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My daughters hubby is on the left, Marcel is the other guy, no mistaking them.

who's her husband @Marcel le Moose Fondler ?

Good evening The title sounds a lot grander than the actual trip. I made a very brief introduction, funnily enough in the introduction thread so I wont drone on here about myself. I have a trip planned (very loose plan) where I will be setting off from my home in Lancashire, travelling down the country eventually to Newhaven to catch the ferry to Dieppe. The only solid plan I have is the Ferry is booked and I have also booked a cheap hotel on the Dieppe side for the first night, other than that I'm following my nose and camping where possible. My ultimate destination is Morocco, and I dearly want to sample the Western Sahara , if only to say I have been there, I don't wish to cross it at this point in time (thats another trip). So I have been busy lately, the bike is serviced and deemed fit for purpose (for now) although she is an old girl i think together we can meander along and see some of the the world. The bike is a 2002 BMW F650GS all standard apart from some Heed crash bars, some bark busters, better footpegs and a higher screen. It has genuine BMW hard panniers and top box and along with a large dry bag I think I will have sufficent room to carry my necessary tools and spares along with my camping kit. In the next few days my kit should be finalised so i will then set the rear shock to suit the extra weight and I will be ready to head off. My planned departure date is the 16th of Nov with my ferry leaving Newhaven on the 18th at 11am. I'm planning on visiting my brother in Bedfordshire before the ferry hence the early set off date. Then its across to Dieppe, stay that night in a cheap hotel and set off properly on the 19th and see where I end up. I'm expecting wet weather in both France and Spain but I'm still determined to camp where possible. My route will take in some of the better roads France/Spain and Portugal have to offer so I will be avoiding motorways. I want to spend Christmas in Sagres in Portugal so that give me a plenty of time to get there. Then in the new year, hopefully new years day I want to cross over to Morocco and make my way down to the Western Sahara. My return route has yet to be decided but at the moment I'm thinking of getting back to Spain and turn right following the coast up towards Barcelona but as I say its all a very loose plan. Although I'm not taking a laptop nor a video camera I try record some bits on my mobile if only for my own enjoyment and I hope to be able to update this thread from time to time. I have taken advice from here already and plan to get a vodafone top up cars for europe and Inwi for Morocco so at least I have some data to use for updates. Like everyone i like decent riding kit but to buy a textile jacket and pants some of them were more expensive than my bike. I have now gotten the kit I feel works, I've done 2700 miles in it and it worked for me, it has layers to keep me warm and the textile jacket has a removable liner to cool things down if required. This may be a controversial decision but I have chosen to wear biking jeans above textile trousers, mainly because of comfort, I tend to overheat easily and textile trousers just make me sweat. But along with my mix and match clothing I have invested in a set of Scott waterproofs, I have used these a few times in torrential rain and can vouch I stayed dry underneath. Two pairs of gloves, one waterproof ,one lighter pair more suited to drier weather. As for boots, well I invested in a pair of Altberg Clubman boots back in 2011 and they are still going strong so they are coming along for the ride, I cannot recommend Altberg highly enough, the boots have been excellent.( I'm not being paid for any of these recommendations, I'm just passing on my thoughts). That's about it for now, a lot of writing about a trip I have not done yet but I hope to update things as I go along, if anyone sees an aging F650GS with an equally aging bloke give me a shout or say hello. Speak soon Dermot.

Wishing a speedy recovery for Ersilla there Bob.... 20F this morning....just a bit warmer for the next few days....sun's out & I'm not missing the opportunity for another Ride....

A sweet '64 Falcon Futura..... a buddy of mine from high school has 1 of these that he regularly drag races....he recently broke into the 9's with it....

Little John on Erv's NSR....

Kenny in the wet.... those gloves look like something he'd wear to wash dishes with...

Liscen Madonna...it's something you wouldn't understand..given my 6'3 stature and the countless years of doing mechanical work on cars on lift that only lift cars to below 6 feet...my neck is seriously messed up...vetebra are worn out....and it's not from giving blowjobs to Billybob ..that's a fact...

They do not get less of a problem as they age, my daughter is 40 now, i still get the " can you take a look at the car/tap/washer/lawnmower/cupboard drawer/doors/toilet seat" and many other things. It would help if her husband had more mechanical ability than a Chimp. But I do not mind doing it.....mostly.

Trick'd out Fizzy?....actually a YB 100...

Bruce Anstey on a YZR....

Just finished the rear facing camera for the tractor...have to say I'm pleased with the result...it's a yakry 27...HD with night vision...wired the monitor directly to the ignition switch and the camera is powered off a 12 cigarette lighter outlet...was gonna for the weekend but I just couldn't help myself...lol.

You'll be pleased to know that I caught covid on my way out to Crete and spent the entire holiday laying on a sunbed in the shade!

She does have a phone mount on her bars and a Quadlock case, but has never used it and never had a charging cable. I'm going to get her to spend an hour with me and teach how to use it for future reference. I am chuffed she rang me first, but she would never ring her boyfriend for help that would show weakness and believe me she is in charge. She is that type of small angry female.

Serviced a mates car and chucked the jampot shock in the freezer hoping the cold will doing something with the locked steel ring on the alloy shaft. Wine bottles open, cheers.

but his hands will be dry though

Looking forward....it's a good thing your not riding a 1200gs or a 1250...those tend to explode soon has you enter Africa...don't take my word...have a look at Pedro's bike....

Have trouble with my right knee at the mo but that sounds much worse. Get well soon Ersilia.

get on with the house work and cooking then ...bitch

Wife is over the moon, because our next door neighbours have gone away on their Caribbean cruise, 2 weeks of our neighbour not playing (badly) her electric organ, and no dog barking continually. And we are going out! to Asda, because we have almost run out of tea bags, Asda is nowhere as exciting as Baza.

Hope she makes a quick recovery.

So you will have to call me nursey for the next 10-14 days . Ersilia tore the ligaments in her knee yesterday so my duties will be many , but it won't include the trail ride I was going to do on Saturday. Ah well , life's a bitch and then you die .............

VR 250 w/ some nice garnish....

She's a Pirates Dream......Sunken Chest Probably why she's a bum girl.

Oh shit it's happening has we speak....

Fortunately, not!

I think his obsession of buying new didn't help his case. Think of how many different, good bikes he could have bought used with £25K. And like you say the stuff he bought is the type of thing that crashes like a stone in residuals. Possibly with the exception of the Guzzi. Not a good time to sell a bike at the moment either. I see a couple of the older bike riding Youtubers are having a handbag fest at the moment falling out of stupidness. Something to do with BSA's but I couldn't be arsed to find out what.

This is funny but completely real. A friend of my brother teaches in a californian university. Two days ago the administration sent out a message to all students saying that the elections might not go as they were expecting, and that emotional support would be provided for free for whoever felt they needed it.

Ago's ride.... '75 YZR 500....0W23...

'38 Triumph Speed Twin....

Honda's new V3 creation... w/ an Electric turbo...

Suzuki engine.

Another sweet Zed....w/ a bit of a twist...

He's going to donate it to you just some small carb issues for you to sort and it's a good un

Oi! …………..made the repair today so I’ll give it a couple of days and I’ll fill it up with distilled water and see if the fucker leaks!