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On a FB Group for mainly older guys......which can make quite depressing reading at times with everybody listing their health conditions, and complaining about their low Pensions......the talk went to old vs new bikes. A lot of these guys have classic bikes or modern retros like Bonnies etc......very few seem to ride my type of bike or do that type of riding. So I said......."I love looking at the old bikes but I have no mechanical ability whatsoever, and they'd end up being a money pit. And also if I rode one I think I'd be disappointed compared to modern machinery. Probably find out my H1 500 triple from 75 wasn't quite as rapid as I remembered it". A guy replied....."If you are 65 + you would probably think your H1 is a hell of lot faster than you remember". I asked him......"How exactly does that work given the Strom does 0-60 in 3.6, and the H1 does it in 4 seconds? Standing quarter of the Strom is 12.5 seconds, and the H1 13 seconds! Top speed on the Strom is also higher as well". The irony is that the H1 had the reputation of being a fire-breathing monster, yet it's totally blitzed by the 650 Strom which is considered an old mans' bike in this era. The world has moved on.......and because I never stopped riding (I think a lot of them there are BAB) my perception of things has moved on incrementally over that period. But it seems like some people just can't move on! Don't get me wrong.....I'd love it to be 1973 again........but it ain't gonna happen. What you say?

Might well be it Bob........it was a long time ago!

Haven't got a clue Bob........I've got a history of getting lost and never knowing where I am. Still happens now because a lot of the places I end up don't exist on Google Maps.

Just delete the vid from your quote!

2014......

That's what it's all about guys! If I was in your position I'd be doing the same thing Alan......but my trip would be Poland first, and then across to NL to visit my sons.

Followed Harleys? You lost me on that Dave! Here's a little clip that I couldn't use on my other vids because a fly had splattered on the lens. It's a bunch of Beemer Boys coming from the other direction and getting the fuck out of the way! And then a couple of Harleys in front........but not for long!

What's that @Muddy?

Post the pics Pedro........it's the nearest these wannabes will get to motorcycling!

This is a tough audience! Just remember that you're likely to be put to shame by the likes of @Buckster and @BusBoy. And like Dell in Spain........you'll never be allowed to forget it!

........after this incarceration can't come too soon. I'm looking for new places to visit so I can make the most of it. After all, who knows whether there'll be a second wave coming? As I mentioned before, I'm taking a shot at that abandoned Sanitorium which is about 100 miles away in the Murcia province. Want to add a few more strange things to the list as well. So.......what you got planned? It goes without saying that we'll expect to see a Ride Report with pics (and a vid if possible) to verify that it did actually happen. And that includes you as well @Buckster. @Tym @Specs @Pedro @Sir Fallsalot @yen_powell @boboneleg @Catteeclan @Muddy @DangerRuss58 @Skippy

I drove a Fiat 850 Sport Coupe from Droitwich in the Midlands to Swansea in 1973. Overnight. With no lights. Managed to put it on it's side in a ditch en-route as well. The good old days!

Yeh I know Bruce......but it was still heavy!

Water crossings without getting the tyres wet!

That is blue!

2004.......somewhere in Mid Wales!

It's a dilemma Bruce! A CRF250L would be better for me these days..........I can't go far because of work and the wife's condition with her arthritis. So in some ways the Strom is more bike than I actually need now.

Last time I had 2 bikes was 2006. Barely get enough time to ride one normally. As an allround compromise the Strom is pretty capable.

Never any guys in my pics or vids.......good or bad! Except this one.......which I put together just to prove I'm not the only one in the country.

Except for Flouncing Floater!

Yes......but I do have pics to prove it Ian!

I didn't put those white bands on the wheels either!

No......they were both painted when I got it. Front tyre has now been replaced just before Lockdown. I wouldn't waste my time with sad shit like that.

Birdshit Protection!