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General / Re: If you don't enjoy this, check for a pulse
« on: 28 August 2013, 10:15:03 am »
The BSB showdown between Tommy Hill and Hopkins was awesome too, I was in the stands as they came over the line, the whole season came down to 1/2 a wheel length :D

BSB 2011 - Brands Hatch - Phenomenal last lap, 0.006s

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General / Re: If you don't enjoy this, check for a pulse
« on: 27 August 2013, 10:17:59 pm »
Simply magnificent..duelling titans. Even though I knew the result, my hands were wringing and was on the edge of my seat watching that again.

I'm glad to see Rossi is getting his confidence back after the Simoncelli crash.

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General / Re: Hot tub hire - any experiences?
« on: 27 August 2013, 05:12:32 pm »
If you shell out for a decent lazy-spa you'll have it forever, usually around £400.

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General / Re: MCN Fazer Comparisons
« on: 25 August 2013, 02:05:49 pm »
Does the trailer height fit under the normal height for wing mirrors? How else are you gonna filter?

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General / Re: Am I on to something here??
« on: 25 August 2013, 02:03:43 pm »
It would actually make sense to have air-brakes that pop out at the rear of the bike to spread the load under heavy braking..just not sure if the extra weight would be too much of a trade off - I'm sure they've thought about it at some point - these guys are pretty clever.

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General / Re: Hilarious ? I think so.
« on: 25 August 2013, 10:58:54 am »
Quote from: Dead Eye on 25 August 2013, 10:56:33 am
Looks similar to what I did with my friendly landlords garage... mine was less "controlled" and a bit more accidental...

I think you forgot the quotes around 'accidental' there mate  :rolleyes

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General / Re: Police rider thrown from bike.
« on: 25 August 2013, 10:58:19 am »
How come plod don't have camera's on their bikes/lids for evidencial purposes?

Never nice to hear another biker being taken down by arseholes, glad to hear he wasn't seriously hurt.

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General / Re: Hilarious ? I think so.
« on: 25 August 2013, 10:55:15 am »
There's a part of me thinking 'how close was this to the neighbours', 'which direction was the wind travelling in' and 'what about the toxic fumes'.

But then, there's another part of me (the arsonist) that thinks this is absolutely stonking :D

The PC H&S crowd can go stick a hot piece of charcoal up their arses - this is what life is for :D (Oh, and building something better afterwards that you can burn down in another 20 years)

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General / Re: refusing secondhand bike
« on: 24 August 2013, 02:32:55 pm »
nsr125r will do 75mph

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General / Re: Ever heard anything so stupid
« on: 24 August 2013, 02:31:15 pm »
I wonder how it would be reported if a bunch of subaru boy racers decided to tear that area up for a few weeks? Would they then ban cars from that bit of road? If not, then it's clearly a case of discrimination.

Agree with point made above, traffic calming would help, just before the roundabout perhaps.

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General / Re: Glynn's smashed up
« on: 18 August 2013, 04:19:55 pm »
He's looking a bit pale int he? Can't someone wheel him out into the sun before it's all gone!

Wishing you a speedy recovery Glynn.

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General / Re: How can I tell if my seats been shaved?
« on: 18 August 2013, 04:13:11 pm »
Doesn't that wind you up? Someone telling you you could have had something...if only! only now you can't but I thought I'd mention it anyway :pokefun

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General / Re: Advance stop lines (asl's/ bike boxes) A WARNING!
« on: 18 August 2013, 04:12:08 pm »
Quote from: Grahamm on 18 August 2013, 12:54:14 am
Quote from: Chillum on 16 August 2013, 07:50:46 pm
Please Mr perfect, could you inform me as to the correct way to resolve the dilemma of not wanting to drive at bicycle speeds for 10 miles?

Quote from: alan sherman on 16 August 2013, 04:53:05 pm
But you know that are just trying to wind people up aren't you ;)

Shhh!

 :lol

 :'( You is not as easy man to troll Graham. Any pointers for future reference?  :rolleyes

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General / Re: Advance stop lines (asl's/ bike boxes) A WARNING!
« on: 16 August 2013, 07:50:46 pm »
Quote from: Grahamm on 16 August 2013, 06:03:08 pm
Quote from: Chillum on 16 August 2013, 04:37:23 pm
I had a look at that code and I can't see where I broke it. I was very careful to avoid him, and I gave him as much space as he allowed. I notice you didn't mention anything about the cyclist being in the middle of the road.

Highway Code Paragraph 163

163 Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so. You should

    not get too close to the vehicle you intend to overtake
[...]
    give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car (see Rules 211 to 213 and 214 to 215).

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I suppose you would have me tailing behind the cyclist for the whole 10 mile stretch?

Highway Code Paragraph 169

169 Do not hold up a long queue of traffic, especially if you are driving a large or slow-moving vehicle. Check your mirrors frequently, and if necessary, pull in where it is safe and let traffic pass.

But just because you don't like the way he's riding, doesn't mean that you have the right to drive like a twunt.

PS

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It was perfectly safe for me to pass.

Obviously he felt differently. I wonder how you would have felt had it been you?

Well to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't have been riding in the middle of the road in the first place. As for him feeling differently, I couldn't actually care less what he felt.

I drove about 6 inches into the rough on the opposite side and made my way past him at a sensible pace, keeping an eye on him at all times to make sure I wasn't going to get too close.

Please Mr perfect, could you inform me as to the correct way to resolve the dilemma of not wanting to drive at bicycle speeds for 10 miles?

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General / Re: Advance stop lines (asl's/ bike boxes) A WARNING!
« on: 16 August 2013, 05:24:06 pm »
Quote from: alan sherman on 16 August 2013, 04:53:05 pm
If it ain't safe to pass, don't pass.
It was perfectly safe for me to pass.

Quote from: alan sherman on 16 August 2013, 04:53:05 pm
But you know that are just trying to wind people up aren't you ;)

Shhh!

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General / Re: Advance stop lines (asl's/ bike boxes) A WARNING!
« on: 16 August 2013, 04:37:23 pm »
Quote from: Grahamm on 16 August 2013, 04:26:03 pm
someone trying to squeeze past me in a dangerous way like Chillum describes above because he couldn't be bothered to wait until after the bend to pass the cyclist.

Highway Code Paragraphs 154 - 155

I had a look at that code and I can't see where I broke it. I was very careful to avoid him, and I gave him as much space as he allowed. I notice you didn't mention anything about the cyclist being in the middle of the road. I suppose you would have me tailing behind the cyclist for the whole 10 mile stretch?

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General / Re: How can I tell if my seats been shaved?
« on: 16 August 2013, 12:44:51 pm »
When I had my Fazer I undid all the staples and scooped out a shape for the gel-insert :) Only way to tell for sure is to compare with another Fazer or check to see if the staples have been replaced.

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General / Re: Should we be concerned?
« on: 16 August 2013, 11:04:11 am »
"   Being in the wrong lane and pushing into a queue on a roundabout"

When you are driving somewhere new, or on one of those multi-lane roundabouts where the lines disappear once you're on it, it's easy to end up in the wrong lane. If it happens to me I usually engage proximity and vector alertness mode to make my way across safely, but to discover that this could become a points & fine offence is a joke. I hope it's context based and just aimed at people who deliberately whizz down the outside to cut in at the last minute (often dangerously) but who knows how it will be enforced.

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General / Re: Advance stop lines (asl's/ bike boxes) A WARNING!
« on: 16 August 2013, 10:47:34 am »
I don't have a problem with cyclists - I have a problem with some people who ride bicycles.

I was travelling home yesterday and some of the lanes round here are *just* wide enough to get two cars past each other. Came up to a couple of cyclists, one was about a foot or so from the edge of the road - no problem. The other one was in the middle of the road. I initially thought he was alongside his mate and would move up and in when he heard me, but as I got closer I realised that he was about 15ft in front of his mate and just riding in the middle of the road.

He didn't move as I approached, so I beeped my horn (didn't lean on it or anything, just a bipbip you deaf foccer). He turns round and promptly didn't move anywhere. Since we were running out of visible space for me to get past him without risking something coming round a bend up ahead I decided to squeeze past him, probably left him with about 6 inches between his elbows and my mirror, my rhs wheels were on the grass verge on the other side. I did it reasonable slowly as well, just in case.

As I got past him and checked my rear view to make sure he was still upright and everything I saw him gesturing quite rudely it has to be said. Although it made my blood boil for a second or two I resisted the urge to mow the fucker down and drive back forth over his limp body just to make sure :) I just don't understand why it has to be an 'us and them' situation. It will all end in tears for someone.

Since mentioning this to a neighbour he then told me to watch out for a monthly 'moon ride' that goes on round here where cyclists go out on a night time ride (on these same little roads) and often there are several who don't wear hi-viz or use lights - so be careful. He then told me how many there were - about 100! (and this guy is a super-keen cyclist but seems quite reasonable about the whole car/cyclist situation).

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General / Re: Helping the Spanish economy
« on: 13 August 2013, 01:38:23 pm »
Well their economy is in the crapper so I suppose they have to try and get cash somehow. A bit like we do here in blightly really.

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General / Re: Helping the Spanish economy
« on: 11 August 2013, 04:00:27 pm »
You don't happen to have a GB sticker on do you? They're a bit touchy about us at the moment.

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General / Re: xx
« on: 08 August 2013, 09:38:09 am »
'For Sale' I would imagine

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General / Re: A.A.A.D.D - Know the Symptoms !
« on: 06 August 2013, 05:24:48 pm »
You might want to take a glance at
http://aadduk.proboards.com/

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General / Re: Man Up!
« on: 05 August 2013, 05:24:59 pm »
Had a bee in my bonnet once, that was fun.

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General / Re: darwin Candidate biker
« on: 05 August 2013, 01:37:37 pm »
Quote from: adeejaysdelight on 05 August 2013, 12:45:54 am
I was in Istanbull in 2009. On the motorway I passed a Honda CBF 150 with 2 guys on, both on their mobile phones. Neither with a helmet or any other protective clothing (not even long trousers  :eek ). In the same city I seen a guy riding a bike with a fag in his mouth searching his pockets for his lighter. Some people

Quite, any fool should know that if you smoke on a motorbike it's best to fit one of those car cigarette lighters - much easier to light at speed. :pokefun

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