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Sounds like a bad connection somewhere that moves intermittently...could be the bulb about ready to blow...or loose contacts

It was "sensible one" that I was having trouble with....

I assume you had £64.90p change to give them

Took you a long btime to save £40 tho didnt it? Selling your body.... Who gave you 10p......they all did....

OK guys let's try to have a consensus...May (there is a bank holiday at the end) July (no bank hoilday) or August (with a Bank Holiday) Of course we dont really need a bank holiday but it would make it better....more relaxed...3 nights... S'up to you

You just want to get hammered three times on the trot....lol and good for you..

I'm willing toi listen to anybody over the dates....Stu doesn't want it in june as it would clash with the annual rally and I readily agree with that........somone else has said that it might clash with TC's in August... so should we go for July?....would this then be too many, one after the other?...could people afford it? Let me know...

"can bump start it" could also possibly mean that the starter is starting to draw too much current from the ignition system....earthing or worn motor problems...

Ok brilliant here is the list so far.... acting_strange uk190 Rebel Rach Gin Yorbandit Al_stu Bonniebird Tango Stu Tiggie Littlecat Chriss b6 bigsisterbiker Im currently pricing up Toilets etc....will firm up dates soon...There is a Bank holiday in August what about trying that? This would be the 23rd. 24th and 25th August?

That clip that you have ringed should push in allowing the cage to slide past...

ok here are some pics of the campsite I am proposing: http://www.whisbygardencentre.co.uk/uploads/7/5/2/8/7528363/635667.jpg http://www.whisbygardencentre.co.uk/uploads/7/5/2/8/7528363/4550896.jpg http://www.whisbygardencentre.co.uk/uploads/7/5/2/8/7528363/6817108.jpg this is the onsite cafe prices http://www.whisbygardencentre.co.uk/uploads/7/5/2/8/7528363/6097057_orig.jpg And this is the site pictures http://www.whisbygardencentre.co.uk/gallery.html We couldhave a ride out to here http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/ £7 to get in and worth it IMO If you wanted cheap we could go to the coast for free, well the cost of petrol anyway...lol

This is one of the issues I have with Bikesafe. The whole concept was designed by my old buddy Phil Curtis (who is no longer with us RIP) and the intention was to introduce riders to the principles of advanced riding, give them a taster and encourage riders to take further training. The trouble is that shortly after it was introduced, many forces either reduced or did away with their bike fleets and so there were less people obtaining the class 1 qualification, most having a class 3 or standard ticket which is only just above the basic DSA test standard. However, there is a difference between being able to ride to a standard, and being able to ride to a standard and then assess, diagnose and then rectify the standards of others, and this is where the system falls down. Firstly, I have heard many people say that they have an advanced qualification because they have done a Police advanced course which turns out to be Bikesafe. Bikesafe is not a course as such, just an introduction, and so it amazes me that insurers will offer discounts to someone who has done a few hours of introductory advanced riding, but those who have worked their butt off to attain the highest standard that they can are not recognised. I even had one insurer tell me that Bikesafe was a higher qualification than my Police class 1 or my examiner qualifications which goes to prove that many insurers do not have the first idea of the market they are in. The second issue is the number of times I have heard someone say that their Bikesafe instructor encouraged breaking the national speed limits. I have 2 problems with this. Firstly, as an instructor/assessor you are riding with someone whose ability is an unknown quantity. Therefore how can you assess someone properly when the emphasis is on making progress when they should be looking at how they position the bike, assess a corner, how they read the road and so on. The first rule of any instruction is start slow, diagnose the key points and as the knowledge and ability develops speed develops naturally as a by product. But most relevant is the speed issue. No one can authorise someone to exceed speed limits, and my point is that if someone had a crash with a copper behind them doing an above the speed limit ride, I bet a pound to a pinch of sh1t that the copper would turn round and say that the student was told to stay within limits (in other words drop the rider in the poo) or, on the ride home with your new found knowledge and pinching a few miles an hour the same copper would be stood there ready to write out a ticket. What I am getting at is that there appears to be a culture of double standards by many coppers who are not much better qualified than some of those they are assessing. I was talking to a Bikesafe copper a few weeks ago, and he was trying to encourage me to enroll and do a course. I asked him how it would benefit me and he made some comment that made my ears prick up (I cannot remember exactly what it was now) but he went on a ramble just digging a bigger and bigger hole for himself, but mainly bigging himself up. Anyway the offshot was I asked him if he held a class 1 or 2 and the response was "I am a standard rider" (class 2) and they no longer have class 1 or 2 qualified riders But they were setting themselves up as the experts. It was quite funny when he kept pushing me to enroll (given that I was not from this particular area anyway) and I replied thhat maybe I could teach him something based on what he had told me. I then told him my qualifications His face was a picture The point is, the concept of Bikesafe is brilliant, as a PR exercise it can do so much good, but it is the application that lets it down with its double standards and I am sure that poor old Phil would be turning in his grave if he could see how his baby has developed. But I found the dame problem with the IAM...all my so called "instructor" was interested in was speed through corners. He could go at speed through the routes he knew and expected me to do the same, then when I tried to explain he informed me that my job was to listen not to argue. When I complained about the attitude of the instructor suddenly I was the one at fault and that included the IAM itself. I would never advise anyone round here to do their course as I feel many of their so called instructors are merely on an ego trip. Never again. I know I can ride so who the hell cares if I do or do not have a certificate...whoopppee do...

So far we have : uk190 Rebel rach Gin Acting_strange al-stu yorbandit Sto Tiggie Bonniebird Tango showing interest....thanks to all so far....as soon as I have more info regarding costs/dates etc I will post

Just need to malke it clear this will not be the official TMBF rally....maybe we can call this the Lincoln Rally? Also just been advised that we cant associate it with the TMBF for legal reasons... Anyway if anyone does fancy a meet at a venue near me sometime in August just keep adding your names to the list.

or the latest one is a pansy. get thy sen to't gym lad. I bet his missus could have got it undone....

eyup, thars not movin darn sarf is thee tode luv? Try t member thas passport orthy niver get bak...

It would depend on two things....what people wanted to do and when the venue is actually available...What I mean by the first is that we have some interesting things go on round here...Like the Lincoln Aviation Museum Bike meet which is usually in August. I published the photo's from this year...Our coast is always a nice ride to weather permitting... I would suggest July/August as a starting point....possibly bank holiday?... Let me know what people think...

Hi All I am going to try and organise a camping event on a site near me next year. The site has a good field, cafe on site that serves reasonable food at reasonable prices all day and a couple of pubs within 1/4 or 1/2 mile. With the right timing we could have ride outs to the coast or other interesting venues andf events in the area. Could I just have a straw poll of those that might be interested as I am asking for a price. Thanks Derek

Cheers folks. Can you possibly post a link to the type of tool please...being a tool myself I don't want to buy the wrong thing! http://www.mandp.co.uk/products/list/chains-and-sprockets/Chain-Tools

A little boy was sat on the pavement idly tossing a little bottle in the air and catching it. The local vicar comes cycling along and stops to talk to the lad. “What have you got in that bottle Johnny?” he says and the boy replies “Acid vicar” The vicar takes a bottle of Holy water from his jacket and says I will swop you my bottle of holy water for your bottle of acid. The little boy asks “what will the Holy water do then vicar?” who replies “if you rub this on your mummies tummy she will pass a baby” The little boy thinks for a minute and says “that’s nothing vicar, if you rub this on a tom cat’s bollocks it will pass a motorbike”

First of all why dont you tell us a little about yourself in tthe newbies section? Then tell us a little more about your bike and where you are because there may be someone near you who could have a look.

That looks an intersting bit of kit...I assume they are not bike specefic..

Hmmmmm....lets see whats North of Lincoln......ooohh I know HULL...lol..... and what's South of Lincoln.......Me me me me

Google maps reckons 2 hours 9 minutes for me... Are we thinking the same route as I'm more than happy to blat it up the A1? An A road is not limited to 60, otherwise every dual carriageway I've gone up with the national speed limit sign has had me speeding The A1 is a 70mph road, not sure about the others but working off google maps, in good traffic I always beat it by at least 10-15 minutes per hour. As like a sat nav it only roughly factors in things like accelerating from junctions etc. And I am rather brisk at getting up to speed I was looking at a route that Ollie and Moo could have taken....You dont need to avoid motorways but they do......whatever........

Ive just worked this trip out from Cambridge and it is 2 3\4 hrs....all A roads not motorways... For something capable of 70 true, on a 125 add at least an hour onto that. Even though all the 4-stroke 125s I owned could do over 80 on the clocks you couldn't hold 70 all the way, especially up a hill. So I'd budget 3.5-4 hours on a 125 I'll be heading up from Cambridge when I pick up Moo, and I reckon from the mileage I wont be more than 2 hours. eeerrrmmmm can I just remind you that the legal limit on an A road is 60mph (and the distance from the centre of Cambridge is 104 miles)........not 70mph as you are implying...therefore the time remains true....