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Sir Fallsalot

Sir Fallsalot

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10 hours ago, XTreme said:

If I could add that it's probably best to avoid Swansea!

Motorcyclist makes it halfway around world.......till he got to Swansea!

It was a Kawasaki, it probably broke down again and it was the last straw for him so he ditched it thinking his story would be more believable as he was in Swansea :classic_laugh: 

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Clive

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19 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

It was a Kawasaki, it probably broke down again and it was the last straw for him so he ditched it thinking his story would be more believable as he was in Swansea :classic_laugh: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12189835/Couple-travelling-world-BMW-bike-devastated-motorcycle-stolen-Liverpool.html

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Sir Fallsalot

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5 hours ago, boboneleg said:

Started to clean up the CRF ready for sale ................

 

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I know you like that bike Bob i bet you will be sad to see it go. The weight is one of the reasons I've not bought one, the difference in weight between the crf and my 650 is about half a bag of cement same as your 650 but that half a bag of cements extra weight comes with almost twice the horse power.

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Sir Fallsalot

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8 minutes ago, Clive said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12189835/Couple-travelling-world-BMW-bike-devastated-motorcycle-stolen-Liverpool.html

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Thats why i hate the cities Clive their over populated and all the scrotes congregate in them, the Sur-ron seems to be the vehicle of choice for the modern thieving scumbag now instead of scooters

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23 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Thats why i hate the cities Clive their over populated and all the scrotes congregate in them, the Sur-ron seems to be the vehicle of choice for the modern thieving scumbag now instead of scooters

They must steal those electric bikes too, cos from what I can see they ain't cheap.

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Catteeclan

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On the stolen bikes, I always chain mine and Mandis bikes together. Makes it much more difficult to get in a van. Coupled with the disc locks makes it harder still.
Not saying it would stop anyone pinching but would def make them think twice and slow them down some.

On another note, supplied the wrong parts again today. Dead car on the drive, opening another bottle.

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37 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

I know you like that bike Bob i bet you will be sad to see it go. The weight is one of the reasons I've not bought one, the difference in weight between the crf and my 650 is about half a bag of cement same as your 650 but that half a back of cement extra weight comes with almost twice the horse power.

Your absolutely right Fred.  It's a been a brilliant bike for me , never let me down once in six years but I'm struggling with the weight now if I have to pick it up.  While you're riding it it's no problem but I have to think about if I'm stuck in a lane in the middle of nowhere (you'll no what I mean).

Something else will come along I'm sure or I can just ride around Salisbury Plain on the Donkey .

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1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

Your absolutely right Fred.  It's a been a brilliant bike for me , never let me down once in six years but I'm struggling with the weight now if I have to pick it up.  While you're riding it it's no problem but I have to think about if I'm stuck in a lane in the middle of nowhere (you'll no what I mean).

Something else will come along I'm sure or I can just ride around Salisbury Plain on the Donkey .

Do you prefer riding by yourself or a convenience thing?
I have no doubt I'm not to far behind you. When I still had the xl600 I got stuck in a muddy hole up to the top of the front wheel. Sweated for 15mins getting the bugga shifted. Close to dead.

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Nowadays I prefer to ride on my own Dave, perhaps I'm turning into the Victor Meldrew of the trail world :classic_laugh:

Plus most of my weekends are taken up with walking with Paolo , there's not a lot of peeps to ride with midweek.

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Skippy

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40 minutes ago, XTreme said:

@Skippy.....after 3 months of Hell it could be about to break!

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Well it’s gonna be fucking hot tomorrow and I’ve got to take my bike up to Alicante. Wish me luck! 🤣🤣

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3 minutes ago, Skippy said:

Well it’s gonna be fucking hot tomorrow and I’ve got to take my bike up to Alicante. Wish me luck! 🤣🤣

How far is that from you Ray, are you taking it for a service ?

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5 minutes ago, Skippy said:

Well it’s gonna be fucking hot tomorrow and I’ve got to take my bike up to Alicante. Wish me luck! 🤣🤣

A deal going down?

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2 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

How far is that from you Ray, are you taking it for a service ?

If I went all motorway, it would take an hour and a quarter or thereabouts. Clearly I’m not gonna do that as it’s boring so I will cut across country on some of the nice roads which takes up to just over two hours. Probably about 120 km each way.

The reason I’m taking it up is because the front suspension feels a little choppy, it’s the only way I can describe it although the bike handles beautifully and it’s not the front wheel bearings as I’ve checked that. I spoke to the guy up there and explained and he said bring it up and they will do a fork oil change seeing as it’s under warranty. Can’t ask fairer than that. 

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35 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

I'm struggling with the weight now if I have to pick it up. 

We lose strength and muscle mass as we get older.......I was well aware of that, but I just never had the motivation to do anything about it.

Getting this Hernia was the wake up call I needed, because I don't think it would have happened if I'd been in better shape!

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49 minutes ago, XTreme said:

@Skippy.....after 3 months of Hell it could be about to break!

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38C here today, but 40C forecast for tomorrow.  It's not going below 26C tonight either! Bit of a contrast to our weekend we've just had in blighty! But it looks like Sunday will be slightly cooler. We've got severe water restrictions here now too! 

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5 minutes ago, Tango said:

38C here today, but 40C forecast for tomorrow.  It's not going below 26C tonight either! Bit of a contrast to our weekend we've just had in blighty! But it looks like Sunday will be slightly cooler. We've got severe water restrictions here now too! 

Been a tough Summer! I've only done 500kms since May.

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15 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Been a tough Summer! I've only done 500kms since May.

I've probably done about the same, Pete! We've got the grape harvest started now, so the roads are going to be like skating rinks for the next month or so too!

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