Saul

It’s that time again, get your photos up for Octobers BOTM. Vote starts on the 28th October.

There are plenty of marks on it if you look closely

It is but the pictures do flatter it. The bike is no silk purse now, but is tidy and presentable and mechanically sound. I have to say the SW Motech crash bars have certainly played their part in protecting it and the exhaust has been beat to buggery as have all the plastics, a fresh coat of paint hides a lot. Shadow took it out yesterday and loved being back on two wheels although she came back after popping to her mates for an hour. Her shoulder is still sore, which is not a surprise. Her confidence is intact.

All fixed again.

It’s cosmetic with her, re the op, there is no guarantee it will work and she may still have the lump. If she doesn’t have the op though there is no chance the lump will go. I feel for her all this happened 3 days before her 19th birthday. She was wearing her new helmet, that we bought her, I have spent all day getting the superficial scratches off it and ordered her a new visor. Also she had her A2 test booked for November and has had to postpone it. The Dear Maid is not a happy bunny at the moment. . Should get her bike back together tomorrow for her so that is something.

Update for Shadow, as she had a trip to the fracture clinic yesterday. Needs to have an operation to sort her shoulder or live with the unsightly lump she now has. She has to go back in two weeks with her decision and they will take it from there. She knows my opinion, have it fixe,d but I am not going to badger her being a teenager she will kick back and not do what I say. She is pretty smart and will see its in her own interest to have it done but it has to be her idea so I will keep quiet.

Shadow is home and safe in and a fair bit of pain but she will be fine in time, she will learn. In two years and 20,000 miles she has been down twice, her fault, and knocked off once, not her fault. I know I went down a few times at her age through being young and reckless so I am not too quick to judge her. I do trust her though she is good on a bike but still just 19 and thinks she is bullet proof.

Well she has but with more consequences this time. Off to A&E in the ambulance this time. Feared something broken in her right shoulder. Luckily the medics think not now but we are waiting for the all clear from radiology. She hyper flexed her shoulder which was explained to me as it popping out and then back in. Thank goodness she had all her gear on so the amour took the road rash although she does have a bit of a burn on her shoulder and knee. She has ligament and muscle damage with an expected recovery of 6 to 12 weeks. Ruined her jacket and bike jeans but we don’t care about that they did their job well. Not keen on seeing her rushed off in the ambulance but she will heal and be fine. She is gutted because she had to postpone her A2 test in November to next year. She avoided a common manhole cover that we all do but with to much vigor and the left foot peg dug in the hedge the momentum threw her off to the right. She reckons she was doing around 45 mph so really lucky she never hit anything. The police were good and helpful the Mrs and I were there within 10 minutes of the crash and luckily an off duty nurse got there before us. Her lying in the road is not something I would ever want to see again. But she is home and on the mend. Some one was watching over her yesterday that’s for sure. Anyway I’m currently sorting her bike yet again. These CB125F’s are surprisingly resilient. Only cosmetic damage again. I got the bent foot peg bar off and put it with her collection which has gone up to her uncle to be repaired.

Congratulations @Cupid Stunt that is a cracking picture of a lovely bike.

Shame nice FJR

Time to vote for Your BOTM. To quote Pedro "It's Bad Form to vote for your own bike" but other than that have at it Votes Closes 23:59 September 30th Octobers BOTM Photos up from the 22nd Votes starts 28th. @Saul Honda CB750 Hornet @Cupid Stunt Honda CBF 1000 @Pedro BMW 1200 GSA @boboneleg Suzuki DR650 @Marcel KTM 950 Adventure

Good weather to be out

Free treat from Costa for my birthday . Down at RCHT waiting for my brother in law having laser eye surgery. Got there at mid day went home at 18:30. Definitely a day of hurry up and wait.

Looking forward to your road train pic

I’ll pick one of these Lundy Skip Doctors Dartmoor

Right that time of the month again. If you have been out riding get your bike pics up. No AI slop please. Must be a bike you own and the photo must have been taken during September 2026. Needs to be a landscape photo to fit the cover page of the website. Can’t think of any more rules but could make some up. Vote will start on the 27th and end midnight on the 30th.

I had a great weekend on rugby tour in Cork in 1995. It was fantastic back then, I would love to go back.

I must admit to being a bit competitive with my mate who has bought a newer bike in the same colour, so I have been cleaning it up a fair bit to look better than his. Childish I know but it keeps me entertained. Can you get a rebuild kit for Mandis slave? I did for my old Triumph and it worked a treat.

Out mooching about on old faithful. Up Liskeard for a coffee at Checkered Flag, who are moving apparently, then a chemist run for my older daughter. Sometimes 50 miles solo is just what you need

Spent the morning sorting Shadows bike. New JT chain and sprockets and front brake pads. Took longer cleaning everything than actually fitting the parts. Her response was thanks Dad can you lend me £120 to fix my phone. It never ends . Also noticed she has hit 18,000 miles in 2 years. She is talking about taking her A2 in November but we shall see.

Off down west to sing in this later. My group is the Chainers

I got enough monkeys in my circus already thanks

My mate Martyn loves his V85TT. It's his go to bike when we go out for our group rides and he has 4 other bikes to choose from. Harley SlideHideGlide thing, New Kawasaki Z900RS, Siebenrock 1000cc converted R80 and a K75s. With an exception I think he has pretty good taste in bikes. Martyn was looking at a Mandello before he got the Kawasaki. We have been taking the piss out of Steve given that he doesn't seem to want to think for himself when it comes to bike choice. Copying me with the CBF600 and Martyn with the Guzzi. Also on Steve's shortlist was a Triumph 900 Scrambler like Andy and a CB750 Hornet like mine. Suppose there is sense to Steve's thinking he has bought bikes that have shown themselves to be reliable and fit for our groups type of riding but even so there are so many good interesting bikes out there to choose from. There were several really nice options in the Kawasaki showroom in his price range. His money and his decision I suppose. I liked the Gold R1250RS in the showroom.

Rode down to Lanner this morning with my mate Steve who obviously has money burning a hole in his pocket. He only bought his CBF about three weeks ago, last Friday he impulse bought a Guzzi V85 TT. Very nice it is to. Done 9,000 miles. Some nice bikes out the back. Also loads of nice stuff in the show room. Pricing wasn’t bad either. Especially liked this new all black Z900RS. Home made drain cover made me smile. On the way home popped into Dameralls for a cup of tea as we were riding past. Did about 90 miles bimbling about. Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday