I've got to say that Trials is the cheapest bike sport I've ever done by a country mile. These are hard working unpaid volunteer's, why do they have to justify what they do to the likes us for our own pleasure? National entry fees are cheap at twice the price in my book considering what you get and the massive effort put in by all concerned.
Steve decides he's had enough of the rat-race and sells up to leave the city for a remote Scottish island .
After a short ferry trip he hails a taxi and is introduced to his first local; the cab driver.
Steve admires the scenic landscape whizzing past his window when the taxi makes an unscheduled stop and the annoyed driver points out several small rowing boats in the harbour.
"Ye see them boats there? I designed them, drew the plans, felled al the materials and built them with my own skilled hands but do they call me Rab-the-Boat-builder?...Do they f*** !"
Steve's a little unsettled as the incresingly angered driver wheel spins away and says nothing more until they drive up a steep hill with two idyllic cottages nearby. The irate driver jams on the brakes and states;
"Ye see them lodges there? I designed them, drew the plans, quarried the materials and built them with my own skilled hands but do they call me Rab-the-Masterbuilder?...Do they f*** !"
"But ye take one lousy sheep to the cinema......"
lol, should have said Gizza or Donald instead of Steve.
An Irish Mother’s Letter Dear Son, Just a few lines to let you know that I am still alive. I am writing this slowly because I know that you can’t read very fast. You won’t know the house when you come home. We’ve moved. About your father, he has got a lovely new job. He has 500 men under him. He cuts grass at the cemetery. Your sister Mary had a baby this morning. I haven’t found out yet if it’s a boy or a girl, so I don’t know if your an aunt or an uncle. I went to the docto...rs on Thursday and your father came with me. The doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Your father offered to buy it from him. Your uncle Patrick drowned last week in a vat of Irish whiskey at the Dublin brewery. Some of his workmates tried to save him but he fought them off bravely. They cremated him and it took 3 days to put the fire out. It only rained twice this week, first for 3 days and then for 4 days. We had a letter from the undertaker. He said if the last payment on your grandmother’s plot wasn’t paid in 7 days, up she comes. Your loving Mother, P.S. I was going to send you 5 euros, but I have already sealed the envelope."
Three guys were sitting in a biker bar. A man came in, already drunk, sat down at the bar and ordered a drink. The man looked around and saw the 3 men sitting at a corner table. He got up, staggered to the table, leaned over, looked the biggest one in the face and said, "I went by your grandma's house and I saw her in the hallway, buck naked. Man, she is fine!" The biker looked at him and didn't say a word. His buddies were confused,because he was a bad ass, and would fight a...t he drop of a hat. The drunk leaned on the table again and said, "I got it on with your grandma and she is good, the best I ever had!" The biker still said nothing. His buddies were starting to get mad. The drunk leaned on the table again and said, "I'll tell you something else boy, your grandma liked it!" The biker stood up, took the drunk by the shoulder and said, "Damn it, Grandpa, you're drunk! ffs Go home!"
Push down the rear suspension whilst pulling and leaning back and let some of the clutch out under load. There's no need to pop the clutch completely depending on what you're trying to lift over. The whole movement can be quite subtle with timing and practice, it's surprising how light you can make the front end just by body movements so a power/clutch input can be quite soft.
You'll need to use the back brake to bring the front down in some circumstances but not always and it would be the favoured way to control the lift if you need to stop quickly or bring the front down.
9/46...... it's all about personal preference isn't it?......
IRC's, been running them for years at down to 2.5lbs when required, never had a problem on any rim. 'Duck tape' modification is all that is required....
Yes it is I suppose but that is incredibly low. I couldn't keep an IRC on my rims no matter what I tried.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson retire early to bed for a quickie. Watson obligingly bends over the bed and Holmes starts spreading Lemon Curd over Watson's a***. "Holmes, what on earth are you doing back there?", Holmes replies, "Lemon Entry, my dear Watson, Lemon Entry!!..
Bought the wife a dozen red roses, she said "I suppose I'll have to open me legs for them now"............ I said.................................haven't you got a vase?
My wife came into my shed complaining about my inventions that she said never work anyway. It was at this point that the Slap-a-**** 3000 GTI automatic proved her wrong
I was in Tesco recently, when I bumped into this woman I'd started dating: "Ooii, I thought you told me you were in the Red Arrows" she said..?? "No I didn't" I said, as I arranged the Washing Powder, "I told you I was in the Ariel display team."
Currently riding a Sherco 290 2012 the last of the stop machines.I ride at clubman level, down south, to be honest I find it can be bit of an handful i.e. gets away from me in the technical stuff , I have had a quick go on a 2016 4RT, it is heavier especially the front end although I found the power delivery very linear and precise which was great but I'm just wondering how big a learning curve it will be to change to a 4 stroke ?
Stick with it and you will be rewarded. As above, probably 6 months so don't sell it before then if you struggle to adapt at first. I've had a rare outing to the shed this evening for vital 4rt maintenance, polishing the dog bone, well? gives the tools something to do and keeps the dust off them.
I took my son out for his first pint. Got him a Fosters. He didn't like it - I had it. Then I got him Carlsberg, he didn't like it, I had it. It was thesame with Guinness and Cider. By the time we got down to the whisky I could hardly push his ****ing pram...
Some of it is inflation based and wage stagnation/reduction making the figures seem higher. Entry fees rise with inflation, wages don't, the reason may be as easy as that, and not forgetting H&S and higher insurances/claims, the culture of blame.
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I've got to say that Trials is the cheapest bike sport I've ever done by a country mile. These are hard working unpaid volunteer's, why do they have to justify what they do to the likes us for our own pleasure? National entry fees are cheap at twice the price in my book considering what you get and the massive effort put in by all concerned.