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I walked on my state sanctioned exercise period yesterday, thought I'd pump up the tyres on my push bike and take that today. I've not been out on a push bike since Augustish when my fiendish mate tricked me into riding too bloody far along the old railway line to Great Dunmow and back. My legs had stopped aching by about November and my bum had stopped feeling like the saddle was permanently inserted into my arse by early December. I thought I'd have a little ride over my local park but ended up riding into the town centre. It was bloody freezing, especially on my fingers and ears. Maybe a hat and gloves next time, which should be about June ate current rates. Took some pictures of my old heap of a push bike, a water tower turned into a house, the old Victorian town lock up for drunkards, some of the old silk mills, a statue showing its bum, the town church, our Famous Five type railway station (one train an hour if you're lucky) and working my way through one of the town centre 'gants' which are small alleyways squeezed between various houses and shops. Apparently they are only called gants in Braintree. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gants-of-braintree

I think @Grasshopper's Ride could be interested?

So as promised I did indeed get out on the bike for a while in a nice and tropical 6⁰c. In the videos when I get round to actually posting them you might actually notice some snow around still. Took a ride from home through town then down on to Seaham, Horden, blackhall colliery then I turned and headed for home along the lovely A19 Only a short one 35 odd miles but was good to be out on the bike Pics: 1) me and Kwaka ready for the off 2) Seaham beach car park 3) crimdon beach car park

Hello Skyrider and welcome! No new ride reports from me for awhile - it's a bit cloudy and -17C here today. So I probably won't get out today...

Tym's a very "hands on" type of guy.

If she was like you she would let Clive fix her bike...lol

I have no idea what this video is about?

0.35 , I have a couple of things 'plaguing my old chap ' as well, can you help ?

I agree the old A120 was nicer. A country road but straight enough for all vehicles to move along at a decent pace, lots of thatched cottages to look at etc. Had a few icy nights when I would be riding down the outside of a 15 mile queue, usually an accident at the Stebbing side road. I once saw a the weirdest looking horse being led by someone in a high viz vest briefly flash by in the headlights (it's an unlit road), I thought I was seeing things. A news item a few days later revealed it was a woman walking a llama at night as practice for a round the world walk. It had been hit and killed by a vehicle. After they built the new A120 my trip to work went from an hour down to 45 minutes. After getting fuel at Start Hill one night I thought I would carry on riding home on the old A120. That was when I hit the muntjac deer and killed it, I think the quieter road lulled us both in to a false sense of security. I hit it when it ran out from behind the sign saying STEBBINGFORD PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY.

Bearing With My Himalayan - Part 1 - Wheel Removal The time has come to change the front steering bearings in Bagheera, my 2019 Royal Enfield Himalayan. Bagheera has 6000km on him and that might seem early for a bearing change, but I believe the conditions I ride in can wear things out on the bike a bit faster. It's a great opportunity to learn more about my bike and as usual things never go according to plan, so this has turned into a multi-part video. In this episode we remove the wheel and share some casual garage chit-chat.

Been trying to find a photo of it got to sort my filing system on this PC anywho this was my Surf/four runner

Me on my Suzuki GT250 in 1976. I was a youngster at 17 years old.

Oh shit, things are quiet around here......why not, let's see your frozen cheeks @BusBoy ?

Thanks for bringing that back around to the topic at hand. ? It almost felt too smooth at first, like things weren't tight, but after riding for a bit I got use to it. ?.

Friends tend to unfriend him before it gets that far.

WELL THEN.......now who is the bossy and prickly one, just saying dude..... maybe make yourself a cup of tea

I had a busy day today had to weigh in some scrap then change a headlight bulb on the wife's car which was the most difficult thing in the world to get to, my mate took me to get a new bulb the scenic way in his old Landy and then my new stripper turned up so been playing with that all afternoon

With all the repairs now done to Bagheera, we were able to get out for a ride today, our first in a few weeks and the first of 2021. The sun also came out for the first time, in what feels like weeks. I was a happy Grasshopper. ?? Went by the local farms and the cows were out. Spent some time in the forest. I wasn't going to with my fresh bearings, I was going to "take it easy", but I couldn't resist. Then I went by an area that had a forest fire go through a year ago, the fire just carved out a path. There were some big puddles after all the rain we have had. Heading home I passed lots of locals also out having fun. Great place to live and a lovely first ride of 2021 for Bagheera and the Grasshopper! ?

right on friday afternoon seeing as it was cold and frosty i went into the cave with the heater on and drained the tank and carb checked the air filter cleaned the plug and re gapped it, so now the old serow is almost ready for the road will do the tyres nearer the time

What can I say I'm well trained ?

if I do hope you do the same as I’m awful shy, well awful anyway.??

Now @BusBoy here is an example of a man who can take a little direction.... ?

.....and @Buckster said I was needy......

FFS don't suffer any Death and Dismemberment just after joining cos no doubt I'll get the blame for it. And other forums will be telling their members that this place is some sort of Death Cult.

It's always good when you can feel something under you eh grasshopper ?

Thanks @Sir Fallsalot You are very observant.....nice It is never a derailment if you want to talk about vehicles, I love them. I am aware of the Hilux there, and it is the same for the 4Runner here, they just go and go. I love the thing, it can crawl through anything and look good doing it. One of the last frame on body trucks you can get here, which I like, you can feel the road under you. ?

you mean the one with the phone number in it

...and someone didn't believe when I said Canadians are slow.....

@Grasshopper's Ride enjoyed the video thanks? A little derailment of subject, Did I hear you say you had a four runner, we didn't get them here in the UK officially but they were imported from japan and were called a Hilux Surf, the one i had gave me 15 years of trouble free driving bloody great wagon

Any chance of a few pics of you suffering this torture Bruce?

It's Sunday and freezing cold. Everyone is either indoors staying warm or walking in the park. I saw a few kids on the skate park, brave little souls. That link above led me to this, I have to go and see this now, it's only up the road. Americans upsetting our dead witches, how very dare they! Oddly enough the cross roads by the pub in the link below was the scene of my accidental wheelie on my DR350 when I had to pull away onto the main road with no clutch cable after it broke whilst trail riding. I'd managed fine by revving it and knocking it into gear to pull away when required, but at this location it all went a bit Pete Tong as I shot up onto the back wheel and nearly ended up on the wrong side of the road as a lorry was coming towards me. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/witch-stone-great-leighs

now that could be worth looking at

Lost me on that one too! Maybe, carried in by a squad of killer lesbians, i like that.

@Clive @Swagman......here's a good one from @Tym's past. A few years ago now.....he can tell you more. Apparently there was somebody in the woods shooting at people......so the Cops told people to stay away from that area till they'd got him. Tym wasn't happy about that so he grabbed a load of weapons, jumped on the KLR and raced off to the woods so HE could shoot the nutter himself. By the time he got there the cops had had him........so there was nobody left for Tym to shoot. He was inconsolable for weeks after that disappointment!

Why don’t you fuck off with that Robin Gibb picture.?

If this is asking for mechanical advice count me out. I'm clueless! Tag me when you get to "Cleaning" and "Styling and Profiling".

You should ask @Tym about the time he rode a few thousand miles across the US to shoot somebody after an argument on CycleWorld!

keep digging deeper ?

I can imagine the reaction from some of them here if he started his spelling corrections.

I did notice that "carry on" type pun but thought I'd leave it alone.

I’ve only seen white on top of his head not ginge so I just assumed he had cum on his head hence nob head.?

You are now.

As a helpful note, I always take the calliper off before the wheel as a lot of the time you'll catch it with the wheel rim when removing. Paint is pants now days, chips n scratches easy. Ready for part 2.

Point of order, you can't call Pete a nob head............. Ginger twat is ok though

I went there back in January last year I think. I try and wash the car yearly whether it needs it or not.

More shit........

Added some air to my forks, took a spin around, my helicopter wouldnt start, dman. On second thought, it might not be my helicopter.