David Hurst

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Moaning whinging American truck drivers - you should try UK diesel prices on for size

Check out this forum page http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?p=2104460.
Can you believe these American truckers are moaning about paying 62.6p per litre (at current exchange rate 6 June 2008). I bet English truckers would gladly part with various body appendages to get Diesel at those prices. Prices here are topping £1.30 per litre.
How fair is it that a nation […]

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Motorcycle Training - CBT & Direct Access Training with PRIDE in Taunton

I have a list of goals to achieve in my life, and riding a motorcycle has been on that list for many years. Thanks to the British weather, it’s not really a viable form of all year round transportation, which makes it more of an expensive toy, hence the decade delay in doing it.
My wife […]

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The SV650 has arrived

Once again I’m being accused of suffering from a mid-life crisis. I prefer to think of it as fulfilling one of my life’s ambitions. I’m still a few quid short of Ferrari ownership, so I instead decided to finally get my bike licence and buy myself a proper motorbike.
I did my CBT a week or […]

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Turbocharger vs. Supercharger - what’s the difference?

I got asked this the other day, and after fumbling through my answer, I thought I’d better do some research. Having completed said research, I am ready to impart my new-found wisdom to the masses…
Basically, both turbochargers and superchargers do the same job - delivering compressed air to the engine. Why? Because if the air […]

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The Fiat Coupe bodywork is finally getting done!

A year after I bought my Fiat Coupe 20VT and I’m finally getting the bodywork sorted. There’s nothing major that needs doing, but when you live with something day in day out, you tend to start noticing only the blemishes. Particularly when there are so many on my car. I swear the Fiat has body […]

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