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Can't believe it's already time for goodbye to such a good guy. Thanks for letting me know - you know who you are Always enjoyed your vibrant full of life opinionated self Pete, that's why I followed you to this dinosaur filled poop hole I think that was part of the fun we shared. A serious and light hearted touch in the same measure. If reincarnation is true then you're definitely off dog level Hope you enjoy the ginormous top box in the sky XXXXXXXXXXXX xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

Tomorrow, Pete's family will have a small family only ceremony in Granada, and then he will be cremated. His ashes will be brought home. They would rather not have anyone else there.

Have just been chatting with Dawn and she said that Pete and Ogri will be up there setting the world to rights.

Feels strange to not see some thought provoking possibly acidic posts from Pete here this morning as he invariably kicked the week off and got everyone posting. It occurred to me that we have lost one of the old guard, we have seen a lot of this over the years in the motorcycle scene, some from natural causes, some bike accidents, other more tragic events like Chopstick Jim. It is the consequence of getting older that you see people pass on. In Pete’s case he will be missed because quite simply he was a giant in the online motorcycle scene, he had a unique way of bringing people together online. Unlike just about everyone else who runs forums, Pete never took himself too seriously, he was as fair game for piss taking as anyone else. I’m half expecting to find he has been interned in a crypt built in the shape of a Shad top box and still slightly smaller than the one fitted to his bike. The internet seems a little quieter this morning and the world feels a little emptier.

I was bringing a group ride back from the alps / vercors when i got Bucks message this morning. It took me a while to process. By the time i got halfway home it was pissing down with rain an thunder claps you could hear over the exhaust noise. It 30 odd years i have rarely ridden in such bad weather. Thanks Pete.

Of that there is no doubt

Home as in the house where Allison is living, that’s my understanding.

I hope she wasn't polish

That’s @Pedro’s day ruined.

i couldn't make that any funnier ..he looks a right fucking clown.

@Six30 has his crayons at the ready..... it could be epic!.

It's got a fresh oil change and spark plugs. As long as @busabeast doesn´t go on trackdays with it it should be ok.

That’s the only reason we like you.

I just wanted to thank @Pedro, it must have been hard for him to be the bearer of this terrible news. I know that many of us have questions relating to Pete's passing, but I think that we should hold onto them and not burden @Pedro any further. I'm sure that he will pass on any relevant information if it comes into his possession. Given the norm for quick burials in Spain I guess that it will be unlikely that any of us will be able to attend in person, unless we hear otherwise, we will need to console ourselves with keeping him in our thoughts until he is laid to rest. Once things have settled, then maybe we'll need to have the discussion on how to keep this place running as part of Pete's legacy, but I think that we need to keave the timing of that until @Buckster and @boboneleg feel it appropriate.

its a struggle for you to be allowed out of your garden.

Every day I'm here is a Pedro day ruined

Nipped over to Caister this morn to fit a spark plug to a scoot I serviced a couple of weeks ago. Retailed locally at £27 to £35, got one off eBay for £17. Took the Dominator, wore the summer jacket and the sun went in. Bloody shivering when I got there. Sun returned for the ride home, much better.

Don't know

Winner , winner, chicken dinner. Nice one Pete

Well, they got what they voted for, didn't they? How are you liking brexit now?

About the right top box

it does , he was definitely a one off and a character ... i will miss him for sure which sounds strange as i never met the man.... i would imagine he would of been the same in real life as he was on here... and i reckon when he called me an annoying cunt there was a little bit of affection there ( well , thats what i like to think )

Very sad news, am sorry to hear it, he'll be missed.

All over the shop. Had a lot of fun. Arrived in southern spain just this afternoon after weeks mystery tour The pyrenees, canada, morocco, belgium and the arse end of nowhere (scotland ) and didn't write a single ride report or take hardly any photos and no-one got on my case about it - yeehaw. Missed a few of you in the telling, Pete n Saul n Sir Fallsalot, boboneleg, tango, plus some..and even you, you cantankerous ol' wind up! But I've been having good fun

So he's still dead then, i came on tonight hoping it was just some joke he set up with you lot to try and wind me up as payback at me for trying to wind him up, A bit of a sick joke but i would have been happy if it was one.

any technical shit you need help with give me a shout.. or dont

His boy will have to sort out the hosting with his web clients etc.. we may be able to get admin access at that point and do something from there.

It was a joke, Clive.

It's nearly 11:30 on Monday morning and I've not been exposed to some abandoned shit yet! There's definitely a void been left!

Yep, there sure is something missing. I got to thinking about when I first came across him, it was Maximum Bikes and I had my XT660X and Kwaka Z9r so about 2007, it's been quite a while.

Another Flyin' Finn who put the Tuning Forks on the map...

You should take a selfee also next to a car or a popular model of van, to have scale. They'll look for flaws, Marcel.

That the language I understand. Iam mechanical, not cerebral......obviously

It just had a PHP and database update so there shouldn’t be any issues for a good while.

Yes but I ride like a boss.

So now we're stuck with that Suzuki too?

yeh put my xt there instread , thanks pedro appreciated

Home as in Spain or Wales. No I don't expect you to ask that Pedro.

Thanks for the update @Pedro.

The steering issue could be your steering head bearings could need some attention.... Thats how my XT sounds & feels!...an absolute Blast....especially railing down a road like this....

You are officially the forum short arse now.