Skippy

Safe as houses mate…….anyway, if it falls over it will probably cause several euros worth of improvements

Now, it may not look like it but progress has been made on the DR…….firstly, there’s a big box of bits turned up containing everything from the essentials such as wheel bearings and calliper rebuild bits and bobs to the less essential but bling driven film-flam such blue grips and anodised blue in-line fuel filters. You can’t have enough bling. Wheels out, fluids drained, degreased, seat ready for recovering, baffle being fashioned from an arbitrary item and just propped up awaiting a few more bits which need to be ordered e.g. the third wheel bearing for the rear wheel as I stupidly thought there was only two………….mechanically-challenged me. It ain’t ever going to be pretty but it will start, go and stop properly and that’s good enough for me………which reminds me of a girl I once knew. I know you’ll all sleep better knowing progress is being made.

Bothered? Am I bothered though? Am I?

I don’t get it, I mean how long does it take to pop some tassels on the end of the handlebars and make sure the stabilisers are on tight?

Pete’s changed his name to Quentin Gaylord to match the bike.

The Amazon river runs for thousands of miles. At some points, it runs through areas of the rain forest that are almost untouched and have been barely explored. Because of the porous limestone in these areas, the river water leaks through the stone and travels deep into the earth, and forms underground pools almost a mile below the surface. Over thousands of years, small blind transparent fish have lived and evolved in these pools. These fish have never seen the sun or the surface and have never been seen by the human eye, these fish care more about @XTreme’s next bike than I do.

I’ve been tipped off that he’s been out for a test ride.

I can only aspire to such greatness Bob ………. As for the rest of you, you clearly have no sense of adventure

Ain’t it just Pete……..I know it’s a bit of a dog but once sorted it’ll be good fun. Always wanted one and so I can put up with a little expense and time

In the advert the fucking thing had working lights because it still had the battery in. @XTreme is right about dago peasants……bunch of cnuts.

Cheers mate, already called in three mates to assist. Now thinking I may need a couple more to be in the safe side.

Complete abuse that’s how

Given the desperate state of my latest acquisition and the undeniable fun that can be had at someone else’s misfortune or stupidity (the latter in this case) I thought I’d start a thread of woe so you can take the piss properly. Here are a few photos for your amusement. As they say, things can only get better. 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍

Fucking butchers the lot of ‘em

This is the only pic you’ll be getting from me of the b’stard DR600 A fair bit of work to do on it that’s for sure; brakes binding, wheel bearings fucked, ignition hot wired, battery missing (an optional extra here obviously ), tank and carb to be striped and flushed………apart from that it’s a beauty.

Cheap as patatas fritas down here eh @XTreme?

Out trail riding on Sunday, got three clients who fancy a bimble around the local trails on some ancient XR250s. They’ve had three days on track (Almeria etc) so I’m hoping they’re knackered so I can keep up!………I’ll be sweeping up at the back as usual but that suits me fine. I’ll try and take some photos if I remember.

I hope not Pedro……I only kept it because my wife said she likes it. Personally I would have had the thing removed…….maybe wait until she goes away for a few days and do it then. I’ll tell her someone must have stolen it in the night.

It’s a fucking tale of woe for the majority of people in the UK, just glad we left when we did. Certainly couldn’t afford to live there now and also couldn’t afford to move to Spain and take residencia now that the rules have changes after Brexit. On a brighter note I chopped the fuck out of a palm tree today using only a hand held blade. Always been useful with a blade ……….and the Himalayan is getting a thrashing tomorrow just because.

Take yer pick!

Money well spent

About a year but they’d got it through the ITV this February……….the tester must’ve been a relative. I can sort it with the help of a good mate but I need to get it to his workshop and he’s back to the UK for a couple of weeks next Wednesday. There’s more to be done than is possible between now and next Wednesday so I’ve set my mind to the fact that it’s a longer term project.

We’ll yes that’s the thing that’s a bit confusing. No matter what I do it will not fire up.

I’m going to have to get the tank and carb off so it can be cleaned through. And it’s still fucking raining. And I haven’t got anywhere dry to do it in this rental property. Might have to have a nap instead.

We’ll this is what came out of the carb. A lovely milky fluid. Now it’s raining again. Happy fucking Saturday