Nick Manning

Quality. Ash actually looks normal here. Taken just now with web cam.

Thats a slight concern of mine. As I live with her parent's and her step dad is retired and mum was made redundant, there both currently home and will be at 6:30pm when Sian get's home from work. I get on with them both really well, but her mum does annoy the hell out of me at time's, and I've seen this in Sian. Think she's slowly turning into her mum, attitude wise.

I had a read through your problem, that's how I feel, like a complete unt and selfish. That's why I've stayed with her for so long. I've like this for sometime, we went to a wedding fayre back in Feb/March, not long after I started feeling like this. Like you say you seems so cruel, but it's unfair on both of us if I stay.

I know full well why she suggested I stayed. Because she want's me to get back with her, so obviously if I stayed with her, then eventually I'd decide to get back with her. Though I knew what she was thinking when she said that. But now she seems to have it in her head that things are gonna happen between us. I just feel abit guilty, as she has 1 friend from work and that's it. Another reason why I think she doesn't want t loose me.

Don't fancy the hill's. I guess it's only 5 weeks and 1 of those will be on the 24 tour, so basically a month on the sofa, and with only 2 and a half weeks left of work, I guess it's not to bad.

I'm thinking about moving out my girlfriends tonight or in the next day or so. I say gf but were not together. Over the past few month's our relationship has gotten very boring. We don't doing anything other than watch tv and rent films. On my own I go out riding. Thing is I'm starting an apprenticeship on September 13th, moving to Fareham for 10months. I can go home if I want to, but probably wont go home every weekend. After the 10 months I've then gotta find a place to live near Woking, as I'l then be working there. We split up a few weeks ago, as I don't know how I feel about her anymore. We've been together for over 2 years and were engaged. We both loved each other, she still does, where as I'm pretty certain I don't. We were thinking that moving away would help, as we'll be apart quite regularly. But I had my open day yesterday, and after seeing all the recreational things I'll be able to do in my spare time, aswell as some of the work I'l be doing, I've decided I don't really want a relationship in those 10 months. My issue is that my Sian (gf) lives with her parent's and I moved in with them a year ago. They don't know were apart. when we split up, Sian suggested I'd stayed living with her, to save me having to take all my stuff back to my mum's and then taking some of it with me to Fareham. So I've stayed, but recently she's started getting close and wanting hugs and kisses, and I just don't feel that thinks I'm serious about us being apart. I don't really want to move back in to my mum's, as she's turned my bedroom into her office, so I'l have to sleep on the sofa. I've got 5 and a half weeks left till I leave for Fareham. What are peoples thought's?

Got a letter today. will post it back tomorrow and see what the outcome is. It say's I was doing 58 in 50. Which I'd agree with. I have no point's currently, and have just got a new job starting in September, but I don't know if having 3 points will be an issue to drive their vehicles. Will have to see, I may be lucky and be offered to do this driver awarness course, doubtful though.

Such a shock, not quite what you expect to hear first thing in the morning, especially when Terry as such an active guy, fit and healthy guy. I hope he pulls through ok and it's not too serious. My thoughts are with his family. Dave, will you be able to keep us updated?

Danny is back off home on the Sunday so I believe.

It's a fair point, but I can see where Jack is coming from. Though Joe Oakley's first post was abit harsh. As we all know Jack loves our sport as much as we all do, he just wants our best rider's to be able to represent our country. Which is what anyone would want in any sport in any country.

Tempting.

As knowone had responded, I'm now riding locally at Milford on Sea.

James come over to milford on sea, that's where all the locals are gonna be. Either get the train from southampton to new milton and ride down or try and get a ferry to lymington and ride down. come on, you know you want too. It's been a while since we last experienced your presence.

I think that the Gatso's are not allowed to take pictures when your driving towards them, because effectively when the camera flashes, it would be flashing at you and could cause you to swurve because for a brief period you may be blinded. So for that reason they just don't do it. On a similar subject, Last week I was driving down a dual carriageway (50 limit) I was doing 57-60, I completely forgot that it was a 50 as i was on a dual carriageway. Anyway, I saw the markers on the ground my brain quickly engaged and I looked in my rear view mirror and saw the camera flash. I only saw 1 flash, and have been told that if a Gatso flashes once it means there's no film in it, but it still goes off. It's been just over a week now about 7 working days and I've not had anything through the post. What do you guys think?

Weather is looking fine Andy, sunny with some cloud. Don't pussy out.

Kieran you beast, your riding the Maladie extremely well. Loved the vid, we'll catch up soon. Keep up the top notch riding.

Yeah.

Would be sweet, if we could get a shot at riding on there stuff, but it's very unlikely. Great find though.

Are you after stock or mod forks? I'm running Viz forks for my stock ( not the light version). I rode ride loads of street, park and comps and there going strong, I've had them since October last year.

All are riding Milford on Sea. I can give you a lift it helps.

Nice riding there, but where's the helmet?

Its supposed to rain from about 1 onwards, so I'm gonna go down for 9. I'm parking at the skate park, hopefully you can make it then. It's raining now, so scratch that idea.

Thinking about riding Oxford this Sunday with a few of the Eastleigh locals. Anyone else fancy it? Say meet 11am by the bike racks at Oxford station.

Try Rob Brodie from Eastleigh. I was gonna be giving him a lift, but I'm gonna be missing Southend and London, and I'l find out tomorrow if I can actually do the rest of the tour, as I might be starting my apprenticeship early. I know Rob want's to do it, so it'll be worth you getting in contact with him.

I'm going down to Pompey with the Eastleigh lot tomorrow afternoon, at about 5. Were thinking of riding for quite awhile, the weather's looking good. So who's in?