MooN

I'm a little surprised that I still haven't recieved my invitation to the coronation yet...

On 01/05/2023 at 11:26, Marcel said:

Oh the land where my superior gnome originated...

 

 

Thank you gentlemen, I will pass on your remarks.  

1 hour ago, Buckster said:

What about @Six30? 
 

Oops! My bad! Forget that.

 

"There's no excuse for suzuki ownership" 

2 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Yes I have!

I'm amazed the boy will listen to any advice from a Cunt like you!

 

Oh I never said h'd listen to me... but I did say I'd ask. 

Gotta be sofia I think.  

Pete' pic is... well it's Pete innit...

Marcel has snow which is good, but that bike is just fugly!

Buckster has a trailer, so obviously not

Ren mahaged to get photo bombed by some miserable looking SOG  

Alfalfa had the makings of a good picture but then some eejit dopped a boat anchor in the forground blocking the view

Pedro has a great shot but Pedro ALWAYS has great shots, which I'm borderline jealous of

Specs has a castle in spain

but Sophia's better looking than Specs, so she gets my vote 

or anybody else who's actually ridden one.

Srambler 900 questions,  not for me, but daughters boyfriend is passing his test at the mo and is looking for a bike. He was looking at a triumph scrambler 900 (2nd hand but from a dealer) and I stupidly said " I know a bloke wot's got one, i'll ask him how he likes it" ( I was probably a little drunk at the time...) His will be restricted  to 47.5 HP for the A2 licence ( I think) 

I'm vaguely trying to steer him in the direction of a Trident as being better adapted, and more saleable as and when he changes his mind as to what he wants. 

Thoughts?

old enogh to know better, young enough to not care.

19 hours ago, yen_powell said:

Pepe Le Pew was French wasn't he?

i believe he was 

On 18/04/2023 at 23:59, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

 

If anyone gets split up....

 

that actually sounds quite nasty 

OH FFS!

The Cat just fucking farted on me and it bloody stinks!

I think we mistook a skunk for a cat, it's bloody awful.....

8 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

This is rather putting me off my upcoming group ride  I’ll have to stick to the speed limit, slow down to accommodate the lowest common denominator and it’s going to be painful isn’t it

I know for sure two of the women are race level fast but the others  

Heyho.

organise. I've ridden in groups for years one way or another and 2 stand out in the effective simplicity of the organisation. It only works, however if everybody is aware of how it works.  

The group I usually ride with here, I rode with for years on my Tralp whilst others wre riding  FJR1300's, R1, CBRR thingies, all much faster bikes and some petty capable riders. Not everybody needs to know the route, but when riding, a fster groupe will often break away and leave the slugs ( me) in their dust. I just keep going straight on at my best speed knowing that they  will be waiting for me at the next direction change or at the top of the pass or whatever. When we're overnighting we usually plan to get to the overnight spot with enough time left for the speedfreaks to do a short sprint loop or even an out and back, depending on terrain. simple but effective if everybody plays the game. When we have a rider we're not used to, one of the group will always play the trundleslug and let the new rider know that when the nutters right wrist gets too much for them then at least one other bike won't be trying to keep up.

The other group whos' system I liked was Aus Touring when I met up with them in the Vercours in 2013 Glitch ( the organiser and experienced tor leader) and his wife Goodie had it sussed and a short explanation from them alloed me to fit almost seamlessly into the group for 2 days with no problems, Glitch leading ( failrly fast most of the time) and goodie bringing up the rear, whenever there was a change of road or direction, the 2nd rider would wait at the junction till Goodie arrived, with 8 or 9 riders, all experienced and capable, this worked brilliantly, progress was good and nobody got lost ( despite a couple of them falling off a some point before I joined them

I would still maintain that the price to pay for being a better rider in a group is that you have a responsibility to the less able. 

in my misspent youth... 

swept out to sea in an 8 foot wooden sailing dinghy  when I was about 13. The fact I didn't drown that day was pure luck. 

58 minutes ago, skyrider said:

nothing wrong with that bob i have always ridden on my own i dont ride with groups on the road thats when things can go seriously wrong when a slower rider tries to keep up with the fast guys 

to be fair, that shouldn't be happening.  the better, more expeienced riders should be able to adapt their speed to the lowest common denominator and not incite them to ride beyond their abilities.  ( yeah, idealistic I know) 

2 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Thanks MooN I appreciate it.

I saved your previous advice about riding in France and will be putting that together in an email bout riding in France.

Perhaps if you don’t mind, when I’ve got that together you could check it over and see if it’s all correct. It will be mostly what you’ve said and some road signs everyone won’t be familiar with.. if I can find them

I read its illegal not to carry spare bulbs in France but couldn't tell if this is all vehicles or just cars etc. 

Cars only. you're supposed to be equipped to replace a headlight bilb at the roadside. So many modern cars ( specifically Renault & Citroen) need the fron bumper taking off and the light removing to do this that it is no longer enforced. On top of that vehicles with xenon lights and such don't even have bulbs so... If  you need a bulb most supermarkets and all motorway service stations have large selections readily available. 

 happy to look at whatever you've planned. 

6 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

It's a thankless task at times as different folks have different expectations.  I tend to ride a lot more by myself nowadays or just with people I know.

I'm leading a ride from here down to Saint Cirgue en Montagne in the Ardeche last weekend in May.  " too long, too short, too much autoroute, too much minor roads, we should eat here... and so on and so forth.  Friday we have a club meeting where I will say that i'm happy to navigate the ride down, I have already plotted the route, I shal be leaving from this point at this time, following this route via here and here. either follow me or don't, I'll see you at the hotel at 18h00 for l'apéro. End of. 

39 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Spent all day emailing peeps about the trip next week and haven’t got anywhere near sorting my bike out which was actual job for today. Started the route planning which isn’t anywhere near as easy to do for France as it is for Spain. I can see why folk recce the whole route before they take people with them. 

It’s just not at all stressful when you’re doing it only for yourself (who cares if it goes wrong, you’ll just find an away around or accept it) but with a group it feels like a whole different ball game.

Honestly if I get any complaints there may be injuries

gimme a shout if there's anything I can help with France wise. 

On 12/04/2023 at 22:56, Pedro said:

Pretty cool, look forward to see how they end up.

ive asked him to send me a pic of finished bjects, as and when. 

On 15/04/2023 at 18:18, busabeast said:

Did your mate get sorted @MooN

I got back to him t'other day and he says he's been very busy ( hes a steeplejack, of sorts...) but he says he eventually got someone on the phone and suggested that there might be someone in the area who could come round... 

they said th'ed have a postal tracking N0 for him within 24hrs...   He still hasn't told me what shop it was 

Just now, XTreme said:

You want a nice top box you do!

they wouldn't fit in my top box, and to be honest, the weight of the bloody things would destroy a plastic tob box on the roads I use I reckon. 

1 minute ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

ou have a decompression lever!?  I haven't seen one of those for about 20 years, and the last time I did it was on an old volvo boat engine 

a bloke on the facebutt page "Motards Bourguinons" was asking if anybody had some old bike parts, especially engine parts that needed getting rid of cos he wanted to incorporate them into a sculpture or something.

 I scavenged these from the bin at work for him

( I couldn't find the crankshaft from the single so I guess somebody already had that) 

This also gave me a destinantion for a ride. Chateau Chinon.  

I had the devils own job attaching the two crankshafts to the rear rack in a way that they wouldn't move over the 180 odd km of minor roads. I really didn't want to lose them "en route" and have to retrieve them from some poor buggers radiator or windscreen.

Unorthodox but effective,  ( story of my life ) 

obviously monday ( bank holiday here) was overcast and about 10 deg C wheras sunday had been a glorious spring day. but the route went something like this

as I was on my own, I ws having far too much fun to stop and take pics but took a couple alongside the reservoir

the route home was a little faster,

about 4 hours all told, 

On 10/04/2023 at 11:28, Buckster said:

Ended due to the reformation in 1560 when Scotland kicked out the papists.

yeah, OK I didn't actually research it... 

1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

haven't you told them that there's a power shortage...