manxie49

Been filtering ever since I could ride a bike, especially when I lived in Leicester, if I hadn't have filtered it would have taken me forever to get home. I'm a lot more careful when I do it now though, seen one or two people filtering in the past at some crazy speeds. Whilst filtering may be one of those things that some people frown upon, there was a driver here prosecuted a few years ago for driving with undue care and attention, he decided to change lanes and hit a scooter that was filtering, so, the law was on the side of the scooter rider.

Most new ambulances have a bulkhead between the cab and the rear of the vehicle so the driver has to get out and enter the back though the side or rear doors. Can’t comment on his vehicle manoeuvres though, ambulance vehicles do on occasion follow odd lines in the road to make things smoother for the attendant and passenger, especially when on blues, they do sometimes stop at an angle, called a fend off position, makes the vehicle easier to see, usually done though to protect a road accident scene, casualty in the road or crew working in the carriageway. Crap vehicles to drive, basically a 4.8 tonne square box on a standard van chassis.

Legendary bike but I wouldn't want one ......

I believe his record still stands as well? .... Considering the age of the bike he was riding it really is amazing, the bloke was a true inspiration

Doing big miles on a small bike is doable .... Look at this guy. Would I want to do it, definitely not! I went to Switzerland a few years ago on a blade, 900cc and it virtually crippled my back, good fun but wouldn't do it again. Different bikes for different purposes that's why I'm now looking for a bike that is fit for two up, touring as well as day to day knock about. In the winter I have a 250cc dual purpose bike that I use most of the time, road and off road, plenty of power and does what I need it to do .... As for 125's, I've had some good fun on smaller bikes over the years, cheap to run, nimble, great for the commute and easy to maintain.

Similar to yourself, test rode a selection of bikes a while ago, wanting to change. Hoping, to re-ignite our cancelled trip to Switzerland later in the year, have to see how things pan out. I’d just be happy with a week touring Ireland or Scotland at the moment.

Happy New year everyone .... Lets hope its a good one

He called some female public health professor “a bird”, he got slated by piers Morgan and others on social media .... couldn’t believe it, ffs it’s typical northern slang, no harm meant .... he’s a top man as far as I’m concerned

Well deserved! .... In spite of all the, shall we say, "easily offended individuals" who kicked off about his comment on ITV

Just been watching this documentary on you tube, brought back some memories....

More common, most of the complaints are complete crap though .... I do appreciate people complaining about the bikers who go off piste though, ripping up private land, it would piss me off if I was the land owner as well. Most off roaders I find are pretty good.

You're right, they never used to work here, the only one's that did were Garmin. Tomtom works fine now, I presume it was some sort of upgrade on the newer ones. I only ever use use it off island though. On island I use something called Satmap when of roading, helps keep me on the green lanes and prevents me going off piste and generating complaints.

Tomtom 420, had it quite some time now and can't fault it, my main gripe is how long it takes when doing map updates. Used it in all weathers though and have found it totally reliable, I don't intend getting rid until it goes belly up, will probably get another tomtom then.

Have a good one guys and gals, all the very best

Was that to bushy's beer tent

You can get your run fitness back quite quickly, you're definitely doing it the right way. Some people think they can just go out and run miles straight off the bat after years of doing nothing, they then wonder why they end up with lower back issues, shin splints and extremely sore legs. The ethos of dieting is quite simple, eat half as much and move twice as much. My brother has struggled with weight since lockdown, as I'm sure a lot of people have. You sound like you're heading in the right direction, well done

Cool to cock in 0.1 second .... brilliant

Christmas No: 1 maybe??

I'm the same as s-westerly, no sympathy for thieves whatsoever. The way I see it, if you steal someone else's property then you take your chances. You may steal from someone who says "F--k it" I'll just write it off and claim on my insurance, on the flip side however you may steal from someone who says "I will look for them, I will find them and I will kill them" . The best advice I would give is, if it doesn't belong to you then leave it the f--k alone.

I've got both, Yamaha OEM grips and my loving wife bought me a pair of Gerbing gloves for my birthday to stop me winging about freezing fingers in the winter .... The grips alone are good but they only keep your palms warm. Gerbing gloves are spot on, a bit on the thick side but they do provide enough warmth to keep my fingers a normal shade of pink

It's really scary how inattentive some drivers are, she was probably totally oblivious, wrapped up in her little tin box in her own little world ......

Always used engine braking, it was something I was taught, Bike, car and HGV. I assumed everyone did, which is why I thought manufacturers started putting slipper clutches on road oriented bikes and not just race bikes?