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It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.
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nr.

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On 13/11/2025 21:32, Neil Ronketti wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Excellent
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Sol
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On 13/11/2025 21:32, Neil Ronketti wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Pint of Leffe please
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Bruce Porter
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There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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On Nov 13, 2025 at 4:32:11 PM EST, "Neil Ronketti" <neil@ronketti.invalid> wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Welcome back. Almot every is dead, or has bought a motorhome. It's all a bit sad.

Some of us don't even ride a motorbike from one month to the next. Even
sadder.
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El Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:32:11 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

I don't recognise the name.
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Paul.

https://paulc.es

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On 13/11/2025 21:32, Neil Ronketti wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Pint of Orval please
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On 14/11/2025 12:30, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Nov 13, 2025 at 4:32:11 PM EST, "Neil Ronketti" <neil@ronketti.invalid> wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Welcome back. Almot every is dead, or has bought a motorhome. It's all a bit sad.

Some of us don't even ride a motorbike from one month to the next. Even sadder.

Tractors, don't forget the tractors.
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/Simon
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On 14/11/2025 15:45, Paul Carmichael wrote:

El Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:32:11 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

I don't recognise the name.

Given the average age here it's not suprising!
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Sol
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On 14/11/2025 15:52, Simon Wilson wrote:

Tractors, don't forget the tractors.

Sorry - guilty as charged.
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Sol
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On 14/11/2025 15:45, Paul Carmichael wrote:

El Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:32:11 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

I don't recognise the name.

I think I used to post (it was probably 16-17 years ago now) as just
'nr.' - but even then I was never a prolific poster, and just kind of
dipped in and out a bit. So that's probably why.

That said, I'm almost entirely instantly forgettable anyway, so it's
quite understandable.
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nr.
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El Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:38:26 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

I think I used to post (it was probably 16-17 years ago now) as just
'nr.' - but even then I was never a prolific poster, and just kind of
dipped in and out a bit. So that's probably why.

Oh, a newbie :-)

I've been relatively inactive here since about 20 years ago.
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Paul.

https://paulc.es

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On 14/11/2025 17:40, Paul Carmichael wrote:

El Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:38:26 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

I think I used to post (it was probably 16-17 years ago now) as just
'nr.' - but even then I was never a prolific poster, and just kind of
dipped in and out a bit. So that's probably why.

Oh, a newbie :-)

I've been relatively inactive here since about 20 years ago.

Oh, no, I've got my maths horribly wrong there. Yes, it's definitely
more like 25 years ago. My introduction to UKRM was in 1997. Bloody
hell, I'm getting confused with dates. And aren't the policemen all
looking very young these days?

And to everyone lining up at the bar, it's Friday night so I've just
opened a bottle of fizz as an ap|-ritif - an orderly queue to the left
please.
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nr.
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On 14/11/2025 12:30, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Nov 13, 2025 at 4:32:11 PM EST, "Neil Ronketti" <neil@ronketti.invalid> wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Welcome back. Almot every is dead, or has bought a motorhome. It's all a bit sad.

Some of us don't even ride a motorbike from one month to the next. Even sadder.

And keyboard problems
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Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, England
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On Nov 14, 2025 at 11:38:26 AM EST, "Neil Ronketti" <neil@ronketti.invalid> wrote:

On 14/11/2025 15:45, Paul Carmichael wrote:

El Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:32:11 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

I don't recognise the name.

I think I used to post (it was probably 16-17 years ago now) as just
'nr.' - but even then I was never a prolific poster, and just kind of
dipped in and out a bit. So that's probably why.

That said, I'm almost entirely instantly forgettable anyway, so it's
quite understandable.

I think your name mostly came up in association with organizing trackdays, is that right?
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On Nov 14, 2025 at 4:32:24 PM EST, "Bruce" <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:

On 14/11/2025 12:30, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Nov 13, 2025 at 4:32:11 PM EST, "Neil Ronketti" <neil@ronketti.invalid> >> wrote:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few days
back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he mentioned that
it's still here. So hello. Again.

Welcome back. Almot every is dead, or has bought a motorhome. It's all a bit >> sad.

Some of us don't even ride a motorbike from one month to the next. Even
sadder.

And keyboard problems

Yeah, seems that way. It was pre-coffee, in my defence, and I'd been to bed late.
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Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote in news:10f8dj8$35tlk$1@dont-email.me:

On Nov 14, 2025 at 11:38:26 AM EST, "Neil Ronketti"
<neil@ronketti.invalid> wrote:

On 14/11/2025 15:45, Paul Carmichael wrote:

El Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:32:11 +0000, Neil Ronketti escribi||:

It's been a while - but I was thinking about this place just a few
days back, and then chatting with Sol earlier this evening he
mentioned that it's still here. So hello. Again.

I don't recognise the name.

I think I used to post (it was probably 16-17 years ago now) as just
'nr.' - but even then I was never a prolific poster, and just kind of
dipped in and out a bit. So that's probably why.

That said, I'm almost entirely instantly forgettable anyway, so it's
quite understandable.

I think your name mostly came up in association with organizing
trackdays, is that right?

that's what I recall

some big nosed, grey haired chap whittering on about Ixion this, Ronketti that.

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On 14/11/2025 23:22, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Nov 14, 2025 at 11:38:26 AM EST, "Neil Ronketti" <neil@ronketti.invalid> wrote:

<snipola>

I think your name mostly came up in association with organizing trackdays, is that right?

Not really organising, but I probably would have posted details of
interesting trackdays - I've spent a few years racing (indeed Champ now
owns my old TZ250) so would have mentioned good opportunities for a bit
of a day out on track, I'm sure.
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On 14/11/2025 23:30, wessie wrote:

Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote in news:10f8dj8$35tlk$1@dont-email.me:

that's what I recall

some big nosed, grey haired chap whittering on about Ixion this, Ronketti that.

Yeah, I definitely have an Ixion background - I jumped on the list in
1996 or so, and was part of the TeamIxion racing shenanigans of the
early part of the millennium. Or maybe the late part of the last one.
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nr.
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On 14/11/2025 23:40, Neil Ronketti wrote:

(indeed Champ now owns my old TZ250)

Bits of it. It's had a few unplanned modifications/disassemblies since
he took it on.
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/Simon
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:30:26 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

some big nosed, grey haired chap whittering on about Ixion this, Ronketti >that.

<narrows eyes>
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Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:05:05 +0000, Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

On 14/11/2025 23:40, Neil Ronketti wrote:

(indeed Champ now owns my old TZ250)

Bits of it. It's had a few unplanned modifications/disassemblies since
he took it on.

That is in the very nature of running a race bike, isn't it?

I'm sure the same could be said of your hillclimb bikes, no?
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Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:05:05 +0000, Simon Wilson <siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

On 14/11/2025 23:40, Neil Ronketti wrote:

(indeed Champ now owns my old TZ250)

Bits of it. It's had a few unplanned modifications/disassemblies since
he took it on.

It's all a bit Trigger's Broom, tough, innit. Don't matter if it's had
a replacement motor a few times, a new frame once, and multiple sets
of bodywork, it's still Neil Ronketti's old TZ to Champ.

I'm making that list up, I hope you realise.
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Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/
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On 15/11/2025 00:03, Neil Ronketti wrote:

Yeah, I definitely have an Ixion background - I jumped on the list in
1996 or so, and was part of the TeamIxion racing shenanigans of the
early part of the millennium. Or maybe the late part of the last one.

Solo racing was 2000 or there-abouts - endurance racing was a few years
later 2002/2003?. A fine period of history - TI (Riders NR, me +1, and
others helping) and UKRM (Champ and bunch of others) used to race
alongside each other in the endurance events we both did.
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Sol
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On 15/11/2025 10:05, Simon Wilson wrote:

On 14/11/2025 23:40, Neil Ronketti wrote:

(indeed Champ now owns my old TZ250)

Bits of it. It's had a few unplanned modifications/disassemblies since
he took it on.

Trioggers broom level of change - or level of maintenance normality for
a TZ?
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Sol
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