If you're a UK citizen/British subject/unwilling victim of State persecution/devoted social democrat - whatever, really - for the love of God, get out there today and vote. Vote for whoever you think will do the best job for you, yours and all of us. Do me a favour, though and take 30 seconds to think about it, don't vote by reflex ( Read more... )

Guy Kewney died overnight ( Read more... )

Now, before we start, let's just get it clear - I'm not a scientist and claim no expertise whatsoever in interpreting the results of scientific research.
What I am, however, is an experienced observer of the human race and to mark the start of the Group Hug and Love In in Copenhagen (where limousines have had to be imported from Sweden and Germany ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that it's been quite a while since I actually posted anything and that I should probably confirm that I aten't dead yet.

So, in no particular order:

We're all well, Oli doing fine in Brizzle, starting a new business (!) which I will bring to everyone's attention as soon as it's further along. Madame in good form, albeit a touch ( Read more... )

So... it's roughly a month since the embarrassing incident on the Ring Road. The bike is home and is surprisingly lightly marked. I'll swap out a couple of fairing panels, as and when and probably see if I can source another Yoshimura can (both for purely aesthetic reasons). I plan not to alarm my insurance company by raising a mahoosive claim as I ( Read more... )

So yet again I cock up the Annual German Hoon, this time with a rather amusing little off in heavy traffic while joining the Brussels Ring Road. Damage to the bike purely cosmetic (it looks like - thank you, R&G crash bungs) but I was a touch impacted, having gone over the top and landed flat on my back.

This was last Friday afternoon and it was ( Read more... )

So the British National Party won two seats at the European Parliament in the elections. Shock and horror, they're fascistsWell, kind of. They're actually fairly typical of the dimwitted redneck racist fractions which have continued to emerge from the fringes of the greyish-pink (aka White) bits of the British working class, with a thin layer of ( Read more... )

If anyone wants to convoy along the Wye Valley/A40 to the TWSpringC, Alan and I are meeting at Aust Services (on the old Severn Crossing) at 1000 on Saturday.

So here it is. Unobtrusive and discreet as ever.

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So I've got the first 100 miles or so on the new Suzuki - first impressions only at this stage ( Read more... )