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First time it years the doors are lockable on my big shed where the Hornet lives. Spent all morning repairing and re hanging the doors that Gerotti broke. To be honest I enjoy a bit of wood work or wood butchering in this case. The best bit is that it never cost a penny. Coat of red stain on the next dry day and all will be good. The roof on the bike shed is next.

We lost electricity 45 min ago , high winds....BillyRay is on his way to my place , qwad ride...installed a set a running boards on Dan new Colorado this morning...

Tell you what , its not because I didn't show him ...it's extremely hard to teach someone who don't show intress.. It's been a year now since I haven't done any serious wrenching, do I miss it , you might ask...a little maybe , but I sure don't miss the stress of operating a repairshop...

Well my old man helps me, more like passes me tools, I hate other people working on my stuff

Its definitely your fault Marcel.... you definitely didn't raise him right

Yes like I was saying, one has real intress and the other is just like Buckster, can't tell a 10mm socket from pipe wrench...

Cow bothering is he

@yen_powell has turned up https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2026/01/09/north-shropshire-man-to-face-trial-over-causing-unnecessary-suffering-to-cow/

You weren’t born with it and you still don’t have it.

Could very well be that, or think of it this way, it's us still trying to be involved in their stuff relevant and of use.

I hear you Saul , I have no idea what's up with that , they were both raised in the same manner, one is completely self reliant and does all of his maintenance work on his bikes and the other relies on the other one , don’t know if it's complete lack of confidence or its my fault, has basically no interest in turning wrenches...30 years-old old now and Im still changing the oil in his corolla....I honestly beleive it's something your born with...some have it...and some don't....

Just look on Youtube for Superbike Surgery it's Jims last video.

Vid not working for me, think my Macs having a moment.

Funnily enough I ride with two guys on Classics one 1974 Norton Commando and one 1972 Triumph Bonnieville 650. Both beautiful but both slow and temperamental as hell. I love the look of them but that’s it I wouldn’t have one for regular transport. They both handle better than you would think but shit brakes and the lads have to work them hard to keep up a moderate pace with the group.

No don’t think so

You only got 3" last night? You should speak to @Vamana Gupta, he always gets at least 12".

Trying to finish up work, or at least ensure the worst fires are under control whilst away on hols for a week. Had an hour in the garage working on the BMW, it now starts on the button, going to try to balance the throttle bodies tomorrow. Ordered a Mo-unit (painful) with a view to rewiring it at some point.

It was v windy here, no damage thankfully, tree branches all over the place a week after I'd cleared up the last lot. Water seems to have got into two security lights as they are now stuck on.

I gave my Rickman Z900 to the lad a year or 3 ago..still done anything with it..wish i had kept it now. I would have had it back on the road...Mind, they were shit in a bend and the brakes were crap.. in a straight line in those days...Waaaaaaaaaaaa!... Bikes are much better today, we just we had the best then.

That's pretty shit @Saul , we must have been in a weird pocket of weather here . There was snow all around us but all we got was rain all day and no wind.

We had about 3" of snow last night and the winds got up to 90mph according to my Davis weather machine...Yanky but good kit, i have had it since i used to fly...as a young un with money, then shit happens Anyway, snow gone by 11am as we had rain from 0630-ish...but glad it's over..

Cool bike....reminds me of my Dad's '78 CB750k. He eventually gave it to my brother who's a wizard w/ a wrench. He pulled the head, gave it a hone w/ some fresh rings & a new gasket...it ran like a champ after the that.

Is the g storm meant to carry over the weekend?

Im now down just by Taunton deane services ready for the emergency patch for tonight's job then straight drive back to the yard... 4hr20 to get here, probably 20 mins to do the job and then the same drive back... its not on till about half 10 tonight either but didnt want to fucked about with traffic so left early

It’s quite cold here.