Saul

Working, Singing, Working

Yes please

I dunno I probably haven't seen him in 20 years, today was the first time. Didn't really get much time to catch up today.

It was Kitt Hill bike meet this morning so we Fowey geriatrics met at 9:00am and set off. Five in the photo but one more arrived and we picked up one on route. Me Honda CBF600 Andy BMW R80 Martyn BMW R100 Gary Triumph Bonnie 650 Paul Triumph Tiger 850 Mike HD Fat BoB? Summin like that anyway and we picked Steve with his RE Super Meteor on route. One route we saw loads of bikes all going our way. Suppose the weather and time of year meant it was bound to be busy. When we got to Louis I was shocked we are normally in the first 10 to 15 bikes there. Must have been a good 100 there already today. Anyway breakfast ordered and eat then had a look at the many bikes. I didn’t try to photo many but there was loads of everything thing from vintage to brand new. Anyway after an hour Andy had to go so the 6 of us set off to got to Kev’s place for a cup of tea, I thought Kev lived in Plymouth but it turns out he had moved to Bideford the opposite coast from where we were. No problem as the roads were glorious and pretty quiet. We travelled out through Tavistock then on across Dartmoor to join the A386. Again lovely quiet roads in stunning sunshine. Doesn’t get much better than this. Anyway we got to The Highwayman at Sourton. (Yes that one Six30). When Mikes Harley died. The engineer and electrician decided, after some fettling, that the bike wasn’t charging and the battery was dead. Anyway after an hour messing we gave up and Mike called the RAC to rescue him. So we carried on to Kev’s place again on through some glorious roads through Torrington and then Bideford. All good. Tea drunk, some chat and we then headed down the A39 to Bude for fuel. Then to Camelford, Bodmin and home to Fowey. Steve left us at Camelford, A stunning day out day out with some entertaining mates, Shame the Harley didn’t make it, I felt for Mike as he was gutted his shiny pride and joy let him down. Covered 157 miles, @60mpg, one thing about having the vintage boat anchors with us you do save fuel.

I would genuinely like to do this, only question mark for me is getting time off work. If I can I will, now if it was mid week

That is a smart look bike Skip. Very practical and I would imagine a good everyday rider. I like the white as well.

Had a trip out to the local Vintage motorcycle club this morning. And one old chap turned in his recently restored MG only done 140 miles since it was finished. Certainly a beautiful thing I can’t imagine it came out of the factory this good.

No rain here until 9 pmish so made it with an hour to spare

Trip over to Newquay and Project 83 this evening. Like a warm summers day. with a couple of mates, Andy on his Thruxton and Martyn on his V85TT. Nice to have all modern bikes for a change and not have to wait for the vintage bone shakers. Family parking

I had one of them in the same colour, bleddy heavy great lump. Chap I sold it too killed himself on it. Sad but the way he rode it was going to happen sooner or later.

Me to I liked it.

Do it

Awfully bold of you to assume you will still be doing BOTM in the summer

You already have, nosterol fucker

Oh god he is going to do a Trump on BOTM.

Very nice indeed

How's the bike going Skip?

Again I had a similar thing with my boys scoot the other day, I noticed the front brake pads were wafer thin. I ordered new but when they came one of the pad pins seized and stripped, so bought a used caliper and fitted that. Only for the boy to tell me the front brakes had been rubbish for weeks. FFS He was shocked how good they were now they actually work. I sometimes wonder if at 21 he would have the sense to come in out of the rain. I did enjoy playing with the ped though, all relatively simple but therapeutic to do.

Funnily enough I have just come in from checking overs Shadows bike, tyre, pressures, oil, chain all the usual stuff. Then washed and GT85 ed it. Just slipped her a sneaky £10 for fuel as well. So her mother doesn't moan. She is off over St Eval this afternoon to spend the weekend at the boyfriends parents. I am going to lead her over there as she isn't sure exactly how to get there, getting home is easier as she only has to follow the signposts to St Aweful or Bodmin. Found a screw in her back tyre but only about 3 mm into the chunky part of the tyre, lucky catch

Yeah go with the red one

What's going on with the fluorescent guy in the background.?

The picture needs to be landscape or in the horizontal plane to fit the front page of the website.

Silver or Red?

Padstien to Otterham Station then back to Fowey. Unremarkable 75 mile run for coffee and cake. Nice mooch around the North coast.