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Today 10:03 #18241 by Klipkopwildlife

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A Snoek is a fighting fish, much like a Salmon and roughly the same size. Very bony, often smoked and considered to be a great delicacy. The Cape fishermen go out on a daily basis and catch them on lines in the season.
All fish taste the same to me, due to a childhood happening I can't abide the feel of a bone in my mouth, it triggers an immediate upchuck which is very embarrassing if you're a guest!

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Today 10:10 #18242 by Klipkopwildlife

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Eric, yes I was aware that the front forks are sprung and damped, aren't all bikes these days?
What I was trying to indicate was that, as with motor cars, a bit of Castor in the wheel support improves the self steering capability. Very often the wheel axle is hung a bit ahead of the steering head centre line.

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Today 10:12 #18243 by Klipkopwildlife

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It does appear that BB's bike does not have any rear suspension.

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Today 11:25 #18244 by SimonC

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BB
One disappointing fact of getting old is your sense of balance weakens or perhaps it just slows down but the effect is the same. I know mine has!
I suspect a teenager makes those minor steering corrections completely intuitively.
I certainly found my first ride on an electric scooter "interesting" in that it required positive steering inputs just to keep straight.
I certainly don't remember such issues when riding my 150cc Vespa!

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Today 12:11 - Today 12:12 #18245 by Eric

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@Klippy no, unsprung bikes are still readily available at the lower end of the price range. But on UK's potholes separated by ridges roads, they give a rather bone-shaking ride!
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So a snoek is a fish, I was thinking along the lines of discarded rubbish!
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Ha! just seen that I put lines, when I was previously talking of seals tangled in lines!

if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!

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