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I replaced my standard gravel bike riser bar, which was a bit like an MTB bar, with a straight flat bar, then I sat on the bike, closed my eyes, and held my arms out until I found the position that was the most natural. Then I dropped my hands to the bars and that's where the grips went, the...

I never considered that. What do riders do, carry a spare in case? Nice vid on the cyber truck, I loved the Hyper Loop Hype myself. Once when it was first being chatted about on all the forums I asked a poster what it was? He said it was a giant tube to flush taxpayer money down 😄

At speed scooters are essentially straight line vehicles, if you tried to do an emergency evasion, like a quick flick of the bars as you can on a bike it would just throw you off. They of all machines should have been drastically speed limited. As for monos, they are just segways with one...

I have a brand new full suspension 29er and a new BBSHD sitting downstairs collecting dust while I watch the playing out of the new ebike laws here. No way do I want that bike confiscated by over-zealous cops cracking down on the latest fad in protecting the public. I'll let the dust settle.

Most of the "transition" was just a series of corporate swindles, financial bubbles. A trillion went down the drain over the rechargeable battery car mania, now the only serious sales are of junk Chinese units being dumped on the West. Domestic sales are in the tank there too. Same with the...

Ahhhh, that's better :)

Shite? I thought I put you on the ignore list yesterday? My mistake.

I wonder if there are many night riders here? I was thinking of starting a thread to share our experiences. I do most of my rides at night now, it's quiet, peaceful and very few cars about. At least in my rural location. There is nothing like riding up a long stretch of rural highway under a...

Yeah that's the way. many sheepish drivers will just sit there and wait till all 100 riders pass but that just encourages bad behavior. I'm talking about them running Stop signs and the like myself, I encountered it so often on one of the recognized circuits I just took driving on in my...

irish? Say no more.

The only aggression I'm seeing is from you mate, and it isn't pent-up, it's gushing out. I have no time for wanna be Olympians either, I've even had one crash across the bonnet of my car as he illegally turned across me to keep pace with the pack. He picked up his bike, said sorry, and flew...

I asked an ardent anti-smoker at a roadside cafe once what she would choose, if she had to. A day in a small room with 20 chain smokers or a day in a room with car, idling away. She instinctively chose the car, which told me she knew absolutely nothing about the dangers of exhaust emissions...

They call it protectionism, circling the wagons in a time of economic stress. But to me it's just a money grab, and extra tax imposed on the citizens of a nation. It won't bring many jobs 'back home', that's just political cover stories. The global economy, of the West at least, is on the...

There are many private blogs and other websites that offer up the 3-choices only for access. Sign in with Google or Apple or the third, I just move on. I'll not get a digital ID, that's the road to enslavement alright, I don't even like the verification email hoop you have to go through now to...

Even without numbers a good locksmith could pick it in no time. Probably make a key on the fly, the keys are basic like school locker keys. Too bad OP drilled it, no going back now.

I'd rather lick a toad lol

I've licked my fingers after handling a lead battery, as you would after eating a KFC wing for example. I'm testing to see if any acid has leaked, and it always does, even if just in a gaseous form. Like how they find higher levels of radioactivity just outside nuclear plants. They shouldn't...

That's mostly all the harley riders and some of the young riders. Outside of the USA Harley isn't a big thing. They are a retro bike, a 1950's design and most riders here prefer something a little more up to date, and capable. The big sellers here are Japanese and Euro Adventure bikes and...

Yeah, horrendous fires in garages and living rooms. It should be printed in a big warning in the beginning of the manual but instead they tell you not to swallow the small parts or lick the battery. Naturally the manufacturers knew all these risks years ago but kept them quiet from the public.

All MC batts are housed just rear of the tank, below the riders seat. As a participant on motorcycle forums for years I watched many riders go across to Lipo, to save weight or for longevity. Chances are that was a lipo starter battery fire. I wonder if the fuel in the tank burned off too...