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Not much of a report and the usual shit but dryer Had a run out on the 650 on Sunday to check out a few lanes i haven't done for a few years around Llandrindod Wells area the weather wasn't looking too good and it was blowing a gale when we set off. This lane was on route to there i have done on the 650 fully loaded with camping gear in the past and it was just a little tricky and slippery, but not anymore its been washed out and is full of rocks and deep holes my fellow rider on the T7 assured me he was ok but looking at his face in this photo now i think he was lying I walked up to see what it was like ahead lots of vegetation covering the rocks and holes, we both dropped the bikes coming up here it was a bit of a slog and the wind had stopped the day had warmed up and was muggy, by the time we got to the top i was wetter than an otters pocket with sweat. I think i can cross this one off the bigger bike route. Looking back down to where the bikes are First lane out of Llandod i had a surprise after the first gate all the other gates (and there's many) now have a cattle grid installed alongside them making the ride through a breeze no photos because there were no gates to stop on The next i had another surprised they have graded it making it boring great for your GS owner now as the ruts would have made it difficult going in the past These next two photos is what it used to be like which made it a much more interesting ride. It does have a TRO on it now while they carry out the work so only able to ride it from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning Then onto water breaks its neck which had also been graded on the south end pity they didn't put the cattle grids on this one there's far too many gates And then it was home across the Llanbedr hills down to Erwood and the last lane before a mad dash home on the road My fellow rider on the T7 was older than me but fitter and a good rider so we made good time over the ground about a 190 mile round trip for me. The 650 ran great seems to be running a lot cooler at higher speeds since the rebuild just needs a new rear tyre now.

That's pretty cool every time i see someone on a monkey bike i chuckle to myself thinking about how much fun it looks

That scooter needs to be about 4 feet to the right.

Vid from Nathan Millward......seems to be more Affy Twins there than anything else!

I'd say it's progressed to Death and Dismemberment myself! What you say @Tym?

Antler's Inn at 17:19 in Walden! We will be staying here on trip next month - on the return from Montana.

Spain will require travellers from UK to show PCR test or be fully vaccinated as from Friday due to concerns over the delta variant. So the Vax refusers will have to go to Mablethorpe with @Six30 and the scooter boys!

A very quick ride report about a very quick round trip to the river Zêzere and back!! A customer and friend asked me if I didnt want to joined them for lunch up in the Center of Portugal, around 200kms away from Ericeira, and seeing its Monday, designated day-off, I grabbed the offer with both hands! Absolutely love this region, one day will write a report about it!! Zezere!! This is a special river, a favourite of mine, meadering all the way from Serra the Estrela to the Tagus river, joining in Constância. Its famous world wide because viewd from high up looks like a dragon! It has a few very iconic towns along the way, one passed today is Dornes, a village established by Templer Knights, with a high up position overlooking a large bend of the river, its perfect strategic point to control the surrounding land. And the dam wall on the picture is from Cabril Dam, exactly the same mentioned on my previous ride report! It was pure coincidence I went there today, but when things like this happen I feel a special kind of fuzzy feeling inside! Happy-happy! There was no time to visit any of the other cool places, got a call to see a sick doggie and had to return! Vets Day-off is not something doggies understand!! Had to get on the motorway, grabed a little coffee and Pastel de Nata, the national pastry, as lunch and was home in a jeefy!! Not legally, but in a jeefy!! Ear plugs courtesy of Pedro, looking after me from far away!! Still, here are a few pictures! And a link to a write-up from a biker that is super informative: https://bermudarover.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/dornes-and-the-zezere-river/

Looks like the Gimp is going to take Six from behind.

I could use a shave but come on.

Me too but not so sure at my age.

I;ll be in the vintage adventure class with my KLR in a few short "spare motors".. .i mean "years"... kinda...

Better than him picking up kids by offering them a look at his "motorbike".

I voted for the Gimp!

Is there a third option?

Who cares , just fill it up when it needs it ….. awaits van humour .

Are they taking a van?

Pffft, must have never watched the Dukes of HaZard, those boys would have jumped dat thang.

Cool! They wen t over Route 14 / Cameron Pass. Pretty decent ride to do. See some pics of it here:

Cool report, to bad no pics of the dogs ass part, Bruce would have loved that.

this is a hill...

Posted on the FB group for the 650GS..... .....with the comment "This is what your GS is for!" Mine isn't that's for sure! This happened in the US! The guy was offroading, lost control and ended up landing in a creek with the bike on top of him. Been operated on for a broken leg, and also has two broken fingers. Hospital have kept him in because he needs a second op on his leg. The bike was eventually dragged out by a Quad.......no idea on the damage! Stick to Namby Pamby FFS.......never did me any harm!

No motorcycle is made for crashing off bridges, ffs!

But still, the big cylinders on it take precious leg space. On a GS or other bikes where you sit higher with legs below you it's of no problem as you don't need to put your legs forward, but on a cruiser lower seating position you need somewhere to park your legs. On a Sportster's or a Dyna's mid control position it makes sense, on this it just doesn't, to me

Not so easy on my ears though

Does a video count

A little while ago I posted an old photo of me with my 1984 Honda CB650. I just found the group shot from that photo shoot. My one friend, the photographer, was doing a piece for a local magazine, so we got some friends together and did a photo shoot. Half of us are Canadian, the other bunch were friends from Europe. We all thought we looked pretty cool.... lol. So much leather! ? I'm in the bottom right hand corner with my CB650. ?

bought this rd 250e new in 1978 and is the bike i passed my test on

going through photos can only find a couple of me actually on a bike... no lid on and photo bomb in the other.

2015

1977

2014

2013

August 1st 1976......just brought a brand new F1 back from the dealers in Bridgend!

Around 2001......

1975

Poncy "middle of nowhere" pic.

Yesterday Ride in Eastbourne