What have you done on your bike today?
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She absolutely loved it ... the method in my madness is if she loved the SDR she would be comfortable on anything... I blame you Rich anyway it was supposed to be me and you baby cruising around Spain
Don't remind me...I've had 3 days off this year so far (except weekends but have my lad then, and only get a few days notice if I'm not having him...but watch this space, might have something suitable in the planning for him).
With the 1250 GS, they did a recall for the shaft drive - and I think they need changing every 30k miles or something. From what I recall John saying, the first owner will get the changes done under warranty for the time they have the bike, but subsequent owners wil need to cough up to get it done. Something like that. I know he was pissed off when he got the letter, but has calmed down and kept the bike.
Hopefully we will get a trip in again soon i missed the get together this year even @Hugo Magnus and his constant height bullying
You missed the May scotchland heatwave, back to frigid JuneHopefully we will get a trip in again soon i missed the get together this year even @Hugo Magnus and his constant height bullying
Who doesn't remember with fondness the first time they were shot out of a cannon.
Not my Wife's Modus operandi thanks jasus... 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 think many of us are of an age where we knew if we work right, head down and get it earn't, that we thought that was our primary role as the provider. We sometimes forget most of us are in a partnership where if that partner was no longer there, then why are we doing it? I've seen friends around me lose partners through death and been full of regret that they missed out on creating new memories with the one they loved and can no longer share the joy of life with them.
That's what ran thru my head in January.. the thought of the battle going the wrong way terrified me .. my wife was encouraging me to go a do my normal stuff in case anything happened her id have support..bonkers really
No, not bonkers at all. It is true love. She was concerned for you in her darkest hour.That's what ran thru my head in January.. the thought of the battle going the wrong way terrified me .. my wife was encouraging me to go a do my normal stuff in case anything happened her id have support..bonkers really
We are the lucky lucky ones with real soul mates.
Good on you, both !Not my Wife's Modus operandi thanks jasus
A new member 'Duke of Stow' has just appeared on 'the other' forum, he specialise in making wiring harnesses.
If anyone is interested I'll copy and paste his post to you by pm (or I could dump it on here if that's not considered bad form?
If anyone is interested I'll copy and paste his post to you by pm (or I could dump it on here if that's not considered bad form?
Fantastic day out on the bike today - three stops for bikeandbrewpassport stamps. 1st stop, Ascona Express, Crossgates, then on to Rhayader to Ty Morgans for coffee and a custard slice, then on to Devils Bridge to the Woodlands cafe for tea and a flapjack. The ride from Rhayader to Devils bridge is awesome, 18 miles of twisty mountain roads mainly single track with loads of sheep!
#bikeandbrewpassport trip Wednesday 11th June - 3 stamps. · Wednesday, Jun 11
At the Woodlands cafe, I saw what I thought was an old bevel Darmah SD900, like the 79 model I had. As I approached I saw it was definitely not standard, and had a belt drive motor, possibly from a Monster 900 or 900SS. Interesting, and very neatly done. More pictures in the Google Photos album link above.
This was my trip:
#bikeandbrewpassport trip Wednesday 11th June - 3 stamps. · Wednesday, Jun 11
At the Woodlands cafe, I saw what I thought was an old bevel Darmah SD900, like the 79 model I had. As I approached I saw it was definitely not standard, and had a belt drive motor, possibly from a Monster 900 or 900SS. Interesting, and very neatly done. More pictures in the Google Photos album link above.
This was my trip:
That looks like a cracking route Stephen, will bookmark and convert to gpx for another day, cheers cockerFantastic day out on the bike today - three stops for bikeandbrewpassport stamps. 1st stop, Ascona Express, Crossgates, then on to Rhayader to Ty Morgans for coffee and a custard slice, then on to Devils Bridge to the Woodlands cafe for tea and a flapjack. The ride from Rhayader to Devils bridge is awesome, 18 miles of twisty mountain roads mainly single track with loads of sheep!
#bikeandbrewpassport trip Wednesday 11th June - 3 stamps. · Wednesday, Jun 11
At the Woodlands cafe, I saw what I thought was an old bevel Darmah SD900, like the 79 model I had. As I approached I saw it was definitely not standard, and had a belt drive motor, possibly from a Monster 900 or 900SS. Interesting, and very neatly done. More pictures in the Google Photos album link above.
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This was my trip:
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Many thanks for the map. I'm planning a couple of days up there with mates, as soon as the weather allows me to make hay. More later.
a GPX would be welcome (when you get a roundtoit)That looks like a cracking route Stephen, will bookmark and convert to gpx for another day, cheers cocker
I can provide a json file from my Google Timeline from today, that has all the waypoints, if I can figure out how to export just one day from it!a GPX would be welcome (when you get a roundtoit)
Today i rode the Enfield to Salisbury, i was dying for a drink. I then rode through Wilton and on to Fovant and stopped at the the badges. I then headed for Blandford the long way, great bit of road that nice and twisty, i managed to deck the left foot peg on one corner so now i know the limit!! A nice warm day today but it's meant to be pissing down tomorrow so made the most of today, a nice 120 mile round trip and no frost bite.
A nice warm day today but it's meant to be pissing down tomorrow so made the most of today, a nice 120 mile round trip and no frost bite.
If anyone is interested, there is a nifty way to view your Google Timeline in a web browser. Since Google turned off Timeline in Maps on the web, you only have your Timeline on your phone, if that is your primary device that you take everywhere with you, and you have Timeline turned on.
To avoid losing all your Timeline data, Google have provided the facility to export all of your Timeline data as a json file. I have every trip from 2012 in mine.
To do this, go to Settings on your phone, Location, Location Services, Timeline then Export Timeline Data. Choose where to save it to, it will be called Timeline.json.
Once you have the file saved, transfer it to your PC and open the Timeline Viewer Map web page here: https://timelineviewer.pages.dev/
Here is an example of my trip from today mapped in the Timeline Viewer. It's not perfect, as it sometimes doesn't have enough data points, but it is fairly accurate.
I think he was an old member on there too - Richard. Drop him a PM for me and say hello, he won't know we are here
MWS Wiring Specialists - looks like his web site is no longer active if it is him. He used to sell my cable kits.
Custom Motorcycle Wiring | Motorcycle Wiring Specialists
MWS provides high quality custom motorcycle wiring to private individuals, custom motorcycle builders and professional restorers.
www.motorcyclewiringspecialists.co.uk
richard@motorcyclewiringspecialists.co.uk
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Hugo, just made a basic loop, if you need a more detailed loop, let me know cockera GPX would be welcome (when you get a roundtoit)
ping me on whatsapp or pm me with your email and I'll send thee tha file
pm sent
Today I asked for a loop to the seaside, so he plotted me a route to Portpatrick, some brilliant roads and Portpatrick turned out to be a nice place.
Portpatrick is where the ferry to (and from) Ireland used to dock ‘til they found it much cheaper to build their own dock round at Cairnryan.
I did some of the roads we did on the Scotchland trip and stopped at the pub where we met AndyBob and Rich.
The A702 is a peach of a road
Portpatrick is where the ferry to (and from) Ireland used to dock ‘til they found it much cheaper to build their own dock round at Cairnryan.
I did some of the roads we did on the Scotchland trip and stopped at the pub where we met AndyBob and Rich.
The A702 is a peach of a road
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Have a look in Tresaith, nice pub overlooking the beach, then onwards to aberaeron which is Fab
When you get to West WalesHave a look in Tresaith, nice pub overlooking the beach, then onwards to aberaeron which is Fab
It’s now on my list.When you get to West Wales
And then from there take the road through Lampeter towards Llandovery, it’s an awesome road, endless bends, then lunch in Llandovery at the Owlsnest, one of the best biker cafes in the UK
And then from there take the road through Lampeter towards Llandovery, it’s an awesome road, endless bends, then lunch in Llandovery at the Owlsnest, one of the best biker cafes in the UK
Is this the Owls Nest? If so, I’ve been, had beans on toast (with an egg and mushrooms)
Edit: no it’s not, it’s the Two Hoots cafe at Devils Bridge, I knew it was owl related.
Tip if you go to the owls nest make sure you are very hungry