Leaderboard

So earlier in the year I noticed surface rust on the tank of my Tenere 700. As the bike was still under warranty I took a trip to the dealer and he put a warranty claim straight in. Once the tank and all the small parts arrived I asked the dealer if I could collect the tank and fit it myself as my plan was to have it painted before fitting it. There were two reasons for this, 1. I figured that it would only have the same amount of paint on there as the original , 2. I wanted to change the colour from the manky grey O/E colour. The dealer was fine with that so I went and collected the parts. I am lucky that through work we have an ace painter, he does all our Ducati stuff as well as custom paint jobs on cars. He had done a Yamaha R1 a couple of months before and had found a colour from 'House of Kolor ' that was a great match and had enough left over to do my tank and the little side panels that were also manky grey. I managed to remove the tank from the bike a couple of weeks ago and then after I'd taken it into our workshop our mechanic removed the fuel pump and then it got painted. Old and new side by side............... and one of the small side panels........... On Tuesday my boss brought the finished items round to my house and I fitted it all yesterday. It's time consuming doing it all on one leg but it's not as if I'm doing anything else. Anyway, I'm really chuffed with the paint job and I think it looks much better that the O/E job............ Before ........... and after.............

I have a week off in Octember, so will be heading off on the bike for a tour of Ingurland, no van involved. Will visit my youngest in Kent and see my sister in Londinium, I predict a severe shortage of knicker elastic by the end of the week so stock up now, it will be a good investment, prices will soar.

i used to walk to school. two miles, uphill both ways, 4' of snow and -20 degrees. Now, i cant fight my way past the SUVs dropping off the minions. Probably the only time around here where a vehicle has more than one person in it.

The sales director in a company that I worked for spent a week in Holland with the Dutch distributors. When he got back he didn't stop moaning about his neck aching due to having to constantly look up to the guys. So when they had to go to the UK for a week training he booked them into an old coaching Inn with low wooden beamed ceilings, near the factory. "That'll teach those lanky gits a lesson"

He's not shy, just plain fuckin ugly

So this bike was ridden to the campsite yeah ?? Please explain to me where that tent and all the other gear was stashed on that bike then ? What a load of hogwash

They’re only tall standing up!

Some of the Maple Trees are already having their leaves change. Love the colours.

For me, Fragile by Yes is my standout album of this list for a number of reasons. Mainly because it was the first album that I bought with my own money from my Saturday job. I loved it, my mates hated it! At school there was a big lad in my class that made mine and my mates lives a misery. He was the typical class bully. I hated going to school at that time, because every day he'd confront us and push us around. Anyway, there was a toy shop in the town that also sold records. I was in there one day and Fragile caught my eye. I'd never heard any of Yes' music, but the cover art just called to me, so I bought it. On the way home with my new purchase I bumped into my nemesis. "Wot ya got there, Barker?" Standing right in my face! I thought, that's it, he's gonna smash the LP or use it like a Frisbee. But there was no way of avoiding it, so I showed him my new album. "Fragile? Awesome! YES are my favourite band. Have you heard any of their other stuff?" So I said that I hadn't. "Check out the YES album. Starship Trooper is out of this world! I'll bring it into school on Monday and you can borrow it if you like?" So, my arch enemy suddenly became friends and, although we didn't hang out together, the bullying stopped on that day! So, Fragile has a special place in my memories and I still listen to it to this day.

Octember? Never a better time to take a trip than Octember!

We had chicken and potatoes with peppers , I took a photo before it went in the oven as it looks so vibrant..........

Once knew a guy who had a 748 monoposto in BRG with white race number things, it looked amazing.

When Buck rides, he rides alone.

Much better. I only put the knee grip rubbers on my same coloured tank so people wouldn't think I had had it primed and then couldn't be bothered to get the top coat sprayed on. I've got one of those netty/stretchy seat covers, meant for some BMW but fits fine. I fitted it so I wouldn't slide when braking, but it also keeps my small but perfectly formed bottom from getting wet when the seat has been rained on.

Every time i took a road trip on an island we ended up in the same place.

Photographs of East London 2 years before the 1st World War (unless you are American, then it is 5 years before WW1) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/09/23/c-a-mathew-photographer-x/

What you say Bruce?

welllll, maybe. It is also the one bike that needed a full rebuild at 40k miles, to the tune of 80% of the bike value. Had i not got it mostly free from my brother, i would probably have thrown it in the ocean. It sure feels good off road, tho!. Not much for long distance riding. I took my 06 to Alaska in 2009, for about 5000 miles, and my butt hurt for months afterwards.

I’ve just seen this bike advertised on a local buy and sell site so I grabbed a screenshot to share with you. It’s priceless. Apparently, Yamaha made a 650 Dominator. …………and to top the advert off the dozy individual has managed to include some part of a private message in the photos plus a hideous selfie. I might make her an offer 🏍🏍🏍🏍

I've just got back from the pub, steak n ale again, can't go wrong.

Hugh Janus FFS

Nice ride report @Buckster, some beautiful landscape to ride around. Could use a pic or two of the rider, but I understand if you are shy....

Both the girlfriends that my boy has had in NL have been over 6ft!

So the giants that come into the strippers tent and stand in front of us at the Farmyard Party are fucking Cloggies. Mystery sorted @Sir Fallsalot!

You've got to have the right ears for a hat. I have to decide whether to tuck them in or outside the hat. When it is compulsory to wear a hard hat on some sites I hate it, I always feel like a poor man's Village People clone.

That's exactly what will happen. We have a few customers in work that have the Ducati 998 Matrix, they are kept immaculate but seldom ridden.

you keep out of Kent we got enough tractors holding up traffic .

The first language i learned was Dutch, look how well my engrish turned out.

There is no other nationality as gifted to learning foreign language than the Dutch, maybe because of those weird sounds their own language teaches them at a young age

they look ok though

Actually the car taxes for petrol ain't that cheap either.......cos they want to encourage people to use bicycles. The thought of me at 67 (with my bad knees) and the wife (with her osteoarthritis) on bicycles in the pissing rain isn't something I find particularly appealing.

Sell the polluting piece of French crap and get a petrol or Hybrid.

Fuck that…….and I do t like jellied eels either

Thanks. good thing this interwebby thing is just a passing fad

Ack, this Low Pressure asshole is fucking people from Canada to Cuba and im next.

It's fucking embarrassing! A respected musician such as Robert Fripp sitting there like a brainless stooge while his talentless 63 year old wife just makes awful music vids so she can show her off her fake tits!

Well look at Toyah ......he should of pushed off the bike , threw over the worktop and rammed one home ....

But don't you miss having a "knees up" and a "how's your father" on your manor?

I’d consider that a fucking bonus if it was my family

No......the problem one is in Poland......fucking psycho bitch. My boy in NL plans to get married soon......he's got a fantastic girl. She went to Cambridge University! Her English is so perfect you can't even detect a Dutch accent.

just get air con fitted to your house , you might stop whining about the heat then ... and stay where you are you twat

Doesn't apply to Swansea girl's fannies!

No, you're a twat that only rides on sunny days. If you move to the Netherlands you'll be fucked

@XTreme I'll have you know my chains are almost self cleaning since I've been using gear oil on them Look at this all i done is hose the bike off and add oil to the chain no effort used at all

How many of them will never be ridden, just stored away as an investment? Nah, bikes are to be ridden!