All Activity

A young man called Chris from London wanted to buy a Christmas present for his new girlfriend. They hadn't been seeing each other for very long and she lived in Scotland. Chris consulted with his sister and decided, after careful consideration, that a pair of good quality gloves would strike the right note... not too romantic and not too personal. Off he went with his sister to Harrods and they selected a dainty pair of fur lined quality leather gloves. His sister bought a pair of sexy knickers for herself at the same time. Harrods had a free gift wrap offer but the assistant mixed up the two items, the sister got the gloves and Chris unknowingly got the knickers. Good old Chris sent off his gift wrapped present in a parcel with the following letter. Dear Maggie, I chose these because I've noticed that you are not wearing any when we go out in the evenings. If it had not been for my sister I would have chosen the long ones with buttons, but she wears shorter ones (which are easier to remove). These are a very delicate shade, but the lady I bought them from showed me the pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and I hardly noticed any marks. I had her try yours on for me and she looked really smart in them even though they were a little bit tight on her. She also said that they rub against her ring which helps keep it clean. In fact she hasn't needed to wash it since she began wearing them. I wish I was there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt many other hands will touch them before I have a chance to see you again. When you take them off remember to blow into them a little bit because they will be naturally a little damp from wearing. Just imagine how many times my lips will kiss them during the coming year. I hope you will wear them for me on our next date. All my love, Chris P.S. My mum tells me that the latest style is to wear them folded down with a little bit of fur showing.

Watched F1 early this morn. Mandi wanted to go to the gym so I went with as I didn't want to sit here doing nothing. Had a walk back and got bloody soaked.

Not much going on today , grocery shopping, think the hagendaz strawberry ice cream is on special....and tacos for supper...

I'm in the same position.

I got to the point where I couldn't walk across a room sometimes. The worst part was when it was bad it wasn't possible to move about or find a position where it didn't hurt.

It’s a proper nuisance and one day it’s not too bad and then the next……….OUCH!

Spent a few hours repainting the tailpipes and hangers. Gave the tailpipes 3 coats of satin enamel. The hangers were pretty corroded so took a lot of cleaning up. Will get them painted tomorrow. Patchy old paint probably due to being touched in several times. Corroded hangers. Waiting for the paint to cure before refitting Yes I know the shed is a mess

I should have taken take my father in laws advice that he gave me in 1980........"Buy a one way ticket out of the UK!". I may have ended up somewhere that has mild winters...

I feel your pain and remember what that is like, so glad I don’t have it anymore.

Does the scoot have a hook for your handbag?

I’m missing getting out on my old Mtb, the sciatica is just too bad to be cycling at the moment. Been like it for a couple of months. Ironically, riding the scoot or motorbike is fine but driving the car is challenging to keep depressing the clutch. My missus thinks it’s just an excuse to use two wheels everywhere I go.

I just couldn’t go back to hibernating. Honestly mate, I feel your pain.

Where I come from we call that.....Fixed Is FIXED

I think it has been recovered badly, it’s on the list to be sorted by the guy who did my CBF. New foam and custom cover without any daft Triumph logos.

I was welding a fixing to the frame of my K100 to increase the height of the front of the tank a bit and thought it smelled odd as I was welding, turns out I picked up a brass filler rod by mistake so its now brazed rather than welded. Can't be arsed to cut it off and start again ... seems secure so I'll go with it

Nice looking bike...!

You are lucky you can get them apart, lots seem to come as sealed units now.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dh1m2bonL/

Definitely looks better without the rack. What's with that seat though?

Plenty to do yet, but I have made a start.

They are now officially part of Bajaj, once Bajaj buys Indian @Marcel will be able to get both his bikes fixed at the same place.

Good to hear @Saul....you've done a grand job of cleaning that beast up. Gonna be a decent ride for the street....

Took the Sprint out for the first time ride this morning. Very cold and the roads were treacherous first thing although improved a little when the sun came out. Lovely torquey motor, felt like plenty of low down grunt didn’t explore higher revs, wasn’t the day for it. Can see where the T300 top heavy rep comes from, it does sort of tip into corners at low speed. Nothing alarming but it is there. Good to get some fresh fuel into the bike. Brakes work well, gearbox works fine and the motor sounds lovely to me. Comfy old brute of a bike, I like it. Good first impression.

I got my new headlights from Germany today, Mercedes in their wisdom and for some reason after market manufacturers don’t make right hand drive headlights for my car anymore. The headlight shell on one side is cracked and the lenses are both clouded and have been polished to many times now. I took a chance on aftermarket lhd headlights as they looked like a direct copy, with the plan of putting the rhd low beam reflectors in from my existing lights. Thankfully I was right so after a little bit of work I will have new headlights.