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I haven't submitted anything to BOTM for a while cos all the rules about size and shape and post production and when and where and how and who meant that you basically have to take a photo specifically with that in mind. I don't. This one happens to be the right shape, I don't have photoshop and I don't think I made any adjustements to this one before saving it.

I jumped the gun, his train was delayed. He's been , bought it and rode off back to Salisbury. Another H*rley rider converted to riding a reliable Honda

That's good, the clock in my car will be the correct time till next spring.

I did manage to get out for a couple of hundred km this afternoon, I rode the back roads up north as far as Nanteau sur Lunain ( long story...) had a coffee in the local boulangerie / café and a chat with the owner and then took the route nationale home. Weather was shit, windy with rain showers. I got the first rain shower about an hour into the ride and though my gear is water proof the temps dropped with the arrival of the rain so I pulled over at a bus shelter to add the thermal liner to my jacket. Heated grips and new winter gloves bought in Dijon last week, made the rest of the day positively bearable. Great wee bus stop, complete with free library!

A tip for you. If you happen to go to Spain don't venture into any abandoned buildings as there may be a mangy ginger person hiding in wait ...........

Older brother has just been round complaining of a scraping noise when cornering. His mrs pissed up all the way home last night kept telling him its the brake pads. After running it down the road I was thinking a stuck stone as it was noisiest when off the brake which pleased him but once the wheel was off I could see the pads were just touching metal on one pad. He's got to go home now and tell her she was right.

Just put your clothes on and listen to some of your music and your there

Clocks go back tonight! Wish I could set mine back to 1973!

Just for you Pete, I’ll make it 16:00

This means that I'm kinda safe if I don't meet any of you in person

Probably cos im a complete arse off road so i ride reeeeeally slowly…

Woke up to a good dusting of the white stuff this morning....gone now, but the temps are dropping into the 20'sF the next few nights Fall/Autumn....ya blink, ya miss it!

I suppose reality is laughable.. waaaaaaaaaah

I haven't been in the UK yet, but my brother is living there, so eventually I will go visit him... The chances are slim, but not 0

Only of the ones who show an unhealthy interest in your anus!

just of @Pedro really

Thank you all for your warm welcoming messages. Just a few more details about myself and the Bike : I'm a noob (and slow) rider despite having the motorcycle driver's license for more than 20 years. The CB500F is my first bike. I bought it with the comfort pack (which includes the Smoked Windscreen, Heated Grips and the 12v Accessory Socket), a pair of Barracuda sliders and added a Puig tank pad that I bought before having the bike. I let it fall while practising slow speed maneuvers and broke the brake lever, so replaced the stock levers by some Puig folding ones. It has now around 5500 km (3415 miles) and it has been great and I enjoy every second I'm on it. As @Pedro said, I commute to work on it (about 50km per day) and ride a bit further on Sundays (when the weather isn't too bad). I haven't done any long trip on it yet, but it will be done someday.

Blimey Pete, if i could afford a van…

With a lot of little help from the wife I finally got the Quadlock mount on!

This man speaks the truth

Better try and take a picture before that, then.

Top Man! Class!

If it’s ok with all of you, I’ll close this tomorrow after lunch at 14:00 or 15:00.

Love that road, but you're welcome to adjust it if you want. As long as it's this month and horizontal I don't care what you do with it. I don't get how your bike doesn't get dusty on that, if it was mine on that dirt road it would look like it had just finished a Dakar stage

Great programme

Wonder if any of the government watch these vids. He is on point, as usual.

Delivered by the cafe 10 mins away. Very nice it was too.

Got the pumpkin carved for Halloween!

@XTreme So are you going to show us some of your clothes haul from Primarni ............

It's still early, but people have been posting so many ride reports this month () that I figure everyone will have a lot of pictures to choose from. Post them here and keep posting more if you take a better one, I'll just consider the last picture each person posts for the final vote. Post as many as you want. I'll go through this and close this on the 29th and set the poll then. As always, please only submit pictures in horizontal format, of your own bike and taken this month.

big John said he'll fight the pair of em at once afterwards

Makhmudov is a scary guy......looks like some character out of a computer game!

So you mean she did it and you stood there watching with bewilderment

The cunt brought it in a van!

Well the dude coming to view the Rally has not contacted me yet this morning so we may have a no show

We don't need to see the socks and pants ...............

Mainly Lefties......pants and socks came from Primark.

I suspect they’re from Lefties all things considered

Back from the Mall. Remembered about 30mins after brekky finished that I really really hate shopping, even if it is with my son Good to see some stuff in the flesh though because it’s so hard to gauge the quality of some things from online pics or reviews.

That’s the underground car park where the Ikea pick up point is hidden, there are many ranting reviews by morons who can’t find it swearing it doesn’t exist and Ikea are wasting everyones time That Burger King does gluten free burgers, because I haven’t been able to have a burger from a fast food place for many decades it made me feel about 10yrs old when I went there

Back from Granada! Underground car park at the Nevada Mall...... In the Mall.......I didn't walk too far cos of my Hernia! We went to Lefties and Primark and then onto the Pet Store...... Then across the car park was Carrefour...... Burger King was right next to us.....so in we went! I had a Double Whopper and chips, then I eat the half of the Whopper and chips that the wife couldn't eat! And I was still ready for another one! Couple of doors down was Media Markt...... I was hoping to check out Go Pros.....but none on display. Then it was head for home.......about an hour and three quarters each way. The Guardia Civil had blocked the slip road of the Cullar junction which is our exit. They were checking all the people in the cars......so something's gone down somewhere! I just pulled up to him and said...."It's OK......we're Guiris not Terrorists".....he just burst out laughing and waved us past. Didn't want to check anything. Home at 4.15......got a shitload of clothes so I can now maintain my image as "That 70's Guy!"