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Bold of you to assume he has ridden them.

Yeh and it’s not dropping its oil every where

And here's the Teutonic Oil Belcher in happier times.......

Off on the bike with the wife to a bike do in Castle Cary this weekend, will be the first time in a long time me and the wife have been away on the bike together not sure i can remember how to pack the bike and i have to tax it

Only image from this month so far. Innit to winit because i got skull on my roll charts destination feature.

Dont worry Sir Falls packing is in a mans DNA, its what we do best. Next to doing nothing of course, we do that well too.

Yeh .. bit gay as well

F900 r .. caught my eye ..

Nice …

Nothing, and more of the same. We have tickets to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre for next Thursday, but if the weather (BBC) forecast is about right I doubt we we will be going.

Has it done enough miles to need one?

taking nephews thundercat for mot for him this morning .... booking my Suzuki in for a service, then just doss about.

This trip is going to be epic I can’t wait! It’ll be great to catch up Reggie

You know the criteria......it must be your bike and it must have been taken this month. If you make a submission and then get a better shot later on.....then just submit the new pic and tag me to delete the first one. This submissions thread will be open from now until the evening of Sunday 29th, at which point the voting thread will open! Voting then takes place over two days with the Poll closing 8PM Tuesday 31st.

Weather looks great here..... Tomorrow it's a visit to the Brit shops in Albox, and just waiting to hear on the status of the Teutonic Oil Belcher before I can say what I'll be doing on Sunday. What you lot up to?

Tosser.

Better get one in since i'm not here on the weekend

Before the spill and hazmat expenses, vacumme truck, flame disposal chambre, 6 pack of illegals to actually do work....

You get used to bikes that make different power, you need to get more than one, one is none.

owns a glide ... calls another bike ugly

Just a boring rant really. I feel an utter noob. Can you see what's wrong here then...? I took the rear wheel for a new tyre to be fitted, wheel off the bike, tyre in hand. I don't know why I didn't take it to my usual bloke, probably feeling lazy, 15min drive. But I went round local to see if there's anyone else decent. First place, no can do, they say to take it round the corner. Place round the corner runs a fairly new biker cafe next door to it, seems to be doing ok, always has bikes outside. £20. Hmmm steep. But I can have a nosy at this cafe and the bikes, never had a proper look before. OK... Done. Good so far. But, actually no because he wouldn't get rid of my old tyre. "Take it to the dump, I can't get rid of it". The dump hasn't taken tyres for years now. Alright well at least it's done but feel that the twenty was not spent wisely at all. Some time passes and I book an MOT, cancel it to pick up an emergency fridge, rebook... Go to oil the chain the night before and realise that the valve is hitting the caliper because it's a long stem for a car. Bah. I love a faff but I've already had to hacksaw my old tyre to fit it in the wheelie bin, now I've got to re-rebook an MOT for this thing and go back to ask for a shorter valve. "Don't do em mate". Well how's about just give me a tenner to go somewhere proper. "no refunds". Why be such a twat over nothing really? I mentioned the cafe because it's the sort of place you'd expect to cater for bikes and be cool about it. Thankfully someone did come over and say they'd get me a stem in and to come back later for it. So all should be fine in a about an hour. But still, why be such a twaaaat?! Lesson learnt, don't be lazy and don't chuck a twenty at anyone to change a tyre because that's just ridiculous in the first place.

Yes he was a nob. On the back foot instantly, when I wasn't exactly on the front foot at all, and wasn't even asking for all the money back when they said they can't do it. Thanks to the nice bloke that did actually sort it for me though (he only lives round the corner from me, not sure if he recognised me like). Went back for the wheel and it's sorted, not so hard . The 'orrible one didn't even acknowledge me, just kept swinging his hammer at some poor old lambretta, ah well. So, I can't officially file a grumble but it's nice to vent my displeasure on here. The place is just called "The Garage" I think, but the cafe is called Rev's Relic's and seems a nice little spot to be honest. Too close to home for me to have worked up a need for a coffee though.

No shit. Anyone can make a mistake - just own up to it and rectify the problem when it's discovered. To just ignore it shows a whole 'nuther level of stupidity.

Easy mistake to make but you'd expect a little help after an error. Blokes a nob.

That would be fine for me. Many dealers here need to make a packet on the tyre sale and the fitting/balancing. I don't mind fitting tyres myself so not too fussed. A few years ago while away Mandi got a puncture and we found an off road garage with a tyre in stock at the good price, wish they were nearer.

Here I fit mine at a proper tire place that I've used for cars and bikes since forever, and comes up to slightly more expensive than online prices, like 10 or 20€ per tire but that includes the full work, balancing, and valves. Similar prices in some BMW or Honda dealerships, too, about 10 or 20€ more expensive than the shop I use.

Yes. While working at the garage, which I couldn't get any real discount from the suppliers anyway, I'd price from them and always get one online. Getting rid of wasn't a prob as we did get a discounted service on them. Not many places around here doing bike tyres anyway although there's a new "Superbike Superstore" opened a few weeks ago a few miles down the road so I will try to support them if they're ain't to pricey.

They’re arseholes. I would offer them the choice of either make it right like I paid you for or enjoy what’s probably the first of many terrible google reviews that appear whenever someone looks for your place.

No worries, will try and post a ride report with some location names so you can check on google maps.

I always had the feeling that when a nurse took my catheter out we are officially engaged. The old 'I'm going to count to three' routine (but pull on two).

Boot story............ So when I had my accident in 2001 my leg was left hanging on by a piece of skin and my work boot was still attached to the leg. Once I was out of intensive care and on the recovery ward I had a nice view of the incinerator chimney puffing away during the day. One day I was looking out of the window when a nurse came in . I asked her if that's the incinerator over there, she replied yes and asked me why I was asking. I asked if that's where they burnt my leg, she looked at me slightly worried and replied , yes I suppose so ? I said 'well that's a disgrace' , she looked slightly shocked now and was almost scared to carry on the conversation but as nurses are trained so well she said 'why do you say that' ? I was trying not to laugh now but said with a straight face 'I had a brand new work boot on my leg, they could have given it back to me before they burnt it' , she now looked very concerned but as I grinned you could see the relief come back to her face. She came over to me and said ' you wait till I've got to take your catheter out' , you won't be laughing then

Hey @XTreme, and @Slowlycatchymonkey.... You had asked where I have been lately.... The last few months have been crazy and life is unfolding quickly...... Sold our house months before we thought we would, when we had a surprise private offer on the place. The housing market here is nuts right now and in our favour for a change. That meant February was spent with meeting the buyers, meeting their families, having house inspections, etc..... Finally the deal was done at the end of February. March then turned into letting my clients know I was leaving and finding them new accountants / bookkeepers, which there is a shortage of right now. I finish up my last client next week and then I am officially retired from my profession!! In the meantime I have continued to sell everything we own, including 4 bikes, which can take some time. Thankfully the only one left is the CB500F, which should sell in the next month. On top of that I had an old friend pass away recently, which is sad, as I had hoped to visit him on my journey. My partner also just lost both his parents within a month and we are still sad from the loss of our dog in December, a bit too much death. Thankfully having a dream journey of a lifetime in front of us, has helped distract us from all the sadness. We leave at the end of April for our travels. The gear is ready and the routes are almost all planned as we head into some of the most remote places in Canada. I have had to do things like register Personal Locator Beacons so I can be rescued by the Canadian Military or Search and Rescue if I am in the middle of nowhere and dying... So I have not had a lot of time for extras and I feel bad just showing up when I can not keep up with everyone. I do miss everyone and hope to have more time to visit soon. I still would enjoy sharing my journey with everyone.