Sir Fallsalot

At the risk of sounding like you Pete it's a heavy lump for a 500 no matter how well it carries it this is what they say about the weight The already lightweight package now weighs in a total of 3kg less than before, at a total of 196kg. Who or what the hell are they comparing it to to think its already a lightweight package, in my head a 500cc bike should be a lot lighter than that with modern technology and materials

Its probably more like 30Kg less as it carries 6 more litres of fuel and it is supposed to have around 95 horses stuffed inside the engine, on paper it ticks all the boxes i'm interested in and looks good same as their 450. I'm hoping these bikes will wake the japs up and get them out of the ruts their stuck in.

@boboneleg This i what was posted regarding Jame's funeral there isn't going to be one to attend but will be a scattering of his ashes in the spring at a location not disclosed yet https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/25-10-2023-james-anthony-higgs/?fbclid=IwAR1bjI-Q2VSWqkASLqInN772rg2bnMshaxg__utf9lDaPLSAGoA4LLxzbhU Edit didn't realise he was only 44

Not sure about that my mother is over 80 years old and has a full head of hair the old man hasn't and lost his hair about the same age mine started to disappear

I remember being a 28 waist now i'm a 34. still got a few pairs of original wrangler jeans in 28 waist hoping one day to get back into them but i think only a fatal disease is going to get me anywhere near there LOL

I drew the short straw, my father is bald and out of my two brothers and sister i'm the only one that ended up loosing hair they all have the same hair they left school with only grey fucking twats all of them

When i left school i was the same height but only nine and a half stone no fat on me whatsoever and was very fit, then i had a motorcycle and later on met the wife, it was all down hill from there with my weight

I gave in to my motorcycle seat fetish this week, i now have two seats for every bike i own again LOL, Picked up a seat concepts low comfort seat for the Beta in the week hoping to test ride it tomorrow The rad guards i picked up had to go back as they had built them wrong, the front of the guards were upside down he says he will have replacements this Tuesday and post them out to me, that will be the last of the spending on it other than consumables. I've been keeping a record and i have spent £1200 on parts on top of the cost of the bike to get it to where i want it, although there is still the LED headlight, that might be a Christmas present to myself maybe LOL

It's fucking hard to lose it especially when i eat food like its a hobby and i'm not fond of exercise, that's where the trail riding comes in you exercise without knowing it but the costs start adding up if i go out two or three times a week even for a few hours

I'm 5' 10" haven't checked to see if I've started shrinking yet

Yes you will need your own bike but there are trial riding experiences that supply you a bike if you wanted to try before you buy, the TRF is just a group who help keep the lanes open and will fight the corner of their members if accused of riding illegally when their not and if your in a good group will invite you on organised rides and show you around.

Yup that's normal for someone who is 5' 5" LOL

Your right there Bob i left the TRF many years ago because the politics were fucking ridiculous for what is just an organised group with like minded people who want to ride bikes off road legally. But the south wales group is now very different there is no noticeable click. i'm one of the admin on the group page and assistant rights of way officer which is a position i would never have seen myself with in the old group, In fact the south wales group is so successful we've had the top TRF boffin's poking their noses in to try and see what it is we are doing that is making the group so successful. Anyone can see it is because we as a group are not clicky and closed off and wary of new comers and share GPX routes on the page something no other group is willing to do

Just weighed and i'm 93.9kg with my clothes on but haven't had a good shit for a few days

Nowadays i'm skinny with a fat belly just cant shift it when i lose weight which i have this last 6 months it all goes off my arms legs and face, belly stays the same it was the first place i put weight on when i was young and it's going to be the last to go if i ever manage it

It's a bit more than i thought actually and i expect it depends on the area as well

I know LOL i shouldn't take the piss i'm about due one myself it's been over 3 years and it's approaching Christmas

He should do your allowed about 12mph over in a 40

Stop your moaning you never see me moaning when i get a ticket you just have to take it like a man

All money again, if you cant afford the track bike you will also struggle to do any regular trail riding unless your good at fixing things when they break

You will probably be offered a speed awareness course Bob

I have Moose's in my dirt bike tyres never thought of eating them

That's a nice looking machine wonder of they will do a dual sport version and looking at the specs this is a prime example of why i can't get my head around the weight of the Himalayan. it's 151KG and 650cc that's 44KG less than the new Himalayan why ? To sum it up Ducati Himalayan