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Hot out there today, it’s already 42 Celsius in the shade so a quick blast up to the mountains was all I could manage.

My bike hasn't moved properly in weeks. But just booked a room at a friend's place for tomorrow, and am leaving mid morning on a day full of small roads to get there, then heading south for another day full of more or less twisty roads and views ending at my place or at another room somewhere. It's supposed to be getting properly warm but I urgently need to get out and spend a day or two on the bike.

The old Dacia passed its MOT today Several advisories though....worn discs, worn anti roll bar bushes, corroded (but not leaking) exhaust, and worn Mc Pherson strut top mountings, the discs and exhaust are the ones originally fitted, so they have lasted well, i will get the others done when/if funds are available. Scoots MOT in 3 weeks, no problem with (famous last words lol) it passing, it has only covered 200 mile since last MOT.

Six's posh new van?....

I see you have made disabled Flash black.

Just a phone snap on route, the Kyles of Bute

You alright Clive, been very quiet lately

The oldest motorcycle manufacturer in the world inspiring the youngest minds.

Looking at that video, all I noticed was that I miss German country roads

one of my fvorite loops south, truncated becuase I didn't leave home till gone 3 for verious reasons and wanted to be back in taime to accompany Mrs and the girls to the village 14th July party. 260 ish km took the back roads to Planchez, then did the sempiternel "planchez - Chateau Chinon" which I prefer in the other direction but still a cracking road. Fuelled at Chateau Chinon and had to spend 5 minutes cleaning spilt deisel of my boots, the forcourt of the filling station was fucking swimming in it! shan't be going there again. My original plan had been to cut across country from there to Glux en Glenne before turning north to Moulins Engilbert but given the time and the fact that i fancied some faster curves rather than the tight twisties I'd had up to then, I elected to take the more majour road westwards to Chatillon en Bazois and turn north from there back via corbigny, Bazoches, Vezelay and chatel Censoir. took a couple of pics on the way somewhere between Auxerre and planchez in the Morvan, a rare straight line through the woods Chastellux sur Cure middle of nowhere on an unamed road in the morvan forest , a memorial to 15 allied airmen who died in a mid air colision whilst parachuting arms to the local resistance cell (camille) the 18th july '44. aparrently they managed to parachute in numerous arms between July and september 44 including a jeep and two British 57mm field guns! Chauteau d'Aunay, nothe the two artillery pieces... I wonder if they're the same two 52mm field guns? got home in time to shower before trotting down to the square and pretend to be an actual human being for a couple of hours...

Harley continue to dominate.

“Woman in the car” say no more

I knew that and I never watch puff ball

Indian P.O.S.

Exactly what I thought! He was riding like a dick on public roads, then runs after her like he's on his personal racetrack to lecture the woman on her driving mistake. What a hypocrite!

Result for me last night. Earlier in the week my boss rang me and asked me if I could do 3 extra hours on Sunday night, start at 1900 rather than 2200 until 0800 this morning. Didn't really want to but duty to help out sort of took over as we are always short staffed. Anyway got into work last night called control to log in, only to be told that I could go home as my clinician phoned in with Covid. Woohoo paid for 13 hours for driving to work and back. Doesn't happen often but feels very sweet when it does. Only regret not taking the bike as it was a lovely evening.

Looks like an extra for the batman movies.

Spaceship on wheels....

I might get on the bike late next week and do a couple of days riding around. Sadly summer seems to be properly arriving and I don’t feel like braving the heat just to end up at home. On account of this, I’ve looked into Morocco as well, a d acouple of places I am used to ride through, now that’s warm:

Fuck off back south of the border.

You'd need a bus to knock a Harley off its stand ................................ oh wait a minute

Think the chain might have been just a tad bit tight....don't ya think?

Bubba's On It....

Maybe the reason why Busa flounced?....

Paul Smart, Mike the Bike & Bugsy.....

'71 Daytona action....

Interesting 5 carb set-up on a vintage Caddy....