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With all the years you were both on TMBF?

Never done one Alan........I don't trust them one bit. All I can find (from papers my old girl had years ago) was that 3 generations back on both sides were all Welsh......and virtually all from what was Glamorganshire......mainly Swansea area. Couple of Denbighshire from my great grandparents on my mother's side though. Though there is a bit of Romany and Jew in that lot it has to be said.......but still Welsh! Knowing that and then getting a test result telling me me I'm mainly English, or Italian, or Swedish would be fucking ridiculous!

You'll need to tell @Mawsley that you're Fred @Clive!

Give her my sympathies Chris! Not easy going through life with a disability like that! I'm sure @Specs will echo my sentiments!

That first pic with the waves is stunning!

Fred looks like a garden gnome sitting in front of that Pod! ?

@YamaHead

Our Transalps from that era were made in Spain. Which explains why they were so fucking lazy!

We're just starting out.......so any content is good content Russ. It's the content that will get us up on the Google search results. Since @BusBoy put up his sailing report we're now featuring quite prominently in the Maritime search results.

63 since 1971!

Always having an excuse ready is a by-product of Suzuki ownership Bruce!

Yeh.......but my Strom is a genuine Jap!

It's all about business! The manufacturers are selling an image.....like the Harley Lifestyle for example. But as I've always said.....the bike doesn't make the man, it's the man that makes the bike. I never judge people on the bike they have........more on what they actually do with the bike. So in principle any bike can be an adventure bike!

You called Ray? Lambretta (1) TV175 Vespa (1) SS180 Triumph (1) 3TA BMW (1) R1150GS BSA (2) D7 Bantam B33 Kawasaki (5) S3400 H1F500 Z650 x 2 ZR7-S Honda (13) C90 SL125 CB250 CB400/4 x 2 CB500/4 x 2 CB750 K2 CB750 F1 x 3 CB750 KZ XLV650 Transalp Suzuki (19) T250J TS185 GT380J x 2 GS750 GT550 GT750 x 2 SP370 x 2 GSF600 x 2 GS650 Katana GSF1200 DL650 x 2 DL1000 DR650 x 2 Yamaha (20) SR125 DT175 DT250 DT400 RD350B XJ600 x 2 XJ900 FZS600 x 2 YZF600 TDM850 TDM900 TT-R250 XT350 XT600E x 3 XT660R FZ6S Fazer

I've spoken to people about this place and some have said......"I don't have an Adventure Motorcycle". My opinion is it's more about what you do WITH the bike rather than the bike itself. Look at all the GS's with the dustbins that never go anywhere for example........while there's people riding round the world on Honda 90's. So I'd say if you're getting out doing trips (on or off road), visiting places of interest (not the local bike meet up), and doing it all by motorcycle......then by definition it's an adventure motorcycle!

Hi Jules........glad you made it! ?

Hell of a run Alan! You guys should think about doing a trip down here! Not everybody ends up in Hospital you know!

I think they were made in Thailand weren't they? The Strom was built in the Suzuki factory in Toyokawa! Which is in JAPAN as I understand it! Oh look.......there's the factory......no doubt full of inscrutable Japs! I'd say that's an excuse for Suzuki ownership in my book!

Yeh.......very sad about Six's father! He was apparently in very good health and used to swim 3 times a week. But it still got him. Glad to hear you're on the mend.......and I'd say the Triumph is a wiser choice than the Harley. By far!

Hi Dave! So the rest of you know, Dave's a friend of mine from another forum. And he's in the process of recovering from Covid-19! How you feeling Dave?

Great to see you Terry! You need to get another bike now......this site needs some of your carnage on it!

Clear your browser cache first Alan.......just to ensure that isn't contributing.

You get the link when you click the "Share" button on YouTube @Specs Then you just paste the link in the text editor here exactly as it is......you don't need to click any other buttons.

Most bizarre Xmas Day I've ever had........and I've had a lot of Xmas Days! Because it was 20C.........and I actually ended up sweating doing the trails around the reservoir! Not only that, I also faced the trauma of one or two fluffy white clouds in the sky.......but I got through it! And no Support Vehicle either I might add!

Hi Paul.......good to see you!