I reckon there’s one born every minute–or in this case several of you.
I say fake–although it looks very good.
The local A-rab population would have a real one in the smelter long ago–sadly.

A good XT is worth a few bob these days.

dunno but one fella fell off his 500 this morning , except i stopped enquired if he was ok helped him to get his bike up then departed for work
if that makes me the lesser biker i’m perfectly happy not to be tarred with the same brush !!
and yes there were others there but he was still apreciative !!

What sort of 500?
I ask because it’s an unusual engine capacity these days and the bike may therefore have been something vintage.
Most Japanese bikes tend towards 600 or 650 in the modern era.

Andy

fair goes i may have a small bike and may not have passed the test but it duesn’t mean i haven’t put in the miles in all weathers

Never said you hadn’t. We’ve all been soaked to the skin more times than we care to remember–plus frozen, frost-bitten and otherwise p*ssed off.

to be told i’m not a biker by imbeciles that pass thier test at 40 something then go round to the local bike shop and buy the biggest sport bike possible to go and terrorise the roads and other road users on a sunny sunday once a month or maybe weekly if thier wives let them whilst videoing it for you tube

Yes, but essentially your refusal to take and pass your test exploits what is essentially a loop-hole in the law. The spirit of the law (if such a thing exists) is that a provisional license is a stepping stone to a proper full license–proof that the rider is competent–not something to be perpetually renewed with the occasional re-take of the CBT.
At you age you could consider a direct entry test I would think.
I think your attitude reflects a certain amount of hypocrisy to be honest. You’re happy to quote the law at others while conveniently choosing which bits apply to you–and while not actually breaking the law, you are bending it to suit your convenience.

If you’re wondering if I’m a born at forty biker then I’m not. I passed my test when I was seventeen and have ridden (with a couple of gaps) ever since. I’m fifty in October.
And whatever you say, the forty something blokes who ride apparently so badly (and some do) on their Gixxers, Hayabusa’s and Blades have done just that–passed their test.
I’m happy for you to read about me here…

http://www.andysbikes.co.uk/index.php

if i’m totaly honnest i trust some teens on scooters to ride better than the mid life crisis brigade !!

You’ve very obviously never worked in a bike shop in Luton..!!

Andy.

Well if I can ever get the camshafts back into the engines, I own a couple of these (amongst other things).
Both have their thirtieth birthday next year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfJ9IqXcoE

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I was talking to an instructor in my workshop as recently as yesterday and he was telling me how agressive some of the instructors on the local ‘plod’ bike refresher course (Bikesafe) encourage riders to be.
One of the expressions used was ‘hunt the overtake’.
Now I’ve done a bit in my time but I’d rather make my own assessment of that one–each instance as it comes up.

That Kawasaki of yours probably sticks the fear of Christ into the odd Sports bike rider too.:):)

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what exact relavence has that got to do with anything ?? yes on L plates

Oh, I touched a raw nerve there.
I just thought you’d carry more weight in your role as self appointed motorcycling safety expert if you had passed your test at some point.
I mean you’ve had quite some time to apply etc.

you might be surprised at the attitude of many instructors (both civilian and Police) to speed and it’s useage–also filtering and other stuff.

As to what I call a biker..??
it’s a term I never use–it’s too limiting as a description.

presently i have an old cb100n that is getting a nut and bolt custom cafe racer build and a cm 125 daily use bike not quick or glamourous but good for the use they are being put to and ecconomical

Interesting choice for a cafe racer.
Will that be on ‘L’ plates??

As to the stopping business.
As I said, I might have stopped but if I had the bit between my teeth–well then you might have had to ask me again.

ZRX61, I might have missed something in all of this, what are you riding??
The bloke coming the other way probably felt luckey afterwards.

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