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by Grip Fast
Thu May 24, 2018 7:40 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: GDPR Fatigue
Replies: 3
Views: 4440

GDPR Fatigue

Apart from one lucky bloke on here who, because of GDPR, seems to have inherited a small wine cellar from BA, is anyone else getting mightily fatigued by GDPR? It started with a drip - RSPB, several months ago, asking me to say "yes" to receiving marketing and event information from them (...
by Grip Fast
Mon May 07, 2018 6:54 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Dont think I'm a boxer person
Replies: 6
Views: 6608

Re: Dont think I'm a boxer person

That's a shame, but it wouldn't do if we all liked the same things. Most of why you don't like big twins is exactly why I love them. I've only had one four-pot (a V-4) and it was definitely way too many pots for me, so I didn't keep it long. I even find my Tiger 800 triple a bit revvy & buzzy. S...
by Grip Fast
Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:45 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: p xing
Replies: 5
Views: 5313

Re: p xing

I hate selling or buying privately, and just don't want to go through the hassle any more - I'm with Al on that one. I still have my R1200S because I couldn't get an acceptable px deal, and I couldn't face selling it privately. But I got a very good deal when I bought my Tiger 800 from a dealer (pai...
by Grip Fast
Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:23 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: MotoGP - no spoiler
Replies: 8
Views: 7638

Re: MotoGP - no spoiler

"a perverse glee"

That's a good phrase. Sums up the mix of "oh ffs" and "this'll be a hell of a race now" I felt at the start.
by Grip Fast
Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: MotoGP - no spoiler
Replies: 8
Views: 7638

Re: MotoGP - no spoiler

Aye, certainly controversial and another pathetic performance from race control. It was Amateur, if I was a sponsor I would be demanding that race control resign. Honestly it was cringe worthy. Mike Web is clueless. He should go, he also should go on a diet cos he is ruining the reputation of the t...
by Grip Fast
Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:03 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: MotoGP - no spoiler
Replies: 8
Views: 7638

MotoGP - no spoiler

Well it had everything! Controversy (lots of), great racing, manic racing, penalties (all against the same racer), and a well-deserved win. Oh, and more controversy. I thought it was brilliant, memorable, edge of the seat, swear at the screen, not-good-for-the-blood-pressure stuff, and fist-pump jum...
by Grip Fast
Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:11 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: That Near-Death Thing
Replies: 5
Views: 5638

Re: That Near-Death Thing

Sounds good. I'll look out for it. Cheers.
by Grip Fast
Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: Geeks' Corner
Topic: Anyone here into watches
Replies: 69
Views: 111023

Re: Anyone here into watches

I have a nephew who was fascinated by watches when he was a child. He used to blag old watches from his parents and friends and try to repair them, usually successfully. When he left school, he went into IT for about 15 years and ran his own web design company. However, he didn't feel he was doing s...
by Grip Fast
Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:02 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Carol Nash to Bennetts after 4 years with Carol Nash
Replies: 4
Views: 5295

Re: Carol Nash to Bennetts after 4 years with Carol Nash

Agree with most (all?) of what's been said. I resigned myself to changing bike & car insurer every two years, though I think I'm in my third or fourth year with Bennetts because they were still competitive. I swapped car insurance provider (again) this year, and was pleasantly surprised that the...
by Grip Fast
Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: No Such thing as Bad Weather...
Replies: 3
Views: 4451

Re: No Such thing as Bad Weather...

6 miles walking on snow? You must’ve got lost then! :lol: You have put me to shame. I try and do similar most days but no matter what I wear I still get cold so I’ve been frequenting the coffee shops during this ‘beast’ time. Normal rountine again this week ... To be fair, it wasn't as cold as it l...
by Grip Fast
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:49 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: No Such thing as Bad Weather...
Replies: 3
Views: 4451

No Such thing as Bad Weather...

...Only inappropriate clothing. Got well wrapped up yesterday and went for a solo hike across the fields behind our village. Tried to get lost and went off down a path I didn't know. Met the farmer, who said I was the only person he'd seen out, but confirmed I was on the correct route for the circui...
by Grip Fast
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Winter Tips #97...
Replies: 3
Views: 4300

Re: Winter Tips #97...

Like it :-)

Though I might have been tempted to swill it about in the mouth first then spit it into the lock - just to get some of the flavour out first. Yes, even just a teaspoonful - waste not etc.

:-)
by Grip Fast
Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:28 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Please help Mr Thicky
Replies: 7
Views: 6223

Re: Please help Mr Thicky

Steve knows me as a technophobe, but I tried all that in the posting pics thread and I still couldn't get it to work. Probably some setting or other on my PC. So I hope you have better luck than me. Do you get any error message during the process? If not, what stage does the process fail at, e.g. u...
by Grip Fast
Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: bloody weather ....
Replies: 7
Views: 6610

Re: bloody weather ....

If this was the first week of January, I'd be quite happy with a decent bit of hard winter weather, but this is 1st of March for crying out loud! The daffodils and primroses were coming into flower but are now flattened. Bloody weather, indeed. I cut my driving teeth in Scotland, working for a boss ...
by Grip Fast
Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:24 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Track Day Insurance?
Replies: 4
Views: 4674

Track Day Insurance?

I'm hoping to do a track day this year. The last one (and only one, so far) was back in 2011 on my old Aprilia Falco, and was a Bike magazine 'Reclaim our Tracks' day. Good fun, well organised and plenty track time. But... I knew my insurance didn't cover me for track days, and I did look around for...

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