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Don't start that shit again.

Keep general banter for the general section, in the other sections try to stay on topic. We will be cleaning up any threads where things have gone off the rails. I'm as guilty as anyone in this and will be deleting my own stuff as well. Try to avoid overly vulgar comments and humour as well, just base it on how you would feel if your wife/sister/daughter saw it. Anything that we think crosses the line will be deleted. We can't attract new members if the place is a sausage factory.

My Mrs spotted a CBR600RR on FB marketplace nearby yesterday for sale for £450 and offered to buy it for me. I was flabbergasted, she is after something, newer car I reckon It wasn't really the bike for me as it the sort of deal where I would have had to spend £1000 plus sorting it out when I could buy a tidy one ready to go for £1300 to £1500. I do like them but I doubt I would ride such a thing much unless I wanted to tear it up and that isn't really my thing anymore. Plus Shadow would be obsessing over it and make my life a misery. But it was nice of the Mrs to offer though.

So today was the shakedown ride, I was only going to do fifty miles but did twice that, it was too nice out. Went exploring the kingdom of Fife. I aimed the bike at every joint in the road, every rut, every bit of banding to see if it would get upset but it shrugged it all off. It feels like I have new tyres. A little bit of extra vibration at tickover and at about 3000 rpm which was expected, more a buzz than anything, that should disappear after 300 to 500 miles. I was definitely barreling into corners on the way back, the handling feels rock solid.

you wish

If we do make a Ride Report Of The Year vote, this is a top contender!

no it wouldn't .... show us

is that @Clive gaff

You should check to see if she has taken out any new insurance policies on you recently.

Her text said “don’t contact me ever again” Marcel read “eat strawberry ice cream off my hot naked body”. This is her.

We will have to change your handle to Diesaul.

Remember this post when I was all chuffed with myself for sorting the bike out. It's been long enough now and I have got over what happened on the first run out after the service. Shadow was still off the road so we went up to Damerells for her favourite Sausage sandwich then for a bimble about for 60 miles or so. Ran like a dream but when the fuel light came on I dropped in the garage and filled it up. About a mile later the it conked out. WTF. Anyway turns out I filled it up with diesel. Bloody self inflicted disaster. Only about 3 miles from home so I got the Mrs to collect Shadow and called the AA. I talked to the dispatcher and explained what happened. He said I was in luck as they now offer a refuelling service where they drain the tank and put 10 litres of E10 in. I was interested but not at the £190 they charge for doing it. So I said no thanks and asked to be recovered home. The dispatcher said fine but there maybe a charge for that if the Patrol man has to go and get a trailer to put the bike on. I said there better not be as I already pay for my bikes to be covered. Patrol man turns up after an hour, which I thought was pretty good, and surprisingly he was already equipped with one of those fold out transformer type bike trailers. A fiddle to put together but clever bit of kit. He was a biker, good as gold and offered to drain the tank for me gratis if I signed a disclaimer form. He checked with his control who said he wasn't allowed to do that anymore. Of course not money grabbing B'stards. So he dropped me home and advised me to syphon out the trank, drain the float bowls and let it smoke out with some fresh fuel. Which I did. His off the book advice was that the worse that was going to happen was the carbs/fuel system would have a bit of a flush type passive clean through. Very helpful guy. So now a few weeks later and a fresh tank of fuel and it's running lovely so all ended well. I'm over the embarrassment and annoyance at my stupidity now, enough so to tell you lot about it. Of course my mates haven't mentioned it at every opportunity since. Also still a bit pissed off with the AA's upselling stance when you call them. I pay £20 a month for their service to cover me and the Mrs, bikes included. I expected better. And yes it's the first time I have ever done that

Happy birthday.... Gin.... are you celebrating it in a Gay bar

Nice little Japanese Gin , my birthday prezzie and very nice it is

i always change the exhausts on my bikes .... unless you do away with cat/muffler noise difference is minimal if nothing at all.

i used to have a road legal one on my cb 500 , not over loud

thats you in a head scarf..you twat

There's different models. I've fitted 2 road legals for other people and looked pretty well made and neither were over noisy.

If I had the space.

You have been day drinking again haven't you?

No, that yellow thing that looks like a traffic cone in the back. Sort of like a yellow hitch cover, but everyone knows that would be silly

https://youtube.com/shorts/0DZxrTZMdXE?si=SR3xOZs2Zfj0cFyQ

Well after the best part of half a bottle of the Gin I needed to work it out

Out and about. My new back wheel looks amazing.

Has your dog got a turkey neck?

There you go Six30...put this in your wank bank...

Mandi did that on her xs250 some years back, smoked the exhaust off before it stopped a little way up the Rd. We did have a diesel car at that time so I didn't take the piss too much.

Would calling you a cunt be considered vulgar ? With these new rules...

I'll have you know I'm the most cultured and sophisticated brickie ....thal ever feckin meat

I do not, really, after all that happened before.

Your a good man Saul , I kinda know what its like I sorta adopted 2 myself...and treated them like my own flesh and blood...wasn't always easy..

Living in France has had a strange affect on me

I think it will severely decrease your chances at TOTY, when you lose yourself to strawberry ice cream and flounce again.

The powerplus is 100 % indian motorcycle product...nothing to do with polaris or Victory...sure polaris ownes the shares...that's about it... And your answer is yes ohc with hydrolic lash lifters...4 valves per cylinders...I've run Harleys before...you always had this valves train noise at certain rpm...annoying has fuck...this engine is slicky smooth...qwiet...its really a peach of and engine...

Pick tells you all. Even has to park his bike behind hers.

That’s probably all you can ever want for your kids really. I have two daughters, I worry about the older one but I worry more about Shadow as she is scary in her focus and singleminded approach. I’m sure she will make a success of whatever she does I just hope it’s not contract killing.

Fixed it She is only 17, she doesn't know anything about that sort of deviance. She is just an angry little young woman determined to get her own way in everything. He went out with his mates last night and she marched him home, forced him to drink pints of water and take paracetamol then threw him a pillow and blanket and told him to sleep quietly on the sofa. Poor little fucker isn't allowed to breath. And I don't know what she has told him about me cause he wont look and me in the eye.

Dominating? I doubt the wisdom of saying that on here. There are at least two people here that may struggle to contain themselves now.

Tain't good enough for her now she wants a Sports Bike. Some how I have been roped into fixing the boyfriends bike now as well. I don't mind helping him out, he is a good lad, and she is Bullying the fuck out of him Me and the Mrs have been calling him "How High" cause he is jumping on her command.

Oh and I've done a face-lift to the garage...had previously painted the walls white without using a primer...and the glue from the boards bled through...it looked horrible..so I painted the wall gray and added a few decorations on the wall...it turned out ok...

Well all done and back together...a fairly easy 250 bucks....if you ask me ...think he's getting a bargain...wondering what and actual shop would charge...

Is there anything good to say about him ?

He should call her “parts bin”.

Well good on you and your better half for giving them a home and a family.