Forum: Idle Banter
Today, 07:53 PM
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Views: 1,700,878
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
Yesterday, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 2
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Itchy Boots (Noraly), a catastrophe.
Unfortunately, her latest travels have ended with a crash in Tanzania. She broke her collarbone, flew back to the Netherlands, had surgery where they punctured her lung!
She is already planning...
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-05-24, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 4,122
Views: 988,876
Re: The All New Megathread
Some people are leaders some are followers. I'm a follower. My riding friend often suggests a destination and I let him lead. When there's nothing in front he drives at, or close to, the speed...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
18-05-24, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 3
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tighter or looser?
There are some topics that I have stored in my brain that I carry along with me confident in the veracity of my thoughts. Then I verbalise them to someone and my firmly entrenched foundations are...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
17-05-24, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 142
Re: Now they tell me...
The reason given for the installation is: “having a higher-than-average number of collisions resulting in personal injury.”
When you leave WW and head towards Market Rasen the road is straight...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
17-05-24, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 142
Now they tell me...
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2024/may/willingham-woods-speed-cameras-still-not-switched-on/
The road from Louth to Market Rasen has (or had) a 60mph speed limit. Starting last year they...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
15-05-24, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 203
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
14-05-24, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 83
2040 ICE (possible) motorcycle ban
I doubt whether it will affect me (age) but it still is hard to imagine.
https://www.visordown.com/news/industry/petrol-motorcycle-sales-ban-expcected-2024
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-05-24, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 109
Sportsbikeshop visit
My BSA Goldstar 650 owning friend suggested riding to Sportsbikeshop for "a look" (we have been there before). It proved expensive. I didn't have to buy a new helmet, but I did, a Shoei NXR2.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
10-05-24, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 216
Re: Stamford ride
Sounds good. Prior to this trip I've been getting upper 60s to low 70s mpg.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
09-05-24, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 216
Stamford ride
My first RAF posting was to RAF North Luffenham which is on the edge of Rutland Water or the Empingham reservoir as it was known when I arrived (they had just started filling it). The base, (which...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
06-05-24, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 227
CB650R with E-clutch
"The Missenden Flyer" did a review of the Honda CB650R with E-Clutch but had so many questions from viewers he did a second video answering them via demonstrations:...
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-05-24, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 387
Re: Voting
It's a tough call but to protect against authoritarianism you need a functioning democracy and if only 1 in 5 people are voting it's not functioning as it should.
We live in a society which protects...
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-05-24, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 6,413
Views: 1,700,878
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-05-24, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 387
Re: Voting
Then add: "None of the above" or "Abstain" on the ballot papers. I suspect more people don't vote through apathy rather than making a political statement.
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-05-24, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 387
Voting
Local turnout in Grimsby was 22%. Pathetic. Should voting me mandatory?
If democracy is important to us, the least we can do is vote, it's not much of a burden.
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-04-24, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 803
Flame throwing robot dog
What's the expression, oh yes: "just because you could do something doesn't mean you should".
https://jalopnik.com/you-can-now-buy-a-totally-legal-flame-throwing-robot-do-1851431265
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-04-24, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 689
What did the Brits ever do for us?
We Brits have been bashed a lot recently, some of it justified, but we have done good stuff too:
Looking at (some of) what did the Brits do for us from a science/tech viewpoint. (15 min vid by an...
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Forum: Idle Banter
15-04-24, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,100
Variable compression engine
"I do cars" is a youtube channel that tears down broken engines that usually have had a catastrophic failure.
The latest video is a Nissan variable compression engine which I didn't know...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-04-24, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 11,285
Views: 7,244,685
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-04-24, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,090
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-04-24, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,916
Re: It's HMRC gripe time again
Yes, only 9 minutes but never got through. I was expecting a 40+ min wait but at least I would have spoken to someone. I wrote a letter instead. If (when) that doesn't generate a response I'll call...
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Forum: Idle Banter
02-04-24, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,916
It's HMRC gripe time again
Just tried to call them. 9 minutes of automated blather then: "We are experiencing technical issues and are unable to continue with your call, please call again later".
Why is everything in...
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Forum: Moto GP
02-04-24, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,112
F1 owners bought MotoGP
I don't follow racing anymore so it doesn't bother me. I looked at a 3 day pass (Silverstone) for F1 and it's £340 versus £110 for MotoGP so that doesn't bode well.
I used to like (bike) racing for...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
01-04-24, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 821
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