Slowlycatchymonkey

How often does it needs to be done? I know its going to vary depending on road conditions but any idea on the maximum time you can leave it?

How do you know when you need a new chain and what sort of chain you’ve got? What’s the easiest (not necessarily the cheapest) thing to clean a chain with cos I hate doing it and want the job to be over with as quickly as possible?

Yeah I clocked that on google maps and I may well be going that way cos my sister in law lives in Huntly so will probably end up in speed camera hell! Then again if Millward does go over the border I’ll be doing the west side so who knows

Oh dear, there there, just think of all the cosmic goodness coming your way for such an act of kindness.... or it would be if that was what I was referring to, I meant an electric tyre pump

Yer I’m thinking about trading it in for the 250 but cant quite part with it.

I know a lot of overweight pot bellied Dr’s switch to one of them Now I dont have to trot out the official line on healthy living I can say what I really think which is its guaranteed youre gonna die one day so as long as you can stay fit enough to do what you like to do then eat the pie and have a nice time Cors this thinking totally falls apart if you start having weight related problems with diabetes, blood pressure or arthritis cos stoke, heart attack and limited mobility arent on the ‘nice time’ list, there has to be some sense of balance. I just dont like being around people who are on a severe diet, the way they get tired and hangry is annoying and the way they eyeball what youre eating while youre eating it is off putting. Got one mate I rarely see cos watching her starving and chewing the inside of her cheek while I’m eating does my head in! Last time we went out she ordered a sharing platter for two to go between the three of us and tried to have it taken away before it was even finished! Aaargh.

I didnt say it was a bad thing!

I want one but dunno which one to go for?

A thread for anything relating to the NC500. If you’ve done part or all of it or are planning to do it stick it here. Pics and trip tales most welcome. I imagine with the lockdown my contribution will eventually be something like- it was hideously busy, couldn’t find a place to sleep, was eaten alive by midges, did it as quickly as possible and got the hell out of there but I intend to spend the next 3 weeks daydreaming before I get to the untinted reality

Taking the Himalayan for its first MOT Saturday. Got the Bandit booked in for a full service plus MOT ahead of doing LEJOG, theyre going to stick a dual USB charging point on there and a gear indicator because its so smooth in 5th you could easily be in 4th or 6th and I’ve had enough of it. I was certain it would become clear after Id been riding it a while, its bloody obvious on the other bikes but its just not on this one. Someone I consider to be a good rider said they found the same with their Bandit and ended up fitting one too so I’m not alone in finding it irritating. Love doing stuff to or having stuff done on my bike. Getting something for your bike is the best prezzie in the world, IMO nothing else even comes close

Most get more portly with age

Id like to tell you but its chinese and mentioning it might wake Buckster Its a Mutt Hilts, yes I bought it based purely on its looks

I see your “if it costs nothing it has no value” and I raise you- he knows “the cost of everything and the value of nothing”

Congrats, look forward to hearing all about it. I loved my 125 so much I cant part with it. I dont ride it much but when I do it makes me laugh a lot. The only thing that causes me any grief with it is when I forget I’m on a 125 and attempt to pull out quickly into a gap, if altering the speed or direction of other vehicles is a test fail, Id be a massive fail

Its starting to sound like the whole country is going away in May ? ?

Fair do’s. It is a very large commercial event. I prefer Overlander but I like them both. Fingers crossed for Sunny weather in May for both of us. Scotland sounds like it’s going to be heaving, fingers crossed it’s not... ? Being locked down for a year seems to have messed with my filter, just said yes to a lot of things without thinking any further than I’d love to go out ? what an idiot. August looks well overdone with two long weekends away on the bike followed 3 days later riding round Germany for 10 days, Ive been writing cheques for energy there’s no chance I’ll have ? Heyho.

You don’t need to worry your pretty head about it Buck you’re not as hairy as some and that Harley of yours will have you blending in nicely.

Hehe no, he just went off forums.

I did, I can’t repeat what he said ?

If you only get one ticket and wanna go you can join us. But I have a VIP ticket so will be there the night before it kicks off and likely be hemmed in in a mighty fine camping spot before the rest of the plebs arrive Still if your after someone to join for a beer and are happy to come n go as you please you’re welcome. The “us” is me, my husband and you might remember him Speedy23 from TMBF? Then coming and going in a disorganised fashion about 10 women I went to Everest with. Me, my husband and Speedy tend to wobble around drinking beer pointing at stuff, the other women tend to have a more measured approach.

I very much see your point but at that time the infection rates will still be as low as they are going to be because restrictions have only just been lifted. Its not a young persons festival so the majority of attendees (including me) will have had at least one jab which they’ve found does cut transmission and hospitalisation significantly. Plus the under 50’s account for less than 0.4% of deaths from Covid even when it was rampant so its pretty low risk, much lower risk than from some much nastier diseases in other countries I’ve been to. The alternative is to not mix at all until the whole country has had both jabs and then wait and see if it continues to work. Which is if they hit their target of everyone by the end of July that’s then October before everyone’s had their second jab, plus the time to full immunity it’s then November- it’s a lot of the year to lose. By then there’s also a much increased chance of a vaccine resistant strain emerging (the more time passes the further away from the original strain the mutations are) so all in all I’ve decided it’s probably one of the safer times to mix. That’s my reckoning, I suppose it’s one of those things the individual has to weigh up for themselves ?

Lol thats what I was thinking ?

Bugger. Heyho theres a reserve list running cos they are trying to negotiate more space, might be worth a go. Seem to have come up trumps (not the balding orangutang version of the word) on the ticket front this year with a pass for the night before it starts. So will be able to get a decent pitch ? Got to remember not to drink to much though, anonymity only works if the numbers are good ?

253kg blimey. I could probably pick it up once.. if it fell on a nice flat bit... which it wouldnt cos you dont come off on nice flat bits. And $19,000 into the bargain.

Yep thats what I was thinking, what modern bikes do have spares readily available across the globe. The Enfields not bad.. not that I’m biased nor nuffin ? The heavy and the ugly part puts me off but Id want to ride it and see.