Apparently the official consultation on the new speeding penalties starts today. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3616422.stm This morning the news reckons there...
The DfT (Department of Fascist Tossers?) version: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0119 Here's the suggested structure (you want a fixed...
The way I see it is that because the points are less then you have to get more convictions before you loose your license. This way, the Government get to...
Remember my question about street legal quads some time back. Well there I am sitting in trafic in Corstorphine and towards me roars a bloke on a quad with...
Sounds likely, but in the old system you'd get banned after 4 offences, which at 60 quid each is 240 quid. In the proposed new system, it is 6 offences at 40...
Someone recommended getting bike work done at a a small dealer (or maybe just a bike workshop?) in Edinburgh somewhere. Think it may have been Alan, but I...
... Alan did post up about such a service, His mate Roy, who was with Edinburgh Kawa, set up on his own somewhere down Broughton St Lane IIRC More than that I...
... Roy has the James Allan motorcycle "franchise" which is a independent garage. Works the motorcycle side of the business himself. It's off Leith Walk,...
Thanks guys! I remember now you gave me a card, which was lurking in my wallet all the time!!! 'Phoned him and the Africa Twin will be in on Tuesday. tim -- ...
... I've never seen an Africa Twin in so many bits! Ok, so it was only the seat and tank but still... The actual problem with the bike unfortunately went in...
... ...still looks like something you'd have no chance of fixing ANYTHING on in sub-Saharan Africa! That'll be why the genuine "adventure tourer" is actually...
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This is great;-) The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) have ruled that speed camera claims used by a speed camera franchise are utter b*ll*cks (they say ...
If you remember a while back there were screaming headlines about the 2003 road casualty figures (i.e. most recent figrues available), and a 14% increase in...
very quiet at the moment! I've posted a couple of pictures from a wee jaunt on the Africa Twin. Photo Albums > 2004 > Tim's Africa Twin this link may work... ...
In article <cipblv+jh9k@eGroups.com>, i_cenian <I.cenian@...> writes ... we had 5 clanixie types at Absent Friends at the weekend, 4 of them by bike! ...
Of course some of you are wondering how can summer be over when it hasn't ever started this year. My reasoning? The thermal lining is back in the jacket. ...
... What !! you mean the politicians are on holiday ;) how dare they It is indeed a bit slow around here at the moment, maybe I should consider a new bike...
... Wimp :-/ ... I do ?? I found the Z6 awesome and that was following Super Corsa's, hopefully they suit the kwaka equally as well ... I don't know I'd fancy...
... You did. Who was proudly showing off how physically sticky the tyre was then? :-) ... I took them for a ride on Tuesday (still wearing in), the tyres did...
... trying not so ask "was it a Slow Race then?" b*gger, failed... ... I must come on this sometime. I'm not in Yorkshire as often as I used to be, which is a...
... I'd pay the f*ckers ten times the salary that they don't deserve the half of, if they'd take 365 days holiday a year!!! ... I think an R1200GS would suit...
... Welcome back, glad you're better now :-/ ... maybe so, bit it wouldn't suit the wallet at all !!!!! ... I feared that, most folks post up the best shots....
... Ah, yes, this makes sense now. currently a new pair of Conti's road attacks, fitted 10 days ago and punctured already :-( however, the combination you...
... The rear tyre I presume. There is a new Z6 180/55 for sale on Ebay just now, sticker and all. ... For some reason there are less fronts available....
Just a wee warning. Saw to unmarked Honda Pan-Euros pulling over a van on the A77 yesterday. One was metallic blue the other metallic red. Be careful out...