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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.

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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.

This time of year, not unusual, but equally it could be 10degC next week

Been pissing down off/on here since 3am....yesterday was much nicer....glad I got out on the Mullet when I did...

More flurries here. Don't know what the temp was today but it was difficult to keep the hands working. Headlight level switch had stopped working on a Astra H. After replacing the missing fuse one burst into life. Thinking it was a duff motor I plugged in the good headlight into the not working side and still nothing. Hands were getting cold now as the bumper has to come off to get the lights out. Turns out somewhere in the loom 2 wires were open circuit so I chased the wires from the good to bad side and alls well. Hands bloody freezing by then.

we did. but not much and its gone again now

Yes I need to put new brake lines on the car but it’s too cold.