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The little square I live in is being dug up to fit a new gas main. Its fucking caos out there at the moment. The lads doing it are as good as gold but its a pain nonetheless. Been out fitting some hand guards to my boys scoot as he has been freezing his tits and fingers off coming home from work. Also managed to drop his scoot on ice last night. All low speed, he is actually quite sensible on the roads, and there is only couple of mild scuff on top of scuffs that were already there. I cleaned and checked his bike over before I did the handguards. Budget chinky stuff is definitely built down to a price. Also put the topbox plate on my Hornet and gave it a wipe over, tyre pressures, oil, chain and other maintenance.

It's what one of my mates rides. I think it is a lovely looking and sounding bike. I have never sat on it but it looks tall and heavy, but then again so is he . He is also bent out of shape that my little Hornet has more BHP, not that it matters in the real world but it irks him Also another of our group has a V7 stone. Now I could see myself on that, lovely looking retro bike. Oh as an aside I rode a Le Mans Mk1 one back in the 80's and I loved it. Felt very fast as I remember, sounded awesome but I remember the gearbox being a bit of a pig, twas a long time ago. I loved the little sideways flick or rock it did when you blipped the throttle. I always fancied a V50 back in the day.

True if you are in the market for that sort of thing.

That's Awful Pete my thoughts are with you and your Mrs. Hope there is a solution for her.

Nuovo Falcone is a pretty iconic Guzzi Horizontal Single. https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1641948 Mind you that proposed new parallel twin doesn't look Guzzi to me. Would be a nope if it were my money.

Not my photo but a good one of Titty Castle in Fowey.

I think it is a great looking bike, would be the Trident for me if I was going to buy the 660. Not sure I would want to leave it 10,000 between oil changes, think I would sneak in a 5000 change in between 10,000 services.

I tested positive for Covid Sunday, still positive today but doesn't feel like more than a cold.

Bloody cold out there this morning.

Fantastic.

That BSA was an A7 with A10 parts on it according to the owner. It looked like that Honda 125 had been punched but looking at the owner that wouldn’t have surprised me.

It sounded awesome though, I always think Allspeeds sounded the best back in the day. I have just finished washing the Hornet off. Before After I am pretty sure the other six are doing the same thing this afternoon

The chill blain chapter set off from Fowey at 9:00am and 0.5c to Kitt Hill bike meet this morning. Very slippery roads but ok as long as we were sensible, and we were. I was the youngest there at 58. Bloody cold for me with heated grips the others just whinged Good turn out really considering the cold. Louis, the cafe, do good grub and after tea and fry up we thawed out and looked at the bikes.

A 70 year old chap I know came back from Turkey with teeth like that, he looked like a character from a Wallace and Gromit movie.

Me to, spent hours on Par and Fowey docks when I was a kid. Not many people seem to have time for that sort of thing anymore.

Out on the cliffs again this morning with the Dear Boy. Stunning sky and some mental fucker fishing off the rocks. I used to climb down there when I was younger, fuck that now.

Working as usual, weather is looking good so going out on the Hornet at some point also got a couple of walks planned.

Only had my bike for 3 months, no intention of changing it. Exactly what I wanted.

Out and about with the Dear Boy. Got my walk in before the rain comes.

Not all the Home guard were comic, over 1.7 million of them by the end of WW2. Manned Anti Aircraft batteries, Coastal Batteries and Bomb disposal. 1200 killed on duty. Not all like Dads Army.

More Nathan, I found this vid quite interesting.

Deadloch on Amazon. Aussie detective drama. Bloody brilliant and funny.