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And Sofia look @Six30, a puppy!

So skye wanted to sit on the busa earlier once she went in i decided to start it up to make sure it was ok and it just kept popping and banging it idled no bother but any revving would illicit a 4-6" flame from the exhaust. i think the ol' girl needs a run out so fingers crossed that it isnt pissing with rain or blowing a hoolie and my ribs are cooperative and the child goes down for a nap I'll go out for a new year's day mooch around for an hour or two. Here's to keeping my fingers crossed that it all goes in my favour

One small step.....but it's a start! We've had great weather over the Holiday period so it's been really frustrating to be sidelined......but I'm on the way back. I know it doesn't seem much to you......but it's the light at the end of the tunnel for me after 9 months of living with that fucking Hernia. I'm on the way to getting my life back!

Lol, I just googled that . A long time ago that pub was a club and we managed to get in there after being refused everywhere else. The bogs were upstairs and when I went up with my mate he carried on up a further flight of stairs . We found the store room up the top and proceeded to help ourselves to as many bottles of gin/vodka/brandy as we could stuff down our trousers. We then made a sharp exit and walked down to the centre and sat on the benches where we had our own party

I'm going down mum-in-laws for a feast, my wife is busy doing a leg of lamb right now. We will have to celebrate the New Year twice as it happens an hour earlier in Italy and we will also have to watch Italian TV all night which is feckin awful

I have been with my wife from the age of 19 something I’m very proud of and no she wasn’t my first girlfriend just lucky to find the right one when I was young. We haven’t lived in each other’s pockets and still have separate circles of friends and our own interests in life. I couldn’t ask for any more in life really

So you failed to keep your dick in your pants when you were young and now your complaining about it go figure Personally my life is less complicated now than back in my teens but i would still like to go back mainly because i was young and fit not like the piece of creaking old furniture i am now lol

They’re probably chatting about the miserable Brits next door

Skye wanted a sit on my dads 996 sps. im hoping she keeps her interest in bikes going

Will drive to my place this afternoon, will spend the night there with Sofia and the puppies. Dinner by ourselves, then a drink or two watching a movie and then walk outside to see some fireworks in the distance if there are fireworks in Lisbon. They’re far away enough that you can’t even hear them so the dogs should be fine with them, not so fine if my crazy neighbour decide to launch their own and bring out the shotguns. Then spend tomorrow and maybe the day after there too.

Pity you hadn't been born......you could have shown him how it's done!

They only made them for about 3 years. My 1st BSA was an A10 when I was about 12. Still got the scars from getting thrown over it when it kicked back when I tried to start it.

Congratulations to @boboneleg

At home, nursing a brandy and a sore back…….went out on the mountain bike today for a spin and somehow I’ve pulled a fucking muscle. The missus and our two dogs are all asleep so I’m Billy No Mates.

My puppies!! Happy New Year!

Dinner is in the oven, this will be the rest of the night

I was going to say puppies has a different meaning here and you should change it before @Six30 sees it but too late now

Everyone I know has some kind of cold going on, me and the wife still haven’t recovered fully from it. What you are doing tonight is what I would prefer to be doing but the wife booked the hotel in February and she said she doesn’t care if she’s on her deathbed she’s still sleeping there tonight lol

Probably a hell of a lot more straightforward. I don’t want to think about how much that shit would screw my head up.

Fuck all! The days of wild New Years Eves are long gone.....more's the pity!

They were shite compared to anything.

I used to ride my brother-in-laws C15, it was shite compared to my XL185

Youngsters

I normally stay home just watching tv and don’t see midnight because I’m asleep but this year I will be in Bristol in a place called the Griffin probably some dodgy place my wife sussed out lol currently waiting for my hunters chicken to arrive in a pub not far from my house and then we’ll be off so what you doing

Here’s some puppies for @Pedro

You wouldn't be smiling if you were here Pedro. Our neighbours are having a barbecue in the garden (and it's freezing outside) with all their extended family. So they're all talking at the same time at about 100 decibels!

Well said. Same here.

Just had an idea, I think I'll join a band.

I think I'll go down the local club and start a fight

I did wonder when you said where you were going, you've probably dodged a bullet though as it used to be a gay club ..........

So we can add drug user to your list of "activities"? That's how Mawsley ended up with a fucked head cos of shit like that.

Fuck all

Shootin' Tequila with the misses tonight....which is always fun. New Years day: back to work in the garage....

Jesus, we've got thunder and lightning now

If you're happy to live with the skinny (flexible) forks, 6v electrics and shit drum brakes then go ahead . But even considering all that it was still better than a C15

I've got them with me.

you miss flying the Spitfires ?

I know you want to go back to the pre WWII era Phil!

And now we're both hitting 70 next year! But a lot didn't make it this far so I suppose we did OK really.

The last day of 2023 coming up! I still want to go back to 1973! Life was so much simpler then!

I pick this up Wednesday. Jap all the way...

Was the name of this years TRF Christmas trail ride and someone much better than me at photoshop came up with this for the header photo The day was starting from Abergavenny, so the bike and gear went in the marmite wagon last night ready for the off at 08:00 this morning just as i was gong through the door i realised i hadn't put in my bike trousers so after a quick visit to the garage i was on my way. 51 bodies had signed up for the ride and then split into groups of between 7 to 9 members and given routes with varying levels of difficulty. The group names were Chick Chasers , Sleigh riders, Mincing Spies, Tree Fairies, Frank Incensed, Myrrh and Tinsel Troupe. I was assigned to Frank Incensed group who were one of the smaller groups at seven and a harder route of around 70 miles so that suited me fine. Some of the members at the meeting point, Kim was the only one to dress for the occasion she said it looked nothing like that when she got back lol This was our route there were a number of different routes and some groups had the same route but would ride in opposite directions to keep the numbers down. I like riding this area as the lanes can be difficult and there are not many gates to open and close The ride leader kept up a good steady pace throughout the ride and with no navigation mistakes so i only had a chance to take photos when someone was stuck or we were waiting for others to catch up , The first of the lanes summed up the rest of the ride they were slippery muddy and very wet in places The hold up ahead was someone having to have their bike picked up of them i was a bit slow getting the camera out i need a go pro LOL We had to negotiate a few fallen trees on route due to the recent weather And some twat of a farmer deliberately blocking the road, he had the bucket of the machine close to the tracks it was tight but we all got though. Things never look difficult in the photos The Frank Incensed group Waiting again, one of the guys was falling off regular and as the ride went on it was getting noticeably more frequent we found out he only got into trail riding a few months ago so was understandable and to be fair was doing well I had a walk back down the lane to see what was going on and here they come It was harder to walk back up to the bike than ride up This was the last photo i took and was the last lane the lad that was falling off done as he decided to head back to the vans as he was fucked and the next few lanes were quite difficult We missed out the last two lanes on the route as it had got dark when we got back to the vans the yellow weather warning arrived i had just finished loading when it hammered down. The bike is and gear is going to have to wait until tomorrow for a wash now The jackets not too bad But i think i'll need a shovel to clear the pavement after i wash the bike off Still waiting to hear how the other groups got off and i think there might be some videos of todays ride turning up later Got to say a great end of year ride i must get out more often next year i think

I had a C15 which was stripped of most of its bodywork, ragged it around a field near where I lived, I spent more time on the deck as the tyres were not exactly designed for off road use...

Nobody's life is as simple as it was when they were in their teens.

Yep....seen people I know shuffle off, some at a early age too. Life in general is good, would like to get out and about more and see things before my time comes.

Oh yes please!... I was single, had a damn good wage packet coming in each week, a brand new bike was only a year away......Good Times!

Amen, prolly 1980 for me but I get the sentiment.