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Went to Dameralls Motorcycles on Tuesday and bought this. I am picking it up next week after they have done a couple of things I asked for.

Hanging out with Ericeira’s top vet!

Bugger, choices are new helmet or off to eBay to buy a 75 x 30 mm sticker. Sticker time I think.

It was eligible when it was entered and won so it stays.

I can't see why it shouldn't stay where it is ? If we're gping to dismiss it just because he's sold it then we're going to end up with f*ck loads of rules........... ie; It's not submissable if........... You end up in a gravel trap the next day You fall off it and bust a brake lever a week on Tuesday Your superior genes attracted so many woman that week that you ran out of strawberry ice-cream and your willy fell off You found out that the new air compressor you bought was in fact chinese so you threw it at a bus in a fit of pique A fat munter came round your house and offered you a blow job if you take her shopping in Baza You got your Serow out of your shed to take a photo You fell in the shit pit at work but found 5p while you were in there Your wife went to Singapore but came back with a ladyboy called Horace Where does it end ?

Cheers, yep I traded the Himalayan in. I will miss it when it goes but wanted something that would do more than bimble about.

Nobody wrote a song about me getting stabbed by a bird in 1972.

Rode home from work with one less layer on and in flimsy motocross gloves with no heated grips on. It's like summer today, in February. Whilst at work I couldn't be bothered to put gloves on at all between sites. A nice man in the I.T. department loaded my sign design software for me, well I did it, he just put his password in at the critical moment because I'm not allowed any more. Test below.

ive never bought a bike i wondered what miles per gallon im getting ...you bunch of pussies. i'll mention so you twats dont have to ..... van , bike , out of van, in van ,bike

Wow that'll be a different experience! Congratulations. Hope you enjoy it. So long as you don't fall asleep on it, it is a Honda after all

Nations.... you see what i done there.. i hope the Welsh sing their hearts out and bring down the stadium singing this..

oohh Fred said ... oohhh

I’m still having regular therapy.

good old ebay...

Who’s riding it, your granny. How the hell are you getting that out of a Busa ?

Just because you can use all the power your barge has to offer and you're still doing a speed so slow that it couldn't worry a snail in a race doesn't make me a pussy when I've got 200 rampant stallions under my control

You tell the ginger twat.

Erm....is someone else posting on your account pete? You've just said something about mechanics of a bike....

This year , he bought it this year

Who wouldn't want to be a real Jones?

Flounce alert!

Pete would be one of the first LOL its snow that would bugger us up here we just don't have the equipment to deal with it and nobody knows how to drive in it or when not to drive in it, Its all steep hills here. Last time we had any significant snow fall here i had a 4x4 and was coming down the steep hill to my house which was covered in snow i was in low range coming down on the engine about 10mph when another 4x4 overtook me doing about 40mph. i stopped waiting for the crash but he was lucky no one was coming up so he got away with it the hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when i think about the dopey twat This is where he overtook and the right hand side was full of parked cars from the houses down making it single file, the hill is a lot steeper than it looks in the picture

As Fred said mpg drop could point to an issue starting so it's just handy to know a rough figure so

You didn’t know Tom Jones back then in Wales?

The seals have arrived for the XR today and not the kind marcel goes clubbing with so hoping to put it back together tonight. My father is 89 tomorrow so will go up and see him may take the xr and i now have the bits i need to automate the trace heating on my condense pipe so its not burning leccy 24 hours a day. Maybe get a ride in Sunday but not holding my breath there's still time for things to stop that LOL

Walk with Paolo along the old Midland railway line tomorrow then home for cider and rugby on the box.

@Saul.......come and join the Honda Boys! @Marcel and @Buckster won't be up to this shit!

I'm sure I can find a Honda sticker for you if you want one Saul .

It's not about being a pussy so much as needing to keep my licence for work so I need to be careful

I don't think I've actually used anywhere near all the power of the bike it's just way too fast to do it safely on the road most of the time. It normally hovers around the 3-6k rpm mark and by god the induction sound it makes at those revs is intoxicating so heaven knows what I'll make of it when I do start riding it like it was intended to be ridden

That’s going to be a world of difference, beware of midgets in remote areas.

Urban dictionaries demo of the word is urr interesting - Bikies Bikies is plural for bikie. A Bikie is a member of a motor cycle club. -Hey I hear your mother digs bikies. -Yeah she's a real gang bang whore. Think I prefer my imagining of a Hells Angel gang who like a nice cup of tea and a bickie

Why not an X, though? A lot more in common with the Himalayan

I was honestly a little sad for losing that considering the whole trip in which it was shot, but am over it and it’s all good. People chose the other bike so keep that.

Funnily enough what tipped the balance towards a CB500F for me was my mate who just bought a new one to ride everyday as his other bike is an Indian Scout which, while lovely, isn't really a practical everyday bike. So he sort of came to it from the other direction.

You won't go far wrong Saul.....some people take the piss out of them because they're A2's but they're very capable. And you'll now have 100% peace of mind! Trust me......you won't miss the Himalayan!

Yeah I have been doing a bit of research and that was a factor for me. I am planning on doing a lot of riding out this summer, so wanted something I could bimble as well as A road on. Much as I liked the Himalayan it felt slow and vulnerable on fast roads. I seriously thought about keeping it and buying the Honda as well but want to stay with one bike, I don't need a dusty collection in the shed of bikes I would use for the same purpose. If I get a second bike it would probably be a trials bike of some sort.

My mate has gotten a new one. He’s a very inexperienced and timid rider so is relearning motorcycle riding. His shows 2.9lt/100km. Granted it’ll go up when ridden properly but it’s impressive!

In Spanish, cojones are testicles, but cajones are the drawers in furniture, general wooden boxes, and coffins!

Sherco builds some bikes in Spain, the trials ones. Ossa and Bultaco are very cool old brands. Montesa is Honda’s trials manufacturer, proper bikes! Gas Gas was completely independent up until a few years ago, also proper bikes.

1100, one lady owner who traded it in for a brand new Hornet. Which looked very nice as it was in the showroom waiting to be collected. Originally a Damerells supplied bike. Don't know much more than that . Oh and I just remembered it was showing an average MPG of 93.3 which is probably an indicator of her riding style.

November 21 so 71 plate. Still in guarantee until Nov 24

Don't forget the Midgeta Bumholio 350

Todays excellent result - Was on the verge of committing to buying an expensive oven a few weeks ago but some of the reviews were damning so I held off until I had time to look into it further. In the mean time I called domestic and general to try and get the old one fixed. The oven has been insured with them for over 20years (it came free with the oven and continued at £7 a month - I've had my monies worth). They can't fix it, there are no longer spares. Got an email this evening as they cant fix it would I like a replacement free of charge?!! Bloody hell I don't remember reading that in the small print. The oven offered for free is a £700 range and has mixed reviews so not my cup of tea but they offer upgrades of three different SMEGs and a Rangemaster all with excellent reviews and discounted by 700-800 quid! Can't believe it, I don't pay for insurance generally because I almost never claim and when I have they always squirm out of their obligations. Whoop whoop.