Saul

Better morning today.

I can think of many place names down here that aren’t straight forward to say but Newquay isn’t one of them. New Quay seems pretty ordinary to me. Fowey, where I live, Lostwithiel, Bodinnick, etc etc can be mouthfuls if you don’t know

Been watching the Turkish Detective on BBC iplayer. I liked it bit formulaic but entertaining and gives some fascinating glimpses of Istanbul.

I watched that Sunday night Ok and very similar to the older films. I think my tastes have moved on

She does but thinks hers should be red.

Around 5,500 @ 75 mph for the CBF600, not really sure for the Hornet, I will look the next time I ride it. The real difference between the bikes is when the power comes in strong, from 4k on the Hornet from 6k on the CBF. The CBF will go well when the revs are up but the Hornets power is a lot more usable. Always one gear away from tearing it up on the Hornet often two on the CBF. I have new mirrors to put on the Hornet which I will do tomorrow I will get back to you then.

Still a twat Gandalf

Twat

Bimble to Newquay today, course couldn’t go on my own. My Shadow had to come and demanded Maccies, I don’t mind their coffee so worked as a bladder break for me. We had a mooch down to Fistral then up to look over Pentire. She continued to walk into every shot then collapsed because I moaned at her Grumpy Happy Again once we made it home.

The drizzle was warm

British summer time Mind the Hobbitses Dear Boy

Looks a Bloody Hoot

Yeah village aint the same without the idiot, although I have to commend you for taking on the task in his absence Marcel.

Spent the morning out playing with the CBF. Feeling a little tender from yesterdays efforts over the community centre with a bar and some very nice people plying me with Doom Bar. Wouldn't have been a bad morning to go out for a bimble but not today. Absolutely messing around with minor stuff just put on a USB charger and changed back to the standard screen for an experiment. No issues with the taller screen just want to see what the standard one is like with that little defletor thing.

I think you would be hard pushed to beat a CB500F or CB500X or even a Kawasaki ER5 or 6 as a first bike. £3k to £4k should get you something pretty nice. As to riding gear you don't have to spend to much if you don't want to, you can get some decent quality lightly used branded stuff second hand on Ebay. Great place to get some Gortex lined boots for silly money, including Alpinestars. Richa isn't bad riding gear if you must have new, should get a good jacket and trousers for £300. LS2, Caberg and HJC Helmets are pretty good value and good quality new. You can always buy better at a later date but riding gear is a personal thing weather you go for style or just function in the first instance. You will end up with 2 or 3 sets before to long. In the winter I always seem to have one set drying.

Worked last night but jibbed on taking the bike as it was thunder and lightning. Singing over the Fowey Community Centre at 3 pm. Working tomorrow night but hoping to get out on the bike tomorrow day. Fuck that Fred I don't do heights

You are missing the woke factor here, most of the LBGTQQIA+ mob are pretty wokie in their views and don’t objectify physical appearance in the same way most men do especially when younger. Or probably more accurately don’t admit to doing so. The person I am talking about working with is an attractive woman but her female partner looks like a prop forward. And I still think it’s a load of old bollocks. Why can’t they just live the way they want without forcing others to conform with what ever crazy shit they come up with next. Taking enormous offence at Misgendering and dead naming FFS.

Hello my old friend, it’s been years

I know mate it's shit, but it's the modern workplace, more's the pity. I work with a Lesbian Paramedic once a month and fuck me is she a humorless twat. 10 hour overnight is a long time minding your P's and Q's. She bloody hard work to talk to. Mind you she is prone to going sick which works well for me as I get to go home if I'm not needed elsewhere.

Just find out what S/he likes to be called and use their name. I do take your point though, my daughter Kady has a friend who wants to be called Alex, was Annabelle, who get really upset if someone 'Dead names' her or uses her old name. Such a load of bollocks to me.

Popped up to Damerells bike night, kinda wish I didn’t weather shit no food not a very good turnout. Did get a couple of pics. All shiny ready for bike night Lovely Thruxton Really like this old school Tiger Also saw a new Triumph 400X. Quite a big bike in the flesh Some other randoms there was a really nice Suzuki Beamish but never got a chance to get a pic of it before it went. Another couple of bike clubs turned up who I never heard of although they had local type names.

Two wheel dickheads I mean. I popped out with Shadow on the Hornet as we had to go up to Damerells to book her CBT. Anyway on the way up to Bodmin to join the A30 to Indian Queens some twin headlight Sport bike, Aprilia maybe, was up our chuff most of the way , couple of times we passed cars, tractors he was right there up our chuff again. I rode normally, not playing silly buggers especially with Shadow on the back but he never passed, starting to get on my tits a bit anyway we came up to Lanhydrock roundabout and had to anchor up last minute for a Tesla who indicated one way then went the other. Sporty boy wasn't watching shot past me right out into the path of the Tesla, somehow the Tesla just about stopped in time and didn't broadside him. Dunno if they have some sort of collision avoidance or something because I though matey was toast. We rode on past the drama and as we went past Chloe called him a silly twat, gonna have to speak to her about her gob. On the way home from Damerells again going down the St Austell distributor road which is a fast sweeper between 3 roundabouts. Come up behind some maybe 600 jap sport bike, twas green so probably a Kawasaki T plate with a loud fart can on it. Matey see us drops two gears and is off like a stabbed rat , overtaking on double whites and weaving all over the shop. Each roundabout brought us roughly back together than he is off again each time. I never got involved at all just riding normally. When we got to the traffic lights at the bottom his is there revving the tits off his bike and, making a hell of a row looking over his shoulder at me. I just smiled at him. Anyway when the lights change he throws it left on full throttle nearly losing the bike on a manhole. Then proceeds to piss pass 4 cars in a 30 zone barely holding the thing. Why the fuck do they behave like that I don't know, especially on wet roads. I must say that witnessing such stupidness is teaching Shadow a few valuable lessons much more than listening to me drone on. She is not slow to judge and was not impressed with what she saw.

Had to break out my spare boots as my current ones are falling to bits. Got them second had off eBay for £35. Supposedly Gortex. Brand is Gaerne which I haven’t heard of but they look promising And no the dog is not standing on the ceiling I flipped the photo so they are right way up. Light was weird in the room.

Been bimbling with my Shadow. Took her for a McTreat.

To be fair when the revs are up it's off like a stabbed rat. I suppose I'm always comparing it to my Hornet which takes off much lower in the rev range so feels much faster.