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Afternoon guys n gals Quick update cos its on my mind Ive not updated you mingers losers proper write up later. Made it to Santander yesterday afternoon to lovely sunshine. Stripped off everything possible to discover dimbo here didnt think about altitude.. ffffreezing On our way to Valdepeñas now and sod the scenic route, the fastest route to the warmth is in order Stopped for a coffee to warm my hands (my first coffee for years, it smells so nice and tastes so gross!) cos they dont serve tea, honestly wot weirdos! The roads are clear n smooth, couldnt be happier… cud b warmer tho

A ride drive report by Billy-bob from Bristol . So I needed to get out today before I started going dolally . A mate of mine had been to a place near Pontypool last week on his way up to North Wales and it looked like it was worth a visit. Over the bridge again, doesn't the weather look inviting Now, who do we know on here who might live in a place like this Anyway, the place is called the 'Baffle Haus' , it's on the A4042 north of Pontypool and it's a great place to visit............. They have some really cool bikes and cars there and the owner is friendly and inviting. You can't get a full breakfast but they do have pies, sausage rolls and some nice cake, the coffee is good as well. I'm looking forward to going back on my bike..............

On it …

So close. Just a bit more tomoz. Might even have some helmet cam footage whoop whoop!

was you delivering there ?

My mind is fried when it comes to remembering things like this but i did remember a few today Hawkwind in the Bristol bike show. It was blowing a gale and i was too pissed to go to the stage they did sound good from the beer tent though Debbie Harry at kent custom show again too pissed Meatloaf at a sit down event somewhere which was weird but i was sober and he put on a great show I'm sure there is more but i'll have to ask the wife

I haven't been there myself yet Bob but have heard about it, doesn't look like the type of place they would enjoy someone covered in mud dripping everywhere though

Caroline says that she's washing her hair that day, sorry.

She can't wait to get up here and meet me! Understandable really!

left it charging over night , fired straight up this morning , get a multimeter on it later see if its holding.

You go to these places hoping to get bummed don’t you?

It seemed like a good idea at the time - ride to Moab, UT as the temps wouldnt be in the 100s (38C) anymore. And, they werent. However, they were in the 30s (1C), tho. (you're welcome for the conversions to that weird system). Normally, these GS riders would be found at Starbucks, but the closest one was drive-thru only. So, Panera Bread it was: This bastard didnt tell us he was bringing heated gear and Hippo Hands!. Then, again, he does wash his GS after use. The real riders only layered up against the temps. (still under 40F at this time) The original plans were to spend the first night a friends second home in Duck Creek, UT, but the snow changed that plan. So we rode out to Page, AZ instead, at the bottom of Lake Powell. The lake was formed by damming the Colorado River. Being that the southwest portion of the country is mostly arid, most of the lakes are manmade. Powell is a large one!

No class, that’s your trouble Pete. Just as a reference, here’s what a proper Himalayan should look like.

You reek of Solvol.

Yes, if you shoot it at someone and they die it was probably a live round.

Ah, now, that's where you're completely wrong! @XTreme is a well known scrubber!

what you know.... you wouldn't know a 10m spanner from a claw hammer, let alone different cleaning methods or products .

Bleach on metal is ok as long as it's not left on too long and is well washed off. Harpic black bog cleaner works wonders on really grubby headers.

Welcome Jed... quick question , do you support Man utd ?

Can’t believe she ain’t got handguards on that Himalayan. Fucking sacrilege

I was usually out of it at these kind of gigs. Saw Joe Bonamasa here on my sixtieth. Back in the mists of time saw Groundhogs, Edgar Broughton, James Brown, Barclay James Harvest, Stone the Crows, Deep Purple - I think, Black Sabbath, Horselips, and most of the Cardiff bands. I've seen Walter Trout three times or was it four? Saw bob Marley play in Auckland not long before he died. Secondary smoking was interesting. Roger Waters Dark Side of the Moon tour at Sao Paulo. Youssou N'Dour in Dakar. There must be loads of others that I can't remember.

I heard she had video proof of him on epsteins island doing awful things who knows though. They are a weird narcissistic bunch imo.

Not used very often though.

Guns are designed for one primary purpose, to kill people. Why is it a surprise when people get killed around guns?

You truly are Fuckmine - The Next Generation!

See.....you now know about it.

I've never really been into concerts and really dislike crowds so have seen very little live music. I remember seeing The Boomtown rats at a theatre in London. They were playing in the interval in some show that my gran had taken us to see, i was far too young, about 8 or 9 I guess. I remember the song though, cos it was "I don't like Mondays" though I didn't recognise it till years later. I've seen various smaller bands at open air do's in my misspent youf, I think I saw Blodwyn Pig but don't remember it, Phil collins with Phl bailey, Stryper, The Pogues ( in a pub in southampton) and Bob Dylan in Dijon about 20 odd years ago. French bands like Renaud before his voice gave out and Ultra Vomit live in the parc in auxerre, but no really big groups. Dylan was... welll... Dylan not really a showman but genius lyricist and musicien. the Pogues were fucking brilliant, but you have to like that sort of thing.

its a downpipe Tango...

Just stopped by the local hardware store to get some bolts. they have a weapon clearing station near the front (next to the candy, of course). They practice better weapon safety than our boy Alec does....

I got to admit i really enjoyed that bike in DCT form but agree about the rear suspension i thought my spine was going to bust out the top of my head going from Abergwesyn to Llyn Brianne

Go on your Africa Twin, they've got a RD04 in there

Nothing could be worse than the suspension on the original bike

Hi Jed, is your surname ' Clampett ' Cool bike btw, only the cool dudes ride T700's

Whatever the reason Alec Baldwin will still be a complete cunt.

I love a good conspiracy.

Did he see Lone?

Interesting to see if something comes to light on that!

Excellent that you got across OK. Any border issues? Yeah, just because the sun is shining doesn't mean that it's warm. Hopefully your run down south will go well. The bikes are running OK? I bet you'll be glad of having the bikes when you get there.

If i ever went to one i aparently was to drunk to remember. Ant man was at woodstock.

Unfortunately I saw them after Lee Brilleaux's passing. Saw a tribute band, The Feelgood Band, who are pretty good and kind of endorsed by the surviving members of the original band.

Id want a chat with the union people too, one might have thrown in a live round in the pile of blanks on purpose when leaving to make a point. They called it fragging in the .mil

Thanks Treme, I’m originally from Manchester Uk, but swapped countries back in 2016 Swapped bikes this year from a Triumph 800 xca to the Tenere 700

Kids don’t know how lucky they are today , in my day @Mawsley wasn’t about…

I have been tempted by one of these, or a Shoei Hornet, I quite like to cruise along with my Shoei motocross helmet up until 90 or 100km/h as it's so light and the aerodynamics work well at low speeds, although I've only done for local short rides. BUT, I don't think I will want non flip up for touring, I find the full helmets just too clumsy with the bike stopped.

Another band I'd like to have seen was SAHB! Alex Harvey was a major influence on Bon Scott! Incredible frontman!

Pretty much the same here. I had a bollocking for not letting people know the news as I'd heard it when it happened and then went to sleep.

that should be an instant ban if any one admits to seeing him..... rumour has it Mawsley filled him with 2 pints of his Jizzle .

Oldest bit of kit I've got is probably me.