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No big deal freaking hippies who cares, so i ride to the beach take a pic come home download the pic of the bike at the beach and huh i rode what? Duuuuuuuude... Whats the odds i post this at 4:20 i rate this thread , 5 Dudes so far.

aint you got nappies to change..

Tamiya do many models of bikes!......they are a bit more expensive than Airfix of old though!

Oh yeh.....I know it well. But nobody builds bikes that appeal to me anymore.....I was looking through the ads and virtually nothing interested me. Except the F series GS's......they do look the part.

Let's get something straight. THIS is the best Mustang. Ever. Carry on.

Ah, balls.

I have been planning a couple of longer trips, 3 or 4 days, but am not sure anymore how many hours I can ride comfortably in a day having not done any longer trips since the problems with shoulder and now knees. So despite the weather forcast being shyte and our region being on yellow alert for storms I decided to see how long I could last. I had heard tell of a road near Reims that was once a race track, and the stands have been left intact along the side of the road. I saw it on the telly a couple of weeks ago so though I might go have a butchers: Reims, and most of the Champagne region is on the Marne river plain so is obiously strewn with cemeterys and memorials of the first war and the battle of the Marne ( i did a ride report from Chateau Thierry and the american cemeteries and monument a few years ago) so, this being kind of my pet subject, I had to visit this, the National Monument to the 1st battle of the Marne ( sept 1914, with the advancing Germans just 30 miles from Paris, Marechal Joffre ordered his retreating 6th army to turn around and attack. The BEF on his flank did the same 24hrs later and the german advance was stopped and 5 days later was in general retreat) a small British cemetery nearby I also rode past a huge French military cemetary and an Americain one also but it was pissing down with rain so I didn't stop. The weather cleared again and as the sun came out I found a lovely quiet spot to eat my sarnies, in a village called "Oyes" the whole time I sat there eating and reading my book, about half an hour I guess, not a single car came past...lovely! Moving on, I crossed the Seine at Romilly and found the old race circuit pit lane and stands at "Gueux" just west of Reims being a Sunday there were a few people about as it's obviously a meeting place for the local petrol heads the grandstand opposite I went on Into Reims for petrol and rode home stopping a number of time to shelter form the heavier rainstorms that came through, they don't last long but they drop a huge amount of water on you and you can go from dry road to 3 inches of standing water in under a minute, so I prefer to pull over and shelter for 5 or 10 minutes if the opportunity presents itself, as it did here in a derelict Service station which I had to document for @XTreme I did try the door but it was locked. all in all 450km and 7 hours including stops, I could probably do another hour or even 2 after a longer break so i'm pleased to find I can manage so long and can now plan accordingly.

.....that you're allowed to start threads? Useless bunch of wankers......get a fucking grip. What you say @Clive? And it's about time you started one......threaten to flounce or something! Somebody give him a bike FFS!

They are very good in so many ways, standing out is the engine. After having a few, personal preference goes to the 2005 edition, first 1050.

Really?? Please do tell! Is there yet more dirty, infantile expressions I dont know of after so many years of dealing with depraved british men?!

I like them white like that, cool bikes!

He meant it in a naughty way, not bikes …

Spaghetti al Pesto, with a few mint leaves thrown in there, and walnuts instead of pine nuts, you use what you have Fresh cherry tomato sauce, wish I had nice pecorino for this, only had generic supermarket parmigiano A nice skillet sauted steak, with parsley tomato salad and mum’s white rice Roadside pork sandwich, just the best meal in the middle of a full day’s motorcycling in Portugal Cheese and ham toast, in the best bread available in Portugal, the typical Alentejo loaf Take away, proper perfectly cooked Portuguese style grilled chicken, with optional garlic sauce, amazing homemade fries, and fresh salad, along with some nice chilled Alentejo wine, best take away meal ever! Today’s dinner, coal grilled beef chop, along with grilled cheesy onions, and tomato and herbs, it was nice!

Did it once, on a DT 2 stroke, was not a good day .. its my intention to learn so im looking for a few training days at accademy of a friend. Its good to improve ridding anywhere. I just never liked the look of any trails, and although i dont want a GS like @Pedro, it is the best bike in the World. C'est ça!!

You don't like it in the dirt then Sofia?

Did have earlier but she's tucked up in bed now so I can be on here to wind you lot up

Dont want Pedro's bike either. I really never liked trails... Sorry

@boboneleg is the man to ask about that one, phew found this pic, dude. Id say this parking spots worth $20 a season. Its $40 if you;re under 62.

the history of the battle of the Marne is french history Bob, and no one wants to learn about battles the French won because it would oblige them to question their stereotypes. The Body stood up fine to this test, worked the following day with no more then normal aches and pains so it's looking good for a 3 or 4 day ride at the end of august... if we're not all in lock down again by then. I'm surprised you've heard of it Pedro, most people haven't and I certainly hadn't until recently. The old start / finish straight throigh the stands and it lane is now the D27 between Reims and Gueux.

He had it in the back of the van so pulled it out for a snap

got that i want another bike feeling , you know that feeling..

As far as chinese bikes go, it’s the best looking I’ve seen. They are Ducati fans, those chinese

those manifold bends look like copy of the old 400 four but not as good

Paul Young.....what a talent he was!

think so , was about 20 there, unless he wasn't liked that much ?

hmmm

Funeral today , just got back in time for the footy.

Where's that twat @Six30 today.......somebody given him a van or something?

I have started a couple recently Well maybe 1 Yeh!....come on you slackers....get your arse into gear!

Twat

I dibs the first desert sled that shows up.

Only certain Chinese bikes.............many even I would not consider.

@Clive for one!

just go chuck your bike in the sea ,burn your Xsara , go in side lock your doors get your food delivered and never venture out again ... and shut the fuck up about Covid .

Nice one Chris, I've seen that circuit before in photos but I had no idea about the military history of the area. Pleased that you managed to get a decent day out, how does your body feel now ?