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Throttled

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Throttled last won the day on February 7

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  • Birthday 08/06/1966

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    Versys 1000 GT
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    Renfrewshire

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    Audiophile/biker/sceptic

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  1. Finally went to Whitelee windfarm, south of Glasgow. It is truly huge The road over Eaglesham moor is brilliant.
  2. The insurers do use their own data, which is the job of actuaries to produce and analyse.
  3. The likelihood of being caught is low, the consequences of being caught are high. In that scenario, I would not risk it.
  4. My understanding is that insurers use actuaries to predict risk based on trends and those trends are determined by information such as the number of thefts reported. The more thefts reported, the higher the premium, as actuaries predict the insurance company will face more claims.
  5. It was a struggle. I actually started a get fit before the pandemic, dragging myself along once every two weeks, to not much affect. I then got my COPD diagnosis, hugely delayed due to the pandemic and that kick-started the need to make an effort. Late 50s is kind of last chance saloon. I would recommend keeping a track of achievements, as that has helped a lot, by setting goals, like can I do 10 stone, my own body weight (getting more likely as I lose weight), max the machine? I do a test every six months, to see if I can increase the single maximum rep, which is not always the case. What also helps is noticing the benefits, like picking up a coffee table when my father wanted his carpets cleaning. It is huge and tiled and in the past, I could never have done that so easily. The Fortnine video has revealed another benefit I would not have otherwise noticed.
  6. Just watched the latest Fortnine video, which is about the benefits of strength training for bikers; This matches my experience. About 18 months ago I was diagnosed with a health condition which explained why past attempts to get fit failed. I cannot do stamina work, so instead, I started to do strength training at the gym. I have done a bit in the past, but hated gyms, that were full of thugs or in far too expensive leisure centres. The present crop of gyms that have taken over retail park units, that are full of clean equipment, not too posery, have a wide range of people as members and cost mid £20 a month are great. The strength training I do, is to work out a maximum single rep and then rep 80% of that about 5 times with the arms and 10 with the legs, over four circuits, over 14 fixed weight machines, covering all parts of the body, arms, legs, back, stomach, chest. After 18 months, I added up the total lift of one session, and it came to 81,100lbs (36.2 imperial tons) or 36,786kgs. If I can do that at 57 years old, goodness knows what the scary people who do the big loose weights manage. Without bothering to cut out much food and drink, I have lost over 2 stone. My last long tour, to the Isle of Man, included two motorway trips batting very high winds. It is the first tour I have done, with no pain. No numb bum, no sore hips, back, anything. The video explains why and my experience is that the video is spot on. There are huge benefits to getting stronger when it comes to riding a bike, which is not just about being able to lift the bike back up, if you drop it. Improving core strength alone, makes sitting on the bike over longer periods easier. Highly recommended.
  7. I definitely plan to come, but care for a relative means I cannot be definite about coming, if you see what I mean. Please book me a camping space.
  8. Why not? Have you never seen a sheep outside in the rain?
  9. The bike I share my lock-up with is now adorned with a new cover....
  10. Not the bike, the sat nav. Got it updated, which takes 3 hours. Plus, I worked out why it could not find many addresses, as it had defaulted to searching local area only.
  11. Heated grips keep my hands warm all day. I am sure gloves would do the same. Knox cold killers make for excellent inner gloves. https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/370284
  12. I often use the side stand to stop the engine and over the years, in various, bikes, have never had any issue related to that. I do it because I can stop the bike in gear and it cannot roll as I get off.
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