The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

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A push button timer switch for the heated towel rail.

Why didn't I fit one years ago..?
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Jon’s got a new mota’
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All BMW drivers are wankers!

Don't forget to forget to use your indicators :p
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:46 pm All BMW drivers are wankers!

Don't forget to forget to use your indicators :p
Thankfully, the new car doesn’t have lane control so i can turn and change lane without use of the redundant stalk on the left hand side of the steering wheel. :thumbup:
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Silly Car wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:58 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:46 pm All BMW drivers are wankers!

Don't forget to forget to use your indicators :p
Thankfully, the new car doesn’t have lane control so i can turn and change lane without use of the redundant stalk on the left hand side of the steering wheel. :thumbup:
Really?

I thought whatever Euro standard a 22 car had to meet meant enforced lane keeping that could be turned off but needed doing every restart.

My 22 BMW tries to rip the wheel from my hands whenever I change lanes without indicating.
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 8:01 pm
Silly Car wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:58 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:46 pm All BMW drivers are wankers!

Don't forget to forget to use your indicators :p
Thankfully, the new car doesn’t have lane control so i can turn and change lane without use of the redundant stalk on the left hand side of the steering wheel. :thumbup:
Really?

I thought whatever Euro standard a 22 car had to meet meant enforced lane keeping that could be turned off but needed doing every restart.

My 22 BMW tries to rip the wheel from my hands whenever I change lanes without indicating.
I thought so too as ex’s 1 series, first registered in March 22 was practically undriveable when it first arrived due to overly harsh adherence to white lines but I can’t find any settings for it in idrive / not experienced the steering wheel vibration / correction, that or I am a really good driver / actually use indicators as needed… :shrug:
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 8:01 pm
Silly Car wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:58 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:46 pm All BMW drivers are wankers!

Don't forget to forget to use your indicators :p
Thankfully, the new car doesn’t have lane control so i can turn and change lane without use of the redundant stalk on the left hand side of the steering wheel. :thumbup:
Really?

I thought whatever Euro standard a 22 car had to meet meant enforced lane keeping that could be turned off but needed doing every restart.

My 22 BMW tries to rip the wheel from my hands whenever I change lanes without indicating.
I think I can turn mine off totally, but then there's a big symbol on the dash, that obscures other stuff, just to tell me that something is turned off :roll: :roll: :roll:

Luckily, three taps over two buttons and its off for each drive - but its annoying when I forget and the sterring wheel "jumps" out of my hands :angry-cussingblack:
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Taipan wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:52 am
asmethurst99 wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:51 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 12:47 pm My new lid. Its a thousand times more comfortable than my Bell MX-9 and about 2 stone lighter too! :wub:

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Damm you …I’ve been looking at itchy boots one …now I’ve got to investigate
:D Twas a bargain from these fine people! https://atmotocross.com/products/airoh- ... ure-helmet

Ohh you bellend..... wtf did you let me see the price for :(
I have no need of a new helmet, that might not be enough to stop me ordering one !
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Jody wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:22 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:52 am
asmethurst99 wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:51 pm
Damm you …I’ve been looking at itchy boots one …now I’ve got to investigate
:D Twas a bargain from these fine people! https://atmotocross.com/products/airoh- ... ure-helmet

Ohh you bellend..... wtf did you let me see the price for :(
I have no need of a new helmet, that might not be enough to stop me ordering one !

Panic over, they don't have my size in red :thumbup:

The orange version costs over 35% more !!
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Jody wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:23 pm
Jody wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:22 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:52 am
:D Twas a bargain from these fine people! https://atmotocross.com/products/airoh- ... ure-helmet

Ohh you bellend..... wtf did you let me see the price for :(
I have no need of a new helmet, that might not be enough to stop me ordering one !

Panic over, they don't have my size in red :thumbup:

The orange version costs over 35% more !!
Yeah, it was a bargain alright and perfect for my Africa Twin colours, although I'd still have bought it if my bike was another colour. Really pleased with it as its a perfect fit for my bonce! Normally I find Adventure lids too draughty for colder weather but its not as bad as my Bell or my old TourX. I doubt i'll go all through winter with it though...
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Taipan wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:31 pm
Jody wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:23 pm
Jody wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:22 pm


Ohh you bellend..... wtf did you let me see the price for :(
I have no need of a new helmet, that might not be enough to stop me ordering one !

Panic over, they don't have my size in red :thumbup:

The orange version costs over 35% more !!
Yeah, it was a bargain alright and perfect for my Africa Twin colours, although I'd still have bought it if my bike was another colour. Really pleased with it as its a perfect fit for my bonce! Normally I find Adventure lids too draughty for colder weather but its not as bad as my Bell or my old TourX. I doubt i'll go all through winter with it though...
What is high performance composite ? Polycarbonate ?
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Mr Moofo wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:44 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:31 pm
Jody wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:23 pm


Panic over, they don't have my size in red :thumbup:

The orange version costs over 35% more !!
Yeah, it was a bargain alright and perfect for my Africa Twin colours, although I'd still have bought it if my bike was another colour. Really pleased with it as its a perfect fit for my bonce! Normally I find Adventure lids too draughty for colder weather but its not as bad as my Bell or my old TourX. I doubt i'll go all through winter with it though...
What is high performance composite ? Polycarbonate ?
Faster than slow composite?
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I bought a new leather belt. The one* I have is at least 42 years old as I had it when I moved from London to Cambridge in '83. New one cost me $60, a bit more than the old one. Just plain/smooth/black, 1.5in wide, 3/16th thick.

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A new pair of gloves, exactly the same as the 7 years old ones I'm using now.
Mostly because Alpinestars gloves seem to have really really long fingers and these Icon's fit like a ......, well you get the idea

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A pair of AirPods.

Well they’re from my wife for my Christmas but I’ve got them now. Clever bits of kit and easier to use than the corded set I use.
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Luckily, three taps over two buttons and its off for each drive -
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That would drive me spare…. In ours, one tap on the button nearest to the steering wheel and it’s off. Easily done, and done every time.
Another of those things that nobody wants and everybody gets.
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Wossname wrote: Fri Nov 21, 2025 4:23 pm
Noggin wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 7:29 am
Luckily, three taps over two buttons and its off for each drive -
That would drive me spare…. In ours, one tap on the button nearest to the steering wheel and it’s off. Easily done, and done every time.
Another of those things that nobody wants and everybody gets.
I does bug me, but it's better than turning on the heated windscreen :roll: , when you have a right arm that barely reaches the control screen cos they couldn't be assed to put in an actual button :roll: :roll:

I can turn it off permanently, but then there's a symbol on the dash all the time that covers (either the outside temperature or the current mileage) - so that's not gonna happen :lol: :lol: :lol:
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