didn't read the whole thread, but Chad's public negativeness against the customer, did not impress me. if you provide the service, you try to deal with him in the most professional manner. it's a hospitality business in a first place. there are all kinds of customers, but it does not allow to write ...

i don't know what japanese manufacturers put in their brake pads, but oem brake pads for motocross bikes is the way to go - they outlast the after market ones noticeably. can't comment the bmw ones though. but you must understand that the bmw logo itself adds at least 15 respect points for the rider...

i wear some sort of sportsmen base layers, fully sleeved, which very well wicks the sweat out, so i feel dry even in the hottest day
for the cold days merino wool base layer is very nice

my friend picked up one for £300 in a good condition from local shop, as the owner thought, that no one wants such "design" bikes any more

you can say that mx bike is not a 250 kg beemer, but the fundamentals and riding technique are the same (you can't change the laws of physics) http://motocross.transworld.net/category/riding-tips/ they have a few training dvds as well, which are very recommended to watch after riding offroad. helps ...

5 Galloway National Forest

had a fabulous day riding off road and on tarmac a whole day :woohoo:

good evening.

due to unfortunate circumstances managed to get only two parks in three days riding :pinch:

9 North York Moors National Park

for my soft panniers i use packsafe http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/graphics/1305.jpg imho, if you connect all three panniers together with a cable and a lock, it would be hard to drag them all together and would look really obvious, that something is not right. but why would you remove all panni...

all planes are riveted - welding does not withstand vibrations

p.s. the weld itself is much stronger than rivets, but welding process weakens the material around the weld joint.