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Yep, just as you described it. I concentrated so hard on not pissing my pants I accidentally farted and it was hideous. I gave a disapproving look at the old Spanish lady sitting next to me. Age is no barrier to me.

Six got some new indicators for his bike ....

just found this pic.... must of been 2011 or 2012... had a week in the Lake district with this lot from a bike forum i was on .. where does the time go

Ooooooh I’m weak willed and gave in. Technically I’m still on ‘holiday’ and it is 4am so perfectly reasonable.

The weekend went in a blur so much so that I’ve no idea what I did but I do know that it’s 0305 on Monday morning as I type this sitting at Gatwick Airport waiting for my 0630 flight back home to Spain. A Greggs coffee and fat-bastard baguette will see me through.

Had a little ride, called in at Halfrauds to spend my £30 gift voucher, what was I able to buy for the scoot? 2 spark plugs. , on the shelves were some spark plugs and some cleaning products.....bugger all else ..Pathetic.

i know he's watching ..Aberdeen princess told me

Now you'll be on the plane dying for a piss with the seatbelts light still on

My mate was doing a trail ride up on the England/Wales border and I was keen for a ride. I set off at 07.30 tad it was a tad chilly, once I got over the Severn Bridge I went up the Wye Valley to encounter freezing fog. This wasn't pleasant and by time I got to the meeting point I was frozen. Thank god it was a cafe , and a bacon roll and two cups of coffee soon revived me . Gaz and Phil were on fairly big bikes (KTM690 and Husqvarna 701) and I was supposed to be on my DR650 but i knew the lanes would be challenging so I took the WR250 and on the first lane I knew I'd made the right choice. it was slippery everywhere and as I followed the two fishtailing bikes in front of me I had much less of a wrestle........... The order of the day turned out to be fallen trees, Gaz had expected this after storm Darragh last week and had brought his saw with him. Here's Phil getting stuck in with the saw ............ While I stood around taking photos and cleaned my safety glasses ...... Succcess.............. We then encountered a bigger jobbie later on but manage to saw some branches off and make our way past ........ After having to turn back on one trail as there were multiple trees down we headed up onto higher ground. This is 'water breaks its neck' a trail that was closed for many years and on that I hadn't ridden for at least 15 years . It was glorious up there and made it worth the effort .

Given the concern regarding the warning stickers, I probably shouldn't go into detail on what effects the ECU reflash will have on the bike, especially in second gear.

It will be epic after Fred has finished with it.

Can it cause death or dismemberment?

New offering from KTM .................

I set off in the dark and came home in the dark . Inbetween it was feckin cold and slippery as an eel on the trails but it was bl**dy great

That's a long ride on the 250 Bob or did you @Six30 it to the start point Plenty of tree clearing posts on the TRF group page this last few weeks, trees down everywhere. The byway around Claerwen res was closed because of a land slide not sure if it's open again yet and all the byways around Brechfa are closed due to fallen trees if your thinking of heading that way https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=593026863377649&id=100080110217436&_rdr

Nice one Bob....BOTM potential right there...

I've been looking at car stereos for the Sharan as it crashes on a regular basis and half the touch screen doesn't work. An easy task you'd think but for the VWs can bus system to operate the steering wheel controls and park sensor functions. My eyes are aching compering different models. I've sent a few emails out to try and get the best bundle deals. Now for some lager to ease my troubled soul.

Gave my bike a quick wash in the morning, then went on a little ride around to have it properly dry and warm. Lazy sunday now.

He is a master with the crayons, though, have to give him that!

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Asda had no choccy readybrek, I blame Putin.

Gay

That's the high temp insummer around here. Jealous.

Oh you mean from the repairers, where you picked it up from last week as well?

Weatherman says 11c for us on Monday, I may try a little ride , before I bring the scoot indoors for the winter.

Back from having the output seal fixed, It’s like you don’t even care

It was chilly in the morning, well less than 10 in the morning.

If you care, bike’s back home, and turns out the leak wasn’t leaking anymore, it was just residual oil that was still inside the swinging arm. New seal was still put in now using the proper tool to have it aligned to spec, and we’re golden. I very much wish to go on a two day ride to Alentejo and maybe Algarve before Christmas, but still not sure I’ll be able to.

13c ......almost tropical for us.

By cold I mean about 13° riding home at around 5PM, jeans and sneakers.

I had two meeting with clients who are friends in the morning, had lunch cooked by my mum, and went to pick the GS in the afternoon. Cold and sunny day, very nice.

Colder than a well digger's ass here - well below freezing. I need to move.

Managed to get a Ride in, since the weather is cooperating @ the moment...a nice mix of clouds & sun... Trying to make a serious effort EVERYday to put some seat-time in on the Mullet....sure helps to work out the kinks from a slough of old injuries this abbreviated old body is feeling... I ran the battery flat on the way back....sure can feel that extra 25lbs. when the motor shuts down...peddled back in PA level 1 till I got to the bottom of my steep driveway where I turned it back up to level 5 so I could make it to the top....just barely.

Wouldn't surprise me.... I always remember the wheelying DT 125 saga....where he broke his nose...

Pete did have a scooter at one point.

1st thing I'd do after bringing home a new Bike....ONLY reason I have a hair dryer anymore...

Now who sounds like he's been taken over by Pete?....

Decided to take the dog for a walk … and fuck me bumped into @busabeast…

I brought one of these home last week, just in time for ski season to start here in Michigan. It'll be about five months before I can ride it, so for now it's sitting in my basement shop looking for ways to spend my money. With 0.5 miles on the trip odometer (total miles still says 0) it's got a Quickshifter, upgraded front brake pads, Upmap unit & reflash, Swingarm spools, USB port, tail tidy, and various warning stickers removed. Oh sure, you shake your head at that one, but I've removed five so far and have four more to go. Not to mention various barcode labels and an incredible amount of yellow marks that indicate somebody gave that item attention at some point. It will have better tires put on it as soon as the seasonal sales start. Or maybe sooner if I get impatient. I even got to break out the 3d printer. In prep for trackdays I've printed a couple plates to capture the nuts on the mirrors so they can be removed without disturbing the fairing. I am also anxiously awaiting the release of an add-on wiring harness to move the front turn signals onto the headlight, like in other parts of the world. Because if I don't do that, I'll still have to remove that pesky panel to get access to the mounting bolts. Come on Aprilia, figure it out. You don't have to make attaching/removing things so piddly. I had an RS-R a few years back they used something like 37 long screws just to hold the airbox lid on. Annoying. It may also get an exhaust, another reflash, rear shock, and fork inserts too, but I think those will wait until I've actually ridden. Maybe not. In stock USA trim there are five warning labels visible from this angle alone. F'ing lawyers...