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This is Bruce......

my dad always had bikes then when i turned 16 i told him i was getting one but he was non too chuffed he said when he had them it was a lot quieter on the road when he had them, anyway i finally got one and guess who wanted the first ride on it and a few months later he got another of his own ?

sounds like an all round good guy

Don't get the beef jerky - not so sure it's actually beef.

I thought it was a joke that people spend their time at garden centres and then my bezzie said that’s exactly what she does on many weekends, the whole family gets dragged to the garden centre, sounds horrendous ?

I suspect I'm going to get dragged to one of them in Caniles this weekend! The only way out is a perimetral lockdown!

That's definitely tYm , circa 1979

I actually played in a friendly game once but the other players were concerned about tackling me so I substituted myself The one thing that i was grateful for when I lost my leg was that my playing career had just finished before I had the accident .

Got away with the FOGs of BMWCOSC to Death Valley. Nice temps in the 90s during the day, 60s a nite. Titus Canyon - fun dirt road, 33 miles long. Finishes into Death Valley thru narrow, winding section with steep walls hydrating by the pool in Furnace Creek

Id rather not remember ?

Hmm you sound like him ? Except my parents my mother and father both rode motorbikes whilst preaching we really shouldn’t, it’s stupid etc etc. My mum even ran off with a Ducati dealer so it’s a bit pot called ?

Your father's been there and probably lost a lot of mates back then.....as we all did. I never encouraged bikes with my kids and in reality probably discouraged them to a degree......so they were never interested. I've had a Guardian Angel for 50 years.....they might not have been so lucky.

No thanks. Just look at the weight of the them. The beemer looked the better to me till I noticed the price.

Yep. Always wanted one but parents went ON and ON and ON about how dangerous they are and don’t get one. Then they gave their 3 children (me and two bothers) a chunk of money. Unbeknown to me they made my brothers promise not to spend it on a motorbike but they didn’t say that to me so I had a think about what to do with some of it and thought I’ve always wanted a motorbike, it’s now or never. They were completely horrified “we didn’t make you promise because there was no need because you’re the sensible one” I replied “Think again ?” Then husband stopped playing rugby, could no longer triathlon due to back/neck pain and sporty people need movement to be happy so it was an obvious choice. Meant I had to mostly give up riding on my own which I don’t resent at all. I said I DONT RESENT AT ALL ????

yeh i did ask Pedro but you came barging in like a bull in a fooking china shop

He’s made up with it now, rides it all the time.

Hasnt he just ?

A wife that encourages her husband to buy more bikes? He's got it made!

A Harley Fat Boy and a BMW F800GT He wouldn’t have it he needed anything but the Harley. I couldn’t persuade him it’s not great for touring until I said “How do you think you’ll feel pulling up outside somewhere dodgy looking in the pissing rain and having to leave your lovely shiny bike outside?” 2 days later he shouted from another room “IVE FOUND ONE” he then appeared with the F800 on his iPad ? It was about double the budget I had in mind ? but it was the perfect choice so ?

I was relieved when I googled mukluk ?

Hehehe. If they offered me a beating they’d soon be sorry ?

Since he passed his test a year ago he’s been on the same slippery slope everyone gets on and now loves ‘em. I more mean the desire to do those type of trips. Hence starting him out with LEJOJ and then Spain. If he doesn’t fancy doing things farther afield he’s cool with me going without him ?but I think if it’s incremental stages he’ll love the idea, if not I’m happy on my tod ?

I usually order their spe3cial Ladies Fingers. ?

I don’t have a specific place I want to go first but I want to ride round the world jigsaw style. I dont see that happening in one hit because I dont want to turn it into a slog, I want to take my time and enjoy it. If I can get Mr Slowlycatchymonkey to the level where he’ll embrace doing something like Mawsleys Ho Chi Mhin trail then that would be ideal but if not I’m going to do it anyway, woe betide anyone who tries to stop me, they will be trampled underfoot ? So thats my reality suspended dream. One that better happen ? I dont fancy Russia though, maybe I’ll warm to the idea.

Wikipedia- In 1963 he spent a short time in Fremantle Prison's assessment centre and nine months at the Riverbank Juvenile Institution, relating to charges of giving a false name and address to the police, having escaped legal custody, having unlawful carnal knowledge, and stealing 12 gallons of petrol.[1] He attempted to join the Australian Army, but was rejected and deemed "socially maladjusted" What is ‘unlawful carnal knowledge’?!

So nobody has any idea about where they'd like to ride? You reckon we need to change the name of the site to www.adventurecasuals.com @Tym?

This bike is a guilty pleasure for me, I really like the looks and feel it would be really cool to ride, except for two things which are that exhaust being not nice for warm weather in jeans, and it being a Triumph, Triumph is shit in Portugal and I don't want one.

I dint start wearing open faces till this past year. ?

So you say.........

at the moment.

From the smile and weird beard I want to say Cat Stevens, but I'm terrible with faces and music stuff.

No, but he's also a brit and a motorsport success

I was thinking that you wouldn't like to play football on your leg, @boboneleg, but to each his own

It's George Clooney, I know because I saw a picture of him on a scooter a while ago with his hot wife in the back, and he had a Harley helmet, and there you go, there must not be two guys on scooters with harley helmets

It is indeed Lazenby who now I know loved motorbikes is one of my favourite Bonds ?

The first pic could almost be the Himalayas stretching out into the distance. Gonna have to put Death Valley on my hit list!

I might get out on Thursday.

Guy on a motorcycle, so not @Bruce

Best part of being in Death Valley is that you feel like you are on another planet. With none of the day to day BS back home.