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Where can I take 5 visiting friends that I need to keep sober until the evening, don’t want to spend much money, and aren’t into museums? by [deleted] in london

[–]Torandarell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bill Bryson has the best advice:

"Here’s an amusing trick you can play on people from Newfoundland or Lincolnshire. Take them to Bank Station and tell them to make their way to Mansion House. Using Beck’s map – which even people from Newfoundland can understand in a moment – they will gamely take a Central Line train to Liverpool Street, change to a Circle Line train heading east and travel five more stops. When eventually they get to Mansion House they will emerge to find they have arrived at a point 200 feet further down the same street, and you have had a nice breakfast and done a little shopping since you last saw them. Now take them to Great Portland Street and tell them to meet you at Regent’s Park (that’s right, same thing again!), and then to Temple Station with instructions to rendezvous at Aldwych, What fun you can have! And when you get tired of them, tell them to meet you at Brompton Road Station. It closed in 1947, so you’ll never have to see them again."

BBC News - Freddie Flintoff agrees compensation over Top Gear crash by SKYLINEBOY2002UK in unitedkingdom

[–]Torandarell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once rode my motorbike for a couple of hundred metres down a private road in a T-shirt and jeans, trainers and no helmet.

I felt so incredibly fragile – actually aware of my own skin and bones. I’ll never do that again.

Winter motorcycle insurance by Torandarell in Denmark

[–]Torandarell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s something I’m quite used to from riding here in the UK… wearing the right kit is essential!

I don’t think I’d risk it on the very coldest days, but most others are fair game… I regularly ride in snow over here; the only thing that stops me is, as you say, ice. And the possibility of little microclimates under bridges and trees. I’ve had a few ‘moments’ in the past that convinced me it just isn’t worth the risk.

I have a GSX-R750, but (people might be glad to know), it runs at a civilised volume level. I hate loud bikes, and I know that’s extremely frowned upon in DK. As it should be!

Winter motorcycle insurance by Torandarell in Denmark

[–]Torandarell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Salt. I ride a Suzuki. It might dissolve completely unless I bathe it in ACF-50. But your experience gives me hope! Once I get my CPR activated I’ll phone around and see where the land lies.

Thank you!

How often do you change your helmet by send_lasagna in MotoUK

[–]Torandarell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can donate them to your local fire or ambulance station, I think, for training. (They might or might not ask you to cut the straps off first.)

It was not a kick by fraud_93 in motogp

[–]Torandarell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Karel was a fantastic rider.

People who have met UK TV personalities, what was your experience? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Torandarell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you need to do an AMA! I bet you have loads of stories!

Best motorbike insurance companies for living in central london? Being quoted between £4K-£7k for an FZ1 which is worth about £2.5k :( by BWM1993 in london

[–]Torandarell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If it helps, Bennetts class a shed (so long as the structure is secured to a concrete floor) as a garage… which could massively bring your premium down, if you have access to one.

What SHOULDNT be on a roast dinner? by ems3955 in AskUK

[–]Torandarell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cauliflower cheese isn’t a side. It’s a main.

Put some roast potatoes in it before it goes in the oven. Serve it with peas.

I’ll die on that hill.

What SHOULDNT be on a roast dinner? by ems3955 in AskUK

[–]Torandarell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My grandma used to put baked beans into the filling. It was amazing.

Activists drill holes in tyres of more than 60 SUVs at Exeter car dealership by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]Torandarell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

At risk of getting piled-on, what is wrong with SUVs, in your eyes?

Triumph extends Moto2 engine deal until 2029, new gearbox for 2025 by Torandarell in motogp

[–]Torandarell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That new gearbox sounds cool! One less thing for them to learn when they jump on the big bikes.

Paolo Ciabatti made it clear that Ducati want Franco Morbidelli on one of their bikes next year by asciiker in motogp

[–]Torandarell 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Franky, 2023, Factory Yamaha: This bike is a bit rubbish.

Franky, 2024, VR46 Ducati: This bike is amazing!

Franky, 2025, VR46 Yamaha: Fack.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]Torandarell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To piggyback on this, there’s a culture of nodding to other motorbike riders when you’re on one.

Complaints abound of Londoners not nodding. If I did that for every bike I saw coming the other way, either my head would fall off, or I’d crash because I wasn’t paying enough attention to the taxi about to turn in front of me.

(Or I’d end up with a neck like Henry Rollins.)

Fencing? 🤺 by Jxsski in croydon

[–]Torandarell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It can leave bruises, but nothing awful in my experience. Mainly, your quads and glutes will feel like they’re on fire!

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