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Sorry to hear about all that, Clive.

Think I broke Pedro with the qwad...lol.

Bugger! I could have took a photo on my epic ride to the hospital today.......I parked in the bike/motorcycle area, next to a R1, when I came out after visiting time he/she had moved the bike along 2 places!.

Looks like a job for @Six30, unfortunately he flounced like a pussy. Better call @Saul

Our bungalow is OAP friendly, wide doors for wheelchair users, pull cord alarms in every room, and taps that help with poor strength and grip. As I may have said earlier, there are 6 of these bungalows, 5 out of the 6 have a Wet Room, guess which one does not?, we did apply for one when my wife's knees were bad, but it was refused by the housing association. She cannot lay in in our bed, she can't get in or out of it, so if they discharge her tomorrow it will be back to sleeping on the sofa. Red Cross says they are coming to see her at home, if! she is at home...........NHS, providing no help........what a shit show.

Thankfully she would never get insurance for my car in the UK. She will have to get some sort of 1.0 litre car and then it won't be cheap. I don't blame her, she had a real health scare before Christmas and hasn't got her confidence back yet, hopefully she will. I will be keeping the bike around until October when she will have to reinsure it if she doesn't we will talk about it then.

May I suggest one of these.

Think we all or most started off with motorcycle has are first mode of independence transportation....and its just a normal progression to a better mode....no rain gear and freezing your arse off ...lol..my boys after they got their first cars did stop riding for sometime..then it became a sport or a hobby and eventually started riding again...think your car is about to see a definite increase in millage ...lol.

I hope so too, perhaps a bit of sun will help change her mind.

Hopefully she won't give up on biking

I am going to give running BOTM a break, at least for a few months. If someone is up for doing it, now’s the time. I hope whoever does it has fun.

Looks very nice!

Well that was a shock, Shadow has just told me she wants to give up biking. Wants to get a car and learn to drive. I told her they are not mutually exclusive. We shall see, no rush to do anything.

Hold your ground mate, make sure the appropriate care package is put into place before she comes home. I won't comment on your life but my Brother in law is going through a similar thing with his 94 year old mother. She is in hospital and the moment and has been back home twice and had to go back in again, just pushing her out to soon because they need the bed.

Ride it like you stole it.

The Sprint is ready to be used, I won’t say finished as it has done 50,000 miles and is 28 years old, there is always going to be something. Only thing left on the list for me though is a wheel refurb and to paint the valve cover but apart from that I don’t know of anything that needs doing. Both of those will be a next winter jobs. Last few new bits for today. I bottled using the black plate so bought a new standard one. Also a new Triumph vacuum line for the fuel tap, I wasn’t happy with the line on it. Also a new knob for the fuel tap as the original one is blobbed up with Araldite or some sort of epoxy. Before refitting the clutch cover I stripped and checked the clutch. All friction plates right at the top of the Triumph spec at 3.8 mm or just above. The plain plates all had no measurable warping. I would hazard a guess that this is not the original clutch. While it was apart I fitted the EBC heavy duty clutch springs. Supposed to be 15% stiffer than standard, couldn’t tell really but the action seems much more positive. Hoping the slip I had was due to the slave cylinder which I have already rebuilt So all back together, just need to get some E5 and take it out for a shake down. Gonna wait for a dry day though and give myself every chance to get used to it before I go on any group rides. I so wanted to give it a major polishing but want to give the engine cases plenty of time to cure before touching them. They will get a satin finish and lose the shine over time, like standard.

Have to wait till the doc comes to see her, and see what he says about treatment, or just discharge (fob off) her......

Thats not good, hopefully she will recover quickly mate

She has compression fractures in the middle/lower part of her spine, not helped I expect with her suffering from osteoporosis..... apart from a couple of X Ray's and giving her pain meds, that have very little effect, she has not even had a doctor visit her and tell her whats what......peace & quiet!. I have that all the time But I will make the most of the ride to the hospital later.....

Oh no mate whats happened to her? Don't enjoy the peace and quiet too much, but when you gotta ride, you gotta ride

I have 0steoarthritis in both shoulders so im limited to what bikes i have size wise 250's these days are ok , thinking of a cb 250 nighthawk

BIG changes are going to be necessary when she eventually comes home, so much needs looking into, and doing......I can't ring up these agencies (for obvious reasons ) and they don't do hospital visits........

Think there was someone doing an overtime report on YouTube about them. Can't think I've seen the latest instalment. Could be worth a search.

Sending up Prayers for Mrs. Clive... I have done the same Clive.... ya gotta Ride when you can--

They had that Pay to View shit in this hospital, it was a total rip off, it only lasted about 2 years.........my wife has her Tablet with Sky Go on it, logs into the hospital Wi Fi and watches tv on that. It could be a long stay for her in the hospital, so i hope I can go on the scoot as much as possible...... Thanks Lyn...