Gin

I saw a mention of 4 GT version - did anyone find them worse in day to day riding (commuting) compared to normal 4s? I might consider the GT for next tyre change if I can get more mileage at no or very little cost to handling and road keeping.

 

The GT’s have a slightly stiffer carcass and are designed for the heavier bikes. Big GT types like BM’s FJ’s etc

So for lighter bikes stick with std 4’s.

Just to add to this thread!

Sprint had her start of season service in March and I had the 4 GTs fitted, front and rear.

I wanted to have a bit of time before I posted here but almost immediately I did notice a real difference in the feel of the bike.

Now I know my old ones were fairly squared on the rear from motorway miles , but the PIlots feel So Smooth cornering! I've really gained far more confidence in leaning my bike lower into corners and trusting the tyres not to slip out.

I've now ridden in the rain, country roads, motorways and with my resident pillion on the back and I'm SO impressed with these Tyres. Definitely have the Gin seal of approval!

Awww mate that sucks so much I'm so sorry and will keep fingers crossed that you get good news soon.

I would take your concerns to the police. This may not be an isolated incident and this guy may have been reported to them in the past.

Gas for gas is going to be very short lived, not enough is made of tidal and it can be relied upon, the iter reactor would be nice if it ever produces more power than its used to start and maintain the plasma, and even thats years away from completion, so fusion still appears to be ways off.

giant solar fields in the deserts or thermal towers should be looked into, we have enough deserts to power the world with spare left over, deserts combined receive vast amounts of energy from the sun, way over what we use currently produce, if only tesla had got his electricity transmission towers working

Basically it's all inefficient now because it's all technology in it's infancy. With the proper backing for research, yes financial, it will come on leaps and bounds.

However, as is being seen so heavily in America at the mo, the companies who run current fuel technologies are lobbying REALLY hard to stop this; as they know it's the end of their industry.

For whatever you think of the guy, Elon Musk has started up some really interesting companies beyond Tesla and SpaceX which are making Huge leaps already in solar and battery technology.

Also there's loads of ways in which current houses could be made far more energy friendly (even energy neutral or contributing to the grid) but this again takes investment from either home owners or the government.

Much like Brexit, looks like it will be a massive economic hit in the short term, with the hope of something good out the other end. Only this is whether our only planet stays survivable for humans...

If the Will of the people can take the economic hit to get Sovereignty back, they can to do their bit for the climate.

I was talking to a D Day veteran on the D Day memorial parade, he said that the UK is becoming the laughing stock of the world, I wonder why??

I completely agree with this... But probably for very different reasons.

I did wonder why someone had brought in a small mountain of Caramel Wafers to work this morning!

This time last year I did a week in France with my 3 closest friends going to museums and remembrance ceremonies. Met so many wonderful people.

Being on the ferry from Portsmouth with the remaining Pegasus Bridge veterans was something I'll never forget, they were truly amazing men.

Learnt so much, both about the war at the time and appreciation for all we have now, because of their bravery and sacrifice.

What about fat bots or hairy bots?

Not the nicest way to talk about [mention]Six30[/mention]

We'll have others this summer I'm sure; we'd love to have you at the next one [mention]Stu[/mention]

Bit far sarf

And "camping" what is this shit you speak of

It's a thing we do at an age old event called a "rally".. We have not seen one of those though for eons past..

When the stars align, we may see one of it's like again!

Until that joyous day, we must instead meet in a field in MK and sit round a bonfire telling the stories of the rallys which came before..

Add us to the list Looking forward to it

Like Momos crazy Auntie...

I know this is in really poor taste, but what the hell...

Many years ago a friend of mine witnessed a horrific bike crash when a speeding biker overtook him and a few more cars in front on a right-hand bend and was still so far over the centre line on the exit that he head-butted an oncoming vehicle. My mate dialled 999, asked for the police and an ambulance, but said the latter wasn't urgent because it was a fatality. A pissy operator said "The paramedic will make that decision sir, not you" to which my friend said "Well, I'm not medically trained of course, but his helmet has come off and his head is still in it."

Yeeaahh... I have a friend who was a police officer and is now a paramedic..

He regularly gives me stories like this and urges me to give up the bikes

Not surprised to see the helmet on vs helmet off debate popping up. I am genuinely interested in the "official" guidelines and will find a biker down type course near me.

 

Biker down basically say only take the helmet off if you need to do CPR. If they're breathing on their own, bu unconscious, then leave it on.

They also then teach the safest way to remove a helmet from an unconscious biker.

Ooouch. Are you ok??

What happened?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9137049/brexit-party-supporting-oap-attacked-with-milkshake/

And so the thought of normality continues, wonder what news it would make if it was a brexiter throwing a milkshake over an old gran named doris voting labour

What would you guess the alternate headlines would be? Out of interest.

Also disgusting behavior from whoever did this...

I almost understood the Tommy Robinson Warrington one, him and his mates crowding round one lad.

I personally don't support chucking a milkshake over Farage cos I think it just doesn't help the debate at all.

But this, regardless of how I feel about his political views, is just an elderly man going about his day and shouldn't have to even think this might happen to him.

Hopefully people were dealing with the incident ?

btw unconscious and helmet on are not a good combination ...

i would urge all to attend either a

First bike on scene or Biker Down first aid course .

Those skills will make a huge difference to someone's life one day .

Recently did a Biker Down course and they're so worth doing!

Hope there were people stopped and helping at the scene...

Nigel Farage 'trapped on bus' surrounded by protesters holding milkshakes.

Because of Course this is a real headline now

Prime minister of what ? There'd be f**k all left to govern if that c**t got into power .

 

Yeh thinking about it , perhaps Corbyn and Abbot are a better option

 

Really, labour bankrupted the outcry last time round, and that was without buying everything back to be run under statecontrol..

Remember the note left by Liam Byrne, chief secretary to the Treasury?

Sorry no money left.

Labour, who were voted out of power in 2010, two years after a world wide economic crash?

I'm not a fan of Labour (especially at the moment, they won't get my vote any time soon) but you can't blame them solely for the financial ruin of the country... Even more so in a thread about an ex-city banker!

He wants to leave a bit more than the other twats .

 

No he doesn't. That is the great con that everyone who follows him has fallen for. he doesn't want to leave. he just wants to campaign about leaving, all the while being paid €100,000 per year (plus expenses) for doing almost nothing.

 

I think you're missing the point as to why he's an MEP and why he wants to fill the British contingent in the EU Parliament with the Brexit party.

So that he can keep drawing a comfy wage for a job he rarely has to show up for, fart about when he does bother to roll in half cut and know his position is cushy as hell, cos other people will always be there to stop his policies coming to fruition as they know (like he does) that they would never actually work, in any sense?

He enjoys his position at the moment because he knows he can constantly say

"All your problems would be solved if I were in power!" and never be held account for it.

Each time he gets close to having an ounce of responsibility put on his shoulders, requiring some effort from him to Actually make the unicorn farts he's been promising happen, he "retires" saying he's done his part and now it's up to someone else to finish it off...

Man of the people, my left arse cheek.

He's bought and paid, enjoying a comfy life where getting £500k off a "mate" is considered no big deal, while he throws the working class under the wheels of his carriage.

... Anyway, weathers nice, anyone up for a bimble?

Alternative Arya ending: the I'm at a keyboard edition.

After the burning of the city a white horse appeared, its mane singed at the ends, its flank covered in the blood of the city, its hooves leaving dark crescents in the deep ash. Arya slowly moves towards it, it seems to have been expecting her and allows her to climb on its back and calmly walks through the city. She looks down on the charred remains of the occupants, most of them are melted bones and twisted sinew, here and there is a glimpse of something almost recognisable as face – an eye gazing at something beyond the realm of human perception, a twisted grimace of pain, an ear forever hearing the ringing lie of the bells.

At the edge of the city the horse turns into a small secluded courtyard, miraculously untouched by fire, not even the ash was blowing into this space and the central apple tree was a jarring vision of vibrancy and life. Under the tree is a small table and a couple of chairs, one of which is occupied by a man, his long dark hair half hiding his face and as he looks up Ayra sees his eyes are even darker, almost pools of total blackness. He motions for her to join him at the table.

Dismounting from the horse, Ayra glances quickly at the exit of the courtyard although she feels the gaze of the man almost pulling her back and so she walks to the table and sits down.

“I have a message,” he says, his voice is calming, almost hypnotic “Today IS the day, you have an outstanding debt that requires payment.” He slides a small note book over to Ayra and motions for her to open it. The cover of the book is worn leather, although of which animal would possibly be a question best not asked. Ayra opens the cover to find three unfamiliar names on the first page. Looking back up at the man, his short brown hair now framing green eyes, he half smiles, places a small coin bag on the table in front of her and walks out of the courtyard, pausing at the entrance to look back over his shoulder “Valar Morghulis”.

Daaamn!

We need more GoT alternate endings on here, that was Ace!

@Gin again, agree with absolutley every point you have made haha. Im swinging between acceptance and annoyance over this last episode.

My husband has just got the audio books so i might give them a whirl, got the books and read the first one, but might try those instead and just start from the start again

Ok so I really love the Audiobooks, I think they're a great way of getting through the books as I know the books are Loooonnngg (I did read them first and it took months. )

HOWEVER, I'm just gunna throw out this little disclaimer before you guys start listening.

I'm not sure when the audiobooks were recorded vs the show being filmed, but the voices might not match how you imagine they will; this was a deal breaker for Jay.

Now I love the narrator (Roy Dotrice) but the lannisters are kind of celtic (welsh / irish), the starks are just British, not northern etc etc.

Effectively, I really like the audiobooks, but just try to 'get past' the voices you expect the characters to sound like.

To be honest they're so long that I don't even notice now, but it was weird at first.

Go try throwing a milkshake over a person wearing a burka I guarantee you time will be spent inside.

Regardless of people's opinions this growing idea that it's OK to assault someone just because you don't agree with them is just wrong, so is the growing acceptance of it, we have already had one mp murdered, what's acceptable next, throw bacon at a jew, non kosher chicken at a Muslim, a brick.

I do completely agree with you, though I think extremely low of Farage, this wasn't the way to get your point across and is only going to rally the forces behind him..

The only thing I will add, is in recent years the murdered MP, Jo Cox, was attacked by a far-right activist. The recent murder attempt on another female MP was planned by a far-right activist.

There have been many times where pork products have been hurled into places of worship and at people, by those who feel they shouldn't be allowed in this country.

So trying to ask what's acceptable next, when referencing Jo Cox seems a little Naive to the growing feeling in this country that has been behind acts like the ones you mentioned for years.

(Disclaimer: I am not saying that liberals shit don't stink. Just that in recent years, their crimes have not been as obvious or as many.)

 

Its not naive, it's simply pointing out that what some some think acceptable is simply not, there were some who thought the murder of an mp was acceptable, makes no difference far right/left/middle makes no difference what your opinion is assault is not the way forward, I would have put an exclusion zone around parliament and put all the for and against brexit in a field.

We have a democratic right to vote and make our feelings known, parties on all sides have the right to campaign without the fear of assault

Agree completely.

I do feel that were in a weird post-facts age in politics at the moment though where people aren't being held account to the rules in place, nor the things they say.

Politicians, the media and more so the regulation bodies in place need to hold those account to their words and actions.

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Farage is far too lazy to be PM - he's only interested in stirring shit, not doing any real work. As Verhofstadt said back in 2016, Brexit will save them the biggest waste of EU resources: Nigel Farage's salary.

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I've just watched it… it was as I thought, disappointing.

I'm not disappointed or surprised (completely) by the endings, but completely disappointed in the execution of them.

Too rushed, too much "big dramatic CGI" moments, to much skipping in time, too much assumption of what has went on during that time, too few human moment, too few chances for us to genuinely build any sort of emotions to character or their new roles and relationships.

I'm looking forward to reading the final books.

Arwen, you always sum up just what I was thinking!

I keep remembering that HBO offered for seasons 7 & 8 to be 10 episodes a piece (and even said that if the writers needed more seasons after, they would be happy to fund it) but D&D wanted to get it done in the shorter time frame, which has led to this general feeling of Meh...

Everything that has happened I could see GRRM writing it, but at least with him you would Feel it coming. The analogy I've used before still stands; like being pulled with the weight of a river, and all it's currents and eddies, vs being smacked with a tidal wave in the desert.

Jon to have had made that decision himself to leave.

Edit* AND after everything jon had done up to that point, he was cast aside over killing a queen no one in the seven kingdoms really, other than the unsullied, and yara, gave a f**king shit about anyway!! She literally trashed the joint and was definitely set to f**k more shit up as she went. Though with her speaking valerian, i dont suppose anyone else would have understood those intentions til it was too late.

I read a fan write up that effectively had Jon at that last meeting too. They all start arguing and Jons name becomes the main point of contention, some stating that after all he's done he's the perfect regent and those retorting that the kingdom would never accept him, bast*rd or no.

Then Jon, looking about at the rage and feuding, stands up and states that he doesn't want the Throne, he's NEVER wanted this and all he wants is to head north to try to rebuild the defenses which have been shattered at the top of the realm.

Maybe even he puts Brans name forward, to which Tyrion agrees etc etc... Then it wouldn't be Bran throwing his brother under the bus, but instead taking the helm in a gracious acceptance.

No one killed jaime when he killed aerys targaryean for threatening to do exactly what dany actually DID. dunno, just felt it was a bit shit shafting him like that again lol.

You know, that's an angle I hadn't really thought of. Jaime gets to stay as a kings guard after murdering a king but Jon gets exiled? ... Yeah sounds a bit bollocks.

Just read something that made me lol, that bran told jon, who in turn would tell dany, which in turn would set the wheel in motion for bran to then take the throne

This is no disrespect on the actor at all, but ^this^ and Brans "Why do you think I came South?" really irked me. He's so souless! It's not even stoic and blunt like Stannis because at least he CARED in his own way.

So either Bran (who has fully said that 'Bran' is dead and he's now the 3ER) is a emotionless husk, who the people of the 7 Kingdoms will never come to love, the lords will never want to follow etc etc or he's actually a scheming f**k who let the kingdom burn just to he could take the crown?

... Like I say maybe GRRM makes this feel natural and organic, but as it stands the wheel is not broken, the GoT continues like it always have and a new war will likely start when Bran dies, if not before. (Bron is going to cause shit for sure.)

I am FAR to invested in this stupid show

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If you want the Audiobooks I can send them over

So couple of my points:

(I'm aware this post is already a little long...)

1.) Bullshit the Yara-Asha, would agree to the kingdoms uniting again and the iron born bending the knee after her queen was murdered. Even if she did, as soon as Sansa declared independence Yara-Asha would have Noped out of there.... Followed Swiftly by the Prince of Dorne who doesn't give a shit about these Northern squabbles and probably has the largest remaining army.

2.) The Dothraki would be f**king Shit Up!

They are blood riders to Dany and she got stabbed. So their one mission in life is now to kill the person who killed their Khalesi and then commit suicide to join her in the night lands. They would be raping, murdering and breaking Everything they could touch.

How was this not mentioned, even in the council meeting as "The Dothraki are still causing issues but our armies are rounding them up".