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I can sort that for him.

This minute in murano as I needed to use the loo. And McDonald’s have decent loos. Leaving soon for Bolzano to pick up the start of the great dolomite road to cortina. Staying in Italy tonight as Austria is very wet.

Let there be Trolling.......and there was Trolling!

I feel your pain about unreliable bikes. I've had to replace a headlight bulb on the Yamaha already and it's only done 19,000 miles. Friday afternoon build I reckon.

In answer to the burning question, my bum is fine because I don’t have the original seat (an instrument of torture) I have a Sargent.

Alright it's not that fuckin hot, but then there is some green stuff around and it's not a desert. Around 30. The rain has returned. Just stopped for a min. Been mostly main roads today but it's getting there now.

I think he'll be along soon if he doesn't get taken out by another Italian jam sandwich. In Italy now, it's fuckin hot. Stopped at a Tony sanctuary for ablutions. However, they do at least have proper coffee, the Italians wouldn't accept any less.

Just reminded me of sat night. Went watching a bunch of bands again. A blondie, Ed sherran, Fleetwood Mac and ACDc rip offs. All ok but the acdc guitarist was topless and running around the audience. You'd have liked it Pete as they played early Bon stuff. All night I was thinking this is hard on the ears and my left is still ringing.

Tent was fantastic this weekend and the footprint was definitely a good buy, it was pretty windy over the weekend but with all the guylines in it never missed a beat. Being able to get dressed standing up was a boon. My trusty Biolite stove and grill got a lot of attention as well, people were intrigued by me wandering around collecting twigs, my neighbours were cooking all sorts of camping nastiness and were greeted by the smell of me grilling burgers, while they tucked into tinned spaghetti I was eating fresh grilled cheese burgers. At that point one of the guys was informed by his old lady that they were buying a new stove when they got home.

These truths we hold dear, if you want to ride, buy jap, if you want to push, buy Brit... if you want to pay out the ass to do neither, Why you buy a BMW of course.

Is this about the rise in suicide due to people buying German BMW’s only to end up wishing they had bought a Chinese one?

I'm not sure but we're not stopping until it's 30° or more. Now in Austria, over the Fernpass, a nice easy one in the wet. Brunch. Can see some proper jaggedy type mountains now, well, when the cloud fucks off.

Rain. Packed up and heading for sun, Italy.

This was day two's walk along the Aberglaslyn gorge Beddgelert

Should have got the 2.5 cylinder Ying Tong.

Time to go electric.

There was no booking involved just turn up and looked about at different routes for walking. i think i just need some kind of soft insole for my boots as the soles were a bit hard. The route i done was called fisherman's path but it was not the one i wanted to walk What i was really looking for was this place i know roughly where it is now so maybe next time

What is it about @Motobiker's ass that interests you Fred?

Not many pictures today. Nothing much happened today, just more slogging it out. No black forest. The mirror on the vfr needs nipping up when I can be bothered, it moves at 90mph, which seems to be our cruising speed. Big wobbly mess above 120mph in its current configuration as well, the bike that is. Weaves all over. Other than that, it was just a case of getting from one meal to another. 7.50 each for last night. Breakfast. With cake. But don't be too jealous, it tasted of old feet. Dinner on the motorway towards Munich. Not many service stations, and it was dear. We were flagging at about 5 so gave up the next 80miles and camped up in 20 instead. Good spot this one, but then so was last night, it depends who comes out in the dark of night. Supper.

Got robbed this morning I'm ok, just a little shaken up, but I'll be ok. | was robbed this morning at the petrol station. | gathered myself together, my hands were still shaking, I was dizzy and I honestly think I was in shock. My money was gone. I called the police, they were fantastic and called for medical assistance as my blood pressure was through the roof. The police asked me if I knew who did it, and I told them "Yes, it was pump number 4 !!!!!!!

That lasted me the journey home well till just over half a tank which is what I picked it up with

£150 of fuel.......that would last me nigh on 3 months.

Cost me 152 quid to fill the van up yesterday when I was getting the bike....

I have never seen the gauge on my car register full.

I know what you mean cost me £117 to refill the marmite wagon after our few days away i know its not very economical but last year around this time it would have cost around £80 for the same trip

Is this the most disastrous new bike experience you’ve had ?

I gotta get it back first!

Get it traded, Pete, the chinese bike proved to be a more faithful companion.

Spill kit is no good it needs a bund built around it

No wonder the previous owner traded it in .... he knew

My last GS got a new engine at 15k miles because it was getting corroded. Finish on them not the best, and using dissimilar metals on the rear hub doesn’t help. I also got a new ‘beak’ as the original was delaminating, new switchgear, and a new exhaust because the ‘exup’ valve had seized. Warranty is great! They were going to pay for recoating the wheels, but I traded it in.

You need to look for another bike, I reckon that one's middle name is Jonah

I wheel mine out and ride the fucker though

Or has the fat polish cunt ridden it back to her homeland where they have more and bigger better bikes

I'd say it's been nicked call la guardia though when they find out he's a ginger twat they won't give a fuck

I think my Beemer has now spent more time in vans than your bikes!

I thought I had a bike in here ….

So they sold you a bike with an oil leak and even worse faulty brakes ….

Things have changed......the bike won't be back for another week or so. They've found a problem with the braking system......I think it's the ABS unit itself. They told me it would be over a grand to replace if it wasn't under guarantee. I'd like to have had it back obviously, but getting new shit for fuck all also has it's benefits!