will be a bit slow over next few months ,but Keith did a fabulous job on engine which was crisper than a teens sock
Just found these on my laptop -musta been mad..
Don't worry - don't be alone we all are !
Or got himself vaccinated.
I think I could hear the fan belt slipping.
no that was me wallet screaming
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What sort of bike is that?I always enjoy looking at pictures like these ........ makes me feel happier about the state of my own bikes ......
There was also a T150 Trident , and BMW R100 , as well as the Mirage ........ Last thing I read was that the chap who took on the T150 had sorted the cycle parts , but had still to start on the engine , which was in a similar , or worse state than the Mirage ........
Not sure about the BMW , which had a small tree growing through it , I think ( or maybe that was the Trident ) .......... Nice to see the Trident and Mirage getting sorted ........ As far as the BMW is concerned , well I suppose it would be nice to have that going again , as well ..... ( I guess ) ......
( Sorry if that sounds like I have a bit of a down on Bavarian Tractors ........ don`t really ..... not much ....... the litre sports bikes are ok- ish . although like all modern bikes , a bit too clever for their own good ...... and the number of BMW GS`s you see out on the roads ....... I reckon BMW must have made more of them than Honda made C90`s , or BSA made Bantams ....... ) ........
Regarding bikes that haven`t moved for a long time ...... There`s a bloke who lives across the road from me who`s GS1150 lives in the gutter for what must be at least 50 weeks of the year , never moving an inch ....... Then when the sun comes out he starts it up , and phut - phut`s off up the road to work on it ....... Never seen him do as much as check the tyre pressures , but on the four or five times a year he uses it , it always seems to get him home again , so maybe they do have something going for them after all ........
BTW ....... In Classic BIke there was a BMW GS advertised for sale recently ........ excellent condition , regularly serviced etc . ..... " Never Seen Rain " ........ !! ....... What sort of an adventure bike is that ... ? ...........
Exactly !! ...........
..... ( Although I have to admit , I`m now a bit guilty of not venturing out in bad weather , unless I absolutely have to ........ When I was riding to work I didn`t have much choice .......... But now I`m retired with much more spare time on my hands , I can spend a few days ( or more ) getting the bike to pass the sunshine test ( as they used to say ) ......... But then having spent hours on my back , on my knees , squirting and spraying into small crevices , poking away with a cloth covered screwdriver , using Mansion furniture polish on the bodywork ( yes really ... ) , ..... this is all a good way to discover if anything`s loose , worn , or about to drop off , by the way , ............ Then I am reluctant to have gone through all that hard work and effort for nothing , by taking the bike out in the rain and on crap covered roads , and within five minutes ending up back where I started ....... ) .......
Surely there’s a nice coffee about, or a lovely cask ale if it’s close to lunch. Last I checked the vitamin content in ale was 100 fold that of cherry coke?
Maybe , but I`ll stick with the roll and cherry coke .... The sandwich shop is only two minutes away from where I live , the chip shop a further 20 seconds away ........ PS has gone , so I need something to cheer me up ........
Cider!! You’ve got my attention! My family origin is Somerset, Wells actually. My attraction for wood barrel aged scrumpy is of the highest level. That first experience in 1982, led me to plant apple trees in my back yard, impressed my local home brew supply house to bring in unique cider yeasts, and now I have full keg system in my garage, next to my motorbikes.
My first ever big ride, off road to Darwin through the deserts of central Australia in 1974 I was in the company of a lady and her husband, she on one of these and he on his CB750 sidecar combo, me on my Yamaha 360. The police had refused Ron permission on one two day stretch around flooded Lake Eyre, so he was on the train. Cathy and I went places that were on the limit for both of us, unforgettable trip. Those little SL125 Hondas were bloody brilliant, they continued on back to Melbourne via the west.
nearly there with kwak -exhaust not as offensive as it looks ...mot will be interesting .
More likely, his locally hired driver was a crook who didn’t mind ripping off his fellow countrymen.
