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bobv7:
Forget disc brakes, trick suspension and led lighting, the greatest overall improvement I've seen over 50 odd years of motorcycling is the tyres. Took the 500 four out for a test ride yesterday and the handling and general feel of the bike was so much better than I had expected or remembered from back in the day. Seeing as the bike is basically stock the only reason I can think of for such a change is the Bridgestone BT45 tyres. Just my two penceworth. :)

Andrew-S:

--- Quote from: bobv7 on March 23, 2020, 09:34:43 AM ---Forget disc brakes, trick suspension and led lighting, the greatest overall improvement I've seen over 50 odd years of motorcycling is the tyres. Took the 500 four out for a test ride yesterday and the handling and general feel of the bike was so much better than I had expected or remembered from back in the day. Seeing as the bike is basically stock the only reason I can think of for such a change is the Bridgestone BT45 tyres. Just my two penceworth. :)

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Bridgestone now do a BT46, better in the wet apparently: https://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2020012803.html

Bryanj:
At home bored as wife had temp and cough last tuesday, web site said stay home so thats it till next week.

Homelife is fraught, 67, type 2 diabetic, stent 18 months ago puts me in high risk; wife has ME with all the asociated problems plus bad ibs; stepson has crohns so on imunosuppresants------our houshold is a joy!!!!!.

Spent many years in dealerships on the spanners, firstbike RE 250 Crusader then pre unit Triumphs then Hondas from 500 to GL.

Spend a lot of time on here and US site, at least the UK people seem to listen! Also Goldwing site as working on best mates 1500 trike and that is a whole new novel all on its own!
At moment parralel building 2 500's one is No 36 the other i will sell to finance a "sleeper" 500 and maybe 1 more then whatever is left not sure of.

All the Best to everyone, good luck and hopefully health. Lets do our best to stay sane(ish)

Andrew-S:

--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on March 23, 2020, 06:47:17 AM ---As we move inexorably towards lockdown here in the UK (some of you in other countries may already be locked down), I thought we should have a general chat thread.

We’re not Facebook so can’t do instant messaging or chat (other social media products are available) but I look forwards to reading all your posts every day and would hate to see the volume drop as we all hunker down.

So, jokes, pictures, notes, thanks welcome.

Anything goes (except blatant politics please)

Keep safe.

Steve


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Steve,
I think if anything the forum traffic will rise as we fill the spare time - anyway, I'm protected from Covid-19 as I use McAfee daily.......

mike the bike:
I started a new job last Monday assigning where the engineers go, ordering parts, technical queries etc.  Because of my back injury, I can't do the heavy stuff any more, so I'm a like a fish out of water working in an orifice.  On Tuesday,  work started drying up due to some virus or other.  Then I was told not to turn up for the foreseeable.
I've got more than a few bike jobs to do, which if I take my time,  will last me a few weeks.
With no bike events on the horizon,  We'll probably go on ride outs, taking a flask of coffee and some sarnies once we get the good weather

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