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Real is what you probably are. Bugga what anyone else thinks. Everything around the age of 20 has been surgically interfered with.

You realise that @Six30 was just over the road with his telescope

38C here today, but 40C forecast for tomorrow. It's not going below 26C tonight either! Bit of a contrast to our weekend we've just had in blighty! But it looks like Sunday will be slightly cooler. We've got severe water restrictions here now too!

We lose strength and muscle mass as we get older.......I was well aware of that, but I just never had the motivation to do anything about it. Getting this Hernia was the wake up call I needed, because I don't think it would have happened if I'd been in better shape!

If I went all motorway, it would take an hour and a quarter or thereabouts. Clearly I’m not gonna do that as it’s boring so I will cut across country on some of the nice roads which takes up to just over two hours. Probably about 120 km each way. The reason I’m taking it up is because the front suspension feels a little choppy, it’s the only way I can describe it although the bike handles beautifully and it’s not the front wheel bearings as I’ve checked that. I spoke to the guy up there and explained and he said bring it up and they will do a fork oil change seeing as it’s under warranty. Can’t ask fairer than that.

Well it’s gonna be fucking hot tomorrow and I’ve got to take my bike up to Alicante. Wish me luck!

Nowadays I prefer to ride on my own Dave, perhaps I'm turning into the Victor Meldrew of the trail world Plus most of my weekends are taken up with walking with Paolo , there's not a lot of peeps to ride with midweek.

Do you prefer riding by yourself or a convenience thing? I have no doubt I'm not to far behind you. When I still had the xl600 I got stuck in a muddy hole up to the top of the front wheel. Sweated for 15mins getting the bugga shifted. Close to dead.

On the stolen bikes, I always chain mine and Mandis bikes together. Makes it much more difficult to get in a van. Coupled with the disc locks makes it harder still. Not saying it would stop anyone pinching but would def make them think twice and slow them down some. On another note, supplied the wrong parts again today. Dead car on the drive, opening another bottle.

Yes.....I was going to add that it's probably better that @Pedro doesn't stay overnight in Liverpool!

I'm trying to create an account on Facebook (never been on it before) . It won't accept my name, how do they know my surname isn't Oneleg

You're absolutly right Dave the woman in this photo (on the right) is 63 and is 100% real. I feel sorry for young blokes nowadays cos they haven't got a clue as to how much has been botoxed/ filled / enhanced/ colourized or even cut off

£3800 to you, you could put £500 on that and flip it in no time

I know you like that bike Bob i bet you will be sad to see it go. The weight is one of the reasons I've not bought one, the difference in weight between the crf and my 650 is about half a bag of cement same as your 650 but that half a bag of cements extra weight comes with almost twice the horse power.

It was a Kawasaki, it probably broke down again and it was the last straw for him so he ditched it thinking his story would be more believable as he was in Swansea

Hmm you need ‘Pete the Polisher’ to pay a visit. He does polishing and the Polish, win win.

No, I bought one without the cord because I thought I wouldn't forget. It's maybe 20 years old, used twice. I forgot one of the times, so it's 50% fail.

Only time I dropped a bike not offroad was riding a hotel in Casablanca. I carried the bloody thing for the entire trip but parking it in front of the hotel for one of the last nights I decided to put it to use. In the morning I forgot about it and as I was riding off there was a thunk! And down I went. I remember being very confused while going down and thinking “I didn’t notice a sidewalk” Since then I don’t bother with it, I do bother with safe places to park though.

Maybe one day you will get outside where the spy satellites can see you.

His bikes shaft drive mate thought you'd have known that

All heading south for the winter is it?

yeh dont go to Glasgow @Buckster has a trailer and he's no afraid to use it.

yeh just find some where with off road parking, most places you can tuck the bikes out of view from the road, especially if your off the beaten track, i only ever take a disc lock with me , you'll be fine , @XTreme is a twat

You'll be fine mate, central city's are the main places you'd find most of that kind of trouble, keep out if them and you'll be riding your bike back as opposed to flying back alone. P.s keep away from Kent especially around six's Manor he has a van and he's not afraid to use it

One for @zzzak

I've probably done about the same, Pete! We've got the grape harvest started now, so the roads are going to be like skating rinks for the next month or so too!

Been a tough Summer! I've only done 500kms since May.

A deal going down?

Bit cheap if you ask me

Your absolutely right Fred. It's a been a brilliant bike for me , never let me down once in six years but I'm struggling with the weight now if I have to pick it up. While you're riding it it's no problem but I have to think about if I'm stuck in a lane in the middle of nowhere (you'll no what I mean). Something else will come along I'm sure or I can just ride around Salisbury Plain on the Donkey .

They must steal those electric bikes too, cos from what I can see they ain't cheap.

@Skippy.....after 3 months of Hell it could be about to break!

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They’re 20, they would come back. With cookies, or chocolates

Don’t worry @Pedro , like everyone else has said you’ll be fine as long as you’re not in city centres and if you do stay in a city centre just somewhere there’s underground parking

I’m not getting drawn into discussing how fucking marvellous I am but 50’s 50 and at 20 you know the difference between what your mum and other 20 year old women look like!

They are 20 and I’m 50, they’re probably more likely to wonder if it’s Halloween

Don't worry Pedro the UK is not the worse place for bike theft he's just hating on the UK again but you would be foolish not to take some precautions there's twats in every country https://www.bikerandbike.co.uk/uk-far-worst-motorcycle-theft/

I can’t be bothered watching stuff like this anymore as most of it is fucking idiotic, only a small percentage of it makes me laugh. The number of twats with hardly any common sense, a complete lack of awareness of their own ability and an over inflated opinion of their worth never ceases to amaze me. Cunts.

if your going with mr slowly to brighton tell him not to fall for the pound coins glued to the floor.