Davidtav

I agree. I watched the video again. And I would have filtered up to the lorry. If the lorry had then pulled over to the left a bit I would have gone past. I wouldn’t have gone into the coned off area. Especially with a police car following!

Pretty sure most folk, myself included, would filter in that situation. Perfectly safe. Technically incorrect though as the whole of the second lane is out of action. The cop must have been having a bad day … what I don’t like though is that the cop thinks it is ok to shove his arm in front of a passing motorcyclist. Aggressive behaviour from the cop and dangerous in my opinion.

I think this is probably the original video:

I think this is the video that is being referred to. https://www.visordown.com/news/viral/legal-experts-respond-police-filtering-‘blocking’-video

Well I’m not a traffic cop. But I think I’ve seen that video. Or a similar one. Well if the lane is closed then that will apply to all of the lane. Doesn’t matter if there is a bit of a gap to the cones that a bike might use. That lane is not part of the carriageway is my understanding

I was looking for jubilee clips. But couldn’t find any. Before I discovered the stop valve I was planning to make a tapered wooden plug and then hacksaw the pipe and jam it in. Fortunately I didn’t have to do that.

I’m nob of the day. But a lucky one. So I’m doing some gardening yesterday and using this new garden strimmer. Quite a vicious thing with a metal blade. And manage to puncture the pipe work from my heating oil tank. No sign of a stop valve on the tank. The property is new to me and just getting acquainted with things. Manage to improvise with cable ties and an old inner tube and slow the leak considerably. I think that surely there must be a stop valve somewhere and took a cover off at the bottom of the tank. And there is a stop valve! … anyway 24 hours later and the pipe work has been properly repaired. Heating back on. Actually hardly any oil leaked out so no issues really. … one thing is for sure. I won’t do that again!

I have this helmet. And I checked my visor. Which is clear. And it says in very small letters: “If tinted for daytime use only” So double check if the word “if” is on your visor maybe.

Toni Basil of “Hey Mickey” fame is 81 years old today. I read it on Facebook and thought that can’t be right. But I’ve googled and I think actually it is … I’m feeling really old!

You’re correct. I was going to keep it. And I turned down part exchange offer. But then the dealer offered to put it in their showroom and sell it on my behalf for a flat rate. And at the time I knew I needed to move house and was trying not to have too much “stuff” Seemed no downside to letting them sell it. And so I agreed. And the price I received was midway between top price and what I would have got for trade in. And it sold fairly quickly. All good. And now I’ve noticed it up for top money in another dealership … I hadn’t considered that it might just have been sold between dealers. Actually now you suggest that, I reckon that’s what has probably happened. Just to be clear. I’m not in any way tempted to buy it back again. I wouldn’t mind a second bike now I’ve moved and more settled. But it would be something different.

Here’s the thing. And the reason for the question. And you can all laugh. It is fine. So I sold my bike last year. And it stood in the showroom for a couple of months. And I’ve recently noticed it is for sale again. Up with another dealer and presumably stuck in another showroom. … and I was worrying about my old bike lol. Yeah ridiculous I know. I’m not even the immediately previous owner.

It crossed my mind that bikes in dealers are often left for long periods. And if there is stale fuel left in the system surely this might cause issues. So do dealers drain the fuel? Does anyone know? Also there would potentially be a fire hazard I would think. Bit of a random question I know. But it was puzzling me. And I thought that someone on here would probably know.

I feel a lot of sympathy for Benders relative. When I was young in the 70s I don’t think the police were as pernickety. For example, the L plate on my Fizzie was literally the L cut from an L plate and stuck on the top part of the rear shock. Bore no resemblance to an L plate. But nobody pulled me. … nowadays everything seems different. And does public opinion of the police no favours. And they seem to have different rules depending on the vehicle. For example I saw a new Ferrari today with no front numberplate. Now if I took the front number plate off my Mini I bet I would get pulled

I understand this problem. When I came back to biking I bought a helmet that was too large. I didn’t realise at the time. But now I know and it’s five years on. And my current helmet is a snug fit. … I’ve been thinking about this though. Have you tried wearing a balaclava of some description underneath the helmet? I think that would be a better solution. Just an idea

Just thought I would update this to say I’m absolutely loving it here. Amazing curvy A road just along a little lane from my house. Nobody to share it with these days which is a shame. But honestly I can’t complain too much

I find high winds a bit of a challenge on my V Strom 650. I don’t have much experience on other bikes. But it wasn’t as bad with my previous bike, a Kawasaki Z650 (modern one) … Ride wStyles is correct in that body posture helps. Crouching a bit makes all the difference. Thing is though that I am prone to sciatica and if I crouch then my back starts to hurt. As with lots of things in life it is all a compromise.

I actually lived on my boat full time for over three years. Sailed around the UK. Boat is in Scotland now. And a hobby again. Here’s a pic of the boat on a mooring at Ramsholt. I “borrowed “ that mooring for about three months lol

Definition of sailing - standing in a cold shower fully clothed tearing up £50 notes

Boats and bikes. A good combo

Thanks. I appreciate that. Here is a pic of a red squirrel I took this morning

So I’ve moved house. Some of you might have noticed messages from me about riding my motorbike to Scotland in order to play with my sailing boat. Well I have moved to a property near my boat. And with great riding roads all around. And the new house is superb. Red squirrels in the garden. It is far North. And this is my view from my terrace. Yeah ok

Nonsense

Really? Maybe if you are trying to part exchange a bike. But if you are just booking in for a service. I don’t think so. And if the only thing that had been done is ignition barrels changed then what would concern them?

How would they know though? If you book your bike in for a service or repair they don’t ask to see the log book.

Well it is a minor irritation. But every time I buy something from the local shop for say £2.99 I give the young chap behind the counter £3.00 and he always just takes it and says “do you want the penny?” … I always say yes please and he gives me a surprised look as he hands me the penny. And they don’t have a charity tin that the penny would go in. It would have just stayed in the till. Yeah I know it is an inconsequential thing but irritates me somewhat.