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Old 20-08-14, 04:08 PM   #101
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Mine is my lack of confidence on my Tiger.


I went out for a play into Yorkshire, headed North and felt like a fawn trying to balance on ice for the very first time. No flow, no finesse, no glide.


Bike's worth about £5000 I reckon. Hmmm, Canon EOS 5 MKIII?


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Old 20-08-14, 04:09 PM   #102
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Pete mate, you're clearly not getting out enough...
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Old 20-08-14, 04:11 PM   #103
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Pete when was the last time you were out?

You actually rode since your change of job?
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Old 20-08-14, 04:14 PM   #104
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Wife, kids, dog, cat, chickens, work, etc etc etc...


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Old 20-08-14, 04:20 PM   #105
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. . should have pumped the tyres up
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Old 20-08-14, 04:58 PM   #106
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Companies that lie to you.

Companies that fob you off.

Companies that are dishonest.

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I am repeating my gripe but this time, I will name them...

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Old 20-08-14, 05:10 PM   #107
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Pedestrian walking along so engrossed in their phone that they don't notice that they have walked into a road, then have the gall to give you abuse for not looking where you were driving. If I wasn't looking I wouldn't have seen that you weren't paying attention and slowed down, I would have run you over and not stopped and beeped my horn to alert you to my presence!
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Old 20-08-14, 05:53 PM   #108
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You mean there isn't a app they can put on their phone to tell them when you are coming...? How inconsiderate!
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Old 20-08-14, 07:11 PM   #109
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But there is an app on all vehicles which comes all different specifications and underwear dying power

http://youtu.be/3MywYgYpNyk

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Pedestrian walking along so engrossed in their phone that they don't notice that they have walked into a road, then have the gall to give you abuse for not looking where you were driving. If I wasn't looking I wouldn't have seen that you weren't paying attention and slowed down, I would have run you over and not stopped and beeped my horn to alert you to my presence!
Time for a Stebel horn or two


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