Ian Frog

A lot of people upgrade to the 4 pot Nissins. The rest of us clean and look after the Tock`s and I am not sure who is right. Oh and the rich kids buy Brembos or have adaptors made for blue spots or radials. You pays your money etc! Cheers Ian

Get on a standard Hayabusa lol you would shit yourself lol. I still wonder t people not even upgrading the hoses and wonder if they put their feet down lol. Cheers Ian

Wise choice and one I agree with. I cant help thinking that their abrasive qualities will accelerate disc wear but I don't care as they really work ! Even help make a Busa feel like the brakes are working. Cheers Ian

You never know what you will or will not get away with ! 2nd Sept 2018 I was following a beautifully restored 350Lc in a spirited fashion round some country roads and as we rounded a right handed bend we were confronted by a man in the middle of the road who looked up and decided to run for the left kerb. 350Lc collects the gentleman at about 50mph, I had to get between the guy and a Volvo approaching in the opposite direction. Result 350 pilot retrieved from hedge (now a friend), old gut in the road dead at scene (transpires when I kept saying to the police and everyone at the scene why the fook didn't he hear us coming he wasn't wearing his hearing aid ). Volvo driver was great very shaken but stopped to help. At the end of it some 3 hours later I asked the accident investigation guy how did I get through that gap and he said your experience took over and that cant be predicted. I promise you if you experience a near miss like that it doesn't leave you any time soon. I would advise that if it or similar happens to you please ride the same road as soon as you can afterwards. Cheers Ian

That will have been ian frog If you check out the lapel on Algy`s jacket I expect you will find my old M.A.G badge lol. Last time I saw him we were all in an American themed diner from the door of which that picture of the pub was taken (by his girlfriend I think). Good guy and great times. Cheers Ian

Looks good #Gym. I have struggled with black pipes before (Oooer Missus lol) and found that multiple thin coats of VHT backed up by BBQ paint have produced the best results. Your pipe is a credit to you young lady ! Cheers Ian

O Ok then. " Cabin boy ! Roger the captain " Better? Cheers Ian

Right I am hoping somewhere in the collective wisdom on here there is an answer (lol). When I bought my Rex new in 2004 I had already bought the can in this pic as I thought it was perfect. Fast forward to 2018 ish and "The Carbon Can Company" appear to be no more, so what I am looking for is someone who can make a new one with those colours or re-sleeve the one in that pic or indeed re-sleeve my current one ? On reflection I think my preference is to re-sleeve the current one or have a new Stubbyish one made. Cheers Ian

Best of both worlds trained to the highest standard and worked for the organisation that taught the finest shirking and theft for home projects ! Don't ask me how I know. Cheers Ian We had a little sideline going of selling refurbished fires and ovens, he brought them home and i serviced them and then we sold them and he fitted them Cool ! Very tidy business plan. Cheers Ian

He was a gas fitter for British gas, back when it was called NEGAS in the '70's, and later in the '80's when it was British Gas North Eastern he was C&G qualified till he retired in the late '90's Best of both worlds trained to the highest standard and worked for the organisation that taught the finest shirking and theft for home projects ! Don't ask me how I know. Cheers Ian

You forgot not trimming cable ties. Then when discarding used cable ties, striped wire end, electric tape etc throwing them on the floor even better in loft insulation gravel, flower bed or scupper or drain to block them... You Sir are also a site manager or project manager and have to deal with the same numptys as me ! My other favourite is catching plumbers or mastic guys clearing nozzles in basin plug holes ! Instant walk off site !!! Cheers Ian

Recently bought a secondhand Baglux cover for the Busa so went and test fitted it then checked the small tank bag fitted. All good so now both road bikes have the facility. I feel a weekend Air BnB when this is over. Cheers Ian

Just thinking a little bit more about this home schooling you had #Dynax I hope your old man was a plumber? Cheers Ian

What Mark has done is tremendous and hopefully in time his lad will realise how lucky he is to have a real father rather than be plonked in front of some screen while his parents ignore him. Dynax you are a different matter I shudder to think the risk your old man was taking with all our lives lol. Cheers Ian

This bellend turns up from time to time then gets thrown off by Ebay often several different names at the same time. Easily spotted by just one picture then the email bit. Waste of time and really annoying. Cheers Ian

Well done #gymwitch that's come up very well. Did you use the circular saw or the hedge trimmer lol. Cheers Ian

#MarkW you are so right ! Did you see they thought you could find a "Good " scooter lol. Was this magazine twinned with something nautical? As In "Hello Sailor" and "Find a good Anchor" Cheers Ian

The brewery with the horse drawn dreys in London was Youngs. Cheers Ian

why could there be another bike on the horizon I cant possibly answer a question that might incriminate me while there are others in the room and what I am watching has less than 6 hours to go lol. The number of bikes a man needs is defined as n+1 where n is the number he currently has ! Cheers Ian

Oh not heard that ! It makes sense and I hope you are right. If you are I will wind my neck in a bit. Please bear in mind he lives within 15 miles of that moron Nadine Doriss ! So anything is possible. Cheers Ian

Actually it`s his frail health and good nature that made me make the comment in the first place. He appears to be a lovely guy caught up in a whirlwind of publicity and so called celebritys appearing in his life. My own father is in his 90`s and I would worry if the same happened to him. Cheers Ian My dad is 90 he's just built new doors for his shed, made a sliding hoist with a winch as he can't move engines by hand any more, he would tell them exactly where to go. I think Tom's family will be keeping an eye on him, I do get the concern for him though. I hope you are right regarding his family (I am sure you are). It is probably the difference in our respective fathers situation that made us look at this differently. Mine no longer has the strength physically or mentally to do half what he used to in his 70`s and 80`s. I am pleased for you that yours is doing so well. Cheers Ian

Actually it`s his frail health and good nature that made me make the comment in the first place. He appears to be a lovely guy caught up in a whirlwind of publicity and so called celebritys appearing in his life. My own father is in his 90`s and I would worry if the same happened to him. Cheers Ian

I am going to make a single handed attempt at draining the European Lager lake ! If I can still walk to the fridge later I will assist in draining the wine lake as well. I have been banned from E.Bay after 7O`clock lol. Cheers Ian

I totally agree with your point ! However it seems that the companies concerned are manning there distribution centres and warehouses with the "cheaper" option. I am sure they are usually crap anyway but now they can be crap with less people and minimise their losses. Cheers Ian

Am I the only person that thinks it is disgusting that the government are proposing to take Capt Tom to the opening of a new hospital in Harrogate? An inspirational man in his late 90`s taken to be used as a focal point by the powers that be possibly to try to deflect criticism of how they have reacted to the current situation. Feel free to call me cynical but I am not entirely comfortable with this. Hope you are all well and your loved ones likewise and to those we know are directly affected or have family that are suffering our thoughts are with you. Cheers Ian