... (who I examine for) and whose head office is based in Birmingham in Edgbaston. There are a couple of very good groups in Birmingham and we may even get to meet up when I come along to give them a talk/presentation :)

... to speak of is a VERY serious impact IMHO. Pleased to hear you're getting to grips with it Rossgo, useful extra roll experience under your belt even if it comes to nothing else in the end.

... not). If the third attempt fails it goes back go the shop. I've had problems with Fedex before. I saw a bloke put cards in 3 houses without even trying to deliver.

... some decades later due to the coal and oil state dinosaurs in congress/senate holding back green legislation. The already advanced tech will leap even further forward and with any luck we may find a way to recover some of the heat we've been pouring into the atmosphere for the last 250yrs of industrialisation. ...

... hundred years. Add to that the fact that more and more people now work from home, reducing oil consumption as they do so, and the predictions move even further out, population growth estimates notwithstanding.

mega bike for the money,I love mine even though I am biased

Perkles wrote:
They have some very exciting new bikes inthe pipeline,ground breaking even so watch this space

So how many PMs have you had asking for more info?

I can tell you 1st hand Kawasaki as a company is thriving ,bikes sales for them are massively up and they are getting new dealership contracts weekly
They have some very exciting new bikes inthe pipeline,ground breaking even so watch this space

A bloke on facebook has fallen for the annual April Fool joke about the EU forcing all riders to wear hi-viz.

Even though I've pointed out it's a joke, he's adamant that "this is the sort of shit Europe makes us do"

You know the popular press is herding sheep when you see shit like that.

Pretty sure they're the same thing Kwak.. the german set doesn't even state the grade of the material so you may aswell gamble on a set that costs £100 less.

I would personally go with something other than chinese ones though - that's why I went with the Diamond racing ones

... issues with desktop browsers as well, but it wouldn't have been noticed so much due to the extra processing power available. I would notice even less as one of the first things I install is an ad blocker.

I spent all day yesterday chasing a four year old around Cannock chase then went to taekwondo,all day today chasing a four year old around Warwick castle.I feel like I've pulled every muscle in my legs ,even my butt cheeks are aching.
I'm getting old and it hurts a lot

Sheez!!....watching endless commercials for pizza, which conveniently has a crust stuffed with even more cheese, for added heart attack potential. In between the commercials, they manage to slip in a few snippets of a TV show about a guy named "Bear Claw"...this ...

Couldn't be arsed to cook so popped down to the Oak for a burger (very good) and a couple of pints (even better).

... I have to have an ECG heart monitor strapped to me for 24 hours. I have not had it on 2 hours yet and already it is irritating the hell out of me Even worse, I cannot take a shower with it on, and I am not allowed to remove it. Roll on 1.30 tomorrow afternoon, I know what my first job will be.

... slide control, quickshifter, down shifter not to mention magnesium wheels and alloy tank all of which are standard on the base model R1 but not even options on the R6. If all thinks were equal the only difference would be engine internals which would be minimal cost difference. So all in you ...

... qualified riders will be lower insurance premiums. I imagine insurance on a 1000cc is expensive without being over 25/30 with some experience. Even now in my 40's I'm asked for what experience I have on a litre bike when shopping for insurance

......lowdown grunt and bags of torque,piece of piss to ride most times you dont even need to change gear Ahh, I see... Bit like a milk float then. (nod) Sorry Perky, that was a bit flippant (even for me). But even a 250cc 4T bike without sports tune can 0-60 faster ...

......lowdown grunt and bags of torque,piece of piss to ride most times you dont even need to change gear Ahh, I see... Bit like a milk float then. (nod) Sorry Perky, that was a bit flippant (even for me). But even a 250cc 4T bike without sports tune can 0-60 faster ...

... many people seem to think ^ that.! I'm obviously missing something.??? lowdown grunt and bags of torque,piece of piss to ride most times you dont even need to change gear