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Bimble to Plymouth 31/5/2023


Saul

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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.  
 

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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.  
 

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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.  
 

 

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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.   

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8 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Nice places Saul......beautiful Zed there!

And why is your mate always angry?

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. 🤣

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32 minutes ago, Saul said:

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'm sure he'd love it on here! :classic_laugh:

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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 🤣

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