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Did an inventory, seems i;ll have issues sometime in 2022

Fuck no. Bug out time!

Very excited today.....haven't been on the bike for 5 days and it seems like a long time. Servicing is done and I'm off for a ride today. Then to add some sprinkles to the cake the LOGGING sign has been removed on the road where I almost died in the spring.....lol. So we need to go check that out...... ?

?. I thought 10,000 km was a pretty standard bike service period these days. it is fun to be able to do it youself though, i enjoyed doing the transalps services but i really cant deal with the tiger and dont have the tools. Also if i did have the ( electronic) tools i’d only balls it up...?. There are definaty some circumstances where “old school rules”

My local Stop and Stab has been sold out all summer. Crazy times when Spam production doesnt meet demand. Even WWII dint have this effect.

That moment, you know, you belong.

Fried spam and fried spam, and a side of fried spam please...

I got a new genuine. I've now got myself a dial gauge so I can see how much run out there is on both sides. I've also been told I can rotate the discs on the wheel, that is move to a different bolt hole to hopefully improve said run out. That ones beyond my logical grey matter as you'd assume the wheel is all machined the same but what do I know.

I like it here, with most of the old crowd and some new blood too, I do use facebook but in a rectricted manner and prefer the format of forums. I just ealised that it works a bit like a terrorist organisation, with a hard core at the centre and various levels of implication within the whole, whilst everybody knows "virtually" most of the others, no one person has actually met more than one or two of the other members...? I've met Bob and Cattee, Bruce helped me out in a big way when I was struggling with computor problems though i've never met him. I struggle to think of anyone I could invite as so few of them speak sufficient english. There is one I could try... but he rides a harley now...

I've been tier two-d apparently, along with most of Essex. I don't feel any different? Can I pop to Suffolk just up the road or will a rosy cheeked bobby jump out and arrest me? Only my crash bars have arrived at the shop and I has to go and get them.

Ready for the wrong way around world tour me thinks.

So today my tree was brought home. Maria picked a handful of Argan nuts off the floor in Morocco, and about 3 years ago I one of them started growing with a little help from myself: Yesterday, aproximately 3 years since it started growing, I wanted to give it a chance to grow and this home is where it belongs. So, using a friend's van I drove it 250km home And it was put on the ground with the help of a stake to help it cope with the high wind here for the first few weeks, and also to help straighten her a little bit. I finished watering when it was already dark and freezing. Also brought 60 new plants to help turn this garden around, so tomorrow is going to be busy gardening.

I know you're all wondering, what the heck was she talking about, orange spray paint, what the hell??? ? Well wonder no longer... ??. ? I think this is the most clean Bagheera has been since new, what a handsome guy!

only men have to do that Tym lol

Just in time for the holidays, field trips to dead hookerville USA. Got a theme song already, the classic BlueGrass hit... The Hillbillies are alive with the sound of banjo's...

Its fun to lay in wait on the side of the road at bicycle speeds, then WOT it into second and hang on....lol

Cat food.

Because its an old school adventure bike and a compass is great for navigating using maps if you know how to use one ?

They don't have a sun dial do they?

I must have the only compass that works! It’s still shite but it definitely works! ??

I'm so weird, I love the sound of that thing.....? Wow, you have a week of cleaning ahead of you now! Crazy water crossing!!! ?

i stopped checking the valve clearances on the transalp after doing it every 10,000 I gave up at the 100,000 service when I realised I had never needed to adjust them!

More Rugged Individualism......

Your underkaks have been socially distancing you for decades.

In my town bars and pubs can serve people outside, some use their parking lots, its been great fun to ride by and be able to check out all the action while revving the snot out of a two stroke...LOL.

No.....I've met Pedro, Ren, Cupid, Yen, Bruce, Dell, and Lyn! In fact I've ridden with all of those except Yen.

They also recommend a valve check. Then of course I also check the air filter, spark plug health, change the oil & filter, give the whole thing a cleaning, chain maintenance and this time I also had a can of orange spray paint for a splash of colour! ?

Thats a big assed animal. Got a new slogan for Tomos: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times, Tomos! For some reason she ran today

Cold and 60 mph winds on the mountain today - so I'm staying inside. This big girl just walked through the front yard, munching on the Aspen trees...

That's brilliant Pedro and a great reminder of the times you spent with Maria

Fred turned up too late to get an ice cream from what I remember ?

Now you can run over KTMs and not leave a mark!

You cant beat a spam sandwich the wife always cheap's out and gives me the fake spam still goes down ok though

You going to take it offroad? How about that place where they dump dead hookers?

Cool ?

Really goes well!

All the jokes about me eating fish, and I see anchovies and sardines in there!

ahhhh yes, the Himalayan is not a standard bike (for these days) as it needed a valve check at 500km service and 5,000km. I should be good now till 10,000. Fairly easy to do on the Himalayan and I love working on the bike in general. ?

oh yeah, I've met Dell and Lyn too, I forgot about that

The Multistrada and the Desert Sled are the only two Ducati's I'd consider owning and only because i'd get free servicing, the MTS is a bitch to work on.

No, they stay outside. Pretty low key animals until they get pissed off, then they can stomp you to death but that's pretty rare. Still, anything that big get a wide berth from me.

I think you're right mate and I also think England will be the same in a couple of weeks ?

Wow, that puts things into perspective.

Well that's the Tenere washed but the Donkey will have to wait for another day, I'm fecked now. This afternoon I will be watching an opera with Paolo, I wonder what he'll choose this time

Just finished a stint of gardening starting at 8AM, and the sun is just now coming out from over the fog It was getting painful to see the garden looking like it was abandoned, so hopefully some of these plants will spread and prevent most of the nasty weeds appearing so strongly. Antonio, the gardener, works at an amazing pace, we planted 60 new plants today and I could hardly keep up with gently watering new holes, and new plants, and basically being his helper. Overall, I think there are about 120 or so new things in this garden now since three weeks ago, I'm curious to see if things will pick up, rain would be a bonus over the next few days.

Best thing about winter, no bugsplatter, you see them coming, you see them scream in horror moments before they die, how do we live with ourselves.