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I didnt meet anyone there who werent the sort to get off their arses and do stuff- either off roading or overland travel and judging by how many people were plastered in mud the 20 mile slide didnt put anyone off much There were a fair few GS’ there, they werent many taking them off road that I saw, I assume theyre used as comfortable mile eating touring bikes and know that mud fest isnt what that weighty monster’s designed for. Nathan wasnt that thrilled to see us, I think he went off Mr Slowly when he asked him if he was alright or if that was his natural resting bitch face

I suppose I could hire a van??

I know i constantly wonder how I made something so nice

When do the Welsh win any thing you twat .

I voted for the AT, because it is the best paint scheme for an AT plus the twisty road going into the background is also most excellent. However, I have to say the scooter on the jetty is a gorgeous picture and would have had my vote, but it is a scooter, I rode one once and nearly hit a wall when the brakes failed, also I can't swim so the water made me nervous. Edit, I should point out that the man in a Parka who let me ride his scooter said afterwards that his brakes were the best on any scooter he'd owned and they hadn't failed, they just had character.

She is a beauty, she adopted??.

My best guess is giving up on the free candy gig will be hard.

Suppose @Six30 could be entertaining.............if he gets over his "Gay" phase.

Banned!..........do you want him here full time?

I’m gonna tell Mr Slowly that one he’ll like it

After your mother names you Nathan you should expect that kind of abuse, she did get the first good look ya know, and it shows...

Gay

No.....they said it would be a week till doc got the MRI results......then they have to send a letter to me with a new appointment. Audiology tomorrow, see if they can give these aids a tune up.

I have been busy in the garden all afternoon.....bet I suffer for it tomorrow. And back to the hospital tomorrow morning...eh what!?

Well that's it, the Gimp has taken Six roughly from behind as expected.

im never entering this silly competition again.

That didn't stop anybody else!

Maybe the owners have realised the dream that Charlie and Ewan sold them was more of a nightmare when it came to riding in the dirt

Friday- a massive influx of too many people occurred. The numbers increased enormously but the facilities available had not been calculated correctly… cue the queues. Who wants to queue for 1-2 hours for food or drink and a lot of the concessions ran out of food by 8pm there will be plenty of complaints I’m sure. Fortunately they didnt run out of booze and what with the restrictions only recently lifting allowing these type of events the general mood remained pretty good. As luck would have it we seemed to have camped in a magical little spot out of view with plenty of space and its own separate toilet and showers- a massive result and plenty of room for friends joining us today. Bike camping being what it is a lot of people had brought their own food and drink (or quickly did) and the food stalls upped their game so by lunch time the next day the queues had reduced significantly (apart from for ablutions) and the the good times were rolling again. So many nice bikes to look at it was hard to know where to start the drooling. I was surprised to find myself drawn to two total marmite bikes, the latest Hayabusa and the carbuncled BMW that is the R18. The R18 is IMO much better looking in real life. The mahoosive chromed boxer engine sticking far out of the frame leading into their symmetrical dual ‘classic exhaust’ (thats the double round one not the rather odd fishtail jobby with the ‘authentic’ ugly seam) was on another planet, it looked like a cool 50’s spaceship and I was more than happy to hop aboard. The chrome was that thick chrome you’d expect and shouted “I’m a quality beast”. I was extremely surprised how easy it was to lift off the stand, its 345 kilos and felt so much lighter than my 240kg Bandit. I also discover theres an option for a reverse gear…. I think I might NEED it for Route 66 so now its just the small matter of £18,995… The Hayabusa I sat on before Id even looked at what it was, I just thought it looked like fun. The sales guy wandered over so I asked a few questions, when I got to BHP, he replied its 188 which made me burst out laughing, now theres a bike worth maiming yourself for But as usual this is also on the “HOW MUCH?!?!?” list with a starting price of £16,495. Hey ho… dreams can come true After pint number two was finished (dont get me started on the shameful ciders available- at one point my only option was a bottle of ‘Berries and Cherries’ an utter abomination that has no right to be called cider) all chances of actually going out for a ride disappeared into happy bike chat occasionally drowned out by the sound of motorbike engines and the stink of exhaust fumes.. bliss. Id like to show you a pic of happy people drinking but all I have is a pic of walking back to the tent and tbh its a fair representation of how the end of the evening went

He maybe needs to rethink his "Van" phase as well!

I prove that

Oh yeh.....no doubt they've called him in to explain why he's a popular contributor. Bound to be a post over there soon calling me a bastard for stealing their Troll!

He’s a really nice down to earth guy. If youve got to honour all the pre covid bookings you took and still try to keep your business afloat when like most business’ 2019/20s money is long gone its a stressful place to be. A lot of them are in the same boat, don’t qualify for furlough, the business ‘grants’ handed out were a joke (only bigger businesses got anything useful) and the bank loans are just that, a loan you have to pay back. The banks were arseholes about that too, awarded loans in an unscrupulous manner requesting security over your personal property rather than it being a business loan and the govt guarantee meant nothing. So all in all if youre a small business that didnt qualify for furlough and needed help youre buggered.

He,s not logged on at the moment? Must have gone back there for a debriefing.

You've never got any photos that involve riding to put in an entry anyway!

That'll get more votes than me for sure!

No, nothing exciting to photograph.

Made just across the water from your bike.

I've been to Assen twice to watch the racing, unfortunately both times i found the lure of the pub more attractive than the race track and didn't see any racing other than on the pub's TV

Three things were clear after this race: - Quartararo is a cool guy, and the world needs cool French guys, god knows there’s plenty of french twats already - Viñales is a sore loosing idiot, and Maverick being his first name doesn’t make up for him being a spanish twat. The are several spaniards who aren’t sore losers or twats, but he’s not one of them. - My man Miguel Oliveira is a great MotoGP racer and I couldn’t be happier about it, a real credit to Portugal!

I could use a shave but come on.

I;ll be in the vintage adventure class with my KLR in a few short "spare motors".. .i mean "years"... kinda...

That's pretty cool every time i see someone on a monkey bike i chuckle to myself thinking about how much fun it looks

Vid from Nathan Millward......seems to be more Affy Twins there than anything else!

Yeh......and he carried on to Assen and won MotoGP.......without spilling a drop!

Mosquito trap..... lands on salt thinking its sugar, gets thirsty , thinks bottle cap has water in it but its really rum , gets drunk , trips over stick , bangs his head on stone , hence killing it self .

That is just brilliant, he should definitely be the new news reader in the BBC id vote for him

Thanks mate She is just coming up to 9 months already wheres the time going

This is the culmination of my day.....one very happy little girl

Got up extra early today to enjoy the low temps for the day, as it is going to be another super hot one today. You can see the sun in the valley on the trees......it's coming this way.............

I went out for an early ride today, before it got too hot. We are having a strange weather pattern right now where I live, something called a "HEAT DOME" is causing record breaking heat for these parts. I thought a morning ride would be best. . The roads were dry and dusty but the forest was still filled with cool morning air. . A very nice ride! Might just spend tomorrow in the backyard camp, where it is cool and quiet! Have a fun weekend everyone! .....and for @Tym, just have a nice couple of days, it doesn't matter what we call them

I guess I'd answer both. Going back to cover the other lads week off after next week but then that's it.

Gonna have to find room in the sheds for my work tools and box. Walked out yesterday.