Alice-In-Sunderland

I'm still confused, are brakes on smaller bikes more effective due to less weight? If I can ride using mostly back brake and stop in time by using both engine braking and rear brake I don't see the problem? Not trying to start a brake argument and I understand that the weight of the bike moves onto the front of the bike hence more stopping power but I just feel for me if I can anticipate when i need to stop I don't need the front brake unless for emergency or just a little bit of front to finish the stop and it results in a smoother stop with less 'diving' under soft suspension. I'll probably have to adapt when I get a heavier bike though.

1988 Austin Mini Mayfair once I've passed my test.

well stop it!! you are doing it wrong... Never understood this, why am I doing it wrong? If I can anticipate when I need to stop it gives for a much smoother stop IMO. Does it put more strain on engine components or something?

Hmm, I use more back brake than front. Unless something unexpected happens.

There's no money in restorations unless you find some idiot to pay over the odds prices. There is however, relatively good money in breaking bikes.

Can't pass up on a free snot catcher.

I almost crashed in my first driving lesson trying to squeeze through 2 parked cars, I probably would've had the instructor not slammed the brakes on.

It's my PSN name and needed one when signing up... It can be misleading as I'm a guy.

I smoke weed regularly, tried a few brownies and it wrote me off until the early hours of the next day. Might want to bear that in mind.

Have you tried remaking the course or the bits of the course you struggle with on some unused land? If you can do it there then you know it's just the nerves that are putting you off.

Took the bike into the kitchen to work this weekend, don't know what I've done to fix it but I swapped starter motors (twice) and gone over all the earths with sand paper and got a hairdryer to the solenoid thinking it might be damp (i was guessing here) and it starts first or second time? Moral of the story: If you don't know how to fix something, use a hairdryer and hope it'll fix itself.

That's something I hadn't thought of, I'm going to swap starter motors on Sat so I'll see how that goes

Yeah I'll check the voltage again whilst being run, I'm starting to think it's not the battery and more the starter motor/ solenoid now.

Connections seem fine, I'm not sure if it makes a difference but when putting it in first and pushing the bike backwards and forwards in gear to turn the starter a bit sometimes works, my dad seems to think the coils could be dirty? I took the battery off and checked the voltage again and it was 13v but i've put it on charge for a bit anyway. I have a spare starter motor I'd like to try, would it be as simple as swapping them over or do you have to allign the cogs? Thanks, Ollie.

I've checked the voltage at the battery. Ignition on- 11.9v Ignition off- 12.6v Is there anything else I can be checking, I'm going to sand the connections hopefully making a better contact. Ollie.