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I got some really bad bug bites the other week, they were they worst I've ever had. Thought perhaps I might start to mutate after a week....and oh....ummmm Sorry, that's all I have for now. ?

Sounds like fucking Wankers Doom to me Ray!

Ha ha never judge a book by its cover mate........always steady in the dirt, main objective is to get to where I’m going without killing myself. ??

Fabulous to see those old Enfields mate, I’m the other one with a Himalayan and despite its few shortcoming it’s a great bike to get around on. Mine goes everywhere from a motorway to a dirt track and never complains. It seems to like the beach for some reason? ??

I'm not going to 'like' this if you don't mind Pete. I've seen enough of the inside of hospitals without you taking photos of them

I just think that if I have anything much bigger than the Mini, then I won't bother to carry it and it'll gather dust on the shelf. Plus it's cheap - just like me..

I have come to terms with that, but figured that medicine improves my chances with every year that passes

Any of the DJI mini drones will be great, I use a Parrot Anafi as I have a need for a camera that can also point upwards plus I hate having props in the video whe tilted full forward but most people love their Mavic whatever version, just remember to ensure you have solid GPS signal before launching off

I like how clean everything looks, people StateSide™ are fucking slobs.

Priapism can be an issue. Glad you asked?

Out with a couple of mates last week on the Himalayan. The clip is a bit long so maybe no need to watch all of it. ??

Absolutely brilliant Fred I've ridden up here with Paul many years ago but I had no idea that tunnel was close by

Here are mine. My 1966 750 Interceptor that I’ve owned almost as long as I’ve been riding motorcycles, and my 1959 RE Indian 500cc Tomahawk.

After @MooN's mishap putting a bike on a centre stand ....... .....it got me thinking that this place is getting like some sort of military field hospital with the state on everybody. In my case I've had bad knees for over 30 years......stretched MCL's due to stupid sports in my youth. But it's not a case of they've particularly got worse.....more a case of the rest of me has got worse around them due to advancing years. So where I could compensate for them to some degree in the past, it's getting harder all the time to do that now I'm 66. Which is why I've got to get a lighter bike very soon. However, I am lucky inasmuch as I don't suffer from arthritis......I always figured I'd be riddled with it in old age because of the way I bombarded my body with impacts in my youth. But nothing! But I am partly deaf in one ear due to wind noise on bikes over the years.......and I need to wear glasses all the time now. So.....that's my liabilities at the present time......just got to work round them as best I can! So what's your current situation in terms of physical problems? And we don't need to know your mental problems.....or we'll be here all fucking day!

.......of the 2015-on BMW G650GS. Cos I gotta say I do like the look of this........and it's 35kg lighter than the Strom!

As the fuhrer of this forum instructed me to go out and ride i did, and as he likes anything to do with choo choo trains i thought i would revisit the old tunnel and viaduct where i grew up The viaduct is called Goitre Coed Viaduct the only one of three left and still in use today, originally it was a single track but was widened it to make it into a twin track i think it was designed by some bloke called brunel I think I've posted this before this is it being widened they just built another viaduct against the original one To get to the viaduct i had to ride the old tram road which passes under it, which was the place the worlds first powered rail journey took place. powered by Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive The trees are huge compared to what i remember walking along here as a lad Avon Taf in English river Taff I tried to do a now and then photo of this But all you can see now are trees So onto the tunnel the route in has had various types of blockades over the years but luckily for me the locals always find a way through, the old line ran over this little bridge This is what the line is like now hard to imagine trains travelling along here And another futile attempt to stop me getting into the tunnel, looks like some recent drainage works has been going on Tunnel is this way There it is Not the best I've seen it And we're in, only about a quarter of a mile long this one That LED light i got on the bike is not much good on the road i can see why now most of it goes up lol with the light off didn't do that for long it was a bit scary Out at the other end, they built the A470 and blocked off the exit from the cutting so you have to turn around This is the tunnel in use and this is now, the same end of the tunnel This end of the tunnel is quite wet and has drainage ditches in the centre so you have to stay to the left or right to avoid them, this end also suffers from the most deterioration You can still see all the soot on the walls here, this opening used to be a little room for the track workers to rest in, i remember it having wooden benches in there as a lad but in the miners strike back in the 80's my cousins boyfriend dug through here into the old pit workings and started digging out coal, it was filled in but this looks like someone has been in there again, i was too freaked out to take a closer look and made for the exit The exit A shaky hand held video my phone couldn't handle the bumps so its a bit blurry I then took the old parish road to get back up over the mountain, my father said he used to drive his bubble car over here 50 years ago, well there's no chance of that now. And on the top, the tunnel is beneath the bike here another now and then, the old photo showing the three viaducts, the one on the far right is the only remaining one And the same view now, you can just make out the viaduct below the smoke That's it for now i'm off to bed

That bike looks good dirty!

This was the BMW single, not sure what year it was?

Apparently it's the 650 Rotax motor and BMW bought the rights to it when Rotax discontinued it. The only difference is they're now assembled in China........but it's all BMW components. with just a Chinese workforce putting it together. I think Honda and Yamaha do a similar thing with some models and there don't seem to be any quality issues reported.

I have ridden something similar, was a BMW GS single. Really nicely put together, but I felt I was never in the right gear, it always felt like it was revving too high or too low, acceleration or slowing down was fine. It was exactly the same when I had something with a similar engine in Rhodes. Not sure what make it was, picture below for the clever bike spotters.

We do have more green stuff but that’s in the opposite direction and usually in winter ?

You can not go wrong with DJI. I have the Spark, which I think the Mini replaces and it was a great place to start. The smaller ones can get caught out in the wind a bit more and the image quality might not be the top, but still very nice and easy to use. I also have a Mavic Air and it is a bit more of everything the Spark isn't, regardless they are so fun. Enjoy! ?

Well that was awesome....looks like a lot of fun. Great photos and a cool ride report....thanks for sharing. ??

You and me both.....I've watched and read too many scary stories to turn the light off in there.....?

What have you come to terms with.......being a part of a group of complete fucking twats? You'd probably still have a full head of hair if you hadn't PM'd me on ButtRider in 2004 to ask my opinion on Transalps.

I’ve got a shit left knee that has some sort of fluid leaking, occasionally it causes some acute pain. Right one gives me a signal sometimes but after the diagnosis on the left it’s better to not look at the right one too closely or I might get worried.

I think @BusBoy knows a bit.......but @Cupid Stunt is the man on this! I'll tag him on FB!

No. I'm fucked as well.

Here's a few shots! And I was very impressed by their trams! So I shot a vid! Can you believe they're not abandoned?

I truly feel your pain mate as I’ve dislocated my left shoulder five times over the past 40 years. ‘Kin hurts don’t it?

That is a priceless Steinway! “Not anymore” gets a giggle out of me everytime

I do that with a few bags, my oval hydration pouches i use empty plastic foldgers coffee containers line perfectly, the other style is an ammo pouch and an empty plastic box of nestle chocolate milk mix was made to fit. The problem children was the two MOLLE side "saddle" bags, they had to be custom cardboarded.

I thought that as well! He's not Doctor Clouseau is he?

Does that doctor know what you do?

if it's not tyre pressure, or wear then it's road surface I reckon.

1st gear, engine running, rock back an then forward, as it comes off the stand, clutch out and away you go... apparently not an orthodox method nor recommended by the experts but i did it like tht for years with the transalp...

Beautiful bikes! I’m right now in Thailand and ride a Himalayan and really like the Trial

I do think im sick, i spent 3 hours making sure all my soft bags had nice creases to them by using card board on the insides....

Back to the ride this is a photo of the tunnel entrance where i had to turn around its the group of trees to the left of the pylon Down to a place called Pontygwaith from there to the humpiest hump back bridge i know of Looking into the Taf again Just off the tram road is this, i'm not sure what its purpose was i think a WW2 pill box Looks like some poor bastard spent a night or two in here Good view from the window Back on the tram road its now the Taf trail only those pedal powered heathens allowed on here so only rode in for a couple of photos and then left. I used to ride it all the time before everyone went green On the parish road to methyr now i cant think I've ever seen anyone walking up here but past 3 families on the way everyone's invading my peace since corvid used to be just me the horses and the sheep The black shapes above the brown horse in the distance are solar panels lots of them appearing here now Aberdare in the valley below here This is looking towards Sennybridge one of my many favourite roads This is one of the reasons i came out today I've had a few people ask me about a few lanes on the TET https://transeurotrail.org/ Lots think it's a route suitable for the larger bikes i've been telling people not all of it in the UK is so decided to take a few photos of two i know would be a challenge The start on this one looks ok But soon becomes a flat twins nightmare Bike for scale Quite nice once you get past all that though But soon goes down hill literally LOL Ends in someones garden And the next one isn't much better looks rough from the start This photo and the next show how in my opinion these easily accessible routes on line affect the lanes the second photo i took in 2012 same lane and location On the way home i decided to check out a lane i thought i haven't ridden before The road there was good starts off ok But doesn't last long surprisingly that was all OK to get through Photo to prove i didn't go around When i got here i realised i had ridden this before many years ago and vowed i'd never come back bloody poor memory, getting old sucks LOL Stuck here for a short while but pulling it back a few few feet slipping it into second with lots of gas sorted that. After that it was a bit more hard work before getting stuck again I wasn't far from the main track which goes around this shit but the red dots are supposed to be the vehicle right of way. You will notice by my route i had trouble finding the entrance to this i should have left it lost, i'll be sticking to the gravel next time. Almost there It was home from here along some uninspiring lanes after that And this is why we cut out or remove the front sprocket cover

Testing a new RAM mount location, the right side passenger bracket. I dont use passenger pegs on my bikes they add weight. If someone wants a ride get your own bike seat to flatulate with.

When walking though the wet end all you hear is water running but about halfway through it goes completely silent all you hear is your foot steps and whatever your mind thinks it hears

That was all really cool if these reports got grades that was an A report! Thanks for taking the trouble!

Great report, great scenery. That tunnel looked scary, but it must have sounded weird with nothing but the bike engine in there.

Good moaning........

No bike, but got out in the truck for a bit today. Was about 35F / 1.5C today, so not a lot of riding on my part. Saw a couple of twats in a boat - had to be freezing out there...

Fuckmine a sailor with zero tatoos ?

Retired 5 years ago this month. Still working, but on my own projects, and I can sleep in every morning.

Can @Buckster confirm? I know pics aren't his specialist subject but it's worth a shot!

I think that was this one