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I've started to look on things in a different light now, and thinking of back to when we all descended for a brew at your mum's I could tell that she was immensely proud you turning up with a bunch of reprobates all out enjoying ourselves. Think she was happier when we all left also.... I can't hel...

I don't know which is worse, to lose them quickly or to watch them go by slow degrees. It's funny about my mom. To her every day is Sunday, every meal is breakfast and it's almost Christmas. Like a broken clock she will be right eventually. She lost her sight just about the time her mind started to ...

I am so sorry for your loss. I like your term "gutted" because I am truly gutted for you. I know nothing I can say will help easy the pain but I wish there was. Death is a huge shock and tragedy in all its forms.

Hi. Is there an alternative speedo I can fit to my 97 bike. All I want is big digits. I don't want to replace the whole assembly just the speedo. My eyesight is just getting to the point where I can't see the figures on the normal speedo but not at the point I need glasses to drive/ride. Maybe an a...

I had a buddy that was huge into shooting sports. He got big into air rifles. Some of his were powered by highly compress air from scuba tanks. They were as deadly as any conventional firearm.

I have signed up (and paid my fee) to go down to South Texas, the last weekend in October. It is the MSTA (Motorcycle Sport Touring Association) 2016 Texas Hill Country Rally. They are gathering in Kerrville, TX and they are going to ride the "Three Twisted Sisters." The Twisted Sisters is...

I actually had glaucoma doctor tell me mom "we don't let people go blind." I could have punched his head soft for that. I guess he didn't read her chart where it said she had macular degeneration as well as glaucoma and it was just a matter of time. We did the dance and jumped through the ...

I am checking in again. My life has settled into a pattern of working and hanging out at the nursing home. I have been riding the VTR a little too. Before it was my dad who was having problems. He is now pretty stable but my mom has been in serious decline. She lost her eyesight in spite of the doct...

My old boss at the bike shop would tell me "son, you gotta check every shitty thing they do!" What does it do? Does the engine sputter when you hit 4K or does is bog down? Back in my old BMW days we used to have CV diaphragm issues. It would run OK up to a point and then just not pull as o...

I took my VTR 1000 out this morning for a ride. I also wiped the dust off her just for good measure. I love early Sunday morning rides the best. It is the perfect time when the drunks are sleeping it off, the church people are just putting the coffee on and the businesses are still closed. I have th...

I will stand with everyone on this. Sync the carbs and then let's talk. I mounted aux. vacuum lines on mine so it the easiest bike I have to sync. I just fish them out from where they hide behind the frame.

Loose mounting bolts is a really good call too.

The other thing i found interesting. Is every internet poll i saw on the subject had the UK leaving prior the Vote. Including this site :) And many others... So really, why is it such a surprise? I think polling has become increasingly unreliable as people are more and more afraid that the choices ...

Well, the referendum has established one thing- 48.1 % of the population are whinging bad losers who only believe in democracy when it suits them. You could always apply for dual nationality and/or move abroad while there is still freedom of movement in the ec, of which we are, and will remain, a p...

I voted out, felt sh1t this morning as most of my projects are with US Defence contractors, then saw that the FTSE and the pound have rebounded already, and will continue to do so. It's a knee jerk reaction. We are still a very wealthy and powerful nation, and will continue to be for the forseeable...

It must be a revelation to you jim to see that we are not so much different from over your neck of the woods. You have Trump, we have Boris, they both have the same hair style LOL I find it interesting that both of our countries are in a type of bloodless (so far) revolution. If I read it correctly...