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That's good thinking, Butch. Whatever you choose just make sure you can get stuff like tyres (some of the early ones had rather unusual sizes) spark plugs and filters. You don't want the bike off the road for weeks while you wait for spares. I've known a few lads that have had 400's for years after they could have had a bigger bike, because what they lack in outright power they more than make up for in fun value. You'll keep up with bigger bikes in the twisties, maybe even leave them behind....
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Electrolytes are the mineral salts in the blood. They help keep cells alive and healthy.
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Just remember craftycarper, in some people's eyes, attack is the best form of defence. Happens a lot on here when people start whinging and don't get the unanimous support they expect......
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Any one that met the criteria of good spares availability, and that was cheap. The newer the better, but they'll all do for you as a first big bike. Don't piss about with a 125. They're fragile and costly to maintain. The Mito is a belting looking bike (as is the Aprillia) but reliable they ain't.
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Just different models. The higher the number, the more recent the model. The CBR RR is the 'baby Blade', very similar to early FireBlades. 'Grey' means a grey import. It's been imported as a second hand bike direct from Japan by a dealer. Spares can be a problem with greys, if not many were imported. There's a little mag called 'Used Bike Guide' that'll give you the info, I think.
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The RVF and VFR are V-4's. So getting at the front bank of carbs can be 'interesting'. They are also built very compact, not a lot of room in the frame, so maintainance takes quite a while. You need to dismantle half the bike.... The RVF is the 'sports' version of the VFR, which in 750/800 form is a sports-tourer. The CBR is an in-line 4, so the carbs are all at the back of the cylinders. Easier to get to. Just phone a local dealer and get the prices. It's not to put you off the RVF/VFR, just a heads-up. I'd buy either of them tomorrow if I needed a bike.
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If going the RVF/VFR route, just remember that they are swine to work on, and that is reflected in maintainance costs.
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It's not the lurkers you want to worry about, it's the plausible ones that post up illegal activities waiting for people to incriminate themselves. fools nobody. Neither does the phrase 'pre-ban'.
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He's got to get out of himself first....
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What oes everybody think of Honda CBR 400's? Butch The 400 Hondas are built like Swiss watches. Bloody superb first bike and will keep up with the bigger stuff in the twisties. Just make sure you get a model for which spares are available. I've known several people who've had these bikes, and apart from the odd longish wait for spares there's never been a problem with them.
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The GS is a good bike, cheap to buy and run. Only problem is that the finish is a bit lightweight. Others in the same mould are the Kawasaki ER500 and the Honda CB500. The Yamaha Diversion/XJ 600 is another. Get to a big dealer and throw a leg over as many options as possible and then look out for 'The Bargain'. And take your time. The world is stuffed full of secondhand bikes.
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If you're really strapped, look at a grey import 400. Choose a popular model and spares aren't a problem, and they do restrictor kits for them. Not if you're over 5'10" though, you'll end up riding with your knees round your ears if it's a sportsbike.
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What he said. Grows fine outside in a Growbag.
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WTF has New Labour (aka the Conservatives) got to do with a dead fox? Tell the bugger to buy another box of Kleenex
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I want to know how you play 2 rods at once..... Good pics mate.
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If you have indicators (or any light) on the bike they MUST work correctly. However, the only mandatory light is a brake light. Horns ('audible warning devices' I think they're referred as) are mandatory on all vehicles. Sadly you can't get away with a bulb horn any more. Shame!
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Good point there mate. F1 seed gives plants that all mature at the same time, so you sow small batches every fortnight or so to get a succession of cropping. Non F1 seed has natural variation in maturing times, so you can sow it all at once. And don't forget to stock up on slug pellets....
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Aye, gradely sithee by 'eck....
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One piece of advice from my father, a lifelong gardener:'stick to the stuff that's expensive to buy'. He wouldn't grow carrots, for example. By the time you'd dug them up, washed them, prepped them, it was easier just to go down the shop and buy a pound. In a small greenhouse, you're best off growing compact capsicums, chillis and maybe aubergines. You can grow tomatoes outside, especially the cherry varieties and ones like Gardener's Delight. Start them in the greenhouse, prick out to 9cm pots, plant out when frost danger is over. Stuff like beetroot, parsnip and carrots are just
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I've walked through Customs with packs of rolling baccy in a (rather large ) carrier bag, and the bizzies never batted an eyelid. As long as you don't do it too regularly.....
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Keep practising mate. It takes a while, as auld salmon alluded to, but if you just concentrate on casting without worrying about distance, then the thumb co-ordination comes right in the end.
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Phone a Friend. To get back to the subject of the thread: anyone wanting a dark polecat ferret, rather than a 'pure' (allegedly) or hybrid eu polecat could do worse than phone up one of the big Show clubs. They have classes for dark polecat ferrets in shows nowadays, so the pot-hunters will be breeding them.
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Take more water with it
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My 'gassing' is often methane....
