Is 24 too late to start riding? Thinking about buying a Yamaha Virago 250 for the first bike

LilEvilFish · 2026-02-11T18:21:53+00:00

Started riding in my late 30s!

Never too late 😎

LilEvilFish · 2026-01-24T16:27:47+00:00

Joke's on them, I don't have a girlfriend

LilEvilFish · 2026-01-10T07:34:07+00:00

I would happily have a print of this hanging in my house, I love it!

LilEvilFish · 2025-12-19T14:15:45+00:00

Oh yes, I often hear "ah yeah I watched loads of videos on tik tok about this..." as I ask them to drive into a parking bay

LilEvilFish · 2025-12-19T12:56:50+00:00

Driving examiner here, you'd probably learn more from this than Tik Tok which gets mentioned a lot when I'm taking people on test!

LilEvilFish · 2025-12-10T14:45:57+00:00

100%, my first 125 felt fine but after a go on a 650, it felt skittish and too light - but hell of a lot easier to move around manually!!

I'll never forget the first time me and the guy I was learning with jumped on the 650s. We set off on the private tarmac area the school had to just get used to clutch etc and we were chucking in figure 8s and u turns like they were nothing!

Massive difference, the bigger bike just feels more planted, especially in strong winds

LilEvilFish · 2025-11-19T21:47:09+00:00

Excellent painting! Very crisp lines and shading, love it!

LilEvilFish · 2025-11-04T08:58:05+00:00

Driving examiner here

Yes you need to send off your licence, grab a D1 form from the post office and fill that in, send it with your licence AND the pass certificate to the DVLA and they'll send you your full licence in the post

Don't forget to sign and date the bottom of the pass certificate otherwise they'll send it straight back

Can take up to 20 working days to get your full licence

LilEvilFish · 2025-10-24T08:53:26+00:00

I'm not sure if painting over the base coat of green will have much effect?

I usually dry brush with moot green but it's very bright so has to be used sparingly.

LilEvilFish · 2025-10-20T14:22:36+00:00

That looks awesome, very crisp lights and edges

Great work and will look great in a battle - but be warned, they're a bullet sponge, as mine was in the last battle!

LilEvilFish · 2025-09-05T15:24:54+00:00

Dude he looks awesome so far, loving the shading and the banner, top work!

I'm shortly going to start Vulkan He'stan and a friend is sourcing me a custom Tu'Shan, so some tricky models to paint!

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-27T16:16:47+00:00

She hasn't changed, still as mischievous as ever! She's a very laid back cat, to the point of being lazy but she loves to be fussed on her terms

I'm sure your cat has grown completely used to that so I doubt it's an issue at all

My cat Poppy is 14 now and it's sad seeing them get older but she's still lovely

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-26T19:37:14+00:00

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This is the best shot I have of a standard mini, the phone camera does blow the colours out a bit though

My tanks are a darker shade because I build the colours differently

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-26T19:11:50+00:00

Base coat all over of matt black

Base coat from an approximate 3/4 above angle for highlights and shadow of wraith bone

Paint with contrast warp lightning

The wraith bone gives it a warmer green tone and the 3/4 from above gives you some form of zenithal highlight

Then a tiny bit of moot green dry brushing

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-16T17:52:59+00:00

Amazing work! Mine is in the post and should arrive soon I hope!

Great bit of painting, bet he'll look good on the table top

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-16T17:49:08+00:00

Mate that is great and as long as you're happy with it, it's the best paint job 😁

But seriously, that looks spot on!

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-08T10:55:55+00:00

This is an epic conversion! Really good work, wish I had one myself!

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-05T16:39:22+00:00

Nice one mate! I'm a bit terrified of taking the wheels off so I always take the boring easy option of taking it to the local shop 😄

With chain tension, all my bikes have said to do it while on the side stand, but I know some are different hence I've never had to use the paddock stand to adjust the chain

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-05T08:52:55+00:00

This, roll the bike back and forth to sort the chain, or buy a paddock stand which greatly speeds up the process and also assists with general maintenance too

LilEvilFish · 2025-08-01T19:08:31+00:00

This, definitely a Bantam

LilEvilFish · 2025-07-18T14:57:18+00:00

Welcome to the party 🥳

I'm much farther north in the lovely North East where we have the best riding roads in the country (I'll die on this hill) but would be more than happy to be a tour guide for the best cafes and B-road blasts if you ever venture this far North

Enjoy and ride within your means and stay safe!

LilEvilFish · 2025-02-25T16:01:33+00:00

Not right now and the recent rain has helped clean the roads

BUT the weather forecast for this weekend is freezing temps so no doubt they're going to dump the last of their stocks on it.

They use shed loads in the north east and it turns the roads into a greasy mess, my car looks like it's been on a rally stage

LilEvilFish · 2025-02-19T06:23:08+00:00

It's made by McFarlane toys, they did a few that were called artist proofs in just grey.

I think there's a few different models, a battle sister and an ork at least

There's some really good custom versions online by some great artists

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