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Sh*t , looks like I’m officially old now. Pete will be pissing himself laughing now

My dad became a father at 19 also, 4 years later, at 23 he had 2 kids. Neither me nor my brother followed his footsteps. I was 32 when my daughter was born and my brother had his first daughter at 37.

Well Pete was always after ride reports, so I will post this one despite his loss. I am also half convinced that he was somehow responsable for the deluge of biblical proportions that hitus in the last couple of hours of the ride home A pentecost weekend ride with the usual suspects, not many ^pics as the group is not easy to persuade to actually stop. Lunch stop on saturday, at St Amour, about half way between here and there and in my old stamping ground between on the eastern edge of the Saone plain North of Bourg en Bresse. We were staying two nights in a hotel (read "dive") in a place called Vezeronce, south of Amberieu en Bugey and the Rhone. BY the time we'd done with ethe aperitifs the sun was well and truly set Up and out early on sunday morning and the first stop had us already at about 1300metres altitude oelooking the lake towards aix en provence what seemed like almost endless haipins, made more exciting by the presence of cyslists, joggers (Mad I tell you!) and the odd kamikaze camping car who seem simply incapable of logical thought., took us all the way back down and around the lake for coffee where we were able to watch ( and generally criticise) people trying to back their boats trailers down the ramp into the water. we ended up for lunch at a wee restaurant in the mountain village of Corbel, outside seating only and by God what a view from the table! special foodie interlude for Pedro: Pasta stuffed with fish, and lightly breaded... That evening we had a posh restaurant planned cos the hotel restaurant was closed ( I mean lets face it why be open on a bank holiday weekend when the town is heaving with tourists all dying for a feed...?) so I got to eat Caillete de canard with peas and fresh Origan Dos de cabillaud (Cod) roasted, white asparagus and broccoli purée with candied lemon: followed by Baba au Rhum but with Chartreuse liqeur in place of the rum. All so very civilised and not a burger or a basket of chips in sight! I fucking sulked at the prices though, 44€ for a bottle of Mercurey, 8€ for a glass of chartreuse to chase the coffee and the totalwas about the double of what we habitually pay for a meal out, around 50€ a head! I'd rather have a steak- frites and a beer for 20€ thanks! monday AM we were away at 9 and it was my turn to lead, I'd planned a route taking us across the Dombes wetlands to the saone, a coffee stop in Chatillon sur Chalaronne allowed me to pick up Bucks message about Pete) Unable to react fully as my head was in navigation mode and keeping the nutters in check and to a timetable takes all my powers of concentration. We crossed the Saone and A quick blat up the RCEA for 25km (Route Centre Europe Atlantique) which is always risky with a group as this is considered the most dangerous road in France, if not in europe) but the portionfrom the Saone westwards is dual carriageway limited to 110km/h so it does allow you to cover some ground and is the only main road runing east/west ( which is why it carries ALL east / west HGV traffic) . Stopped in Cluny for Lunch which was burger and chips ( YAY!) and as we were waiting for coffee, it hit me, like a slap in the face with a wet fish, I struggled to get my head back in the right place to carry on leading the group. As we left Cluny, heading forAutun, the weather began to suit my mood and we were clearly riding into the heart of a dark place. The storm chased us all the way to Autun where I had to stop toallow my knees to stretch for a minute or two because I knew I couldn't make it all the way to avallon ( over 2hours) in one hit from Cluny and between the two Autun is the only place where there's a café still open. This allowed storm Pete to catch us ( I am more than half convinced that Pete, who would of course "have been there, weather permitting..." , Haddecided "I'll wet that French cunt!" so I've named it storm Pete. the last 2 hours of ride were a bloody nightmare, hammering rain that punched so hard it was like hailstones, lightning strikes both sides of the road and thunder you could hear over the wind and engine noise. by the time I got home I was soaked quite literally to the skin. Idon't believe any "waterproof" gear would have stood up to that and I have not ridden in such apalling conditions for at least 20 odd years. my riding gear is still not dry and I have only managed to dry out my helmet by dint of half an hour with a hair dryer, after having been on the radiator all day. The storm we rode through made national news that evening. Thanks Pete.

Do you get full pension or only three quarters?

3 of them....got a grand-daughter who's also 23 y/o....All 3 are in their 20's w/ no kids YET....the way it's supposed to be.

Or his Gary glitter boots, then he won't be able to reach the shelf where his bike keys are.

Wieners of biblical proportions.

I've been officially disabled since 2013....but of course the SSA definitely tried to get me to sell out for a lower monthly amount...which I promptly ignored. So with my disability & survivors benefit from my previous wife, I'm still able to pay my property taxes off every year. 94% chance of precip today....gotta shampoo the carpet before company gets here this weekend.

not you you twat... @boboneleg

If he had of had heart attacks before they would have shown on the preop ECG It's common for people to not know if they've had a heart attack though. Internal organs have few pain receptors and are not particularly well connected up. Just for example your liver can be completely screwed and you wouldn't know unless it was picked up in a blood test or it actually started to fail. The heart does have pain receptors but they're crudely connected to the spinal column in a way that can give you a message as useless as a bit of arm ache.

He looks old enough to be Saul’s dad, if Saul’s dad looked like a ball sack that had been dragged down the road by a truck and then chewed on by a feral pig.

Gotta be 1 of my very favorites...SERIOUS hotrod @ the VMX races....

Not really a ride report but we did get to look at some bikes. My E46 had to go and have a recall attended to. Bloody nice people at Ocean, really friendly and helpful given I was there with a 22 year old jalopy. Did the recall, gave the car a free health check and washed it. Came away wishing I could afford to buy stuff from there. Some bikes there. Of course I had my youngest with me and she managed to walk into every shot. One for my Mrs fecking £41,000 After dropping the car off we walked into Falmouth to waste the 90 minutes they wanted the car for. Took my Shadow for Maccys Then walked down Greenbank past Falmouth Marina Looking towards the docks and Maritime Museum Car washed and ready to pick up. I got chatting to the service guy who turned out to be a E46 nut. Really interesting guy, to me anyway. Shadow was rolling her eyes. We left there about 3:30, given that we were the wrong side of Truro and about to hit the school run then rush hour I suggested we popped over to Lanner Kawasaki as Shadow wanted to see some Ninjas. Some interesting stuff there. After she had her Ninja fix we headed to Redruth to get on the A30 and bypass Truro to get home. Still didn’t get home until 5:00 but we had a great time singing to Spotify all the way home, even got Shadow to sing some harmonies which I thought sound good. Made me smile anyway. Bloody good day in good company that started out with me taking Shadow out so her mother wouldn’t kill her. Quote of the day from Shadow, “Do you know Dad I think we are on the same spectrum” I think there is some truth in that

I would have thought the air bag would be better in front

Excellent. Make the most of it Saul, before you know what's happening they off to uni In Bath then Manchester and the isle of wight. Great pics again, bar the price of those bikes. .

Really .. you look younger than that … thought you was younger than @Marcel le Moose Fondler

Looks like spring has finally sprung....just sitting outside in lovely 22 c weather cooking some hotdogs for lunch...

Still pissing it down here ......will leave going to CMC till tomorrow. Got to finish doing my driving (70 y o) licence renewal too, have to tell them that I wear glasses when driving.

Talking of lying, the weathers not been as the BBC said. Mrs Kirkwood needs a spanking. Finished raining other than a few spits after 10 so service nearly done and the suns coming out.

never talk to your neighbour again ..

The forum is fluid, but maybe let’s try and keep these two threads more about Pete?

Twat...

Purple lilacs from last year....

This place is going down the crap since Pete's sudden departure.....Six30 is now eating his owne shit....what the hell...

Not so much in your case @zzzak

Notice the next door neighbor got a new dirt bike a few weeks ago....haven't heard it running...from a distance it looked like a Husqvarna...walk over and had a look...a dam electric dirt bike....made by surron.

Well at least I don't go hunting for weiners at bike rallys like you do....lol.

So another day planning on wrapping your lips around a wiener?

Personal hygiene .. that’s an insult to a Harley owner

You could go and paint it for him .................

There'd be a big queue for that .............

In September .

Feeling any better @boboneleg? Here.

Iam just up.....iam just bone idle to be honest.

Michelin Commander are good for heavy cruisers, I got nearly 20,000 miles out of a Commander II rear, they did lack a bit of feel in the wet but they say the Commander III is better. Depending on how the Cobra Chromes wear I may try the Michelins next time.

I did the same, I will email him today.

I lied, couldn't lay there any longer.

That was the case for me. It wasn’t discovered until I had an Echocardiogram weeks after I was taken ill. I didn’t know, and I am very conscious of the issue given my family history.

It's been a wyll since the last upgrade..I removed the klock works windscreen..didn't like it..didn't offer more wind protection than the original..they both measure the same and at night...a dark tin isn't the best..I've got another windscreen on order ...it's from freedom shields ..it's and inch and half taller with a slight tin... I'm about to leave for probably a 3000km ride second week of juin...my rear tire is showing some wear...I have a new one sitting in the basement...it's what we call the rainy season for us....it's about to turn over to 12 thousand km...just don't know if it has another ride left in it.....I have to say these metzeller cruise tec are really good tires for ride quality and all...for a cruiser....way better than the Harley brand dunlop in my opinion...

Great views! Lovely food too, but 44€ for a bottle of wine is murderous!!! I’d rather have a burger too at those prices! I am spoiled though, nice wine is quite cheap here if you compare to the rest of Europe. Nice RT, too, I’m in a love affair with RTs. I keep telling myself they’re less good for twisty roads than a GS, not dirtroad friendly, less seat to foot peg space, but they just look really nice to me. Pete would never make it rain, though. Maybe he was just having a pee

I think you are exaggerating things a little...I look younger than you that's for dam sure...

@Marcel le Moose Fondler has had strobe lights installed in his bedroom.. he says the sex is the same... but his bird looks like she is moving

i would now