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    austin replied to the thread That time folks!!.
    Tick Triumph 900 tiger.
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    austin replied to the thread A Picture a Day.
    My youngest son had one of those as his first big bike. I bought of Alan??? In Bristol who used to post a lot on Xrv.org. Brilliant...
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    austin replied to the thread Heated gloves help please..
    I have Warm and Safe heated inner gloves. They plug into wrist cuff of my Warm and Safe heated base layer. Both independently and...
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    austin replied to the thread Fingers on brakes.
    I’m away in the camper an in a few days for a few weeks. Will look into this when I get back. But much to do this year and so little...
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    austin replied to the thread Fingers on brakes.
    too much hassle to organise a forest ride not least because my contact there (the ever obliging Archie) has retired plus I was winging...
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    austin replied to the thread Fingers on brakes.
    dry and mild day today so I was out on the bike for a rare solo ride which meant it was a bit easier to get a wiggle on along some...
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    austin reacted to Mervin's post in the thread Fingers on brakes with Like Like.
    2 fingers on the clutch is when you are riding a 2 stroke in case it seizes
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    austin replied to the thread Fingers on brakes.
    Oh, So nothing to do with Trail riding then. I was expecting something adapted from slippery tracks like 50/50 f&r to prevent front...
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    austin replied to the thread Fingers on brakes.
    I’m pretty sure the whole two finger braking thing started in Bike magazine back in the early 80s where it was used a descriptor for how...
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    austin replied to the thread Whiskey and cider.
    That whisky cask cider is the best. My local Booths supermarket can never get enough of the stuff. It sell out in a day they say.
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    austin replied to the thread Alcohol cooking stoves.
    i guess different stoves may behave differently as mine gets through meths like an old tramp. Despite rather liking it I tend to use...
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    austin replied to the thread Alcohol cooking stoves.
    All that stuff has four purposes: burner holder, pot support, wind break ( it actually improves performance in windy weather) and part...
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    its probably safest to count us out for this year. I’m not sure what we’ll be doing but the chances are we will be either motor biking...
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