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

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.

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.

The Aliexpress relay is probably the oem one without the branding.

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

In China, they weld four times

This is what it started out as when I got it, it looks a lot tidier than it was - someone has blown over the engine casings / final drive with silver paint and the black parts around the engine (airbag etc) with black paint. Most of the paint was starting to flake off except for the black sump with looked like it had been painted with about 10 coats. It didn't run when I got it, I did manage to get it running but I think only on 3 cylinders. The fuel system was full of crud so the injectors would also have been, and the tank leaked.

You’re a poutine eating canuck! Deal with it!

Be interesting to see his new look with tattooed hair and neck beard.

@boboneleg, I thought you said you were going to stop doing this?

Who doesn't.

Yes I miss him to...

When you say fluid change does that mean you'll be washing it again. Looks good , enjoy.

I can think of two reasons. First is that the seat will probably be too high for you. Second is the cost of paying someone to maintain it for you, it will end up being a money pit.

Yes it does, the people who say it doesn’t are the same people that do the edits for BBC news.

I bought a knackered K100 a few months ago. I pulled it all apart and am starting to put it back together without the fairings and other bits I don't like. I am trying to decide what tank position and seat alignment I like best - need to decide this now as it will influence the amount of space I have under the seat/ tank for the electrics (which ive not really thought about as yet). Which one do you lot think looks better - the bike is on the centre stand so the back will drop 20mm or so when off it. The first pic is the easiest to achieve, the tank is in the original position with the original mounts, the new seat will bolt near enough straight on. I don't like the misalignment between the seat line and the base of the tank . If I went this route I could tidy up the frame/ seat gap with the original fairing section. The second pic is with the tank in the original position but with a spacer under the back of the seat to make it line up better. There third one is with the front of the tank raised off the original mounting and with a packer under the back of the seat to make the seat and lower edge of the tank line up as far as possible. This will be the most work to achieve as I will need to make a new mount for the front of the tank either by welding an aluminium bracket to the underside of the tank or cutting and altering the frame mount points. I will also need to increase the clearance between the bars and the top of the tank to accommodate the increased height. I think I prefer the third option - this is the first bike ive ever done anything drastic to so feel free to point out any potential cock ups ive not thought of. I will need to weld something onto the frame to fill the gaps between the base of the seat and the frame.

Some may want to check your pharmacy if they carry these...lol.

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

Met a guy today that sells chinese scooters, he says cubic inches ain’t shit!

It's bloody hard work to keep focussed and stay awake at times

Which one was a dwarf?

Liking? Or…

Gay

Were they really chocolate

Thanks, terrible experience, I still need to get the thing removed but at least it doesn't hurt any more and no kidney damage im told. Just been back to the hospital and left the A&E staff a huge tub of chocolates to say thanks. Whatever they are paid it should be doubled.

From time to time although I normally don't go that slow.

They eat dragons and elephants?

They is.

@busabeast has been out demonstrating his epic riding skills again. https://www.facebook.com/reel/770021782749416?fs=e&fs=e

Last weekend at a scooter rally

Ewe perish the thought

Your Triumph seems to be pretending to have a Harley fairing!

Looks good Saul, though if Pete was still around you'd give him a heart attack with the rusty bits....

Get six back quick

Definitely no one on here.

All in good time. I am chuffed with it, needs lots of cosmetic TLC but is pretty spot on mechanically as far as I can tell. Newish discs and pads, hel braided lines, tyres less than 2k on, new back shock, new chain set. Needs a new fuel tap but I can get a kit for that. Also have no clue about valve checks so will need to get that done before to long. Apart from that a fluid change and all should be good to put it on the road.

Sweet looking Trumpet there @Saul... Have always liked the Sprint in black...bet that beast would sound awesome w/ an aftermarket pipe.