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    The Castrol Six Hour in Australia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castrol_Six_Hour "Yamaha subsequently advertised that its 650 was quicker than nine out of ten superbikes. " :)
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    Latest madness from the EU

    Now, I'm a great believer in European Unity (apart from eejits like this) but this kind of nonsense is why Brexit happened. https://www.visordown.com/news/general/europe-proposes-slower-speed-limits-motorbikes-cars
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    TX750 Vid

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    Safety wire twisting tools - recommendations needed.

    The choice over here is a bit sparse, and most seem to be cheap rubbish, with the exception of €40 ones from Aircraft Spruce. https://www.aircraftspruce.eu/econ-safety-wire-twister-6-quot-.htm Looking on the Amazon US site, there are a lot more and of course the price ranges all over the shop...
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    Just Stop It, ok?

    Just Stop Oil run into a group of frustrated Londoners...
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    Do you trust your torque wrench?

    Well, do you?
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    Happy New Year

    You bunch of reprobates.
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    Barn Finds - a Handbook

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    Goodbye Avon

    https://www.wiltshirelive.co.uk/news/wiltshire-news/closure-cooper-tires-great-loss-7702847?fbclid=IwAR2pCtLcMkozwDzxfseanBCV8Sh3_1b3dfe-ihxbLSmg0OQHYBB0igKSVuM That ain't good, not at all.
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    Life is a bitch...

    ... and then you bounce.
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    Another flood.

    Heavy rain overnight, on top of a couple days of light rain meand the old bogland across the road wasn't capable of draining off any more and a flood occurred.
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    World's first motorcycle parachute jump.

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    Life in Woking...

    https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/28/woman-rode-motorbike-naked-sex-street-punched-blind-man-7188798/?fbclid=IwAR1PbgRDXy8DP9Rx7ok2YiU0vQkaI7s1imIEu-tr-yoS8ufnLpSZjJWDa7k
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    Life in Carlow...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda%C3%AD-investigating-after-man-s-body-used-in-apparent-attempt-to-claim-pension-1.4782598
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    Nearly back to normal now...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/time-to-be-ourselves-again-taoiseach-confirms-end-to-almost-all-covid-19-restrictions-1.4782227
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    A Vietnamese Alan Millyard

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    Butterflies of his mind

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    There's something you don't hear every day.

    Video won't load... Hold down Ctrl and right click on "Watch on YouTube" for it to open
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    I admit..

    ... I tried to cheapskate out of having a rear guard that wasn't a Yamaha, because of the price locally. The original was just rusted away to nothing because of the salted roads for years.. I tried a Suzuki trials bike one that was actuall a reasonable fit, but had a very weird lumpy bit on the...
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    My fork caps

    I have a 79 Special, but the fork caps might be the earlier ones, with the recessed hex heads, about 17mm across. Only thing is, mine have another recessed hex head inside them, down the bottom of the hole, which is about 8mm or so. I know the previously standard fork caps were replaced with...
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