Saul

Laughed putting out the bins this morning. Shadow moved the boys ped when she got home last night as her bike always has to be parked next to mine.

Nice Stealth Camper. Several of the paramedics at work have them. I like the size as can you can use it like you would a car as well as go camping.

I was training a new chap Friday night and he told me about his favourite Cafe in Plymouth. So this morning I decided to take a Bimble up there. Got the Hornet out of the shed of shame, yes I know I am going to clean it. I stopped at Carkeel services and treated the Hornet to a tank of 97 E5 juice. Worked out at roughly £3 more for a tank full so not too much. Can’t say I noticed much difference but I suppose I will notice the mpg go up maybe. Anyway didn’t want to venture into Devon with no fuel, they may not have such a thing up there across the river. Also I set google maps going to take me to Hideaway Cafe, Faraday Mill. All good till I get there but the road was closed, I tried to find another way in but Google kept trying to take me back to the closed road. Turned Google off and proceeded to get lost in the back streets of Plymouth. I gave up on the Hideaway as I decided I just didn’t care enough to carry on looking for a way in. So once I got to Charles Cross roundabout I got my bearings again, as I spent 3 years at Uni around there, and headed back to Cornwall. Stopped at the Tamar for a pee Then went for plan B and traveled up to Kitt Hill for some breakfast. A few bikes up there. Nobody I knew, so headed up to Launceston then back down the A30 across the moor to Bodmin and home. Did just shy of a 100 miles on the Hornet, bloody good bike, so much quicker than my CBF but quite a bit colder as well with no fairing. I am enjoying a few solo rides now that Shadow has her freedom and my aged riding mates seem to have gone into hibernation. Change is as good as a rest

I suppose because they obviously both spent hundreds of hours doing that, while it is impressive I wonder if the ends justify the means. Must be the journey for them rather than the result. As I said very clever, not sure that is how I would spend that amount of time.

I have been following these guys and Project Binky for years, and they are finally back after a long break. But this latest dash project has me questioning their sanity. Very very clever blokes but I'm struggling to understand why. Tis entertaining to geeks nonetheless.

Glad you will be alright Fred. Silly old fuckers like us don't bounce well.

I watched that, bit grim. I remember watching it back in the 1980's when it first came out and it frightened the shit out of a teenage me.

Have you been hacked Pedro?

Well what ya doing ? Me not so much, working tonight and Sunday night, weather looks to be cooperative so at least I will be biking. I plan on watching a lot of rugby but not much else. Oh and an aside it is NHS payday woohoo! well for a couple of days until it all disappears.

I dare say but I suppose it's the contrast for me, I am usually here and there like shit in a field most of the time.

Sitting here thinking I have had a very surreal day by my standards. I haven't had to go anywhere or do anything I didn't want to. Bloody luxury. Shadow doesn't need me to take her to and from college, older daughter hasn't needed to go to the stables (no horse) and the boy takes himself to work. Apart from doing some stuff around the house and playing bike I have been a freeman for the first time in years probably. Could this be the future, probably not as big daughter still needs transport and driving lessons. But nice to dream.

Couldn’t help myself had to do it. For any potential snow foamers out there my pump up one shat the bed so I got this one off Amazon for £18, works well but for how long will be the factor. Battery powered.

When I was out yesterday my front brakes started honking a bit, so stripped and cleaned them up this morning. It was the right hand calliper sliders that were gummed up so I know I have fixed it. Did both sides of course. Also cleaned up the pistons and pads and rubber greased the seals. Good 4mm left on the pads so will keep them for the time being. Looks like the last time they were off some cack handed fuck wit had been at them. Both callipers scratched up on the faces where they had been clamped with no protection. Also they are the wrong colour so have either been rebuilt or replaced at some point. No big deal as they are fine but so tempted to refurbish them and paint them the right colour. I got to keep telling myself this bike is a winter hack and not get too obsessive. All cleaned greased and back together. Shame the rest of the bike is so shit high . May not be able to resist cleaning it this afternoon

No and I was around the areas where they are supposed to be. Mind you seems daft in the daylight but the moor is a different place in the dark. I spend a lot of my working hours at night on the moor. Unusual place.

Been up on the Moor Bimbling about. Lovely and crisp weather. Navel gazing about different bikes, the one you have is always the best. Bolventor Coliford Lake/Reservoir from different angles, Tis big. Dozmary Pool, where Excalibur and the Lady in the Lake are supposed to be. I will try and find a better spot closer to Dozmary but it is tucked away. Home with a dirty arse

Now that is an idea. I do like them, especially the ginger one.

Nah ching Chong chinky not for me. Also still only a single.

I can see the attraction of that but its not really what I'm looking for. Also a bit spendy by the time you have the Nova done and had it delivered you would be approaching 4k. I am thinking of a 250 4 stroke twin road bike, I know there are limited options in that category but I was thinking modern equivalent to a CB250N Super Dream. That Big Boy is really one of these with a posh frock on. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356117311860?_skw=suzuki+tu250x&itmmeta=01JAW0GW91CFMAJE5SXPYZREE1&hash=item52ea3ef174:g:h3wAAOSwGyVnAcoY&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKnjGSuw5Kse8HIpunBLLgV02LXiMG47l9UNCZl4d2MttIgpZ0q9C5SMz5EDsJs9cDMYXxHLtDaGXxzbeiUc9hkcxlSPz94aaqpa4%2F%2BS5iVP6LmRLZNPhLZU%2BKj2gkYnCxaH5hPJbEwo%2BV9U2CNv63%2ByOkrUrLuxMfqXGClIf%2Bl9N2TfIoBhkAWArd1vHIPraasIiCBO17JZCfr5FBmsjGGevmqEQ1gSjsjZQQK6BVo4wFTD7%2FcNz%2BX0Gdx%2FZ52O0RM%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8bEw4DXZA

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176592135094 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166996906540 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267010344076?_skw=suzuki+inazuma+250&itmmeta=01JATWC5C9S3AC0Z0ET78G1TZW&hash=item3e2b0e848c:g:hjsAAOSwCNBm-rY3&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmy7b%2FbVhCkxRsGS%2BfqfpZEVEIxWjCh2eyXLhBOu6SxY7UWdq7C0ChvF7DOZeZy5uMoasNGtaU1gOoIfB4qRaMtkbxaXRb3s6tk6AnJXuMW%2F4gz6eFZH90Jh7pb%2BGITnX%2FIlkw7rkW88k7RoLYbHrG6SF%2BL8P5D%2BsIywei4ealqbYttPGw8GtqDHsYEgB0CxNZIUK1XwZUp6g0QL1qtaWvqX99KbFFhlJbTClzi7o4W0N8C98zjX07kCA4NNyZYCug%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR57WsNzWZA

Well I have been down a Youtube rabbit hole recently watching vids about Honda 250 Super Dreams. I had a minty one back in the day and while I remember it as being dog slow at the time, compared to strokers, I did like it alot for other reasons. Anyway thinking away, if I am honest I don't really want to be doing a lot of tinkering I just want to ride. So getting a 40 year old bike probably doesn't make a lot of sense even if it is a Honda. So I got thinking of the modern equivalents available and I stumbled across Inazuma 250's, you can get a nice minty low miles 2016 bike for around £1.5 to £2k which seems pretty reasonable to me. I don't mind the looks of the bike especially the F model and after watching a few vids they seem capable enough. Just wondering what the hive mind on here thought about the Inazuma 250. I reckon I could have a hoot on one, on our local roads.

Looks alot like the New 660 Tiger. I like the look of it but seems pretty expensive, but honestly not something that would really interest me even if I did have the money to burn.

No, so very tempted to do so but she has to learn for herself, of course I will help if asked. She has done several thousand miles as a pillion this year so hopefully learnt a bit from that

Spent the day with my eldest daughter today. Took her over Davidstow airfield for a driving lesson. She is doing well, working on her reverse parking, parallel parking and reversing around a corner. We worked on patterns of 30 minute lesson then 15 minutes of playing and doing what she wanted. During her second break I teased her that she’d couldn’t hit shit, she proved me wrong and hit every cow pat on the runway . There were many Here she is proud of her achievements splattered all up the side of the van Some of her victims Good to get her out and laughing again as her horse died last Friday and she has been a bit down.