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Good luck with that.... Everything I set out to do to mine takes 5 times as long as I think it will, hence it's mostly still in bits all over the garage floor

I have mine set up to take fresh air from the outside as well. I know where you are coming from with the thing though, my external walls are brick, Id be cautious running the hot exhaust out thro a wooden wall. It does get bloody hot , hence why I was going to run it through a metal rad as well to pull a bit more of the heat out.

I fitted a diesel heater in my garage, one of the best things ive bought for it. Bloody brilliant thing. Garage is mostly uninsulated so its gets a bit chilly in the winter - the heater is supposed to be 5kw but 3-4 is prob more accurate. Im considering getting an old radiator to run the exaughst through to improve the efficiency a bit further. I have a wood stove in there to but that is a bit of a pain to light and keep feeding. I did take it the diesel heater apart last summer and replaced all of the fuel lines as they were a bit shitty.

Skill more than makes up for shit equipment. Put me in a lotus and lewis Hamilton on a mobility scooter and he'd kick my arse.... even if the lotus didn't break down after 300m.

We've got all your shit weather down here. Even the dog doesn't want to go out to have a wee. He sticks his head out the door and then turns round and runs back to the log burner.

I was disappointed they decided to stop production of the FTR.

Me too … but only if you get rid of road tax for bikes and you get whoever maintains to lovely smooth main roads in France to come do ours.

Its the same wherever you advertise ... I had my VW Touareg on auto trader for £X and got lots of "I can collect it today for £half X " and other similar crap. I just deleted them although I did go back to a couple and said "to you its £2x" ... then you get the "I'll be round at 4pm to look at it" and then never show. A mate of mine was flogging his Volvo and 2 guys showed up, one asked to see the MOT history so he went inside to get it and saw one of them squirting something around the engine bay as he came out again. They then said "you got an oil leak mate, we will give you £halfX". Turns out the even put some in the rad expansion tank.

Looks like you have been shat on by an ostrich, a really sick one.

God I loved the 80's ...

I do love my Indian ( I find the FTR's one of the best looking bikes ever made), but I have to admit I find the aesthetics of the bikes with all the boxy fairings and luggage rather difficult to appreciate .

Mine is only a 5.7l not a 7l and id swear I can see the gas needle move with my foot down. Id be surprised if it got 15/gal.

Would that have meant relocating to FL? My wife is American and when we got hitched we had to decide where to live. My qualification for my job is not something which is recognised in the US, my only options in the US were flying instructor or a McJob or similar so we ended up here.

Jeez, that must be worth a mint. Im not sure ive seen seen a 7l one ... lucky bloke ... Must be a couple of million quid he is driving round in

Is it a 289 or a 427? Id love a real one, or failing that a Superformance one, but I cant afford either . Mine is a humble AK, but it's bloody good fun.

Not very imaginative but I'm shit at taking photos & was in a hurry ...

I normally wear a leather jacket and bike jeans but if it's going to be wet I have a Held textile jacket. The jacket is waterproof although whatever you have in the pockets gets wet annoyingly. The bike jeans were sold as "showerproof" but they weren't great. I sprayed them with the stuff I use to keep my work boots waterproof and they are a lot better now, still not perfect tho...

Have you ever been to Norway? The place is full of EV's. I think I've had to charge mine at a public charger maybe 5 times. In the time it takes me to have a piss and a drink it's ready to go agin but I agree , not everyone is going to want one.

One has a 1973 somewhat tuned 5.7 Chevy V8 in it (AC Cobra copy), and the other was made in 1913 before the concept of mpg was even thought of, 3.1 litre engine originally making 20hp, several of which have died in the last 112 years.

Extremely extremely uneconomical. Gretta would have a heart attack ...

Neither of mine would make it - 90 miles for the FTR (has a gas tank smaller than my coffee mug), and about 140 for the Yamaha. Neither of my petrol powered cars would make it either ... but my electric one would

Green one does look nice ... but my lawnmower has more power than that.

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No, as above like deer, rabbits, boar, pigeons or such. I’d rather eat a deer or a rabbit which has had a relatively natural life than a supermarket chicken which has lived 6-8 short and shit weeks. I shoot and eat both - they need controlling, and I do it as humanely as I possibly can.

Some of what you buy in Tesco has had a pretty shit and short life. Take a look at how chickens are raised for food, it’s pretty grim. I’d rather eat something which has had a natural life and a quick end if Im honest. People should understand where their food come from and what its been through.