curlylegend

There was always a church service at the York Rally, wasn't there ? Just for the followers of the Cult of the Corpse though, don't remember ever going to a synagogue or a mosque. Although I was encouraged to go to some decidedly dodgy bars that were apparently hang-outs for devil worshippers. And wasn't there a memorial church service around October for cyclists who'd fallen in the wars ?

Good god, you're not a vegan are you ? I'm not being discriminatory, I don't care what planet you come from. I just wouldn't want to offend you.

Give it a try ! Let us know how you get on.

Ooh, steady on ! The Cyclist Touring Club is being examined because a certain segment of society doesn't think it's multicultural enough. There are apparently no facilities for prayers on the rides and they are overwhelmingly old WHITE men who are aligned with the Cult of the Corpse. This is true and a lot of them are po-faced vegan sods, but they wouldn't come away with a remark like that. Even if it's true...

Have you tried them ? Are they any good ?

I carry one of those cheap and cheerful electric inflators. Loads of them on Amazon. Mine works and I can vouch for it, but I am saving up for a slightly smaller, slightly lighter version. Bacon strips do work, but I regard them as temporary repairs. Other people don't. Your choice. Well, yes, a Samurai sword would be rather obvious I would imagine. In a perfect world and assuming you're right handed, swapping your handlebar controls from left to right and carrying a large calibre pistol would be handier.

Well seen none of them are members of the Cyclist Touring Club, from which I was banned for irreverence !

Up till recently I used a Buffalo shirt for cycling and had done for nearly twenty five years. Definitely can vouch for them for keeping you warm. I used to wear mine with just a thin technical T shirt underneath. I know the advice is to just wear it next to your skin, but I was thinking of my modesty if I had to make a cafe stop or something. But for moto use ? I don't know. You do realise there would be absolutely no crash protection whatsoever ! Or are you thinking of wearing it under a Moto jacket ? God's testicles ! you'd sweat like a rapist !

Drink water ? But fish f*ck in it !....W. C. Fields.

If you really want an adventure ride why don't you sneak up and steal one of those back patch type guy's bike and make off with it at high speed and see how far you get ? Now that would be a real adventure ! If you survived you could enthral your grandchildren. Let's face it, they won't be in the least bit interested hearing about traffic jams on the way to the Channel Tunnel, the price of petrol, and how cheaply you got a dish of wiener schnitzel in Dusseldorf.

I'm sure if they'd incorporated psychological testing into the driving test there would be half the number of drivers on the roads today.

I see. Those really rough characters with tattoos and usually Harley Davidsons. We kind of get them round here too. But the difference is, although at the weekend they all pull Willie Nelson look-a-like stunts, they're all dentists and accountants and lawyers. The only time they get surly is when they realise they've run out of Rizlas and all the Tabacs are closed on a Sunday afternoon. Come Monday they'll go on a rampage and overcharge their clients by five percent or give them a vicious tooth cleaning.

Could you enlighten me please ? What's a back patch club member ?

Get a decent Sat Nav !

I have 3 motorbikes, I am only allowed 1 wife/girlfriend. I just want to be absolutely clear about this. You have 3 motorcycles and one wife AND a girlfriend ? How very French !

It'll be to do with the amount of bloody rain they get there !

What about a Ural ? I've seen a few of them round here, Nantes area. They have two wheel drive and I'm almost certain, reverse gear. Le side-car is popular over here, probably because of the suitable road network, as you've noticed. You could contact Alternative sidecar in Montgeron or speak to motosideadventure.com in Valence. I'm sure they'll give you good advice. Bonne chance !

So the penny's dropped at last ! Well, assuming you are Scotch, you'll have had a fair drouth for the beer. So the amount of money you'll save will let you have much better things to do than making you feel ill the next day. Within a few months you'll have saved up enough for a brand new Brough Superior. And another few months you'll be looking at a genuine vintage one !

After fitting pilot jets #40, to my Yamaha TDM 850, I went for a thorough road test. Headed east towards Nantes and took the southern loop of the peripherique to take me to much more interesting roads along the south bank of the Loire. Weather excellent and bike running perfectly. Total distance 319 KM and fuel consumption 4.15 L per 100 km. Stopped in a small village for a coffee break and n for a while. Went to use the public facilities and was a bit surprised to see this ! Never seen than in a public toilet in the UK.

Good luck getting them to attend for anything nowadays.

I don't know if you're allowed to ask nowadays. In Scottistan you'd probably end up in jail !

I'm dying to ask for more details, but I don't think I will.

How about going to one of the more lenient States in the USA and getting a full license there. Probably quicker and unlikely to be any more expensive that getting a full license in the UK. Could you ride in the UK with an American License ?

Strip it, find the fault and fix it ! Otherwise it will just come back when you least want it. It might very well just be a bit of contamination that a squirt of electro cleaner would shift, but you couldn't be certain unless you'd seen inside the switch.