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Just got back from the Copdock bike show. The weather report has been waning of foul weather all week, so naturally I am burnt with panda eyes from my sunglasses. I stopped and spoke to a man with some small antique generators running and saw he had a Sinclair C5 on display so we talked about that for a while. I asked him what they were like to pedal and he said quite easy, you can get up to quite a speed in them just pedalling. Then he asked if I wanted to have a go around the field. He asked me twice and next thing I know he had lifted the rope and was showing me how to get in the thing without breaking the fragile part and how to put my feet on the pedals so as not to bang them on the upswing. I did a small lap of a bumpy grass field and he was right, very easy to pedal, steer and brake, even with my hand under my bum on the handlebars.

I finally found a new lid I could live with today for touring. When I was living in the USA I developed a real aversion to full face helmets, I have always worn a mixture of full and open face but I think wearing only open face or half helmets for seven years meant I got used to the feeling of space. Since coming back to the UK I have struggled to find anything that does not make me feel claustrophobic. I have been watching the rise of modular helmets with interest especially when homologated to use both open and closed. I had tried the Shark a couple of years ago but didn't like the fit. Today I was looking at the HJC i100 and for the first time thought I may have found something I could live with, it had good space between the chin piece and my face and is P & J homologated. The sales guy said I should try the Scorpion Exo Tech which was actually a little cheaper and as soon as I put it on I knew it was the one. It has been a long time since I put on lid like this and found it was a perfect fit. Unfortunately they even had my preferred colour so I was forced to buy it. Features I particularly like are that the chin bar ends up on the back of the helmet when open, out of the airflow, the internal sun visor goes down very low and the main visor comes with a Pinlock insert. From here on this will be my winter and touring lid. The thing I dont like is all the writing on the visor makes it difficult to see. Of fuck me, it comes off!

Been out for an hour...... Now got to get back to house cleaning!

They'rre going to love me on Wed.

So you live in Spain and....you don't eat any Spanish foods....wtf pete bet you're more in to Turkey dinosaurs with smiley faces with a orange squash to swill it down with

Come down with Covid a couple of days before! I can give you pics of a positive test if you need it!

Photoshop

Ya think so Pete... Haha! Stop for breakfast.

You're oozing with superior DNA there Marcel!

A ginger tom more like.

Not for CT laws, dont go to Texas and buy the same charges, just saying!

God, you are so right!!!

Ya heavy fog in st John in the morning and morning mist... Bike was totally wet.... Temp is down to below 10 c at night here already... It cleared up soon has the sun came out.

The women saw his Harley.

I'm going to be out tomorrow morning! Done a shitload of cleaning up today so I can get some time tomorrow.

My vote for most quoted post.

You got no hope of swerving it then Yen

There were group hugs there?

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/anything-goes-throwback-thursday/launch-sinclair-c5-16-january-1985-throwback-thursday

Can't be , I'm sure he had hair back then

Extremely hug over...

Another perfect day for riding... In Moncton... 2.5 hours to go.... The Ultra has amazing comfort... Its a dream to ride.

Didn't think you could claim compensation for being on the Dock, I'd say its jail time for you

What pisses me off is i'm being forced to do this to help them, i should be paid my basic wage plus travelling at least as compensation

That photo looks like it was taken in 1985

Exeter.

Yes.....that mountain range in the background which is in Almeria is right outside my front door. And those fields are my garden!

Although I appreciate the effort , but you been out for an hour , what did you did wheel it out your garage then wheel it back in

On my way back home this morning... Riding solo...

Name that cat Singer cause she sounds like she's sewing

The big wheels are in style... Even I have to admit this is fucken ridiculous... 32 inch wheel.

Most wise. I favour taking a pork pie and crisps yep I'm

I thought of this being starving situation so while the mrs and her mum was getting ready I went and found a greggs down the high street and got 2 steak bakes

I was still a foetus for most of 1972

sounds rude

I sanded my Woody today.

I don’t think it does, it’s 2022

Took @Sofiaaround on a little ride around these same locations, this time starting quite farther away than my place. And saw the same things a little differently Brief stop over our local favourite location for a cool picture Can't deny there's a little bit more style in the Speed Triple than the GS Overgrown fig tree was running out of space inside this old house in ruins Split in three, this originally one olive tree flourished through the ages Priest's residence near the old church has a lovely garden in front, seems like something out of an old book. Lunch was delicious, on the same café as last time but this time wine garlic and sweet paprika marinated pork with an egg on top (bifana com ovo a cavalo) The little square was empty this time, festivities had come and gone

I heard a bike l I heard one of these go by yesterday when i was at the farm, im not going to lie, it looked ok going quickly down a lousy back road butt sounded, ummm, im looking for a word. Is -Uninspiring- a word? I;ll check with smoogle. Wow, i was right.

For a wedding you need at least two hip flasks. And some food. I've never been to a wedding where everyones not starving and inebriated by the time the food arrives.

The beast is loaded and ready to go.

Chicken and vegetable stir fry.

That’s not why she got it, but it’s why I visit

I see why exactly Sofia bought that apartment, she gets to look at firemen all day long

Just now, having a pre dinner drink on @Sofia’s balcony