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Got to practice using my new to me camera...nice having telescoptic's...

Dora, the storm ia here, weather is both freezing and wet, not cool Went for a walk with Costa in the morning, we came back running to the car in the middle of a hail storm, not impressed Heavy rain or hail every 20 minutes, and pretty cold outside at less than 10º.

What a lesson it was (the bike bit, the other bit you can get from videos). He got me to sit on the bike on grass in the middle of a shut park at night. He showed me how to make sure it was in neutral and how to start the engine (leccy boot on the bike). He told me to pull the clutch lever in, click it into first gear, open the throttle, let the clutch out and lift my feet up and away I would go. I did all the above except put it into gear. So the bike revved, the clutch lever was slowly released and I picked my feet up. I fell slowly onto my side with the bike on top of me! Second attempt I pulled away smoothly and rode in a giant circle about a mile in diameter until I was heading back towards him, I think I had changed into 2nd or 3rd gear without using the clutch. As I passed him I was shouting out that I didn't know how to stop.

He's not too happy, was sick a couple of days ago from something upsetting his stomach. Now feeling better but I think he has belly aches. That's his "not cool" look as the hail started to really come down

But wait.......I will still have fun. ? Going on a short ride anyways, something is better than nothing. Then some video editing on my new video, maybe some yard work and damn, I might even bake a loaf. ?

@Tym is going through a particularly unstable period at the moment Michelle........what with those mopeds and then all those lights on the KLR! If he can get in a gun battle at the Stop'n'Stab and then find a few dead hookers in the woods it'll make his Xmas!

When I were a lad and CB was all the rage, I knew a boy who had mounted a CB on his push bike and it worked quite well. The bloke who taught me to ride a motorbike had one on his CM200 with a mag mount aerial on the rear rack.

40 channel compact mobile CB Radio with backlit LCD display. Product Overview Full 40 Channel Operation Backlit LCD Display Public Address Channel Up/Down Buttons S/RF Meter This is for the commies in Californicate™. WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Butt only in Californicate! User comments so far,mounting location; inside front fairing of a 2003 Kaswasaki KLR 650; compact and very light weight, i overbuilt the mounting location, very clear reception, transmission not as good as reception, having no ground plane isnt conductive to transponding. Nice ergos and the back light is a nice colour for the dash. The feedback when hitting the PA makes for a great horn. I will tone down the bracket butt not the feedback from the PA,happy so far, over. ?

Gets better, im a New Years eve baby, whoo hoo always a party on my birthday.

Very carefully, cut a small groove into the bottom bearing with a mini angle grinder, then hit it with a cold chisel and it should break free.

Militia types.

This is better I think

I used to use an old woodworking chisel (and a hammer) as a wedge between the bearing and the stem just to get it to move a small amount then you could get tyre levers in to move it up further. It only has to go up a little way and then it just lifts off. Then I found that if you rip off the outer cage and the rollers leaving the inner race and get a Dremel with a small cutting disc with cut into it. You don't even have to cut right through, it will crack open once you are about half way through. Or there is the Delboy Vice, drift and hammer method which you can see him do on Youtube

Hey let's leave the KLR out of this.....and those mopeds are cute......oh dear, what's happening to me ?

Got another trail ride with the TRF tomorrow going up around the Elan Valley if time permits Got a preview of Elan Valley some shaky one handed videoing from 2009

ohhhhh the sadness, the stupid ass bottom bearings do not want to come off the steering tube of my friend's bike, so we have had to order some tools and they are taking their sweet ass time getting here, so no going far into the backcountry for me, just not into going into the thick forest with no cell phone reception alone.... so a bit of a bummer ?

@XTreme.....I think I understand now..... ?

Good quality shots Tym!

You needed somebody to teach you how to ride a bike? What's wrong with just getting on and repeatedly falling off like the rest of us did? Did you need somebody to teach you how to shag a bird as well Yen?

Best part, no FaceButt mods from Pakistan telling me what to say....lol

December is my birthday month. I have parties every day.

Just go with the normal BOTM.......cos remember we've also got MOTY and TOTY! If you give them something else you're going to overload their brains.

My first impressions are this is the finest helmet i have ever worn. Light, wind doesnt seem to exist and lets less noise in then my other Arai's. It seems to defy logic by being as warm in cold weather as my other full face lids and fogging isnt a big deal even without the stupid pinhead pinlock thing never installed. Being an open face i get to act like a human with other humans, people want to see faces, an open face, Is a happy face!

It's now snowing here! FFS!

The VStrom is today's UJM

Come on Pete thought you new Tym you know he hears voices in the static

Thank God no, it went stupid in the late 80's and 90's, people with big radios and noise makers, truckers cant speed because they are monitored by GPS now, no real reason for them except for us weird types. and I just like having antenna's on my chit. ?

Your dog has nice eyes @Pedro

So far i dont have a good pic, google is your friend until i do, i might not have high standards butt...

No......it should be BIKE of the Year if anything!

You’re handling those, though! POTY has a nicer ring to it, though

Looks great! ?

Being December, do you guys think we should elect a bike of the year, or maybe elect amongst pictures not based on date, or something different, or just a normal December bike of month?

@Pedro is now in the header

So, poll is closed and my GS is the winner this month, quite happy with that. If the picture on the vote is a good one for the banner, use that @XTreme, otherwise I´ll send a couple more for you to try.