... and he reckoned the Toseland effort was on something built over 20 years ago and there was little chance of them achieving it. did they also say that another reason he dropped out was because of fears of deformed botox and smudged make-up?

When you say he dropped out of sight, do you mean over the edge of the dual carriageway ?

... missing the curb. Twat I though. how can it get any worse. 2 over took cutting in front of alnost hitting my front end. And the 4th. What can I say. It sounds horrible but I hoped he did hit the bloody curb because I signalled way down the road that I was turning right. He decided to stick to ...

Sat down for a TGI Friday this afternoon after work and I'm afraid to say was actually disappointed. Both me and my missus don't eat out there often, last time was months ago and she ended up I'll (was unsure if it was related) but burgers were fabulous and ...

Wow big bill to swallow. I guess as you say nothing to pay out for another 12 months and you know both bikes are in A1 condition.

... him. Purposely riding like a twat, U-turning to go and do it again past the PCSOs, doing the whole 'giving bikers a bad name' thing. And when i say riding like a twat, it's not a little bit cheeky like we are on a rideout. That's the biking equivalent of going out drinking and looking for a ...

... , I got it back last week and used it at Mallory this past weekend , it was like being reunited with an old friend . Anyhow I would just like to say thanks to Si (Norris) for the excellent advice he gave . https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/905769_672325042868525_5305416983847173433_o.jpg ...

I have to say it looks a darn sight better than the last model I remember seeing...

... over the top rather than.... noise!!!. The technical bit is that the engine produces 160hp (118kw) @ 7.750 rpm - 175Nm @ 5,250 rpm. What can I say the bike will let your tour for hours and hours, I was not uncomfortable, or twitching, the seat position was just right, I did not bother with ...

... don't get people stopping you in the street, asking you how long you've had it or taking photos. I mean, come on, look at it. It's got a face that says "I know I'm ugly and I shouldn't out in public but I won't cause any trouble" It's a 650 Paralell Twin. The bike isn't that light but ...

You can buy nearly three year old 1199s with less than 3000 miles on the clock.

As you say, i'm not complaining as we can get barely used bikes for 2/3rds of what they cost new but it does make you wonder what the motivation is to spend so much on a bike that people hardly use.

I think that was on the cards anyway. I can't say I'm bothered eitherway. It's not like the old WSB days when Ducati were allowed to dictate the rules to suit them.

... only one with style 8) as I like that colour scheme and have always thought the assymetrical headlights was a great design (y) My mum did always say I was special (giggle) While I respect your opinion, I always thought it looked like two different teams of designers came up with two different ...

I must be the odd one out and the only one with style as I like that colour scheme and have always thought the assymetrical headlights was a great design

My mum did always say I was special

... phone rings. You can program in an approved list of callers (friends, family etc) that can get straight through but all other callers are asked to say their name before it will ring through. This stops 99% of the time wasters and automated hasslers before they can annoy you! You can then listen ...

... with the customer by asking what bike they have. They also clearly don't have motorbikes as they have a list of bikes that are similar so they can say they have one too. I told him I had an RC8 and he told me he had some similar...... A Harley Davidson.... Lol. I don't get pissed off anymore as ...

Strange how they're not convinced the R1 is good for the road when so many say it is . I guess it depends what you're looking for in a bike.

They seem to love the 1299.

... I m looking at booking a long weekend end away hopefully in Venice with the missus in october. So will be trying to book it this week. As you say good time to book as euro is weak so Italian hotels should effectively be cheap and thanks to a low oil price air travel is relatively cheap.

... bar quite high on your face. When in the sports crouch it gives a hug field of vision but sat upright the chinbar obscures some vision. I have to say though the build quality is up there with the very best and its beautifully made. 2015-05-04 13.29.36.jpg

... and getting our youngest joined up to the local sailing club for the year, we also joined so we can enjoy a beer or a meal down there. Have to say that people watching yesterday afternoon was fairly "scenic" if you get what I mean, surprising how a warm day and bronzed sporty guys ...