derek_g2001

When you get yours over, and mine is back on the road, we can officially be the the smallest section in the club! Look at it this way - we are closer to the 'Ring than everyone else!

Old one there. Highly debated at the time. By all accounts, it may even be illegal under the USMCJ, as there was no apparent direct threat to the aircrew or otherwise. Also the chances of them even being aware of the presence of that aircraft at 2.5 miles out are low. It depends on the version you watch. There is a short one with a warning to terrorists at the start, all very gung-ho. The longer version shows a lot of nothing going on. Looks suspiciously like farmers with either irrigation pipes/ guide markers for the tractor/ some other tool. I have been working for the US Army for 5 years, including in the sand, and I doubt even they would be running a convoy through the middle of a ploughed field. They tend to stick to improved / compacted road surfaces precisely so that they have a better chance of spotting where IEDS may have been buried.

Pretty much what he said. Doh! :headvswal

I used to run a workshop for a large training rider school which also had a retail/workshop section. I have not been on the new R6, but I have got to agree with the above. I am only 5' 10" but at 15 stone, I could be described as chunky. When ever I had to test ride a customers R6, I would send the apprentice, as I just never felt right on one. It felt like I was perched on it like a cat on a wall. At the moment I am on a VTR 1000 (Firestorm), which suits me just fine living in Germany. Its a decent mile muncher if you forgive the small tank range. Anyone considering the SV650 will not be disappointed. Used to always have 2 on the rental fleet - they are just so versatile. Its the sort of tool that is very forgiving to the inexperienced rider, but works well with decent riders too. Is great as a back lane scratcher and does the distance nice. Also there is a huge after-market scene as well, so you can bolt on tacky anodized screens to your hearts content!

Thats almost the same colour as my bike. Very nice. It looks damn good in bright sunlight. It's the first thing most people comment on when they see it. Either love it or hate it, but can never ignore it. I was going to link to my rides, but I am too dense!

I had that with my Westie. Got him at 8 weeks, and almost straight away he would use the puppy pad. After a week, he would go for a walk and do his business outside no problems, but then pi55 on the floor as soon as he got back in the house. He is 5 months old now, and has stopped it. I know how frustrating it is, but hang on in there and it will sort itself out in the end.

Done - Looking good so far!

My missus cries at the bit where they float burning toilet paper out the cell windows! Great film - Daniel Day Lewis is a superb actor IMHO.

They do Blair's crisps/nachos in the vending machine at work - "Blair's death ray". First time I tried them I went "mild". YEAH RIGHT! Not my thing. To make it worse, the coke machine next to it was out of order!. I cannot handle anything like that.

Its only for the bodyshell, not the whole car. Shame! At least you get to paint it yourself (in grey, obviously) to make it go faster........

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As soon as I get it back on the road, it will be my first port of call!

Why is it you consider it impolite to ask a trader what they sell goods for, that are available from them, when their business is the retail of those parts? Had I been given a price (for that is all I asked for) then I would at least know what I would need to set aside if they were to remain available. So the question is - a "stab" at what exactly? Surely if the thread starter was interested, then he would also ask for a price, so I have saved him the trouble? If I had made arrangements to buy, and jumped the queue, I agree it would have been impolite. To suggest that it is impolite to as for a quote is quite frankly ludicrous. Fair comment in the right circumstances, but a bit presumptious I reckon. Cheers.

What sort of money are you talking for the used ones, shipped to 97526, Germany?

Fair comment - I agree some fools do give us all a bad name, and yeah if they were acting like ar5eholes, then it is inevitable things will go tits up. My point was really that we all need to take responsibility for our actions, and like I said, I was not trying to defend them. Every day we climb in or on some proper powerfull machines, and I think we owe it to ourselves, our families, and everyone around us to think what we are in control of. You are right about the image thing - bikers with excessively loud pipes speeding through a village are just as bad as boy racers in their "performance" cars. Both cause their respective peers to become targets for rozzers and the general public. Everybody needs to get their act together before the UK nanny state clamps down on everything that is fun. Sorry for sounding a bit off, but it did seem like the typical anti-bike rant at first.

If any more folks come out here we will be able to organize our own group buy on Euro headlights!

Sorry to hear that your daughter saw some upsetting things, but please bear in mind that there is at least three upset families out there right now. Fair enough - you were inconvenienced today, but I am quite sure the riders didn't plan it. Every time there is a bike accident, people are happy to climb on the soap box. Why is there never the same response when a spotty yoof ploughs his saxo through a junction or when some drunk tit in a mondeo parks on top of a pushchair. I admit that a lot of accidents are rider error, but they are exactly that - accidents. Do you have inside information on the accidents?, because the story makes it look like the police need witnesses - ie, need to find out what happened. Even the guy who hit the parked car could have swerved to avoid something (like a child) or had a mechanical failure. I am not trying to defend three dead men, but a lot of us on here ride too, and it sucks to see that if we were to have an accident, the first thing people would do is complain about the diversion! How about a little compassion, and a thought for the families left behind? Cheers

I can give you real time weather - because I live 1/2 hours away (yipee!) But never been round it (boooooo!) Weather was good till October last year (yipee!) Mine is still off the road too (booooooo!) If folks came over, I would try to show up, even if I had to bring the van.

????? Where you off to?

I think the law is approaching this the wrong way. Look at the facts - most of the people getting done for carrying knifes are spotty yoofs who couldn't hold their own in a fair and square punch up. They carry blades and other make-shift weapons to threaten and intimidate law abiding citizens who are just going about their business. What we should do is allow EVERYONE to carry a weapon for self defense purposes. Next time a pleb pulls a razor blade glued to a couple of coins, I can pull out my sword and hack his arms off. Then he won't try that again! On a serious note, I lived in Kuwait for 6 months in 2004, and let me tell you, crime is not an issue. Anyone convicted of a crime is put into a stinking communual cell, and it is up to friends and family to feed and water them (the state doesn't waste money on feeding them). Theft gets your hand off, Assault is treated as attemted murder (capital offense), and as for rapists - that is left for the victim's family to deal with out in the desert. The police ride around in pickup trucks with 50cal machine guns mounted on the bed, and AK-47's on the dashboard. I felt safer walking around there at night as I ever have in Glasgow or London. Over there, its the same attitude as here in Germany - breaking the law deserves a punishment. In the UK prisoners have better living conditions than a lot of people trying to scrape by on minimum wage jobs, just to pay yet another tax bill, or buy over priced fuel and groceries. I know it seems like a rant, but I left the UK in 2003 and never been back. I have been to many different places. Although I miss certain things, I have realized that the UK is a sh1t hole - and untill the Government get a grip on things, will enjoy a better, cheaper, more relaxed, and higher quality of life elsewhere, as will so many other expats.

Looks like the back of the Golf stuck on the front of a Megane. Fuggly!

Are you outside when you try the GPS?

Stella, got a few examples for you. PM me your email and I will send them to you. Unless there is a way of sending through here? Cheers.

Hi, i have nearly a gig of flash here, if you gimmie more of a clue as to what you might want, I will send you a folder. I think the whole folder would be too big.

I'm in a rented 3 bed apartment, one of two, in an old sports centre which is now a nature conservation area. Got 2 football pitches, a running track, two small lakes and 5 km of forest trails to wander about in. Got to share the car park, but as the whole of the estate is surrounded by a fence and the gates get locked every night its classed as private parking. Best bit is the neighbour is the groundskeeper and a little bar opens at the weekends. Only costs 450 Euro a month all in, so I'll put up with it untill I can find someone to do me a mortgage.