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Fantastic news! I am really happy for you

If you are going to quote Benjamin Franklin at me and tell me to live in Iran because I have the audacity to disagree with you and try and point out a reasonable argument aginst deregulating crash helmets, I'm out of here. By the way, read the life of Benjamin Franklin and the context that quote comes from, you may have time whilst you are in hospital recovering from a preventable head injury. p.s. That last bit was not meant literally, I am trying to keep this civil and light hearted.

Actually no, it isn't all. The State has every right to dictate these laws to you, whilst you are on their roads. That is what they do, they are the lawmakers, these laws are made using a system that is not perfect by any means but is basically well meaning. If you think the State has no right to dictate what laws they can make, we are off on another topic altogether. Secondly, whilst you are free to excercise your objections to decisions that you think only apply to your safety, am I right in assuming that once you have this 'freedom' in place, you will waive the right to be treated in a State funded hospital for any injuries you receive? Bearing in mind the amount you will have to fork out for private health cover (if you can get it for this) which will be your only option, it suddenly doesn't look such so much a principle of individual freedom, so much as cherry picking which parts of society apply to you. If you think that would not be a proviso of you being allowed to ride without a helmet, you may find money speaks louder than actions.

Yes, the ball joint does look a little lame, Mr Fro's adaption sounds like an inevitability. Or I could post in the pitstop section for a solution.

I have just bought this, it works fine. If I have to replace it once a year, well, at that price.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180945954459? ... 1439.l2649

Not a failed argument at all. If you damage the road or take a sign post and try and claim it is 'your' road because it belongs to the State....well, good luck with that! Your right to use the roads does not make them yours. You are right that on private land such as track days, they can make you wear a dead kipper if they so wish, it is their show. Whether you accept it or not, the public roads are not yours to pick and chose which laws you think should apply to you. The State see it as a means of enhancing your safety on their roads, you see it as an infringement of your free choice so it comes down to whether you think the State is wrong to show some concern for your safety in the face of a huge risk you decide to take. I agree with the law as it is but like I wrote earlier, if you want to campaign to have the law changed, I wish you luck.

I went from 1979 to 2013, that a big enough brake for you? It did all come back very easily.

Saying that you have the right to the choice, or that it is the nanny state is kind of forgetting something. The roads you are riding on are not yours. Yes, you do pay to use them and yes they are public roads but that just means that the public have access to them. They are owned and maintained (!) by whatever public body looks after that class of road. If you think you own a part of it, try digging a piece up and see what happens. When you pay your VED, you are basically paying to use the road on their conditions, the same as you would have to abide by conditions of entry to or use of anything privately owned, including a circuit for track days. You would have a valid case to say that whilst on private land the nanny state insists on you wearing a helmet, having an MOT etc but as far as I am aware, unless it is a place to which the public have access you can wear what the heck you want and drive anything you like however you like. The argument that it should be your choice holds no more validity for the public road than it does for a track day. Why do they insist on you wearing a lid and one piece leathers? If you smack yourself up, you have signed away all but the most basic of rights to make a claim. Same thing, it's their turf, it's their rules. It isn't ours to dictate what we can and cannot do on the roads other than to campaign for them to change the law.

It does not really matter how far ahead of him you get. When he is in the pub with his acolytes, the event he recounts went something like this: 'Yeah, an I was sat there right? Not doing nuffink wrong yeah? Then this prick on some piece of 2 wheeled Jap crap comes up and gives it the revs, yeah?' Acolyte 1, 'Ha, what a twat Dave, doesnt have a clue what your wheels can do'. General agreemnt. Dave is 'the man' in this huddle. Dave, 'Too right mate, so, the lights go amber and this stupid little w@nker gives it some and I think, 'f^&k him, until he's like 200 yards on me yeah? That's when I decided to make him look like the total peenarse he is, only needed first and second in my wheels right?' Acolyte 1, 'Surprised you needed second Dave, that motor of yours does 268 in first anyway,' Dave, 'Yeah well, didnt want it to look to easy. Then I had him, went past like he was standing still, yeah? He is well and truly got the hump, giving it the finger and I watch him disappear in the mirror. At the next lights he finally catches me, starts screaming at me.' Acolyte 1, 'Bet he didnt know you are a black belt in all martial arts Dave,' Dave, 'Meh, kids like him aint worth the effort. Anyway, the lights turn green yeah? What do I do? I just put the car up on two wheels and slide past him yeah? He ends up slipping side to side but I showed him right? He gave up after that.' General laughter and nods of respect. Acolyte 1 looks out of the window. 'Here Dave, did he ride a Cubber, oh wait, CBR whatever that is, coz there's this bloke stood looking at your motor in the car park and he just got off a bike.' Silence. 'Dave? Dave?'

You would have to clarify what is excluded with the company. Certainly, some activities are not covered and you could be leaving a whole host of problems for your family or beneficiary if they allege you were racing and therefore not covered. Remeber, it is the ones you love that will inherit the fight, make sure you know exactly what is covered.

Love this from a while back, on my playlist all the time. ">

I have just finished watching Series 6 of this 'm.c.' series. I have to admit that as the series have progressed, it became more and more ridiculous. Murder chrages swapped and dropped like speeding tickets, people in and out of prison, a former marshall allowed into a prison to beat the crap out of someone, and so on and on it went. But I could forgive it most of that, it is supposed to be entertainment, if it were not for that increasingly annoying and ridiculous looking Gemma. This bloody woman is everywhere, every story line, nearly every scene, staggering around in clothes she can hardly squeeze into and running the club her way. I did notice on one or two shots that the camera does not flatter her in close ups. Her face is huuuuuge! I put that down to camera lenses and some science stuff but it isnt flattering. If they wrote her down a little and paid more attention to the MC, for me, the series would improve dramatically. I don't think she should be written out, there has to be a single minded woman somewhere in the series and when the producer is your husband it helps, I just wish they would keep her in proportion.

NOTD? More like NOTW. I have been waiting 7 days for a parcel that was promised for delivery within forty eight hours last week. Still nothing and no sensible explanation. On a lighter note, I did get a refund from e-bay for a clutch lever that never turned up so that seller can take NOTD as well. Humph...

Nicely done, my utmost respect to you. I have enough problems getting on an aeroplane, let alone throwing myself out of one! People like you make me envious that I am not as adventerous

Look, if you are going to say things like that, I am going to keep saying how lovely the weather is all year, how empty the roads etc... I found it easier to give up smoking than lose weight. I tried to tell my doctor I have a calorie magnet somewhere in my body. He said, very bluntly that I was just a lazy b*****d.

I bought a pair of sunglasses after a night out. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Limited-Edition-Color-Flip-Up-Lens-Round-Circle-Django-Sunglasses-/231018630349?pt=US_Sunglasses&var=&hash=item35c9c88ccd They now live happily with my daughter. It is amazing how something so insignificant can make me look so utterly stupid.

I hope that this is not too rambling, I have tried to be concise. Firstly, you are not lazy, the very fact that you are taking on something new and challenging shoots that out of the water. Secondly, you are NEVER too old to learn. However, you need to be aware of a few of the characteristics of learning. Young people, it is said, learn far quicker than older people. Yes this is true but why they learn quicker is not necessarily clear. It is true that a young mind is more adept at picking up new skills or taking in information but this is an evolutionary thing. You also have to bear in mind that young people do little else with their minds except learn. Everyday brings new experiences, challenges and facts. This is not exclusive to school, socially they constantly strive for acceptance or completion. As we age, our ability to learn is blunted since we encounter less and less that we are not already aware of. We go to work and learn some new procedures but essentailly we learn very little. We tend to be around the same people, go to the same places and life settles into a routine. Where we do encounter new things, we do not just learn about it, we compare it to our already vast knowledge base and this is where we tend to stumble. If something does not feel right, we do not just question it, we judge it and put up mental blocks to automatic acceptance. I went back to college in my forties to study law and found I took longer not to understand new information, but to stop comparing it in a way the younger students took to be 'acting like an awkward old git'. If you are coming back to learning from a long break, as you indicate in your initial post, it will be tough at first. Like any skill, if you dont use it, you lose it. It is not like swimming and riding a bicycle. Don't be put off by the sheer size of the course work, the syllabus will be designed by people who know what goes where. Taking on your own studying before the course starts is not always a good idea as sections that confuse or are hard to understand, tend to stand out and leave you dispirited. Many of these problems work themselves out with a better technique at learning and finding solutions that were not obvious at the first go. There are usually on line help facilities or tutors who can be contacted to deal with this. Take your time and build up your skill, using any technique you like, the end result is to understand and pass your exams. If it works for you, do it. Know the difference between studying and revising. That is a whole essay in itself so I won't bore you with the details but use your time to concentrate on one or the other, don't mix and match. Exam technique. READ THE BLOODY QUESTION! Seriously though, you would be amazed how many well prepared students fail on this vital skill. Again, an essay on it's own. Well, I hope this bible sized post helps you in some small way. I have passed my ILEX law exams in my forties, learned Spanish to fluency in my fifties, took my motorbike skills from zero at the beginning of September last year to a mod 2 pass by the first week in October, not because I am smart (anything but) but because I used technique over brute force and in all walks of life, that wins every time. Good luck with the course, I hope you enjoy it and take heart from an old duffer who refuses to accept that because he is old, he is incapable of anything new.

Great idea! If only.... but ty anyways

Red heads are always prone to exploding. In fact, it's quite sexy.

Thanks, I am not well up on these matters so advice is appreciated. We had a '71 VW camper van and the oil 'seperated' is how the mechanic put it, when it got too hot.

Ok, we have the piccies on the other topic, looking forward to the conversion.

The recommended grade of oil for my bike is 10/40 but I was wondering, is this suitable in a hot climate? From June until mid September the air temp is usually between 35-40c hereabouts and I would appreciate any advice about the grade of oil I should use. I do like to take my little Daelim out for a ride of about 60km's in a day with stops for drink etc. so it will get very hot.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Torrevieja,+Alicante,+Spain/The+Lower+Lode,+Gloucester+GL19+4RE,+United+Kingdom/@44.6539786,-7.2854687,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0xd63aa38720ffc79:0xd220b907f2229dc6!2m2!1d-0.6808233!2d37.9847003!1m5!1m1!1s0x48710293c203b423:0x71871cb16b28c3a4!2m2!1d-2.177913!2d51.984595 Sadly, with a Daelim 125, I would have to set off last week to make it, which is a shame as I would like to meet up with some members. Maybe next year.

Definitely as I am bike shopping as well. My trusty little 125 is just about dead so I dont ride it at the moment and I cannot find anything that floats my boat. Even so I feel a bit lost without two wheels although I do have a car. Growing up doesnt have to be full of angst, you will get your mojo back when you find the bike of your dreams. Just imagine yourself as the cool teacher turning up at the school on it, that should help you fill the void a little.

I was telling my eldest daughter, now 30, about mental arithmetic as it was called. She said, 'Yeah, it drives me mental and all'. I guess I lost touch with the yoof of today a lot further back than yesterday but all is not lost for them. One offered me his seat in the local hospital yesterday, cheecky little bugger, but bless him eh?