Saul

Seems like the smart move, plenty of better options for 10K.

Don't keep that a secret I love reading about that sort of stuff. I have a real thing for all things older BMW.

Lovely, good colour and 2 door as well. Comes from the era when BMW aimed to sell the ultimate driving machines, Very Cool.

Get your money back now. I can see that car being a ball ache long term. Just feel it in my water

Working overnight tonight and Sunday night. Saturday weather is shit but may get out this afternoon as the weather is looking good.

You've had your feisty pill this morning. Was it Blue?

Whose trolling now Negatron

You haven't got to buy every bike you like? Anyway I thought he was the font of all biking knowledge for you!

Don’t think so he’s been on this morning.

Who's been squabbling? missed that completely.

She is ok now, problem is we are as bad as each other, sometimes I can be a bit grumpy which doesn't help.

Cheers mate, Almost hate to say it, but Neevesy likes that POS. Whose opinion should I take his or yours?

I would love to get away with buying her a tidy CG but she wants a cool bike (like mine, her words) I have not been able to convince her a CG looks like a Hornet. I would like her to have an XR125 or similar but she won’t have it I have also had chapter and verse about the cool riding gear and look she is going for. Nearly no bike at all after earlier. Had a blazing row with her today, it’s that time of the month when some women go absolutely mental, add ADHD and teenage angst into 5’1” package and you can form a picture. She is the youngest and the Apple of my eye but I could have happily throttled her today. All good now but I am too old for hormonal teenagers . We are both too alike with low flash points, makes for some epic fall outs.

Remind me the last time you rode your bike?

Just thinking about it, twas a joy to go out today in my Leather, jeans and open face, just so much lighter and less restrictive than normal gear. Also on the plus side the increased vision from an open face . Much prefer it when the weather allows.

Well the sun is out here for a change so I decided to take my bike out for a mooch around Damerells motorcycles. My youngest is 17 in a few months and desperately wants a bike so I went up to do a bit of research about CBT’s and 125cc bikes. Just seeing the lie of the land so to speak. The practical choice for her would be a Honda CB125F, still affordable and not some chinky that will dissolve before her eyes. Back along when my boy got his ped I asked the salesman why there aren’t many second hand ones out there and his answer was that most if the Chinese brands don’t last long enough to go to a second owner. Anyway this is what I am looking at for her, has to be red too according to her. I‘ve told her she has to be working before I buy it and that she will have to pay me back. Sound harsh I know but she and my other two have to live in the real world and understand the cost and value of stuff. Chores done I got chance to looked at the shiny stuff. Nice looking Harley in the sold line I must admit I liked this one. Know nothing about them at all but I do like the look of it Hornet 500 and 750 side by side, I’m not sure why but the 750 appeared smaller in the flesh , probably to do with the angle of lean on the side stand I do like the look of these NT1100’s it sure I would have a use for one but cool work horse. Now this is gonna trigger Shad Man but I do like the look of the new RE Bullit and Shot Gun. Not sure I would spend my money on one but I love the look of them I like this too, big brute of a bike 2017 CB500x with 100 miles on the clock, there is a story behind that I have revised my opinion of these, I thought they were a bit bulbous originally but with this paint scheme I think it’s cool as hell. Now this I would buy if I hand money to burn. They had 5 x CB650R’s in the showroom Didn’t like the look of the exhaust pipe on this CB125R Several people at Damerells today My favourite bike of the day.

Properly cleaned my car today, first time in coming on for two years given we had a hosepipe ban for most of that time. The old jalopy scrubs up well Then got the bike out for a bimble up to Damerells I’ll put some pictures up of the pretty things on a different thread.

Small camera?

Christ how old are Judas Priest and Saxon now. They are definitely a blast from the past for me.

They are huge in the flesh, I think they look like locomotives when near a more normal sized bike.

It may not be just down to resources, there are lots of health reasons to consider when you get to 74. The clinicians I work with never mention the cost of what they do, not a consideration for them, they just do what's best for the patient. That's probably why the politicians don't let medics run the NHS. Not saying others don't and I have no experience of budgets and stuff.

Yeah but that wasn't a Honda.

Funnily enough I never had to adjust the chain on my CB500F in the 5K miles I did on it. A cruel person would say that the motor never made enough power to stretch the chain, but we know that's not true. Just a decent chain that if looked after will last. My Hornet chain hasn't need adjusting yet after 1400 miles.

I'm not a medic mate, I drive medics to do their job overnight. So I know no more than you really, but I do know people quite often have catheters temporarily and go back to normal. Can't tell you why. I would get your mate to see a doc and get tested but that is just common sense. I know we use a lot of catheter packs as I am in charge of stocking the car and write the purple scripts for them.

One of the Nurses I work with said something like that when I rocked up on my bike. She said "What have you bought that for you are too old to be an organ donor". Charmer she is, good laugh to work with though.