19 Jul 2012 7:33 PM:

Yes fazerless, he's a great guy & I'm sure if anyone can make a go of it (after disasterous association with George White), he will especially now he's got GT back. Don't know where you are but Mike was over here, near Baza, last year with me; we should have met up..... And his, well my now,  ZZR (bergspyder) is sitting in my garage; I'm having trouble getting a Spanish plate on it.....

Incidentally, on a completely different subject, I've just noticed my post of yesterday was edited by EOS and take this opportunity to extend my sincere & unreserved apologies to johnzx, EOS team and anyone who felt threatened or otherwise put-out by me. That was not my intention but I did have 1 or perhaps 3, um -- mouthwashes? -- last night so maybe it came across wrong, and I can't check it (as the post's been edited). I do add that, on this thread in which we all agreed -- I think -- drink driving's a bad idea, I've enjoyed the banter & wit (Foxilady, bobaol, ....) & anecdotes. Obviously I wasn't able to match it, and I apologise again to those I may have offended. I'm not a bad guy!

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18 Jul 2012 8:28 PM:

Yes, I do and a close friend. We've been though many stories together and one thing I know: With him behind, you fear nothing. The loss of his company just made this guy stronger, and we're talking big figures here+

 

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18 Jul 2012 6:56 PM:

Wong again johnzx. I can't remember what you wrote (not surprising in, what, 1000 posts in, what, 1 year?) but seem to recall it was 1 can of beer and that doesn't put your blood/alcohol level over 0.5mg/ml legal limit. The "ton" was a term used when bikes were in the the 50BHP level (Gold Star, Square 4, Trident, etc) but today's road-legal bikes (which should please you) are around 200BHP and 100mph is only 2nd gear (of 6). A friend has just taken the UK road-legal bike speed record at 249mph, which required 400BHP at the back wheel, and I've downed more bottles of whisky with him than I care (or can) remember. I took my IAM licence and did my HGV(1) in the UK, and no-one ever said I shouldn't have taken beer beforehand. ** EDITED - Threatening another member **

 

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18 Jul 2012 3:21 PM:

johnzx, having a small 700cc bike doesn't mean you know when to ride or not. Your self-imposed limits are certainly laudable but take a big bike & pay the price. Which is why the French put a "moratorium" on motorway speed limits during the 24hour races to keep bikers there -- where they statistically don't kill themselves -- but I can tell you (as a "big" biker) that approaching a car at legal limit of just 130kph at twice that speed still means you're approaching a stationary object at 130kph. Take a day over here and I'll show you+

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18 Jul 2012 2:35 PM:

Couldn't agree more, Bob, and a great post. On the issue of drugs,  we need to go into the "Is a drunk driver more dangerous than one who had a quick joint?" debate. I don't know but (so far) cops who stopped me were able to decide if I was driving dangerously or not, for whatever reason. Anecodote -- for fun only -- last time I was stopped at 96kph in 60 limit -- I didn't see sign so my fault -- I used the "no ablo espanol" thing but the cop switched into reasonable english; when I said "no speako english", he switched into good french (the car's registered there). It cost me €150 & we both laughed on how he'd "got me". But there is, in my view, a serious question: We all know cops aren't mental heavyweights (or honest) but what was this at least trilingual guy doing on a roundabout, with 4 others, in 2 new 4x'4s, and how many do they need to fine to recover that cost (including minimum quotas)? Personally, I believe public servants -- paid by the public -- should serve the public+ 

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