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i just get down to the beach... at 26 seconds i step over @XTreme

My shit is well and truly gripped by this bloody heat! Hate it. It's nearly 30C here. I'm not genetically engineered for these sort of temperatures.

The bloke at the end of our street, he’s waited till the hottest part of the day when the sun is directly over him to start laying edging bricks on his neighbors garden, X copper so what should I expect, it’s 28 in the shade he’s had that part of the garden in the shade all morning and now starts working in it, thick BASTARD.

You need to come down here for a course in Motorcycling Tourettes and Water Avoidance Bob!

You don't need a large bike to tour Europe Dave, i've done France twice on my 250 Rally and I'd happily set off on it tomorrow. just use the back roads and you're laughing.............

In 2013 I worked with Gabe who was going to open new premises for his fledgling company Zen Overland. He got an old railway goods shed and we spent 3 months doing it up . Here I am up on the forklift trying to sort out some electrics, not a lot of health & safety going on here .......... a and Gabe cleaning the flourescent lights........... Things are startting to take shape................. Gabes XR400 , his supermoto and my KTM950................... Gabe on the phone taking orders.................. and my personal tea mug ............... This was at the opening day, Sam Manicon and Graham Field have there backs to me as they set up their stalls..............

And to top it all I left the washer shed door open and they've eaten the power wire to the washing machine. Tripped the rcd bit I'd prefer the little fuckers fried.

I could get my mate to lend you his dog, he seems to think they’re truffles and scoffs them up

No surprise what’s gripping my shit eh Pete? MY CUNTING NEIGHBOUR. Mind you we’ve had some firm interest in our house so you never know Pete we might move to your village. Just watch the house prices plummet.

Fuckin rabbits, shitting machines. I know what comes out is small but the quantity and locations the prob. Why can't they dump in one area rather than where ever they are at the time.

Yeah you could be part right Pete looks comfy, not the van part though.

It turned into a bit of a monster in the end, he didn't want to spend all his time just taking items in and just sending them back out again . His real love is making one-off parts for overland bikes so he closed it in the end. He let me go long before the end which pissed me off a bit as he didn't really give me a reason. I still sold some stuff for him on a casual basis about a year after but I haven't seen him for a long time now. He's a really nice guy, a good engineer and an ace rider but I've no idea what he's up to now as I don't do any social media.

he was. and, so damned smart. as a puppy, he followed Chris's mom outside one morning to pickup the newspaper. From that day forward, he didnt need to be showed again, just let out. One morning, he didnt return as quickly as he should have. Finally, came running up with a paper in his mouth. Guess he had scoured the neighborhood until he found one in someone else's driveway (paper boy hadnt left one at mom's)

Tramlining could just be the tyres you have fitted a different make might take that affect away

For a couple of pensioners they have still got it.

Gorgeous fella. Very sorry..

My buddy says his 560 is a bit narrower than the previous model...

The T Max 560 is a very good scoot, as I have said before, it's a automatic bike with a scooter body.........but bloody expensive.

It's a step up from a van Clive! Not a big one admittedly!

Or on a scooter........oh wait a minute!.

Yeh....get a fucking grip @Mawsley.....or you'll end up like one of those sad cunts in a van!

No.....he's owned it for 11 years: https://www.whois.com/whois/zenoverland.com So like most setups in this market sector it's going nowhere fast. Virtually all the Adv writers/adventurers/tour companies have lacklustre home made sites. The only one I've ever seen that I'd class as professional and fit for purpose is Rawhyde.

The new scoot. Deailim S3 Advance. 250cc.....25bhp....top speed 85mph....so will happily cruise at motorway speeds. 2015.....3200 miles...full MOT Keyless ignition.....looks like new, not a blemish or spot of rust on it, main stand rust free...take the number plate off and it looks new, a few stickers to remove.....very pleased for the price. You can all get on with the laughter now!.

holiday in amurrica. went for a bike ride, or two. my "son" (I claim him with full approval of his real parents) had to put down his golden after 14 years. not a fun week, even with the bike rides. Not even that big a dog lover, but cried like a baby over this one. I think Gunner was smarter than most people. Definitely, more likable.

That figures.

Impressive looking thing......but that fairing looks a bit big to me!

no ... sorry

been away for the weekend .... probably mentioned it before , i belong to a river widening club , been away all weekend grafting .

why did you think that old chap ?

Cheers MooN, good advice. I'm actually getting better the more I get out on the bike. I guess I'm getting used to the pogo-ing and the tramlining. I think that it's more to do with the bike than me. I went for a short spin on my OH's Bonneville and felt fairly comfortable on it, apart from adjusting to the larger front wheel.

You're older and fatter now Dave!

An ambulance would make sense.

Fucking Cockney moment more like!

He's not off again is he Ray? Didn't know you had the house up for sale.......you planning to get somewhere away from the Brit knuckle draggers?

Yes mate, applied and picked up the new TIE cards a couple of weeks ago. No drama and better than the stupid bit of paper we had before which had faded so badly it was illegible.

Sorry for the delayed reply, I had a senior moment and couldn’t seem to access the forum. Anyway………..the answer is no. Worth the wait eh?

Yes, that's the guy, perhaps he's just bought the domain name ?

Probably , you're onto a winner though as you have the perfect image for a bus driver

Hey Tango, mostly good advice above I think. Age is certainly a factor but it's likely a combination of all the above, the time off, age, the bike etc. I would suggest doing a one or 2 day refresher riding course. If you can afford it cos the good ones aren't cheap and you need to find one adapted to your needs ( ie not a GSXR competition rider training day) but a " stage de reprise de guidon" done by a professional.

I've always ridden in Jeans........they survived a 110mph dismount so I've got no issues with them.

Illegal to ride without certified motorcycle gloves in France now. Even when it wasn't I still always wear gloves, jacket boots and lid. I will admit to still riding in jeans when it's hot.

Now what use would I have for a hairdryer? Will use my daughters dryer, just looking on Flea Bay, see if there is any sticker sets I could utilize.

Iam a bit like that, I have to give it serious thought of how I am gonna get back up.

Hair dryer.....peel off bit by bit......then use Triple Wax to remove all residue. Suzuki stickers are the worst.....the whole bike could fall apart but the stickers will still be there.

I've done most of them Bob......this Beemer is the exception cos it's very fiddly. Plus I'm too old to roll round on the garage floor now.

This might work.........................

The 'collision avoidence ' on my Honda braked so hard one day that the deliveroo twat on the scooter behind me ended up on the pavement to avoid hitting me. Good luck to any pedestrians if this shit is no longer optional.

Showed up from one of the keywords in your usual Google search did it?