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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1425 on: 11.09. 2020 07:04 »
Took the B31 South of the border to Keilder. The forest drive toll road is 12 miles of unsurfaced track. Easy going, great views. Worth the £3.  175 mile round trip, still plenty of petrol in the tank. Was expecting to be overtaken regularly but the only thing to come past was a big sportsbike. It's easy to dismiss the humble B31 - I love mine.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1426 on: 11.09. 2020 07:39 »
Nice!  B33 plunger is my favorite. Fits like a well worn boot.

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1427 on: 11.09. 2020 08:08 »
Love it mate... reminds me of 1974 on my brand spankin' new, fresh out of the Gus Kuhn showroom, Norton 850 Interstate running those deserted roads.

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1428 on: 11.09. 2020 08:23 »
(And we all know you scotch blokes are prone to exaggeration!)

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1429 on: 11.09. 2020 08:57 »
I rode out last night - but no pics and not on a BSA. I took my Guzzi Loop frame 'Jug' out to a hostelry some 30 minutes hither and met up with a couple of pals, one on his owned from new V50 and the other on some kind of Honda. Nice to get out, nice to be on my bike.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1430 on: 11.09. 2020 11:20 »
you filthy lot . look how many tuned in to the nob pic *lol*

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1431 on: 11.09. 2020 13:47 »
Get ya hair cut ya flippin Greaser!

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1432 on: 11.09. 2020 15:42 »
Bought fully comp insurance today for a grand total of £39 after going through TopCashBack *smile* *smile* *contract* *beer* *woo*
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1433 on: 12.09. 2020 11:08 »
and running to the finish line we have 4 miles to go with gravel rash picture lagging behind the lonely bench in a field picture but still out in front plodding along in top gear is NOB

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1434 on: 12.09. 2020 11:25 »
and running to the finish line we have 4 miles to go with gravel rash picture lagging behind the lonely bench in a field picture but still out in front plodding along in top gear is NOB
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1435 on: 12.09. 2020 11:56 »
Come on GB, Get a grip (filth).
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1436 on: 15.09. 2020 19:13 »
The weather here today was pleasantly warm, (29C). I took Emily the A10 for a bimble around the area. I stopped to check everything was OK and noticed that the oil tank cap was missing! I'd been checking and topping up the oil before I left home and had not screwed the cap back on. "Oh bother", I thought. "Do I have anything with me that I could put over the tank neck?" Owning a dog, I always carry poo bags in my back pocket. I placed a folded bag over the neck. I didn't think I had an elastic band in the tool kit. A few years ago I stole a comical bag closure from the kitchen and put it on the handlebars. It's a boggle-eyed face with a very long tongue that goes around the item and pokes out of its mouth. Today, he saved the day and held the bag in place until I got home. When I got home the cap was laying on the drive.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1437 on: 15.09. 2020 19:27 »
I wouldn't have bothered, Neil. The cap is only there to keep out rain and small children. Wait 'till you got back would have been my thoughts. What have I done today - received delivery of a battery case so I can progress with the project. Only I can't as the rubber jelly-like contraption is utterly useless (see my post under electrical). Just when I thought the finish line for the project was mere days away, days start to turn into weeks as parts arriving are either unsuitable or are taking several weeks to arrive. Like two parts from the USA recently - 5 days to Heathrow and then another three weeks to me.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1438 on: 15.09. 2020 19:43 »
I wouldn't have bothered, Neil. The cap is only there to keep out rain and small children.
Well, it wasn't raining but I might have gone past an infant school.

I was more concerned with keeping muck out of the oil.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1439 on: 15.09. 2020 20:07 »
greybeard is Emily homeless she has a lot of card board to sleep on *lol* *grins*