boboneleg

Happy Birthday Tym, how come I haven't heard about this previously You've caught up with me again ?

My neighbour's Range Rover has exactly the same problem at the moment, he can't even release it in some way to drive it to his mechanic

I could listen to the Irish accent all day long, it's superb.

You had two decent bike trips Pedro, that's two more than I had ? That's one thing that I really missed this year, we were going to ride the TET from France down to Italy and then do some of the trails around Bardonecchia. I have a different plan for 2021 but whether it happens or not is another thing entirely. Most of all though , me and my family are safe at the moment and for that I'm very grateful. lots of people have had a devestating 2020 ?

Probably because the Irish are the most accommodating nation in the world ??

I'm pretty sure Phil (inFrance) has done it Chris, he doesn't see him and Jax ever returning to UK.

Those canals are pretty dry Pete ? Why do you lose your european citizenship , are you still on a UK passport ?

Yes he was a total fruitcake, very entertaining though if you could understand what he was on about ?

It's just karma ?

The weather has not been good for photos for me this month so this is about the best I've got ?

It depends on what type of roads you ride. If motorways are your bag then forget it but if you ride other roads and trails it's one of the best bikes ever imo. I have ridden mine all over UK, France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy on lovely back roads and trails. It is my go to bike.

I reckon you could make 'taking a dump ' sound exciting Pete

I'd buy one Tym but the word is that Honda UK are not going to officially import it

That looks ace Pedro, well done for getting out on the bike

Well done Bruce

Well I had to get up finally this morning as the cat had curled one out in her litter tray. Merry Xmas everyone ?

I know a Brit who's over there at the moment in his motorhome, he's stuck over there as he can't get a ferry back. He texted me, I think he was looking for some sympathy. He got fuck all sympathy from me, it's wankers like him that are spreading this shit about. You have my permission to slash his tyres if you spot him

There are some good videos of Galaxie's racing from Goodwood ?

I love the sound of those two strokes, some of the street furniture looks a bit intimidating

Well that statement has just made you look like a twat

Samshing Pumpkins, Shed 7, Artic Monkeys

The gravel roads on the Plain would be perfect for your GS, firing and bombing permitting

My sandwich was definitely squashed but strangely it seemed to taste better .

The weather was still holding out for the moment so I decided to head north and then west to head around the perimeter path . I had real trouble finding my way in until I relised that a housing estate had been built on the byway Thanks for putting that sign up mate but I think you'd have trouble seeing that from the road I rattled along up the path, a lot of the top surface had been worn away by all the rain we've had and there were some big holes here and there to keep you on your toes. On a smaller bike I would be on the left hand track but today I was sticking firmly on the right side as the wet chalk, mud and some of those puddles would not have been a good idea ......... The o/e tyres on the T700 are fine on the gravel but had I attempted to ride the other track on them I would definitely have ended up on my arse This was a handy stop, I was dying to go so I stopped for a while. You can see one of the mock villages in the background that the army boys like to play in................. Then the heavens opened and it's bit exposed up there so I headed to my exit as quick as I could.......... What do you do if it's chucking it down and you want to stop somewhere to eat your sandwiches in the dry ? You find a nice uninhabited bus shelter It rained all the way back home but my gear kept me dry inside and it's good to ride in the wet from time to time and it improves your riding skills ?

I had a free day today so I decided to take a ride down to the Stonehenge byways as English heritage is threatening to close them again. The weather was decent when I set off but the roads were still soaking from last night so I took it steady on some of the back roads. Once I got down to Tilshead I turned left to get onto the byway that runs around the back of Westdown Camp , everything was open on Salisbury Plain as there is no live firing for the next couple of weeks. I use this site to check the status before visiting....... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/salisbury-plain-training-area-spta-firing-times You can see Westdown Camp in the background here................ the byways on the Plain are well marked, this is how it should be done I dropped off the byway by the Great Bustard Inn and rode down to Airman's Corner. From there I took the A303 to get to the Stonehenge byways and sure enough the whole stretch of the A303 had bollards all the way along and the gates were shut across the byways. No photos I'm afraid as it was impossible to stop. At this point there was a lot of muttering inside my helmet but I set off for the Woodhenge turning to see if I could get in that way....... That'll be a NO then ? I carried on down to Larkhill and got the same result........... On the post here there was a copy of the TRO (traffic regulation order) so I took a while to read it. It seems that the byways (and some roads) were shut for the winter solstice and to be fair I had seen quite a lot of 'travellers' vehicles parked up nearby. I think the authorities were worried that some might use the solstice as an excuse to park up on the byways and then stay there. But I shall definitely keeping an eye on the situation as I have a feeling that English heritage will use any excuse to get their way and close them permanently.