Geoffrey

Hello and welcome to you and your beautiful bike!  My ST7 (GV700) came with original equipment crash-bars when I bought it as a used bike.  They seem very robust and certainly suit the look of a custom-cruiser type bike.  I have occasionally seen used items for sale on Ebay UK, but that is probably not of much help to you in Bosnia.

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Whilst out on a walk last Autumn, we actually got chatting to a local farmer who explained the problems he was having with quads and off-road bikes using his land – mostly arable crops – for their ‘recreation’.  He ran off an horrendous list of the damage caused and the abysmal response from the Police, given that many of these vehicles were…[Read more]

Some relevant points there Simon, but other brands do not seem to have the same issues, at least as far as I can see and read.  All the bikes that I’ve owned in recent years have been fuel-injected, so it does sound like riders should steer well-clear of anything with a carb’ if you have to use E10 fuel though.

Hello.  Are you talking about removing your flashing direction indicators?  If so, and assuming you are a learner-rider, this could be quite dangerous or even reckless, as these days no other road user would expect or perhaps even understand, the use of hand signals instead.  There might also be questions asked at an M.o.T test and also at a dr…[Read more]

A quadbike Marcel, yes that sounds good, very tempting and would be ideal in this area, except for…the exceedingly angry farmer chasing me with his shotgun!

Thanks Jim…you could say mankind and nature at their best.

Welcome Graham, I imagine the weather where you are must be nice, perfect for two-wheels.  Here in north-east England we’ve been deep in snow for the past few days, which does look beautiful but is a little tricky for travelling!

I shall be monitoring it Marcel.  I’ve now changed my registered email address on here to a defunct one and also added a generic surname, I would suggest others do likewise.

Thanks Jim, yes it was a pleasant little trip, I’m looking forward to returning there in the spring, when it will be a little warmer!

A few more pictures from last week’s Berwick trip…

Thanks Marcel.  The Scottish Borders plus Dumfries and Galloway (just over from Carlisle) have some excellent, usually very quiet roads, ideal for two-wheeled riders, definitely worth a visit.  North Northumberland (far-north of Tyneside) too is also very similar with quiet and often deserted roads and attractive scenery.  I sometimes look for a…[Read more]

Yes Simon, fortunately we managed to avoid most of the rain, with last Tuesday morning being the heaviest downpour (judging by the racket on the caravan’s roof!) and both the outgoing and return journeys being fine, although rather cold.  About one-hundred miles would be my journey limit in winter.

Hello.  There are some downloadable owner’s handbooks and service manuals on here, but you do need to search for them as sometimes the ‘banner’ seems to vanish.  Others are also available free on https://www.manualslib.com/brand/hyosung/motorcycle.html

Thanks Marcel, that’s really helpful.