Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, BGN They all do that sir. It settles down eventually. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
I may have to drag it out of the garage as I have no trailer... hopefully it still moves. I've got next week off as holiday, as a coincidence. I was planning on a bimble around France, but I may have to buy a Haynes manual and stay at home and work out what an engine looks like. Now... when I see it tomorrow, what should I do... put the key in, turn and press the ignition and wait for Death's sweet kiss to take me or wheel it to Cheriton Motorcycles and say HELLO. IT SMELLS OF PETROL A BIT, CAN YOU SEE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM and smile madly? Also, wheel it to Cheriton with completely fucked arm for maximum effect.
If it moves I'll wheel it to Cheriton Motorcycles and see what they think, if it's something that they can normally play with. The police did say I could just leave it at the side of the road to which I said "Oh yeah, that way when someone nicks it I can claim on the insurance" at which point they called KAP to recover it. Bastards.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear <Nods while absent-mindedly rubbing old battle-scar> -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
That scruffy old Voyager that I couldn't be pried out of last weekend has been down the road more than once.
BGN says... Ask KAP if they can deliver it to your home or either Cheriton M/cycles or Alford Brothers. Find out how much they charge for this first. It will be worth asking either Alfords or Cheriton how much they'd charge to collect it and do a proper assessment on how much to make it roadworthy. By this I mean what it needs to make it safe to use, not neccesarily A1 condition. A dented tank will still hold fuel, a scraped exhaust will still work well enough in most cases. Things like footrests, indicators and handlebar levers will probably need replacing, but there will be a lot that you can get away with just leaving as scraped or bashed.
Bear emerged from their own little world to say [the reply] Don't you start. I'll set SteveH on you. [an aside, please feel free to ignore] When I went to school we did not have the option to learn Welsh in Monmouthshire. I still have a wall map that says "Great Britain showing England, Scotland, Wales & Monmouthshire" as the county was claimed by both nations. IRL very few people, especially Welsh people, think I'm Welsh from my accent. Until recently I've always lived within a few miles of the point where Herefordshire/Monmouthshire/Gloucestershire meet in the Wye Valley near The Doward. My accent is a hybrid and varies depending on who I am speaking to as the dialects are markedly different in geographically close areas. Sadly, as with many areas the local dialects are being eroded as subcultures are more important to young people than local identity. There is an upside though: the majority of young people are not racist, homophobic cunts like the generation that I went to school with.
No fucking chance. Look at your labels in your gear, amte. They will say something to the effect of "This garment is not PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and should not be construed as such". Pretty good getout. One gets what one pays for, generally (with certain obvious exceptions, obviously).
Bear emerged from their own little world to say Although not an exact quote, do you have well developed eyebrows? Hah. But you read it. I'm getting the hang of this sociology thing
platypus emerged from their own little world to say don't loiter for too long or that Zeta Jones geriaphile will drag you back to her lair
Bear emerged from their own little world to say You need another research grant to enable you to keep searching
