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Just been out with the Dear Boy. Lovely crisp winters morning. It’s great to be out of holiday season. The hooray’s will be here soon enough to spoil Christmas. The same boats still at anchor. I looked at the shipping app I have and they are awaiting orders. Fowey Titties Empty river

Look at this, I got the month right and everything this time. EDIT: and yes, I went to double check after posting the thread

A nice day here, it made the trip to Asda even more exciting.

And it’s now ready to get dirty all over again

This is Innis Downs the nearest junction to the A30 to me. Taken at dusk. I think it is a cool picture.

It looks stunning, I’d happily live by the coast until the hordes appear in the summer

Washed it it’s up the ramp now for some fettling

Great photos Your lucky to have that on your doorstep.

I can tell by the general mood over the last few days that the tension is building up, everyone is surely eager and waiting for November's BOTM. This is easily understood since Motorcycle Rider's BOTM is growing to be a pretty coveted title all over the internet You can all now submit your November BOTM entries in this thread. Simple and few rules, as always: your bike somewhere, taken this month, on an horizontal picture. Have at it, you can post whatever you might consider to be your entry and then post another one later on, only the last entry will be considered by me. I will start the vote thread sometime around afternoon / evening on the 27th, time might be uncertain so consider that as the deadline for submissions.

It is nearly 10 years to the day since I bought a bike from a dealer, if I go into a showroom now i need oxygen administered when I look at the price label.

so why did you test drive the Glide ... have you got somethin to tell us,

Not today, but a few days ago, Rhodesian Ridgebacks standing in line to get their first vaccination from @Sofia

My submission today, but I am counting on replacing it before the 27th.

Well done that guy!.

your not fooling me with your trips to Asda , raking leaves etc, i reckon your an international man of mystery or a secret agent or something

Could get trapped by the amount of suspension movement compared to a road bike.

Yep spot on.

two stroke candles... dont think mrs would approve of living room smelling of two stroke

Sport Glide, someone has fitted taller handlebar risers. They ride really well, good handling bike. I borrowed one for a couple of days from the dealers, I would have liked a bit more braking on the front but I always like twin discs so probably just me.

No he is a different fella. He is a good mate so I was pleased for him even though it’s not my type of thing. He had a ridiculous orange Victory before hand so he is coming back to the light. He had an XSR 900 before so there is hope.

Not far behind either. That top box is so big it has its own moon.

Yes i need to to tolerate the stupidity on here, you can see from my quote your picture has disappeared meaning it was deleted, with members like Marcel and zzzak on here your play for TOTY is as waste of time you may as well give up now

I do like Triumphs, but their dealerships leave a bit to be desired! I guess that they won't miss my business, but word spreads and it'll bite them in the arse eventually! Mind you, the Honda dealer that I bought my CB500X from wasn't much better. So, my feeling now is to buy something a bit older and service it myself and stuff the dealers!

Me neither now, I will never darken their door again. If that is how they treat you when you want to spend money imagine the response if you had a problem with the bike. I was told but didn't listen about the Plymouth Dealership. A mate of mine dropped his new Tiger in spain and smashed it up. The next time he went into Plymouth to replace the smashed Tiger the salesman shouted across the showroom room: "Here he is for another Tiger, I wonder if it will last more than two weeks this time". He walked and went and bought a Ducati Multistrada.

They'll never sell me anything.....I wouldn't waste my time going in a Triumph dealer!

Hold my Beer......

Everything is a mystery to me.

And I have those Red Hot Pokers to dig out too, I will lob em over the fence, they are taking over the garden.

You're a slacker @Clive , clear them leaves up now

Let the farkling begin

Car was no match for the weight of the Harley.

I know it mate, I often thought of selling up and moving inland but when you have the stunning countryside and views, within 15 mins walk, that we have it is hard to leave. Mind you in summer I could quite happily ditch Fowey to get away from the Holibobs.

That chap has just bought another, RE Fury which is an old style bullit 500 with some fibreglass body work. That makes 5 bikes now and not one has turned a wheel in a month. I might pop up a see him later for a chat and get some photos.

Just got a message from my mate. He has just bought this. I know it’s a Harley but not much else, oh and he doesn’t want to get it dirty so he is not going for a ride until it dries up. To be honest it does look a fecker to clean. I am going to have a look at it in the flesh soon.

I thought I would just make my picture about the bike this month seeing it is Bike Of The Month and not picture of the month after all ... I just pulled up and took a pic of the bike I didn’t go out looking for a perfect background , hope you appreciate my honesty , thank you .

Yeah they wouldn't see the irony in that. Triumph of Plymouth offered me a full £800 less than I got on a trade in for my CB500 against my Hornet. I was looking at either a Trident 660 or possibly a Tiger 660. Like you say they can sell pretty much everything they have so they take the piss big time. Also with me they refused to confirm the offer in an email and said the offer was dependant on a full inspection in the workshop of my bike. So I can bet they would have tried to pay less. Plus they were just fucking rude. There I feel better now I have that off my chest

Looks like the topbox is open in the shade but closed in reality. VAMPIRE TOPBOX?

Chances of him going on a test ride ? I'm giving it a big ...................

It's very light drizzle here... just when I was planning on doing some work on the car.....

My mate must have asked for the risers then as the bike is new out the box. I didn't ask him how much the bike cost, but he aint short of a quid. Not that interested really but good for him if it makes him happy

Give it chance, there will be wet later

Is that the guy who keeps buying bikes and never riding them?

Direct him in bummer buckies direction he's no longer a friend of yours. I guess you could be friends till Xmas so you could get him some assless chaps and handlebar tassles just to complete the look

Oh yes, and list price on the Tiger! Wouldn't shift on that, so I walked!

Thinking back amongst my biking mates bikes they sort of came in groups. There were several GS250T’s but only one GSX250 that had a Dunstall pipe and fairing. Loads of RD250D/E’s one KH250 Loads of CB250N’s and one X7 all L plate specials. I suppose we bought whatever Damerells and Jacob’s Suzuki sold in numbers. When passing our tests some went 2 smoke Yams and others went GS550E others CX500A mostly but there was the odd other bike. I do remember Kawasakis were pretty thin on the ground. The way the roads here were and to some extent still are it was all point and squirt stuff never getting much past 60 before running out of room. Very favourable to the smokes. If we ventured as far as Liskeard by pass or Plymouth things evened up a bit. I also remember the next bunch of lads below us in age all had GP100s DT’s and TS’s. Like a load of noisy smoky wasps, caught by the new 125 L plate laws.

You must be fucking minted with all the shit you've been buying Marcel!

Get ready boys...you're gonna be seeing some atv ride reports...

For the football fans here, my boy went to see Athletico Madrid vs Celtic! Very impressive buildup.....