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Thanks a lot, it really is, feel lucky to live near such great roads and scenery

@@parallelfinn yeah what a place to be near! I’m in the central belt, Loch Lomond or the Ayrshire coast isn’t too far away, but the amount of traffic often ruins it 🙄

Thank you! Good to hear :)

It was just on Saturday! About 5-5:30pm. Yes the weather this weekend was perhaps one last hoorah for summer. A good weekend of choice for your trip! I do enjoy sometimes riding without a cam, actually, different experience and one less thing to think about.

@parallelfinn yes, we would have been hitting Ullapool at about that time. When I am filming, I try to capture what I had in mind, then put the gear away for the day. It's nice to still have that bit of alone time Ride safe Pal.

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@@parallelfinnSounds fun riding in there

I dont know much about the new ninja, but what i do know is you really can't go wrong nowadays. I think the cbr may still feel physcally bigger if thats a factor for you, bu if not, pick the one you like the looks of more xD

@@parallelfinn Haha, I've been told to get the cbr many times and the same goes for the ninja 😅 I mean, I love the "physicality", the weight of the cbr, but I love the acceleration, speed and agileness of the ninja. I've ridden a bike that was around 130-40kg and must say that it's way too light. But on the other hand, the cbr is too heavy. But I'll probably get the ninja 500 SE. Thanks for your opinion!!

Thanks a lot man, 🙏 definety recommend - everything I heard before hand (improves riding, learnt the full capabilities of the bike) is so true, and I'm a pretty nervous rider sometimes 😅. Happy to answer Qs in Dms!

I hope they treat us both well!

Hol up is the checkered line not the start line? 😅

Well done for getting out there and trying it. I dont enjoy track riding myself, I'm too conditioned on the behaviour of other road users when I'm riding, I struggle to shake that on the track. There were guys passing you way closer than necessary. No need for that. Track day hero's don't care about putting others in danger if it gives them half a second a lap. Seen it in various different forms of amateur motorsport. Nice production though 👍

​@soggybawsmoto Definetly were some cheeky and dangerous over/under takes, especially when we're told in the briefing not to do that. The track was such a different experience from the road in many ways and while I certainly feel more confident In my bikes abilities in a sticky situation, I wouldn't want to replicate this kind of riding on the road, far too many variables, road surface, other road users.

I thought KH was a clockwise circuit? Not a track rider myself but a few of those passes looked a bit too close. Kudos for trying it.

​@@jakesolo2872Thank you, this was a reverse day, it would usually be clockwise

That can be the extended edition xx

Awesome! I ended up going with an fz6 as it more more in my budget/what I was looking for at the moment!

I was between this and the street triple rs but on the rides this felt much better.

Haha whoops, yeah we both sat at separate tables too 😜

Bikes are allowed to park in car spaces but must follow all the rules that cars do. Yes this means only 1 bike per space. It's why I love it when car parks have dedicated bike parking, saves so much space and avoids people having a go for taking up car spaces. Even though we are just as entitled to use them as any other motorist.

Definetly changing the exhaust yeah! Some little things I've still got to do like brakes and tyres as they're both subpar right now but nothing drastic. Looking at changing the clutch cable down the line for something hopefully a bit lighter but sounds like a bit of a job (for me anyway!) Thanks again.

Just hearing that makes me want to sell mine I haven't had any problems where I have to find parts but I don't even want the problem

Very reliable, enough power, feels and looks like a bigger bike, head Turner.

I called myself beginner because I still consider my actual riding skill quite low and this was the first bike of this capacity I've ridden. I would definetly go with a 500! :)

It definetly does affect suspension 🤣 yeah the fz6 handling is very different to my old cbr500rz definetly taking a bit of getting used to, going on a track day this year so will defineyly be valuable learning (and fun) time! Cheers!

That's a huge loss, nice one. Diet is 90% for sure, can't outtrain a bad diet.

You're welcome! And thanks for the comment! I completly agree with everything you've said here. The gear changes are defiently less forgiving than the cbr, maybe because of the lack of slipper clutch. I think the bike is nice to ride at a reasonable pace but it certainly does urge you on to go faster since all the power is at high revs. Thanks again - Finn

What works will be different for different people. Potatoes are at the top of the satiating food index, look it up. I'm saying to have them instead of pasta and rice, not instead of eggs and chicken. Of course they are great and very satiating too. From the age of 13-19 I was a gym lad, but fell of the horse hard, got the knowledge, just getting back to it now.

@@parallelfinn The point is to be satiated by something with maximum nutrition. Taters ain't it. You'll be hungry soon after and before you know it, you'll be down the chippy. Get your body off the carbs completely for a while. Maybe a bit of sweet potato, but certainly lay off the starchy taters. Trust me on this. It's how the body manages on tiny portions post-surgery. Meat, fish and eggs are the means to lose weight while maintaining nutrition. Not Taters. Try grilled chicken, poached egg, sweet potato and spinach leaves. I virtually lived on that for two months prior to surgery and the weight fell off. I knew I'd fall into bad habits without the surgery though, before you ask.

That's great, glad that worked out and you managed to lose the weight with with the help of gastric surgery. Getting a bike out of it aint too bad either. 😊 Cheers for the comments 👍 - Finn

I'll have a look! Thanks

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Yes, great sounding for stock right? Runs very lean so get all the pops 😅 thanks euro emissions I guess

@@parallelfinn contemplating on getting this or go financially wrecked on a cbr650r. So far the cbr500 is looking like the wiser purchase. Thank you for your reply mate.

Bad advice don't break around corners break before them

@@jdhxbdu lol obviously you break before the corner, If you don't it's not ''a little bit'' of breaking during the corner. According to you, you absolutely shouldn't break in corner but then what is trail breaking lol, also I said that you can use bit of rear break if necessary (which was the case), meaning that if you entered the corner too short or too late you can adjust the trajectory by taping the break. Don't criticize if you don't have experience and don't know what you're talking about

@@litare4328 you got exposed you don't know what you're talking about

I haven't yet, thanks I will!

Thanks a lot for the comment, it's really good to know that - I think a lot of people certainly ride above their skill level for attention, or just a lack of awareness of mortality 😅 Thanks again and ride safe!

Thanks for the comment! Intermittent fasting is something I failed to mention in this video actually. I skip breakfast mostly out of convenience as I slog my way out of bed to go to work 😁 but also because i find I don't need good until lunch, allows for 2 larger meals too for sure. Sorry to hear about the proverbial falling off the wagon, 2 stone is a big difference for sure and I look forward to the day i can get there too. Sound like you've got good knowledge for a strong start getting back on the horse! Thanks again!