gymwitch

37 minutes ago, XTreme said:

That's all I ever see on FB from UK bikers is their bike has got nicked.

Do the Police actually investigate this shit?

No. Crime number..thats all they do.

5 minutes ago, skyrider said:

can he not borrow one of yours ?

Yeah ill take 400 and he'll go on NC. Wont get his dad on back of tgat though. Hes 85 and we were going to take him to isle of wight. With his panniers and top box its a comfy and safe bike to be on. He has a virago but theres no way he can ride now. 

I hope the bastards kill themselves on it. 

Just now, XTreme said:

A Tracer wasn't it?

Yeah. Gutted.

Andys bikes just been stolen from work. Locked in a compound so they cut through the metal fence. Hes watching it on cctv. 

Supposed to be going away with the bikes and motorhome tomorrow. 

Awesome. 

Lycra + quads and my beloved Cannondale

19 hours ago, XTreme said:

@Slowlycatchymonkey @gymwitch @Grasshopper's Ride

What you think of this sad twat?

Sex on legs

howdy

2 hours ago, skyrider said:

looks like southport 

Yep. I work at a gym there and it was a gorgeous day so went the long way round and took in the coast road for a piccy.

2 hours ago, MooN said:

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHRRRGGGG..... road lice!   

Not when husband drives it

23 minutes ago, Tym said:

You have a camper van? OMG, i love camper vans.... 

Its a motorhome really. 

Didnt take pics im shit at this. Went to start campervan which lives on a farm about 4 mile away. Then went for sunday lunch at the best pub on earth. Then razzed round like a couple of children the long way home such fun leaving a young lad on a scrambler at the traffic lights on an old cbr and a scoot  

He saluted us when we turned off  

We are going out on the bikes just as soon as he's finished watching  the 18 footers sailing on t.v.  dont know where yet....

Trip to Scammonden to pick up Andys boat trailer wheels. Nice blap around the back roads there and then straight back on mway. Weather stayed threatening but didnt actually rain Bikes are hanging now. Thats my job tomorrow sorted. 

10 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Working all bloody day!

Ive played out aaaaalllll day

18 hours ago, skyrider said:

devils bridge ?

You going?

Lovely here. Went to first job on 400. Swapped for red one to go to 2nd job this eve. Hopefully doing some recce's of local-ish camp sites tomoz morn. 

Going out sunday for a ride...dunno where yet. 

Happy days  

On 30/08/2021 at 13:09, XTreme said:

Good thread Bob! Here's my experience with this!

About 3 years ago when I sold the red XT I honestly thought it was game over. Reason being was that for a few years prior to that point I felt things weren't right.......it wasn't coming naturally to me anymore. Driving a car was harder too.

I didn't lack confidence as such.....it was a case of I was having to work much harder to do things that always came easily. I spent about a year or so without a bike and accepted that it was probably time to call it a day before something went wrong out there.

Then one day I had a moment of enlightenment because I jumped in the car and drove off forgetting to take my reading glasses off. Immediately everything became so much easier and I felt like I always had.

Incredible I know......that for many years I'd been riding and driving round with my vision impaired and didn't know it. The loss of distance vision just crept up on me slowly. Age has a habit of doing that!

But would the same transformation happen if I got on a bike? I just didn't know!

After some deliberation I took the plunge and bought the Strom! And I was a bit nervous getting on at first with glasses on because I just didn't know if the impaired vision had been the only cause of the difficulties I'd faced for some years!

I was only going to take it just up the road for a quick 5 minute test to see how I felt......and what adjustments I'd need to make as I was now wearing glasses.

Well the quick trip up the road ended up in going out for about 45 minutes and blasting the shit out of the thing......in a way that I hadn't been able to do for over 5 years!

I was back! I literally came back from the dead! Because I could now see where I was going at last!

You sure vision isn't a factor with you?

Exactly this with me. I know my prescription needs an update when i start to get 'dithery' on my bike....double and triple checking everything which makes me nervous. Then i remember and get my eyes checked. New specs, driving back to normal

Green, old as dirt and somewhat bloodshot my husband said green eyes are boring... i dont know if he means they are dull or bore into him  

Only with a gun or two

Theres loads near by now ive looked for local ones who aren't tentist. 

Hi welcome to the mad house

Scrap that. No tents aloud  

What if my tent identifies as a trailer tent...orrrr i get a trailer for the bike

Gah 

Found my first camping spot to practice only 30mins away too. Rivington brewery shame im off the sauce buuut apparently the scooter lot are looking at camping there regularly. I could go set up saturday after first job then come back and do 2nd job then go straight there when i finish sat evening. Then i get nearly 2 whole days and if it turns to shit i can come home. 

Awesome