I have had a problem in the past for fitment of half face lids but the Bell 500 fits like a glove!!
What have you done on your bike today?
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Sure, but why post a picture of the bag you wear when riding your pink monster
Funny name for a lidI have had a problem in the past for fitment of half face lids but the Bell End 500 fits like a glove!!
Little bit James Caan in Rollerball.
Bit unfair. I’ve always liked James Caan!
Me too, a good actor.
I remember seeing Rollerball at the cinema but can't recall it ever being on tv. Shame.
Piss taking aside - is this the shape of your head under that lid
Cleaned and relubed the chain on the Diavel. PITA removing the front sprocket cover. You have to uncouple the quick shifter and pull the gearshift linkage off the shaft. Even then it's very congested in there and difficult to get all the gunk out. Hopefully it will be easier when the Termi is on and the huge bulk of the stock system is gone.
I hate cleaning a chain without getting all the shit out around the front sprocket and cleaning the whole area. On the KTM it's a doddle as there's load's of space and I know from long practise I can trust the finish on the engine cases so I just swab all the crap out with petrol and a brush and then blow it with a pressure washer. Not sure about doing that on the Diavel as I don't want to wreck the glossy black finish and there's more electrical connections in there from the QS and side stand switch, which is right under the sprocket.
It's still not as clean as I'd like it but with practise I'll hit upon a procedure. I'd got used to having it easy with the belt drive Harley and the shaftie Triumph.
I hate cleaning a chain without getting all the shit out around the front sprocket and cleaning the whole area. On the KTM it's a doddle as there's load's of space and I know from long practise I can trust the finish on the engine cases so I just swab all the crap out with petrol and a brush and then blow it with a pressure washer. Not sure about doing that on the Diavel as I don't want to wreck the glossy black finish and there's more electrical connections in there from the QS and side stand switch, which is right under the sprocket.
It's still not as clean as I'd like it but with practise I'll hit upon a procedure. I'd got used to having it easy with the belt drive Harley and the shaftie Triumph.
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Went for a late afternoon spin today ... and after 26 years together it's the very first time on the back of my motorcycle for my wife... not the best bike for a newbe but she loved it ... this was all prompted by talk of a tour around northern Spain and the basque country now i just have to buy a bike suitable for touring on... i fear Noobie will have a stiffy when i reveal my purchase 
not the best bike for a newbe but she loved it ... this was all prompted by talk of a tour around northern Spain and the basque country now i just have to buy a bike suitable for touring on... i fear Noobie will have a stiffy when i reveal my purchase
Yes it’s been on tv quite a few times. I always make a point of watching it if it’s on.
Triple blackWent for a late afternoon spin today ... and after 26 years together it's the very first time on the back of my motorcycle for my wife...
He missed it so must have bought another one, unless he went for the really comfy armchair , with six potsI thought he had one of those, unless he's bought a new lego brick version
Eh no ....I thought he had one of those, unless he's bought a new lego brick version
Similar for us, Lady K says she enjoys our stints on the KTM. Not sure about anything longer than 2 hrs though.Went for a late afternoon spin today ... and after 26 years together it's the very first time on the back of my motorcycle for my wife...
You’re fecked nowWent for a late afternoon spin today ... and after 26 years together it's the very first time on the back of my motorcycle for my wife...
No more solo biking for you, boyo
Don't worry, it's only a Mid Wife Crisis and will soon pass.....Went for a late afternoon spin today ... and after 26 years together it's the very first time on the back of my motorcycle for my wife...
Nah it will probably be a couple of years old gs1250/1200 I was due to change my superduke but I am reluctant to drop 25k on a very precarious looking KTM company so will purchase bike no 8I thought he had one of those, unless he's bought a new lego brick version
Eyup, still here, couldn’t be bothered to write owt last night.
This is the Buccleuch Arms
The map room
The drying room
The bike garages
The food is nice, but a tad expensive, but where isn’t these days.
I don’t know how much it costs to stay here ‘til I get the bill in t’morning, but it is a fantastic base for a few days riding and you have Dave to plan routes and point you to places of interest and the eagle sites (he’s on the team that releases the birds and monitors their well being.)
The people that I’ve come with, have been coming for the past nine years and say it improves each year.
I rate it at two thumbs up.
This is the Buccleuch Arms
The map room
The drying room
The bike garages
The food is nice, but a tad expensive, but where isn’t these days.
I don’t know how much it costs to stay here ‘til I get the bill in t’morning, but it is a fantastic base for a few days riding and you have Dave to plan routes and point you to places of interest and the eagle sites (he’s on the team that releases the birds and monitors their well being.)
The people that I’ve come with, have been coming for the past nine years and say it improves each year.
I rate it at two thumbs up.
Stopped for a cuppa
Then just over the hill for a photo
Same photo from a step back and 2x zoom
Part of the three lochs bit of the route
Over the hill from the last photo
The next loch
We asked Dave for a 200 mile loop at breakfast, this is ‘a magic mushroom and a nob’ route he loaded onto the satnavs for us.
It was a top day out, stopped in Newcastletown, had soup for lunch.
Had a truly toptastic day.
Today I’m going to get him to do a route that incorporates visiting the seaside, Portpatrick has been mentioned.
TTFN.
Then just over the hill for a photo
Same photo from a step back and 2x zoom
Part of the three lochs bit of the route
Over the hill from the last photo
The next loch
We asked Dave for a 200 mile loop at breakfast, this is ‘a magic mushroom and a nob’ route he loaded onto the satnavs for us.
It was a top day out, stopped in Newcastletown, had soup for lunch.
Had a truly toptastic day.
Today I’m going to get him to do a route that incorporates visiting the seaside, Portpatrick has been mentioned.
TTFN.
Not my Wife's Modus operandi thanks jasusYou’re fecked now
No more solo biking for you, boyo
... she would always push me to mix with my mates and despite raising 3 kids together in the worst of times she always made sure I would get either a biking holiday in or a ski holiday in with the boys saying i burst my balls working and deserve it... i have never been an easy bloke to live with and very inflexible so I have never done a city break with my wife instead like last week she would head off and do the cultural stuff with a friend she trained with 35 years ago ....she's never pissed and moaned about this.. earlier this year we had some pretty scary news with my wife's health resulting in a full hysterectomy to deal with the big C with a great outcome
.... I think this has profoundly affected us with me more than herself willing to admit how scared we really were... she asked me on the fone last week would I do a trip to Northern Spain with her as she would really love to visit a couple of vineyards 
after the year we have had i agreed and she threw a curve ball at me by saying how would I feel about doing it on a bike ? Seems like a good deal to me .. I get to ride from vineyard to vineyard tasting nice red wine and staying in nice hotels so that is how all this started about 10 days ago .. with my OCD the hotels are booked.. the flights are booked .... the bike transport is booked .. all I need now is a fucking Bike
I'm happy either way ... I could get out on a Sunday morning for brekky with my mate's and get home and my wife is still only emerging from bed... she fucking hates the morningDon't worry, it's only a Mid Wife Crisis and will soon pass.....
I could get coffee and cake in the afternoon with queen skitz 
Went for a late afternoon spin today ... and after 26 years together it's the very first time on the back of my motorcycle for my wife...
Brilliant Skitz, I take it she enjoyed it then (thought I'd sent this last night...mustn't have pressed 'post reply).
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Not a fucking eagle in sight...thanks a bunch for getting my hopes up!
Moffat is a lovely little town - a couple of nice places to eat from what I remember. My ex used to like going because there was an epic sweet shop there with hundreds of jars of sweets round the walls.
I bet the hotel gets booked up well in advance?
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