Mississippi Bullfrog

You mean Robot Monster don’t you? That’s what’s really going on at moment.

That is an abomination.

I've tried iriduim plugs and I can't say I've noticed any difference - other than the price. I'm sure they do last longer but since plugs do fine between the usual service intervals I haven't found any benefit.

I think the point made was that with a camera you can prove it was that car/bike that was exceeding the speed limit. How does a microphone prove that the noise came from any particular vehicle? Unless there is only one vehicle within a considerable range, no aircraft in the sky, no thunder around, no birds sat on the microphone, no politicians within 50 miles radius - it would be impossible to evidence that the sound level came from any particular source. Noise recorded by camera is very difficult to definitively attribute to an identifiable location.

Well back when we were running the TOTY poll I suggested we should have a flounce of the year poll but none of you listened, which I found very offensive and upsetting. So

Judging by the photographs of some of the people crowding to beaches recently it would seem that every time one of them enters the sea the water displaced results in significant sea level rise. Maybe introducing more sharks around the coast would help reduce sea levels?

If it had evaporated in a garage you'd probably smell it. So I'd double check it hasn't seeped into your sump. If so, apologies for stating the obvious, but drain the oil and replace it.

Whereas the 1200 Triumph engine gets very twitchy at low rpm, so a lot of guys switch into rain mode round town to smooth things out. I've never found it a problem though. It has 6 gears but frankly when you'd use 6th is beyond me. You'd need to be doing 90+, which on a bike like that gets pretty uncomfortable. Round town you're definitely in either 1st or 2nd. No point going up to 3rd until you're above 40mph. The gearing is soooo long on it.

What adblocker and what browser? I will have a look to see if there is a work round. Although I think some of these adblockers just block everything My work pc has Adblock and generally uses Chrome. I can turn it off for TMBF of course.

I guess it helps if people turn their ad blocker off for TMBF. I can see the link on my phone but my work pc doesn't show it. I buy a fair bit of stuff from them, though for clothing and helmets I prefer to be able to try things on and J&S is literally just a couple of miles down the road. Hmm - update on that - the link has just started showing on my work pc as well. So no worries.

hahaha. so were all chunky butts? all good I believe it has been scientifically proven that heavier riders are less prone to high speed weave. At least that's always my reason for seconds of pudding. I'm only doing for safety reasons.

You mean shit of course.

There is an RC flying field in Warwick by the race course. Been there forever. Developers built houses nearby a few years ago. Residents then complained and have got the allowed flying time reduced and if a restriction on IC planes. Like the guy who bought a house next to a church that has been there since 1300. The house sale blurb waxed lyrical about the view of the bell tower. First week in he made a complaint that he could hear the bells ringing.

I remember this coming up before and someone who knew what they were talking about in terms of recording sound levels suggested that in their proessional opinion it was all a load of what comes out of male cattle backwards. The technology to record sound levels attributed to a specific vehicle other than by hand held and personally administered tests just doesn't work.

I live between farms and Oulton Park - so I get the stink of one and the noise of the other. Personally I suspect I may have died and gone to heaven without noticing. But back to the point..... I have never been to the IoM and to be honest can't see that I am likely ever to do so. The idea of an unrestricted speed limit puts me off. I have seen the carnage caused by riders going beyond their ability too often. But I would also be put off by a blanket 40mph limit. Surely a safer environment for everyone is possible without going from one extreme to the other? That seems rather silly.

Use engine oil is carcinagenic. Don't use it anywhere where people will come into contact with it. I have sometimes used it to soak wooden fence posts in to prevent them rotting. I have also used it to paint onto the rusty undersides of old cars. But generally it goes to the recycling centre.

Is it just me or has the standard of driving actually got even worse post lockdown?

Halfords Pro stuff is good. I once broke a socket, doing something silly to be fair, it was replaced no questions asked. The rest of their stuff I've had for years and it's survived several car rebuilds.

Guilty as charged. They are actually a fetching red and light blue. I find it pays to distract the competition at key points in the race. Though why are you checking out the arse of the other boater? You might notice there is a large white item between me and the other chap. It is called sail. I cannot see through the sail. I was actually only able to see the wake of his hull which enabled me to avoid a collision. This is why a boat on the starboard tack has right of way. Historically the rudder on a ship was mounted on the right hand side of the hull, like a big paddle. This was the steerboard, or starboard as it became known. The helmsman could see to his right but not to his left. So a vessel on the starboard tack has right of way as the helm cannot see to the other side of the sail. Because the rudder or steerboard was mounted on the right hand side of the ship it always had to enter a dock with the left hand side of the ship to the quay. That was originally known as the larboard side, easily confused with starboard of course, so it became known as port - ie the side of the ship that made contact when in port.

Guilty as charged. They are actually a fetching red and light blue. I find it pays to distract the competition at key points in the race.

What's wrong with the good old hammer a screwdriver through the filter? Apart from the fact that if it doesn't work you are then left with a jagged flesh slicing monstrosity welded to your engine. I have several types of oil filter wrenches, but the best so far is like this one - so long as it is isn't recessed

Our sailing club reopened, no racing but we're allowed to lark about upsetting motor boaters to our hearts content. So I took my Laser out to see what mayhem and mischief I could create. Sorry about the shorts, they are an offensive weapon to distract lady sailors on awkward marks.

The thread is 12 years old. I reckon the OP has probably moved on by now.

I'll be interested in how well you can get the carbon fibre & resin to adhere to the plastic, I always found it doesn't make a good bond to anything subject to vibration. You could always try drilling a series of holes so the resin effectively forms a rivet into the structure of the box.

Go for the 24 inch. You don’t always need it but if you do then you’ve got the leverage. Otherwise it just makes life easier the rest of the time.