Davepreston down

[yorkie_chris]

Look into ROSPA also, cheaper than IAM I believe.

[timwilky]

Dave have you thought about a bikesafe or IAM might help you get your confidence back ?


No bikesafe round here, "We are police officers not riding instructors". So it has to be either IAM or RoSPA

[radicalry00]

Sorry to hear about your crash mate. Glad you're OK.

I noticed you said this:
would love to do bike safe or iam but it seriously expencive but i think it would be worth the outlay now
I was under the impression that it was quite cheap? A days course with my local police force (West Yorkshire) is only £45 inclusive of lunch. Or are you talking about a totally different Bike Safe course?

[Dave20046]

FFS Just seen this sorry to hear it dave hope you're okay
Not had time to read the thread thoroughly but if you still need them I have some cheap renthals.

Any advanced training is good, I went with bikesafe recently didn't learn anything (I can think of) from the theory bit as I'd already done IAM training. So I'm guessing £50 for a days bikesafe should see you well as you learn the advanced riding bits, get some valuable feedback on your riding, get a roadcraft book and free neck buff - and best of all impunity from speeding tickets for the day.
Good if you fancy something less time consuming than rospa/iam.


Edit: oh and lunch is included :D

[Paul the 6th]

Jesus Christ stumpy, only just heard about this after speaking to ya on the phone :( gonna sort you out with a 'get well soon' present on Friday. Just glad to hear you're relatively ok considering the circumstances.

Take it easy pal

[steve.w]

Sorry to read about another accident :( GWS

[Girth]

Ah bummer, GWS dude!

[sookie]

Sorry to hear about this, alway a bummer hearing about a fallen friend, but you at least have a wee claim to fame cos you get mentioned in my local "Evening News".

[davepreston]

Sorry to hear about this, alway a bummer hearing about a fallen friend, but you at least have a wee claim to fame cos you get mentioned in my local "Evening News".
tell all :)

[sookie]

It's a wee para below another story;

...And paramedics attended a road accident in Penicuik where a car and a motorbike collided on the A702 between Easter Howgate and Silverburn at around 3.30pm yesterday. A man in his twenties suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene......

I'm assuming this was you? Ooooh the price of fame. :rolleyes:

[missyburd]

I'm assuming this was you? Ooooh the price of fame. :rolleyes:
What, a man in his twenties? Nar don't be daft, that can't be Dave!!! :D

#runs super fast#

[davepreston]

It's a wee para below another story;

...And paramedics attended a road accident in Penicuik where a car and a motorbike collided on the A702 between Easter Howgate and Silverburn at around 3.30pm yesterday. A man in his twenties suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene......

I'm assuming this was you? Ooooh the price of fame. :rolleyes:

should read: and paramedics attended a road accident in penicuik where a car mowed dow a motorbike by pulling on to the a702 between easter howgate and silverburn without looking at around 3.30pm yesterday. a man in his twenties suffered minor injuries and heartbreaak at the death of his 20min old bike that he bought for his wife, he was treated at the scene cos he was a subburn git and doesnt like hospitals

[davepreston]

What, a man in his twenties? Nar don't be daft, that can't be Dave!!! :D

#runs super fast#
im 28 and have a mental age of 5 you cheeky mare :)

[sookie]

Yeah, limped away with thoughts of murder on his mind.
Die cage driver - die!!:smt027

[Ratty]

Sorry to hear about your spill Dave. Get well soon.

Ratty

[davepreston]

quick update getting some parts from husky (cheers mate) and a take delivery of my curtisy bike tomorrow and with a stiputation MUST HAVE CLIPONS so we will see what appears please gsxr600 :)

[fenjer]

I use that junction now and then, and it is quite difficult to judge traffic coming round the corner. This however is no excuse...

GWS

[Interceptor]

Just seen this.....Sorry to hear of your mullock big fella, best wishes to you both, good job you're such a tough old campaigner ;)

take care.

John

[davepreston]

bump so my dad can look at damage :(

[Paul the 6th]

thank feck for that, thought you'd been down again!

pm your address through to me so I can send your high vis jacket through dave :)

[Sally]

What did you get as a hire bike? :)

[plowsie]

Vfr800.

[davepreston]

yep a shiney silver vfr 800 an accidental slip of the wrist and 150 appeared on a little screen opps

[Holdup]

yep a shiney silver vfr 800 an accidental slip of the wrist and 150 appeared on a little screen opps

Hows the VTEC?

[SoulKiss]

yep a shiney silver vfr 800 an accidental slip of the wrist and 150 appeared on a little screen opps

I had one of those as a loaner too when my SV got RangeRovered....

You have my sympathy.........

[Swin]

my mate got a bandit 650 when he was torpedoed off his CBF 6, he's the guy who's getting an sv650 this week !

[Luckypants]

Hows the VTEC?

Ace thanks :D (I have identical bike)

[yorkie_chris]

That Daves VFR has got problems. It wouldn't do hardly any speed at all untill someone mentioned the pub.

[Holdup]

Ace thanks :D (I have identical bike)

Working in a Honda dealer people say the VTEC can scare them as its "snatchy" and "just comes in" one day im gunna tell them to grow some b******s and get on with it, when theres a VTEC blade then you can complain :cool:

[davepreston]

they gave me a hornet first thought i was on a mini moto so took it back and got the viffer dramatic improvement
aggh luckypants how do you put the single seatcowl on i got it off but dont know how to put it back on :oops:

[Holdup]

the oposite way you got it off, just slides on dont it maybe try to pull it apart at the sides?

[Luckypants]

it slides on IIRC, but you need to ease the little location lugs into place on the underside of the seat. *goes to look at manual - RTFM always helps!*

Nah, you just slide it over the seat from the rear with the seat off. turn seat over then locate the little lugs into the holes in the seat base.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

oh no :(

GWS

[davepreston]

just an quick update peeps my left knee has completely gone can bearly stand and now getting double knee surgery on the 3rd of june im in really ****tty mood now

[the_lone_wolf]

just an quick update peeps my left knee has completely gone can bearly stand and now getting double knee surgery on the 3rd of june im in really ****tty mood now
that sucks big time mate, hopefully the recovery is swift, even though it never feels like it

:(

[ThEGr33k]

just an quick update peeps my left knee has completely gone can bearly stand and now getting double knee surgery on the 3rd of june im in really ****tty mood now


No way... Hope it all goes well man!!! Maybe you can have some of you legs taken off so I can be taller? A little shin maybe? :p

[missyburd]

Aww no Dave that's awful news, hope surgery goes ok #hug#

[davepreston]

No way... Hope it all goes well man!!! Maybe you can have some of you legs taken off so I can be taller? A little shin maybe? :p
very **** mate got told today that due to the nature of the surgery any idea i had of signing back on is in the toilet :(

[ThEGr33k]

very **** mate got told today that due to the nature of the surgery any idea i had of signing back on is in the toilet :(


Signing back on? (Hope im not being thick!!!) :rolleyes:

[davepreston]

i have to stay a civi

[ThEGr33k]

i have to stay a civi


What were you planning on signing on to? The forces? :confused:

[davepreston]

yea was playing with the idea off rejoining ive only been out two years and honestly dont see what civi street has to offer a guy like me

[ThEGr33k]

yea was playing with the idea off rejoining ive only been out two years and honestly dont see what civi street has to offer a guy like me


Damn, didnt know you were in the forces. Should have known though with you being a little mental! :p

Army I take it?

[davepreston]

9 years and loved it but the oc (mrs giggles) asked me to put in me papers ***** ******** ****** rant over

[ThEGr33k]

9 years and loved it but the oc (mrs giggles) asked me to put in me papers ***** ******** ****** rant over

Ha ha, well I wish you the best of luck with what you decide to do mate. :)

[orose]

Well, there might be an opening in the South African police as a consultant - I saw their riot team training for the world cup, and I think they'd benefit from your expertise :p

[Bluefish]

yea was playing with the idea off rejoining ive only been out two years and honestly dont see what civi street has to offer a guy like me


hi dave, it won't be the same as befor if you go back.

sorry dave didn't read previouse page, sorry to hear knee is goosed

[fenjer]

dave thats rubbish news!

hope you GWS.