Clive

Shortest ferry crossing to the Isle of Wight is 2 miles, by the time you had strapped the bike down you would getting ready to disembark.

Many years ago (when I had the T Max) I attended the BSB at Cadwell Park, getting kitted up to make the journey home I got the usual "Why don't you get a proper bike." from a guy on a Honda Firestorm, I gave the usual " I fancied a change from the norm" reply. Getting out of the circuit was a slow, stop start laborious affair, 15 mins later we had covered 100 yards of stop starts, each time we stopped he kept flexing his clutch hand and wrist, 25 yards and 10 mins later he said "Fancy swapping bikes till we get to the gate?"

I expect on Sunday that my scoot will be surrounded by 100,s of bikes. Last time I went for the BSB I parked between a couple of bikes, half a hour later they had returned and moved their bikes.

It is the Isle of Wight scooter rally this weekend....

Condolences to his family & friends. If there is such a place as heaven I bet Pete is giving Dell some shit now.

I have seen some cheaper ones online.......like this one Price seems OK, postage seems a bit steep though!

The quoted (garage) prices are for a new subrame. These are prices for 2nd hand subframes..

I just put back axle for easy explanation. It is the rear subframe that the trailing arms connect to, subframe and trailing arms are badly rusted, ok for this MOT with a advisory, but won't pass next years MOT after a winter of salt and wet weather. To replace the subframe and trailing arms he quoted £950 , that is a long as they do not hit any problems while doing the work, so he said budget for £1000+ for the work.

Nope...clean bill of health.

Mucho!...... as said, this could be the cars last year on the road, the (future) £1000+ bill for a new back axle is weighing heavily on my mind, plus it will (most likely) need a new clutch and exhaust system too, seems unviable on paper.

Another MOT passed with flying colours So it should, it has only covered 260 miles since the last MOT.

I had a 20 mile ride this morning. Brakes feel OK, I may take the long way to the MOT testing station on Monday, let the pads bed in a bit more.

Even the plug sockets look shocked..

Hello & Welcome @Bigbadred

I can't think of anything to blame my ailments on. Getting up of the sofa can do my back in.

Me definitely ....... @busabeast is still a whippersnapper.

Last Friday......

Sod ya, you never said Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday, have a good one.

It was about 32c here today, doors, windows and patio doors are closed, outside there is a infestation of little black flies, dont want them in here, daughters house is swarming with the bastids.

New disc pads fitted, i will have a ride on Friday to bed them in for the MOT next Monday....then the Sunday (24th) after iam off to Cadwell Park for the BSB, daughter bought me the ticket as a birthday present.

The great painters had body part missing, Picasso a earhole, you a leg........ onto the Cubist phase next?

My condolences @Marcel

Do you keep a banana at hand at all times?

I took a few photos @Six30, but they are on my phone, can't log onto the forum on the phone, forgot my password Monday was dry and warm, but the wind was howling. Tuesday....dry, breezy but warm. Wednesday.....the same. Today....very humid, and a couple of very heavy downpours.. Home now.... oh a comfy sofa, and a decent sized bed.