S-Westerly
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Tis indeed. The small ship in front had just delivered us 250 tons of diesel and we were stopped in the water. She was actually about 100 metres off our bow and this manoeuvre is quite common. Had I been rattling along at 15 knots in the Channel then the context would have been somewhat different and probably on News at Ten.
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You know when you sometimes see a photo and think WTF? Usually just stand alone and not in context with any thing? Then when you get more background it turns out to be not what you thought at all. Here's a couple of out of context pics. Not quite a disaster 1 Definitely not a disaster
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I thought our Gloucestershire roads were bad but yours look even worse! Bike looks nice though.
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U boat pens Much like the u boat pens in various French ports. Looked at dismantling them after the war but were quite literally almost bomb proof and they're now tourist attractions, kind of.
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Seem to remember someone doing basic CBT stuff down at Mallory park, but that's a fair old hike from Hexham. Circuit based training I think they are called and my son used them. Rated them highly.
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Must be a flounce record though. Two posts and gone. Impressive.
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That's a big baby. Congratulations to you all.
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I'll put some pics up afterwards. Basically it's a 700 mm bore so quite a lump but by modern standards not as big as some of the real beasts - 960 mm bore and 14 cylinders.
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Nice looking bike but I think purely from the aesthetics I prefer the BMW. No idea how ride quality and performance compared though. I ride a Multistrada so am certainly not in a position to cast aspersions on other folks bikes! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Watching my engineers pull the engine to bits and put it back together with a new piston.
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Serve the bast*rds right if someone stole their gear. Probably would in the UK.
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I wouldn't have recognized that as a speed camera! Thanks for the pic. As my brother lives in Munich I have driven in Germany (in car) so this is good to know.
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Well you could always buy the Chinese imitation 450!
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No help from me as I don't commute.
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I do. I'm a lousy singer, can't carry a tune in a paper bag but I like singing to myself. Best place to do it is on the bike as nobody else can be traumatized by it. Also sing in the car if I'm by myself. Once inadvertently broke into song when my grandsons were with me. The abuse I received was cruel.
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Be interesting to see how it wears. Not a fan of stuff that's so cheap as my past experience has been it's never worn well. Still if it works for you then crack on.
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The trouble is that American companies have done it to themselves hence the rust belt. We're not much better as a lot of heavy engineering has vanished from the UK.
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Carrying golf bags
S-Westerly replied to misspoppy's topic in Clothing, Luggage, Accessories and Security
An alleged sport that has never appealed to me. -
Yeah but Coventry is strange.
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Sadly this is so, when we get ripped off at one end by trying to do the right thing with ridiculously high prices or ripped off by buying something cheap that's a rip off. On the plus side i have bought a couple of things made in China that have not necessarily been that cheap because they've been well made and used quality materials. They can make decent stuff when they want to.
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The trouble with China is that many of the people there are incredibly status conscious and the most desirable possessions are often western. They can't afford to buy them so unscrupulous companies basically make rip-off copies which are sold only in China. It's the same with high-end watches etc. The Chinese government (as crooked as they come) actively encourages it as all the money spent stays in China. Yet another reason why I try and avoid buying stuff made there.
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Gave up listening to stories when I was about 5 when I learned to read myself and I read a lot. As to music while riding it's not really my thing. As I wear ear plugs anyway I'd not hear much and if I had the volume cranked up that much my already fragile hearing would be well shot in short order.
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I have on occasion been accused of having a big mouth but even at my finest I can't see myself managing to get my jaws around a Bap and a pie at the same time. It will end in tears, or at least gravy all over my shirt.
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Right up there with a chip butty. Utterly pointless in my opinion.
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Obviously a bit of thread drift but my wife gave me a Rolex chronometer when we got engaged 40 plus years ago. It's my only watch and I wear it everyday. So not really obsessed with watches. Fishing rods now, that's another question!
