XmisterIS

Their favourite trick round here is to put scamera vans *JUST* past 30mph signs where the limit drops from 40 to 30, so they will get you if you're one second too slow on the brakes and not *QUITE* doing 30 by the time you reach the sign.

The BMW driver there is a psychotic ar*ehole who shouldn't be on the road! All the more reason to give people like that a wide berth. I would never put myself in front of a car and drop rev-bombs like that. I tend to creep up beside the driver's open window, then drop a rev-bomb, then pin the throttle!

Bugger Turkey, this is the place to go: http://www.kiddiecoupons.co.uk/uploads/1/6/1/1/16116514/5051617_orig.jpg Im going here for three weeks in August. Possibly four.

Sounds like a DNS problem. Either log into your router and tell it to renew its IP address (much quicker than rebooting), or, if that doesn't work, flush your router's DNS cache.

Linux is your friend! You can get some great ISO rippers for Linux. Just stick a decent distro (I use Debian) on an old PC, format HD0 as a single-partition EXT2 or EXT3 filesystem, install an SSH server and a filesharing server, then mount the shared drive on your Windows box (it will appear as a network drive; I have mine mounted as the Z drive) and use it headlessly via windows, using a free Telnet client that will let you log in as root (so you can issue a remote shutdown command when you're done - I use m-PuTTY). Bung an old DVD-ROM into the Linux box and bingo! You're rippin' like a good'un.

For the future, I'd recommend investing in crash bungs Or a crash guard. The latter looks naff but will save your bike from getting scratched.

my mrs gave me one too, but we canceled the engagement, so i just put it on the other hand. haha. Does that mean you're still together just not married, or you decided to be efficient by skipping the wedding and going straight to divorce?

Glad to hear it! Lol!

Good job I didn't pull too hard then! I've found this on the site you possted a link to - http://www.polevolt.co.uk/acatalog/info_RELF_1KIT.html I'm thinking that the front row of connectors shown are probably the kind of thing I need. At a couple of pounds, I could just get one from a local shop and give it a try.

Thank you That does look like it might do the job. I did try and pull another one out, but it wouldn't come, and I didn't want to pull too hard incase I ripped the wire off the connector, and then I really would be buggered! Yes, but would prefer to wire it into a spare on the fuse box (there are two spare fuses), if I can. it seems designed for the purpose, all you need is the right connector (rather than hacking it into another circuit).

I have recently renewed my wedding ring; I've always worn one, and I notice that many men of my generation (born in the 1970's) and older tend to wear them, but I very rarely see men in their early/mid 30's and hardly any in their 20's wearing them. I know quite a few young 'uns who are married, but don't wear a ring. Most women wear a ring though, regardless of age. I wonder, is the wearing of a wedding ring now considered "so last season" by the young men of today? It would be a shame to see the tradition die out.

Backstory: I have a garmin sat nav and I have connected the power cable for the cradle directly to the live terminal of the battery. Apparently this doesn't draw much current when the garmin is off or disconnected, but it does draw some, and there is a pcb in the cradle which, apparently, can get burned out if you power the cradle directly from the battery. So ... I have two options: 1) put an inline switch on the handlebars. I don't like this idea, it's ugly and needs unnecessary wiring. 2) Wire the cradle into the ignition circuit. I like this idea because it's elegant and should be easier than wiring up a separate switch. So the way to do this is via the main fuse box, shown below: I went to Halfords to see what they had, and I got a fuse extender (allows you to put two fuses into one fuse socket), which would do the job just fine, as shown below: BUT ... the lid doesn't close. So that's no good. I had a rummage through Google and found that the fusebox on the SV has a spare socket on the underside, into which you can connect a tail that is live when the ignition is on, as shown below (socket with red arrow): That's all well and good, BUT what type of connector plugs into that socket? I have searched Google for "fuse connector", "fuse box connector", "fuse box jack", etc, etc, but no dice. The man in Halfords said, "I dunno" (predictably). So, any ideas? How do you connect a wire into that spare socket? The other wires seem to be soldered into little connectors that are pushed into the sockets, but I can't see what the connectors look like. They are not male bullet connectors (already tried that, didn't work).

26 i believe. Seriously needs to start acting his age 26? Ha! I passed my driving test when he was barely out of nappies (My driving licence says 8th July 1993).

How old is this nincompoop, anyway?

Next time he says it in public, just shout, "I'm a happy camper!" Then, stare at him. Just stare at him.

Well, it wouldn't make a difference even if you were back in Blighty - they've got the same weather system as us at the moment (being our neighbour) - it's pissing down here too!

Was out yesterday in my Ford Ka (aka "the rollerskate", according to XmrsIS), driving back from a weekend conference. Got behind a queue of two cars - car at the front was also a Ka, me at the back, car in the middle was an 2014 (?) plate Audi R8 Spyder. We came to a good clear straight and I was saying, "Come on, open it up, show me what that bad boy can do!" I fully expected him to floor it and go booting off into the distance - the Spyder is as fast as a bike in that regard. But ... he didn't. He just sat there, pootling along behind the Ka, about 1 foot from it's rear bumper. Then we reached the motorway junction, and the Spyder driver entered the roundabout slowly, in the wrong lane, then badly cut up another driver on the roundabout, then proceeded down the motorway slip road at about 35-40mph, in the outside lane. I undertook him on the inside lane of the sliproad, so as to get up to the speed of the traffic and avoid getting squashed by an HGV. Yes. That is correct. I, in my Ford Ka, was entering the motorway faster than an Audi R8 Spyder. As I undertook, I had a good look at the driver ... he was ancient and looked senile, or brain dead, or both! "Why?" I asked myself. "Why would you spend near as dammit £100,000 on a car whose sole purpose in life is going fast ... and then drive it (badly) like Reliant Robin? Why not just buy a Reliant Robin and give the spare cash to charity, if you've got that much spare cash floating around and no idea what to do with it???!!" I wasn't jealous - for me it's all about bikes; cars are just a tool to get me from A to B (hence why I drive a Ford Ka - and get jealous when I see people on shiny new litre bikes, which put my SV to shame!). I just thought it slightly odd that you would pay that much for a sportscar, then drive it so badly ...

Thanks for sharing your experience with it! I've read other reviews saying the "shortest route" really does mean dirt tracks and the like! It arrived yesterday and I see it has a "fastest route" option in car-mode, so I am guessing it realises that motorways are quicker than dirt tracks ... ! I am going to test it out in the car this weekend - off for a weekend conference, so will post again on this thread with my experiences of it.

I've just ordered one of these bad boys: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008BGUY3I I've been biding my time, waiting for it to come down in price ... and now that the 5" version has come out, the price of the 4.3" has plumetted. Arrives later this week. I feel a day out coming on, and bollocks to the desk job, it can wait 24 hours!

Of course, the frame will be a bespoke one-off, made specifically for you, so might take a few weeks to arrive. Patience is a virtue!

This I would highly recommend! £ for £, a road bike beats an ATB hands down for road riding, every time (unless it's a shit hot ATB), due to weight, gearing, wheel size, tyre profile, frame geometry.

Definitely bus! Or take out that rear shock and replace it with a piece of box section, and replace the forks with a pair of solid forks. You can get a half-decent pair of solid forks on ebay for £20, or less, with a set of spacers. E.g., these will fit your bike (looks like you have v-brakes) and will be a darn sight lighter that what you've got: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Point-Bicycle-MTB-Fork-Rigid-fork-A-Head-1-1-8-black-black-280mm-Shank-/171761976938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27fdcfc66a Seriously, those cheap shock "absorbers" do bugger all except take a lot of power out of your pedal stroke. I wouldn't like to cycle 10 miles each way on that as it is!

Upgrade to 1.2" skinnies and you'll find it a lot easier - I recommend Michelin or Panaracer (they've been a rock solid brand for the last 25 years - I was riding on Panaracers back in '89/'90 and they are still a top quality tyre). Also, upgrade the jockey wheels in your rear mech (if it is a crappy one). You will definitely notice the difference! Keep the bike well maintained and well lubricated. Strip the bottom bracket and hubs (you'll need a cone spanner set and a chain whip - neither costs much, and probably a BB tool), re-grease and reassemble. You will DEFINITELY notice the difference! Those changes will make the max difference for min cost. And after that, it's just a case of getting the legs used to it - pain is just weakness leaving the body!

Only 66% of the electorate voted. How disappointing.

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