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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2019, 01:36:59 pm »
I'm surprised this didn't happens sooner, given all the noise about that chiefy police guy having every biker stopped because he wanted to get rid of us.

I wish they'd mentioned more than just "4 deaths since 2012" in their statistics though. Seeing as from a quick google there have been far more incidents and pursuits and whatnot going on.

Anyway. I'm sure it's just a part of many "road safety measures" they've implemented right... oh wait.
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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2019, 03:17:31 pm »
Thankfully he's been gone for 10 years :)

Enjoy seeing this from time to time

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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2019, 09:58:21 am »
Oh, how we would all have loved a go with one on the Reclaim Norh Wales ride out. Assuming Brunstrom was still the target  :D

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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2019, 08:14:22 pm »
Oh, how we would all have loved a go with one on the Reclaim Norh Wales ride out. Assuming Brunstrom was still the target  :D

Ooo ooo, I enjoyed that as much as a gratuitous tasering. Here's the A5 at Swallow Falls, 12th Oct 2009, I think:

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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2019, 08:24:31 pm »
I missed that! Damn
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2019, 11:53:58 am »
...and not one single illegal number plate in sight. Halfrauds must have made a fortune that week  :D

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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2019, 04:36:57 pm »
The BBC can't even get the road number correct? Children working in what should be a grown-up outfit.

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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2019, 09:52:53 am »
You'd think with all the noise about 'fake news' that everyone would be putting in place processes for checking every piece of content before publishing.

I know it's a crazy idea right, in the era of having to have news every moment of the day :/. Nobody bothers with proof reading for grammar let alone the actual content!
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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2019, 05:21:49 pm »
...and don't even start me on the incorrect use of the word 'the'.

I'm sick of listening to otherwise educated and intelligent folks, even on the BBC, stilting the flow of their reports and commentaries with the constant use of 'thuh' instead of 'thee' before a vowel sound. This lazy speech affectation started in the US, spread to New Zealand and is now infecting the islands of the UK.

That's thuh US, thee islands and thuh UK in case anyone here has caught the bug  ::)

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« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2019, 09:07:06 am »
Why do so many start a sentence with the word 'So' especially answering a question. It's totally meaningless in it's context. I just lose interest and switch off.  :o

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« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2019, 12:35:20 pm »
So, um, thinking time?

And whilst we're on a rant...

Question: why do people start a question with the word 'question'?
I usually reply sarcastically 'Answer: blah blah...'

Is it due to the Australian habit of lifting the tone at the end of a sentence (now common in UK), and listeners are no longer sure if it's a statement or a question being spoken?

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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2019, 01:03:02 pm »
So, um, thinking time?

And whilst we're on a rant...

Question: why do people start a question with the word 'question'?
I usually reply sarcastically 'Answer: blah blah...'

Is it due to the Australian habit of lifting the tone at the end of a sentence (now common in UK), and listeners are no longer sure if it's a statement or a question being spoken?

Sorry Rich, is the above rhetorical or are you actually asking?

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Re: thanks EVO magazine ....
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2019, 01:11:25 pm »

Sorry Rich, is the above rhetorical or are you actually asking?

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