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    Yesterday, 10:40 PM
    No real benefit in having it as far as I can see. Instead of having the red and amber combined as a precursor to green, if you reduce the red-light...
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    Yesterday, 07:25 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Back to bike school. in Motorbikin'
    Jeebus..I wouldn't like to have to cover the excess if I had a lack of talent moment on one of those Panigales :shock:
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    03-11-2017, 01:09 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Random Picture Thread in R-Roads
    Noo - that's acceptable. S'long as he actually needs the longer swing arm for drag starts/stop the front pawing skyward with the big bore kit. ...
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    02-11-2017, 04:42 PM
    I know a guy who has (or at least had) two at one stage. Think he might still have at least one. Not his, but turn the volume way up, and have a...
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    28-10-2017, 07:20 PM
    :shock: Research, PR stunt, or just pure penance ?
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    28-10-2017, 07:18 PM
    Good write up in that blog Ian. "scenery that puts the “Windows” screen saver to shame' :) It sure does
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    27-10-2017, 11:00 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Riding position tweaks.. in Pushbike
    Gottit. :lindenvillage: I'd sooner try on your old batman wet-suit, ye f*t fkr.. :P
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    27-10-2017, 09:22 PM
    Alas yeah. The replacement Honda was somewhere around 3 times the price, the aluminium bodied Harry, twice. £220 all up, couple of years guarantee,...
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    27-10-2017, 06:55 PM
    Well, executive decision made, and implemented. On the way: A mighty 5.5 (crank) bhp / 21" cut racing blue Hyoon-dye. Powerful 200cc...
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    27-10-2017, 05:07 PM
    And so it begins.. First couple of hours out on the Bianchi today, saddle-pedal position sorted, and the bike generally feels good. Prompted by...
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    27-10-2017, 10:41 AM
    Yes - nice machine Andrew. Nice stable of track-weapons you have there now :) Is it an early one with the K series mill ? A quick google...
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    25-10-2017, 10:30 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Whatcha ridin' in Pushbike
    Noted. The previous owner was of the non-male persuasion. One of the reasons she mentioned for selling it was the reach on the levers was a tad...
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    25-10-2017, 05:58 PM
    'Carefully curated by the original owner' ?? It was seized as part of a raid on a converted underground nuclear shelter stuffed to the gills with...
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    25-10-2017, 05:51 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Whatcha ridin' in Pushbike
    'Pretty' - huh ? If that's the kind of reaction it triggers, I'll have to powder coat the damn thing black :)
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    25-10-2017, 05:01 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Whatcha ridin' in Pushbike
    Well..time to step out of the Mamil closet I guess..been a long time a-coming, but finally, aided and abetted by bloke of this parish, and TheStig...
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    24-10-2017, 11:49 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Blade Runner in Motorway Services
    Ok, so as part of the due-diligence, I reacquainted myself with the original. Took me about four sittings to get through it - maybe there is...
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    24-10-2017, 07:21 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Random Picture Thread in R-Roads
    Yeah, it seems to ride a lot higher than it did in this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXq8NWh5vg As to where it is now, one of the...
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    22-10-2017, 02:08 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Blade Runner in Motorway Services
    Good for the odd kip too, esp. the kids movies. Being disturbed by an on-screen rumble and waking to the face of a 30' orc growling at you from the...
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    22-10-2017, 02:04 PM
    I have those on the exige. Didn't realise they were in that cost bracket - makes the servicing cost per corner seem almost reasonable..
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    21-10-2017, 11:17 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Blade Runner in Motorway Services
    ^^
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    21-10-2017, 01:50 PM
    Pretty sure I had a 67 km/h in a 60 on the bike a couple of years back. Saw the van and never bothered braking because I was crawling along, and...
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    21-10-2017, 01:38 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Blade Runner in Motorway Services
    Anybody know where/how to get a copy of or see the original ? From memory, pretty sure I never understood the film first time around - so probably...
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    20-10-2017, 10:09 AM
    -alan- replied to a thread Bike alarms in Motorbikin'
    Naw, old hat, single note percussive instrument, and needs a stick to hit it ? Jaw harp's where it's at. Much bigger range, multifunctional...
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    19-10-2017, 06:24 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Bike alarms in Motorbikin'
    If they've gone to the bother of breaking into the kitchen steal it, an alarm's probably not going to put them off..
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    19-10-2017, 06:19 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Motorcycle Jackets. in Motorbikin'
    After being plagued with trying to buy the right sized jackets online - some solid empirical research (based on a sample of a whole two jackets)...
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    19-10-2017, 02:35 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Aviation Thread. in Motorway Services
    ^As is the case with 'Awesome' I think the definition of 'Terrifying' has shifted in recent times. I had to look twice to make sure I was watching...
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    19-10-2017, 10:17 AM
    -alan- replied to a thread Motorcycle Jackets. in Motorbikin'
    Looking at that jacket again - can't help wondering why anybody would want an aerodynamic race-hump on a casual jacket Generally looks silly...
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    18-10-2017, 11:43 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Random Picture Thread in R-Roads
    That's an amazing thing. Thanks Mike. Moer info and pics here ...
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    18-10-2017, 11:14 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread A motored wife bike in Motorbikin'
    Cue all the Ducati 1long-distance road-trips out to Howth and back jokes.. :P What's that low-slung yellow one - air-cooled 750/900 SS ?
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    18-10-2017, 07:58 PM
    -alan- replied to a thread Random Picture Thread in R-Roads
    That's a wonderful thing. Any idea what it is ?
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