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Slowlycatchymonkey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Did your school ever have that toilet paper that you could use as tracing paper 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Real men use corn cobs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 What is it with you and toilets @yen_powell? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 09:57, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Did your school ever have that toilet paper that you could use as tracing paper Expand do you mean that izel stuff you might as well use grease proof paper it would mop up the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 11:13, skyrider said: do you mean that izel stuff you might as well use grease proof paper it would mop up the same Expand Yep thats the torturous stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 I took Izal to the Sahara, I thought it would be more resistant to damp weather stashed away in my throw overs. I brought it back unopened (it was in a flat square box). I'll bet it is still in my camping gear somewhere. It isn't easy to get, I had to call in a favour from a girl who's dad had the sort of 'sell everything' shop and who still had some stashed away. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 13:14, yen_powell said: I took Izal to the Sahara, I thought it would be more resistant to damp weather stashed away in my throw overs. I brought it back unopened (it was in a flat square box). I'll bet it is still in my camping gear somewhere. It isn't easy to get, I had to call in a favour from a girl who's dad had the sort of 'sell everything' shop and who still had some stashed away. Expand Ok now I’m finding myself thinking along Xtremes lines cos deliberately seeking out that stuff for your delicates isn’t right! I just stored normal bog paper in a waterproof pouch... like a normal person would... What’s this about the Sahara? Pics? Thread? What were you doing there and all that jazz? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 13:20, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Ok now I’m finding myself thinking along Xtremes lines cos deliberately seeking out that stuff for your delicates isn’t right! I just stored normal bog paper in a waterproof pouch... like a normal person would... What’s this about the Sahara? Pics? Thread? What were you doing there and all that jazz? Expand Long time ago (pre Ewen and Charlie), saw an article in Trail Bike Magazine that said big trail bikes not a problem there, as no mud to speak of (they didn't mention the ice), desperate to try it, talked three other people on big bikes (750AT, 600TA, 900Triumph Tiger) into going, two dropped out (lost job and divorce proceedings), remaining bloke invited his brother, I said yes as long as he had a big lumpy bike as well, they both bought matching second hand 750 Africa Twins. Then a 4th from my work invited himself and drove us all mad (we talked of killing him and hiding the body at one point), but to be fair his CCM was light enough to check out some tricky trails which had become streams/washed away and he fixed one bike using large rocks and gaffer tape after a crash. Took about 4 weeks, got my only puncture half a mile from home on the way back, local travelling people had burnt a pallet on a green lane I thought I would do whilst I still had knobbly tyres on and I copped one of the screws. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slowlycatchymonkey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 13:34, yen_powell said: Long time ago (pre Ewen and Charlie), saw an article in Trail Bike Magazine that said big trail bikes not a problem there, as no mud to speak of (they didn't mention the ice), desperate to try it, talked three other people on big bikes (750AT, 600TA, 900Triumph Tiger) into going, two dropped out (lost job and divorce proceedings), remaining bloke invited his brother, I said yes as long as he had a big lumpy bike as well, they both bought matching second hand 750 Africa Twins. Then a 4th from my work invited himself and drove us all mad (we talked of killing him and hiding the body at one point), but to be fair his CCM was light enough to check out some tricky trails which had become streams/washed away and he fixed one bike using large rocks and gaffer tape after a crash. Took about 4 weeks, got my only puncture half a mile from home on the way back, local travelling people had burnt a pallet on a green lane I thought I would do whilst I still had knobbly tyres on and I copped one of the screws. Expand Lol nice work I went on one trip where I gained a greater understanding of why fragging occurs and had detailed thoughts about how I should shove him off the side of a mountain (because it would be for the greater good) and if Id get away with it so I know that pain What did he fix with rocks? I’m guessing its one of those things you dont desire to do twice?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 14:00, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I’m guessing its one of those things you dont desire to do twice?! Expand That'll be washing then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 14:00, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Lol nice work I went on one trip where I gained a greater understanding of why fragging occurs and had detailed thoughts about how I should shove him of the side of a mountain (because it would be for the greater good) and if Id get away with it so I know that pain What did he fix with rocks? I’m guessing its one of those things you dont desire to do twice?! Expand He fixed a bash plate and a crushed downpipe that was stopping the clutch lever releasing. He also turned a metal rectangular tube back into a pannier after it broke into three pieces! He was a bit northern, hence the captions I added to two of the photographs. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 09:57, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Did your school ever have that toilet paper that you could use as tracing paper Expand My father only ever used that stuff, for as long as i can remember there were two bog roll holders in my parents bathroom one for that stuff and one for everyone who wanted their ass hole intact after a couple of wipes. When he couldn't get the stuff anymore he was devastated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 17:30, Sir Fallsalot said: My father only ever used that stuff, for as long as i can remember there were two bog roll holders in my parents bathroom one for that stuff and one for everyone who wanted their ass hole intact after a couple of wipes. When he couldn't get the stuff anymore he was devastated Expand No way?!?!?! With what justification?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 17:38, Slowlycatchymonkey said: No way?!?!?! With what justification?! Expand I think he had a bad experience where the normal stuff wasn't strong enough and he got shitty fingers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Didn’t he go to the Peterborough rally with us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 17:38, Slowlycatchymonkey said: No way?!?!?! With what justification?! Expand with that stuff you just leave it to your undies to mop the rest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 18:06, skyrider said: with that stuff you just leave it to your undies to mop the rest Expand That would be great but my father never wore any 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 18:10, Sir Fallsalot said: That would be great but my father never wore any Expand ready for action eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 09:57, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Did your school ever have that toilet paper that you could use as tracing paper Expand Yep, ours had Bristol Corporation printed on it , slid all over your arse and cleaned nothing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 It was the invention of a sick mind. Bastard sharp if you weren’t careful too 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 18:00, Sir Fallsalot said: I think he had a bad experience where the normal stuff wasn't strong enough and he got shitty fingers Expand On 06/04/2021 at 18:47, boboneleg said: Yep, ours had Bristol Corporation printed on it , slid all over your arse and cleaned nothing Expand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 18:06, Buckster said: Didn’t he go to the Peterborough rally with us? Expand He may well have been there yes. He lives in Wales now, part owner of a pony trekking place in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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