I thought I’d check the air filter on my Address, but fell foul of an issue that should have been sorted by all motorcycle manufacturers years ago. I remember with my Triumphs and Nortons the hassle of getting the timing cover off when the Philips screws got corroded in situ. It was a case of … Read more
The BMW R65 My BMW R65LS Wet weight: 207Kg, Power: 50bhp, Max Speed 95mph I am thinking about selling the old girl. We’ve been together for quite a while but she is not getting ridden much these days. At 207Kg wet weight (or 458lb) She is classed as a middle weight but I am finding … Read more
Imagine the globe 12 inches in diameter in the middle across the equator in front of you. That’s about football size (or soccer ball size for non UK folk). It will look spherical, although it is about 1/20th of an inch smaller from top to bottom (pole to pole). Read more
How would you feel if the council started to build houses close to yours, at a similar standard to yours, but let out at half of your mortgage payments?
When you sell your house you will not get what you paid for it. You will be in a state of “negative equity”. Due to the stupid way our banks work you will find it difficult or impossible to move house. Even if you have to move house for a better paid job to pay your mortgage! Read more
Where is AI going?
Is it unique to humanity?
What if it isn’t
Where does that leave us?
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I have had motorcycles all my life, since I passed my test in 1965 on a Lambretta LD150. Since then I’ve had Triumphs. Nortons, Hondas, Royal Enfields, a Kawasaki, and a BMW. I still have the BMW. My main two wheeler now is my Suzuki Address 110. Maybe it’s because I have always had bigger … Read more
My old BMW is finally going in for an MOT in two days time. She rolled off the production line in 1983, and I have been hanging on as I thought I could get her registered as a Classic after 1st April 2024 as she is over 40. But I thought wrong:- From the gov.uk … Read more
Is “War Zone” a strong word here?
Vladamir Putin and the Russian government are waging war on Ukraine, and civilian deaths are currently running at 188 per month (December 2022)
Jeremy Hunt and the UK government are waging war on the NHS and civilian deaths are estimated to be running at around 2000 per month.
Ukraine is generally accepted as a war zone, so, with civilian casualties over ten time higher in England, than in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Read more
There can only be one Universe… Read more
“Only a fraction”. It’s a phrase that is in very common use. What does it mean?
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A quarter, an eighth, fifteen sixteenths or maybe seven sevenths? Or is it even vulgar, like twelve tenths?
After a long investigation, taking only a fraction of the time, and using only a fraction of the resources that a prestigious university would use, I have found the answer… Read more