Slowlycatchymonkey

He chooses a fender strat and you want to steer him away? More importantly what sound does he want?

Good luck and hats off for the fast rebook

Really nothing? I did wonder about it. Did you already know and the things they were telling you?

Best of luck. Hope the non runners soon to be a runner!

They know how to increase their membership if they need to then. It’ll hopefully be better weather by then.

Love my blaster, useful for drying allsorts including the dogs it’s intended for! Be careful around the chain, if your not paying attention it’s easy to blast oil off the chain onto the bike- annoying if you’ve just finished washing it.

Good luck. I would say break a leg but given some the history on here I’ll refrain. Exciting times

The Haynes manual for my r ninet and a dvd- mission impossible fallout. Not a fan of Cruise but he gets a couple of points as he rides a (slightly modified) r ninet which he gets knocked off but I’m going to ignore that bit and applaud his good taste instead- no he doesn’t get knocked off trying to squeeze it through an 8ft gap

Merry Crimbo everyone, hope you have a good one without too many annoying friends and relatives popping up! See you on the other side. ️

Looks like that helmet wasn’t done up (which is the law apparently) No matter the fit it wouldn’t have done its job.

£187 Work shmirk or should that be shirk When you pass your test it’ll be the sweetest pass and having to fight for it n go through what you’re going through means you’re entitled not just to a bigger bike but a new helmet and probably jacket n boots as well. Next time I have a drinky (probably Christmas Eve) I’ll raise a glass to your perseverance, stubborn streak and undoubted (eventual) success. In the mean time I’d make it a double

Oh bloody ‘ell Sounds pretty traumatic, glad your ok though. I’m impressed with your humour and thoroughly disappointed for you at the same time. Not surprised you feel defeated I’m not sure there’s a biscuit big enough to cover this one Don’t know how long you’ve been on this forum but it’s long enough to know you’re made of stern stuff and will get there in the end. Sometimes that defeated feeling can be handy on a test, you give up feeling like you’re going pass so you don’t care about the result and bingo. You know you can ride. If you couldn’t you wouldn’t still be alive having to make it through traffic on a 125 is not for the unskilled or faint hearted. Id probably be in my 2nd commiserations GnT by now. Chin up, you can do it.

Perhaps in the Spring a bimble down to the Sammy Miller Museum

A*rsehole

[mention]Via[/mention] Glad you’re feeling better, fingers crossed it’s not a stone. Although if it is they’re much more easily treated these days- like you need another health thing to contend with

Wish I lived near Norfolk and could say yes. Have a great ride or a wedge of cash if it sells before them!

And there it is the- he doesn’t mean it really/he’s alright/don’t say anything about it/just ignore it response. Sexism is not ‘silly’ in the same way racism homophobia or any other prejudice isn’t ‘silly’ it’s simply damaging.

A sexism hardcore porn motorbike forum, why has nobody thought of this before @Slowlycatchymonkey I was typing a reply just like yours but lost the will to live lol Yeah it is wearing but that’s the way the “your no fun, it’s just banter” crowd roll - they wear you down. I’m sure all the people on the receiving end racist homophobic jokes are just failing to recognise ‘banter’ too. “A sexism hardcore porn motorbike forum, why has nobody thought of this before” We should start one then at least all the undesirables would be in one place and TMBF could be a forum for all sorts of people who like motorbikes.

If I was looking for hardcore porn I’d search for hardcore porn, if I was looking for sexist crap I’d look for sexist crap. If I was looking for a motorbike forum I’d look for a motorbike forum and hope not to find it full of porn or sexist crap.

I am bored of it. I’ve politely wince smiled my way through more sexist crap than I can count because woe betide the woman who doesn’t take it as a joke. So conditioned to accept it as normal that even the women on the receiving end of it will pretend they’re cool with it or say “It’s ok I don’t mind” “They don’t mean it really” You should mind. Repeatedly putting someone down for no other reason than their gender is damaging and absurd. I’m very glad I don’t have daughters because they’d soon get worn down with the constant onslaught of “joke” “joke” “joke” telling them they’re rubbish or inferior in this way or that. Tolerating it is a depressing reflection of how some people (I could put the typical age and race and sex here but I’ll refrain) have no grasp or care for other people’s experiences or just how much b*llshit they have to deal with. Why should they? They’re just making a joke, if you take offence that’s your problem for being ‘sensitive’ or ‘a snowflake’ or any other insult to stop you explaining why you don’t find it funny. If I was in a pub and was the butt of crap sexist jokes I’d expect the other person to see I didn’t find them funny and stop because if the other person isn’t laughing and you continue it’s not a joke it’s bullying. If they did continue they’d automatically go in the ‘a*sehole’ category and I’d have no qualms about taking them up on it. Which gets you shouted down for being a b*tch, lesbian, stupid cow, tart etc etc - there’s no reasoning with a*seholes. The only way to stop sexist a*rseholes being sexist a*seholes is the same way racist commentary stopped and that’s for everyone to make it known it’s not acceptable. I understand a lot of misogyny/misandry is either handed down from generation to generation or that quite often a man or woman has had a bad experience with the opposite sex but for crying out loud get a grip, you don’t write off entire sections of any other group based on a physical attribute do you?! The man who drove into my car had grey hair- now I hate everyone with grey hair. The men who have behaved most terribly in my direction have always been white so now I hate white men. That would be lunacy wouldn’t it. If you substituted the word woman for black in these ‘jokes’ would this still be acceptable? It would be a ban. The only way for people who hold on to prejudice to change is if voices condemn it and they are sidelined as ridiculous. At the moment almost everyone here is endorsing openly or with their silence because six is a laugh or they don’t want to get involved... or worse because they agree with the prejudice. I don’t blame [mention]Speedy23[/mention] at all, he was probably bored of it too but I wish he’d come back to offer an alternative to some of this crap. When a man calls out sexism against women it’s more heartening than I think they can possibly realise. When I joined this forum I avoided referring to being female because I’m so bored of dull sexist jokes and the assumptions about my capabilities and because I don’t want to get drawn into bollo like this. I just wanted to talk to other people who love motorbikes- male, female or other not get bogged down by twoddle that doesn’t belong here.

Mumpsimus

Like it. It’s ballsy. Teetering on disastrous but ballsy. Something always turns up..... mostly

Aah no way, don’t leave. You’re needed for balance and sense. When I read sexist comments I feel like I’m looking at an museum exhibit that no longer has any relevance to the modern world. A roaring extinct dinosaur that flails around lashing out trying to hold on to an old way that makes them feel secure and in control all the while becoming more irrelevant and laughable. I also imagine the brave little warrior is sitting at their keyboard in the dark in their yellowing underpants working out how to get a rise. It’s laughable and should be paid the heed it’s due- none.

I’m wondering how you know it’s kidneys? If you’re certain you can make it through to tomorrow morning then dandy otherwise back to A&E and demand to be treated there. It is classed as an emergency and 6+ hours is not emergency treatment. If necessary tell them you have passed out. If they try to move you to GP out of hours say you want to complain. Kidney infections can be very serious and the poor blighters have to last you a lifetime. I would (note I’m not advising you just saying what I’d do- she says covering her arse) put a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda in a small glass of water and drink it quickly (becasue it tastes disgusting) and have one no more than every 3 hours. If it gives you relief don’t be tempted to have another and another (it is very tempting) as it can cause damage. Some people say a teaspoon (5ml spoon) the British assoc of urological surgeons says a tablespoon (15ml spoon), personally I wouldn’t take a tablespoon without medical supervision. I’ve only seen a teaspoon used. Hope you get sorted soon

Congrats on the bike on this thread too