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Sorry about you Dad Ray, lost mine so I do understand. Good you are keeping your Chin Up, the only and best way.

Of course it's not real. 2 child benefit cap ring a bell

All done ready for another 3k. Before During After Still calm and dry here.

Still quiet and dry here. In fact I am going out to service Shadows CB125F in a minute. Not forcast to stay that way over the weekend though.

Fecking tornado in Newquay today wreaked a holiday park. I was over there yesterday on my bike.

TEMU?

Good man

I often wonder if you have a happy day Clive.

She does seem to be intent on travelling the war torn and poverty stricken parts of the globe.

Anyone watching Itchy Boots season 8. The daft bint is going to get herself in trouble, I get a bad feeling about this trip. I am amazed she got into and out of Iran carrying drones and loads of camera gear.

Race rep paint schemes were all the rage in the early 2000's, I never liked them but it was a thing. I can't think of anything more naff than a silly fat old fucker in matching leathers on a race rep sport bike. I love a blade but know I would look even more of a cunt on one.

With that mileage I would guess 1.5 to 2.5k trade, retail I would guess 3k plus. Be interested to know what it goes for.

Me to at the moment,

I reckon it’s the bargain of the year 150 bhp Japanese quality for 9k. Fuck me there are CF Motos and Voges going for more than that. I agree on the pipe.

Had a bimble over to Newquay today to check out a new bike workshop. Robins Motorcycles. Nice guys in a modern unit. I hope it goes well for them. Waiting for a quote for my boy to get his ped serviced. Also popped into Damerells on the way back to look at the new Hondas. GB350S. Perfectly nice bike for the money, not sure it’s my thing but I like the styling of it. If I were in The market for a smaller bike this is more in my thing. Playa Black Had a good look at the new Hornet 1000. Lovely bike, but would have to be a Red one for me. Bear 650 Hit 35000 on the CBF on the way home.

Her 125 is to slow and I don't want her to feel pressure to take risks to try and keep up. Her 125's sweet spot is 40 to 60 mph which would be ok but it loses out big time in acceleration. I am happy to make allowances but I can't expect the group to compromise their day out to accommodate my gate crashing daughter. I am confident they would but it would get old.

I want to take her out on a few rides just the two of us before going out in a larger group. I don't want her to have pier pressure to go faster than she is comfortable with.

I went for a Bimble down to Blackwater then on to Perranporth with 4 of my mates this morning. Shadow wanted to come and had a bit of a strop as I told her she couldn't take her bike, she did mellow and came pillion with me in the but she wasn't happy. She did improve after a couple of hot chocolates

Yeah tis very like a CB500F to ride but just a very angry one, nothing not to like The Honda Grips here are £300. I reckon my Ultimate Add Ons grips feel just like the standard ones, no thicker. Damerells, the Honda Dealership where I bought my Hornet, recommended them and I can't fault them. The Oxford Grips I have on my CBF600 are a bit thicker and much quicker to warm up. They work very well but are just ugly.

Jealous ?

Very nice bike, I like the Pipe to. I see someone has spent money on farkles for it. I will be interested to hear how you get on as a Hornet Owner. Did you actually test ride it or jump in both feet? When I first rode the Hornet on a test ride, no decision to make I had to have it. I got these heated grips as they are the same as I had on my CB500F, work very well and no huge control box bolted to the handle bars like you get with the Oxford Hot grips. I have a mate with the Standard Honda Heated grips on his CB500F and he wasn't that impressed especially as they cost more than double the price mine did. https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/ultimateaddons-advanced-heated-grips/120mm?srsltid=AfmBOopZ3M4zmiCX9-aOnD2wMcvgZLENhA2zjwd4Rxsa9J1CgW48E-Ck3Pg&gQT=1

I think we are there mate. As you know I had to fix Shadows CB125F a couple of times, I noticed there are loads of them on Ebay crash damaged up for auction as write offs with little more than plastic damage. All eminently fixable but insurance write offs nonetheless. It's sad when it is deemed cheaper to throw stuff away rather than fix it.

I tend to attract them as well, I always put it down to me being a decent, pleasant and approachable individual, not sure why you attract them, unless you are hiding your light under a bushel on here.

Are they available Clive. Seems a waste of a decent bike for the sake of a black box.