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8 minutes ago, Pie man said:

I would be Interested to see what you think of the Pirelli's, mine are goosed at 6K. I might try the Dunlop Mutants. (Although we used to call Dunlops many years ago 'Dunlop ditch finders' I'm sure they've come along way since 

My current Pirelli’s have lasted 10K  so i’ll give these ones a go ...

Had another chat with my dealers Manhattan Motorcycles of Sheffield  ....

They have sourced me a new set of clocks ... free of charge.

Not a warranty claim but a great result all the same ...

Thanks Manhattan ..

Royal Enfield still have to deal with the issue though...

Ordered a new pair of tyres from Manhattan for the Himalayan, Pirelli Scorpion Trails, had another winge about the clocks not working .... Paul has got me a new set foc ... top dealers ...

Julie ... gold earrings, fluffy socks, Winnie the Poo pyjamas ..... Me ... ()

Connor ... Upgraded print head for his Ultimaker 3d printer, 2 litres of resin for his resin printer, 2 litres of Iso propyl alcohol. All in a box wrapped in pretty paper .. he’s already had the Razer Blade 14 super computer laptop.

Molly .. Gold signet ring, new phone and phone contract.

Ella .. Hoverboard, new phone and phone contract.

Riley .. Paw Patrol Jeep with action figures.

And lots of sweets and stuff.

I have a 2018 RE Himalayan, the LCD screen has failed as a result of moisture / condensation within the instrument binnacle.

Royal Enfield ignore all warranty claims and conversations around this subject while being fantastic in supporting other issues with the older bikes. 3 years old !!!!!

So how do i install an alternative milage recorder ?

Currently i am keeping a ride journal to record milage, but have averaged my milage from new into calendar based servicing ... 

Is there a simple odometer, mechanical or digital that can be fitted as an accessory ?

There must be a way ??????

My return to an old hobby... 

Control line Goodyear class racing.

Engines are new 3.2 and 2.5cc 2 stroke diesels turning a 7x8 propellor at 16,000 rpm

Made in Macclesfield.

The airframe was built 5 years ago, the fuselage is balsa and beech and the flying surfaces are carbon fibre over foam ..

Flying speed circa 120 mph ...

The plan is for me to build and pilot and Connor will be the pitman catching and refuelling the aircraft 3-4 times over a 100 lap race.

Practice has been in the back field with an all balsa model with out an undercarriage. 

Yep ... helmets are worn !!

1 hour ago, Mr Fro said:

Last year the wife said she wanted an IPhone so I got her an iPhone.

 

I told her I wanted a blow job... I'm still waiting...

how do i delete a post ?

27 minutes ago, peatear said:

100% this. Although not a wife. 

Then proceeds to spend the same or even more, on multiple things that are completely pointless/unwanted.

This is how we do it ...

I have ordered a new rucksack from SportsBikeShop and a PAW diesel engine, from Progress Aero Works.

They arrive addressed to Julie .... Julie wraps them for christmass and refunds  the invoices to my bank account .... 

Hey Presto ..... presents i actually want, paid for by Julie and opened on Christmass day ... 

We’ve had 3 “presents for xmas” arrive in the post today ..... if present is the right description ...

My wife has been awarded Personal Independence Payment ........ Back dated to May 2020 !!!!

£X,000 in the bank today ... 

And in the same post delivery....

An outstanding balance £2000+ loan with Barclays has been written off by the bank as it was sold to us “inappropriately “...

And a cheque from Lloyds Bank for £133 for overcharged  fees ..... 

Really .......

We are slightly happy ...... 

Phoned up a local GP’s as ours is not seeing patients until January ... see previous post .. and explained the issue with the statins ..

1 HOUR LATER ... my 3rd face to face GP appointment in 10 days ..... !!!!!

Her advice .... “Stop taking them” .. thats it .... no replacement just "stop taking them ” ...

Wow, medical degree for that ... I’d sort of worked that one out myself ....

But respect for seeing me .... 

I’ll wait until January when my GP’s reverts to NHS from NCS ...

5 hours ago, Akay17 said:

Sorry to hear about your diagnoses but it’s a positive you now have a diagnoses as this condition often goes undetected, only found once it’s too late. My brother was diagnosed at 10 years old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. My grandmother suffered from it, and due to it be passed on through a genetic mutation, we were scanned yearly as children. My dad was told he didn’t have it, which we’ve now found out isn’t the case, he must carry the mutated gene, however it hasn’t yet developed any problems, his heart is larger than normal but he’s a tall/broad 6ft something man so isn’t too worrying. My brothers heart thickness was irregular but did not grow much over his younger years, so he was on beta blockers, the didn’t go down well as he put a lot of weight on and got him down mentally . He didn’t display many symptoms of this affecting him so he stopped tablets as a teen, worst mistake he made. No treatment combined with an unhealthy/risky life he is now 32 years old and recently had open heart surgery due to an major obstruction, left any longer he wouldn’t have made it. He also had a internal defibrillator fitted, however due to his age this is a side one, less complicated if needed fixed or changed later in life. I show no signs at all so continue scans to check, these are every 5 years as my doctor won’t agree to genetic mutation testing, which is a total pain in back side as it feels like a waiting game to see if symptoms appear or not. With all that said, our family live a very normal life. My dad and brother are very avid bikers, total thrill seekers. They haven’t let it stop them doing anything, some they were advised against. My only concern is it being genetic, so if you’ve got it, it’s likely one of your parents did, therefore possibility as sibling also contracted the mutated gene, it’s 50/50 chance, however more likely in males. You should discuss this with gp, and advise anyone possibly affected to get tested. They can do this by speaking to gp, explain situation and they will refer them to cardiologist. Hope this helps, and you keep in good health 

Gave my sister in Ireland a ring and put the fear of god in her ... ,, She’s off to her GP on Monday .... 

I’ve already given up the statins after just 3 days due to the intense pain in my left leg ... GP warned me of the possibility of muscle pain and told me to stop if it became high level ... Unfortunately our GP’s are now no longer doing health care for patients until January as they are now a NCS rather than a NHS provider .... by government decree...

Respect to Harry ...

Here in Rotherham, where we have a large immigrant / refugee population, RTA’ s at roundabouts are a common event ....

Drives up to roundabout ... turns right into incoming traffic !!!!!

SO ... Visit to the GP this afternoon ... 2nd in 7 days face to face ....
And the short term result is;
Amlodipine 5 mg
Atorvastatin 20 mg
Doxycycline 100 mg
Flixonase nasal spray

So from no meds to this lot ... and i can go Cycling and  Motorcycling !!!!! 
Result  ..

8 hours ago, Bianco2564 said:

I've had to control my BP as part of my kidney care, in fact it was elevated BP that first alerted the docs to the condition.

I'm currently on 6 different tablets, two of which are to keep the BP down. I do have to juggle the quantity one of the tablets as its effect seems to be quite powerful with me, too much and the BP goes too low and I get postural hypotension, dizzy spell if I stand up too quick.

Eat well, cut out added salt or salty foods.

Exercise,  think you cycle a lot?

Don't smoke.

Lessen your stress levels.

Good advice and appreciated B ..

Eat well ... I try, but cooking dinner for 6 every night gets problematical  ..the age range, 63 - 4 makes cooking a task ..

200 miles a month until the Transient Global Amnesia event stopped all exercise.

Never smoked.

Stress ..mm .. I own and run a small engineering company that is world leader in traction control systems for rail vehicles ... i have 31 staff whose monthly bills  rely on me doing my stuff .... even with delegation i’m still buried in a world of stress ...

But your right ... choose life ..... 

Really appreciate all the input ....

27 minutes ago, MikeHorton said:

Just phone your GP they can prescribe meds over the phone if they don't do face to face. Might get you to wear a 24hr BP machine for accurate readings 

I've just supplied them, today, with a 7 day blood pressure diary .... hopefully that may start the process ....

1 minute ago, MikeHorton said:

It's important to keep tabs on your BP I have bought a machine from  the chemist wasn't expensive. Just keep pressuring your GP if they dont sort it. I was lucky I had a good GP who kept messaging me for BP updates. As westerly has done reduce salt, after a while your taste buds adjust and I know its a pain but exercise in any format helps reduce your resting pulse and puts less pressure on the old ticker. I'm in a catch 22 atm high BP my genetic hyoerfamilial cholesterol is not responding to med even though doubled and these have put pressure on the aortic valve which they have discovered was deformed from birth. Getting older has only just made it noticeable and explains why my asthma meds never worked and we're constantly changed its not asthma its the heart not being able to get the oxygen round v well apparently. Make sure your GPs sort it gents

I suppose i’m lucky as i have low cholesterol and am diabetes free  ....

9 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

When I went for my flu jab they took my BP which was sky high. They've since had me doing a daily monitoring which has shown it to be consistently high. No sign of what happens next 

 

My father retired at 55 due to high BP and was on medications. A year later he was medication free.

 

I'm 61 in January so I'm hoping they sort something out to keep it on track. I suspect it's the job trying to keep on top of endless changes to Covid rules that have sent it high at the moment.

 

 

I'm 63 and run a high pressure engineering business which doesn’t help, also 4 young children in our care and a partially disabled wife all add to the mix.

I don’t pay any attention to covid anymore so thats not an issue.

I’m just a little miffed that this has never been picked up on before ... Commented on but never medicated .... slightly baffled as to why, as this possibly could have been avoided 

15 minutes ago, MikeHorton said:

Are your GPs treating this I have issues and they have put me on meds the 1st I had side effects with ramipril but I'm on candesartan and fine and has bought it down. They had to bring my BP down as they have discovered I have a heart valve problem which I'm hoping they will be able to do something with as I'm struggling to do my job now. It's really important to sort blood pressure hope they are on top of it. 

This is the weird thing, I’ve had high blood pressure for years and years, and doctor after doctor has commented on it but never any treatment ...

The Clinician carrying out my cardiac ultrasound on Friday evening was stunned that i was not on medication ...

I’ve just been diagnosed with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This is a result of untreated high blood pressure over a long period ....

Anyone else been diagnosed with this condition and what day to day effects should i expect  ?

Please ...

36 minutes ago, Bianco2564 said:

This thread should be closed, suggestion of threats against women is not where this forum wants to be.

Even the title is offensive, my mrs caught it out the corner of her eye and questioned it.

Wokety wokety woke .... My wife thought it funny .... she sold her ex’s motorbike and kept the cash ...despite all his threats of legal action ... and his fishing gear .......

Would “Bloody Persons” suit you better.

Ice Ice Baby ..... If it’s icy the cover stays over the bike, ( it lives outside all year round ) if not its ridden. I tend to ride between 1000 - 1500hrs only in the winter ..

£30 per large bag, all hardwood,  Doncaster ......

Our back garden as we speak ....

I’ve got a demonstrator booked for next week ..... I currently ride a Himalayan ... I’ll post after the ride around the Peaks ..

Different approach ....

NOB of the Day ...

Whosoever decided to spend £100,000,000 on a single F-35B Fighter.

Could have bought 3 F-15’s, 4 EA-18’s .... 

We just lost an F-35B in the Med this afternoon .... Crew ejected , un-injured and back on the ship .. thank god.

Lost too many crews in my time ...

I am sure the fine British copper couldn’t give a toss about what colour your reflectors are ... as long as they are not trans-reflectors or racist-reflectors you’ll be fine ...