It's this time of year I struggle. Dirty water gets flicked up from the roads as a fine mist and accumulates as I ride to and from work. My the time I get into work the visor is filthy and wiping with my glove as a ride doesn't seem to do much

Kwacky wrote:It's very rare for me to drink in the house. I never have a hankering for it when I'm at home.

Where I live the closed pub is 5 km away up a 100km/hr zone road, with no verge to walk on. Plus being a single Dad now if I waited till I 'went out' I'd be having about 6 drinks a year.

Hahaha. I'm going to stick on a 600 for at least another year yet. I've messaged someone local to me selling a 675r but not heard anything back yet. Was tempted with a zx6 but my thoughts are that when I get a litre bike it's likely to be a 4 stroke so I'll enjoy another triple while I can.

Must admit I really like those leathers. Prob wise to make them bigger for that kid as like Jack says he will need a new pair after a year!!

... been stuck in the car all day dreaming of next Friday. Can't chuffing wait. Here's a few more upside down photos, really is in good nick for a 6 year old bike. Yes the tyres will be going, replaced with the SCs I've got stashed in the garage but not until the spring. Plus that hydrofoil thingy ...

to be fair the rate kids grow he'll probably need a new set before the end of the year

Welcome back to biking, Monty.

We will have that summers evening ride round the Peaks this year.

Finished my 8 hours of work, now I'm sat at my desk completing Uni work for another 2 hours before going home and getting ready for football practice.

The joys of part time study with only 1 less module in a year than a full time student !!!

... aim is not to fall asleep. My brain can't cope with this at the moment (gah) Think I'll go back to googling motorbike related goals for this year.

The tax man for the third year running fecking my tax code up and putting me in arrears

I once did London to Cadwell in a day, but wouldn't do it again.

Took me 4 hours to get there, 8 hours at the track and then 7 hours home. I was walking like John Wayne for 3 weeks!

Think I'll be investing in a cheap folding bike trailer for the Disco this year

... Primary school with and knew of him throughout Secondary school was yesterday sentenced to 8 months in jail after knowingly having s£x with a 13 year girl. He was friends with the girls brother and therefore would have known her age. He was a stoner and a waster and now he's going to get butt-rap£d ...

A "friend" of mine told me that when she worked in a beauty salon, she'd have 15 and 16 year old girls coming in for horrific treatments, because they believed they should look a certain way... :( There's a thing in the news today about not criminalising children ...

... have mobile phones and some send photos of themselves to their boyfriend or girlfriend. If they're under 16 it's an offence. One woman said her 15 year old son is now on the sex offenders register because of it and there are other kids in the same position. Some of the laws need to be reviewed.

No bunny ears this year, though. I liked her with bunny ears.

Personally, I would have said it was nowhere near as busy as it was on Saturday last year. That's how it seemed to us, anyway. I agree with you about the costs, though. 4x tickets, £15 parking, £40 of fuel to get to London from Bristol and back. Much more and I might ...

... it seemed like there were a lot of people missing. A few exhibitors/retailers mentioned that they've put up the prices for stands massively this year and if it's the same next year, they will consider not going. Lots of people on the Triumph stand (as per), but the other big manufacturers didn't ...

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C00kiemonster wrote:

rocket wrote:I'm sorry but the punishment should fit the crime for minor grooming. Castration don't care who you are

Agreed. And physical castration not chemical.

I hear Syria is nice this time of year...

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I like to have fun in the twisties dogbot so this time of year is rarely any good for my type of riding ;) Glad to hear you had a good ride though. Taking a 190bhp zx10r for a bimble in icy conditions is like taking a prime race horse to Blackpool beach ...

I like to have fun in the twisties dogbot so this time of year is rarely any good for my type of riding ;) Glad to hear you had a good ride though. Taking a 190bhp zx10r for a bimble in icy conditions is like taking a prime race horse to Blackpool beach ...