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Pete, you seem t have the knack for creating haven's for oddities, the "not so normal". you should really get a large subvention from the EU for looking after the handicapped. Handicapped? Yup, Buck is a multiple expat who drives a harly and rides a bus, Bruce is Saffer and rides a boat, You're a taffy dago, I'm half frog, Tym is unstable, Bob... well Bob has a Bristol accent, Grasshopper is a girl ( and fixes her bikes in a tent) Cattee lives in Norfolk FFS!, various other members come from the dark side (of the atlantic) Yen puts up ride reports from abandoned toilets... lets face it, Pedro's probably the most normal person in here and he's portugese. all of these conditions should be considered a handicap. Is it really surprising that our collective "Humour" is not readily comprehensible to all and sundry? I like it, Thank you for keeping it going despite what "normal " people might say or do.

Looks like Bucksters got a lot of love to give in Bruce’s direction, I’ll leave it with him ?

I want to make a joke about you fancying a tug but I’m frightened of the consequences ?

Its been so bad for some people I don’t want to say I’ve enjoyed most of the lockdown but I have. It’s majorly fecked with my plans and whipped the place I had lined up in Spain away from under me but heyho, that’s the way it goes. Could just be me but after Christmas there seemed to be a shift in folks mood. We’ve noticed it with our customers. A lot of short tempers and intolerance. People waiting to take offence. I’ve dropped out of some/most social stuff because I’ve noticed Im the happy person chirping away and it’s way out of step with the general mood- and that’s over the age groups not just older. Ive wondered for a long time if the increase of miserableness with age is to do with people finally recognising their frailty/mortality and then becoming angry they didn’t do what they wanted to do with their lives. Nursing I’d see about 2000 new people a year so a lot of life stories and a lot of advice n warnings would flow my way from them. A large proportion of the 60+ age group carry a surprising amount of regret and anger, focused on things they should let go of, I’ve always assumed it’s an active mind left unoccupied finding something to dwell on.

Wetsuits are the original spandex. Found the old fat pic to inspire Bruce to show off some more and not feel bad about the rash thing.

So July last year I put these on: I have gotten a weird feeling from the first time I put them on, a lack of feeling on the front end while transitioning into corners sometimes. Also, a couple of slides when I don't think the same would have happened with the previous tires. Now, with more or less 10.000km I am half sorry to say they are still looking pretty good for wear: Half sorry, because even though it is the first tire I trust more after 10000km than I've trusted in the first half of it's life it still feels pretty shit to me. No trust most times. It is stable at proper higher speeds but terrible in "iffy" tarmac, nice at proper lean (to me) but horrible transitioning into the lean itself. Can't wait to put the TKC70 again and hope this was just a shitty tire that I can't gel with and not my suspension giving me grief Next month I'll be riding from the north to the south on country twisty roads with Sofia, am fighting the urge to change them before that just to avoid putting up with them. It's a 1200km to 1500km trip and they would "probably" be shot by the end of it anyway...

The depressing part for me has been not being able to ride, events cancelled like the Dragon Rally and not being able to meet up with mates on a weekend for some bikes, bullshit and camping. Of course , all this pales away completely when you think of what some peeps have had to endure. Imagine a close realtive dying and you can't even go to their funeral

it really is a shame that the French don't have the same reaction of hilarity to innuendo and bum jokes cos the scope in their maritime terminology is even more extensive than ours... I just have to snigger quietly to myself at my own smutty "carry on up the canal" jokes ?

Very true Caroline! That's why, even if I could afford to give up work, I wouldn't do it. I'm someone that always needs a challenge and something to focus on......so stopping work wouldn't be a good idea!

I just threw up in my mouth.

The new exhaust is on Bagheera and I think it looks great. Sounds good too. On top of all that, the weight difference was also substantial. ? Here is the before. ...and After with the new shiny exhaust ? Took a pic in the tent as I knew the minute he got out he would be all dirty, and sure enough it was raining....lol. He does clean up very nice still.

My bikes are chit butt the tyres never are. Never skimp on rubbers, you can trust planned parenthood on that.

tyres are what keeps us in contact with the road and there is nothing more soul destroying then lack of trust in our tyres. I vote for a change! Life is better when we are happy!!

Cheap clickbait title alert just to announce that I've ordered this on e-Bay! The phone has to be positioned on the handlebars now, and I've found that when I get on bumpy roads the weight of my 6.8 incher caused it to droop. Only plastic supporting it you see......but this one is aluminium and matches the bike's handlebars! €27.99 on e-Bay and should be here early next week!

I have one on the Harley.

The only thing that has bothered me is not being out on the bike and away on the weekends with the wife but its not getting me down. Monday to Friday all i ever do is eat sleep and work anyway but since covid it has been great, no sat in traffic for hours going to and from work so less stress when driving and half the assholes i normally deal with are either working from home now or furloughed. I've also saved loads of money not being able to go anywhere so i might actually finish my front and rear gardens this year leaving me even more time for the bikes win win for me

Cant beat the Brits and their passion for storing things in their back passage ways.

I regulary practice bringing my 02 saturation levels into the 92-94% range, for those, oh look, a chick! moments...

Do you think I'll need Tony the Tools to fit it for me?

Nice bit of 'sucking in your breath' there Tymeeeh

Tug, deck hand, cockpit, who came up with this chit, oh ya, sailors.

Winter did me more damage, and today isnt helping. Never was locked down as such, people wore masks around here, and they shitdown businesses i never went too. Then the gooberment bought me new boots new helmet and i have more to spend... Ready to party,my best guess is this summer is going to be nuts. Everywhere there is a summer that is.

Rick is my proxy, we have met in person and I infected him with special man love.

I’m feel kinda sorry for them (so long as their crazy isnt directed at me) cos when you get into your 60’s you should be doing what makes you happy and a lot of folk still don’t seem to have worked out what that is. As far as I can see it’s all a bit of a waste. Without wanting to get too heavy Ive met a lot of people who’ve done what they were supposed to do (rather than what they want to do) their whole lives and then discovered there’s no reward, that was it, you had one go and you spent it that way. I don’t think they even know why they’re angry just a general feeling they’ve been done. Which in a way they have!

Yeah, but i keep hoping Bruce turns it around....

Whining is the new mantra, and not just for the old. I've been fortunate to hang with older people that still have a zest for life. I attribute it to the motorcycle. During helmet time, i reflect on my addiction to it, and to what i do with it, and i think it is that overall "pioneer" trait that keeps you young. I crack up when someone asks me how old i am and their reaction when i say "64". Riding keeps you mentally alert, which keeps you younger (at least in your head). Humans need to have something that drives them forward. When that is taken away, they sit around and whine. I grew up in Alaska, state motto "The Last Frontier". I watched Star Trek, which searched for new frontiers. I've always wanted to see what was over that next hill. I think that is what kept me positive in life. We need that "thing" to keep us interested.

Well said Rick! Have you noticed how many guys around our age (I'm 66) are such miserable, boring fuckers? It's like the life force has been drained from them somehow......all they ever do is fucking moan. About everything! I look around and wonder WTF has happened to my generation?

At the risk of incurring the wrath of others, i would say that i havent really changed much about what i do on a daily basis. Have worked in the office the entire time, albeit behind locked doors to keep the public out. At first finding food was a headache (oh, poor me), but there was ways around it. I never stopped riding, whether it be to work, or just out and about. Riding has always been a more singular event for me, only joining a local club in the last few years. Most of those members still continued to get together on weekends and go ride some place. For us, the destination wasnt that big a deal, it was the route. I've taken a couple of longer trips over the past twelve months, with a week in Baja being the most recent. We've followed the local rules with regards to Covid, but we've found that state by state those have been all over the board. The US's response to this outbreak has been right down the two party line. So, no, fortunately, i havent lost my shit, but there have been a few times where panic almost took over. I guess being 64 and more interested in a good life, over a long life, has helped.

and he is a gimp.

There are pills for that now ?

As for the point about people starting their own forums......well it's a case of they prefer others to put everything on a plate for them. And I can tell you from experience that doing a forum takes a lot of your time.....and your money. In terms of money, my business has picked up the tab (offset against tax) on everything for years.....and even after I left MB I still provided the hosting at no charge. No big deal......they were welcome to use it. But going back 15 years I had nothing like the resources I have now, At the present time I have about 2TB of free space, plus massive CPU and memory resources on each of the two dedicated servers.......so this site's usage is inconsequential really. Just software updates and domain, those run to about €60 a year. And I can tell you now that no other forum out there is in the position of having virtually unlimited resources already available. They have to pay for their resources and hope to recoup it by selling subscriptions and memberships. And they have VAT to pay on top as well......whereas I don't cos I'm VAT registered. That's a great position to be in. That being said, all I can do is put a site in place! Whether it stands the test of time is ultimately going to be down to the members!

I have another question, why arnt these people with opinions on the perfect forum starting their own forums?

My monies are on the cat ?

I wouldn't thank him that just means your the odd one in here

I go away for a while and all hell breaks loose. The forum seems fine the way it was to me. Personally I think it's people getting stressed out by the lockdowns and covid crap.

Wetsuits are made to be warm, i cant stand even kinda cool water. I wont touch salt water until late august here, the stuff is still 36f in the bay now. Thats nad killing water temps.

Mine isn't classed as a proper GS by the Beemer fraternity because it's not a Boxer twin Bruce!

Right nows not the greatest so i lit a fire. im below the big W in neW London.

Head is bursting after all that driving! Couple of shots from today......including oranges growing in a tree outside a cafe in the city centre. And the usual bizarre ornaments that they go for!

Them!

I love those big ants ?

I'm the same i'll tip toe around on shit tyres to wear them out before changing them. With the dirt bikes i will take worn tyres off in the winter and put them back on in the summer to finish them off

No it’s to test if you have it now.

I pay 120 or 130€ for third part insurance. Would be paying around 900 to 1100€ for self party insurance if I could still get it, which I can´t. But I deem it not worth it. My insurance record is not the best as of late, though. I've almost totaled my car two times over the last second and third year on february, both times my fault. Covid did that for me, prevented me from driving on 2021's February while sleep impaired. Regardless of myself, motorcycle insurance in Portugal is a joke. You buy any bike and unless it's a new bike on finance you will not get a quote for fully comprehensive insurance.

Its Bucky, someone knicked his bus uniform

A very stern selfie there bob