On 23/09/2023 at 07:45, Mickly said:

Drinking beer & eating chips while watching the Weston Super Mare beach enduro.

You think you’re having a bad day?

Drinking beer & eating chips while watching the Weston Super Mare beach enduro.

Happy Birthday @Tiggie

Special Chippy tea to mark the occasion?

I got a cheap Garmin Zumo 590, it’s worked well so far.   … but I need to find out how to turn off the ‘Fat B*stard’ setting, i.e. it bleeps ever time I go near a cafe & it clutters the screen with eatery icons

On 11/09/2023 at 10:15, Deetee said:

Great question! I will look into this. Many thanks.

Are you aware of NABD ( National Association for Bikers with a Disability) ?https://www.nabd.org.uk/

They have a wealth of knowledge on this kind of stuff & you might even qualify for a grant to facilitate a conversion.

3 hours ago, Bologna998 said:

Hi everyone 

 

What if special is not special enough? Feast your eyes on this super-exclusive Ducati 996 SPS/F Factory Replica. Only 150 were made in 1999:

 

 

 

OMG … pass the Kleenex 

Happy B’day @fastbob

hope you’re having a good one.

Don’t know if it’s in the useful info preceding this, but, according to Alan Millyard & Sam Lovegrove ( both who’s opinions I respect )

the idea is to set the surface & transfer, then put it in place and slide the backing out leaving the transfer in place.

Apologies if this has already been mentioned.

27 minutes ago, husoi said:

Have a shadow 700 that I could consider selling 

Mate had a Shadow, was utterly reliable & an every day ride, had it for 5 years and sold it for more than he bought it for, only sold it coz he’d run out of space.

Now sorted, got these from Stratford Autojumble on Sunday - Alpinestars Tech 7’s really good condition and only £50

32 minutes ago, rennie said:

I think I'm going to go to Wales but thanks 

No worries 

1 hour ago, rennie said:

Still got no start date!  I'm getting mildly concerned now 

 

I think I'm going to have a day out on the bike tomorrow 

If you can stand an early start, get across to Hoar Park tomorrow morning, judging by the forecast there will be a good selection of bikes there, plus the Cafe does a Biker special Sausage or Bacon roll plus tea or coffee for £5.

Get there for about 10:30 for full effect, everyone buggers off from about 12:00, including me.

23 minutes ago, RideWithStyles said:

Wow you REALLY had to zoom in to find it..not much longer than the back street in town. the ramblers shouldve clapped in recognition for just for finding such a small lane as you went past.

but as such id redirect you to my other post(s) of their real demeanour.

Yeah, it’s only a short stretch, but I’ve mapped out a series of lanes linked by roads that goes to near Daventry, gonna get a mate along, shouldn’t really be green laning solo.

9 hours ago, Capt Sisko said:

I've just looked at the OS Map of the Burton Dassett hills and Edge Hill I'm struggling to see any legal Green Lane. Maybe that's why you're getting disapproving stares.

I’ve checked the TRF green lane map & on the OS map app - here it is in green:

Went scoping out some green lanes, there’s one leading over the busy Burton Dassett hills, never have I had so many disapproving stares while doing something legal.

After getting my leg trapped between the bike & a fence post doing a bit of green laneing I think I need some properly protective boots.

So if you’ve got a pair gathering dust and taking up space, I’m looking to spend around £30 for some used MX boots size 10 / 10.5

Happy birth….. ooh look … cake yum, now where was I?

West Midlands #4 The Wandering Kitchen at Wet & Wild

Southwest Complete #15 Iron Bull Road House

East Midlands #1 Hellfire Caves

East Midlands #2 Stop & Stuff at Pure Triumph Woburn ( closed on a Sunday )

East Midlands #3 The Granary at Fawsley

52 minutes ago, onesea said:

I am guessing you didn’t have there junk mail handy that makes it half price if you spend twice as much. Or book through the app there is normally deals to be had.

Indeed I never pay full price for a Domino’s pizza, usually get 241 but pick up only.

Spotted this in Newquay today, quite tidy in my eyes.

4 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Is this too over the top?

 

 

No, but over bloody priced £89 ??

Having done a couple of Bikesafe courses I can identify with the Observer effect, we were told to ride as we normally would so the feedback would be useful …. Yeah right, with a copper up your chuff that wasn’t gonna happen, so it was a nerve wracking process of reigning back my normal exuberance while not riding like a spinster with a box of eggs in the top box.

They were not fooled, at the first stop and feedback session I was told to stop dicking around and ride properly

Being a chopper the harness might be home brewed, look up a standard harness for ( I’m guessing ) a XS650 heritage.

is the bike new to you or is this a problem that has just happened?

Happy birthday @rennie, here’s hoping there will

be Cider involved

10 hours ago, Fender1515 said:

OK, so

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 

Defo a milligan book but for me Puckcoon

 

Marvelous Ways

 

The keeper of Stories

 

And who would be without the Complete works of Shakespeare 

Have you actually read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? It’s bloody hard work !!