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Sad,horrific, news at Reno, the rumour is that Jimmy lost part of his elevator prior to diving in. I'm trying not to be crass but the truth is it's not uncommon for planes to crash at airshows and that's why I don't take my kids there...even though I really want to. I'm in awe of the aircraft but it's just not worth the human cost.Reno as it stands, is too risky.

It's your video,your music..there's always the mute button. Making our own vid is something we should all have a crack at,maybe? Thanks for taking the time to post it up. Wayne

Good riders/ great video/ poor music. There y'go 2 outa' 3 'aint bad.

Me and the kids sing along to this one

Amy Winehouse walks into a bar and asks for a whiskey...the barman says ''sorry we don't serve spirits here''

I heard that they fudged the code-name involving the black lab and are going to call it 'digger' instead but......still no show date??

As an aside...Mark, I don't know if you've heard of this guy Cliff Robertson RIP I don't recall him for his acting ability but I do remember him for his love of aviation, particularly his appreciation of the true historical/emotional value of the Spitfire and the Mosquito. He was appalled at the rate that Spitfires and Mossies were being scrapped just after the war so he bought his own MkIX Spit for posterity MK923 (he wasn't allowed a Mosquito). He blew his top whilst filming 633 Squadron when he realised they were going to burn a fully airworthy Mossie for a stunt...he said he watched the flames for the 3 hours it took to destroy the main (wooden) spar. He was also in the air above the Twin Towers at the time of 9/11 and was told in 'no uncertain terms' to land immediately. If you get time, do a little reading on,t internet about him, it sounds like he had a great attitude.I recommend reading a book about his own personal Spitfire custodian Jerry Billing aswell..A Knight among Knaves (?) Wayne Edit: oops the book's exact title is in the link

With a spark arrestor fitted ,I trust?

..a small electric motor,perhaps?

Crikey Cope, you're gonna need to get out the Michael Jackson dust mask and your asbestos underpants at that rate.

Good call...but what size are your plates?

Yup,It's been posted up before but always worth a look....the way it de-constructs how he's working the bike...fab !

I'm sure I had Raki on the Sunni? side of Cyprus Bloody karasakal . You couldn't learn owt from me..riding or drinkin'. We once chartered a boat on the Greek Cypriot side,got p|55ed then tried to return to the Turkish side Should have guessed when the beach was covered with barbed-wire and steel girders (think; Saving Private Ryan)

I seem to remember (just !) that it was the Raki that you had to watch for ...you could run your bike on that stuff

Being admin seems to bypass the profanity filter?

Man you must have done some miles to get there...where is the Gasser you're on about?

Scorpadave, I can see your confusion..both Godzilla and Pete-Scorpa3 claim to have had an 05 but,have different bash plates? I see that the year on year changes to the marque were very subtle indeed (front forks/clutch actuation/brake disks/bash plate etc.)...is there a 'best of breed' that the Scorpa fan club would recommend? I ask this after reading Godzilla's TCgarage comments Pete-Scorpa3 posted as I was typing...Ta !

Photos may help:- 2005? ..and.. 2007? but you can see the flat bottomed bash plate

Confirmed... link I see cyprus active no longer mention how to hire trials bikes. Ahh..Cyprus, where you can snow board in the morning then surf board in the afternoon

There was a guy doing trials out there (North side,Turkish), he had a bunch of Scorpas for hire but I don't know if he's still in business?

Is it in your garage yet?

Go easy on the 'hitting' it's only magnesium alloy(?) If the carb's on the bench just grip the bowl with some emery paper in your hand and pull/wiggle. The chances are that (once the brass nut is off) the bowl is just hung-up on the o-rings.

Tasty looking bikes..as for Fuji,he rides better when his hair is longer (Samson syndrome)

Ahh..the 'Bou jet'