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I always start high on mower to trim the tops off, and then work down to about 40mm, never cut grass down lower than that anyway with the kind of rye grass mix we have, you can go lower if you have some fine fescue grass ( like bowling greens or Wimbledon LOL ) but does not pay to cut too short. 'A little and often' is good advice for lawns as the grass grows more densely if it is taught how long you want it to be.. Just got the dremel out and touched up the edge of the mower blade, a sharp blade gives a nicer cut ( does not just knock the grass over ) and gives the engine or leccy motor an easier time as well.

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Got my bike insurance quote today from Broker ( they are normally pretty good and offer a couple of different companies ) and it seems that Zenith have decided not to offer me cover this year ( dunno why, I have never claimed off them ). Anyway last year fully comp with legal cover was just over £100, and this year the brokers alternative was £230 without legal cover and £350 excess...... Went online to Carole Nash and the price is £228 incl legal cover but with £250 excess. Smile of the day got a quote off Bennetts and got £129 including legal cover. Bike is garaged in attached garage and our postcode seems OK with car insurance, so do not know why it more than doubled since last year.

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After the house insurance renewal quote almost doubled and the car insurance renewal went up from £135 to £220, I was dreading the bike insurance quote. However Bikesure have pleasantly surprised me. Fully comp last year was £122; this year it's £114 including the legal cover. Excess is £500, same as last year, but that's my choice. I'm happy with that and I don't have to waste time trawling comparison websites.

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Its worth googling who is underwriting the policy, look on Trustpilot too. The company Bikesure wanted to use for my bikes had terrible reviews.

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I spoke to my insurance company about why it's gone up so much and they are blaming cost of parts, labour and paint as a reason for premiums going up. Also hire car costs are killer as well. Not our fault but they certainly pass the cost rises on to us.

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As it is getting close to end-of-hibernation day for Hugh I have fished a box out of the understairs cupboard. It's been there for three months since I bought it in the slack, ie cheap, period of the year. It has my new bike boots in it and much to Lady Poppy's amusement I'm wearing them about the house to break them in a bit. They have way more armour in them than my knackered old ones so they feel very different...

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Just got this delivered yesterday [emoji3]

Aprilia RS250. Same engine as the RGV but in a better chassis. A bit more roomy too - handy for the middle aged gentleman!

It’s not a project at the moment but will undoubtedly turn itself into one over time [emoji849]

Fired up first kick and filled the garage with 2-stroke smokey goodness. Going to give it a good going over today before I give it a proper blast in anger.

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Lovely

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Looks fun.

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oh my word, that looks absolutely f*ck*ng beautiful. I'm jealous!