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Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

Good afternoon . Still around and riding bikes but I must confess that Facebook now takes up most of my social media time . How is everyone ?

No , its from a daily boat trip onboard the Shearwater .

Rode up to Ullapool on the Harley and did a spot of whale watching .

Anyone tried this ?

I'm heading out to Sally's Place nestled among the beautiful Malvern Hills for a cuppa and an excellent BLT . Please feel free to join me around midday .

The undisputed Nob of the day is me . I've just done an oil and filter change on the Harley . I was very pleased to note that there were absolutely no ferrous particles on the magnetic sump plug which is always good news . So , just tidying up now and I decide to decant the old oil from my customised washing up bowl purchased at the local cheapo emporium into a more suitable container . Again , I was very pleased to note that the oil was as viscose as the day it went in and hardly smelled of combustion products . Happy days ! Then I spotted it ! The whole of the bottom of the bowl was covered in glittering metallic particles ! SHIT ! ......SHIT , SHIT , SHIT ! NOT GOOD AT ALL . Then I looked at the rest of the bowl . Yep , the glitter is in the plastic .

New battery in the Harley . Yuasa YTX20 , £100 , ouch ! The old one wasn't holding a charge despite what the Optimate was saying . Does anyone else suspect that Optimates are grossly over hyped pieces of junk ?

I must be getting old . Surely I'd remember our conversation if we'd met ?

I love a good , straight ahead boogie so I'm currently fixated on this revisited little gem from Lou Reed.

Started both of mine up . The ER5 fired up straight away despite being outside for months. The Harley has a semi flat front tyre which is puzzling because it's a tube type . Easily fixed if it actually turns out to be a puncture .

I thought that would get your attention . That's a beauty you've got there . I bet that chopped can sounds awesome . Brutal bikes , I had mine for ten years and the WP for another ten years .

Finally got that damned screw out of the battery box and tightened my loose battery terminal . My fault for not looking properly and trying to use a Phillips on a Torx head . So now the polishing begins in earnest ready for that first dry weekend .

Brand loyal ? Not really . I just fancied a change from Suzuki and was pleasantly surprised .

Nah , not necessarily so . I did 16,000 miles of mostly long distance riding on mine . After 2004 they came with a rubber mounted engine that got rid of most of the vibration . My particular model had twin discs up front so I was able to ride it the same as a sports bike . Pottering around ? Sportsters are considered slow because people think they should sound like a Shovelhead but they are built to be thrashed .

Not in a million years !!

Buying a Harley is not a rational decision . You buy one because you want one . I've owned a few bikes , mostly Suzuki's but until I got my first Harley ( Sportster ) I never felt the urge to pull over just so i could dance around my bike giggling like a lunatic .

It's very much appreciated but I've got an Optimate 3 . Anyway I've got two steady green lights at last after a weekend of flashing orange .