UK Motorcycles

Cessna 'incident'
J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: On 8/7/2010 12:16 PM, The Older Gentleman wrote: J. Clarke<jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: Been a long time since I ran anything out of gas. On the other hand I did put 54 gallons in the 52.5 gallon tank on a Cessna once. Wow. That must hav... 13 Aug 2010 10:22

Carol Nash renewal joke
Got a renweal quote for the 10R, �405 of my earth pounds. After a couple of phone calls from CN, the last one extremely bloody annoying ("When do you want me to call you back?" "I don't", "waffle...", repeat about 6~7 times until I said their online quote was far cheaper, and if they wanted to keep my business... 8 Aug 2010 09:07

Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me!
Not a pest toast as such (already done that in a test group :-), but I've moved to eternal-september after aioe dropped too many posts. Seemingly not randomly, either. Kept seeing replies to posts which were not available from Salad Dodger, Champ, Bonwick and sweller, amongst others. Not sure what the connexi... 7 Aug 2010 12:37

Paging the MX5 poofs.
Right, gonna get one for a weekend motor.. Do Eunos go for less money than genuine UK MX5 Whats the difference if any? Found a cracking 1993 sepcial with leather etc, mint for �1500, BRG etc What to look for? Already sourced a turbo kit :) What else to really look for? N. ... 10 Aug 2010 13:39

Insewerance
Few benefits of being an aged old fart but a renewal quote from BMW Insurance of £104 fully comp, two bikes, £50 excess and agreed value for the SOBMW. Reasonably chuffed, £2 a week. Boxerboy. ... 10 Aug 2010 04:49

FOAK - insurance for learners.
Is it likely to be very expensive for someone to insure a large bike before doing the direct access training, i.e. to use for the training, compared to waiting until passing the test before insuring it? -- Eiron. ... 6 Aug 2010 12:44

FOAK TomTom
Brownz wrote: On 5 Aug, 13:06, Jim <n...(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: http://www.houghi.org/tomtom/ Like I like the way he comes across as Sir.Tony's French brother. -- SIRPip : B12 ... 7 Aug 2010 13:43

Llangollen Bike Show
The annual bike show is on this weekend at Llangollen, anyone from here attending? http://www.themotorcycleshow.co.uk/ -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci ww... 6 Aug 2010 06:07

Seriously wierd stuff
John Frum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frum and Cargo Cults http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult Is it just me that finds all that deeply strange and amusing? The history of Vanuatu I just read isn't far behind. Coconut War indeed! -- Hog ... 5 Aug 2010 08:05

UKRM Film Club: Inception paging Ace.
Adie wrote: I emailed you about availability next week for a TC but got no response. Wrong Bruce! -- Chris ... 4 Aug 2010 04:58