Forum: Idle Banter
24-01-24, 07:34 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Similar story here. Home insurance doubled in price. Car insurance up from £135 to £220. In both cases, I managed to get much better prices by going through the comparison sites.
Bike insurance...
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-07-22, 07:14 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Scottish B roads. First time on the B709 in two years and in places it's still a pothole and gravel slalom.
Ditto the 6318. It's OK heading north from Gilsland but as soon as it crosses the B6357...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-07-22, 08:00 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I got a really good deal with Olympus a few years ago, combined with an AMEX cashback deal. With Olympus, the cashback claim could be submitted immediately but they didn't pay out for 30 days, when...
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-07-22, 08:45 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Don't trust the salespeople to explain. They probably haven't a clue about the cashback offers themselves and their focus is making the sale. Go onto the website or promo material and check for...
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Forum: Idle Banter
02-02-22, 06:16 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
DVLA
I SORNed the bike for winter at the end of December and got a cheque refunding three months tax last week. Banked it on Monday and it bounced! Stopped by the issuer apparently.
It's...
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-01-22, 07:59 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-12-21, 09:10 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I got out into the Dales today, which looks like being the last time for a while that we get double digit temperatures.
Bike is dirty but I'm dirtier! At the back, from the bottom of my jacket to...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-06-21, 10:39 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Maybe moving backwards through space and time into another dimension when you and the SV returned from the future did it. Oil filter paint burnt off during re-entry. :):):)
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-02-21, 01:58 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-12-20, 07:49 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I treated myself to one of the Sage machines a while back and couldn't live without it - or something similar.
I like to try different coffees and flirt between different roasters such as Coffee...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-10-20, 05:22 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Riding along and there's a vehicle approaching in the opposite carriageway, it goes past and about 2 seconds later, an extremely strong smell of weed.
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-10-20, 08:52 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-04-20, 08:50 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Go for it Adam.
Adopt this guy as your role model. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/10/robert-jenrick-urged-explain-visit-parents-during-lockdown
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-03-20, 02:58 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I went to the local Tesco on Tuesday and it was fine. There was bog roll, tissues and most things available.
I went again after work Wednesday evening and the place had been absolutely ravaged. Not...
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Forum: Idle Banter
14-02-20, 08:01 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
My bike hasn't been out since mid-September but like admin says, it's more of a hobby/leisure tool and worth it for the enjoyment it gives me 6 months a year.
Even so, having a car is a worse deal....
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Forum: Idle Banter
28-07-19, 04:22 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
It's a shame that a knowledgeable guy has left the forum but I don't see much logic from someone who thinks politics doesn't belong on a bike forum and then posts this ....
This motorcycling...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-06-19, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-06-19, 07:27 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
It's surface dressing season again. Nearly every road I tried between Croft thru Teesdale and Weardale had a tar and chip section with the obligatory gravel marbles and an advisory 20mph limit. The...
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-06-19, 06:05 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Hastings were (unexpectedly I must admit) great with me when I switched from my SV to the XSR. They compared costs of cancelling the policy and starting a new one against amending my existing policy....
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Forum: Idle Banter
14-06-19, 06:41 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-03-19, 09:36 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I might have 115 bhp but I probably don't use most of it and I don't think I'd describe my riding style as 'aggressive'. Disappointed in the life of these.
I don't know how you get so much life out...
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-03-19, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-05-18, 08:10 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
My gripe today - Ridiculous pricing!
Not having a printer and needing to print out a postage label, I went into a local copy shop where the guy said, 'Yes.' when I asked if he could print out a 1...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-05-18, 07:57 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-05-18, 07:44 PM
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