Bazz, funny you should mention that. I’ve had comments from neighbours about the laughter coming out of our place.

I was only kidding 🙂

Seen one Bond film, got bored. Never seen Star Wars or Harry Potter and don’t own a telly but full of infantile enthusiasms. So nerrr.

Your house must be a string of laughs 🙂

If you don’t love a Bond film then you have lost the 7 year old boy inside you.

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is by far the best vintage film and Casino Royal the best modern take.

The books are great but they are a different experience to the films.

Houses prices are driven by the availability of credit. Not by supply and demand, there are plenty of houses for sale.

So for house prices to fall the amount people are allowed to borrow would need to fall.

Inflated house prices benefit no one other than mortgage provider and they have driven it by allowing people to borrow vast amounts of money.

In a low interest economy it was the only way to maintain their profits.

@TiRed Can you explain that graph a bit more please. Apologies if you already have in the previous 378 pages 🙂

Awesome enjoy.

I have a Husqvarna FE350 Enduro bike and I love it. I think Enduro is less likely to end up in hospital than motorcross. A lot of it is low speed and technical rather than flat out hitting massive doubles 🙂

I rode a big motocross track the other day, it was terrifying 🙂

Forcefield do a D30 based suit with back, chest, shoulder and elbow armour. I use one Enduro riding on the motorbike. Pretty comfy and gives a fair amount of protection.

Its way cooler and comfy than my old Dianese solid armour suit.

There are times when I am going pretty much as fast on the MTB than I do on the Husqvarna. I also get further from the ground on the MTB, though that’s because I am rubbish riding the Enduro bike 🙂

I do wonder how many more excess deaths there have to be before they say my civil liberties are less important than the lives of my fellow humans

The life of the cancer patient who has had their treat postponed? The life of the guy who works in the restaurant who now has no job and no prospect of getting one? The guy who can’t access the mental health care he needs, so takes his own life.

Who’s life do you think is more important?

Also whats the number of Covid deaths in the UK you would consider acceptable before the groups of people mentioned should have priority?

People need to get off their virtue signaling high horse and think a bit more rationally.

Is the clock on your PC set correctly? It might think the certificates have expired if the time is wrong.

Basically you can head back sooner than 14 days, but obviously straight to the airport etc.

Good luck sorting everything out.

I do wonder how much more people will be happy to have their civil liberties impinged before they say enough is enough.

Strangely I dug my dirt worker out after many more years the 2 and it didnt work 🙂

O ring on the gun had cracked and it didn’t fire up. Not really had chance to look at it yet to see what is wrong.

I am not sure I have ever boiled a brake in the UK. I certainly did when I first started going to the Alps.

If the bike is upright (ish) Then even on really steep terrain the front brake is the most powerful brake on the bike. As you lean over you are obviously sharing that traction with cornering so need to reduce the brake pressure.

I had a front brake hose burst at Cmwcarn DH trail one day no way I could get the bike slowed under control without the front brake, I ended up in the salad 🙂

But thing is to ride well you need both brakes, don’t understand how anyone can ride just using one or the other. There are two for a reason 🙂

I have had a Yamaha FS730S for about ten years now. It plays really nicely to be honest. Would be perfect for a beginner. So I would say you would not go wrong with a Yamaha.

It sounds “OK” though I think worse since I fitted phosphor bronze strings last time and I am not keen on them. Shame as I bought 3 sets 😀

I built a Dax Cobra and swore I would never build another kit car.

I then wrote off my 5L TVR Chimera at Castle Coombe on a trackday.

So I built a Westfield Megabusa and it was a joy to build, I really enjoyed it. I ended up turbo charging the engine in the end so was 480KG and 340bhp, it went well. Like someone else on the thread it was set up for the track, no windscreen and a full cage etc and suspension setup for track. So I rarely used it on the road. I had a loads of fun in it and met some really good friends.

I think these days if I was looking for something fun to drive on the road it would be an Elise, MX5 or S2000 etc. Some thing that has some small amount of weather protection and at least space for an over night bag 🙂

If they had the same access rights as eBikes I’d be all over one of those.

Yep it is an issue, a fair few lanes where I am, but even so its limiting. Strangely though its made me more enthusiastic about getting out on the mountain bike too. Good transferable fitness and good for scouting out lanes.

For 4.5K an older KTM 250EXCF or 300EXC 🙂

That’s not very helpful is it 🙂

I have been playing a lot more due to lockdown and have not been spending money on my other hobbies, so 🙂

I picked up a Line 6 Helix floor and a Headrush FRFR speaker and I have been extremely impressed with it. I mainly got it for use with Logic pro as an interface, but find myself using it all the time.

I have also wanted a dual humbucker fixed bridge guitar for ages, finally bit the bullet and bought a Ibanez RG521 genesis in a lovely Jewel Blue colour. I wanted fixed bridge as other guitar has a floyd on it so is a pain to play with different tunings. This is just the ticket 🙂

If it was me or my daughter/son I would would be for deferring.

You really want to immerse yourself in the who uni life. Learning is not just about doing the lectures and studying the notes. Its about interacting with people in (and out) of an academic environment. You will get far more out of it in person than online.

When I said Enduro bike I meant one with an engine, just to be clear on that 🙂

@alric

Which POD did you have? I was thinking of buying one for use on the Enduro bike. I was thinking of getting the K8 obviously its a lot of money if its too uncomfortable to wear.

Yep its the Supermarket people for me.

Very high levels of contact with lots of people and on minimum wage.

I make a point of telling them I appreciate it every time I go.

When I was queuing up on Saturday it really hit home to me that people hit hardest by all this are the poorest paid.

I have a Thorens TD-147 turntable with two Arcam Alpha 10 amps bi-amped into Monitor Audio GR20s. Also have an Arcam Alpha 8 CD player as well.

There is a Denon Tape deck in the rack but does not get used that often.

I love it 🙂 Or is this stuff too modern 🙂

Portimao on the Triumph 765 🙂

I fly to Almeria tomorrow for 3 days on the track there, can’t wait. More worried about someone having it on the plane and me having to stay locked up for a fortnight than I am of being really ill.

I was going to suggest Mick Extance experience too, though he does get very booked up at weekends.

Its a brilliant day out.

@mrmoofo You are correct they are Swiss designed and manufactured in Europe (does not say where)

They did however seem to do pretty well in testing and the kevlar is in the denim not sewn in as an extra layer. So the whole jean is protective not just the “impact” zones.

I actually don’t bother with a lock unless its in the UK and parked outside somewhere for more than one night in the same place in full view of passing traffic.

You will be fine on it, its just like riding a bike 🙂

Seriously don’t worry about dating in your 40s/50s. If you can string a sentence together and iron a shirt you will be fine.

I was with my wife for 20 years and it was a real shock when she left. Lovely person and I was totally gutted to lose her. You worry about everything, but it passes. I have to be honest it took a long time for me to feel better but I do. I have a great life now, I have done lots of things I would not have done had I still be married. Is it better, I am not sure. I prefer to think of it as just different.

I felt really down, but I think we need to be careful to conflate that with mental illness. You are down because something bad has happened, that’t a normal reaction. It will pass.

Its hard I know but I think the biggest mistake I made with my ex was not being the person she loved. I fell apart and that was so not like me its unbelievable. I wish I had been able to at least give the impression I was not a mess and be the person she knew 🙂

Rocker Jeans, swiss made, actually look like real jeans and not ones your mum has fixed.

Also has one of the highest slide ratings.

Downside Swiss and thus expensive.

https://www.motolegends.com/trousers?Brand=Rokker

Kate Tempest and The Comet is Coming.

A poet that happens to set her poetry to music sometimes.

I think she is brilliant.

Viewranger on your phone will give you OS maps

You can look at them at anytime just like you would a map, you can download them to the phone too, so you don’t need signal.

Thing is there are people who are genuinely business who are getting effected by this. They have genuine costs, supply equipment etc etc. They are not disguised employees, it will be impossible for them to continue with this legislation. Even though they would be deemed out side IR35 if every big company deems them in, then its game over.

I had a Seiko for my 18th birthday, still have it and cherish it. I have two Omega’s and a Tag now too. All of them have sentimental value for various reasons. They will last a lifetime if looked after and probably won’t lose a lot of money.

A Seamaster with a stainless bracelet can be everyday wear no problem, they are pretty robust.

@AUS

Its actually my old one that my mate has had for years now. Its a 2009 R model but has K-tech forks, nitron rear shock, carbon wheels, giamoto rearsets etc etc

He was planning on putting it back to standard to sell it, but he would obviously do a deal with the trick parts if someone wanted them.

He is meticulous at looking after things and it looks great still.

PM me and I will put you in contact.

Anyone using a brace like a POD K8 or CTI post injury?

I have both and I reckon you would get an early Street Triple for the price of an Omega 🙂

I also know someone who is selling a really nice one 🙂 (Not me)

Yep I have a sanef too for France, bloody brilliant

Thorens TD160 Turntable.
Arcam Alpha 10 integrated Amp
Arcam Alpha 10 Power amp (bi-amping speakers)
Arcam alpha 8 CD player
Cambridge Audio DacMagic DAC
Denon DRM-700 cassette player.
Monitor Audio GR20 floor standers

My Arcam Alpha 10 Power amp has developed a fault so currently trying to sort that out. So only running on one amp at the moment.