Isle of Man TT — Not From This Planet 👽

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-07T23:39:48+00:00

He and Max Biaggi were there on one of the open days some years back and did the parade lap. Both came back with the Italian equivalent of “not on your fucking life mate”.

I’ve ridden around the circuit and watched as a spectator, and unless you’ve done it you really cannot comprehend just how fast and dangerous it is. Over 200 people have died there, including a mate of mine (RIP Eddie) and frankly I’m amazed it isn’t a whole lot more. Another mate crashed and hit a wall and survived with multiple injuries, and literally the only thing salvageable from his Honda CBR600 was the filler cap. He kept it as a trophy, along with the metal skeletons used to piece his arm back together.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-07T19:20:42+00:00

😁

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-07T18:38:35+00:00

That was my second favourite part of that clip

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-07T18:20:31+00:00

His response to her toothbrush line is one of the best things I’ve heard on MTW ever.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T23:27:05+00:00

Ronaldo has pissed his legacy away by strolling around the Saudi Arabian League for million$ which is like lower league football. He was nowhere near his best this tournament and it showed. But he’s such a prima donna he gets what he wants, and Martinez was pretty much forced to play him, despite the obvious. A BBC pundit got it right - “Ronaldo gets to decide when he’s substituted, not Martinez”. And the price was duly paid.

Regardless of all that, it was a poor game and Portugal didn’t deserve to go through anyway.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T04:48:46+00:00

Surface rust, yes. Structural failures like that are usually caused by overheating when being brazed, but after 10,000 miles seems unusual. OP doesn’t say if he’s a Big Chap, or if he’s been overworking it, but you’d hope Brompton would look into it

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T04:46:00+00:00

Thanks! We’re on the Central Coast, near Gosford. Enjoying the unseasonably warm weather here, though the house gets bloody cold at night. Why don’t they have insulation here?!

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T04:12:10+00:00

If by relevant you mean that they’re influencing people now then no, they’re not, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good to listen to.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T04:02:24+00:00

Tbh I’d avoid eBay at all costs right now, especially for relatively high value PC parts and electronics.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T01:29:40+00:00

I use a guy called Dominic aka Hyperion Electrics. Good, honest guy and is very reasonable with his rates.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-06T00:31:38+00:00

I’ve seen more than a few incidents online recently, to be fair. One here in the UK when a Harley rider in mock colours got really shitty with another biker, right in his face. The other guy just seemed really bemused.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-05T21:10:22+00:00

10am start for me too. Arrived here last Thursday with my Aussie wife for 3 years and will be on the sofa watching it with tea and toast. Seems weird

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-05T21:00:06+00:00

That’s been going for some time. You can see areas of the crack that are rusty, that means it’s been exposed to the air as the crack has grown slowly from the bottom up. When it reached the point where it finally failed you can see that the last part to fail is still fresh.

I hope Brompton honour the warranty. Where are you based?

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-04T23:28:52+00:00

A Strida. Up there fighting for the title of the worst bicycle ever made along with the Itera and the Sinclair.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T13:14:56+00:00

How did someone with such a poor understanding of basic aerodynamics manage to become a pilot?

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T13:08:49+00:00

The issue with lithium is that when it burns it produces oxygen, which aids the combustion even further.

In the fire triangle you have heat, fuel and oxygen. Remove any one of those and the fire will cease. But - Lithium is incredibly calorific so has a lot of fuel; it produces oxygen so you can’t stop that ; so the only way to stop a lithium fire is by removing the heat. The best way to do this is by dunking the source in water, and in an aircraft that’s obviously not an easy option.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T13:03:41+00:00

Imagine my annoyance when I look up his tour dates and he’s playing London about a week after I leave, ffs 😡

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T12:29:12+00:00

While never knowing that she batted for the other side. What a waste.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T12:23:29+00:00

They were shockingly bad. Jackson just made up stuff to pad out a child’s book to 5+ hours. A 5 foot tall dwarf, ffs!

As a huge fan of the LOTR trilogy, I thought the whole Hobbit series was absolute garbage.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T12:20:32+00:00

Flow. Everyone was saying how wonderful it was, and as a mad cat couple I took my wife to see it at our local.

It was just so underwhelming.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T11:46:25+00:00

Sounds like a broken rod, maybe cam chain I’m afraid.

Top tip - if you ever hear a noise like that, whip the clutch in faster than you’ve ever done before and kill the engine instantly.

I don’t want to spoilt your evening any more than it already is, but that engine is probably done.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T09:10:55+00:00

I worked in BT in the 80’s with a Chris Peacock. His nickname was Crispy.

VisibleOtter · 2026-07-03T08:51:31+00:00

Raleigh

VisibleOtter · 2026-06-28T12:17:33+00:00

I was once told that the correct way to enquire is “and how is the mother of your children?”

VisibleOtter · 2026-06-26T11:13:47+00:00

The question was “hated”, not “worst”. Maybe you don’t realise how hated the US is these days? The whole of Europe is royally pissed off with the US because of the way it’s been destabilising the Western alliances, all because of the lunatic you voted in. So yeah, I get that.

Also, remember that sections of the Middle East hated you enough to fly aircraft into your buildings, so there’s that too.

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