HairyDJ

I've marshalled a few meetings with electric bikes running amongst "real" ones. They have phenomenal torque out of the corners and get away from the normal bikes, but then seemed to be lower on top speed. If you want scary, then just be dealing with something on track (or close to) when an electric blasts past with utterly no noise to warn you of it's approach! If you watch motorsport for the bad bits, then dig out some piccies from 18 months ago when a battery fault sent £250k of bike up in smoke - lithium battery fires don't co-operate ...... Take a look for Greenpower events in 2013 - a schools / uni competition for small cars - last year's winner used SMS to provide telemetry and control comms.

had my 54 plate (Oct 2004) with PPP from new and just passed 124k - guzzles a bit of oil nowadays but serviced throughout by Cotswold.

good to see you old timers are still managing to draw breath miss getting along to the old meets - so many "originals" have moved on .....

always good to know - I've relied on these folk for years http://www.pocketgpsworld.com got me free life membership by being the first to submit a new camera site a few years ago. I use it on tomtom, but the new app seems really popular. Also got free satnav POI data (including shell fuel and race circuits of course!)

IAM = old fogies (like me!) flat cap driving club, aka Institute of Advanced Motorists. Insurance is cheaper on the basis that members have a better accident record, policies issued via adelaide insurance in Belfast

stayed with Gary for yet another year, despite IAM being cheaper - the idiots would accept that i have several sets of wheels / tyres (summer / winter / 17 & 18) but wanted me to notify them every time these were swapped out. I also hated the way they they always want to undercut the opposition but are tough to pin down to a quote of their own.

Any of you get there early enough to see Wimpy on the 10:00 slot? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-16124944

How do, you old git xx So how long before you get it all vinyl-ed up like the old beastie then? Hope the old one went to a good home - rather than fell off a rally stage or got nicked by Gabriel .... Cheers, David

Oi stranger! Hope all's going well with you & yours, still co-piloting for rallies?

linked to alarm / immobiliser - drop a post in the sigma sam thread for the alarm god to assist, he was brilliant with my problems

check your handbook for info on getting the "new" key recognised by the system - otherwise might be dealer visit to get it configured in?

wagons are good - had my 54 plate from new and now over 118k. previous did 65k before getting written off. the car is cheap, but insurance, tyres, fuel etc can add up to an awful lot. I get 20-25mpg; front pads last 15-20k with new discs needed every other pad change; tyres vary from 12-18k per set (but my second set of wheels with winter rubber do double that). watch out for rear shocks - mine go every 30-35k and that's expensive - see other threads for info on this problem. but ...... wouldn't ever want to part with the old beastie! you're thinking about it, so it's too late to back out - you're already hooked

another vote for cotswold - join SIDC and you'll get 5% discount - check I've got that correct by giving them a call mine's been going there since new and due back in a month or two for the 120k service ......

2539 days - almost 7 years in sensible numbers from new and 117k so far hopefully will get double that yet - if Cotswold Mark keeps working his magic . . . . previous only made just over 3 years as it was allergic to being t-boned by a golf

welcome Chris, Can't help with the techie stuff, but if you say what part of the country you live in, then you may find somebody not too far away who will be happy to take a look / listen and give you some thoughts? Or, look out for a meet & bring the new toy along to get everybody arguing