Ian Frog

Back in the day we used to use cubs as pit bikes and to recover fallen riders abandoned at the side of circuits lol. When drag racing they have been known to be used for silly races as well. Can`t think of a class of racing where they haven`t put in some kind of appearence if I am honest. Cheers Ian

This is so tempting. At least my one piece leathers still fit as well, whereabouts in the country are you @Bender? Team TMBF hmm has a certain ring to it. Cheers Ian

I like this one.

Thus proving the general public are barmy ! Cheers Ian

My best girl is favourite then ! Cheers Ian

Thanks for the heads up Bob. Is there a dress code ? (I.E Harley Zed or Busa do you think?) Cheers Ian

Careful @dynax will be looking to get you to prospect for his group! I must get out on the Harley again soon as I haven`t ridden her since the Rex and the Busa came home. I am sure she is jealous lol. Cheers Ian

Sensible move ! There are other ones out there and what others have said about a reflection of the owners care and concern are exactly what I thought. Cheers Ian

@S-Westerly that sucks mate. Is there any scope for shaming graffitti on the ship that would get picked up by people? I once wrote on the back of a company trailer "Transport of the future wages of the past" it didn`t go down well but I had done over a thousand miles up and down the country by the time they saw it lol. Cheers Ian

Don`t think that will hang around long. If I didn`t already have one I would be in the company van already lol. Good luck with the sale. You haven`t got a pro quality tyre changer and balancer going have you? Cheers Ian

From your pics and in particular the last one it looks more like a small oil leak from the cylinder head gasket. To check for sure thoroughly clean and dry the area and after checking the oil level then a brief but preferably quite slow ride will hopefully reveal whereabouts it is coming from. Good luck and keep us posted ! Oh and pics are always useful. Cheers Ian

I am going back down to Dorchester to see Dad in hospital tomorrow and as I am not overfond of tank bags I decided to try a Rhinowalk tailpack and I have to say I am very impressed. A rip off of more expensive systems but I like the flexibility. Check them out and I would be interested in your opinions. Cheers Ian

The backing stuff on the ZRX one is silver to make the text stand out so something similar should work with the TMBF logo and maybe not need anything else than a darkish background? Nice start though ! Cheers Ian

Let me know if you want to borrow my spare one? Cheers Ian

Hi Stu Funnily enough I measured it the other day and it`s dia is 50mm or 2" in old money. As it`s round I presume you are looking for additional BMW roundels lol. Cheers Ian

If that`s your motivation have you considered bagpipes? I kid you not there used to be a fella in the Bedfordshire village of Harold who would practise in his back garden and he was way less than talented lol. Cheers Ian

Seems like a sensible use of thinking time lol. Cheers Ian

Right then. In the hope that the hospital will let my Dad out over the weekend I have booked into a pub in Dorchester near his flat and the hospital. Because the world and his wife and dogs appear to be staying on the south coast I am certainly not using the car regardless of weather, So if anyone is down that way Sunday evening it would be nice to chat and share a beer before the torture that will be a bank holiday Monday schlep back up to the midlands. Oh I will be using the Busa as a form of anger management lol. Cheers Ian

Me neither ! They just looked a little too much like flat drag bars however from above they have a ring of authenticity lol. I am sure a rivet counter will be along soon. Cheers Ian

That looks really good and the SS50 looks very close to standard but surely those bars are wrong? Cheers Ian

I feel your pain I vividly remember passing my test in the 70`s and still love riding but am aware of a few age related issues on the horizon lol. Getting a bit stiff in the autumn and winter these days. Cheers Ian

Hi @RantMachine Are you thinking of something similar to the round ZRX owners club one that people have commented on? If so I have a spare I could lend you if it helps? Cheers Ian

Phew they were going at a fair old lick when they hit the wall lol. What do you think @Six30 Cheers Ian

Complete coincidence ! just been sent this when enquiring about a replacement Gazi sticker for my shox turns out they do all sorts.http://www.bike-stickers.com/homepage.htm Cheers Ian