Fast Eddie

Bloke at work has this one. http://www.trackersecurity.co.uk/buy.html Seems slightly more expensive to run than the datatool, but I like the rechargable battery option (lasts 18-24 months i think) on the proactive so it won't run down your bikes one.

A chap at work had his last bike stolen and fitted a tacker to his new bike. Guess what.... yep stolen, but recovered pretty quickly (same day). I'll find out what make he went for, although from looking into it earlier today Datatool subscriptions seem fairly reasonable.

Definitely this, also I'd suggest the A702 Carronbridge to Elvenfoot as an alternative to the A74M or B7076

So your instructor on that CBT is an idiot, they should have explained what to do, how it works and taken their time with you. If you want lessons on the road, you have to do the cbt. I remember from mine it was a 1 day thing with an optional 2nd day (included) if it was taking you longer to learn. Hopefully someone in your area can suggest a good school for you to learn with who will do the job properly. Good luck.

Might help saying what you're after?

This one may or may not be cheating: It was taken when we'd ridden the bikes down to Gwithian in Cornwall and is just near where we stayed. I can't remember if we'd been out on the bikes the day this photo was taken or not though. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8312/8000744834_7db1b53fd2_c.jpg

Where is the option for stupid? Like most road users I don't think they do it deliberately, but as the road users (not pavement users) who require least training I think bad decisions and perceived invincibility shouldn't be a surprise.

Seriously? It's the 'older ,ore experienced drivers' who do many of the more stupid things i see regularly, including inappropriate speed. The current 6 points and your out for new drivers already gives a form of your 'advisory limits' and doesn't work. IMO limits are too high in urban areas (well not actually too high, but if they were e.g. 20 then people might actually drive at 30) and too low on motorways and nationals (where the limit really does have no relationship to what is safe)

If you own something for more than a year you don't have to pay tax on it, so that's most likely what happened. I'd see if you can get the cheap stuff shipped in lots of less than £20 which is IIRC the limit on 'free' imports and the expensive stuff in as big a group as possible to avoid Royal Mail's money for nothing charge. As others have said it's totally down to luck. I've had things of similar value coming in with and with out charges for no good reason.

I usually zip together, but it'd be pretty easy to get on zip changed so they match if you need to.

Congratulations

More to the point, a dog that's been badly treated and/or put in a situation where it is scared and knows no better is put down when it should be the moronic owner who didn't handle the situation.

We were pretty tempted by the ghost, but the 240fps on the gopro sold it for us this time round.

That just means they haven't been caught.

Convictions are spent after 5 years. I thought this was interesting regarding drink driving (shows on license for 11 years, but not needing to be declared after 5): http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/p ... ctions.htm

Good one.

In case anyone's interested I'm getting a bit more impressed with the GoPro. Video in better weather: ">

Are you even allowed on a motorway with something that slow?!

Congratulations

A few comments made me want to say the same thing; just because I get to spot a nob of the day doesn't mean I had to do anything drastic to avoid them. Take the guy pulling out on a round about this morning, I had a feeling he would but that doesn't stop him being a dick. To those wanting to live up here, I think the central belt of Scotland is terrible for crap driving, if it's not deliberate actions it's morons not looking what they're doing. Anything lower than Lanark and above Aberfeldy seems a good choice though. The most relaxed I've been while driving recently was on my infrequent trips back to England.

From meeting you a number of times i think you're just a pretty relaxed person so don't let things phase you. These days it's rare I'm not pissed off so most people annoy me that previously I wouldn't have bothered about.

The stupid woman who stopped her car in the middle of a junction to go talk to a policeman. The road through Hardgate/Faifley was closed so loads of rush hour diverted traffic and she just stops and holds people up even more than they already have been. I'm surprised no one was hitting the horn. Couldn't drive round her due to all the diverted traffic coming the other way.

I don't have a goldwing... no built in stereo.

Me too! i think thats part of the reason he was swearing at me... Depends what vehicle I'm in! If it's the bus then they are reversing I've done that too when i get the chance!

So far I'm relatively unimpressed. Quality of the kit is good, and most importantly despite looking like it will cause issues when helmet mounted, I never noticed it was there even up to 70. Picture quality is definitely better than my cheap £15 camera but I'm not sure it's 24 times as good (i might be doing something wrong) Also the supplied software is crap. You can't edit a video with out converting it from mp4 to AVI or MOV, then some basic adjustments are possible after which you have to convert again (to mp4 i think). No ability to combine clips either which seems crazy, unless it's just a ploy so you buy their expensive software. Even the short 2 minute video Gayle took was about 20-30 minutes in conversion. Mine from this morning (7m long) has so far taken about 2 1/2 - 3 hours to reach 71% and now seems to be stuck. If it ever converts I'll post my test video.