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Well today is Leo's 2nd birthday..... how has time gone so quick.... im sure it was only yesterday that he was born

After a hard night, got up at around 10 and made it out by 11, 600 km later and i’m in Faro. One stop for lunch, one for fuel and one to warn of my eta. 28 to 30° all day.

So the cam plate is pretty good, not perfect but perfectly serviceable. So with that in mind I'm dipping into my savings and getting all the good stuff.

taken this weekend visiting a friend in the Algarve

When we finally made it back down to Hwy 204, we decided to head west towards the old Spout Springs ski area which gets up to 5100 ft. elevation....shame it hasn't been running for at least 5-6 yrs. as its only 30 miles from home. Definitely a bit more chilly at the higher elevations.... On the way back down, we seemed to have our timing dialed in as there was virtually no traffic....so I was able to keep a steady 55+mph pace for a good 6+ miles....coasting in neutral....gotta love a manual gearbox.

So a female employee got an expensive pen as a birthday gift from her boss. She sent him a 'Thank you note' by email: Boss’s wife read the email and filed for divorce. The email said: Your penis wonderful and I enjoyed using it last night. It has extra ordinary smooth flow and a firm stroke. I loved its perfect size and grip. Felt like I was in heaven when using it.Thanks a lot.! Moral: A "space" is an essential part of English grammar!

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I like the idea of some mild cams but I have been offered some low mileage standard cams for free.

Well after a few weeks and several distractions, that I had to deal with, I got back up the shed to the Sprint today. I put it away in disgrace after having to cancel it's MoT as it blew a fork seal and cut out twice on the last run, only to restart once I switched the fuel tap to prime. Just to top it off I fitted a new rear brake switch that worked once only. Checked all the fuses and wiring so must have been the new switch I thought. I ordered a new fuel tap and two more brake switches, I already had fork seals and oil. Anyway out of sight and mind for a few weeks was enough for me to get over it, so went up the shed today to get on with it. I started it up and it fired right away which pleased me, battery was fine so no parasitic drain Checked the rear brake switch, the light worked perfectly so the fairies must have fixed that. I can't think why but it's fine now. I also switched the fuel tap to run and the bike died after a couple of minutes ticking over, switched to prime let the float bowls fill, started straight away, switched to reserve and it died after a few seconds so the fairies haven't fixed that. Hopefully got a clear day tomorrow to work on it and book the MoT for next week.

Trying to order a new pair of jets for my old C70z2 carb..the crap has set hard in them, not a chance nolonger available i am told. So i took a number 13 numbered drill to them..Clear now. we will wait to see how it runs

Got bored of waiting for Mandi to decide if it was going to rain or not,(and it didn't), so went and watched the touring cars. Ordered oil then realised I'd ordered the wrong type so ordered the right stuff, I can use the wrong in the dominator so no prob. A genuine chain set popped up on Ebay for £100 so that's on the way too.

Got that tree unloaded....headed to Kingsbury Ln. but not much in the way of wildflowery, probably due to the screwy weather we had last winter....they might still show in another month...we'll see. Everything was sooo Green from the recent rains.... I kept thinking how much fun this would have been on my old XT 550....

Right so got some time to play. Rear wheel moved forward to get the chain off the front sprocket, 30mm socket on the drill. No noises picked up using the screwdriver to ear method. Think this next pic gives a better clue to the prob. Glad I couldn't hear anything from the transmission as it would have been a right ball ache to sort. Rear sprocket not so bad but think another set is in order. I've been using a tin of muck off all weather chain lube, no probs with Mandis or the dominator but this is the second set on this done at 13000 miles.

You may notice some changes, the septic tank is now the dark side. If you have to post something that can’t go anywhere else then it can go there, over time we will probably grow the section. Things will get purged there on a regular basis, still no porn though, so if that’s your bag you can find more suitable places in the dark recesses of the internet. Also @boboneleg has been demoted due to being a lazy useless cunt, this was reported to us by none other than @boboneleg. Perhaps an early play for Twat of the Year but we will see. No plans right now for a replacement moderator, let’s see if we need one and if so I will appoint someone. If you have anything to say about any of this please send an email to; I’mafecklesstwatanddeservetobeignored@ifyouthinkthisisarealemailaddressyouareaknob.com Thanks for reading this, you can go back to looking at cats on YouTube now.

Free ones are faster!

I can't use cheese eating surrender monkey cams in my superior American steel horse.

What have you guys got planned for the weekend? Is it getting nice where you are? I'm near Porto in Portugal. Tomorrow, I hope I wake up not too late, get on the bike and ride to Faro to meet a friend for dinner. It'll be 1 hour something on the motorway then catch the smaller roads to get there, a little less than 600km. Then enjoy Faro on Sunday and come back North to meet Sofia near Lisbon on Monday. They're saying it's going to get warm, I hope it doesn't get too warm.

I just ordered the cams from the USA.

This isn't that kind of forum.

You blink and suddenly they are grown up. You need to make the most of your time with them.

….and that folks, is why you shouldn’t post when drinking…

I'm going to Worcester tomorrow to see a band. The guitarist is a mate who I haven't seen for over 30 years

Going to pull the cams off the cam plate today and check the journals, if the journals are worn then I will upgrade everything.

That front sprocket is goosed.

Also looks like the chain has started to grind into the boss of the sprocket

Yeah, it looks like a couple of those teeth are looking kinda pointy....not much crown left on them. Like you said, at least it's not the gearbox....chain & sprockets are a piece of cake.

I do, haven’t ridden it in ages. It’s got a clogged carb as well, which I will have to sort before it moves. Does look nice as a garage decorative piece, though …

I feel your pain. Pulled the dominator from the shed, switched on the fuel tap only to have petrol pissing out out of the carb overflow again. I'd bet if Freds watching he'd have a little titter knowing the carb removal ball ache. It did start though.

A man walks into a bar on the top floor of a skyscraper and orders a cold beer. As he’s sipping it, he suddenly watches the guy next to him stroll over to the window… and jump right out! “Good grief! Did you see that!? That man just jumped out the window!” The bartender doesn’t even blink. Shaken, the man takes another sip. A minute later, the same guy walks back in, sits down, orders another drink, finishes it, and jumps out the window again. The man shouts, “Are you kidding me!? He did it again!” Still, the bartender says nothing. The guy comes back into the bar and orders another drink. Finally, the man asks, “How on earth are you surviving those jumps?” The guy grins and says, “Oh, it’s this special drink. If you finish it fast enough, you can float.” Excited, the man orders the same “floatie” drink, chugs it, runs to the window, jumps out… and SPLAT—straight onto the sidewalk. The bartender sighs and says: “Superman… you’re a real jerk when you’ve been drinking

Yes. Hopefully this works and I won't have to take it off for an age after.

Is that for your Dominator ?

Better to be safe than sorry. You wouldn’t want it to reject European ones.

I can’t help noticing something different about your roads …. ….the nice even smooth surface without potholes or gravel and sand all over the place… more than 10m2 of tarmac without a hole in it could become a tourist attraction for us Brits

After a boiling, 2 hits of 20 min ultrasonics and a high pressure air line blasting the little kwacker is running and ticking over. Still plenty of odds n sods to get sorted but glad the major work is over.

Gotta finish cutting up the dead willow tree in my back yard today....then Mrs. Hook & I will head to the dump in the morning to unload it (for Free)...after that we'll head up to Kingsbury Ln. for a dirt-road ride to see if the wildflowers are blooming....it's quite lovely when they do.

Very underrated artist, he did a Piano room spot on Radio 2 last year (I Think)

It would be Woods 222 or Andrew’s 48H

Been clouded over all day here until an hour ago, lovely sunshine. Forecast for a watery afternoon tomorrow. Had a quick look at the tracer this afternoon. I have a transmission noise which I'm hoping is just the chain and sprockets. There's no play in the final drive so I'm feeling a little happier. After I put the bike away I had a better idea, I'll get the chain off and spin the output shaft with a drill. A test for later .

It's just lovely here, finally. I've been in the car visiting clients and on the phone, but I've got plans for the weekend.

Unfortunately the sticking lifter has buggered the cam lobe.