Saul

Oh bugger he is down here now. Think his parents live near Falmouth. Looks like he is one of yours now Buckster.

My father used to ride bikes, I have very few photos of him at all and none of bikes. He had a thing for BSA's but my domineering mother stopped all of that before I came along. He still rode a Honda C90 to work when I was a kid, old S reg in the UK so a 1977 I believe, he got a new one every three years or so until then but the S reg was the last. He picked up my 1981 CB250N from the dealer for me, I could see he was besotted but nothing ever came of it. He taught me alot about basic mechanics and looking after my bikes. Don't know anything about my Grandfathers and bikes, never really spoke to them about it, didn't really know either of them very well to be honest. Too big a family and I was one of the youngest so I was way down on the time with Grandad sort of thing.

Congratulations.

Nice new avatar

True but they weren’t daft enough to let her into No 10

Fuck it this thread has jinxed mine as well, just went out to check my tyres for work tonight and it died. Had to go back to old faithful. Mine was £18 quid as well probably lasted six months. As Pete would put it POS.

Mine is dying as well, or the battery is. Will still pump up one 4x4 tyre but is getting weaker all the time. Shame as it has been very convenient. I still have my Aldi 12v one that works from a cig lighter socket but I am loathed to fit an ugly lump like that to my bike. Also a bit bulky to carry on the bike. I’m tempted to get one of those that work off a drill battery.

Oh dear, have you been taking Pete’s feisty blue pills.

Don’t .

Thank you Pedro, I want that car or the UK spec equivalent. I wouldn’t give my E46 up for much but I would for a spotless E30.

My kids used to Its long gone now. I think that photo is from around 2010 ish. One of my Jack Russells loved it to. And yes I did go on it now and again with the kids and it was fucking knackering.

Moved in November 2000

Your best yet, you are our Banksy

Remember years ago when they used to come around with aerial photos of your house selling them door to door? Anyway this shows the pinch point at the corner of my house, plenty of room in the garden but poor access.

24 years ago when I bought the house I had the front garden paved for parking, we can get 3 cars out there comfortably 4 at a squeeze but to get around the back is a pinch point as we live in the corner of a square. I intend to build a bike shed in line with the gate opening so it should be user friendly for me and the maid to get out bikes in and out.

Today I have mostly be widening my back gate to make access for bikes more manageable. I increased the opening from 33” to 41.5”. My theory is that I will be able to get my Hornet through with bar end mirrors fitted. Funnily enough I used to be able to get my R100RS through the 33” opening with care looking back it seems impossible now but I know I could and did often. Fuck me timber has become expensive. Love on the invoice you get 4” x 4” x 2.4 m post sizes. That’s British common sense right there Before Had to dig down through the 70 year old concrete path with my wood pecker of a breaker. To be fair when I was working as a gardener handy man I went through several of them over the years but they are surprisingly capable and were cheap as chips to replace. At the time a decent brand small breaker was £300 and this Aldi special was £30 and for the odd job like today it was a no brainier. After gate stretched and rehung. I am going to be redoing much of the garden over the summer and once that is completed I will get a couple of bags of chipping to put down to tidy things up.

Working tonight, singing up at Lanivet on Saturday night and working Sunday overnight, I am nothing if not predictable

Not like that where I live thankfully.

I was looking at those on Amazon, £37 a pair. I like the idea of bar ends but they make getting the bike through the back gate awkward. Mind you I can always widen the gate to suit.

Have a look on Amazon. I fancy some better mirrors for my bike either some decent bar end mirrors or some double takes. They have great reviews but are a little spendy, I don’t mind if they work well.

Anybody any experience of them, thinking of getting some for my Hornet. ?

Reservoirs are at 100% down here. Doesn’t mean they won’t run out but first time they have been full in 3 years.

Oh a Poll, I’m so excited I’m going to do a happy dance. Does life get any better than this?