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    Heated gloves help please.

    I think i may have asked before buy i can't find anything. So, I need some heated gloves, the old heated grips leave the end of my fingers numb. So far keis g601 and gerbing xtreme xrl have come to the fore. I want the knuckle protection and powered from bike.And a reasonabley good glove in its...
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    What are you doing this evening?

    I am making a footprint for my tent :D
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    Fingers on brakes

    Ok, so swatting up as usual for spring. Looking at various "riding better" videos. Lots of them advocate riding with 2 fingers constantly on the front brake, which I find is very uncomfortable. A couple say do what ever is comfortable, but not many. So not withstanding cold weather, unless you...
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    Whiskey and cider

    Well I was in tescos, dingwall and saw this
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    Alcohol cooking stoves

    Ok, so looking at cooking stoves, got gas, got a pressurised flame thrower, quite good realy, so just fancy a change and looking at trangia stoves. Can't do with the whole pot and inverse pan thing, so looking at other stands. Any comments, help or opinions welcome, stove or stands or anything...
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    Tent condensation

    This subject started with me thinking that my tent was knackered, then watching utube where someone had same issue, different tent. In my case, kyham biker tent, the sleeping part is fine, never notice condensation in that part , but in the open bit, there is condensation on the roof. You can...
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    Happy new year

    Well its 10 past and no one has started so i will. Happy new year to everyone.
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    Whistlestop cafe, whitby. Car park banned bikes.

    Just watched vlog on utube "Bikers banned from Whitby meeting spot.... The train company have put up signs at the car park banning bikes. The poor cafe owners say that they will loose half of their income. I can't comment politely.
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    Windows 10

    So just a bit of info that may help some people. If you are running windows 10, check you are on update 22H2, which is supported until 14 Oct 25. Anything lower is not being supported any more. Goto "settings", then select "about", under "windows specifications" look at version.
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    Its that time of year

    Bit of protection
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    On tv, Cause of crash not first impression

    I just watched a program where the police try to work out the cause of the crash. So this one looked like, a car pulled out of a junction and the motorcycle, on the main road, hit the side of the car. Thinks .... car did not see bike this turned out to be correct, but car was not charged. Turns...
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    Alpinestars tech 7 boots

    https://gearchangeonline.com Got a pair of alpine stars tech 7 enduro waterproof. Best price i could find online, and as i was passing (scunthorp) i popped in to try them on. Loads of motorcycle kit. Nice People too. They do mail order.
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    I am bored, let's poke a bees nest

    Hi Cabbie, what do you think of ulez? I am sitting down.
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    Grease?

    What grease do people use for general things like wheel axle, dust seals, that sort of thing? I use Castrol LM grease.
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    No place on photos

    Just looking at some old bike photos, but there was no location on them, but photos before and after were ok. so looked up date Sept 10, 2021. Ah, that sounds like a national. Looked up national for that year, the green caravan park in shropshire. Remember now, the phone signal was so weak the...
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    Exped mat £55 off plus other stuff

    Outdoorgear.co.uk There seems to be discounts on lots of outdoor gear 45% 24% 15%
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    Me a highly skilled rider, not.

    Well, I was on a group ride a few week ago, my cousin and 2 friends had come up to Scotland for a guided tour. We were staying in the Altguish inn. Message to Steve T, none of us took a single photo, disgracefull. Any way, on the long arduos journy from Skye, where I live, to the inn, I had a...
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    Grumfuttocks

    Who was the twonk that decided to put right angle valves on my africa twin. All my kit is set up for straight ones, had to get bits out of puncture repair outfit to get it to work. And if that looks awkward, trying to thread the pressure gauge and pump through the spokes, thats because it is...
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    Bike in a van

    Hi I was pondering transporting a bike in a van. But I think there are complications with insurance and other things. Many moons ago, someone turned up with a bike in a van, KTM I think and ramps to get it out. If that's you, please comment. Other comments welcome of course.
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    Because I don't have to

    So I rode to Broadford medical centre to drop off a specimen, I am of that age, then was about to head back to the house, when I thought "I don't have to" I don't have to go back to that boring, soul destroying job ever again. Not today, not tomorrow, not next week...
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