Throttled

Just curious.....going by the self scoring on the pictures thread, as of this moment.... Fiddlesticks - 370 Mawsley - 160 Throttled - 150 JRH - 70 _amw_ - 60 Bungleaio - 20 Grumpy Old Git - 20 CB999 - 20

Caldwell Garden Centre, Gourock, north of Scotland tags

That did cross my mind, but Hoggs has themes, so she would not necessarily use them all. In any case, it was quite expensive to go there and I have plenty of other places I want to tick off my list of places not yet visited.

Happy to give you six easy suggestions; Traditional Manx Cottage, Cranstal Rd, IOM, 9JRF+59 IOM Motor Museum, Jurby, IOM, 9F5H+R5 The footbridge at the Bungalow, A18, 7G2P+JP2 Cafe Bar Two Six, Airport Way, Derbyhaven, Ballasalla, IOM, 39MP+6J Peel Castle, West Quay, Peel, IOM 68G2+CM Murray's Motorcycle Museum, Main Road, IM4 1EN, IOM

Does that mean the Cafe Bar Two Six I found by accident can be used as either a two or a six? Then I get tactical and see which number makes more sense to use.

Half Moon Cafe Heysham

Last two IOM tags done

Greens Cafe and Cafe at The Sound, IOM

Manx SPCA Tearoom and the TT Grandstand

My Scottish wife is a 2nd Dan black belt and my gym sessions now total 34.5 tons of weights lifted. We have to be tough to survive the harsh winters and constant drinking.

Don't know how to post photos from my phone but got the tag at the Half Moon Cafe in Heysham and now on the Isle of Man to do the tags here. Surprised to be the only biker on the ferry and goodness knows how they deal with thousands arriving for the TT as they could barely cope with just me. They queued all the cars up first and were surprised when there was no space for me to go to the head of the queue. The bike was tied to a railing for the trip. No tie down points like Cal Mac ferries or the NI one. It's as if the staff had never seen a motorbike before.

Today I prepared my bike for a winter tour, to a place that will make @Hoggs very, very happy......

The engine noise of the CF Moto 650GT was horrible and that alone would stop me from buying it. When I replaced stock exhausts on two Kawasakis, that had come apart, with exhausts from a company called Black Widow, the sound was like a WWI machine gun, which was fun, but got tiring on long journeys. I could also not cope with a really loud exhaust, for long journeys. My favourite so far is the Akrapovic that came with my present bike. It is nice and quiet on start up and pottering about, but then howls as the revs rise.

Cafe/pub #1 Cafe/pub #3

And brake fluid reservoirs.

I was attacked by a Bully XL at work. The owner was there to pull the dog off me, but the point where it sank its teeth into my arm, I knew how much stronger it was than me. I ended up with bite marks that healed and a tetanus booster at A&E. That has made me more wary of that type of dog. It also inspired me to go to the gym more often and today I bench pressed my own weight for the first time. I have had various dogs jump on me and run at me at work and do think that if dog owners want more sympathy and understanding from the general public, they need to be better at keeping dogs under control. However, I suspect that is as likely as persuading cyclists to stop jumping red lights!

Remember any number can be made bigger by adding a half to it. So infinity and a half, is bigger than infinity.

I suspect the police attitude would be you need to be stopped to safely clean your visor and anything more than a wipe across the visor with your finger is failing to properly control your vehicle. For bad weather riding, I use a glove with the built in visor wipe and if that does not work, stop.

If it is in really good condition, with lots of evidence of servicing and care and it has been traded as people try to make a profit on it because of its rarity, then no. Otherwise, yes.

I started the DAS process at the end of 2010 and passed the Mod 2 in 2011. The whole process of CBT, theory, hazard awareness, Mod 1, Mod 2, all the lessons and the kit I bought brought the total cost to just shy of £1000.

Any idea about washing when the bike is still hot? I am wondering if I have made a mistake by hosing the bike down whilst the engine and exhaust is still hot and if that will take off the coating?

I prefer hard cases to soft panniers, in part because of the extra security. When I do use the Lomo dry bags, they are attached with bungee cords that use carabiner clips rather than hooks. That makes them harder to figure out and unhook, hopefully adding some deterrence to thieves.

I did use soft panniers, but then got bikes with hard ones and would not go back to soft. For camping, I use Lomo dry bags on the pillion and never any issues with them.

That must be the most tags on day 1 for years. Brilliant start.

No chemicals were used on the exhaust, it was just polished. He also cleaned and lubed the chain. I saw him spraying the bike with the ACF50, two coats, one standard and one corrosion block, which came with that unmistakable smell. https://www.acf-50.eu/corrosion-block