Sir Fallsalot

I bet you were crapping yourself with all that water hanging overhead

I agree that bike is made for cruising long distances in comfort so why the hell is the tank that small and i presume that's 4 US gallons which is only 3.3 UK gallons. I have a 3 gallon tank on my XR400

That's the spirit and while your in the mood don't forget your camera

How many miles does the bike go on a tank of gas before you start getting a bit anxious

You know Slowly and batteries don't get on so was buying a bike that runs solely on batteries wise

Just been reading up on Artie Moore and i'm quite impressed, he built a radio transmitter/receiver that picked up the Titanic's distress call 3000 miles away from the attic of the Mill in my photos when he told the police they didn't believe him and it was two days later when the official word confirmed his story, that was over 110 years ago when i had my CB radio in my 4x4 to talk to my mate in his it only worked line of sight for about quarter mile and that was only about 20 years ago

Enough about me how did your ride go today

I do carry a folding saw but this was no good for these trees LOL. i will return to the tunnel with a chainsaw in the near future though

I don't find it more difficult as such, i'm a lot slower and just plod along now enjoying the countryside instead of zooming through it, i also find the tall seat height on the XR makes things seem more intimidating than it used to be plus i'm not as bike fit as i was due to lack of saddle time. The washed out lane i'll be back to ride on the X trainer as it gives you so much confidence i think it takes 20 years off your age when you ride it as i'm willing to attempt things i used to be comfortable doing many years ago

Today i had a few things to test out on the XR, one was to see if i fixed a small oil leak on the rocker shafts and the other was the gearing, i wasn't happy with the gearing on my ride last weekend, on a few lanes i was giving my new clutch more abuse than i liked as the gearing was too high. So before my ride today i needed to change the rear sprocket from the 40 tooth i have fitted to the standard 45 tooth. First sprocket bolt i tried to remove i rounded the Allen key head of the bolt because i got carried away with the lock tight when fitting them last time, i had it all up the shaft as well as the threads Anyhow after trying to bang a torx bit into the bolt head and failing i remembered the easy out set i have and it worked a treat all i needed it to do was to hold the bolt and undo the nut the other side After fitting the 45 tooth sprocket i found the chain was too short so i got pissed off and ended up fitting the off road wheel instead which has a 42 tooth sprocket fitted, after heading up over my mountain i decided the gearing was far better and will be fitting this sprocket to the road wheel and getting a larger one for this wheel. The lane up over to the wylie was nice i hadn't really noticed until today how green everything is and it is bloody hot as well. The woodland over the wall on the right is a carpet of Bluebells. The familiar smells of dope and cow shit as you ride through the countryside are replaced this time of the year with flowers and blossom Considering how hot it is this lane was still quite slippery as were others with a lot of water on some. I have passed this old mill hundreds of times and didn't realised until today it has a bit of fame attached to it When i took this photo i noticed the plaque above the door When i had a closer look it said this this is his story if you want to be edumacated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Moore On the way to the next lane you have the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread as you pass the Braces Bread Bakery in Oakdale It's getting hot so i stop to take the chin piece off my helmet to go open face from here and these guys come over to see what i'm up to Poor buggers were covered with fly's Glad i went down the next lane from manmoel as the storms has washed it out a bit and had me in a bit of a sweat will have to revisit on the X trainer i think There was a nice stream to cool of in at the bottom, it's all slippery rock in there and a horrible crossing After i took this photo someone dropped out of the woods on the left a bit further down on a bike took me by surprise, we had a little chat and went on our way he was living not far from me and was on his way home from work now thats a ride home from work LOL I wanted to have a look in the old railway tunnel from here to see how it's getting on but there's a tree down blocking the entrance so i just headed home via a couple more lanes. When i got in i ordered front and rear sprockets and a new rear tyre for the road wheel. I also ordered new sprocket bolts which cost £8 for the bolts washers and nuts on line, from Honda they would cost £120 Couldn't see no oil misting on the rocker cover so hoping my fix has worked hopefully.

That's a side effect from staying dry all the time if he got it moist now and again he probably wouldn't suffer

Your loosing it in your old age, it took you 2 hours to see that, i was expecting this reply minutes after posting

I'll leave that for the Honda owners wait oh fuck i mean no LOL

So are we talking about the bike or the people here

You qualify for the age but are you at level two yet LOL

I'm always smashing my helmet into things can't seem to help it. At the moment my helmet looks like its been raped by a troop of monkeys it's had a right old battering and it's covered in shit, so in the process of looking for a new one but never spend much because of the abuse it receives. Usually change it every 3 to 4 years depending on wear and tear

Work as usual but only over Cwmbran way so no real distance involved and two plusses 1) it's indoors and we've been having some shit weather 2) It''s not a shit works, it's a clean water site so no need to watch where your treading or putting your tools down

It's ok he will be promoted to bus captain where he will be able to expel his profanities on an 8 hour basis

Whats wrong with that, i was going to say trotters but thought that might be insulting

What size are your little hooves then they go down to a UK 6 and I've just noticed the price of them has shot up i'll be needing a new pair myself pretty soon

I just think there's too much tech on bikes now, there's a problem with the touch screen on some of the newer Africa twins. The touch screen don't work and they cant get past the first screen (See Photo) when switching on the bike. Why the fuck you want a touch screen display on a motorcycle i haven't a clue, doesn't anyone enjoy riding a motorcycle on the open road anymore without all the crap distracting you

Seems to have the same error as the guy in the post i put up the other day

The weekend after we were talking about following routes i was tail man with a group of newbies and they got lost after the first roundabout which was a few hundred yards after the start point i had to pass them all and get them back on track. i don't know what everyone was looking at but the lead man went left and everyone else went straight on. I know what you mean about too slow as well the group i was out with were so slow i found it physically exhausting following them with all the stopping and starting and where a little speed helps you over some terrain going slow was wearing me out