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Just spent a small fortune on the Audi.........now the battery has gone AWOL !  And what is it with me and batteries this passed week.
Going to try the Aprilia tomorrow, and thats been idle since the Goodwood run.....won't hold me breath. 
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Too much  And getting  my body can't take it anymore 
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biggus
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WPMOT. Being parked on the M25 for hours this morning, still better to be in the queue than part of the cause.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-20780479
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Tango
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Being on call, on new years eve .... 
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moriwaki
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Thanks a bunch to the twat that left an oil slick on the wet road all the way from West Byfleet to the Painshill Roundabout Even harder to spot with the sunlight(  ) shinning off the surface.
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BanditBaby
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Christ Waki, that is definitely everyone's worst nighmare. I hope you managed to stay on the two wheels and no damage done to you or the bike?
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moriwaki
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| BanditBaby wrote: | | Christ Waki, that is definitely everyone's worst nighmare. I hope you managed to stay on the two wheels and no damage done to you or the bike? |
All is well thanks, just made the first part of my ride more 'involved' than i would have liked . Fortunately i spotted the tell tale rainbow slick as i pulled out from my road so made allowances for it when out of sight due to the sun. An unfortunate hazard when on two wheels. (oil not the sun !)
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biggus
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| moriwaki wrote: | | Thanks a bunch to the twat that left an oil slick on the wet road all the way from West Byfleet to the Painshill Roundabout Even harder to spot with the sunlight( ) shinning off the surface. |
I was almost directly behind a Citroen last year that dropped it's sump plug on the A25 at Betchworth. That certainly cured my constipation
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moriwaki
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Rebuilt forks on project bike with rechromed tubes and repainted lowers and they look the great. Then, when i fit the oil seals, i find they are the wrong size Diameters are ok just too deep and when fitted cover the groove for the clip  Why o why didn't i buy genuine seals.  Now have to strip one down to get it back out. 
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Nuclear Red
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Ohhh, I love working on forks, all that precision engineering, expensive oil all over the floor and they always bloody leak afterwards anyway.
Maybe the lack of specialist tools and use of cobbled up stuff to get them apart and back together tells a story.
Not as bad as head bearings though.....so many potential disasters.
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biggus
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| Nuclear Red wrote: | Ohhh, I love working on forks, all that precision engineering, expensive oil all over the floor and they always bloody leak afterwards anyway.
Maybe the lack of specialist tools and use of cobbled up stuff to get them apart and back together tells a story.
Not as bad as head bearings though.....so many potential disasters. |
Old fork oil fecking stinks too.
Does scatty want to borrow my torque wrench to do up the triple clamp pinch bolts 
I find Honda ones come apart better than Suzuki ones - the zook ones in my experience the damper rod bolt just spins and you end up drilling the fecker out.
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Carnage
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4 hr drive to Leeds ....about an 8 hr shift ahead of me and then another 4 hr drive home ....deep joy ....but its a job and i should be grateful 
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| MrE wrote: | | 4 hr drive to Leeds ....about an 8 hr shift ahead of me and then another 4 hr drive home ....deep joy ....but its a job and i should be grateful |
You will have to visit Chez Athos while you're there 
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Carnage
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| Tusky wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | 4 hr drive to Leeds ....about an 8 hr shift ahead of me and then another 4 hr drive home ....deep joy ....but its a job and i should be grateful |
You will have to visit Chez Athos while you're there |
left home at 15.30 yesterday afternoon.....just got in ...i reckon a visit to chez anyone would have seen me kipping on a sofa 
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Athos
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| MrE wrote: | | Tusky wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | 4 hr drive to Leeds ....about an 8 hr shift ahead of me and then another 4 hr drive home ....deep joy ....but its a job and i should be grateful |
You will have to visit Chez Athos while you're there |
left home at 15.30 yesterday afternoon.....just got in ...i reckon a visit to chez anyone would have seen me kipping on a sofa |
we got a spare double bed here for anyone who wants to,also not far from squires biker cafe who have camping facilities we got a caravan for anyone who wants to stay fer a weekend or so at squires 
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BarryH
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Long time no speak, Pissed off today knowing that today will be the last day I'm allowed to have a drink. In hospital on monday to see how much of the shit they are going to cut out of my guts.
On the bright side it saves going on a diet and my hair is falling out anyway...... |
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moriwaki
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| BarryH wrote: | Long time no speak, Pissed off today knowing that today will be the last day I'm allowed to have a drink. In hospital on monday to see how much of the shit they are going to cut out of my guts.
On the bright side it saves going on a diet and my hair is falling out anyway...... |
'kin ell Barry. Hope all goes well for you on Monday.
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'kin hell indeed. Sorry to hear that Barry. Good luck Monday.
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NAPA121
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| BarryH wrote: | Long time no speak, Pissed off today knowing that today will be the last day I'm allowed to have a drink. In hospital on monday to see how much of the shit they are going to cut out of my guts.
On the bright side it saves going on a diet and my hair is falling out anyway...... |
Sorry to hear this Barry...Hope everything works out for you in the end....
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Sorry to hear Barry, positive thoughts being wished your way x
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| Tusky wrote: | | MrE wrote: | | 4 hr drive to Leeds ....about an 8 hr shift ahead of me and then another 4 hr drive home ....deep joy ....but its a job and i should be grateful |
You will have to visit Chez Athos while you're there |
Is he up that way now?
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| BarryH wrote: | Long time no speak, Pissed off today knowing that today will be the last day I'm allowed to have a drink. In hospital on monday to see how much of the shit they are going to cut out of my guts.
On the bright side it saves going on a diet and my hair is falling out anyway...... |
guess i shouldnt, but that made me laugh
good luck with it all Barry xx
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| BarryH wrote: | Long time no speak, Pissed off today knowing that today will be the last day I'm allowed to have a drink. In hospital on monday to see how much of the shit they are going to cut out of my guts.
On the bright side it saves going on a diet and my hair is falling out anyway...... |
Kin 'ell bazza, thats some crash diet!, good luck!
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| Loco wrote: | Well not today, but yesterday got a PCN thought the post from TFL 'entering and stopping a box junction when prohibited' they sent 2 'stills' says nothing of the fact the exit was clear when I entered it, still putting this little gem together made me smile: Dear Sir/Madam,
In the first instance I am appealing against this penalty charge notice due to defective wording on the PCN,
The PCN is defective and unenforceable
The wording with regards to payment in the PCN is confusing and not compliant with the Transport for London Act 2003. The PCN begins as follows:
A penalty charge of £130.00 is payable before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of this notice. If the penalty charge is paid before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the date of this notice, the amount of the penalty charge will be reduced by 50%.
This is in accordance with section 4( (iii) and (iv) of the London Local Authorities & Transport for London Act 2003. It then continues to state:
If you fail to pay the penalty charge or make representations before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice...
The above statement is not in accordance with section 4((iii) of the London Local Authorities & Transport for London Act 2003, it contradicts the previous statement and wrongly suggests that the owner has to pay within 28 days from the "date of service" whereas it should be the "date of this notice". The PCN is therefore defective and should be cancelled.
The following PATAS case was upheld with regards to the same defective PCN wording:
PATAS Case Ref: 2100498211, Mr Naser Dabiri vs.Transport for London
"...the Penalty Charge Notice is defective and unenforceable: whilst the Penalty Charge Notice correctly states that the 14-day and 28-day payment periods begin with the date of the notice in accordance with section 4((iii) and (iv) of the London Local Authorities & Transport for London Act 2003, the Penalty Charge Notice then goes on to incorrectly state "If you fail to pay the Penalty Charge Notice or make representations before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice..." when the 'date of service' provision does not apply to the 14-day and 28-day payment periods (see above) - it only applies to the local authority having a discretion to disregard representations received by them after the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the Penalty Charge Notice in question was served (in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2003 Act)."
additional cases that were upheld over the same defective PCN wording,
PATAS Case Ref: 2100628598, Mr Bryan Henry Siequien vs. Transport for London
PATAS Case Ref: 207037298A, Mr Derek Clotworthy vs. Islington
PATAS Case Ref: 2080336756, Mr Robert Southgate vs. Barnet
In the second instance I am appealing against this penalty charge on the basis of the positioning of the Box junction:
The contravention code entered on the PCN is also incorrect. According to the PCN contravention codes issued by London councils as of April 2012 (PCN codes version 6.6), contraventions using CCTV evidence should carry the suffix "j", therefore the correct code on the PCN should have been "31j" I have included this for your reference.
In the third instance I am appealing against this penalty charge on the basis of the positioning of the Box junction:
DfT Traffic Signs Manual
The Department for Transport has published The Traffic Signs Manual 2003, Chapter 5, Road Signs, page 76, paragraph 12.3, serves as a guideline to authorities that a box junction should not be used where traffic streams merge,
12.3 The Directions do not permit the use of yellow box markings at roundabouts unless traffic entering the box is controlled by signals at all times (see para 8.39 and direction 35). Nor should they be used where traffic streams merge, as it will not be clear which stream has precedence when a gap appears.
The position of the yellow box at Kew Road/Strand on the Green is the merging point of two lanes of traffic into one stream carrying over Kew Bridge.
In the forth instance I am appealing against this penalty charge notice for failure to present evidence:
In you PCN you stated that stopping within a box junction is a contravention. The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (TSRGD 2002), Schedule 19, Part 2, paragraph 7 provides as follows,
7 (1) Except when placed in the circumstances described in paragraph 8, [box junctions] shall each convey the prohibition that no person shall cause a vehicle to enter the box junction so that the vehicle has to stop within the box junction due to the presence of stationary vehicles.
According TSRGD 2002 a contravention occurs at the point of entry and when a vehicle enters a box junction without a clear exit due to presence of stationary traffic. Therefor the evidence presented in the PCN is insufficient to prove the contravention and I request to see evidence of my vehicle entering the box while stationary vehicles were present.
Furthermore this evidence is also required as I do not believe that my vehicle has actually ‘stopped’ but was in fact crawling into the single carriageway having been impeded be other vehicles in front closing the previously clear exit.
In the fifth instance I am appealing against this penalty charge notice on the basis of use of these cameras:
Code of Practice for Operation of CCTV Enforcement Cameras
The Code of Practice for Operation of CCTV Enforcement Cameras (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Road Traffic Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004) provides that camera enforcement signs have to be displayed clearly where a system is in operation,
2.3.5 Relevant camera enforcement signs should be displayed in areas where the system operates. The signs will not define the field of view of the cameras but will advise that CCTV camera enforcement is taking place in the area.
There is no CCTV enforcement sign present to warn the motorists of a CCTV enforcement system anywhere along Chiswick High Rd/Kew Rd prior to the box junction at Kew Road/Strand on the Green and therefore the CCTV enforcement system in use for this box does not abide to the Code of Practice for Operation of CCTV Enforcement Cameras. |
Just Realised I never updated this.. basically my appeal was an epic failure.. every defence listed here was met with a response of 'they are only guidelines and do not have to be observed by local authorities'
So in short the highway code is just that, and if this is to be believed nothing listed in the highway code can be offered as a defence in the court of law unless there is a 'LAW' (ie something they can fine you for) buried in it.. also it appeared to be a bit of a lottery as to what adjudacator you get mine, was a jumped up tossbag of self importance whose exact words were 'Some of my colleagues may allow that defence I however do not, in fact I have only ever ruled in favour of the motorist once for that junction' the self restraint I showed in not jumping the desk and beating on this arrogant bag of wank deserved a medal...
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Carnage
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my reply would have been to quote him
'Some of my colleagues may allow that defence I however do not, in fact I have only ever ruled in favour of the motorist once for that junction'
followed by asking if the first part or the second part of the statement in the aforementioned quote was a guideline ?
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