Reckless riding of illegal e motorbikes Surrons etc

That’s just lazy reporting in the media, we’ve always had issues with nicked motorbikes or prior to the Surron pit-bikes were the big menace.

I think an e-bike and a bicycle are two different markets and the e-market appeals to people who wouldn’t normally look at a bike for transport or fun , its a bigger market than just cyclists, cue all the influencers being being given free E-BSO’s..

In the 2010 movie Knight and Day, the Smart Roadster appears in the final chase scene. These vehicles were retrofitted with an engine from a Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle to improve power and throttle response, which was accomplished with a kit made by a British company. Three of the cars were bike-powered, and three more had conventionally tuned 698cc 3 cylinder engines featuring ECU remap, cold air intake/filter, performance exhaust, stiffer engine mounts, improved brakes

https://youtu.be/eOSXyizLHv4?feature=shared

I expect the 3 GSX-R ones are doing all the power slides :-)

I did have a  450 cabrio (600) for years which had the ecu remap air intake,brabus exhaust and suspension treatment :-)

I did like tinkering with it but grabbed a low mile 451 cabrio(the nice 1L  turbo  engine) which I brought to Spain (I’ve actually got some of the crazy 451 wide brabus fake arches that one day I’ll fit.)

I’d look for a brabus version as they had some nice bits but they may be overpriced,

Can you fix cars or are you paying a man.

I keep meaning to get one of these :-)

If your a spannerist they aren’t that bad but are a bit different but not that exotic.

2 spark plugs  per cylinder but not both at the top sort of weirdness and the gearbox is a clutch with a little actuator on the bottom that pushes it in.

They are all likely to have a bit of mileage on now as they are pretty old.

700cc Roadster 452
Usually fine up to 180,000 miles.
Engine have an oil cooler and possibly better pistons and exhaust valves.
Water ingress and electrical issues will normally kill a Roadster before the engine fails.

I’ve got a 451 cabrio, it’s a cracking little thing tbh

1000cc Fortwo 451
Expect to see mileages exceeding 200,000 miles.
The engines are reliable Mitsubishi units.
Even the MHD engine is reliable if the belt doesn’t snap (unlikely over time).

Get a sub to this site, he’s the smart guy

https://www.evilution.co.uk/mod/smart-engine-longevity.htm

Smart cars are still in production

Nah, the site got sold to Ineos and that’s where the Grenadier is made, i’m really dissapointed as I won’t be able to get a new for2 as they don’t make them anymore.

The new ones are a joint venture with Geely and MB being built in China.

Don’t forget the Protect and survive booklet that got posted thru everyone’s letterbox :-)

It was a fun time to be around, don’t forget the opening sample  of When two Tribes go to war.

https://youtu.be/pO1HC8pHZw0?feature=shared

Why risk a deception if they knew they were going back?

Why not, they needed a nice portfolio of pictures to win the space race and keep the money rolling in for further missions :-)

Its not a cheap thing to do

The United States spent $25.8 billion on Project Apollo between 1960 and 1973, or approximately $257 billion when adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars. Adding Project Gemini and the robotic lunar program, both of which enabled Apollo, the U.S. spent a total of $28 billion ($280 billion adjusted).

https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/blob/4d15e4d9d37202847334d4c640058803ed4e782e/Luminary099/LUNAR_LANDING_GUIDANCE_EQUATIONS.agc

The moon landings are entirely fake, NASA didn’t have the tech. Unfortunately they enlisted Kubrick to film the publicity materials and he insisted on doing it all on location.

Ah but they did have the stuff from the Roswell crash site, so they had the tech :-)

The moon landings are entirely fake, NASA didn’t have the tech. Unfortunately they enlisted Kubrick to film the publicity materials and he insisted on doing it all on location.

I have no doubts that they landed on the moon but if someone suggested that a few of the pictures were  done on the set of 2001 because annoyingly the film that came back wasn’t useable, I wouldn’t be surprised :-).

They spent a ‘lot’ of money and the only thing they would have to show to public would be the pics so they would have to be good.

The trouble is that leap from faking some good footage for the posters ends up getting translated to its all fake, but tbh I just think a lot of peoples minds still seem to be unable able to move on with the future, back in the day they still believed the world was flat and you’d die if a train went too fast.

The actual source code to the computer landing  is available online – it’s interesting stuff.

Definitely one of the most important scary iconic memorable frightening upsetting (I could go on) bits of TV I’ve ever seen.

You probably want to look out for Children of the Stones HTV 1976 that was pretty bad considering it was for kids :-)

It was a little late for me so I’ll try and watch it on streaming.

Probably worth reading this little beauty for maximum immersion of what it was like at the time.
Protect and survive

TBH I don’t remember being that phased at the time, I suppose you get used to it whilst living thru it.
We did have a good soundtrack to life then thou :-)

On a side note of throwing your rights out, heard some people on a Spanish non lucrative visa without an income but cash are having to show around €80k in the bank account for their second year renewal.

In the first year they had to show €40k and for the second it’s a double up for some odd reason.

I now need to work on my explanation of how I really actually got it right when Bad Enoch walks it. Agree she’s more of a threat given creating your own reality seem to be what works for the right these days.

Trouble is they have the papers and are quite happy to rewrite history.
It’ll be Prime Minister Farage before you know it.

They will out reform reform by nicking Reforms main asset.

Unfortunately we have to rely on the Tory party members and reach of the papers dying off and people understanding what the ECHR is about and sort of not happily throwing their/our human rights away just to keep some ‘furriners’ out.

I managed to listen to a bit of his self-serving fantasist drivel until they got to Brexit and apparently the fact there was no plan whatsoever after they won was David Cameron’s fault.

According to Boris, it was entirely’Daves’ fault that there was no plan as to what the **** to do in the event of a ‘Leave’ vote

Then follow that up with “The Oven Ready Deal”.

Isn’t he really one of the first U.K. ‘celebrity’ politicians, who have used their ‘celebrity’ entertainment valueas opposed to actual political ability.

Getting on the telly at every opportunity and playing the jolly hockey sticks japster.

HIGNFY probably made him.

Trump would be the non U.K. one I think of that used the apprentice to mould an image of self made success :-)

I think Farage is also similar and know he has his own show,has four years to polish the act before the curtain rise :-(

TBH I don’t see an issue with ebikes and electric motorbikes they are all regulated and the laws are in place.

I do see an issue with the media’s click bait approach to it,lazy reporting and pandering to peoples fears and serving up what they want to hear.

You do have a good point on where we are betwixt pedestrians and cars thou and forcing us to play alongside vehicles that totally outclass us in weight/speed and risk to pedestrians is bad.

Ironically surrons are may possibly more risky to the riders, (who aren’t into helmets and prefer the stylish wearing of balaclava).
(It’s a guess as I’m not currently sure if the details would be recorded and I can only go by scrotes bouncing off buses)

Freely admits that the whole Brexit thing was just to ‘win an argument’, like some massive sixth form debating society.

I stopped watching at that point, I may have been slightly irked, but what is it 8 years of shite we’ve endured and to him he was winning an argument.

I don’t think I have the words for what he said.

It’s just the next McGuffin after Brexit, the usual grifters are all over it :-)

It’s not like the U.K. gov would take away your rights and give you some watered down version that they have would have
The final rights of arbitration over :-)

I suppose it makes sense to write your fantasy’s down so you have a collected works to use for reference for answering questions in the future.

Anyone catch the interviews :-(

Well, that’s alright then, as long as your stress is reduced. Meanwhile, over on Pistonheads, Mumsnet and [insert non-cycling forum du jour here] everyone is wailing about how cyclists ride on pavements, run red lights, pile across pedestrian crossings without looking, etc etc etc… You might well be courteous but it does us no favours.

It’s always a funny one, perceived vs actual risk.

They will wail against something that in reality cause 4’ish deaths a year versus something that’s causing roughly the same every day.

Although I bang on about the law in reality I’m not that bothered about e-bikes/scooters and people riding on the pavement , the problem is that people can’t help themselves being dicks you just can’t rely on people being ‘sensible’ so have to enforce stuff over all of us.

Cyclists are just the target of so much hate because people can’t moan anymore about peoples/colour/sex/nationality or sexual orientation and some people seem unhappy when they can’t complain/hate about someone in a conversation.

Nothing you do can do is going to do us any favours and in reality we are not an ‘us’ and that is part of the problem.

We have to be perceived as ‘them’ but on a bike that day :-)

TBH riding on the pavement is a little bit more nuanced than people seem to think (and seems to have got more draconian as times moved on.)

In 1999, the government made cycling on the pavement a fixed penalty offence. At the time, the government said: “The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement out of fear of the traffic, and who show consideration to other pavement users.

“Chief police officers, who are responsible for enforcement, acknowledge that many cyclists, particularly children and young people, are afraid to cycle on the road. Sensitivity and careful use of police discretion is required.”

Cyclists on the pavement can face fines of up to £500. But this rule doesn’t tend to be enforced by many police forces. In the majority of cases when a fine is actually issued, cyclists will have to pay around £50.

In 2014, cycling minister Robert Goodwill said that police officers should use their discretion when it comes to prosecuting cyclists on the pavement. If a cyclist is seen to be considerate of other road users while on the pavement, police officers will typically avoid fining them in most cases, instead choosing to point out the dangers of cycling on the pavement – to them and pedestrians.

But the current legal situation with electric bikes/scooters/motorbikes definitely needs addressing in a realistic way.

IMHO the only issue is that the current laws aren’t being enforced.

The situation with scooters is an odd one but the law is pretty clear you can rent and ride but not own and ride.

Plenty of people go thru the hassle to get cbts/training/tests,licences,insurance,mots and tax for the right to ride two wheels without peddling at a speed higher than that for a legal ebike that requires non of these things.

Come to think of it, why don’t Prime Ministers (and Ch. Ex.) pay BIK on the Downing

Benefits of writing the rulez :-)

I doubt if anyone who actually holds down a job as an employee is allowed to accept gifts or tickets to things other than calendars or pens :-)

I get that the PM getting invites to things or the Lord Mayor going to London things but other than them I don’t see why any MP should be allowed freebies unless it’s something they were involved with.

It’s not like the basic salary’s bad £91,346 and well expenses.

I suppose another benefit is that behind the scenes it keeps people in work who have to sort out the messy bits that were never finished.

Oops Spanish airforce have caused a bit of a kufuffle last week.

New chapter of diplomatic tension between Spain and the United Kingdom on behalf of Gibraltar when talks are held at the highest level to try to reach an agreement that allows the British colony to fit into the European Union and the Schengen area after Brexit.

On this occasion the complaint comes from the United Kingdom and it is not because of an alleged incursion of the Civil Guard into what it considers British territorial waters but that Spain does not recognise taking advantage of the Treaty of Utrecht. According to Gibraltar’s public radio and television, GBC, it is the alleged “incursion” of a Spanish military plane, events that, according to complaints, took place on Friday afternoon, when the military aircraft flew over the Peñón airport, in the hands of the British Ministry of Defence.

Ahh it’s mad how the whole rabbit hole of leaving the ECHR is still attempted to be going down.

frightening how this is 8 years old but still golden.

That Patrick Stewart ECHR

I imagine some people even film their jetskis with them.

I plan to use mine for off-road quad riding :-)

As mentioned don’t underestimate the No farf features of the x1 (and the new pricey ones)and neo, the ability to get some quick footage and back away with no farth allows you to shoot and go and actually enjoy your ride.

Getting good footage is hard work but these quick modes are a good way to get something that gives a good view of where you are and also use less battery than a newbie would.

I saw some good footage of a motorcyclist using a neo to get good entering and leaving footage from places, he had other more pro drones for other tasks but said a neo was just so handy.

I’ve just got a neo, unfortunately they are using the local area for Top Gun stuff so there are no-fly restrictions in place so it hasn’t really came out the box yet.

I went for the minimum drone only package as I don’t want to actually fly, I want to just use it for the quick circle around launch from the hand type of film and back in the bumbag and on charge type of thing and a little bit of follow me.

I think the neo at its price is going to be hard to beat for this type of thing.

I’t will be interesting to see how mad the Tory party go to out Reform, Reform.

They aren’t appealing to the younger people ,no maternity pay, free health and no minimum wage to people to people starting off in a world where two incomes struggle to buy a house is hardly a vote winner and they have a problem with the older voters shuffling of the mortal coil.

This is only the start of things Chemi Madenuff was trying to sell and this is early days.

They also have to get some fresh blood in that are on the telly/tiktok and media savvy and in the public eye and generally have some charisma.

IMHO Next conservative leaders a placeholder,all they can do is moan in pms questions and bang on on about wokery/the boats and hide when labour go for the covid fast track (to profits) there’s no daily flights in the hellicopter or trips on the fancy plane or golden wallpaper and the other freebies.

You don’t get your picture on the wall in number 10 either :-)

Interestingly the muck is starting to surface from the last lot over Raaaaawwwaandaaa that flagship policy.

Home Office staff carried out a three day blitz in March offering lucrative packages worth £150,000 to 200 would-be volunteers.
But in the end only four accepted the offer as Tories desperately tried to get people on planes.

Under former Home Secretary Mr Cleverly, a massive 1,000 civil servants were assigned to the Rwanda project. This is 20 times the number working on tackling violence against women and girls, the Sunday Mirror has learned.

I would quite like a waxed cotton jacket, but are there any that don’t make you look like a posho?

I had a driaz-a-bone thing, probably a rider, I don’t think I looked posh more like some lost cowboy.

I take it you’re talking about the rampant homophobia presently doing the rounds on Elons cesspit?

Seen some of Katie Hopkins,it’s like going back to the playground in the early 80’s.
Very childish and a bit disappointing, I thought we’d moved on.

he’s the most  charismatic and articulate of the current crop

This is a wind-up, right? :)

unfortunately not :-(.

He’s also got a TV platform to slowly drip feed his lies over the next 4 years.

On the plus side, seems like Farage has made no progress so far having spent most of the time sucking up to Trump while his MPs are going to implode at some point if only with self-anger about something.

I’m not so sure,I think he will be targeting the young and is playing a long game, he’s the most  charismatic and articulate of the current crop and has a tv platform.

Reforms just the vehicle to deposit him on the doorstep of Tory HQ as a Leader in the next election.

But I can’t believe it won’t be something the other guy hasn’t already done(once or twice).

But when Starmer does it we suddenly have to be shocked and he must resign immediately.

Same guy I think that tried to get his mistress a £100k job and put his babysitter also in the HOL.

I can’t wait to see what the big expose about Starmer is :-)

Mmmm I vaguely remember someone giving the son of a ‘former’ KGB Officer a seat in the HOL as well as going on boozy holibobs  with him leaving the security detail behind :-)

It does my head in that you can’t have an escooter that is restricted and meets all the requirements of the hire ones

Its well weird.

In Spain you can have one but it’s got to have a Certificado VMP and we’ve even got term for them Vehículos de Movilidad Personal (VMP).

VMPs are personal mobility vehicles powered exclusively by electric motors, with a maximum design speed between 6 and 25 km/h. These vehicles can only have a seat or saddle if equipped with self-balancing systems..

The police do roadside checks with portable rolling road machines to test that it complies.

They are pretty popular.

Know the one about “haven’t thought this through”?

Yep, its why I was replying about the non legal surron :-)

Before the surron ‘menace’  it was either nicked scramblers or pit bikes but they weren’t thought of as bicycle/e-bike whereas I think the surron is.

It just get posted to any postal address, its sold like every other white good.
I’m assuming a road legal version would want details for the V5/Registration paperwork prior and all the boring stuff.

Funny enough just seen a video on my feed about a  cyrusher step thru when unlimited (disconnect a plug) with a  bit of ghost peddling  and a throttle 27mph no ghost peddling 20mph on throttle.

So deliberate design from the factory that you have to move your legs just to make it look like you are pedalling and it will boost to 26-27mph

Weighs 42kg thou but £1,600.

I can see it as a good transport choice tbh, but that’s a moped.