Fiddlesticks

Try editing/resizing to be slightly smaller. Works for me usually.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day!

My middle name isn't on my license at all. Keeps things simple.

No! It's a passion, a love, crucial to mental health and sanity, the coming together of man and machine in a visceral expression of primeval power, skill, speed and knowledge. Two fingers to the cosseted, safety obsessed modern world, this is life on the edge, the age-old dance along the line between life and death, one of the few remaining places where one can truly experience the value of this gift we call living. In that mysterious bond and connection with The Road via two small patches of rubber, one is immediately in communion with all places and all times past, present and (dare I say it), future. Also, very handy for nipping to the shops.

Weirdly, I can't find them anywhere in the house.

MOT on the Thunderbird. No advisories. Need to get out on it a bit more, only done 341 miles since picking it up last July.

You need one of these sandwiched between two sheets of ply:

Having been an avid watcher of Matt's Off Road Recovery for some time, my overriding impression of tracked vehicles is they spend most of their time breaking down.

Love a Goldwing. No space in the garage, unfortunately

Hi, well done on the A2

Hi, welcome

If you've ever seen Mickey Flanagan talk about his second corner shop where he goes so the first one doesn't think he's an alcoholic... Well, we have two waste disposal centres near us. After the first "back again?" from the chap at Tip #1 I thought I'd go to Tip #2. Altogether a better class of punter. In fact I brought home two breakfast bowls that a nice couple in a Tesla had left in the rubble and hardcore skip. In other news, Mrs. Fiddlesticks has been a bit short with me this afternoon. Not sure why.

Sounds like some good defensive riding, could have been much worse . Don't feel that you have to use your leg to protect the bike though.

We're on a countdown of the last 2 weeks of a big DIY project (I say DIY, but I broke with tradition and got tradesmen in for a lot of it - so much quicker). So this weekend will be carpet removal, trips to the tip, mist coating and painting.

April 1st was 11 days ago.

Nice pictures @oldgrump Definitely Oakerside Tea Room - the sign is an A frame chalkboard with half the name rubbed off.

Go to your account > profile and click the edit/pencil button. Scroll down till you find your challenge 2024 score and update it yourself. Don't forget to hit save.

Hi, welcome

I know people spend a lot on gloves, but me & Mrs. Fiddlesticks independently ended up with Oxford Hexham gloves for around £60 a pair. Lovely soft linings. Warm and pretty much dry. The worst you get is a bit damp in heavy downpours.

How do

We have Cool Covers - basically like the cheap Amazon ones, but fitted to the seat. They are good - you get the advantage of a bit of extra airflow in hot weather, a bit of extra drainage in wet weather and a bit of extra springyness in the seat.

Agree with the above. Have the IXS Navigator suit from J&S - works OK, nothing special. The main thing for a helmet is how it fits. I certainly wouldn't be concerned about safety.

I tend to find that if you leave it for six months it magically fixes itself

Welcome in

Hi, good to have you along.