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the twins had their school dance on friday night having finished their " Brevet d'école" I managed to persuade them to stand still for 2 minutes when they got home the more observant of you will notice the shoes... Doc martins and Converse... They,ve both been accepted into the highschool we wanted for them so I am a justifiably proud father ( but don't tell them that)

Took the car to the beach i though i was alone this time so i wouldnt be bothered.

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Heading back home tomorrow but taking the scenic route. Id like to do chemins on the way but I don’t think my ribs would thank me

I've already had provisional offer with Breedon concrete who I already work for if we do get the house, just have to let them know dates

Thanks Ian......you gave me an idea for a new Mystery bike thread!

Well i dont need a cabnit, i do need a forklift for the pallets of weapons and ammo.

Course he is …. it’s grim up north

Knew I could count on you mate

Well my weekend has started with a drive down south after work yesterday and today I have a viewing on a property in stortford so all being well I'll be paying the deposit and first 3 months rent up front and we will be moving back to the area at the end of the month.....and the wife moans that she's got a hard life she should try being me for a week then she could complain

Does this mean your both get bummed

As you know we're without the car this weekend as my boy's family have got it. So this was the big test for the Beemer with the wife on board! We rode over to feed the horses, she reckoned it was exactly like Big Bird......she found it very comfortable and she got no grief from her back. Well we fed the horses and went back to the bike to go home! Then it all turned to shit......because the ABS would not activate! The light just kept blinking furiously. So I called a mate who lives up the road to come and get us......but by the time he got there the ABS activated. So I rode it home and the wife went in the car with him, just in case it failed while I was riding. I got it back to the house, spoke to Rafa and told him it's being delivered back to him Monday, and I either want a refund or another bike. So he'll sort something out Monday on that. Pity really, cos the wife loved it.......but with the places I get to I need unfailing reliability. Not a failing bike! I tried!

That reminds me, a quick reminder for our American friends this weekend.

And he's selling it..... £950k to you pete all fees included via dropintheocean seaways

Is that job offer set in stone then?

Cross runner, its your style of bike , its a Honda ... reliable , good for two up, sorted .

Fingers crossed it all falls in place Rich.

Harley Pan America for you.

Life could have been so different if I'd got the Pacific Coast of my dreams back in the day.

The Pacific Coast called.

Have a look for a Kawasaki Versys 1000, go for the ugly Mark 1 version. Cheaper than most, super comfy, as reliable as anything and faaaaaaaast if you need it. Wish I still had mine, it’s a proper wolf in sheeps clothing.

Shame I’ve already sold the Himalayan mate or…………… …….seriously though, it’s gutting when you want something to be good and it just isn’t. Hope you get something better mate.

15 loooong years ago!

Who in their right minds puts a system on a bike that when it fails something that will save your life stops working

Brother-in-laws down but Mandis had a work do yesterday and she she's now gone for a 2 hour hair do. Told them to come round anyway and well do something after I've looked at their rear brakes. Other than that I'll be mostly painting our extended room. Can't get a bike out from the back as I've piled so much stuff in the side passage, the dominators out front but I've snapped an exhaust stud changing the exhaust. Heveningham country fair is on today and tomorrow so will get there for one of the days. Channels 4 today is showing the womens racing, F1 practice3 and qually and then Formula E live so I could easy stay in with the lager fridge.

thats George roper

Arnt spoons illegal in Britain, you can put an eye out with one.

Back then I suppose they had some kind of reason to do it, trying to improve the way the ABS works or something like that. Brakes in cars are the same, they probably decided to use the same engineering. It wasn't easy to make good ABSs that didn't go bad with lack of activation. I suppose it had something to do with circulating the brake fluid inside the ABS to prevent it from seizing over time. It was proven unnecessarily heavy and then they removed it. A few of the 1150s and early 1200s have this, and I think they're not really wanted because of it.

Shame really butt, unless you have a very competent independent BMW specific wrench locally i wouldnt own a BMW. Their company "Service" sucks i wouldnt have brought my 3 back to life if it was up to anything officially BMW.

Confidence and peace of mind Pedro! It don't bear thinking about what would happen if I was in a remote location with no phone signal. I just want to hit the button and it starts.....not all this drama!

On a more positive note, there's now a possibility of Allie wanting to again be on the back of your bike, @XTreme ... which is brilliant news.

Not if it's a servo assisted, some older ones were and it's no longer like that for a reason Later versions of the same generation have a normal system, in which if the ABS fails all you have is a non ABS bike like you say.

They should still work without the ABS never heard of faulty ABS holding the brakes off usually just wont kick in when needed no help to you i know

I don't know what that has to do with anything BMW but it's bloody funny.

That guy from Red Dwarf has filled out a bit.

You have a Vespa in the van now?

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He didn't mention spoons!

He's been an out spoken tits for years using any means to promote what he's up too. Prob got investments in Russia he can't access.