What have you done on your bike today?

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Today, I went out with the newly formed “Midweek Bike Slags”. We headed East, out through Gainsborough, on to Market Rasen before turning for Wragby. Straight through Wragby and on to Woodhall Spa and then Coningsby, where The Battle of Britain flight is parked. Saw some Typhoons doing their stuff.
Had a picnic then came home via Newark. Top day.
This is my mates Zed, it ran out of fuel on the A17.
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Obvs you’ll need a picture of my BM
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Twinlover said:
Better to have taxed it before taking it for the MOT 😉

Then again, even if it was untaxed, no self-respecting DVLA camera would take a picture of it anyway…..👊🤣
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Don't be such a Jelly Belly Tesi Twin Lover, you can't tax without MOT btw 🤪 Mmmm. Tesi Twinlover: that has a nice ring to it, I'll ask the Goat to change your Forum name if you wish 😍
 
Got a good shout from Newcastle Triumph. Thought I needed some new tyres as they looked to be getting close to the wear bar. Rang them up and they said are you sure they're that worn. They should last longer than that. The Avon Cobras are hard to read as they're practically slick in the middle. They said bring it in and we'll check. Good excuse for a ride.
Turns out I was reading the wrong bar and they've got another 3000 miles in them. Fair play to them. They could have said nothing and just shifted a £500 set of tyres I didn't need.
They had a set on the shelf and as there's an eight week lead time on new ones they let me put a £100 deposit on them and said they're yours. We'll keep hold of them as long as you need and they're here when you need them.
Fair play to Triumph Newcastle.
 
Gimlet said:
Got a good shout from Newcastle Triumph. Thought I needed some new tyres as they looked to be getting close to the wear bar. Rang them up and they said are you sure they're that worn. They should last longer than that. The Avon Cobras are hard to read as they're practically slick in the middle. They said bring it in and we'll check. Good excuse for a ride.
Turns out I was reading the wrong bar and they've got another 3000 miles in them. Fair play to them. They could have said nothing and just shifted a £500 set of tyres I didn't need.
They had a set on the shelf and as there's an eight week lead time on new ones they let me put a £100 deposit on them and said they're yours. We'll keep hold of them as long as you need and they're here when you need them.
Fair play to Triumph Newcastle.
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We're a friendly lot up here Jim. 🤗
 
Cheddar gorge this morning, another great day weatherise. Loads of classic and vintage bikes coming up the Gorge as we went down.
The Multi needs some love. It started popping and banging like an Enfield this morning, I'll attend to it with my hammer later.



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Exige said:
The motorcycling press who have ridden one are all very similar to this journalists view, including the current Editor of Bike magazine who says it's his No 1 fantasy bike.

Anyone who thinks different is having a larf due to it's illustrious owner :whistle:

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Does this article not explain why they dont use this front end in racing? They say it made a bump fully disappear. Every racer I have spoken to wants as much feel thru the bars as possible. This front end masks certain feedback from the ground to the rider. Racers want to feel every ridge and rut in the road, the suspensions job is to take the "shock" (absorber) out of the equation but still get the feel to the rider. All bumps should be felt, just never harsh. This is just my opinion based on some reading and discussions with other riders and should not be taken personally nor internally
 
9103 said:
Does this article not explain why they dont use this front end in racing? They say it made a bump fully disappear. Every racer I have spoken to wants as much feel thru the bars as possible. This front end masks certain feedback from the ground to the rider. Racers want to feel every ridge and rut in the road, the suspensions job is to take the "shock" (absorber) out of the equation but still get the feel to the rider. All bumps should be felt, just never harsh. This is just my opinion based on some reading and discussions with other riders and should not be taken personally nor internally
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They did quite well with the elf but development stopped - who knows where they would have been with another 40 years or more of development....
These are far better than conventional forks on our English bumpy and rutted b roads :)(y)
 
Exige said:
They did quite well with the elf but development stopped - who knows where they would have been with another 40 years or more of development....
These are far better than conventional forks on our English bumpy and rutted b roads :)(y)
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What about on our bumpy and rutted A-roads? Same deal? Or not?
 
Loz said:
What about on our bumpy and rutted A-roads? Same deal? Or not?
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Yeh, but I like to keep off them where possible :) probably the same in Noobies kitchen that he likes going on about for some strange reason (probably due to his spaz mobile transport he gets about on indoors) :unsure:
 
Exige said:
They did quite well with the elf but development stopped - who knows where they would have been with another 40 years or more of development....
These are far better than conventional forks on our English bumpy and rutted b roads :)(y)
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One possible issue with the Elf, without subtitles, it’s a bit difficult to understand Ron Haslam’s post ride debriefs…
 
Mr Bimble said:
One possible issue with the Elf, without subtitles, it’s a bit difficult to understand Ron Haslam’s post ride debriefs…
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I just Googled to see if the Mead & Tomkinson 'Nessie' did any good in 1970's Endurance: Mead & Tomkinson racing - Wikipedia


And this is what AI said about it :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:


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No, the mythical creature "Nessie" (the Loch Ness Monster) has not won any endurance races, as it is not a real animal and therefore cannot participate in races.

Here's why:
  • Nessie is a Myth:
    The Loch Ness Monster is a creature of folklore and legend, not a real animal, so it cannot compete in races.

  • Endurance Races Require Competitors:
    Endurance races, whether for humans, animals, or vehicles, require participants to compete against each other.

  • Nessie's Lack of Competence:
    Even if Nessie were real, it's unlikely it would be able to compete in endurance races, as it is a creature of the lake, not known for running or swimming long distances.
 
Mr Bimble said:
One possible issue with the Elf, without subtitles, it’s a bit difficult to understand Ron Haslam’s post ride debriefs…
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He was in the top ten most of the year in GP 500's and had a highest finish of 5th which for a new concept and prototype racer in the top class of racing was really quite incredible as I think at the time there were more than 5 faster riders than Ron in GP's at the time :unsure:
 
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