Mark Pierce (Germany)
@amarkp.bsky.social
Software developer.
Brit in Saxony-Anhalt.
Klandestines Heckenschwein.
Brit in Saxony-Anhalt.
Klandestines Heckenschwein.
Blinded by the Right.
May 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Blinded by the Right.
Ceterum censeo Trumpem esse delendam.
May 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Ceterum censeo Trumpem esse delendam.
So sorry I can't be there. Have a good one!
May 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So sorry I can't be there. Have a good one!
I'm unfortunately right there with you in the "motorcycle emptiness" at the moment.
May 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm unfortunately right there with you in the "motorcycle emptiness" at the moment.
That last whisky was clearly one too mmaannyy for me.
May 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
That last whisky was clearly one too mmaannyy for me.
C'est bien, Sabian!
May 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
C'est bien, Sabian!
Or in binary, as eleven.
May 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Or in binary, as eleven.
It was somewhat ironic to have my first ever serious accident on the day after the course, whilst travelling home...
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
It was somewhat ironic to have my first ever serious accident on the day after the course, whilst travelling home...
ADAC is a German motoring organisation. It was an all-day safety course for experienced riders at their facility in Grevenbroich, practising emergency braking, swerving, cornering, etc. It's good to refresh these things with professional instructors, I find.
May 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
ADAC is a German motoring organisation. It was an all-day safety course for experienced riders at their facility in Grevenbroich, practising emergency braking, swerving, cornering, etc. It's good to refresh these things with professional instructors, I find.
Stupid question, why the L-Plate, when the monarch is exempt from the driving license requirement?
May 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Stupid question, why the L-Plate, when the monarch is exempt from the driving license requirement?
I was just trying to make a "joke" based on the lyrics of Trans Europe Express. 😀
May 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I was just trying to make a "joke" based on the lyrics of Trans Europe Express. 😀
Wire wheels are good though?
May 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wire wheels are good though?
Was that when they met in Düsseldorf's fair city?
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Was that when they met in Düsseldorf's fair city?
I was glad to be able to find the receipts for my helmet and jacket and sruff.
May 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I was glad to be able to find the receipts for my helmet and jacket and sruff.
As another old geezer, I second this!
May 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As another old geezer, I second this!
Sharp and fast it certainly was. I was able to slightly change direction to avoid a full-frontal collision, that may have helped me a little. The boxer's right cylinder probably saved my foot and leg from serious injury.
May 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Sharp and fast it certainly was. I was able to slightly change direction to avoid a full-frontal collision, that may have helped me a little. The boxer's right cylinder probably saved my foot and leg from serious injury.
Some people also believe in "throttle voodoo", i.e. ignition on and slowly open and close the throttle fully a couple of times before starting. That's certainly a thing on oilhead boxers after reconnecting the battery, but I was never convinced that it did anything on the 650 single.
May 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Some people also believe in "throttle voodoo", i.e. ignition on and slowly open and close the throttle fully a couple of times before starting. That's certainly a thing on oilhead boxers after reconnecting the battery, but I was never convinced that it did anything on the 650 single.
It's worth observing the light and waiting a few seconds.
May 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It's worth observing the light and waiting a few seconds.
It's a stretch of road that I've travelled literally thousands of times over the years in cars and on bikes, and I've never seen anything like that. There is no (legal) left turn along that section.
May 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It's a stretch of road that I've travelled literally thousands of times over the years in cars and on bikes, and I've never seen anything like that. There is no (legal) left turn along that section.