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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Heh, when I lived in the UK I travelled 200 miles a few times to go on advanced courses.

It's paid off many times for me, as an example last tuesday I came around a blind bend with a bit of speed to find a big fat boar looking confused in the middle of the road. On the advanced machine handling course I did a few years back we covered emergency swerves at high speed (up to 70mph), and I just went around the back of the boar ... without that training I'd have probably hit square on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Depends on how well the first season goes, the producers are a little cautious in case the bears aren't really as viscous as they said on their CVs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's a reality TV series where D-list personalities are dropped in the middle of the forrest and have to hike out without being eaten by bears.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Well, with a dirt bike she'll be able to throw it at the ground with gusto!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Sorry, I didn't check the context before responding. The MSF course is even lighter on road handling skills than the European test, no?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

When most of the world can live in comfort with less space, then it would be good if everyone would. It would save energy, resources, and leave more room for nature.

Many humans are greedy and want more of everything, including space. Do you think that people who live in mansions do so against their will? Do you think that owning a mansion is good for the planet?

My definition of plenty can be flexible, and thinking about it we could be happy with less space. I lived in a caravan with an ex-boyfriend for a while which was about 20m^2, and space was not the main factor in wanting to move out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The C64 could use a special (non-RS232) 9 pin D connector mouse, it worked for playing a breakout clone and nothing else (even Geos, the one place a mouse would have been actually useful!)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

640kb, what are you a millionaire?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Except that OP is in the UK.

While you might want to go in straight lines most of the time being able to handle corners first is a good idea, plus things like emergency brake and swerve techniques to avoid accidents ... the European test only checks if you can emergency brake from 30mph, stopping from 75 with enough technique to feel like your eyeballs are being sucked out of your skull takes practice.

Hell, I remember one American on Reddit who swore up and down that you shouldn't use the front brake to emergency stop - for people who really love motorbikes extra training is a must, and that starts with a small bike you can drop a lot while learning how to use the whole tire and how to handle a bike when the front wheel locks, etc.

Edit: as for your BMW, why not just add a tooth to front sprocket?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They're good bikes, ideal for learning how to off-road and the parts are readily available ... good luck!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I don't know, I've never played online

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I just picture it in my mother's talk about how ladies should keep their legs closed ... like "Now, Seven, you're getting to that age when older men start taking an interest in you, and you don't want to come down with a case of Slagboom, what would the neighbours think?!"

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