Saul

I know mate just shocked to have to do it

Just been out cleaning my bike ready for some better weather. Shocked I actually had to adjust the chain, something I never had to do on my CB500F. Also fitted a more parpy horn given some blind twat nearly took me out with my daughter on the back on the way home from Damerells last night.

Usual for me, working tonight and Sunday night, but the weather looks good on Saturday so may fit a cheeky bimble in Saturday afternoon.

You do see the odd one here but they are normally older guys that shouldn't be poncing around in full leathers

My daughter would love that, exactly what she is aiming for.

I have always liked the GSX1400 and that was a real nice one, unlike his mates XJR1300 which was done up like a tarts hand bag. I am sure there was a decent bike under all that bling. I did chuckle, if you look at the picture with the AT in it the rider had a full 1 piece leather with a hump.

11/4/24. First Damerells bike night of the season. Not many there around 25 bikes came and went but me and the youngest enjoyed the ride out and had a mooch around. Chloe has set her heart on getting a red CB500R like the one we saw tonight which is an achievable goal for her in 2 years. Got her a Dr Pepper and a sausage sandwich plus a blast down the A30 and she was a very happy bunny. So much so that I am apparently not allowed to go to a bike night without her now . Not sure if that will last but she is dead keen nonetheless. She did make me laugh as she compared her bike to the CB125F’s that were there and came to the conclusion hers was better. Ever got to the stage of pointing out one of the riders and say ‘look at that great lump he must be twice my weight, I would ave him on the road’ I of course said the sensible thing but it did amuse me, she has the bug.

I had a RD400 when another mate bought a Power Valve new, I was so jealous, it seemed like an absolute rocket ship at the time.

I remember going to the NEC in the 2000's for the bike show with a group of mates. I remember one mate on a R1 who had to stop every hour or so and was crippled by the time we got to Brum. I was on my 1978 R100RS and totally comfortable all the way there and all the way back. Old bike but very good at what it was built to do.

Scrublands on BBC Iplayer. 4 part Aussie detective drama but bloody good.

True, like the swiss army knives of the biking world.

I never really got the sports bike thing myself, I did have 1993 Fireblade, but not for long, good bike but just not for me, more to biking than tearing around like a stabbed rat. I have noticed that I get slower when I am cold nowadays, I got hypothyroidism and can't deal with it like I used to.

Funnily enough the same guy offered to give me his green power ranger suit, hump, knee sliders and all the other day when I was having a cuppa over his. Shouldn't be too mean he is a good guy and our daughters are thick as thieves now. Just back then he was a young squaddie with all that entailed. He never had a smaller bike but was put through all his tests in the mob so had to have a sports bike. Hence all the gear and no idea.

My best mate used to be a green one, Still gets shitty when I take the piss nowadays even though it was 1996 when he had his Kwak ZZR600. I always remember his face when I went out with him for his first ride on it, me on my K100RS. He spent weeks, waiting for delivery, telling me how he would do his best not to leave me behind when he got the ZZR but it was me who had to wait for him on several occasions. No super hero claims from me just competent , he was on a much quicker lighter bike, but a Noob with a new bike and a very twitchy ring. There may have been a hint of putting manners on him a couple of times but only when it was safe Mind you I then had weeks of him telling me once it was run in, yada yada yada. I never claimed to be quick and don't now, but there is something about some guys with sports bikes, got to be billy big balls. . All the power rangers around here used to walk bandy legged like they had shat themselves.

He likes to show his nub to a group of old guys.

Pissing down here. Would love to go out but it's just to fucking grim. Think I may be turning in to Clive.

I loved that when covid hit, they had to wait in their cars to be called in it was bliss. Now I don't work days and we only get a few Treatment Centres (TC) cases, mostly home visits or phone consults overnight so I hardly have to deal with that shite anymore.

I'm glad you are better Pete but couldn't you just have told us rather than another old man groin shot. You're a sick puppy.

Just been out for lesson 4 with my youngest. She is getting better, no spills, no stalls and pulled up smoothly and safely every time. She is chuffed with the progress. Kept the lesson down to 40 minutes which for her seems to be the sweet spot in terms of her concentration at the moment. Did some figures of eight both ways as well big loops but I am more chuffed with the controlled stops. Next steps will be using 2nd gear but I want her to be totally comfortable before we move on. All seems to be snails pace but it is all about confidence with this one. From my point of view I have spent quite a lot of time on the CB125F the last couple of weeks and have to say it is a thoroughly pleasant little thing to live with. Dog slow but that comes with the territory for a bike this size. It does haul our combined weights (over 20 stone) around competently and it's no chore to take her out on the thing.

It's such an honour to be one of your subjects I can feel the jealousy from those you have rejected here

Incredibly annoying old fart reviewing an unwantable bike and the quickest way to burn £10k on a cheapie chinky. I am pretty bored watch this and join me.

Oh I do hope you can live up to that here.