That's more or less what I did.

Bugger!

I did think about doing that, but was worried about the nuts and bolts catching, and either bringing the bike to an eye-watering halt or just being driven up through the plate like nails.

I bet the official version of the London stabbing will be 'someone with mental health issues'.

Laptop/tablet ban I feel would be more likely to be about someone either blowing an aircraft up, or somehow hacking its avionics.

there's no shortage of armed police around Westminster...and they have dealt with the guy who was carrying a knife.

And people who think the police should be routinely armed should read this:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ns-8173757

I expect the ban was in the light of 'information received'. With the security measure in place in the US, the risk may have been shifted to the UK.

There's a lot of it about at the moment


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39355940

Well, I can predict the outcome.

It will be someone with 'mental health issues'...I'll leave everyone else to fill in the gaps...

The 'victim' mentality is understandable...it's what encouraged McGuinness, Adams etc to join 'the cause', and did the same for countless others on both sides. You can trace the Irish troubles back to Oliver Cromwell if you want, and plenty of people on both sides took a perverse pleasure in doing s...

The TCK80 looks like a worn-out knobbly and grips like one too.

Save money...don't buy them, but get a worn-out knobbly instead. It works just as well, and will be free. It's also a form of recycling.

All boxes ticked: until you fall off.

I've got the Super Explorer on the back of my 950 KTM and the Sport Explorer on the front. They are a long-lasting tyre and reasonably affordable. Not the best on the road or off it, but probably the best compromise for a big bike. https://www.zenoverland.com/tyres_tubes.html Knobbly tyres (Pirelli ...