The 2009 Yamaha V-Max is full of 200 hp V4 goodness of awesome and win:

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However, it currently costs £16k. Boo ( Read more... )

( Pictures )

I'm trying to work out what the best thing to do might be. Fancy reading and giving me some suggestions?

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I had a bit of a panic over the last two days as I couldn't find all my documents - which aside needing for the test ride (well actually just my driving license counterpart) I need for my bike's MOT next weekend. Luckily I found it yesterday evening, so all was well for this morning ( Read more... )

The sun is out, making me also wish I was with kissycat1000 in a village with a sandwich or two ( Read more... )

As ev1ldonut and kissycat1000 have said, it's been a tiring weekend. I'm pleased to see that despite my tiredness I have not succumbed to an illness as a result (yet). Hopefully this marks the very tail end of the effects of the tonsillectomy I had at the beginning of September.

The NEC was interesting, and I got mugged for a Caberg Just One flip-up helmet for £60, ( Read more... )

Yesterday evening I had my bike returned to me after all the work I had done to it:

( Bike pictures and dyno graph )

mandelorean just texted me (amongst others I presume) to tell me that the bike place where his girlfriend works is having a Harley open weekend - come along and she'll organise a ride on a Harley/Buell for us.. and I can't as I'm still recovering from this tonsilectomy! AAAAAARGH! kissycat1000 and I have just finished watching The Long Way Round, a series about Ewan ( Read more... )

I just decided to spend £1180 on my bike: 36,000km service, Akropovic 4-2-1 full road exhaust system (with removable baffle), K&N air filter, Dyno rejet & tune. I checked the insurance and it's only another 36 quid to include the stuff on the bike including an extra £500 on the value for the remaining 6 months of the policy. Win ( Read more... )

( Mucking around with luggage systems )