Sir Fallsalot

I thought it would have been worth keeping just to ride the back roads, it being so much lighter and nimble than the big BM

Are you keeping the CCM @Specs

Merthyr in lockdown here as well now like Clive it doesn't affect my average day as i mostly eat sleep and work

I really want to try the XR650L i really want one but a test ride would to put it to rest either way for me.

can you get the XR650L over there they haven't changed since they were first introduced but can still be bought new in the states

Dont know if you can view this video Pete but there's a bit of a theme going on here this guy is getting rid of his Vstrom for a CRF250L as well https://www.facebook.com/nigel.morgan.589/videos/10218815975450961/

I've got to stop drinking now the wife is trying to get me to break the law and take her out on the bike somewhere tomorrow and I'm starting to think fuck it why not

It could happen I'm consuming a lot of beer tonight

Maybe with the help of these

I wish you had said that earlier that's why i headed home from my ride early because it was kissing me knickers

His tank is plastic Pete LOL

Its not my fault if you had used the word Link i would have seen it I'm just a simple man LOL

Feeling a bit cheesed off i couldn't use the bike after rebuilding the rear shock this morning due to a new corvid lockdown, but after reading the rules for the area I discovered it was only stopping me from leaving or entering Rhondda Cynon Taff which consists of five valleys so plenty of places to ride without breaking the lockdown rules. I started off going up a lane i haven't been to for years the main route is now blocked by fallen trees so had to go around on this path This is back on the route but i see there are more trees down ahead The bike doesn't feel right its slipping all over the place and i fall off after getting over the fallen tree behind the bike. I decided to have a look ahead before i go to the trouble of negotiating all the fallen trees glad i did the trail is washed out and looked worse further up so made the decision to turn around especially as i was dressed for the winter and it was bloody boiling out The next lane is a few miles further up the valley and the bike performs flawlessly on the road there. At the gate to the lane i decide to reduce the tyre pressures as i know this lane is washed out and tricky in places, looks like i need a new pressure gauge on my compressor i put 15psi in but my mobile pump is showing over 20psi drops the pressure front and rear to about 12psi Reducing the pressures made all the difference the bike feels like it should now no more of that sliding about. I stop at this memorial bench someone has fitted since my last ride up here to admire the view and i also wanted to watch a landrover that was coming up behind me negotiate some of the washed out bits on the way up The view from the bench is great but a bit windy which i didn't mind as it helped me cool down That's Penrhys in the middle distance the shitty in the sky and i didn't spell city wrong there, it used to be a real rough area to live Here comes the Landy I stopped to talk to the landy driver a bit further up, he was doing the same as me with his boy and he shared a video of me getting off and on the bike lol I stalled the bike and when i put my foot down to save it the bloody kick start lever went up my trouser leg and my foot never got to the ground anyhow that's not important lol the next bit was through a bit of forestry not as wet as the last time i was here the next lane i didn't stop for any photos so after that it is up by Penrhys. I like this one because it goes through a golf course and you can see the contempt on some of the golfers faces as you ride through Further on And Heading home only a short ride but really picked me up

Never mind just seen the other post ?

@XTreme so what you getting

I was just trying to work out how long me and the wife have been married it was 27 years this year but been together for 34 years?

Your right @Tym i re read the lockdown rules and all it stipulates is you do not leave or enter RCT without a valid reason so i took the bike to the local jet wash to get it clean and then dragged the XR out to get it dirty staying inside the county of RCT feeling much happier now

Nice one Bob enjoy you got to pamper the lady now and then ?

Just trying to motivate myself to wash this after last weekend but this lockdown shit has me feeling depressed

That is one weird looking thing

Nothing wrong with me that a good diet wouldn't fix but that ain't going to happen so i'm fucked as well

No mine Pedro

How much is scrap copper out there Pete must be worth a bit as someones gone to the trouble of stripping it out the walls

I have no idea. First job change underpants then give the bike a good look over check everything that's supposed to be tight is, and everything that's supposed to be loose is. If you find nothing wrong part it out