S-Westerly
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Discovered bike is sick. Should have been more thorough checking it over on Thursday. Brakes are bound on and strange noise from rear axle. Given I've had one rear bearing collapse on me not risking it. Annoying thing is I'm at daughter's place in Barnard Castle with no tools at all. Local bike repairers might be able to fit me in by mid May. So will get it recovered and get to work on it with son in law. Totally pissed!
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Me too.
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And that my friend is probably why I do live here as I can't abide the heat. Spend enough of my working time in equatorial locations cursing the climate. Just can't be pleased.
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Haven't got hair to cut so dentist isn't that bad. Visit dentist every time I'm home as horrendous toothache for a month at sea is not an experience I ever want to repeat.
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Took the dust cover off it and flashed it up. Due to family commitments can't ride it until Saturday but its alive. Its also pissing down with rain - again. I sometimes ask myself why I live in this bloody soggy place.
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Ditto. Every time we've moved we get a new splurge of letters until the message finally gets home.
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Don't have a TV so even cheaper.
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On autobahns my cruising is between 130 and 150 kph. I was passed like I was stationary. Followed one to see if I could keep up but at 210 kph I chickened out.
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No it's not Duplo it's Lego. Duplo was when I was a mere apprentice.
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Reason I prefer Scotland in May or October. Almost no midges although my wife can find them at any time of the year.
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At least it'll keep the midges away!
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New ideas for April - limited edition one day only.
S-Westerly replied to onesea's topic in General Chat
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Trouble with Scotland is that warmer weather brings out the midges in their billions. Makes camping occasionally less than pleasant.
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British roads have to have got worse than before if possible. EG. An A road near me that was resurfaced fully 2 years ago is now like the surface of the moon. Craters rather than potholes. Lane 3 of the M5 today had a pothole right in the middle of it. Fine on a car where you can straddle it; not so good on a bike at speed. A bloody disgrace really.
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Nice. I used to go fishing at Penton Bridge.
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I don't go looking to ride in the wet but very often end up doing so because I have to be somewhere and the bike is the only option. I liked the Metzlers a lot but I felt the mileage I was getting on the rear tyre could be better and they are very prone to squaring off over longish motorway rides. They seem to go very quickly from being pretty good to past it which can be disconcerting.
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Ordered tyres. Michelin Road Pilot 6. Last two sets have been metzeler roadtec but I am lucky if I get much more than 6k on the rear wheel. Son in law reckons he's getting more out of his P6's but most of his riding is commuting whereas mine isn't and is generally longer distance and on faster roads. Not cheap though. Over £300 for a set. Ouch.
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Hmm. I think you may find there's a tonnage restriction in there and I can guarantee a super tanker won't fit through Menai!
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I fit mine a couple of years ago and obviously not to an Africa Twin. A scaffolders fever dream is a bit harsh but each to his own.
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Boating regulations in the UK are a farce. You can walk in off the street and buy a powerful speedboat never having even set foot on a boat and sail it away. There is no compulsory insurance requirement other than in a marina where individual marinas will have their own requirements. You need zero knowledge about the Collision Regulations which govern the behaviour of all water craft. Of course it often ends in tears and keeps the RNLI well trained.
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My Heed bars came with English instructions and very clear pictograms as to what was required. Took about 30 minutes to install.
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Good evening. Managed to avoid infanticide but it was a close thing. What idiot puts spaghetti on a child's menu? Then an even bigger idiot allows a 2 year old to have it which he then proceeds to eat with his hands. Fortifying myself with strong drink. Parents went for weekend in Paris - not the best idea they've ever had. Especially as their flight tomorrow has been cancelled so I get another day of being under the thumb of merciless tyrants.
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It didn't for me and even with duty they are still pretty decent price wise compared to what else is out there.
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Hope you've got good waterproofs! Otherwise enjoy.
