Macie_UK

This is the mantra

There wouldn't be if they had any

My (probably biased) opinion is that if it was the other way around the outcome may have been different - not to mention annoyance that the reporter felt the need to specify that the biker wasn't speeding, but as far as the court goes it's all about the burden of proof. Yes it's tragic, she initially lied and it's another common case of a biker suffering greater loss than the car driver that was allegedly at fault, but: Answering a mobile phone in itself is not an offence and neither is talking on one. Whilst it may be a distraction, that alone can't be enough to constitute a conviction for causing death by dangerous or careless surely? The thing that gets me is simply the lack of consistency. There have been a lot of cases of motorists pulling out in front of bikers causing injury or worse, all with fairly similar circumstances but with convictions ranging from nothing at all to jail time. Obviously the DCA / careless or dangerous offence penalty is upgraded when there is a fatality, but other than that how do you get consistency? Should every 'SMIDSY' constitute a 'careless driving' charge, regardless of road conditions? Personally I think that it should, but all you will get then is "well I did see him, but misjudged his speed / the gap" and then your into a new can of worms ruling on personal perception and judgement. What should the driving distraction laws cover? Banning all use of mobiles whilst driving may in itself be a bit simplistic - I often get more distracted listening to (or shouting at!) the radio than taking a call, do we ban car stereos too? Having the heater on full whack might make you a bit drowsy - do we stop fitting those too? Yes you can technically get done for fiddling with your stereo whilst driving - or anything where they can say that you're not in full control of the vehicle, but does anyone really, truly believe that taking a swig of pop whilst your car is stationary is such a bad thing? Whatever the particular laws, there has always been a perceived inconsistency in sentencing and that's just in motoring. Start comparing driving convictions with other crimes and to many people it just gets even more off-kilter. Still feel sorry for the biker and his family though and I suppose a civil case quite likely to follow. Just my 2p.

Thursday? <clicks> Ahhhhh right, get you now.

That pretty sobering We had something similar at Barrow on Soar a few weeks ago, but was nowhere near as bad as that. All I can say is that you have impeccable timing!

Wouldn't take the pcensored out of the owner, as he's put some effort in, is proud of his work and after all beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ...But what an utter pile of it looks like two cat b write offs collided into the chav section of the local Halfords.

The simpson bandit face thing has been done to death though, so personally I'd go for something a bit more original. As Lee says though, gotta be what you fancy

Ewww that's not good. Hope the guy eventually makes a good recovery.

Wouldn't surprise me, modern OZ and Marchesini come in at over 2 grand a pair for the top jobbies, so if the wheel in question was indeed a rare thing for and old Ducati, there will be someone somewhere that will pay the money for the original thing.

Never used them, but to be honest I don't really see the point for several reasons: 1) I can't imagine that they would be 'smart' enough to cope with the change in pressure that occurs when they tyre warms up, so no use once you're on the move and say stop for a butty and a glance, because it'll take a good couple of hours to cool down to the true 'cold' pressure. 2) The red indicator comes on at -6 psi, and on a bike you would know anyway because it would start to feel a bit squiffy. 3) For pre-ride pressures, I'd sooner trust a decent gauge every time anyway. Sorry I can't comment on actually having them though.

When daughter was living with her mum, she was paying at least £300 a month and doing all the food shopping, on a wage of 11K which I thought was excessively harsh. On the other hand Stan, for £20 a week I think the only question left is.... "when can we all move in?"

Because it contrasts better than blue sealer

Loving the Rossi v Dovi pics that are doing the rounds Plus with Marquez in there wearing the elbows off his new MotoGP leathers, I hope it pans out into a tight season

Splendid choice

As a guide, laddo here pays 15% of his gross pay - so that would be about £70 a week if he was earning what yours is (haha I wish!), plus his share of the stupidly dear council tax. He naturally thinks that is far too much, but it's still a damn sight less than it would be if he went and rented a gaff. He's currently trying to negotiate a reduction to 10%, which I'd be fine with if he can persuade the gas, leccy and water companies to drop their rates too

It's fine, chill.

Mid-life crisis innit [1]... light up valve caps next, neons and a "Dukes of Hazzard" horn... I'm gonna buy him a bandana and some fingerless gloves, so he's ready for his full on "chrome cruiser with leather bags and tassles" phase thats due in 2014 Dave, the first one of those two is far better. [1] Yes I know he's a bit late, but when did you ever know a builder turn up on time?

Hmm, I like the R1, all the way back to the swingarm pivot but from there backwards it's a bit, well, ugh. Just buy which you like riding the best, you don't look at it once your on it

Hello and welcome to the snug. Pull up a comfy chair

Not using the correct two bucket method? The detailers will be up in arms

Just had a look here and the ones I've got are way too thick - sorry fella.

Yeah, I firmly believe that if I wash the bike, it will only get dirty again

Big improvement I reckon

Going a bit stir crazy mate?