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Sure is, cos it's well known that all the Spanish love their Spanish politians to bits, they even send them gifts of flowers and turron on their birthdays.

So a system's stupid and antiquated because it's based on honesty? Geez, you're probably right.

I don't know why, but I don't feel the same level disenchantment. Sure, the candidates a long, long way from perfect, and the parties are hopelessly flawed, and their leaders too. They'd all be fine, I'm sure, if they were'nt run by people! Anyway, when I vote, I see it that I have a small say in which of the shambles on offer I would prefer like to give the job their best go. I know, low expectations. But here's the bit about voting that makes our votes important: in five years time they're going to have to come back to us and ask us if we would like them to carry on for a bit longer or give someone else a crack at the job. In other words, what we do in the polling booth today is making sure we're governed by people who can only keep onto power by asking our permission, rather than by people who keep onto power by putting their opponents in jail or bumping them off in the night. So I'm voting. [mention]MarkW[/mention] And may God have mercy on my soul.

Top report [mention]MR_W[/mention]. Thank you.

My bike jeans are an inch longer than normal jeans, so that they're the right length when sat on the bike, but I still wouldn't wear short boots with them: I'm not happy that they'd keep my ankles together in a bad off as well as longer ones would.

Oh no. That's completely shite.

From experience, I predict that the current owner will start to feel a lot better once his bike has has been discharged from hospital

Same story here. I managed to put my parking ticket face down on the dash once ( ) and so got rewarded with a ticket when I got back. Got let off on appeal, although they pointed out how kind they were being, as the offence is failure to display a valid ticket, not failure to buy one.

Oh my. What an amazing table. Very nice.

Yes it's been a step too far for me today. Thoroughly fed up now. Managed to get one seal off ( the other one is still mangled) but could get the new seal seated properly which in turn meant I couldn't get the dust seal on. So now I have one partially stripped fork and one partially rebuilt fork. Both are in the back of my car along with all the bits in the hope that my local garage will take pity on me and sort out the mess and destruction I have caused (once they have finished laughing at me of course). Bike is off the road for a while now I guess. Gutted. Done that one too: only with the carbs. Gave them a carbless bike and a cardbox box full of bits.

This is how all my efforts at home workshop go. In fact, reading this and I can feel my blood pressure rising and an clammy feeling of fear and loathing creep over the shadows my soul. Sorry, that's not very helpful.

Do they really, Deso?? I'd imagined that was a myth put about disenchanted examinees. [mention]Keenrider[/mention] Never of heard of failing for being too fast on the slow manoeuvres; sounds really rough. I'd put a complaint in, even if all you get out of it is a free retest.

Last time I took a test ride, you needed the licence itself, but that was before the online checks came in. You might want to get yourself a few check codes from DVLA in case they want to check out your points. Also, some places won't do test rides for people with new licences, under a year or sometimes two years old . Better phone ahead, I guess.

Yeah, I'm dandy. Went off and rode another 100 miles round Suffolk after that, so the bike can't be too bad either.

I've had a **** of a last 24hrs and an hour's sleep in the last 36 - hope that meets with your approval, not that I reckon it matters a jot. That rough, Maws. Hugs by return.

First some pubs: The Crown, Acton The Red Lion, Great Sampford And one from East Anglia: The Fox Inn at Fressingfield

Nobess of the day: the charming young lady who hooshed into me from behind and knocked me off. I was in a queue waiting to join a roundabout, had to stop at the line, and then I heard a CLUNK and the next thing I knew, I was thinking, "why is my bike on the the floor?" And when I hopped off, she there was front of her up nuzzling into my rear wheel. To be fair, she couldn't have been nicer about it all, apologising for England and saying how she wasn't looking. I was fine, and the bike seemed to be fine (apart from a scratch on the crash bars, which is kind of what there for anyway). Then some kind chap stopped to help me pick the bike up, and I rode off.

Thundercat?

We'll my current insurer, Hastings, won't insure it without 2 years NCB and it being stored in a locked​ garage, notwithstanding that my current bike lives in the drive. Apparently they can refer it to the underwriter, but given that other quotes from comparison sites are triple the current cost, I think I'll be parking this idea for a while! * groan * This had been about the most exciting thread I've read all year ... but what a flat squib of an ending. I feel so cheated.

Debut appearance from bonio George and Dragon, Eaton Socon The Coach House, St. Neot's The Anchor, Little Paxton The Bell, Great Paxton The Wheatsheaf, Perry

Sorry Rennie. We promise. You won't see the L word again on here.

Hey Rick Congratulations on the bike! But we need pics if we're going to believe you or else we'll just call it fake news. Place to ride - I guess you know about the bike nights at the Iron Horse Ranch in Market Deeping? https://us.eventbu.com/market-deeping/bike-night/2698021.amp. Was good when I last went (a few years ago now). And also Hartford Marina, between St Ives and Huntingdon? https://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=63432&p=992684&hilit=hartford#p989687. Keep an eye on the thread, as a few of us may be going along there this week. Cheers, Geoff