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Quite frankly, I'm fed up with my old Nexus 7. It takes up to a minute to load a web page, hangs quite often (when I plug it into Android Device Manager to test my app, it tells me that it's my app running slowly!) and it sometimes likes to slow to a crawl for several minutes.

I'm looking to upgrade to a newer Nexus model, as I like having the latest and greatest version of Android. I did look at the Nexus 9, but there seem to be some quality issues with it. Now, I can get my hands on a 16GB 2013 Nexus 7 for just over £100; my only question is this: does the 2013 Nexus 7 perform smoothly and quickly?

For reference, I also have a Nexus 4. If it performs as well as that, I'll be happy.

I found my old original Pebble recently, after not using it for possibly years. It's still stuck on firmware 1.9.0, and I can't seem to get it to connect to the newer Pebble app. My other Pebble works fine, but I'd like to re-purpose this one. I reckon that the firmware is too old to communicate with the newer app.

Does anyone have an old version of the Pebble Android app lying about so I can update it to a newer firmware? I'm talking before the redesign. Or, does anyone have any other advice that could help?

According to my Neighbourhood Watch association newsletter, there has been a spate of motorcycle thefts in my area. What with me now riding my new, old VFR 750, I'm quite worried about its security. However, it's not the security at home that I'm worried about, but when I'm parking it in town.

I've parked my YBR on a back road before, but it was near the bank I needed to visit and I was back within five minutes.

I'm well aware that steering locks can be broken easily. I've been thinking about getting a Xena XX6 disc lock, but am worried that its rather sensitive alarm would probably end up going off every time some heavy bugger (me) walks near it.

Does anyone have any advice for securing

Completed my DAS yesterday (only two minors!) and spent today out in my little corner of Norfolk on the big boy bike. And what a beauty she is!

I've been riding an SV 650 for training and found it a bit twitchy for my liking. Thankfully, the VFR is absolutely perfect, power-wise. Docile for traffic and cruising, and some oomph for fun. Coupled with the fantastic sound, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a VFR 750 to anyone. But not this one - it's mine.

Keep an eye out if you're in Norfolk and give us a wave! Happy riding!

I'm in the process of buying a VFR 750, but I can't ride it as I don't have my licence, yet. I've managed to acquire the use of a Transit van, but have seen conflicting advice on how to secure the bike.

Some forum post somewhere said to put the bike on its side stand, compress the suspension and tighten a tether over the seat.

MCN have a video saying to prop it up against the side of the van, throw a tether through the handlebars and another through the pillion footrest and be done with it.

I don't feel that trial and error is an option. Does anyone have any advice for me? The bike does have a centre stand.

Thanks in advance!

I got my first bike (YBR 125) a few weeks ago and have so far spent a few hundred miles happily roaming around east Norfolk, cursing hidden pot-holes and interfering with bicycle races. I have run into a couple of things I'm slightly confused about.

Firstly, Crampbusters. I bought a Scottoiler crampbuster (thin curl of plastic ~1" wide) in anticipation of a few long-ish journeys that I've got ahead. Ever the good little learner, I took it out on a trial ride around town. As I had set it for top speed, it was expectedly awkward at 30mph. Unexpectedly, it was also awkward at full throttle.

I placed it as left as it would go on the throttle. Anywhere else, and it would get in the way below 40

After a brief kerfuffle at work with the chap from IT trying to coerce Flash Player to install (it was being a pain), I found myself wondering if the automatic plugin search in Firefox ever works. Every time I try to use it (for Flash), it fails, and I have to install manually.

Is there a case where the auto plugin search actually works? I appreciate it's probably not Mozilla's fault, but am still curious.

I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed.