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The forcast was for cold but clear this afternoon so I planned to ride. around 11 it still wasn't clear but I went out anyway. it was about 6deg c and misty but with all liners in place in jacket and trousers, 2 pairs of socks and heated grips I reckoned It wouldn't be a problem. 220km, riding clockwise. By the time I got to Joux la ville, the sun had burnt through, but that didn't last long. I stopped for fuel in Avallon (1,76€/L !) and then lost all visibilité as I gained what little altitude the Morvan has. Stunning views If you look carefully at the triangular warning sign it says "Chasse en cours" which is what the hunters are obliged to put up roadside if they're beating anywhere near a road. What it really means is that for the next few kilometers, on top of the fog, gravel patches, cold and other road users, you also need to look out for panicking wildlife fleeing the hunt, the hunters dogs chasing the fleeing wildlife and a more or less numerous party of pissed up trigger happy hunters in 4 wheel drives, with loaded guns... if you get run over, or stampeded upon or shot, on the public highway, ... well the signs were up so it's your own fault! the hunters crack me up, they all spend vast amounts of money on specialist camouflage clothing so they can't be seen. Then they all have to wear orange hi vis vests in the field cos otherwise they shoot each other...... and their dogs, This is the northern end of the "Lac de panneciére" one of the canal feeder reservoirs, emptied for the winter this year Tiger in the mist On the way home I rode through Mhére, which is where they filmed "Les Vétos" ( which probably never made it out of Burgundy, let alone out of france). The fog / mist was thicker in places and around 4 pm the temperatur went into freefall and by the time I got home around 5 it was down to about 2C and starting to get dark, but the fog had cleared.

Well looks like I will be staying close to home this weekend. Most of the forest service roads are closed due to the rain storm. Too many mud slides and trees down over the road. So much for my Himalayan fun. Then my favourite road along with many of the side roads are still closed, so much for my Honda fun.... ....and NOW we have fuel rationing because the supply roads are such a mess and they can't get volume through, only 30L allowed at one time per visit......so much for my 4x4 fun. Sooooo, good thing I have many fun and interesting projects around the house to keep me busy....

Yes, just around the highways around here, did about 60 miles, nothing exciting, but I did not stop to take photos.....so it did not not happen,.

Dry reservoir in the Morvan this afternoon

Fine, just got back from my latest PT sessions with mother earth™.

Malfunction with one of @Tym home made skull things , hope he's ok

A masked bandit is stealing me crabapples by moonlight! Get the shotgun Erl!

might put the bike in the back tomorrow and go round the block.

what a woman

Yup. Seals bring the big ones in. No biggie i carry a pole spear and a knife, just got to know, Darwin makes the rules.

There's a formula for bridge height signs that errs on the safe side, so it is probably half a foot higher then that. But then some twat resurfaces the road and doesn't tell the bridge people who look after the signs that there is more or less room of course. From Chapter 4 TSM 7.4.1.  The imperial figure shown on signs to indicate the available headroom should be at least 3 inches less than the measured height to allow a safety margin. If the resulting figure is not a multiple of 3 inches, it should be rounded down to the nearest lower multiple of 3 inches. Example 1: measured height 15’-2”: Step 1 subtract 3” to create a safety margin 14’-11” Step 2 round down to nearest multiple of 3” Step 3 sign as 14’-9”. Example 2: measured height 14’-6”: Step 1 subtract 3” to create a safety margin 14’-3” Step 2 sign as 14’-3” (rounding down not required as already a multiple of 3”)

CONTENT WARNING: tarantula! If you don't like the spideys, don't watch this one.

Fuckmine its friday? Who stole my thursday. Got some tinted made in italy swim googles to pose in....whoo hoo...

It’s a whale shark you dumb ginger cunt!

Do it!

@Clive was more restrained on the other site you know!

its fucking winter , what did you expect herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain in the glorious sunshine

The weather seems to be on a downward spiral here.....BBC 10 days forecast say (maybe) 4c and possible sleet next weekend....

yep. they drop the level every winter so they can absorb the winter rain and snowmelt. This year is exceptonall cos they have to inspect the Dam every 10 years I think and they need to empty the reservoir to do that.

hes a fucking amateur Tym .... not enough variety , to predictable and no one likes predictable .

He's making moves to retain his title I'd say!

The Classic OldSchool Buckster is back, cool. Six made him step up his game me thinks.

33f and i have my wet/dry suit sucking heat from the vent, got my new made in italy tinted swim googles, just so i have the biggest italian tinted lenses on the beach! That wont be easy butt!

I’m not a fan of these new full colour displays. Fella with a 2020 Africa twin had his fail, saved only by his warranty. £2,400 to replace it plus labour. They’re in fashion right now, my own bike was mocked in 2018 for not having it, I’m rather glad about that. But it’s certainly put the wind up a few owners. The cost if it goes wrong.

The guys doing that are trials riders... they know what they're doing. This is why I am now spending every afternoon pulling tiny wheelies on the trials bike and trying to ride over pipes, because I need to be able to do those moves too!

From the link above, this is currently being converted into our new Town hall, no one wants to work there it's a nightmare to get to or park around. Even the Elephant Man died rather than stay there, I bet I get his old room (when they finish getting all the asbestos out of it), or a desk outside on the old helicopter pad, I'm sure that wasn't an original feature!

The Flamingos are back for winter.

What you say @Bruce?

I still have nightmares about triple carbs.

ooh not me, always been the same. At sea too when I was younger. I don't mind riding, driving or sailing in wind or snow or whatever but I hate fog.

I think the trauma with the Tiger tipped him over the edge!

he was wasn't he... he's a bugger on here though.

ouch , bit rude clive

I am/was hoping for a rerun of last winter, we had a couple of days of snow when we got up, gone by midday.....frosts, which is to be expected, but mostly not too bad.

it's that time of the year guys

Pretty grim everywhere Clive!

I think hes been pickled.

Gay.

Ride by wire throttle, rider modes, fecking TV screen stuck in front of you and it weighs 15 pounds more than it's KTM sister. Oh ! and it's not a LC8 engine , the LC8 twin was a V-twin configuration . On the plus side it looks better than the KTM 890.

Because we're all masochists, and then there would be no opportunity to yell ONE HELP ONE BEER at each other all the time

looks like mates helping each other out

Yet again I report to you that I will be doing fuck all.