Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

[steve 10562cc]

Just be thankful one channel has bothered to cover the TT at all. As for Joidie kidd just how tall is that girl she's head and shoulders taller than the other presenters. She's apparently is one of the front runners to take over lead presenter of Top Gear. 

[Hugh Mungus]

I see she has bought the obligatory brand new leather jacket to present the shows...


She is apparently 6' 1" tall - most of the other presenters are ex riders and they tend to be about 5' tall.

[YamFazFan]

I wondered how long it would be before a woman took over on the show :rolleyes

She's done a bit of car racing hasn't she, but I didn't know she was an expert on bike racing too! :eek

A new production company has taken over the coverage.

I guess that would explain why the brilliant intro music and the fantastic Steve Parrish & co aren't on it this year.

[Hugh Mungus]

Yeah, I liked that music. One of the very few theme tunes I actually turned up the volume for.

[NorthWestern]

Yoot who talk with that "urbanized" London accent. Ya get me?

[Dudeofrude]

Yoot who talk with that "urbanized" London accent. Ya get me?

Nah fam

[darrsi]

Been recording a tv series on the London Live channel, and the other day this fella had been kidnapped and gone missing, then the next episode it looks like instead of going forward in sequence they just decided to go back to a random earlier episode?  :rolleyes 

[mtread]

Are you sure you're not watching 'Babestation' :-)

[fazersharp]

I write a big reply to something and then press a wrong key and the whole lot is gone  :pc

[dickturpin]

Being told by Vauxhall dealer that a single spark plugs for my DDs Astra is almost 20 quid!!!

[Robbie8666]

Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper  :rollin
(they do normally nod back though!)

[YamFazFan]

Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper  :rollin

....or a chopper

[fazersharp]

[quote author=Robbie8666 link=topic=17546.msg281106#msg281106 date=1528884226]
Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper  :rollin

....or a chopper
[/quote]
I did that to a chop once and he nodded back -------------I bout fell off  :lol

[Hugh Mungus]

[quote author=YamFazFan link=topic=17546.msg281123#msg281123 date=1528917699]

[quote author=Robbie8666 link=topic=17546.msg281106#msg281106 date=1528884226]
Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper  :rollin

....or a chopper
[/quote]
I did that to a chop once and he nodded back -------------I bout fell off  :lol
[/quote]


He probably did it by mistake too  :lol

[Grahamm]

[quote author=Robbie8666 link=topic=17546.msg281106#msg281106 date=1528884226]
Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper  :rollin

....or a chopper
[/quote]

Or a moped!

[Hugh Mungus]

Granny on a step-thru

[fazersharp]

People who spam ebay with 100 listings of the same thing so you have to scroll through pages and pages

[Dudeofrude]

Foccin bridges in wind!! Went out for a ride today and obviosuly its quite windy, went from south to north over the humber bridge (tolls of the north side) with no issues, tried to come back 30 mins later only to be told at the toll that its closed to high sided vehicles which for some mad reason includes motorbikes!!
I was told to pull up in the car park to the left and either wait or make the 1 hour detour to drive round. It was 2.40 and I needed to be at school to pick my kids up at 3.30, I tried to explain that to no avail and then argued as to why there were motorbikes (and lorrys, caravansn trailers etc) coming across the northbound route and was just told they had ignored the signs..... so I ignored the moron employee and just rode across anyway. I might have a fine coming through the post soon but I wasn't the only person ignoring their stupid advice so hopefully nothing will come of it.
Just really winds me up, could understand it if I was an arctic or something but I'm on a bludy bike!

[BBROWN1664]

Foccin bridges in wind!! Went out for a ride today and obviosuly its quite windy, went from south to north over the humber bridge (tolls of the north side) with no issues, tried to come back 30 mins later only to be told at the toll that its closed to high sided vehicles which for some mad reason includes motorbikes!!
I was told to pull up in the car park to the left and either wait or make the 1 hour detour to drive round. It was 2.40 and I needed to be at school to pick my kids up at 3.30, I tried to explain that to no avail and then argued as to why there were motorbikes (and lorrys, caravansn trailers etc) coming across the northbound route and was just told they had ignored the signs..... so I ignored the moron employee and just rode across anyway. I might have a fine coming through the post soon but I wasn't the only person ignoring their stupid advice so hopefully nothing will come of it.
Just really winds me up, could understand it if I was an arctic or something but I'm on a bludy bike!

If an artic or a caravan tower ignored the sign then they are completely mad.

As for motorbikes being classed as "high sides" no, they are vulnerable to cross winds though so you should have listened. One gust blowing you into the central reservation (or worse) and your insurance company would have blown you away too.

[Hugh Mungus]

I have been across the Humber Bridge in high winds on a motorbike. Pretty scary. Obviously I was leaning into the wind quite a bit, then I went by one of the bridge supports and even though I was ready for a sudden lack of wind I didn't get my reactions right and nearly swerved into the barrier. By the mid-point of the crossing I was thinking "shit, shit, shit" as I was hanging on for dear life.
So sometimes it may be wise not to ignore the road closure - and I know you were in a tight spot by needing to get to school etc - the other problem is when they also shut Goole bridge on the M62, the last time I got caught in that jam it took about 5 hours to get from Hull to Goole (I was in a lorry so unable to filter) so the diversion may or may not take an hour...