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I can't take it, the guys from MCN, Cycle World, Motorrad and Motociclismo don't leave me alone in anticipation to this.

Marcel after changing his name to @Vamana Gupta (which is Hindi for “secret dwarf” btw) is very close to his annual flounce, I would say it was a play for TOTY except I have been dealing with the unstable twat for too long and can see him teetering on the edge of the precipice. You are all free to give him a push.

Id have to say @Sir Fallsalot for also flouncing... theres my nomination

I'm voting for @Six30 for chastising people who flounce only to do it himself

I'll nominate @Saul, for always posting uplifting posts and his positive take on motorcycling, improving his bikes and doing maintenance on bikes for a team of teenagers!

Strong argument Bob. I miss the silly fucker though

Yep, I vote for @Saul as well , my second vote would be @Buckster for keeping this place going.

They’re pressuring to do it earlier so it doesn’t coincide with the Dakar, I told them to get their priorities straight!

@Pedro gets my vote with his great ride reports and does a good job as a Moderator. Also his patience in running BOTM.

I use coolblack, try engineering tool firm. Every thing must be clean,,i sand/grit blast and use brake cleaner to de-grease ..cover the parts in Cool black and leave over night. Once black enough remove and wash in deionised water drop in clean oil for and hour or so..Leave to drip dry, buff up. Or i used to use to do Ali stuff to but that used very nasty chemicals that could and WOULD burn you, so i gave it all away. But not difficult to do at home. As long as you a safe place to do away from dickheads. Lyn.

Never tried it, i usually just get new fixings if they go rusty its easier

Now is the time to submit your nomination for MOTY! This is not the vote, just the nominations. ......this thread will close on Friday 19th December 8PM and the Poll will then be open. That will run until Xmas Eve 9PM UK time. This generally isn’t open to admins but I think you should be able to nominate the gimp so the only person who isn’t eligible is me. All you need to do is submit your nomination for whoever you think has contributed the most value to the forum in terms of their presence here over the last year. And also state why you think they deserve the award. You have one nomination only, but you can change it prior to this thread closing. Previous winners were Slowlycatchymonkey in 2021, boboneleg in 2022, Clive in 2023 and of course our dearly departed twat in chief Pete in 2024. I’m going to nominate @Pedro for all the work he has put in on the forum as well as keeping us entertained with fantastic ride reports.

Mrs. Hook & I were invited to dinner at a friend's place in Cove OR this evening...it'll be nice to get outta the house amidst all the liquid Sunshine that's been falling from the sky lately...

DITTO....stand up & take a bow @Saul...you've earned it.

The picture submission thread will start on the 24th December, late afternoon, to brighten up your Christmas. Then, depending on the number of submissions and assuming there's going to be plenty, we'll have a two stage vote. It'll start on the 27th, I assume the voting will be very scattered and by the 29th I'll trim it down and only the top 4 or 5 entries will remain, so that on the 30th and 31st a winner emerges.

I'm an influencer.

Spooky, Mandi just got some of those for her new laptop.

I have some of those that I use for my MacBook so I thought they would work.

Those worked a treat Ian , thanks for that. Now I just need to get my head around Basecamp as there's a new version

The fifth horseman of the apocalypse lives in Florida ( mother in law). Every time I go there I’m convinced all of the US dash cam crash videos on YouTube must originate there, people seem hell bent on smashing into each other. Doesn’t help that the average age is 96 and half of them can’t see over the steering wheel. Even more amazing is that more than a few bike riders are riding in shorts and a tee shirt.

Yeah, I did all the google thing @Saul but nothing conclusive. I have a mate who has the same set up who has offered to help. If all else helps I will use my son's Dell with windows 11 as we're getting him a new laptop for Xmas . One way or another I'll get there

As the bare minimum for an entry? Yes I like that idea