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Bmw C1 BMW produced their C1 Scooter with a harness and as expected on the Continent this machine could be ridden without a helmet . BMW reckoned without the powers that be over here and failed to get their way . It required a helmet here and that`s partly why it failed in the UK . This was...

Good priced E bike The JuicyBike Classic at £695 looks unbeatable .This coming from the owner of a Batribike !

Hardly used E bikes Perhaps Flecc they have been bought by older people with too much enthusiasm and money and when they have ventured out on a busy road have been too nervous to continue . I have a 72 year old twin brother and until a few years ago we used to ride our cycles to the local...

Dealer or On-line The point of going to a Dealer is to have the machine assembled correctly and provide some back-up if anything goes wrong . The experience for me was spoiled by a wheelnut that had seen a wrench rather than the correctly sized spanner and tyre pressures that were 20 psi !

Lidl Battery / Alternator Tester Bought one of these £2.99 testers today and thought I had a faulty one when I tested it on my 50cc Scooter and no LED lights showed . I read the instructions and it won`t indicate battery voltage below 11.5 . Had fun trying it on all the others though .Good...

GPS Device The only computer I use on my Ebike to log distances covered is the Maplins Holux GPS, which is still in the shop for £49 . It gives you loads of information such as Speed , Max. speed reached , time taken , altitude and less useful stuff such as CO2 and the number of trees saved...

Clarkson Seem to remember on that jaunt in Vietnam he moaned and whined all the time . The polite expression for him is dickhead as stated .I can`t stand to watch him and the other idiots on that programme , but being a biker I made an exception for the Vietnam one .He`s always professed hate...

Rosie`s Bike A Batribike Quartz Folder will do you fine Rosie .I have the SE Model with the less powerful motor and less battery capacity , this model is now £649 .The later more powerful model is £899 . It has a nice low frame ,is beautifully finished and with the suspension rides comfortably...

Panniers Wait for Lidl to do them , they come up regularly for £14 and I`m sure they include a top bag as well .

Joan`s Bike Joan it looks like a choice between the Batribike Diamond at £899 or the Juicybike Classic at £695 web price or £799 full price. At that price the Juicybike seems to be the winner . If you find that the hills are so steep that it would be cruel on your machine to ride up , you can...

Bike For Joan As suggested the Batribike Quartz would do nicely .It is fairly light , has a low frame for a short person and can be folded . Batribike also do a larger wheeled Dutch style machine and they are beautifully finished . Seven gears are handy if you run out of power , as I have once .

£100 OR £500 Head Streethawk I had the same thing said to me concerning my £100 HJC Full Face Motorcycle Helmet by someone with a £500 Arai . It was before the expensive helmets were found to have come out worse in the Tests than some cheaper ones . Arai protested it was the wrong sort of Test...

Casco Helmets I know we really value our heads but £110 for that E helmet is taking the p** . I only spent £100 recently on a nice HJC Full Face Motorcycle helmet with retractable sun visor . Has someone told them that E machines are limited to 15 mph .Perhaps they have been looking at the 60...

Trickle Charger and more Boy`s Toys I will try and evaluate it d8 .It might be difficult as the cold/snowy weather has gone .I positioned the panel on the table a metre from the house window on a dull morning and it was putting out 78mA . As I used the car for a 30 mile trip yesterday it won`t...

Trickle Charger After the suggestions of Forum Members , I looked at these trickle chargers and noticed that Maplins had their 2W Solar Briefcase on special offer at £9.99 or half price until the end of February . I bought one today and must admit it`s a nice bit of kit , the leads alone would...

Cycle Lock I bought a nice lock in Wilko`s today for £7.99 . It`a 1 metre x 22mm armoured cable lock .The twisted steel inner cable is protected by steel links which are swathed in vinyl . Up until now I have used a heavier Motorcycle armoured cable which is difficult to bend and therefore...

Nanny State The State won`t rest until it`s taxed everything or legislated on the rest . We motorcyclists have been through all of this years ago , so this looks like the start of a campaign on cyclists . The attraction of cycling is the lack of rules and things like tax and insurance and if...

Slippery Glad you were OK Blackpanther .If this road surface continues to be slippery , contact the Highways Section of your County or Local Council and make a complaint . They should then do a friction test on the wearing course with a Pendulum Friction Tester to establish the Friction...

Solar Panel to Cigar Lighter Thanks for those details Blackpanther , my neighbour mentioned this possibility . I notice that Maplins do that one for £29 and also a smaller 1.5 watt one for £20 .

Sick battery Trouble is Blackpanther the car is in the street and it would mean running the lead over the pavement .I`m OK with my Motorcycle and Scooters , as they are in a shed at the back .