What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Greybeard]

... dumped acid all over the r/h silencer, stripping the chrome off.  When I noticed, I said calmly, 'Oh my word, that was unfortunate.  Never mind, I'm happy to pay another £60 for a new silencer'.

Jeez! 😡

[BigJim]

Had a great spin around Wales today, stopping for a drink at a place called the Bafflehaus. Twas nice to chat to faces that are becoming more familiar with each visit. 98 miles in total according to Google maps. The bike, dare i say it, is running really well engine wise and if ridden at sensible speeds the front end is safe enough.
Felt good to be back in the saddle after a recent lay off. Came back from the Welsh rally which was after another rally the week before with approx 700 miles in 2 weekends. Felt sated BSA'ing wise and took 3 weeks off which was probably the longest time in 4 years apart from rebuilds and illnesses.
 

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Took the Cafe for a short blast. We're in lockdown so had to stay within my 5Km radius. 3 laps clockwise, 3 laps anti-clockwise. Starting 1st or 2nd kick, hot or cold but still might drop the needle a notch. Pulls away strong but a little fluffy at 12 to 3/4 throttle.
I can't ride her very far as my hip makes it hard to get my foot on the peg.
Cheers

[mikeb]

Took my 17 y/o son’s ’81 cb250rs for a test ride (I’m the test pilot). Being cheap (unsure where he gets that tendency), he bought an old wreck for the cheap rego, had to change frames, weld up pipes, centre the front wheel, resto the forks and various other treats on a bike that’s lived at the back of someone’s shed to 10+ years. The front brakes are terrible (wrong calliper) and tyres old and hard. But apart from that it’s a surprisingly fun bike. Still no rego or wof and the tyre shops are shut with lockdown, but nearly ready to go. Not that keen on him riding but he’s done great work on a first project.

[Greybeard]

.. Ican't ride her very far as my hip makes it hard to get my foot on the peg.
Cheers

Is that only a problem on the Cafe?

[Butch (cb)]

Well I headed over to The Trip Out on Friday with my pal. I was on Jug - my Guzzi Loop frame and he was on Hardley - my Sportster. But in the show tent I did see this.

https://www.thetripout.co.uk/

[muskrat]

.. Ican't ride her very far as my hip makes it hard to get my foot on the peg.
Cheers

Is that only a problem on the Cafe?

G'day GB.
Yes, in order of comfort is 51 A7, 88 HD, 83 Honda then the Cafe. Have to get the wife to put my left sock on in the morning
Cheers

[berger]

wow butch there's been some thought and work gone into that bike. i don't normaly like the bling but i like that one

[Black Sheep]

A trip to the dentist. Root canal treatment. My wallet is still screaming. Still, couldn't resist a bit off light off-roading on the way home. Not quite in the same league as the same bike (Juliet's A10) in the next pictures crossing the Corrieyairack Pass. Yes, the kids came along too. Made them what they are today (don't ask).

[Worty]

Yeah, got the dentist in the morning.  My teeth are duff thanks to an inattentive father who never bothered with dentists - even though he had a very good dental plan at work!

Musky - try to get the wife to dress me in the morning after a beery session but it meets with significant resistance.

As for the blinged up chop, I prefer the polished look rather than engraving, but I do appreciate the work that's gone into it.  Used to go to the Kent Hell's Angels custom bike bash back in the '80s, saw some stunning bikes there (from the little I can remember).

[berger]

i used to go to kent custom and still have the badge for the 10th aniversary, some great bikes down there and i have scores of photo's from those good old days. mind you some of the HA were t**s ,  bulldog bash was good to and i have scores of photo's of those times, i sold my T160 at the bulldog while tripping on acid i went to the last bulldog as well. it is now a housing estate, bugger never got to take betsy up the drag strip either- off my tits to much 

[Worty]

Know where you're coming from Berger - sounds like you had a similar 'youth' to me.

[BagONails]

Yes, the kids came along too. Made them what they are today (don't ask).

Blacksheep,  re photo 2.  I see you had to blindfold the kids so they couldn't find their way home!

re photo 3. Obviously didn't work then!

[RDfella]

Took the project for a photo shoot today - been meaning to do this for ages. Maybe, given it's complete and running, 'project' is no longer appropriate? It's a '62 Golden Flash frame, gearbox, oil tank etc so perhaps a V2 Flash?
Anyway, here's links for those who took an interest in the machine. Apologies for the start-up fiasco. In order to ameliorate the huge strain on the starter my modus operandi has been to decompress the cylinders, hit the starter button and then slowly release the decompressor. This morning the rear carby flooded (rectified by a sharp tap on the float bowl) but not before the rear cylinder had been over-fuelled. Normally start takes around a second, but today I needed to give it some throttle to clear that cylinder. First time that's happened. And then I found the mirror had become dislodged .......

https://youtu.be/KwPsOCR3dmY
https://youtu.be/v28-cHPOJhs
https://youtu.be/FkDQ-Ol1Tk8
https://youtu.be/9Week-tGGF8

[BigJim]

Bet there's a big smile on that riders' face. Through the mud and the blood to the green fields beyond.