I’m not even mad, that’s impressive!

After passing my certification with ease, my instructor pointed out that women generally make better forklift drivers … so, this would make sense in an animé about the cut-and-thrust world of competitive forklift driving … which is also a thing BTW.

A friend of a friend once talked me into going to a munch, where some scenes were going to be done. I’m interested in seeing new things and try to be open to having my horizons broadened, so I figured why not?

I have to say, not only did I find it intensely boring, it was also about as much of a turn-off as I can imagine any in-person experience being.

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brookes is a detailed fictional instruction manual. It’s sequel is World War Z which is closer to a normal book, but still has an odd structure of creating a world through interviews … and the The Zombie Survival Guide book exists within it.

Except that OP is in the UK.

While you might want to go in straight lines most of the time being able to handle corners first is a good idea, plus things like emergency brake and swerve techniques to avoid accidents … the European test only checks if you can emergency brake from 30mph, stopping from 75 with enough technique to feel like your eyeballs are being sucked out of your skull takes practice.

Hell, I remember one American on Reddit who swore up and down that you shouldn’t use the front brake to emergency stop - for people who really love motorbikes extra training is a must, and that starts with a small bike you can drop a lot while learning how to use the whole tire and how to handle a bike when the front wheel locks, etc.

Edit: as for your BMW, why not just add a tooth to front sprocket?

Depends on where you are, where you go, and how you live - a lot of the world lives off less than $10USD a day. Before I moved I was getting by, now I’m financially comfortable despite having much less money.

At this time of year it’s dark, so I go the long way around which is mostly paved road, lol

Step 1: find a job in the middle of nowhere.

Step 2: move there.

Sounds easy, no? To achieve it I moved to another country, learned a new language, took a 50% pay cut, and living here requires a lot more work just to be comfortable … but I live halfway up a mountain in the middle of a nature reserve, it was worth it for me.

It really does do that, though then having to go to work instead of keep riding brings me down to earth with a bump, lol

What more could anyone ask for?

Looks comfy, a little bit cruiser and a little bit naked … how is it to live with?

If you’re in Europe and passed your A test you’re about ready to start learning how to actually handle a small bike.

Get extra instruction, and start doing Moto Gymkhana. Consider getting a cheap small and light bike like a CBF250 or Duke 125, and learn to really master it.

Your instructor probably shrugged when you said you were getting a TransAlp because he knew there was no point in telling you not to. He’s seen umpteen people pass their test and then go out and crash right away.

This is a predominantly American Men’s thing, as far as I can tell. Many get the biggest bike they can, fail to learn to control it, and then go around chest thumping.

Meanwhile the best rider I know, a professional test rider, spends his weekends teaching Moto Gymkhana on a 125.

Audible frequencies.

My intention was to convey that her inevitable betrayal would constitute a metaphorical “fucking”.

Either literally, or metaphorically.

And Quarks crossdressing girlfriend …

I am feeling sad that this series has come to an end, yet happy that it had a proper ending written. Webtoons that stop partway through are not optimal.