Cars, cars, cars...
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Do shoulder checks like crazy before any manoeuvre - as much to make the point to the examiner as to actually check for traffic.
Might be worth finding a car park to practice some of the slow stuff from Mod 1 (figure of 8 and u-turn), although it will feel a bit different on the bigger bike. It's all pretty easy but I remember finding it a bit tricky until I got the knack for clutch/brake control. You can go online and get the measurements for it all, i think the u-turn is 3 parking spaces wide as a general guide.
How many days are you doing and how much riding experience do you have?ddraver said:Given that the thread has been a bit bisexual over the pages, I have my DAS Course in 2 weeks. Any tips?
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Yeah, if you've been riding for 5 years on a 125 and you can contain your bad habits for an hour, you should be fine.
The main problem is that once you ride a 500cc bike for the DAS, you won't want to go back to your 1250 -
Be interested to know the evidence that was used in that decision. Using SUV in this context seems odd as it covers such a vast range of vehicles.0
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Good idea ^.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Sort of on topic...
Bought the BMW 2 weeks ago and picked it up last Friday. I really like the thing. Bit of a come down from the Porker but practicalities and looming costs. Costs which arise around the 80-100K miles mark:
PASM (Porsche active stability management) struts:£1150 plus fitting and programming* (*not in my tool box). Doubt many would entertain me fitting them and then an Indie doing the programming because they wouldn't put their name to it.
£200 fuel pump and internal filter
3 x radiators (£239 x 3)
Sump gasket
Rear drop links
Cooling pipes to radiator x 3
Various clips for the above etc etc.
Relinquished those upcoming bills. Relinquished £5k per annum on fuel too!
Now I know many tricks that dealers do to make the car look good, especially bodywork wise.
I ordered some lambs wool mitts to wash the car without adding any swirls. Modern lacquer will swirl if you fart within 10 feet of the thing. Didn't wash it until I got them and washed the car with detergent. Boy that was revealing.
(The perennial trick with scratches is WD40 - it just hides them and makes the surface look glossy).
So I spent 3 hours sorting nicks, swirls, scratches and stone chips, 1 hour to clay bar* the thing, 2 washes, a dry and then took the plunge with... a Ceramic coat.
Hard work but it looks very good. I thought application would be easy after testing it on the boot surface but it wasn't. It's a bit like cleaning glass - you think you've done it and you see it from another angle and there's a smear.
That ceramic coat will protect it from swirls (they're all obtained from washing), kids, greenery and make it very very easy to wash. I'll miss waxing but this to me is the way forward.
I used the 'rapid' type as it was my fist foray into a Ceramic coat. (Might do my bikes
). There are more 'permanent' varieties which will last up to 3 years but since this was partially experimental, I took the easier option.
*I thoroughly recommend the Bilt Hamber clay bar. I only had a Meguires one and by the end it was mulch and falling to bits. Meguires is one of the most over rated car cleaning products out there.
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I use the Bilt Hamber medium clay bar too. Like the fact the lube is clean water. Unless you’ve used one you’ll never experience the pure pleasure of running your fingertips over the freshly prepped paintwork. Silky smooth.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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You know you can use the Bilt Hamber dry?!photonic69 said:I use the Bilt Hamber medium clay bar too. Like the fact the lube is clean water. Unless you’ve used one you’ll never experience the pure pleasure of running your fingertips over the freshly prepped paintwork. Silky smooth.
I know some boys who do it but I haven't got the balls.
I think they're magic in the first instance yet alone using them dry.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Which one?pinno said:Sort of on topic...
Bought the BMW 2 weeks ago and picked it up last Friday. I really like the thing.
Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
3 series 2,0L M sport diesel with paddle shift, Mediterranean metallic blue, black leather interior, basic media/tech package - didn't want the 'Business' one.Wheelspinner said:
Which one?pinno said:Sort of on topic...
Bought the BMW 2 weeks ago and picked it up last Friday. I really like the thing.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
...can't get the Ceramic out of the skin on my hands. lol.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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E46, E90, or F30 series?Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0
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Wonder if the same court would have fined a fat bloke on a bike more than a thin one for running the lights? Could be a nice little money spinner in the UK.rick_chasey said:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The fine for not running a red light is zero, no matter what vehicle you are in.
I don't know how it works in Germany but in the UK it would be a FPN wouldn't it - if you go to court then you run the risk of a higher fine but surely it isn't standard to go to court for a red light?0 -
Don't see many fat blokes on bikes.Stevo_666 said:
Wonder if the same court would have fined a fat bloke on a bike more than a thin one for running the lights? Could be a nice little money spinner in the UK.rick_chasey said:seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Dunno about German fines.monkimark said:The fine for not running a red light is zero, no matter what vehicle you are in.
I don't know how it works in Germany but in the UK it would be a FPN wouldn't it - if you go to court then you run the risk of a higher fine but surely it isn't standard to go to court for a red light?
Was parked in Heidelberg once whilst I went to a Café. Came out to find a ticket on my windscreen (have since framed it).
I asked the hotelier why I had got a ticket and he studied it carefully, shook his head and said he didn't know.
He said jokingly "we don't even know why we get parking tickets".
Thankfully, I have yet to be extradited to Germany to face non-payment charges.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Sreten at M539 Restorations - the bestthing on the internet - does areally good vid about ceramic coat application.pinno said:Sort of on topic...
Bought the BMW 2 weeks ago and picked it up last Friday. I really like the thing. Bit of a come down from the Porker but practicalities and looming costs. Costs which arise around the 80-100K miles mark:
PASM (Porsche active stability management) struts:£1150 plus fitting and programming* (*not in my tool box). Doubt many would entertain me fitting them and then an Indie doing the programming because they wouldn't put their name to it.
£200 fuel pump and internal filter
3 x radiators (£239 x 3)
Sump gasket
Rear drop links
Cooling pipes to radiator x 3
Various clips for the above etc etc.
Relinquished those upcoming bills. Relinquished £5k per annum on fuel too!
Now I know many tricks that dealers do to make the car look good, especially bodywork wise.
I ordered some lambs wool mitts to wash the car without adding any swirls. Modern lacquer will swirl if you fart within 10 feet of the thing. Didn't wash it until I got them and washed the car with detergent. Boy that was revealing.
(The perennial trick with scratches is WD40 - it just hides them and makes the surface look glossy).
So I spent 3 hours sorting nicks, swirls, scratches and stone chips, 1 hour to clay bar* the thing, 2 washes, a dry and then took the plunge with... a Ceramic coat.
Hard work but it looks very good. I thought application would be easy after testing it on the boot surface but it wasn't. It's a bit like cleaning glass - you think you've done it and you see it from another angle and there's a smear.
That ceramic coat will protect it from swirls (they're all obtained from washing), kids, greenery and make it very very easy to wash. I'll miss waxing but this to me is the way forward.
I used the 'rapid' type as it was my fist foray into a Ceramic coat. (Might do my bikes ). There are more 'permanent' varieties which will last up to 3 years but since this was partially experimental, I took the easier option.
*I thoroughly recommend the Bilt Hamber clay bar. I only had a Meguires one and by the end it was mulch and falling to bits. Meguires is one of the most over rated car cleaning products out there..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Do you have traffic lights?pinno said:
Don't see many fat blokes on bikes.Stevo_666 said:
Wonder if the same court would have fined a fat bloke on a bike more than a thin one for running the lights? Could be a nice little money spinner in the UK.rick_chasey said:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Technically no but there are 3 pedestrian crossings with lights.Stevo_666 said:
Do you have traffic lights?pinno said:
Don't see many fat blokes on bikes.Stevo_666 said:
Wonder if the same court would have fined a fat bloke on a bike more than a thin one for running the lights? Could be a nice little money spinner in the UK.rick_chasey said:
Fat bloke on bike approaching fat bloke on crossing:
An unstoppable force moving towards an immovable object .seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
EU demands speed limiters on all new cars from next week: know the rules and how they workhttps://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/103530/eu-demands-speed-limiters-all-new-cars-next-week-know-rules-and-how-they-work
Car industry body calls for UK government to adopt the new measures, but we’ll probably get them anyway…
speed limiters
New cars launched in the European Union after 6 July must have Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) tech fitted by law, and all the signs point to similar rules being applied in the UK.
Many cars in Europe and the UK already have speed limit assistance that relies on info from GPS mapping and road sign recognition, but systems currently have to be switched on by the driver. Under the new EU regulations ISA will be active by default, although drivers will, for now, be able to turn the systems off at the start of each journey.
Under the new EU General Safety Rule, manufacturers are able to choose how their systems notify drivers of a speed limit breach. Options include acoustic and vibrating warnings, haptic feedback via the accelerator pedal, and actively slowing the car down - one or all of these must be incorporated.
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I'd hate for a limiter to kick in whilst overtaking.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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My last two speeding tickets were for overtaking tractors. At speed obviously before the next section of blind bends. The police knew where to place the cameras. 🤬pinno said:I'd hate for a limiter to kick in whilst overtaking.
That said, a limiter may have saved me cash and points.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
He's quite good to watch, lotsa mechanical nerdy stuff.pinno said:
I'll have a butchers at that. Ta.MattFalle said:
Sreten at M539 Restorations - the bestthing on the internet - does areally good vid about ceramic coat application.
For car detailing, have you watched Larry Kosilla on Ammo NYC? channel on U Choob?
Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
Boring for drivers.focuszing723 said:EU demands speed limiters on all new cars from next week: know the rules and how they workhttps://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/103530/eu-demands-speed-limiters-all-new-cars-next-week-know-rules-and-how-they-work
Car industry body calls for UK government to adopt the new measures, but we’ll probably get them anyway…
speed limiters
New cars launched in the European Union after 6 July must have Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) tech fitted by law, and all the signs point to similar rules being applied in the UK.
Many cars in Europe and the UK already have speed limit assistance that relies on info from GPS mapping and road sign recognition, but systems currently have to be switched on by the driver. Under the new EU regulations ISA will be active by default, although drivers will, for now, be able to turn the systems off at the start of each journey.
Under the new EU General Safety Rule, manufacturers are able to choose how their systems notify drivers of a speed limit breach. Options include acoustic and vibrating warnings, haptic feedback via the accelerator pedal, and actively slowing the car down - one or all of these must be incorporated.
Interesting."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
