Every driver over the age of 70 should have to take a mini-driving test every 4 years

Rover SD1 3.5 Vitesse.
I had the pov spec 2.6 and my mate had a 3.5 which was a bit tail happy. Proven quite successfully when he lost it on a wet roundabout and wrapped it around a lamp post.

How to *really* spoil a YammaGamma. Did they run out of ideas where to put the bodywork so plonked it on top? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235587830280?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zKWlL5MDR1q&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=AP0uId07RQO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&med...

Supermofo wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 7:46 pm
Do you mean this 400 scrambler or the older bigger capacity one?

Ah apologies. I meant the bigger capacity scrambler.

I did an off road day in Wales on the Triumph Scrambler and was massively impressed by it's capability. I thought it'd be the wrong tool for the job (compared to full on adventure bikes) but was very wrong. On road I didn't notice it running out of breath. Only negative was the XE model was a bit ta...

Career wise I do have to have a 5 year plan as part of my IMechE membership / chartership. That's always been the case for membership on paper, but they actually audit it now. I won't bore you with the details :D Normally an IMechE or IEEE plan involves giving them lots of money and getting FA back...

The lever used to mechanically slide a bolt/pin into the transmission, now it asks a computer to do the same sort of thing. Means you can no longer accidentally jam that pin into the transmission at 70mph :D I guess you know but a park pawl is ratcheted so can't engage at speed. Only when close to ...

The Super Soco has a security feature whereby if the motion sensor is triggered it will hold the bike with the motor. So an electronic park brake type principle.
So it is possible to detect a roll away and counter it.

I've had a few deals recently but don't think I'd risk it now

https://singletrackworld.com/2024/02/wi ... t=cmp-true

Nearside = near to the kerb Yes, but that is a different side when working on rhd and lhd cars. Yes in all seriousness, this is why manufacturers (and me :D ) speak in terms of left and right. Odd part numbers for left, even for right :thumbup: Often they don't even draw the RHS part and it just sa...

This was what I was told by someone who who knows someone contracted to Fujitsu at the time. 2nd hand info though I agree.

mangocrazy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:38 pm On a more nerd-ish tangent, does anyone know what operating system/platform the Horizon boxes that were supplied to all sub-postmasters ran? Was it a standard Unix or Windows box, or was it entirely Fujitsu proprietary hardware/software?

OS was Unix, language C. The keypad front end was VB

As a software engineer I found the below article very interesting. "Whoever wrote this code clearly has no understanding of elementary mathematics or the most basic rules of programming." https://www.postofficescandal.uk/post/inquiry-phase-2-star-witness-dave-gives-it-both-barrels/ The guy...

I like this kit for the Monster

https://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2020 ... WSHThdOxtA

What I didn't really understand was why senior managers at the PO were prepared to repeatedly toe the corporate line even when they knew it was causing human suffering. If it was my own employer I'd first go through corporate channels to report it and then whistle blow if they weren't interested. It...

I guess a few of you have been following this in the news and watching the (excellent) drama on ITV. https://news.sky.com/story/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office-the-true-story-behind-drama-on-horizon-it-scandal-13042137 It really is shocking how the often portrayed 'friendly Post Office' hounded post mas...

Ah same place as the Mathworks conferences!

TE-1 was a semi structural composite pack. The CoG was exactly the same as the Speed Triple and the weight the same as a fully fuelled Triple.
You can tell I'm still gutted it wasn't built

Some of the motors are uber trick. High speed and high switching time isn't cheap though.

My bet would be Triumph didn't go anywhere with the TE-1 simply 'cause it'd be too expensive to turn it into a road vehicle. Too expensive a project, and targeting an extremely conservative market. Regarding not banning ICE motorcycles in the same way as cars - I can't see that happening for purely...