Pedro

I have a filthy mind 

That bike looks so clean up close, makes me a little jealous 

All these names, I feel like the guys landing on the planet of the apes and not understanding what kind of world they’re in.

2 hours ago, Earache said:

 

This!

It's got it's place, lots of people ride bikes on long motorway trips and commute to cities, this is just another thing to make their life easier.

Me? I love my cruise control, apart from being great on the motorway I use it around town and country roads to adjust my gloves or zip up or down my jacket, get the phone out and onto the handlebars, etc, really useful. Not to mention standing up and adjusting underwear in hot days 

This technology helps safety equipment become more advanced and less intrusive, so if you're using your bike on somewhere with plenty of traffic, oil or diesel spillage, frost, etc, it'll just become better at saving you without actually being annoying.

7 hours ago, Grasshopper's Ride said:

Here's a pic of the kids for my submission, it's kind of a two for one deal with these two, they are never far apart, true buddies ..... @Pedro let me know if this is bending the rules and I will change the photo 

It's ok with me, we'll just write it down as Bagheera 

Patrols are very popular around here, the saying is that some forest fires are a myth, some are just smoke caused by a Nissan Patrol climbing his way up a rocky trail 

Welcome!

2 hours ago, BusBoy said:

All back together in a beam chop and returned to berth feeling deflated and vexed as my nice shiny engines freshly painted is going to rust something awful with all this salt on it.

In a lot lesser scale, I can sort of relate to that from when I spent all my money and free time making my track car ready and safe to go on track, only to have shit happen regardless. Some wine helps you with that ... and some rust preventive product probably helps the boat as well 

@XTreme, sticky thread?

People, 

Submissions for the Bike Of The Month July Edition are officially open until the 27th. 

Post your bike's picture in this thread:

   - One submission per bike will go to vote, it has to have been taken this Month. You've got until the 27th to change your picture if you want, I'll only consider the last entry.

   - On the 27th I'll close the thread and start a voting poll.

 @Tym, what do you carry on all those bags all the time?

That very cool. You must have some mileage on that bike

Bottles and a hat just sitting there for almost 4 decades? And the good stuff cupboard on the left with one glass door open... 

Good going Pete.

That's a nice steam locomotive there, in front of that train

Do they eat other cats, or just kill them?

clear plastic tank is a classic, Tym, it looks good on all dirt bike type bikes.

Your ride reports make want to go through France on my bike.

1 hour ago, MooN said:

the XJ 900 was a superbe machine Lone, I could ride it all day in comfort and did a fair bit of 2 up touring with Mme Moon too ( alsace, Italy, switzerland, UK etc) I had the 650 first and then got my hands on the 900. in 5  years from '96 to 2001 i wound it up from 22000km when I bought it to 96000km when I sold it..never have I done so many km's anually as in that period and it never, never let me down, not once. 

What did you replace it with?

4 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Hardcore no weather beaten yes that's my keep the sun out my eyes and fly's out my mouth look

That’s the 1000 mile stare, sounds more adventurous 

On 14/06/2020 at 22:43, Sir Fallsalot said:

I don't know about looking stylish but black and white makes everything look better or maybe not 

You look hardcore, dude!

Stuff has a cost.

That cost is either supported by you as a client paying properly for a product, by the companies making and selling it, or by the poor guys employed in production lines. 

Buying most cellphones will still support employment of poor people earning next to nothing, mostly in China.

Regarding the virus' origin, this thread is basically trolling  

You've got a picture of the belly pan, @Tym? If there's a flat surface at the bottom you could maybe cut it and fit a nacho duct to pull air into the pipes, probably not the same cooling effect but it would like you didn't take the panel off.

Great looking roads, still so green

Great video