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After finishing yet another mowing job in the front yard last week, I went for a sprint around town...1st down to the train station, then up North to pay a visit to my mate as he just got a rescue dog for a new Pal.

Rain today...and possibly for 2 weeks...replacing the brake pad shims with a slight layer of high heat silicon to the back of the pad to see if I can get ridd of that annoying brake sqweal..

Yup...lol. At the white house at the moment for the night....Just pass Bangor Main...

Surely it’s faster than a new Challenger, now. Probably already was before.

Autotunes done and flashed to the ECU, oil changed and performance oil filter fitted, must be worth another 10hp, probably up to about 300 now.

The last front brake pipe arrived on Friday ... won't take long to fit the front brake lines and bleed it all so I taxed it (free after twatting about at the post office trying to get them to update the tax class to reflect the 40+ years old tax free status) and insured it. Put it all together and filled it up but couldn't get any pressure at the brake lever - master cylinder piston seals? Drained it and spent fecking hours getting the bloody thing apart. The seals look ok but ordered another piston anyway. The cylinder looks ok but it's only 13mm diameter and quite deep so difficult to see far down into it. Unbelievable amount of crap in the system - cleaned it up as best I can. Have to wait another week ...

Looks like ill spend the day out running this tropical storm heading my way....im not going further south , heading towards home...

Weather's been horrible , raining since last Thursday, finally got a break today...for a little scoot .

First autotunes session done, Burger King for lunch. Living the dream.

The WR has a convoluted number plate holder, it's more like you'd get on a sports bike and is prone to damage when the inevitable tumble comes from trail riding. Having bent it back into shape more than once I decided to junk it and try to find a tail tidy . There are not many options for this bike and I certainly wasn't prepared to pay over £100 for one Ali Express came to the rescue and at a much more reasonable £20. As with anything Chinese it needed a bit of modification and the oem indicators wouldn't fit but I found some mini-indicators in my stash. I'm quite chuffed with the outcome and hopefully it will survive any tumbles ...... I also fitted a new mudflap as the original was well shagged .......

Dull and overcast here but I plan to get a look over the tracer later today as it'll be taking me to the Isle of Wight again in the week.

Well my bike will now lift the front wheel, only a little but it definitely leaves the ground, not something I'm going to be trying to do but something I would rather avoid, it ain't the right kind of bike for that. I was pulling to the front of a queue and the lights changed so I pinned it and the front came up and I eased it back down after about 30 yards or so, there is now a ridge along the centre of my seat where I gripped it with my arse.

Not really but with the new internal parts I will give it a service after 500 miles.

It's all back together and the new air filter system is on.

I'm pretty sure there is a press blackout on it, if the perps know she is dead they will be harder to find.

My step-dad's funeral today . He was our Father for nearly 50 years after my dad died when we young. Couldn't have wished for a better bloke, always treated my Mum and the rest of us with respect. Just putting the last touches to my eulogy. RIP Roy

State side...

Pretty sure I saw someone die today, an old woman was mown down by balaclava clad yobs on electric dirt bikes, ambulance attended to her and I am pretty sure they covered her completely before loading her and then just sitting there, these yobs are out of control. Freaked me out a bit, I had to call off the rest of my shift.