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by kiwikrasher
01 Sep 2023, 09:52
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18622
Views: 2272747

Re: What are you doing today ??

first day of spring, had a lazy lunch with a friend at the cider brewery up the road.
by Kwacky
30 Aug 2023, 14:03
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1560877

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

I took the sx out for a few hours and treated myself to full English breakfast, my first in a few weeks. Biking on our roads isn't as much fun as it should be. Regardless of the time of day, the roads are busy. The standard of driving is appalling. The roads are physically broken ...
by D6Nutz
28 Aug 2023, 17:47
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The new improved fitness thread
Replies: 2992
Views: 391091

Re: The new improved fitness thread

Blast on the road bike today, really enjoyed it. After the 7 mile hilly run on Saturday though my quads where filling for divorce at about 20 miles. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230828/403e9eb562ceaee927ac953bc4350d6d.jpg ...
by Stonesie
25 Aug 2023, 18:13
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1560877

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

... box from eBay containing a plug and play horn, the low tone horn from a BMW E46. Should give it a good honk instead of the "meep, meep" road runner horn. For £10 I will find out.
by Kwacky
22 Aug 2023, 19:21
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
Replies: 12
Views: 1516

Re: Road Tax Rip Off

Moor Street will have thousands of vehicles go through it every day. It's incredibly busy around there.
by D41
22 Aug 2023, 18:23
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
Replies: 12
Views: 1516

Re: Road Tax Rip Off

Over what period??.... the reason I ask is in the Moor Street example, that would amount to over 175 fines per day if taken over a one year time-line, which seems a little extravagant, if not unlikely.
by duke63
22 Aug 2023, 08:42
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
Replies: 12
Views: 1516

Re: Road Tax Rip Off

Apparently the VED road tax revenue is not the only one that they are reliant on.: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/drivers-across-the-uk-slapped-with-hefty-traffic-fines-as-one-road-rakes-in-10-000-a-day/ar-AA1fz6k8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3950ce8120eb42feb6798e255c6cb675&ei=10 ...
by StMarks
22 Aug 2023, 08:35
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Road Tax Rip Off
Replies: 12
Views: 1516

Re: Road Tax Rip Off

Apparently the VED road tax revenue is not the only one that they are reliant on.: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/drivers-across-the-uk-slapped-with-hefty-traffic-fines-as-one-road-rakes-in-10-000-a-day/ar-AA1fz6k8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3950ce8120eb42feb6798e255c6cb675&ei=10 ...
by Tuffers
13 Aug 2023, 18:44
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1560877

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

... bike to Sainsbury's for some Bread. Also had to change my PIN on a new bank card but the ATM outside was broke, so went to the nearest one up the road. From there I took the most direct route home but managed to end up in the middle of a bike run of about 20 bikes because some had to stop for ...
by Stonesie
11 Aug 2023, 19:35
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Stonesie's GS Mods, Farkles and Tinkering
Replies: 98
Views: 56133

Re: Another New Bike Day

... past half throttle. The biggest thing is how readily it turns, it is on the Michelin Anakee Adventure tyres, reading up on them they're almost a road 5 with a slightly off road capable tread pattern. It's a 250Kg bike and is somehow more nimble than the 900xr. Picking it up off the side stand ...
by duke63
30 Jul 2023, 14:17
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The electric car revolution
Replies: 216
Views: 27923

Re: The electric car revolution

Government should be investing in clean cheap public transport for urban areas, not building new roads.
Then you make motoring expensive in urban areas.

Also vehicles that pollute more should be taxed more both on new prices and annual road tax.
by Frankie
27 Jul 2023, 21:01
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: 4 year warranty on new MVs
Replies: 6
Views: 1297

Re: 4 year warranty on new MVs

Ah right, have they always offered the road side assistance for 3 years ? I never knew, or have I miss read it.
by Frankie
27 Jul 2023, 20:53
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
Replies: 4343
Views: 478473

Re: What do you want to vent about today?

Twats on the road who cant drive in rain and crash on the M25 holding me up this morning!!!! Actually I will rephrase that... Who cant drive full stop... the amount of people I see who cant hold a steering wheel properly, weaving ...
by Kwacky
27 Jul 2023, 17:23
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
Replies: 4343
Views: 478473

Re: What do you want to vent about today?

No, I get it.

You think elderly pedestrians, likely to be slow and possibly with mobility issues, should be forced to cross the road, possibly in to the path of a delivery van or bin lorry, rather than possibly inconvenience the occasional vehicle.
by StMarks
27 Jul 2023, 17:10
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
Replies: 4343
Views: 478473

Re: What do you want to vent about today?

There's plenty of room on the road. Sorry, but I disagree. If I park on the road, even tight up against the kerb, the remaining highway is too narrow for a normal car to pass comfortably*. Delivery vans, or the council bin lorry not at ...
by Kwacky
27 Jul 2023, 16:23
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
Replies: 4343
Views: 478473

Re: What do you want to vent about today?

There's plenty of room on the road.
by D41
26 Jul 2023, 22:17
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The new improved fitness thread
Replies: 2992
Views: 391091

Re: The new improved fitness thread

11 miles on my MTB......road-riding, park trails, etc.
Two flat tyres, one broken chain, and a bee sting....ouch!
Did I mention it's 92 degrees today??
I am sooooo glad to be home.
by Perkles
23 Jul 2023, 21:58
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The electric car revolution
Replies: 216
Views: 27923

Re: The electric car revolution

... we don't need it all. Give me a decent option to driving and i would use it every time. I hate driving. There are far too many vehicles on the road now. Totally agree the roads are far to congested, I like driving but only in empty roads at weird times when nobody is about
by duke63
23 Jul 2023, 11:02
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The electric car revolution
Replies: 216
Views: 27923

Re: The electric car revolution

In my opinion its a given that a some point we will all have a maximum carbon footprint to use which we can sell to others where we don't need it all.

Give me a decent option to driving and i would use it every time. I hate driving. There are far too many vehicles on the road now.
by Cav
22 Jul 2023, 20:51
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The electric car revolution
Replies: 216
Views: 27923

Re: The electric car revolution

Oh hell no. Smart meters will help them increase charging costs and road tax will become similar to in 2006/7 when an economical car would cost you £265 ish from memory