h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So, I'm trying to get some tyres for me bike.
Bit of a problem as hardly anyone seems to do them in the UK - they're 170/60ZR18 for rear and 120/70ZR18 front. Only seem to be Dunlop D202s out there.

Anyone used intobikes.co.uk ? They seem to have them for a reasonable price.

But also, looking around the web, other sites in europe seem to offer more choice for the bike - I know the cb1000 was a lot more popular in France and Germany than the UK so it could just be some regional supply thing by the manufacturers. Anyone UK based used a euro site to order stuff off?

oh, and a really daft question, but as I've never changed the coolant in it I dunno.

In the specs for me bike it says:
Coolant (50%) ANTIFREEZE 3.2

So I'm assuming that's a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water, meaning 1.6l of each? Do you use tap water or does it have to be distilled?

I think it is a 50/50 mix of coolant and water - but it should be distilled - check out this page http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/carlcoolant.htm

And by gum this lot have gone into it in a big way
http://faq.f650.com/FAQs/Coolant_Change_FAQ.htm

Cheers for that.
Not only is it a good cover of the topic, I now know that my bike presumably has a burp tank. How could I have lived without knowing that?

Yep...could do with one myself, most saturday nights.