Saul

Of what ?

I usually call her the Darkness.

Bloody lovely mate, that end of town never gets that busy the holibobs don't find it in numbers. The burger shack is run by an old rugby mates daughter so she looks after us.

Managed to sneak away from the kids to have a spot of lunch with Mrs. Burger and an ice cream never felt so indulgent.

He wouldn't last 10 minutes by the time you lot got hold of him. Fuck me he managed to fall out with SW Motech last week. I had been talking about getting a rack for my CB for a few weeks and he wanted to know what I was getting so I told him I was getting a SW Motech one. Anyway he thought about it and phoned me and said I am going to order what you recommended, yeah right he asked, and I will get two so I can negotiate a discount for us both. Give him his do he saved us £4 each but for fuck sake it wasn't worth the grief. Easy going as I am I said alright. Anyway they were delivered to his place last week, before hand he had arranged for me to pop up for a cuppa to fit them when they arrived. Next thing I know I get a phone called from him saying you'll have to come and get your rack I have just spent 4 hours trying to get this piece of shit you recommended fitted and I haven't got time to do yours, so you'll just have to pick it up. Now I never asked him to fit it I am quite capable of doing it myself. So I go up there and he is still ranting about how shit the rack was to fit and how he scratched his doing the job and he didn't know how I was going to cope. I said I had no problem fitting my other Motech stuff so was surprised he had issues. When I got home I put mine on and it took all of 11 minutes. I messaged him this. He came back that his must have been faulty and a Friday afternoon job and that he has complained to SW Motech. I sent him a message back that he shouldn't call himself a Friday afternoon job and if there is a next time. he should let met fit it for him. Its been tumble weeds from his direction ever since. I think I may have offended him . I have known him years he'll pop up in a few weeks with, with a "Hello mate fancy a cuppa type message" he always does. Like I said angry little fucker all the time. Entertaining though

Cause he is 5'6". He is one of those guys who always has a story to tell about how he was the hero of the hour and saved the day. Tis all drama with him.

I went to a BMW owners club meeting once, only once mind you. I wasn’t the right type for that sort of thing. Did love my old Beamers though.

Got home after 90 miles and bloody enjoyed the ride. I experimented with so E5 to see if it made any difference, can’t say that I noticed any. It was pleasant to be out on my own and not following my angry little mate riding like a tit.

While I was in Plymouth I popped over to GT Motors which has been a big dealership for years to see what they had. Lots was the answer but they are Honda/Kawasaki/Suzuki/Yamaha/Ducati/BSA dealers. Again an interesting place with some lovely stuff but I think I was having a bit of sensory overload by the time I walked around their showrooms. Lots of everything. Good Cafe and friendly staff.

Across the car park from the Triumph dealership there was this place. To be honest I was surprised by the sheer variety of what was on offer. From what I would of thought of as practical transport to stuff that Liberace would have been embarrassed by. Very interesting though, the salesman had me sussed as a browser though as he said: “I see you went in next door, just killing time?” I said yes and mooched around, Twas a friendly exchanges I thought and he was a ginger.

Finally managed to get out today so thought I would pop up to the Triumph dealership in Plymouth, my nearest one. I have a rough idea where it was but it was the perfect opportunity to try out my Nav set up with Google maps on my phone with directions going through Bluetooth to my helmet. Worked really well, also let me listen to a podcast on the way to Anyway worked out to be around 38 miles so just a short hop really. They had some lovely stuff in the showroom and pretty friendly staff who were chatty but didn’t put any pressure tactics into play. I liked the place. Funnily enough I went to look at some Bonnevilles but the the 660 Tiger took my eye. Not that I was seriously looking just interested wanting to waste some time with a destination.

He's trying hard to land that fish.

Yeah but if I am honest it would be the Hornet all day long for me if it were my money. Best value package of all of them for my needs. Plus my SW Motech luggage would got straight on.

Funnily enough I was talking to the salesman up at Damerells a couple of weeks ago about the new trans alp, vstrom, hornet and 8gs thingy. He rated the Suzuki 800 twin motor over the Honda 750. Reconned that despite the figures on paper the Suzuki felt quicker than the Honda. Not that, that is an indicator of the comparison between the bikes I found it interesting just the same as they have demonstrators of all four. Probably say’s more about the salesman riding style or perhaps where the bigger commission lay. I prefer the look of the Hondas personally but if it were my money it would be a new hornet or a 650 vstrom. I like the new trans alp but that 650 strom is a proven icon to my mind. Also I think that new Suzuki 8GS thing is just to weird looking for my liking.

I think that is spot on, I have always had shorter legs but have had big heavy bikes, just gotta ride accordingly. Tis experience plain and simple, strength a little bit. The heaviest I had was 259 kilos and was fine as long as you didn't forget that. And yes I did drop it once on gravel at a junction.

Can almost smell that room from here.

Bugger didn't know that.

I am sure I witnessed something very similar to that in Cardiff on a Saturday night after the rugby

May not have the Ginger hair but still got the ginger skin then. . I get accused of being Ginger cause I am part lobster in the summer.

Ginger Mong?

Looks like I will be chucking sickie from work this weekend all gouty with a foot like a peach. Singing on Sunday so will get the Mrs to drive me and I can hobble around for that but overnight driving shifts aren’t on the cards. Rest of the weekend gonna be YouTube and good rugby tomorrow on the blink box.

I have done that twice when I was in the Saab club, did it once non stop there and back with a couple of mates. Breath taking beauty. If I was to do it again I would like to bimble it and take my time, with a few nights air b&b.

Been many times mate, great roads, rugby, singing and Brains what more do you need.

You are right and when I fist sat on mine it felt like a pumped 125 but I could flat foot it, it feels light and is easy to manoeuvre and move around. Stuff that never entered my mind a few years ago but now I am a codger it is a factor. Also I won’t be taking a pillion anywhere with the exception of my youngest who is a hobbit. I look at lots of stuff and do often hanker after a big blaster now and again but I always change my mind after a bimble on my little CB. It’s right for me. Although a new Hornet could be on the horizon in a couple of years.