Throttled

I have used pinlock on two helmets at night with no issues. One is my light up in the dark LED Shark Skwal I got because I ride so much in the dark.

Pastimes, as opposed to hobbies, unless you are a member of CAMRA or write restaurant reviews.

My god was it busy Sunday late morning when we were there. Every bike was a queue to get on and we spent most of our time shuffling around like it was a crowd leaving a football match. I like that Police Scotland were next to the Blue Angels outlaw motorcycle gang!

Just to say I think the AJS Bobber looks superb!

I taught for about ten years, and the highest student drop-out rate was from 1st Kyu to 1st Dan. It's a huge step! Everyone thinks black belt means you're an expert, but in truth it just means you've mastered the basics. Stick with it mate. Throttled Jun and I am taking that step at the moment. This is us during our grading to 1st Kyu Shito-ryu and demonstrating Bassai-dai

It is better than my one which drains down a pipe and onto the ground below.

What's a DBS? (apart from an Aston Martin).

There is a fuel catch around the hole which should drain down a pipe to below the bike or back into the tank as shown here http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/fuel_filler/r1200gs_fuel_tank_mod18.jpg Spilling some onto the tank or even the engine is not an issue.

I will be wearing my TMBF forum rally t shirt, don't be shy, sat hi!

Sanquhar Post Office

No luck, Mahoney is a stupid name.

All of my bikes and a couple of cars suffer from sticking brakes after parked up in the damp. I have always been able to just ride off and the next time I brake, it clears the slight corrosion that was the problem.

My shopping list is zero, just going to sit on bikes. Have you got anything in mind?

Throttled Jnr and I are going on the Sunday, 12th March. It is a few years since I went with Fast Eddie and iiisecondcreep. Is anyone else planning on making the trip? http://www.scottishmotorcycleshow.com/

If the exhaust is legal and you read this and avoid doing anything likely to cause annoyance http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/section/59 then you will be fine and your neighbours can just sit and seethe.

I am at the top of a slope in a cul-de-sac and roll the bike out into the street before I start it. If they have claimed you were using your bike when you were not it sounds like they are out to pick a fight

I nearly drowned in a water skiing accident. I fell, got tangled in the rope and was dragged under as no one in the boat was watching behind. I would have drowned if I had not have a life jacket on, because once the boat stopped, turned and came back for me I floated to the surface. Otherwise I was exhausted from trying to rescue myself. Lots of events during my life flashed through my mind, like a very very fast dream. It was like every one I had met and things I had done was lined up and then played like a fast forwarded film. Even though I was thrashing about, I felt very calm and I vividly remember thinking to myself at least I was not in any pain.

When you insure a bike there should be a drop down list of hundreds of locks and other security devices. Get one of them so you can reduce your insurance a bit. Thatcham is a good indication of a decent lock etc. Before you get a disc lock, make sure it will fit your bike. There are so many combinations of disc style and lock, not all do fit, especially smaller padlock style ones. Get your bike security marked, that will put off professionals out to steal and sell on the bike or its parts.

Scotland is that far north you may get a nose bleed.

x2. J&S is my preferred shop due to its huge range.

It wont be long before you back in first, where you belong!

Scores updated, sorry for the delay and sorry, you are in 4th place GOG

I had a 1.2 Punto, most reliable car I ever owned. In three years the only thing that failed was the windscreen wiper motor suddenly packed in. I too undertake, a lot, due to using the motorway near me a lot and at points it is up to 6 lanes.

I meant to say the Highway Code is quite clear Rule 160 be aware of other road users, especially cycles and motorcycles who may be filtering through the traffic. These are more difficult to see than larger vehicles and their riders are particularly vulnerable. Give them plenty of room, especially if you are driving a long vehicle or towing a trailer And then as far as compying with the rules are concerned, a judge will look at these key points and look to see if Rule 165 was complied with Rule 165 states You MUST NOT overtake if you would have to cross or straddle double white lines with a solid line nearest to you (but see Rule 129) if you would have to enter an area designed to divide traffic, if it is surrounded by a solid white line the nearest vehicle to a pedestrian crossing, especially when it has stopped to let pedestrians cross if you would have to enter a lane reserved for buses, trams or cycles during its hours of operation after a ‘No Overtaking’ sign and until you pass a sign cancelling the restriction. Laws RTA 1988 sect 36, TSRGD regs 10, 22, 23 & 24, & ZPPPCRGD reg 24 And these are the points I covered in my piece. So if those elements were complied with, then there is no doubt. From a civil law point of view, the only other issue that does pop up from time to time is where the rider has filtered past a vehicle close to a junction on the right and the car turns and a collision occurs. This is where there will be a valid argument for contributory negligence on the part of the rider, but the courts have usually found the car driver to be primarily liable as that driver still has a fiduciary duty of care to ensure it is safe to commence the turn. Simply saying that they turned on their indicator is insufficient. In thesse cases it can go 70/30 or 60/40 in favour of the rider, in some cases I have seen 75/25 in favour of the rider, but again it comes down to circumstances and evidence. I do not see where that shows clarity on what is filtering and how it differentiates from overtaking.

From another topic about zig-zag crossings and filtering, I think there is a cross over between filtering and overtaking and it needs to be made clearer which is which. I think that filtering is moving between vehicles all moving or stationary but will move in the same direction, so on the motorway, a dual carriageway or one way street. It would also apply when on a single carriageway one lane in each direction when both directions are stationary or queuing and moving occasionally and slowly. I think anything else is overtaking, so where your side of the road is stationary or queuing and moving occasionally and slowly and you ride past, that is overtaking. The Highway Code is not clear; "Rule 88 - Manoeuvring. You should be aware of what is behind and to the sides before manoeuvring. Look behind you; use mirrors if they are fitted. When in traffic queues look out for pedestrians crossing between vehicles and vehicles emerging from junctions or changing lanes. Position yourself so that drivers in front can see you in their mirrors. Additionally, when filtering in slow-moving traffic, take care and keep your speed low." "Rule 211 - It is often difficult to see motorcyclists and cyclists, especially when they are coming up from behind, coming out of junctions, at roundabouts, overtaking you or filtering through traffic." It is not helped by legal advice which treats the two as synonyms; http://www.markthompsonlaw.com/motorcycle-filtering-through-traffic/accident-and-personal-injury-case-examples/ "The case of Powell v Moody (1966) found the motorcyclist to be 80% to blame for an accident where a motorist collided with the filtering motorcycle. The circumstances were that a motorbike was slowly overtaking a lorry which had waved a car on to pull out in front of him on the main road. As the car pulled across the front of the lorry to turn in front of it the motorbike collided with it." That is not filtering, it is overtaking a long queue of traffic. I think it is important to differentiate between the two as bikers claim filtering as a legal right, when in fact they are overtaking and so need to comply with the Highway Code of not causing other vehicles to have to adjust speed and position and to watch for merging vehicle and junctions.