Trooper74

My grandson has a theory ... Chicken Causes Cancer .... It's the most widely eaten meat on the planet .... what if its the disease vector .... A level biology students ... dangerous mob ...

I stopped drinking on the 2nd January 2020 .... i had an alcohol induced fall in the bathroom that left me with serious head injuries from which I made a full recovery. The wife and I have 4 young children in care and being unable to provide for Jules and the children made me revisit my use of alcohol. I've had my drink ... 10 months later ... less mass, better sleep, less stress / anxiety, annoying cheerful what ever life throws at me ... I love English Ale ..... but i've had lots and lots .. so no more

Drop me the .STL file you want printing. My Gson has produced prints for lots of people but you have to have an .STL or comparable file.

Hornsea ... average age 75 .. = 100% masks Motorcyclists .... chances of dying in an RTA 800x higher than dying of C-19 ... You feel safe wearing a mask in the supermarket ?...... Wear one over your helmet ... you'll be indestructible ... If you don't like my statistics, I can make up some others ...

Because Honda Africa Twin riders have off road adventures ...... ???? Or is it just us " just about adequate " guys and girls on Himma's ... I'm off to Salisbury to test a train on Wednesday ... just a 400 mile ride out.... on my " just about adequate " motorbike ....

Sorry.... isn't it the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull Thats pretty posh for us her in Rotheristan ..........

Just wait until he falls off his Africa Twin and can't pick it up ...lol Although if a recent AT ... he will be spending more time playing on the onboard computer than actually riding it ...

2021 ? rules etc ... or can we continue to use the 2020 map and rules ??

057 please for 2020 and 2021 ....

I didn't take my car licence until my very late 30's so the bike was my only means of transport .... I only did it because my employer paid for it ... As for winter riding ... i picked up my Himma in late November from a dealer in Macclesfield ... I came over the Cat and Fiddle to Buxton in deep snow ... Just me ... the snow gates where closed .... It's surreal when the only tyre tracks are behind you ...... yours .....

I used to commute from Sheffield to Dereham in Norfolk 3 days a week .... 260 miles a day .... all year round ..on a variety of motorbikes, primarily a Kawasaki EN 500 and MZ 300's ... I normally set off about 0430hrs... In winter i would rock up at the Mess about 0700 - 0730hrs in the morning... often frozen to the bike seat ... I would stop outside the main door, a member of the Household staff would come out with a mug of coffee, helmet off, drink half of the coffee and pour the rest of the hot liquid over my crotch to free myself from the frozen seat ... Stupid ... i know ... But many of the mornings and evenings where a pleasure to ride .... And they paid me £0.48p / mile And I only had to work 3 days a week ..... But it gave me an insight into riding in low tempratures ... and riding in poor weather .. which has stayed with me ...

My experience in over 40 years of all round the year riding is ..... Very, very few ride all year round .... Riding along the M1, M5, M4 etc in the pouring rain / snow in Dec, Jan, Feb and all other points, I am invariably alone .... Come March / April they all appear again on the bikes that have been in the garage all winter, waving and nodding ...... WHERE WHERE YOU IN FEBRUARY !!! Comes to mind ...... and breath ....

What problems did you have with yours .... we're all listening

If i understand what my dealer tells me the engine of the Himalayan is a product of the Coventry / Bruntingthorpe design house set up ... the new 650 are lovely bits of kit ... but no longer part of my biking world ... The Himma and my MZ 300 will do for me ...

My dealers, Manhattan Motorcycles of Sheffield are superb ... brilliant support, sorted a couple of minor warranty issues ... sorted a recall for rear brake calliper sticking by replacing front and rear callipers and master cylinder !!.... and got all their money back from RE .... .... Faultless ....

Top class kit .... throughly recommended ... life long two and 4 stroke high performance rider .. and lots of MZ's ... https://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=73644#p1151978 Himma is a breath of fresh air , reliable and comfortable ... although at 6' 2" i could do with a higher seat so i strap a swimming float on ... works fine ... Designed for owner servicing ... Bought mine with 400 miles on the clock for less than £4K .... Why would anyone be sniggering ?????? And today ... with the bar guards and screen refitted for the winter .....

Thought I'd escape for a few hours this morning, after school run, on the bike. Weather pointed to riding north so i decided to visit one of my old RAF bases, Church Fenton then swing round to Squires cafe before tootling home .... BUT ....... RAF Church Fenton is no more ..... Leeds East Airport ..... never heard that one before ...

This chap overtook us the other day ..... what the hell is it ....

We pulled up at the lights in town yesterday .... Honda CG 125 lookalike sat next to us ..... the rust was bursting through the mudguards, the spokes where rusted .... the paint was flaking off the frame .. How old ? ...... 2018 ! We ANPR'd it as the condition did not reflect the age ... yep.. 2018 and already dissolving .....

Ah .. the weekend ..... 16 year old on xbox, in between setting fire to things in the back garden and attacking the pile of tree trunks with the chainsaw, building up the wood pile ... girls (10 and 9 ) fighting to get out to their friends .... go little ones go .... 2 year old cuddled up on sofa with Jules ( nana ) ...watching pepper pig ... We're carer's .. we have this lot permanently ... and love the lot of them ...

£4k ..... new Royal Enfield Himalayan ...... or very nearly new ..... mine was £3800 with 400 miles on the clock and full 2 year warranty.

Fell asleep ... A14 ... rolled up embankment and fell off ... not injured .... bike undamaged ... rolled bike down to hard shoulder, removed helmet and laid on the grass embankment and slept for an hour until nice police woman woke me up .... she was panicking slightly ....

On holiday all this week .... 5- 9th October ... any fancy riding out, mornings, after school run ? Lincolnshire, Humberside .. the coast ? Drop me a line ... David ...

Anyone fancy weekday ride outs ... the coast, bacon butties in the rain .... Himalayan Rider would enjoy some company ... Genuinely not a psyco ... lol .. sometimes has mad engineering grandson tie wrapped to the pillion ... but mostly just me ... thank god for 6th form .....