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Despite other sh!t going on I abandoned the children to their own devices for a couple of hours this afternoon and headed out to do something useful... and clear the mind at the same time. I used "Kurviger" to plan a route as I had 3 fixed waypoints I needed to visit to verify the availability of water and electric hook ups for our boats in the event of us actually being able to run this season. We have a guide on each boat for the clients which I update at the beginnin of each season and I have found that the most reliable way of getting valid information is to go and look ofr myself... so waypoints were Surgy, Villiers sur Yonne and Monceau le compte. add start and finish and kurviger sorts out a route based on various other criteria ( fastest, shortest, main roads, curvey or downright winding) I added a couple of other waypoints to take in one or two portions I wanted to ride, export to " Scenic" on the "mefone" and jobs done. screen capture for those who like, those who don't like can do the other thing... First stop Surgy, Neither water or power available here which came as no surprise but a nice picnic area and ahade to hide in Temps in the upper 20's so shade is always welcome when disguised in bike gear Back over the river, not in the shade... and on through Clamecy to Villiers sur Yonne to see if there's still a standpipe at the little port there Villiers Sur Yonne it looked like a snowstorm had just gone through, look at all the white fluffon the ground The stand pipe is still there and even has a pair of fonctionning taps... no water in it though but I found the stop cock under a steel plate so I know it can be nade to work as and when needed. I also say this, as important a peice of leisure equipement as any if ever Boboneleg comes this way again... a pleasant spot to sit and contemplate I moved on from here heading towards Bazoches, across country on the minor roads, I wanted a closer look at this hilltop building which i'd never seen before the road up was narrow and steep but gave some good views of the surrounding countryside From afar I thought it might just be a grain silo or something but a bit odd perched up there on the hill. Turns out it's a very nicely maintained chapel Time was getting on and I need to get home, the roads from here were all well known to me and fairly rapid, here to Bazoches was again smaller back roads but then it was then quick and straightforward. got home around 6, just in time for aperitifs... ? cheers!

Welcome aboard, great bikes these!

The whole bike was brilliant, im short, can only one leg my KLR, her honda was nothing short of an eye opening experience, when you realize you are old, what you are riding is old...and, why couldnt i be a lesbien and marry this girl...lol

Weird hair weird everthing, pic of me mum Mike jerimiah and Kevin...i guess pa took the pic....the dog was great, we lived on a corner and he liked to drag race loud bikes, it was always a good race!

I met Catee a loooong time ago when he gave me some transalp bits, & Bob stopped by at work for a coffee on his way back from Italy a few years back. How much you are prepared to trust them as references is up to you ?

It's you in the 70s, I saw the picture in another thread.

lol.....got it, you never know these days.....?

Not just minifuckingsnowta, the worlds chit hole, we have riots in all cities run by liberal Rump hating DemocRats...what we are seeing is the death of the American City...the cornhole virus has led to a flood of NYC types fleeing urban life. The Commie Green liberals have been saying city life is green, farm life is red. Now, living in an American city is a death sentence. They banned plastic straws and plastic bags, now they mandate plastic straws and plastic bags... Liberalism is a mental disorder.All while Bruce cant speak American, thank god...

A quiet one I imagine, he has a wife and two daughters and he cannot speak to women.

please tell me you don't think I actually bother to read what you write Pete...

So, if you were to buy another bike today, to complement what you currently ride or just because you like it, what would it be? I have gone through this, and am a little embrarassed to say it would be another BMW, either an HP2 Enduro or a newer R1200GS HP (non adventure), to be fitted with knobby tires and used with less care for it's well being.

ooh shit, yeah Dell and Bustup how could I forget them? they came through on their way back from somewhere with dell's boy on the back If I remember rightly.

Early 80s on a plastic maggot (I loved that bike) and mid 90s, having a little lie down whilst everyone else is queuing en mass to get out of the Kent Custom Show, sod that for a game of soldiers!

yep, hilly, woody and green Pete. it'll be hilly, woody and brown if it doesn't rais soon. reservoirs and rivers are all full but we'be just had the hottest and dryest spring on record.

You can see the auburn bits in that pic! Depended on the light how prominent it was. This is 1984.....

No.......Keith Emerson! Here he is in 73 with a Z1.......all I had was a GT380.

Margaret Thatcher?

more states are going with "constitutional carry" if you are legal to own you're legal to pack. MI is open carry but unless I'm fishing with the bears I never did bother with it. I'm hours from Detroilet here, safest place I've ever lived, but it's about time to get the CPL because we can. I like my Walther PPS in 40 S&W. built like a watch. Jan has her Ladysmith with the laser sight, we have shooting dates, it's like bowling but you don't have to wear those funny shoes.

1973......

Looks like Jamie lee Curtis, She had a hell of a body on here

Tammy let me ride her honda of the same ilk and it was brilliant, way better offf road then my KLR, i couldnt belive it.

Hello ?

Cheers Fred. Apart from my family, motorcycles are what keeps me going, the commeraderie amongst bikers is like no other group of people.

The thought of that moment for you has me welling up a bit here Bob for some reason, it must have been a great feeling, i will say you ride a lot better on the trails then most of my two legged friends it certainly doesn't hold you back ?

My memorable motorcycling moment came in April 2002. On that day I rode a trail bike again , minus half of my left leg. I had no idea when I set off that morning wether I'd still be able to ride on rough surfaces, wether I'd be able to balance, change gear and lots of other things that were going through my head. When I got back from that ride you couldn't wipe the grin from my face for days ?

I think you may be overestimating this bunch of idiots, but welcome anyway.