What have you done on your bike today?
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Today i went out on the Enfield, it was a cold night last night and frost this morning and the Enfield had a slight carb icing issue!! I hate Saturdays and as ever traffic is a fucking nightmare so got out to the countryside after fuel at Loomies fuel station.
No idea why but i thought this was Welsh thing, i've never seen so many sheeps today, fucking loads of them, sheeps everywhere 
!! and loads of bikes out and about and i saw a Blower Bentley, don't know if it was a real one but it sure looked the part, i think it's the same one i've seen out that way before.
When i was out yesterday i saw a Lamborghini Countach and a Ferrari Testarossa, you see a lot of Italian motors out around Loomies way, the cafe was packed!! Over all i nice ride out and dry and sunny right into next weekend apparently.
No idea why but i thought this was Welsh thing, i've never seen so many sheeps today, fucking loads of them, sheeps everywhere !! and loads of bikes out and about and i saw a Blower Bentley, don't know if it was a real one but it sure looked the part, i think it's the same one i've seen out that way before. When i was out yesterday i saw a Lamborghini Countach and a Ferrari Testarossa, you see a lot of Italian motors out around Loomies way, the cafe was packed!! Over all i nice ride out and dry and sunny right into next weekend apparently.
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This morning I mapped out a route through the lanes to the north east of Shaftesbury and had a great bimble in the sunshine, before going off for a pub lunch with the family.
Got me arse outta bed early, had a bit of a ring around to see who was up for ride out, managed to persuade three of the lazy buggers.
A run upto Hemsley, Stokesley, across to Guisborough over the top to Whitby. Had a brew at the station cafe
Big Sonja and three Bumwahs, the white RS is the one I rebuilt last year, I look after all three.
Then a nice jaunt to Scarborough then back roads to Bridlington and another brew at the Pier cafe, then homeward bound.
The roads weren't too bad, bit slippy in places, 3 degrees when we set off but warmed up to 10 and at one point showed 12 degrees a veritable heatwave.
TBF tho I didn't feel cold at all, a tank full of high octane spunked, great day out.
A run upto Hemsley, Stokesley, across to Guisborough over the top to Whitby. Had a brew at the station cafe
Big Sonja and three Bumwahs, the white RS is the one I rebuilt last year, I look after all three.
Then a nice jaunt to Scarborough then back roads to Bridlington and another brew at the Pier cafe, then homeward bound.
The roads weren't too bad, bit slippy in places, 3 degrees when we set off but warmed up to 10 and at one point showed 12 degrees a veritable heatwave.
TBF tho I didn't feel cold at all, a tank full of high octane spunked, great day out.
Today i went to the garage to fit my £6 USB lead, that turned into a bit of a nightmare but that's now fitted. Now loosen the carb jubilee clip so i can turn it so i can get to the barrel, pulled that out then out with the needle jet to drop the clip down one notch, as ever easy to get out a pain to get back in!! Started it up and it ticked over realy high so just had to set the idle screw and job done, i left it to get up to temperature and it was ticking over ok.
I knew that it would need a bit more fettling once out on the road for a bit.
I then got geared up and go to Tesco for some shopping after getting fuel, on the way to the petrol station the road that it's on is closed for the day!
So had to follow a diversion that took me around the world, then it happened, pop, fart, splutter and right on a roundabout it cuts out!! It was out of fuel, i put the choke on and it starts for a bit so headed for a garage that wasn't to far from me and luckily i was on a hill when the bike dies on me so i rolled down the hill into the garage and fuel in, they only had E10 so i just put a fiver in. Started it up then head for shopping then home, what a bloody nightmare!! Anyway lifting the needle jet up has made a hell of a difference and it even sounds better a bit more raspy and pulls a lot better, happy with that.
Now loosen the carb jubilee clip so i can turn it so i can get to the barrel, pulled that out then out with the needle jet to drop the clip down one notch, as ever easy to get out a pain to get back in!! Started it up and it ticked over realy high so just had to set the idle screw and job done, i left it to get up to temperature and it was ticking over ok. I knew that it would need a bit more fettling once out on the road for a bit. I then got geared up and go to Tesco for some shopping after getting fuel, on the way to the petrol station the road that it's on is closed for the day! So had to follow a diversion that took me around the world, then it happened, pop, fart, splutter and right on a roundabout it cuts out!! It was out of fuel, i put the choke on and it starts for a bit so headed for a garage that wasn't to far from me and luckily i was on a hill when the bike dies on me so i rolled down the hill into the garage and fuel in, they only had E10 so i just put a fiver in. Started it up then head for shopping then home, what a bloody nightmare!! Anyway lifting the needle jet up has made a hell of a difference and it even sounds better a bit more raspy and pulls a lot better, happy with that.
Just to add it's set up for petrol so diesel wouldn't be a good idea.I've not run the carb on E10 yet, today i had no choice but will be back on E5 tomorrow. No the carbs won't be set up for E10 from the factory, petrol is petrol so there is no specific set up for fuel.
They probably make there own fuel in India, i remember watching a program where i guy was driving around Cuba and they where making there own jungle juice.
I decided to wash the 310 as I didn't want to take for its service & MOT in a filthy state. When I got the bike out on the driveway, I realised that the bike was not in a filthy state and that I must have dreamt that it was. That's a bit weird.
Oh well, it got another wash and for good measure, I jet-hosed the Almera as it was looking like a derelict wreck.
Oh well, it got another wash and for good measure, I jet-hosed the Almera as it was looking like a derelict wreck.
Today i was out and about on the Enfield, we had another frost this morning and it's colder out on the bike today than yesterday. I went for some shopping to get some food in, i then went for a ride out, nowhere special. On the way home i nearly got taken out by three cars, they just pull out in front of you and it's getting worse!! What gets me more angry is they look right at you and then pull out, i had some stupid bitch pull right out on me, there was nothing behind me but just couldn't wait!! I'm going to look at getting a descent camera for the bike as i think it's time to get one, the drivng standards in Southampton are a joke.
What gets me more angry is they look right at you and then pull out, i had some stupid bitch pull right out on me, there was nothing behind me but just couldn't wait!! I'm going to look at getting a descent camera for the bike as i think it's time to get one, the drivng standards in Southampton are a joke. 
I found a camera for the bike on Amazon for £35, i was going to buy it and it's now £50, it's gone up in price overnight!!
Went to Tillbridge Tastery near Lincoln for breakfast(v), came home via Markham Vale, just got onto the A1, it had been closed, filtered for a few miles and then tried a single track back way toward Retford, everybody and their aunty was doing the same thing, in both directions.
I stopped at a friends house to devour the lemon drizzle cake I’d picked up and while there a group of scrotes had another go at nicking the BM. Dickheads, I chased them off, apparently I’m a fucking smackhead(?). I’ve decided a net and a trident should be by friends front door ready for next time.
I stopped at a friends house to devour the lemon drizzle cake I’d picked up and while there a group of scrotes had another go at nicking the BM. Dickheads, I chased them off, apparently I’m a fucking smackhead(?). I’ve decided a net and a trident should be by friends front door ready for next time.
Yeah.
£50 for a 64GB and £60 for 128GB.
The one that's gone up in price has a rolling 6 hours run time apparently.
Got a link @WAYNE ?
Went for a ride to Pahi. Stopped at this tree as it is significant. Parked the bikes at the edge of the tree and then took these photos. In the photo of the tree trunk, shot from the bikes, you can see 6’ me if you zoom right in! It is massive! Then I took a photo from the trunk looking back. The branch on the left extends all the way to the bikes self supported, and I paced it out at 27m!
Comes with OTG function. Never heard of on-the-go as a feature. Dunno @WAYNE , though it might do in a pinch.