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This could be the one that puts me right up there with Ewan and Charley! And it's going to be coming up........weather permitting of course! Apparently there's mineshafts still there, and you have to be very careful where you walk cos parts of it are subsiding! But that just adds to the suspense doesn't it? I wonder if @Skippy has the testicular fortitude to attempt this? And maybe @Slowlycatchymonkey has the vaginal fortitude to take up the challenge as well? Of course, the ideal option would be to get a van, sling my bike and a fucking bicycle in it........then drive across the country to kip in a garden shed and piss in a bottle! But this isn't the time or the place for rational solutions! The rest of you back there can stand down! Stick to Boxhill, Matlock Bath, and Abergavenny Bus Station......this shit is way beyond your level!

So let me get this right all that danger risking your life walking around an abandoned mine with the chance of falling into open shafts falling to your death over unguarded edges or unstable walls collapsing on you and burying you alive could all be thwarted by a drop of rain

@busabeast notice we aint been invited to this ...and no mention of this hernia he's supposed to have...

I am up at Damerells having my bike serviced. Stunning day and ride up. I normally like to do my own servicing but I need the stamp in the book for the bikes guarantee. Probably doesn’t need it, it is a Honda after all but a hellofva own goal if something was to break. The showroom is packed as always but a couple of nice new additions that haven’t been prepared yet. I do like that old CB1300 looks lovely. Makes no sense for me but when did what you want ever make sense. I am thanking my lucky stars as I am outside in the sun chilling, I was supposed to be here with my mate who never rides as he had booked the service slot right after me but I changed days as I don’t think I could have put up with his old yap for two hours or more

Stopped for a pee at a rest area and the Kansas Welcome Wagon pulled in behind me. But he was there to hassle a truck driver about something and paid little attention to me...

Stopped awhile later to take a pic of the sunrise - but the Sun was having trouble shining through all of the smoke in the air from Canadian forest fires...

All of June but leave towards the end to ride back to the UK, have to look up the dates Also have to check when Mr Slowlys about because he and the rest of the mob will have a fit if they think I’m off to Spain on my tod to meet up with randoms from the internet at an abandoned mine. Now I’ve typed it, it does sound..

By that do you mean you'll have a f*ck off big support crew follwing you and there will be no end of whining

Nah - normal waking hours for me. It's 4:15 AM now as I'm headed out the door. Horrible rains storms here last night - hope the bike didn't float away!

Up early again tomorrow to ride to Indianapolis. Should be about 500 miles so it'll be an easier day tomorrow. More pics later as they happen ......

Landed in Kansas City for the night - some 650 miles after leaving home. It's 93F / 34C here - felt hot as shit to me. Great view out the of the room ...

Breakfast stop - what had to be the worst muffin in the free World...

Parked in front of these guys to take the sunrise pics. This is as close as I hope to be to one of them today...

Paul McCartney , not the proper one he’s already dead the replacement one

Got out at 4:00 AM for the ride towards Ohio today. 37F outside so it was a bit chilly. Of course the Big Red Pig had to have a drink first thing today ....

You're the last person to talk about washing bikes Yen!

And possibly some crying if I get my bike dirty!

Of course.......do you think I'm crazy or what?

Could see Mandi getting all gooey over that, buggered if I'm pushing it about for her.

I'm still alive because I pulled over and took my punishment. It's now deemed cool to run from plod and at any cost. Their choice.

My suspicion is that the fucking trailer warped his discs! No good ever came of hooking up a trailer full of Bibles to a motorcycle!

dont go you mugs ... this is some sort of a trap

First stop was the QT Mart to fill up the thirsty pig. First of many fill ups today...

On the bike at 4:30 this morning. The good news is - it didn't float away after last nights rain....

Just wheeled into Indianapolis . Destination i9n Ohio is only 4 hours away so that'll be easy. Tonight is gonna be tough - out to dinner and drinks with my buddies here in town for the night.

They’d probably be more worried for Pete.

Besides Pete only needs to meet me once, he won’t want to do it again

The EBC discs are floaters, I have used solids before and I was able to get them quickly, they are here now. I will see how they last but I want to have a proper look at the brakes and see if there are any reasons they may be failing, I have new pistons and seals here as well so will rebuild the calipers while I am on.

You don't look like an uncouth thug like the rest of this lot here Saul!

Sat outside Damerells in the sun

Early mornings are the best part of the day.

Where is the BSA Punjabi anyway?

Yebbut I didn't eat them . Who knows what you may have done in your deviant past ..

Doctors and engineers at the airport.

Did you just tell the poor thing where the thermometer goes?

I am just doing Gods work.

Nonce

Had to take wife to the docs 9AM this morning.......and we confirmed that we can have the 4th Covid jab! We should have had it in February (5 months wait after we had Covid) but we were just too ill with that flu. Which ended up giving me a fucking hernia due to the coughing. So we go in at 1PM on Tuesday for the fourth vaccination!

She married up.

At least I never ate my mates pubic hair you weirdo

When he speaks I’m reminded of the sketch when Richie from Bottom thinks he’s lost his nob in a blow up doll and says “ah Monica.. aah Monica… harMonica doodlidoot doodlidoot” I’ll get mi coat.

Not sure if I mentioned that I won £78 when Rolf Harris died, from our Poppit lottery. Well Tina Turner just died and she was the replacement name that took over from Rolf.

Our green and pleasant land ..............

Not quite, I’ve been thinking theres room for one more

When we were in Croatia last month it was all cash nobody took cards anywhere we went, when i asked why i was told that they all went contactless during covid on the governments request and then got stitched up by them so the country went back to cash only to piss the government off or something like that LOL