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- Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:59 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Insurance---that old chestnut
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7685
Re: Insurance---that old chestnut
I've been with Bennetts for my third year, last renewal they tried it on with a 40 odd percent increase. Give them their due they relented when I threatened to leave and even gave me a better quote.
- Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: Which iPhone Satellite Navigation Application
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5332
Re: Which iPhone Satellite Navigation Application
Have a look at Waze you get live traffic and speed camera alerts and it's free. I use it all the time in the car and it hasn't failed me yet.
- Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:59 am
- Forum: TECHNICAL
- Topic: Motorcycle Dashcam
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15568
Re: Motorcycle Dashcam
My Drift Ghost S has a dash cam feature with loop record, if you power it from the bike it records as soon as you turn the ignition on.
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:13 am
- Forum: CLOTHING
- Topic: Fading eyesight solutions?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 15226
Re: Fading eyesight solutions?
Multifocal contact lenses are my answer, there are 3 types. I have used them for years, mine are concentric. Now in well into my 60's my reading had declined over the years but distance has remained -1 for 25 years. I have 20:20 vision in most cases only needing glasses to read small print in low li...
- Tue May 16, 2017 3:23 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Good riddance.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3853
Re: Good riddance.
Millions of pounds wasted on a 50-odd year long medical incarceration. ........and I read in my local paper about a campaign to raise £150,000 for a four year old boy to have a lifesaving operation in The USA? They wouldn't have needed to pay the executioner to hang Brady......about a half a millio...
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:33 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Stolen Bikes on eBay? Or a Scam?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5624
Re: Stolen Bikes on eBay? Or a Scam?
They stick out like a sore thumb, I'm in the market for a VW camper, one appeared at an attractive price and condition, the advertised vehicle was stated as being in the U.K. A couple of enquiries later and we have a seller in Cyprus who would ship the vehicle to U.K. upon payment, yea right. Severe...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:05 am
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: First bike you took onto the Continent
- Replies: 50
- Views: 14953
Re: First bike you took onto the Continent
Honda CB750 4 in 1974, came home on leave from Germany and bought one for £1000 an awful lot of money then. The start of my touring addiction which is as strong today.
- Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:16 am
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: ISS spotting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2834
Re: ISS spotting
I use ISS spotter on my iPhone it gives me time elevation and direction for my position.
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:46 am
- Forum: TECHNICAL
- Topic: Bmw 1200 gs adventure insurance
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7311
Re: Bmw 1200 gs adventure insurance
£145 with Bennetts, Old fart 63 live in a rural location bike fitted with Tracker.
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:51 am
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Do you trust bike dealers?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9731
Re: Do you trust bike dealers?
Skipping items on the service, I marked the oil filter before I took it in and it was still on the bike when they gave it me back. The Air filter was untouched after 3 services it was black, they claimed to have blown it with an air line! The rocker covers hadn't been removed so how can they check t...