Your Day Today!

[Clive]

We have the granddaughter with us today, that will keep my wife busy, she does most of the childminding/entertaining  

Off to the shops later, we need a few things, but not food or

[Sir Fallsalot]

4 minutes ago, Catteeclan said:

What charger have you got Fred? Looking at getting one as Lithium are getting more popular.
Brother in laws bringing his Husky down soon and that's got one too. 

I have one of these
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/248878?glCountry=GB&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyc67BhDSARIsAM95Qzsml_sND7Y7HO7g31GBKUjvRQ3oh3aPglTkCYdLqTcGI-IrXCWhhfYaAvsPEALw_wcB

[Sir Fallsalot]

14 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Just pulled the Beta out as i haven't looked at it for 3 months and the fecking battery is dead bloody Lithium crap, hoping my charger can recover it.

Just checked and the battery charger is out of recovery mode and is now charging, Thought i'd give the starter a push and the bike has started Lithium batteries are great 

[Saul]

Actually had to fix something on my CBF today.    I had noticed that the indicators were being a bit fussy recently but I put it down to switching to winter gloves and clumsy fingers.    Well today I went out for a bimble and wore my summer gloves as it is a balmy 10C here today, indicators stopped working altogether.    So when I got home I had a good look.  Hazards were working so not bulbs or indicator wiring or flasher unit, probably the switch.    I took the switch to pieces and is was a bit gummed up  but not looking to bad, blasted it with contact cleaner and drenched in ACF 50, all working perfectly.   Gotta love a Honda   

When I was cleaning out my older 10 x 10 shed a couple of weeks ago, which is going to be my bike store, I found some of my old biking gear that I had basically forgotten about.  Amongst the stash was some old West German dispatch rider boots.  Got Volki made in West Germany written on them.    Anyway they were soaked and probably had been for quite some time I was about to ditch them when my older daughter, who would call herself an Equestrian/Groom, said she could sort them and bring them back which she did.    Wore the Volkies out today and while a bit tight to begin with they relaxed and were very comfy.    Chuffed to bits with them and the care my daughter put into them.  i have no doubt I will be stung for saddle soap/leather balm products for her in the near future.    I need to get an older Aircool BMW to match the Volkies now.    Not sure my Mrs will go for it but worth a try.  
 

[boboneleg]

This is why you need to clean your bike thoroughly if you've been messing about in mud.  My bike was jet washed on the way home from Saturdays ride  but I got it up on the bench yesterday and found all this living behind the front sprocket ..........

 

[Pedro]

1 hour ago, Saul said:

 I need to get an older Aircool BMW to match the Volkies now.   

It feels almost mandatory, Saul.

[Nute]

Mother in law staying with us at the moment. She’s stepped on the puppy 3 bloody times so far. He’s laying in front of the fire minding his own business and she seems unable to get from one side of the room to the other without treading on the poor thing.

Thankfully she’s back the US on Thursday. I should be more tolerant but it’s bloody hard at times. 

[Sir Fallsalot]

35 minutes ago, Nute said:

Mother in law staying with us at the moment. She’s stepped on the puppy 3 bloody times so far. He’s laying in front of the fire minding his own business and she seems unable to get from one side of the room to the other without treading on the poor thing.

Thankfully she’s back the US on Thursday. I should be more tolerant but it’s bloody hard at times. 

I think i should have posted this here
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/12Dq3imJdGj/

[Six30]

Get in …

 

[Sir Fallsalot]

Been out on the Beta all afternoon doing the local lanes photos you've all seen before but i'll put them up anyway, it was a bit windy on the hills hard enough to ride the ruts without the wind blowing me off course

I came down here on the XR with the chainsaw yesterday clearing some fallen trees only right i go up it today, i'm so unfit at the moment when i got to the end which is only about  200 yards i was breathing like a guy who smokes 40 a day with one lung 

went down a lane to Stanley town and onto Penrhys golf course lane

Further along looking towards Porth

Short Video from here looking into the Rhondda Fawr Valley

I switched valleys to go up to Miriam's bench haven't been here for a while and it hasn't improved, the golf course lane i came from is the other side of the valley

Another short video from here looking into the Rhondda Fach Valley and blowing a Hooley

had a play through the forestry at the end of the lane 

Onto the ford in Ynysybwl

i decided not to go through and went this way and over the foot bridge i think it would have been easier to go through the ford

 

took the lane from the Jampot down and had the opportunity to try out the new silky saw

It worked much better than i thought a hand saw should but bloody hard work with all the bike gear on some of those branches were more like trunks

from here i headed home via Eglwysilan mountain. I'm aching like hell now really need to work on my fitness 
Route map

[boboneleg]

I haven't done that ford for years Fred , we must make it a mission next year that you take me that ford and I'll take you to couple over here 

[Buckster]

1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

I haven't done that ford for years Fred , we must make it a mission next year that you take me that ford and I'll take you to couple over here 

So you are going to take each other in the woods?

[boboneleg]

Just now, Buckster said:

So you are going to take each other in the woods?

No woods in the either of the fords I'm thinking of , do you have past experience of such things  ?

[Buckster]

1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

No woods in the either of the fords I'm thinking of , do you have past experience of such things  ?

@Six30 territory and he is the boss of you dirt bike boys now.

[Sir Fallsalot]

20 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

I haven't done that ford for years Fred , we must make it a mission next year that you take me that ford and I'll take you to couple over here 

you can go through i'll take the bridge lol i hate that ford it's not that deep but the rocks in there are slippery as ice and make getting onto the concrete slab each end difficult and they keep changing every time we have bad weather

[boboneleg]

2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

you can go through i'll take the bridge lol i hate that ford it's not that deep but the rocks in there are slippery as ice and make getting onto the concrete slab each end difficult and they keep changing every time we have bad weather

Yes, the step up to the tarmac slab looks dodgy 

[YamaHead]

Actually snowed last night....just a dusting...most of it melted off, but it stayed around freezing temps most of the day. I did get a ride in, though it was brutal on my left hand. Gotta dig out my neoprene fishing glove from the LH glove stash I have in the garage. Rode towards the north end of town to see if I get some better views....

Happiest of New Years to everyone!

[Catteeclan]

Only just got out of bed. A film came on I wanted to watch so just laid there.

Happy new year.

[Six30]

Get in

[boboneleg]

I may have been pissed last night , I remember overjoyed seeing the Deep South on Jools Holland's Hootenany , so overjoyed that I started dancing around the living room mush to Ersilia's amusement 

Anyway , I did have a fair few drinks as I'm doing a dry January so I went for a last blow out .

[Clive]

Iam having my hair cut today, that's about all that is happening here.  

[Buckster]

Snowing here.

[Saul]

Quiet day here, both daughters pissed last night and hungover this morning.   Boy fresh as a daisy as he worked last night and had to start again at 11:00 am.  I've got this fucking lurgy chest infection going around so not doing much.   Was going to go out and bolt stuff to my CBF but!

[Clive]

4 minutes ago, Buckster said:

Snowing here.

Fabulous!

[Saul]

Drowned rat