It’s worth checking out Metropolis Street Racer and F355 Challenge if you’re into driving games. Also Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX was really nicely done.

I loved my Dreamcast, such a pity it couldn’t be developed further

Cool, thanks :-)

Do you know if Retroarch has controller support?

Would you like 1 maglev train for 10km, or 10 extra trains to make better use of existing infrastructure?

Ah ok, here we just have to pass a roadworthiness test, have proof taxes were paid when it was new, and pay an admin fee. That being said, this is the home of trials and enduro so of course it’s easy, lol

Well, anything that has the name Ducati attached is automatically priced to put off the plebs

Fantastic, the closest one can get to a modern TY … I’ve got a cousin of it, a Sherco 250, though I guess both were made before the companies merged.

Did you not get the light kit with the bike? Having a trials bike be road legal is handy here

That’s absolutely crazy, here even a main dealer wouldn’t charge more than 30€ for fitting (not counting weirdness with pressure sensors, mooses, tubeliss, or stuff like that). Well, maybe Ducati would charge more, but they have a reputation to uphold.

Heh, when I lived in the UK I travelled 200 miles a few times to go on advanced courses.

It’s paid off many times for me, as an example last tuesday I came around a blind bend with a bit of speed to find a big fat boar looking confused in the middle of the road. On the advanced machine handling course I did a few years back we covered emergency swerves at high speed (up to 70mph), and I just went around the back of the boar … without that training I’d have probably hit square on.

Well, with a dirt bike she’ll be able to throw it at the ground with gusto!

Sorry, I didn’t check the context before responding. The MSF course is even lighter on road handling skills than the European test, no?

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?

They’re good bikes, ideal for learning how to off-road and the parts are readily available … good luck!

I have no idea what that is, so I’m going to say no … if you mean the motorbike, it’s a Rieju Tango

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.

Ah ok, yeah that’s mental

It’s ok on the road or levelled gravel, but yeah no so great on trails with loose rocks and logs to get over … for that you need a good high power head torch and cautious riding style, lol

First time is 8 hours, second time 2, third can be 45 mins. I wouldn’t worry about changing tubeless tires though, for me that’s worth paying someone 20€, lol

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.