What a load of tosh, i watched it live and it was clarksons attempt at a joke, and i do meen attempt lol 

Personaly i wasnt upset by anything he said, even the comment about death on the railways. which i think was possably more offencive. but it was clearly all said as an attempt at humor i just dont find him that funny anyway.

I think its silly and over blown to even ask for an apollagy and down right stupid to call for him to be sacked. im dispointed in the BBC and clarkson (if its possable to be dissapointed in that gimp) for saying sorry over this.

I laughed    at the shoot the strikers bit,  the the railway suicide's even had the rest of the presenters white faced.  That was not funny,  and I have the blackest, twisted sense of humour on the planet.  I even said the the missus "Christ, that was a bit hard".  He deserved a final warning for that one.  Imagine the poor bastards who had lost a relative to suicide on the railways

I'd love an early model speed triple.  I think they look and sound gorgeous 

I work at a university and there is a large portion of workers striking today. I asume it will affect a lot of public servants, like myself. With the exception of emergency services, who will be on a skeleton staff rota. Bin's, not really a priority compared to worsening working conditions for those people who make life a little easier fro us all. 

 

Blimey, those PVM's are gorgeous, at £400 a bloomin' bargain !!!

 

If it's multi-role use and triple engine character you want, Jon, time to arrange a test on the new Triumph 1200 Adventurer I'd say. 

Got to be better than that wheezy, unreliable old German boxer twin thing.   

As for mods to the Gen 1, you missed out the guy that's done more than any of us - Devilsyam.  One of the first to slot in R1 forks, plus a host of other tweaks and farkles over the years.  Most recently, he's lead the way with the R6 shock mod which has transformed the bikes of dozens on this forum and over the Pond.   

Credit where it's due, Luke's done the most pioneering on the Gen 1 and that by some distance. 

Mike

Yep, Luke certainly is a trailblazer.

double ouch!  have you got the replacement parts yet?

Quote from: Fergwad on 29 November 2011, 08:57:25 pm

As the title suggests, what are you recommendations for the best warm/dry winter gloves?

Question is, how much are you willing to spend? I have a set of Gerbing Heated gloves which are expensive, but, unlike heated grips, heat all the way down the fingers (including the backs of your fingers and hands) and will keep you warm even without the heat on.

How much were the gerbings?   Do they do heated bits for anywhere else?

I have quite wide feet and have trouble with both boots and shoes. I have been wearing the SMX4 boots for 3 years but needed to go up a size due to the width. Using a 45 at the moment and they are snug for width but too long in length.
 I have tried the Goretex ones and I found, because of the goretex lining they were a bit narrow to be honest.
If you are looking for width the Daytona Roadstars seem quite wide to me and they can be made specially if you require. You do however pay the price for this. If you are looking to spend £250 then another £100 will get you the Daytonas made to fit

I got a pair of daytonas.  Cost a packet, but feel as comfy as carpet slippers once on.  I got size 46.   All other boots I tried felt very hard on the foot.

Well my AVG S4 stealth has finaly started to leak and just getting a bit tatty. had it 4 years now and have got on well with it. been wellfitting and no real issues with it realy.

I also have a spare Caberg flip that i hardly use. its to loud and gets a lot of buffeting for some reason.

I like the idea of Flip's but are they all loud and unaerodymanic?
I also like the idea of Bluetooth built in, but that dose seem to limit the choices on helms.

As im at the NEC on the 27th im gunna take a look around to get an idea on fit and comfort, but what do you guys think about helms? I have a MAX of £250 but would prefer £150
gota look ok and be fairly quiet. blue tooth would be a bonus.

Dangerous thinking there Ghosty.  Your lid should be the one piece of kit you spend a lot on.  Only get one head.

6 years next month for me.  Would have been lost without finding this happy little corner of the world.  Met some real cool people as well. 

The ironing question was born out of the post by DRYROB on re-waterproofing clothing (read).
 
Mr Brown, Silver pigeon 12g, old Rizzini 12g for rumbling about in land rover, 5 shot semi-auto Remi ( vermin ), 2 x .22 ( 1 is a 1950 single or semi berreta ), .22-250, .243. Oh and you aint met Beth (girlfriend)!!!!!!!!
 
Mick, I have had experience with 'qualified' 'keepers, all paperwork no idea. I never realised till I was 20 that I was self teaching myself from the age of 9 when I was given my first airgun. Beating, trapping, dog training, shooting all followed through the years. It always looks good from the outside with the stereotypical look of gun and labrador but in reality this rarely happens. Mid June to Febuary 7 days a week no days off, Feb time for estate maintenance ie woods, planting trees, game crops etc, you get weekends, March is holiday time but with 12 dogs it aint easy, April and May is the time to hit vermin hard, June, get pens etc ready for birds in July, July and August is the killer with 18-20hr days 7 days a week (if things go pair shaped,fox,no sleep for 72hrs is norm ) But god I LOVE it, it's a way of life not a job. There are courses for gamekeeping like Thurso college, finding a job is the hard bit.
Russ

for younger men than me, but I am envious.   wouldn't mind the graft as long as theres no arse lookin  over your shoulder.  not sure which of the pics is going to pop up, but i think the folks new dog (got him when he was 8m) would much prefer to be in your environment.

Been through a few lids, and found that I need two.  One for commuting and routine riding, and one for when I'm moving on.  At the mo, I've a caberg and rsv for routine comfort and an old (well, i'ts done about 1000 miles) arai rx7 which is perfect at over 120.  I bought it because I was sick of lids trying to lift off over my face, or pushing my then glasses back onto my face.  All depends on the size of your nut and what you want the helmet for.  Compromises again I suppose.  I haven't tried any new ones in the last three years, but the key thing, although only if you've patience, is to keep the thing on in the shop for as long as you can stand looking like a fool, to see if it starts to put pressure on you anywhere on the bonce after 15 mins.

Just my personal opinion, I don't expect anyone else to put their name to it.
Bet I'm not alone though...
I have no issue with traditional gypsies, I have great respect for their way of life, it's the parasitic bastards that use the law when it suits them and ignore it when theres a quid to be made from us tax payers or anyone that has the nerve to leave copper pipes on the outside of their house, or lead on their church roofs, they are the ones I call pikeys, not proper gypsies that travel to follow the seasonal work available.
Lets liven this thread up and jump to the defence of pikeys, orderly queue please...

Pikeys I like.................
Pikeys I don't like....................
There is an established Pikey community, sorry can't call them gypsies, in Craigavon, where I'm from.  They arrived about ten years ago,  and there was something akin to Dale Farm.  Eventually,  the council actually built a mini estate for them!
They all have Republic of Ireland registrations on their cars and caravans as that way, they don't have to tax their vehicles, no mot, and most likely no insurance either.     The reason for this is that they claim benefits on both sides of the border,  and a lot have caravans down south as well.
They make a pretty good living,  as none of them have jobs, and keep to themselves.   Except when a feud breaks out between families and the police have to move in and arrest them,  as the violence spills over onto non pikey land,  or if it's serious, they call the ambulance and police themselves when clan members suffer knife, hammer or axe wounds.   
There is a lot of stereotypical bigotry on this subject,  but they are a drain on the welfare system,  and abuse it willy nilly.
The only threat the local Gypo community pose is if you have horses that aren't branded.    They nick them and sell them at their famous horse fair gatherings.
Wouldn't want to tangle with them though.  They are invariably hard bastards,  and excellent scrappers.