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I've discovered that the best way to scare off the little bastards begging for sweets is to answer the door naked... oh, there's some more arrived... disguised as policemen this time...

Took the Sprint out for the first time ride this morning. Very cold and the roads were treacherous first thing although improved a little when the sun came out. Lovely torquey motor, felt like plenty of low down grunt didn’t explore higher revs, wasn’t the day for it. Can see where the T300 top heavy rep comes from, it does sort of tip into corners at low speed. Nothing alarming but it is there. Good to get some fresh fuel into the bike. Brakes work well, gearbox works fine and the motor sounds lovely to me. Comfy old brute of a bike, I like it. Good first impression.

I’m missing getting out on my old Mtb, the sciatica is just too bad to be cycling at the moment. Been like it for a couple of months. Ironically, riding the scoot or motorbike is fine but driving the car is challenging to keep depressing the clutch. My missus thinks it’s just an excuse to use two wheels everywhere I go.

Another scooter day today, brekkie, tapas and 200 klms of twisty tarmac.

General chat reached 100,000 posts today, Pete would have liked that.

Went into Yarmouth this morn to watch the service. Mandi picked me up on the way home so we could get a breakfast. Pic was a little late sorry.

Many thanks all...You may not think it but it does help:

At the moment im on double shifts every day and getting literally just enough time for a bite to eat and a couple hours kip before i need to start work again, this job is a right killer, today I started at 8am worked right through till 3pm, had to go get pitch head repaired so drove Nottingham to Coventry and now im back in Nottingham for my night job for half 7 start, just had a sarnie, so no sleep for me now till at least 3am or later then drive to derby for an 8am start tomorrow.... this month's wages best be right otherwise its not worth all the graft to get a measly £2.7k I got end of October

I’ve got a few days yet then to submit a winning photo………..

Try and be a force for making the world a happier place. It's good karma.

Thought I would document the rolling resto of my T300 885 Triumph Triple. Actually a 1997 model year bike but was registered in 1998. The bike has covered 50k miles and is a little cosmetically challenged. As far as I can tell it has been used but cared for. I have nothing documented but a receipt for a new rear shock. £602 for a Maxton what ever that is. From the MoTs I can tell the tyres are less than 1k miles old Michelin Radials, again I don’t know anything about them. It has new chain and sprockets, 3 new discs and pads. The fluids including oil look spotless so I think is has had a major service recently in mileage terms. None of this is small money but obviously money I don’t have to spend. I have no clue when the valves were last checked but they should have been done 4 times now in terms of mileage. So that is on the to do list. I will say the bike starts instantly ticks over well and is as mechanically quiet as these things get. The day it arrived after a wash To get to know the bike today I T cutted the dull paint, polished and waxed it Also painted the bar end weights and petrol cap Also removed the mankey rack that was on it. There are many jobs to come before it is the way I want it but I will chip away at them as I get the time It has MoT until March 26 so I will insure and tax it then tomorrow and go for the first ride After that the next job it to paint the pipes and silencers

Weather was shit all weekend so not much chance of riding plus I had. Covid so needed something to do in a solitary fashion. So much time spent on the Sprint. Before Used this stuff on recommendation After wire brush quenching or painting.

I got my new headlights from Germany today, Mercedes in their wisdom and for some reason after market manufacturers don’t make right hand drive headlights for my car anymore. The headlight shell on one side is cracked and the lenses are both clouded and have been polished to many times now. I took a chance on aftermarket lhd headlights as they looked like a direct copy, with the plan of putting the rhd low beam reflectors in from my existing lights. Thankfully I was right so after a little bit of work I will have new headlights.

Been out trying to do a bit to the Sprint but have had to come in to warm up. I check the bikes charging and it is steady at 14.2 volts. One off today’s list. When I thaw out I going to replace both front indicators one has water in and I broke the other through being clumsy. They are just universal generic units so cheap enough to replace. Also have LED headlight bulbs to replace the standards so they are going in. I also have some heated grips to fit. Fuel cap looks okay, loads of other parts that need paint but it’s just too cold to spray anything today. Don't think the Mrs will approve of me doing it in the house. Also have to look at the CBF as the headlight relay seems to have shat the bed

So now you’re Indian? Fishermen family before, viking etc, and now Indian? Do you have identity issues? Do you hate yourself?

Well my T300 Hinckley was delivered today. it is old and was cheap but I am chuffed to bits with it. Somebody has thrown a lot of money in consumables at it in the last couple of years. Starts on the button and sounds as sweet as these things ever get. I have no history apart from what I can glean from the DVLA MoT check. I can see a lots of tinkering in my future.

got out for an hour on the bike yesterday, nearly home whn i came across 2 "yoofs" on mobylettes ( 50cc bikes) they were busy dismanteling one of the bikes so I stoppe to see if I could help. They'd somehow managed to stripp the threads of the exhaust header fitting to the cylinder. They had a good selection of tools with them, and didn't seem overy phased by the situation. I went and got an assortment of bolts and washers from the nearby hardware store for them and left them to it. As night was falling I did check they had phones to call someone if they couldn't fix it. lovely day for a spin

I am going out!

I have a lathe and a milling machine and used to make Yokes and other bits for people...But the cost of Ali is such that it could well be cheaper to get an engineering firm to Lazar cut a top yoke..Just a thought. If you have a good engineering drawing it could workout not too expensive ..and repeatable ... Just looked at my supplier for Ali a lump of Ali 4" wide and 2" thick..( smallest length is 1mt ) is £257.80p Then the drawing and electric even if i did it for cost..See what you are up-against!! bloody inflation ... I am Shaw you will find anther Honda bike with top yoke that would work. Lyn..trying hard to keep my mind off life at the Mo.

Good luck with that.... Everything I set out to do to mine takes 5 times as long as I think it will, hence it's mostly still in bits all over the garage floor

Bought a new project today. Being delivered next Wednesday

Something like this would be better.

After weeks in the garage @busabeast finally finishes the modifications on the mx 5 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CZ8uvHaw5/

Bbrraaaaaaaaaappp………bloody thing makes you ride like a twat. No change there then?

Collected the scooter and took it for a spin. Stopped by my mates place en route for a brew…………it’s addictive this twist and go lark Already been scouring the usual places for unnecessary bling and I can confirm it’s mostly chavtastic. Bring it on!

Short version: blowing the pastor went well but he still didnt get the job

A man is waiting for his wife to give birth: The doctor comes in and informs him that his son was born without a torso, arms or legs. The son is just a head! But the dad loves his son and raises him as well as he can, with love and compassion... After 21 years, the son is old enough for his first drink. His dad takes him to the bar and tearfully tells his son he is proud of him.. Dad orders the biggest, strongest drink for the boy. With all the bar patrons looking on curiously and the bartender shaking his head in disbelief, the boy takes his first sip of alcohol. Swoop! A torso pops out! The bar is dead silent, then bursts into a whoop of joy. The father shocked, begs the son to drink again. The patrons chant, "Take another drink!" The bartender still shakes his head in dismay. Swoop! Two arms pop out. The bar goes wild. The father, crying and wailing, begs his son to drink again. The patrons chant! "Take another drink!" The bartender ignores the whole affair. By now the boy is getting tipsy, and with his new hands he reaches down, grabs his drink and guzzles the last of it.. Swoop! Two legs pop out... The bar is in chaos. The father falls to his knees and tearfully thank god... The boy stands up on his new legs and stumbles to the left.. then to the right, right through the front door, into the street, where a truck runs over him and kills him instantly. The bar falls silent. The father moans in grief. The bartender sighs and says! "That boy should have quit while he was a head

No mate that was me with the lid and jacket and the sun has fucked it up so rather than a manly blue it’s now a poofy purple. Good excuse to buy a new jacket I’d say, I’ll explain to my missus that you took the piss out of it and said I looked effeminate in it. As for the tripod………yep, that was good old Pete. Bloody shame, taken too early. I miss the old twat.

I just done a pack of Oreos

Yesterday - clearing up leaves and smoking the place out burning them. Today - village Remembrance Day parade / service. I have a lot of local military and ex military friends. They go straight to the pub from the service and stay there until chucking out time. I will wander up there in a bit for a couple.

Been out washing Devon off the bike. All tucked away now nice and clean. And yes I know washing my bike in the rain is questionable in mental heath terms but the dirt was bothering me

I used to setup BMW airhead gearboxes i made a setup plate, i ended up doing 10 or 12 for my local dealer..then it got a bit much so i gave them the setting plate. I used to get a credit on my account that kept me in services and a good part of a new Bike. I still have an 80gs box fully rebuilt in the pit in the garage. Too much trouble these days, plus not as much call for real mechanics skills,,,all seems to be plug it in and change stuff. WTF is going to happen when the chips die and there is no body who can repair stuff.

True, that aluminium headstock could give up anytime.

Well at least they responded to my enquiry.

A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly behaved 3 year-old grandson. It's obvious to her that he has his hands full with the child screaming for candy in the candy aisle, cookies in the cookie aisle; and for fruit, cereal and pop in the other aisles. Meanwhile, Granddad is working his way around, saying in a controlled voice, "Easy, William, we won't be long, easy, boy." Another outburst, and she hears the granddad calmly say, "It's okay, William, just a couple more minutes and we'll be out of here. Hang in there, boy." At the checkout, the little terror is throwing items out of the cart, and Granddad says again in a controlled voice, "William, William, relax buddy, don't get upset. We'll be home in five minutes; stay cool, William." Very impressed, the woman goes outside where the grandfather is loading his groceries and the boy into the car. She said to the elderly gentleman, "It's none of my business, but you were amazing in there. I don't know how you did it. That whole time, you kept your composure, and no matter how loud and disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandpa." "Thanks," said the grandfather, "but I'm William… that little bastard's name is Kevin."

Brought home a new project today

A young man and his date were parked on a back road some distance from town. They were about to have sex when the girl stopped. “I really should have mentioned this earlier, but I’m actually a hooker and I charge $20 for sex.” The man reluctantly paid her, and they did their thing. After a cigarette, the man just sat in the driver’s seat looking out the window. “Why aren’t we going anywhere?” asked the girl. “Well, I should have mentioned this before, but I’m actually a taxi driver, and the fare back to town is $25…”

Paddy takes his mates back to see his new flat, and after a few more beers one of the lads asks him whats the big brass gong hanging on the wall, Paddy says, "Its my speaking clock"! "How does it work?" his mate asks. "I'll show you", and Paddy hits it full pelt with a claw hammer, A voice from next door yells"Ffs it’s twenty to three in the morning!!"