Clive Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 minute ago, busabeast said: I hardly ever wear hearing protection, I suffer with tinnitus quite alot though it tends to come in waves I can go days without it then one day its every few hours, don't think there's anyone who was deaf in my family history Nobody in my family had deafness....i am the 1st.....tinnitus, right ear is absolutely silent, left ear sound like the sound you hear on a airplane when it's flying....a constant hum, had it for so long that I have learnt to ignore it, it's worse at night, so loud it is deafening. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, busabeast said: I hardly ever wear hearing protection, I suffer with tinnitus quite alot though it tends to come in waves I can go days without it then one day its every few hours, don't think there's anyone who was deaf in my family history Well motorcycling is well known for causing tinnitus and deafness so maybe consider getting some good plugs. Slow hearing loss is one of those things that by the time you realise what’s happened it’s too late and there’s no reversing it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 26 minutes ago, XTreme said: That's odd considering you're very communicative! I‘ve always been odd 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, busabeast said: I don't know if I'd cope if I was deaf it seems to me a very lonely existence Oh I don't know, you wouldn't be able to hear all the chat-up lines the opposition were throwing at you in the scrum so there is that 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 19 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Ah ya bastid, I thought I was done crying cos I’m not a cryer! Yep all of that. Can’t describe it. It’s insane. I've had a thought maybe a stupid thought but if its someones first time hearing how do they understand what someone else is saying if they have never heard words before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 6 hours ago, boboneleg said: Oh I don't know, you wouldn't be able to hear all the chat-up lines the opposition were throwing at you in the scrum so there is that Yeah there is that but you wouldn't be able to hear the ref either which could pose a small issue... In other news Why the fuck do I keep playing? Right now I could easily pass for a paraplegic I can hardly move any of my limbs and I hurt in places I never knew I had 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 22 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I've had a thought maybe a stupid thought but if its someones first time hearing how do they understand what someone else is saying if they have never heard words before Exactly. If someone has never heard anything from birth they don’t develop that sensory part of the brain so they won’t suddenly be able to hear later if technology/medicine can restore it. They would have to learn it from new like a baby, connecting sounds to objects, actions and spoken words which takes forever and is why childrens speech is so far away from adult level for so long and the reason why cochlear implants often fail because the plasticity of the brain isn’t good. If a deaf baby is given hearing aids whilst their brain is in super growth mode the stimulation will develop the hearing centres and provide a library of sounds they do understand (maybe albeit in a muffled way) and a base for any improvement to connect to. The people in the vid all must of had some degree of hearing at some point to be able to join up the muffled crap to the new louder sharper sound. Thats the shock, that’s what produces the long long pause while you go “is that.. urr that sound? Oh my god it is” then it hits you hard that this new sharp clearer sound is what its supposed to sound like and you connect it up with the dull nearly nonexistent noise you heard before. I’ve spent a lot of the last two days agog. On a lighter note since Thursday afternoon I’ve periodically heard this really odd sound, not a nice sound, almost like a machine its quite methodical and has the occasional slap/snap sound in there. Every time I look for it it stops. Found it today. My dog is having a right royal time ‘cleaning’ herself. Now thats one sound I can live without 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Fowlers rang yesterday, said they'd heard from BSA and are expecting delivery on the 1st/2nd Feb. Said it may well take a couple of weeks from that point to prepare the bike (what do they do exactly?) but he'd ring as soon as it arrives so I can go have a looksy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Said it may well take a couple of weeks from that point to prepare the bike (what do they do exactly?) They need to mentally prepare for possible complaints 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Pedro said: They need to mentally prepare for possible complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Complaints at Fowlups are like water off a ducks back. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Pictures or it doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Not convinced it does exist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I've seen one, it was a demo bike apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Yer I've seen the demo bike at Fowlups, nice looking apart from the cheap stickers they used. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Yer I've seen the demo bike at Fowlups, nice looking apart from the cheap stickers they used. Unstick those stickers and have someone pinstripe it. It’ll look proper on that bike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Pedro said: Unstick those stickers and have someone pinstripe it. It’ll look proper on that bike. The red one has a decent amount of pin striping on it. The stickers won't be staying. They'll be working away on a catalogue of parts for sure, better covers will be round the corner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: The red one has a decent amount of pin striping on it. The stickers won't be staying. They'll be working away on a catalogue of parts for sure, better covers will be round the corner. It will be a £10k bike by the time you have accessorised it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Buckster said: It will be a £10k bike by the time you have accessorised it. Probably but I’ve never been into accessories for the sake of pretty, only ever stuff that makes travelling by bike easier, but I can see myself easily rolling down that path with this bike. If it ever arrives and works that is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Probably but I’ve never been into accessories for the sake of pretty, only ever stuff that makes travelling by bike easier, but I can see myself easily rolling down that path with this bike. If it ever arrives and works that is. Hand drawn pinstripes by one of the many hotrod guys you have there. It’s what will make yours distinct to others, and british. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Pedro said: Hand drawn pinstripes by one of the many hotrod guys you have there. It’s what will make yours distinct to others, and british. Have a look at it and tell me where you think it would work? https://www.bsacompany.co.uk/bsa-gold-star/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Yer I've seen the demo bike at Fowlups, nice looking apart from the cheap stickers they used. I spoke to a guy who rode it and he said it felt a bit low on HP at the top end but it had excellent torque even though it had less than 200 miles on it, it’s possible that the HP situation will be a bit better after break in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 18 minutes ago, Buckster said: I spoke to a guy who rode it and he said it felt a bit low on HP at the top end but it had excellent torque even though it had less than 200 miles on it, it’s possible that the HP situation will be a bit better after break in. That’s good to hear. The Fowlups salesman who’s running it in said he’s surprised what a nice ride it is, much better than it should be, he seemed quite taken with it. Said it’s much closer in feel to a Triumph than a RE. We shall see. I’m not buying it for speed though (already have a lose your licence twice over in the Harley) hoping this ones going to be a slightly more relaxed affair. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Buckster said: It will be a £10k bike by the time you have accessorised it. By accessorise do you mean lift the fuel tank up and replace whats underneath it with another bike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Have a look at it and tell me where you think it would work? https://www.bsacompany.co.uk/bsa-gold-star/ Which is yourscolour scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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