JRH Posted February 16 Posted February 16 On 15/02/2025 at 00:01, bonio said: Went to the London Bike Show; had a great day out. Got to sit on a load of bikes, and found one I've have happily taken home right away. It's been about 10 years since I've went to the NEC, so about time for an outing like this. This ones for @Fozzie. It was generating a lot of interest. Interesting to see the CFMoto bikes there. They look good. Better than this ugly brute from MV Agusta Not been since @Hoggs moved out of London. the last time we went it was not a good show so as so many exhibitors had been thrown out for trying to sell knock off items and of none CE “safety” clothing. Quote
Fozzie Posted February 17 Posted February 17 On 15/02/2025 at 00:01, bonio said: This ones for @Fozzie. It was generating a lot of interest. Thanks for that. Did you manage to get a sit on it? Not sure how tall you are, I'm a hair under 6ft 2 but I'm long bodied so high pegs aren't too much of an issue, but handle bars that bend your arms a lot are. I got my fiancee to sort of agree to let me buy one. She said "it has been several months since you've had a tinker weekend in the garage to be fair". So I think she's about 65-70% of the way there! 6 Quote
bonio Posted February 17 Posted February 17 @Fozzie That sounds like she's signed up on the line. Yup, I had a go on it. It was just a tad tall for me, but I'd have been happy to ride it. I'm 5' 7" on a tall day, 30" inseam. As for for bars, my arms were comfortable, just a bit bent. But I think you'd have to give it a go yourself to find out whether there's a position on the seat that works for you. 2 Quote
Grumpy Old Git Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Tis the dawn (or, actually early a'noon). 2 Quote
Fozzie Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Good afternoon! Selling my flat at the moment, been a bit of an ordeal. I'm leaving it furnished for the new buyer to rent out, but I'm swapping out some bits for cheaper alternatives. Fortunately, most of the furniture I have is cheap items I bought when I moved in 6 years ago as I knew I wouldn't be in the flat for long. This has been my strategy since I was young, and it feels almost nerve racking that I can essentially give it up when I move into my new house. Not sure where it came from, but I've always been cautious to lay roots. It was a great strategy when I lived in London on a low wage, as I often moved every 3-6 months and was always able to move most belongings in a single car journey. London properties were sold often, so house shares and rental flats tended to be short term fixes. One house share had a wrong 'un tenant that I knew for a couple of months, they stashed a bag of weapons in the back garden and claimed they had been used in a gang related murder. I put a rush on getting out of there. Plus, I always knew I was going to come back to Manchester and no one would change that, which framed a lot about how I felt about dating and even friendships. I was asked to part buy a property a couple of times by good friends, but I declined. Strange that in a few weeks, I might be able to go and buy a nice recliner sofa. A nice armchair. A proper dining table set. Fancy bedside cabinets. Never done it before! 9 Quote
rennie Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Good afternoon I only have tomorrow to work then we're going away in the campervan for 3 nights! 4 Quote
Simon Davey Posted February 18 Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, rennie said: Good afternoon I only have tomorrow to work then we're going away in the campervan for 3 nights! Where to? Quote
Simon Davey Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Fozzie said: Good afternoon! Selling my flat at the moment, been a bit of an ordeal. I'm leaving it furnished for the new buyer to rent out, but I'm swapping out some bits for cheaper alternatives. Fortunately, most of the furniture I have is cheap items I bought when I moved in 6 years ago as I knew I wouldn't be in the flat for long. This has been my strategy since I was young, and it feels almost nerve racking that I can essentially give it up when I move into my new house. Not sure where it came from, but I've always been cautious to lay roots. It was a great strategy when I lived in London on a low wage, as I often moved every 3-6 months and was always able to move most belongings in a single car journey. London properties were sold often, so house shares and rental flats tended to be short term fixes. One house share had a wrong 'un tenant that I knew for a couple of months, they stashed a bag of weapons in the back garden and claimed they had been used in a gang related murder. I put a rush on getting out of there. Plus, I always knew I was going to come back to Manchester and no one would change that, which framed a lot about how I felt about dating and even friendships. I was asked to part buy a property a couple of times by good friends, but I declined. Strange that in a few weeks, I might be able to go and buy a nice recliner sofa. A nice armchair. A proper dining table set. Fancy bedside cabinets. Never done it before! Remember to put your new address on here, then we can all pile around and drink your beer Of course, wishing you the best of luck with the move. 2 2 Quote
rennie Posted February 18 Posted February 18 21 minutes ago, Simon Davey said: Where to? A site we've been to before near Garstang 1 Quote
Fozzie Posted February 18 Posted February 18 41 minutes ago, Simon Davey said: Remember to put your new address on here, then we can all pile around and drink your beer Of course, wishing you the best of luck with the move. There have been so many ups and downs with this process. Originally I was told I'd be in before Christmas. Had the buyers of our buyers house divorce, the sellers had someone die, our estate agent is a pathological liar. The new buyer is a cash buyer 10k under the highest offer we had... Small things really I understand by some say this is one of the most stressful things you will do in life. 3 Quote
RideWithStyles Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) Dont think any of it was up apart from your hopes. It doesn’t get much rougher than that! six foot down (death), three foot down (to hell for liar), one foot in the grave (for divorced) and three foot up by being kicked in the nuts and robbed (by under buyer)…. Well I won’t tease fate or jinx by saying owt else. Edited February 18 by RideWithStyles 1 Quote
husoi Posted February 19 Posted February 19 Very good morning everyone. Countdown had started. Moving abroad to south Asia by end of march 9 Quote
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