monkeyseemonkeydo

You'll live. Just ride it.

No need.

Maybe because you keep on acting like a complete willy on here? Just a guess.

can we ban this fanny please? Note I did not type fanny.

lol

Cheapest way is usually MG-1's from Hong Kong on eBay.

Caged for natural, platform for street.

My point is that my bike accident counted as a claim on my policy because of the retarded way the company worked.

Insurance wise it depends on the company. Some will add it on even though it wasn't on the policy. My motorbike accident had to be added my car policy as a 'claim' even though it was a different company, policy and class of vehicle. I imagine it will effect your premium regardless...

Glad it's mainly just vent metal and no serious injuries involved. I'd have thought you'd need to tell your insurers though regardless of being a works van. If you got done for drink driving in a works van would you not have to tell your insurers either?!

Very roughly I make my Skye reach at about 645mm.

Ssshhhhh! But yeah, I think WB is 1025 ish vs. 990 with the same(?) head angle and similar chainstay lengths so I would have thought the reach would also be slightly smaller on the Skye

You can measure the reach on your Fourplay and if you want I can get the dimension from my mk1 Skye this afternoon so you can compare. Also as a heads up I'm quite seriously considering selling my Skye frameset (frame, forks, headset, seat clamp and axles/hub adapters to be used wit Hope hubs) to make way for a Arcade frameset when they're released so if you were after one (and they're pretty much like hen's teeth!) you could be in luck

Have you tried hitting it with a hammer? Anyway, http://www.hopetech.com/webtop/modules/_repository/documents/PROIIEvoSS-Trialexploded1.pdf

Not to continue an argument but in my mind over priced would mean an artificially inflated price to provide extra profit for the company. I reckon the actual markup on the bike will be almost identical to the markup on the whole Inspired range (and most likely a lot of other big bike firms). It's expensive because of the spec and also because of the expense put into the development (not just the manufacture) of the frame and forks. If you put all the components on a Marino then sure you could do the same bike for maybe £1300 but to get the level of attention to detail the Inspired gives, from dropouts, tensioners, fork down to cranks, bash/ring etc. you have to pay for it. Even the bars aren't just a rebranded catalogue item that has been specced for the Arcade which adds to the expense.

Haha . Does me riding it round the garden count?!

Yeah that's it... It'd definitely be different but I don't know how it would alter the way I ride if you get me. On a related note, does anyone know how easy it would be to convert a 12mm through' axle rear Hope Evo to the standard 10mm bolt in jobbie? I'm guessing from looking on Tarty that it's an axle, end caps and bolts but are the bearings the same?

It's basically whether it would be worth the change (as in would I really notice the difference) and also whether I'd be able to sell the Skye frameset (with axles/hub bits). The Skye does what I need it to do fine but there's something about the Arcade that I just 'get' (or want, I don't know)... Haha, cheers Mark

Being liked has nothing to do with it. It's your arrogant, ignorant, aggressive asshole of a attitude that pisses everyone off. You wade in to every thread you can and start shouting about how unfair life is, how everything's too expensive/rubbish/poorly made etc. when everyone else knows you're talking out of your arse. On topic: I'm seriously torn with the Arcade... I've got the Mk1 Skye (which I'll be honest and say it doesn't get used nearly as much as it should) but the Arcade really does look really nice. Would probably get a frameset if I did it and just convert the Skye axles to suit but I'm properly undecided.

I love it when they say in the safety briefing 'in the event of a landing on water'. Commercial aircraft do not land on water, they plummet and disintegrate into a billion teeny tiny little pieces. Also, I don't think I would be surprised by the figures about how many people carry parachutes with them on normal passenger flights. My guess would be approximately none and to be fair I would hope that security would stop anyone from flying who was carrying one because in my mind that would mean that f**ker is planning on leaving the plane mid-flight for some reason...

Yoda?

Yeah that's sweet! Need to get myself a welder and a base bike!

It's gotta have spoked wheels for me

Isn't it? The guy's done a few and has a 'how to' as well: http://nx650elsinore.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/how-to-build-your-very-own-nx650.html

I really like the street tracker thing. If I had the time and money I'd love to attack a Honda Dominator: