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So this morning I continued going through the bike to correct anything that had happened on my recent trip. All was going well until I took the air filter out and then saw that the 'backfire screen ' was cockeyed . Having had to replace one of these in the past on another DR650 I knew what a ballache it would be to fit it back in. Sure enough an hour later the bike was in bits ............ It's back in now but I bloody hate that job. Anyway, it gave me the excuse to take all the electrical connectors apart and grease them while it was all apart.

Gammon alert at Cambridge services. for the avoidance of doubt I'm talking about the black Triumph.

Did they mention a bloke with viking genes had bummed them a couple of days ago

Looks like they simply got confused about which ones their mum

My grandsons seem to have made new friends in Madrid!

It's fucking lashing it down here, has been since yesterday just after I finished the service on the jag.... that was lucky

I'm back......bloody steaming out there now!

WTF? Why is it covered in Pedro's food?

yes i thought the same wtf were they thinking

More freakin' moose in the front yard. This time, Mom and her two kids ....

that is one weirdo

It looks nice but when I see pot plants I just see needy buggers that will take up my time

I forgot I already knew that, can you catch dementia from a forum?

I'm getting out early cos it's only 22C now.......38C later!

no i was actually support act for The Stones that night ... me and mick bought Mars Bars after.

Jeezus, is this a computer aided design? Or the work of masochists?! Battery removal on a Himalayan is nowhere near as bad BUT it looks like all you have to do is remove the side panel and there it is, oh no no no. You will be feckin about trying to move wires and things that are fixed in position for sometime only to discover once they may seem wrestled to reasonable distance that the angle of the battery says NOO Took an experienced mechanic over 20 minutes before he yielded to my suggestion to remove the seat and go in from the top. And even then I didn’t have the Spanish available to explain you need a two long screwdrivers to lever it from behind and pull it from the front at the same time It’s just really annoying because it looks straightforward and it’s not, you need a minimum of one decent YouTube tutorial before even looking at the fecker

Is it an option to just ditch it altogether Bob

Well I am in Lincoln for tonight, weather is looking shite north of here but tomorrow should be good for the trip back to Edinburgh. Hopefully the rain will clean all the shite out of @busabeast's outside toilet/fishpond combo and get rid of the smell.

Must take you about 40 days and 40 nights to get back to haggis land with that trailer in tow I know you're now limited to 60 but I'd be surprised if it would trouble 40 now

He'll be doing more pushing than just out of the parking space!

The fucking psycho has now started screaming at the eldest one that he's ruined her life!

She seems to like it for some reason!

exactly keeps her busy so you can do what you want guilt free

I normally have a Full English breakfast once every two or three months so it was a surprise to be eating it two days in a row. Yesterday my son appeared and said I fancy a Full English, would you like one? Next thing I know he's been shopping and is serving up the an excellent breakfast for everyone. He really nailed it. Might have to admit to being a tiny bit proud, not many people master getting all the components on the table piping hot and nicely cooked but he did. The bacon was crispy and he even put a touch of garlic in the butter for the mushrooms. I had this small one, everyone else's was about double the size! I did feel like Mr Creosote by the end of it and have to lie down for an hour after

Sunny here at the moment, don't expect it to last much longer.

Something nice - Have been talking for a while about going to America and riding about a bit. Little bits of info have been slowly piling up in my 'Ride America' file but it's way off at the moment. Maybe 2025 maybe not, all depends on how things are here. Today my Texan friend who is a bit of a petrol head said he has a very good friend that has worked for Jay Leno for 30 years and if I was going to Los Angeles and I'd like to he could arrange for me to see his collection. How cool would that be. Makes me want to go right now! I didn't say the highlight will be the Evel Knievel museum but I was tempted

I sped through it, but the tail on the lady was good.

I'll try and find the photos but I had another DR650 for a while and was horrified when I went to check the air filter. The foam element had disintergrated and the cage that it sits on had melted . The backfire screen was not present and I can only assume that was the cause. edit: found them. This is the filter cage .............. and this shit in the carb is the remainder of the disintegrated filter ..........

Watch they don't knock the bikes over, they are clumsy fuckers.

He does have a lot of my ways actually.......it skipped a generation. The older he gets the more control she's going to lose!

if he's takes after you .... i can see her point

Did you get your aircon fixed?

Totally agree has to be done and theres some truly great stuff. I’ve watched Jay Leno’s garage chats more than once. He has an awesome collection. Apparently he’s not a bad chat show host either? I didn’t quite get the response from Mr Slowly about Leno’s garage I was expecting but I assume everyone knows about it! However we are already discussing what bikes we’d use n how to do it, before now it looked like something I’d have to make happen just for me but he’s well on board with the idea

But no clingfilmed men in your camera roll enabling me to postulate you're in the closet

Only one I could find showing a bit of leg …

Never ceases to amaze me how many men post pics of women way out of their league with unpleasant comments and yet in real life they would fall over themselves and still only make it to less than no. 50 (at best) in a long queue. They also never seem to have a mirror

The side stand springs arrived from Fowlers last week so I fitted them today. I works nicely now, just need to give it a ride over some rough stuff ..............

So you don't just twist the two cables around each other and put tape over that?

Nice one Bob i think i said before i done that on the dog as well as the clutch switch and then drove it of the side stand with the starter motor in a petrol station when i forgot about it

So last week when I was out on Miss America she was cutting out intermitently. In the end I noticed that it was on lanes with 'whoop' sections so I stopped to have a look and could see that the side stand was a bit loose so I reckon it was bouncing a bit and the side stand switch was cutting the ignition. I normally take side stand switches off my bikes as they can cause trouble when riding off road but I had missed this one. So today I decided to eliminate the switch, first I took the stand off ............ the springs looked shagged so they will be replaced Then I unbolted the switch and traced the wiring to the connector up under the seat and removed the whole thing I then cut the sleeving back and snipped off the connector The idea with this is too join the two wires and plug the connector back in to fool the ignition that the switch is still there. For small electrical jobs I use these soldered wire connectors You then need a concentrated heat source to melt the solder and shrink the tube around it. I use this plastic blow torch which works a treat .......... and the job is done , just plug the connector back into the loom and Bob's your Uncle

I still think your a tart

I think that's probably it for quite a while now, I hope I've got it as I want it now

Next up was a new O/E ignition switch to replace the rubbish that was on there ................ and the bonus is that I now have a working steering lock again. I also fitted a JNS oil cooler guard ,,,,,,,,,,,, and a JNS front sprocket cover ..............

I have a set of Acerbis hand guards on the Beta slightly different to yours. they have spent allot of time on the ground and are holding up pretty good great bit of kit, as for the levers your just a tart with too much money LOL