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Is it possible that the ECU is starting to detect detonation at those elevated temps and triggering limp mode? On the subject, there's a new contraceptive pill for men. It's quite large and you put it in your shoe. It makes you limp.

When my wife's car popped a turbo coolant hose, they gave us a loaner for the full 2 weeks it was off the road waiting for parts. Your dealer is a bit of a w⚓ Mr Dog.

I'm not usually a fan of red (I had too many), but that looks super sharp.

It'd be quicker to buy a test kit and DIY. And, find a dealer who gives a damn.

I'm sure our roading authorities have shares in tyre shops

Not sure about that. Most girls could outrun me easily now. Baggage or not.

I did full front, and hood back to the rear edge of the vent. I didn't do lower rear guards and rockers as I thought the plastic trim will protect the paint. It has so far.

The tyre shop will probably spin up the bare wheel to see if it's running true or out of round. But new wheels and rubber does sound tempting. And you can sell the originals as a set if they're OK.

I did my 4 year apprenticeship on the job. The only clasroom stuff was three 1 week sessions year at the local Tech institute to learn the finer parts like theory, dyno work, welding, fabricating and such. Having seen the results of classroom training on a greater scale at the Harley shop I...

The only problem I had was trying to undo the filter that had been tightened with a 1 metre power bar. I now have 3/8 drive filter sockets and one universal clamp style.

Just one more. We've just reintroduced gun registration after many years. I didn't mind it when I was 16 and all records were written and stored securely. Now it's in some Police data centre and their security is total BS. Like a shopping centre for gangs to get gun owners addresses. So, I'm...

No track days at local tracks? I'd kill to drive on Mugello.

My wife and I have dozens of CD's between us, most are on I Tunes. But we mostly listen to Spotify because it's so convienient, especially on holidays and road trips. Quality with lossless is fine for us.

I sold my last bike in '23, I waited to see how much I missed it, and it wasn't enough. Rode for 35 years from age 15 to 71 with some breaks away. But I don't think a car comes close, not enough adrenaline surges. 😁

Does the convertiable have a strengthened windscreen frame like an MX5 does? It wasn't as protective as a proper bar behind the seats, but it did save a guy in our MX5 club who rolled his on track. He did have helmet on.

There have been some funny vids of people draining the oil on some old POS cars and seeing how long they run. It's really amazing, but it is usually not under load.

That was a strange thing about some bike tyres. The arrow shaped tread on the rear looked like it would drain towards the centre of the tyre when correctly fitted, which seemed non intuitive. But the manufacturers explanantion was that the front tyre tread is designed to drain water outwards...

Sorry, but being a fully qualified, aged reprobate with strong luddite inclinations, if it doesn't have IC, it's not a car.

My biggest fear on bikes was loose crap falling off trucks and such. It's not much better in cars. We had a young guy killed when low lifes threw a boulder off an overbridge and through his screen. I gave no warnings for insecure loads.

We went to a beach pub for lunch yesterday. When we came out there was a Camaro SS L next to mine, and a '65 Pontiac Catalina nearby. OK, I'm biased, but I prefer the look of an S650 over the Camaro, being yellow didn't help.