This gives what seems to be a reasonably well-balanced view of what caused SBF's downfall...

Sir Gary Sobers

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8u7A0MvB9eg


Oh no! One of the greatest to ever play the game and without doubt the greatest (and most stylish) all-rounder. As a kid watching him play against England (and nearly always win) you just knew that he was THE danger man in a side packed ...

Where's the 'none of the above' option?

Things are (at long last) moving forwards with the Black Falco. It now has the tank fitted and plumbed in, the front fairing panels fitted and the rear cowl is just awaiting the arrival of an eBay tail light after I discovered the current on has a bit broken off. The LH fork leg has had its seal ...

I've been vaguely aware that a coolant/antifreeze change on the Falco was well overdue for quite a while now. The last time it was changed was quite a few years pre-Covid, so today I bit the bullet and got on with it. Before that I decided to do a pH test on the old coolant, just to see how bad it ...

And WTF expected Ai Ogura at second place? :obscene-birdiedoublered:



Anyone who's watched him recently? He won the Dutch GP a couple of weeks ago and has been consistently at the sharp end.


I'm guessing he means at the start of the season? I've not heard of him before MotoGP? I rarely ...

Yorick wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 2:53 pm And WTF expected Ai Ogura at second place?

Anyone who's watched him recently? He won the Dutch GP a couple of weeks ago and has been consistently at the sharp end.

Sprint race result

Poor Bez really can't catch a break at the moment.

Oh wait...

Found a place, and been accepted today. A little over budget but I can make it work. Great setup, garage etc, and a quiet area. It's about 15 minutes from Congleton, so whilst I lose the MTB from the door(which I'm gutted about) everything will work for me.


Excellent stuff!

As my old man used ...

Official Falco pressures are like everything else, 36F/42R but I prefer 32F 36R for solo riding. If I take a pillion its 36F/42R.

KTM specify 2 bar (29 psi) F & R for the 690 Duke, so that's what I use.

And for the LC it's whatever Haynes recommends (I forget every time and have to check).

Well the house that I was refused insurance on, I've withdrawn my application. I'm not going to give up my bike. Hopefully I can get somewhere sorted soon.


That is absolutely the right attitude. Well played, that man. Keep on looking - you'll find something that works for you soon enough.

The ...

Perhaps get hold of some Gas PTFE tape; it's a lot thicker and stronger than the PTFE tape used on water pipes etc.

If you qualify for the higher deferment rate and you carry on working after the age the SP becomes payable, you also benefit from not being assessed for National Insurance, which gives a nice boost to your take home pay. I went down to a 4 day week at that point and found no difference in my take ...

In another blow, as I'm moving house due to my separation, my insurance company won't cover me at my new potential address as it's not garage. Great. If I can't get reasonable cover, the bike will have to go.


That's what front rooms are for. As long as you can get it over the threshold and put ...

The only way of bumping up a state pension that I know of is to defer it. But you'd have to defer it for a looong time to get to £17k. It goes up by 5.8% for each year deferred. Dunno if that's cumulative. So roughly £700 pa and to add the £5k you'd have to defer by about 7 years.

It used to ...

The only way of bumping up a state pension that I know of is to defer it. But you'd have to defer it for a looong time to get to £17k. It goes up by 5.8% for each year deferred. Dunno if that's cumulative. So roughly £700 pa and to add the £5k you'd have to defer by about 7 years.

It used to be a ...

Is that a full system, or just the end can?

Thanks for the update. All you need for circcuit testing is an old bulb in a bulb holder with a couple of flying leads maybe .5 metre long and crocodile clips of the ends. Another useful tool is a metre of cable with a crocodile clip each end for bypassing dodgy connectores etc.

I'm glad the ...

So is it fixed and what was / were the problem(s)?


Yes, it's fixed and the indicators now work. Neil completely removed the two rear connectors and replaced them with sealed, crimped bullet connectors. He also cut back the cables to the connectors as they were badly compromised. The LH front ...