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by TheInsanity1234
Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:21 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Just pondering
Replies: 11
Views: 21452

Re: Just pondering

There's no really going to be much of a saving if you still need to run a car alongside! Bike purchase and depreciation Gear (helmet, boots, gloves, not, trs, etc.) Insurance Training & tests And then there's running costs ... Servicing 3-5000 miles, tyres similar (and both more expensive than ...
by TheInsanity1234
Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:04 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Just pondering
Replies: 11
Views: 21452

Re: Just pondering

I can certainly understand that learning to ride on a bike, then learning to drive a car is probably much easier than learning car, then learning bike. I've often fancied the idea of riding a bike, as the lower running costs coupled with a 'park anywhere' ability would suit some of my journeys - how...
by TheInsanity1234
Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:48 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Just pondering
Replies: 11
Views: 21452

Re: Just pondering

Horse wrote:Serious Q: do you have any other issues that are related, such as balance?

No, I'm one of the lucky ones. My deafness affects my hearing exclusively, and doesn't cause any issues in other areas. I can ride a bicycle perfectly well!
by TheInsanity1234
Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Just pondering
Replies: 11
Views: 21452

Re: Just pondering

I'm profoundly deaf, so my hearing loss is in excess of 81 dB. I think it stands at 90 to 95 dB currently. That means with my hearing aids, I just hear, what I call, environmental sounds such as cars, wind roar, etc etc. Without my hearing aids, I'm about as deaf as the proverbial post. Consequently...
by TheInsanity1234
Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Just pondering
Replies: 11
Views: 21452

Just pondering

Hello. As folks here know, I'm profoundly deaf. Now I was lazily perusing these forums as I do like the idea of getting a motorbike purely for fun when I'm older. No commuting on a bike for me, if I'm doing a boring journey regularly I'll take something with air con and a comfy seat thanks! But anyw...
by TheInsanity1234
Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:00 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: I did a bad thing. How do I improve?
Replies: 34
Views: 41653

Re: I did a bad thing. How do I improve?

I've been thinking about fitting a dash cam. I wonder how (or even if) it would affect my driving. Has anyone else fitted one and noticed a change in driving styles after doing it? If it made me think twice before incidents like this happen, but didn't negatively influene anything else, then it mig...
by TheInsanity1234
Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bubblecar Museum
Replies: 16
Views: 16339

Re: Bubblecar Museum

I used the know chap with a Messerschmidt. Apparently to go into reverse you just started the engine in reverse rotation (basic two-stroke). Interesting concept. So does this mean you could achieve the same top speed both forwards and backwards? As if you have 3 forward gears, and you're running th...
by TheInsanity1234
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bubblecar Museum
Replies: 16
Views: 16339

Re: Bubblecar Museum

Very good pictures. Rather amusing to think there's at least 10 years between me and the youngest car on display! :mrgreen:
by TheInsanity1234
Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:48 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Reg Local - Autobahn Driving (new video)
Replies: 9
Views: 14747

Re: Reg Local - Autobahn Driving (new video)

It is rather a great shame that Reg Local doesn't subtitle his videos, I'm extremely interested to watch them but am unable to access them due to being profoundly deaf. The option for Auto-captions has been left on for his videos. Just click the left of these icons in the bottom right of the video ...
by TheInsanity1234
Fri Jun 29, 2018 12:43 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Reg Local - Autobahn Driving (new video)
Replies: 9
Views: 14747

Re: Reg Local - Autobahn Driving (new video)

It is rather a great shame that Reg Local doesn't subtitle his videos, I'm extremely interested to watch them but am unable to access them due to being profoundly deaf.

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