... and sometimes just over, 100 meters deep. A few of them don't come back, as the pressure at that depth combined with the lack of air/flotation in their lungs, will keep them down there. Those that make it back look like death-warmed-up by the time they resurface. They're certifiable.

People in the USA have fitted petrol generators in their Tesla boots to charge while driving
O the irony

Kwacky wrote: ↑22 Jul 2023, 12:40 People who park on pavements. There's no need for it. I've just complained to a neighbour. One of their visitors is completely blocking the pavement, forcing people in to the road.

Ditto. Our road is the same.

People who park on pavements. There's no need for it. I've just complained to a neighbour. One of their visitors is completely blocking the pavement, forcing people in to the road.

BMW were showing off their hydrogen car last weekend at Goodwood

... Rolls Royce you can expect it to be more resilient than a Fiat) ? I'm sure I read of a case where someone got a full refund from a car dealer when their engine went pop at 20k, even though the dealer no longer distributed for that manufacturer & it was purchased new over 3 years previously... ...

A catch up. The owner of DMC called me. DMC Birmingham sold me the bike. DMC are presently not an MV dealer, but their sister branch is (They're called MV London. Inventive, I know). Anyway, the owner said he'll take the bike in, have a look and sort something out for me as a good ...

... :) If you don't ask... Sometimes it pays off to be argumentative It rarely pays to be agreeable. I'd be £2500 short on my salary if I accepted their first offer.

I'm hopeful I get to try one of your coffees, Kiwi!

I received new mountain bike shoes in the post, Five Tens with their Stealth Phantom rubber.. feels like I'm stuck to my hard wood floor

... the bike was chewing through oil and has lost some coolant. I got rinsed €25 for 1 litre of Motul 5/40... But I bought 1 bottle of water from their vending machine and it freaked out and gave me 3, for €0.60... It was well needed. I got chatting to a GS owner who we kept bumping into for 2 ...

I like the look of them.....their proportions are much more in line with a true vintage Triumph rather than the current range of retro namesakes. I disagree wholeheartedly ECCE793B-81DB-43B6-8BC3-F34D305261EB.jpeg Such a great looking ...

D41 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2023, 13:34 I like the look of them.....their proportions are much more in line with a true vintage Triumph rather than the current range of retro namesakes.

I disagree wholeheartedly

I like the look of them.....their proportions are much more in line with a true vintage Triumph rather than the current range of retro namesakes.

The Scrambler version looks great.

You do see a few KTM 390s and the BMW GS310 about on the roads. This will be a thorn in their side.

Kwacky wrote: ↑24 Jun 2023, 18:56 It looks like an agreement has been reached and Wagner are stepping down their invasion and returning to base.

Maybe Biden should have allowed the CIA a bigger budget then..

It looks like an agreement has been reached and Wagner are stepping down their invasion and returning to base.

Their mercenaries aren't they? I wonder if the USA is giving them big dollars to turn against Putin?

Kwacky wrote: ↑23 Jun 2023, 20:03 The latest rumours are that Russian troops are being called up to deal with Wagner.

Well, they best not send their latest batch of wet behind the ears conscripts..

power companies in NSW have just hiked their prices between 25-40% across the board.

I got away easy apparently, 25% on general use and 30% on control load

That politicians are only in it to line their own pockets and to allow the rich to get richer at the expense of the rest of the country?