 30 minutes...

Ok, this is a big one. I've been waiting a long time to ask this question but have never had the nerve. Can I have some serious answers (obviously mixed in with all the others)? Here we go - What is the deal with Continental and Maxxis tyres? :confused-new::confused-new::confused-new...

Was debating swapping my air filter for a K&N before the service is due (bought it a few weeks back), so thought I'd ask my garage to do it when the bike's in there next. Anyway, there are a few vids on youtube (was checking to see how much the job would cost) and it looked ridiculously simple...

Had to go into Oxford today (might have taken the long way round to get there). Just managed to squeeze the bike into a space in the shopping centre

Following a serious rust incident (didn't realise my Scottoiler had turned itself off!), and despite a good clean up, I think it's time to replace my chain and sprockets. Have seen a DID 525 ZVMX set (JT sprockets) for sub ?140. Aiming for longevity rather than lightweight, does that sound good...