Slowlycatchymonkey

Whoop whoop. Good luck Think your journey should have its own thread even if you can't update it often it would be nice to keep all the pics in one place. Wot u say @XTreme?

Hey @Grasshopper's Ride wotcha been up to?

It was time to take the loved but neglected 9T out for a spin. I so wish I could stop getting on a bike stuck in a riding mode of whatever I rode last. If I hadn’t of switched the pillion seat for a seat hump I would have dumped my arse on the tarmac and waved goodbye to it sailing on without me at the very first junction, who wudda fort wringing the throttle on the Himalayan for all its worth would get you into trouble on a 110bhp bike My god I’ve missed the power, what a thrill, like a fairground ride but I decide when the go faster button is pressed, I’d almost forgotten the joys of more power than you can handle My poor little kermit arms are no match for it and I love it. Nothing like scaring the shit out of yourself for giggles! Mr Slowly’s smile turning into a grimace because I’m taking too long trying to find the sun to blot out my mosquito bite Rudolph nose I tried to take Mr Slowly for breakfast but they said they’d stopped serving breakfast half an hour early due to having so many bookings. Mr Slowly settled for coffee and cake with the good grace of someone looking forward to becoming an irascible old man, he'll be fit for this forum soon Nice time though, sun shining happy people wobbling about, got asked constantly if we were down for “that thing” eventually after the millionth throng of Harleys passed we remembered its the Harley Cider Rally in Bridgwater this weekend, wonder if Bucks currently floating in a vat of cider?! So yeh the sun shone, people smiled and I had a great ride in the beautiful verdant Somerset countryside. What’s not to like?! Rich’s cider must be doing alright for themselves, you don’t see many west country barns with doors that posh!

Theres some comedian with long black hair who loves bikes and he's a good off road rider. Umm... umm.. I'll probably remember at 2 in the morning edit: Ross Noble https://www.adventurebikerider.com/article/interview-ross-noble-motorcycling/

I wrote that. It's based on experiences of being on a forum full of wankers.

So what finally prompted the move? Just fancied a change, gone off the BMW or the new thing got something going on you wanted?

Tomoz a little ride out for some breakfast, not sure where yet. Then sorting out bike stuff. Mutt for MOT on Tuesday, think it will fail cos the guy who has been passing it regardless is out of the equation now. Last time I rode it if you didn't keep the revs up it would cut out. That and the left indicator is blinking rapidly (roughly double time) and its not a bulb so I suspect some quality Chinese wiring is doing its thing Think Im gonna drain the tank and put fresh petrol in it see if that makes any difference, probably won't but you can live in hope. Would like to take it for a longish ride see if that helps but its got no MOT so thats not an option. Settled for booking it in to an MOT station thats 40-50 mins away so hopefully it'll be kill or cure.

I thought the same

Yes but in Poland we have much more rain than this

I was once nervous about having surgery. The anaesthetist winked at me and said don’t you worry I’m going to mix you up a really good cocktail. Wow he was a skilled, I had a fantastic time, can’t remember all of it but I do remember asking him to marry me

Otis Reddings song done by Aretha. A bit unfair cos who didn’t she out canary?!

Frank Warrens still alive?! Not only alive but looking exactly the same shithead as he ever did. Deal with the devil methinks.

He doesn't have a particularly slapable face, quite the opposite Hmm best lay off the bloody marys

Well I know that now but my experience of the word meant they wanted far more than a hug Thats why I was surprised to read Sir Fallsalot saying he was waiting for his wife to come home and give him a cwtch. He's not normally that rude

Im rather relieved to discover cwtch doesnt mean what I thought it did

Great lid. Not many on here would have the flair for that.

Its a tourist trap that closes every weekend, thats so Spanish

Might go to that tourist trap where they filmed the spaghetti westerns instead, always wanted to go there when I was a kid.

Umm yer they had the element of surprise.

Morocco doesn't look like a good move right now. The UK gov travel advice says "The Moroccan government has announced that the current suspension of ferry services will be extended until further notice." Although this appears to be out of date and ferry services were allowed for vehicles on the 18th April Two ports have tickets for sale but the fastest service available is 3 hours, the 1 hour services are not running. Morocco are also asking for proof of vaccination AND proof of a valid PCR test within 48 hours before entry. They will also randomly select people for further PCR testing at the airport and within 48 hours of arrival. Apart from the faster 1 hour ferries not currently running and the expense n hassle of the PCR's theres also a risk of getting stuck and having to quarantine there (£££) if you happen to get caught out with a random post arrival PCR test. Hmph. Mind you that info's from the UK government so that could all be wrong too. Unreliable idiots.