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I did my bit making them back in the 60's...

So can I blame you ??? 555

Back to the topic,my Bonnie was fine in the wet(apart from the front disc didn't work!

My Norton Commando the same.

Sorry - did not mean to cast muck on Brit bikes. Owned a few.

Be nice to buy another fitting plate and brackets,but Yamaha said,they only come with the box,shame.

Look to Givi - brackets available seperately

Had a 68 BSA Thunderbolt. God I thought it was fast.

Didn't even need to drive thru water - drive close to water and it would quit.

Old joke at the time - Why do Brits drink warm beer ? 'Cause they have Lucas refridgerators.

Why would you put the most precious thing you have (your daughter) in a used car?

New cars are cheap enough and theres no laws stopping criminals from doing cut and shuts here.

Why not ? You have that much trust in workers on an assembly line ?

A car is a machine, if it has had proper maintenance it is as good at 15 years as it is new - baring the new safety features which have evolved.

Of course, if you know nothing about cars, you are at a distinct disadvantage.

And are forced to take the hit when driving that new car the first kilometer.

Gang violence endemic the world over. As an aside ...

Heard a radio interview with Hank Williams Jr. years back. He was asked what he thought of Gun Control ...

His answer - "Putting 2 bullets in 1 hole - That's Gun Control"

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I have never been known to be politically correct so I'm just gonna say it. Is it me or is the new CB 500X butt ugly? No offence to emotionally sensitive Honda lovers.

No beauty for sure. When shopping for my new bike I rented one. Was OK but the lack of power kept me away. Rented the 650 next - big difference.

transam, on 15 Nov 2015 - 16:59, said:

Rubbish..........

Allow me to ask - your Poncho ... what 0-60 and 1/4 mile times did it run ? Or did the calculator seem close ?

Jitar, on 15 Nov 2015 - 18:20, said:

The comment was about 10 sec 0 to 60 not 1/4 mile.

http://www.060calculator.com/

If you go to the MRI place that Dr Chanakarn recommends they are very good.

Not only that their MRI reports are quite extensive, no one liners mine was a page and half long detailing everything seen on the MRI. It will be the best 8,000 you've spent and you will have lots of answers, good or bad.

Appreciate the heads-up. Will go tomorrow. Nice and close to DLT so kill 2 birds with one stone.

well sounds to me, like your as active as you need to be, so i'm doubting your needing the TKR, but i guess, that wasn't your question.

Thanks. I do OK walking for an hour, if frequent breaks are taken. My concern if for the long term prognosis.

Will check with the Doctor above, Spend the 8K or whatever for an MRI. Can't have too much info.

All posters - many thanks for your assistance.

Which bit is rubbish?

https://robrobinette.com/et.htm

Serious HP required to go 10's

OP: so how much naproxen are you taking now, miligrams, x day, ?everyday or how often ?

what is your age?

does the pain go away or is it constant?

on a scale of 1-10 , what is your typical pain level? worse at the end of the day?

ever try ice and heat? cortisone injections? every get a 2nd opinion ? usually you can delay as long as you want, but if you can't exercise, then you gain weight, and things can snowball, with your general health , etc , so there is risk/benefit of course.

i've never seen anyone use one of these, "unloader"s but apparently someone does, esp, if your still riding motorcycles

http://www.breg.com/products/knee-bracing/functional-oa

btw, vibration and pain share a common neural pathway, see TENS machine

Prescribed 500mg tabs - but a refill of 200 last me at least 18 months. Taken only when swelling very bad - like when I return to the salt mine in May/June for a few months travelling $$$

61 on the outside - 18 on the inside !

Pain not constant. Bottle of Xtra strength Aspirin (generic) last about 2 years. Typical pain 3-4. And worse at nite or after a days working.

Ice and Heat - no benefit beside temporary. And I can usually get that by laying down.

As said - no pain when riding. and if pain before, a few miles riding and it goes away. Baffling !

Thank you for your post

An MRI costs 8k up here in Chiang Mai and there is one of the best arthroscopic knee surgeons here too.

This Doctor -

Dr Chanakarn Phornphutkul (sports medicine)

Rajavej Hospital, 053 801999 and 053 204545

(Orthodpedic clinic opposite the hospital on the other side of the river)

I am in the Chiang Mai area

In the mean time if you are overweight losing weight will prove to be beneficial.

90 kg - 1.9 M So not too bad

Thanks to all for your replies.

Is this Doctor still practicing in Chiang Mai -

Dr Chanakarn Phornphutkul (sports medicine)

Rajavej Hospital, 053 801999 and 053 204545

(Orthodpedic clinic opposite the hospital on the other side of the river)

Search revealed his info - and thumbs up from different posters

You could have a torn meniscus or something else and unless this has been ruled out by an MRI I suggest you have one.

You say 'In the West' which country, one that you have to pay a fortune for or one with a Health care System?

Naproxen is about as useful as a wet flannel

Thank you for your quick reply. Used the search button, but most posts fairly old, and some real old.

Canada. X-Ray taken, said no need for MRI as they can see from the X-Ray. And - while the health care system was a shining jewel in years gone by, the waiting times now are forcing more and more to pay for procedures themselves.

Owned an iron-headed Sportster in the early 70's - where the initial injury came about. Was quiet for many years, and the last couple have been occasional light pain. But the last year has been continuous light - occasional moderate pain. If this road continues my fear is losing the ability to walk.

Diagnosed in the West for arthritis, they want to schedule knee replacement surgery.

Apo-Naproxen - an anti-inflammatory - is what I had proscribed for but is of very limited use.

Been seeing a non-traditional healer who does not use drugs - Been taking large amounts of Vitamin C and cold-pressed coconut oil, which has given me the most pain relief of the many I have tried.

Strangely - when I ride my motorcycles, large and small, the pain if present goes away, and if not there does not recur.

Puzzling - anyone have info on any other treatments. Thanks.

Had a few cars and trucks in the Mall today. Saw a MG6 for the first time up close. Look good - Red with white stripes. Interior very second rate tho - hard plastic everywhere.

Karl Marx - "Religion is the Opiate of the People" How Very True.

Whether Islam, Judiasm, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism ... All are giving their Marching Orders from THEIR god, telling them THEY are the Chosen Ones and everybody else is beyond contempt.

Using things that happened 2000 years ago as a justification of what they do today, or plan to do tomorrow.

Yet, every religion preaches tolerance to their fellow man, teaches compassion, teaches equality.

I see none of it. Carrying a grudge for something that happens in the past.

And doing brutal, inhuman things - just like what was done to them.

Ïnsanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results"- Einstein

That is what the Middle East Conflict has become.

Begs the question what's a 14 yr old doing on a motorbike.

I started riding on the road at 14 - legally - with a brand new Kawasaki 90 I bought with savings accumulated over 2 years.

Age has nothing to do with it.

Any competent fiberglass shop can make a cardboard or thin plywood form to suit your application.

Try the guys who make custom door panels for the 273 speakers they put in cars. Should be able to fix you up.

,where cbr nothing and only the power of a 600cc hahaha kawasaki always seems to bring everything first in thailand forcing honda to follow suit or maybe thats honda tactics wait and see what the opposition brings,either way its a good step for the thai market

The late lamented will be by in his new ID to write a 2000 word post on why you are wrong !!

Did you get a residence certificate from your immigration office? If so, when was that?

Two years ago, Chiang Mai, on a 60 day triple entry tourist visa.

Last year got yellow house book, so them days is over

Thinking about the Mae Hong Song Loop on it......... how hard can it be?

Minivans coming around the corners in the wrong lane, broken pavement, and you with a passenger on a 20hp bike trying to get up the hills and around the switchbacks ...