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You blink and suddenly they are grown up. You need to make the most of your time with them.

Well today is Leo's 2nd birthday..... how has time gone so quick.... im sure it was only yesterday that he was born

I can’t help noticing something different about your roads …. ….the nice even smooth surface without potholes or gravel and sand all over the place… more than 10m2 of tarmac without a hole in it could become a tourist attraction for us Brits

When we finally made it back down to Hwy 204, we decided to head west towards the old Spout Springs ski area which gets up to 5100 ft. elevation....shame it hasn't been running for at least 5-6 yrs. as its only 30 miles from home. Definitely a bit more chilly at the higher elevations.... On the way back down, we seemed to have our timing dialed in as there was virtually no traffic....so I was able to keep a steady 55+mph pace for a good 6+ miles....coasting in neutral....gotta love a manual gearbox.

Got that tree unloaded....headed to Kingsbury Ln. but not much in the way of wildflowery, probably due to the screwy weather we had last winter....they might still show in another month...we'll see. Everything was sooo Green from the recent rains.... I kept thinking how much fun this would have been on my old XT 550....

After a hard night, got up at around 10 and made it out by 11, 600 km later and i’m in Faro. One stop for lunch, one for fuel and one to warn of my eta. 28 to 30° all day.

You’re just saying that, it was perfectly clear

So the cam plate is pretty good, not perfect but perfectly serviceable. So with that in mind I'm dipping into my savings and getting all the good stuff.

After a boiling, 2 hits of 20 min ultrasonics and a high pressure air line blasting the little kwacker is running and ticking over. Still plenty of odds n sods to get sorted but glad the major work is over.

Heading to the shed in a bit to cook the carb in the ultrasonic tank on the F7 again. Bike runs but won't tick over. Jets are clear but suspecting a blockage in the carb as it looks like it's been in water in it's past.. Hoping Mandi will finish her weekend work so we can nip out on the bikes for a bit as it's the better weather today. First BTTC race tomorrow afternoon.

Is that the same as knackered? I normally keep a record of when I changes parts but for some reason didn't bother. Bet that set had done less than 10,000. Was a DID chain and JT sprockets. Watching a couple of genuine sets on eBay at the mo.

You may notice some changes, the septic tank is now the dark side. If you have to post something that can’t go anywhere else then it can go there, over time we will probably grow the section. Things will get purged there on a regular basis, still no porn though, so if that’s your bag you can find more suitable places in the dark recesses of the internet. Also @boboneleg has been demoted due to being a lazy useless cunt, this was reported to us by none other than @boboneleg. Perhaps an early play for Twat of the Year but we will see. No plans right now for a replacement moderator, let’s see if we need one and if so I will appoint someone. If you have anything to say about any of this please send an email to; I’mafecklesstwatanddeservetobeignored@ifyouthinkthisisarealemailaddressyouareaknob.com Thanks for reading this, you can go back to looking at cats on YouTube now.

….and that folks, is why you shouldn’t post when drinking…

It’s now o’clock and we’re 2, past 5 bottles along with my brother who just arrived fro lituania and polishing up my bottle of red breast 12, i’m heading towards unable to do the mileage tomorrow, but check this space…

The EUC the guy is sitting on reputedly will do 78mph, tho I have my doubts...and you'd have to be certifiably insane to try it, and 300nm claimed peak torque. A new one is 4.5K. It's currently the most powerful one available but give it a month and something will supersede it.

I'm assuming it will be raining here as usual, if not I will continue cleaning the bike up.

Not right now, it was earlier.

Is it raining

I'm going to Worcester tomorrow to see a band. The guitarist is a mate who I haven't seen for over 30 years

Gotta finish cutting up the dead willow tree in my back yard today....then Mrs. Hook & I will head to the dump in the morning to unload it (for Free)...after that we'll head up to Kingsbury Ln. for a dirt-road ride to see if the wildflowers are blooming....it's quite lovely when they do.

I called help. It was heartbreaking, his wife came back out of the supermarket minutes before the paramedics arrived.

What have you guys got planned for the weekend? Is it getting nice where you are? I'm near Porto in Portugal. Tomorrow, I hope I wake up not too late, get on the bike and ride to Faro to meet a friend for dinner. It'll be 1 hour something on the motorway then catch the smaller roads to get there, a little less than 600km. Then enjoy Faro on Sunday and come back North to meet Sofia near Lisbon on Monday. They're saying it's going to get warm, I hope it doesn't get too warm.

Going to pull the cams off the cam plate today and check the journals, if the journals are worn then I will upgrade everything.

That front sprocket is goosed.