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It'll cruise at 55-60. Top whack 75. No worries.[/QUOTE]

I still haven't forgiven it for the puncture on its first journey.
Mind you Auntie Carol gives me European cover. I'll think about it. It
still needs a new battery, kick start makes you lazy.

 

I know where you live.

You are a star.

 

Heh. I may be convinced to take it at this rate.

I have nerve. And bravado. It's time and cold hard cash that are
lacking.

 

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still no news as to whether I've still got a job[1] after July 20th, so I
think Chimay is out again this year.

still, by next year I might have hoarded enough pennies to do a top (side?)
end rebuild on the SOBoxer. It's definitely down on power[2] and the
valvegear is way noisier than it should be.

I reckon it wants new rings and a hone (or maybe a rebore) and reworked
heads, all of which costs money.


[1] for which read: "main income-generating contract", job is easier to
type.
[2] it'll just about get to 85. in the past I've seen 95 on the clock.

 

Belgium, man, Belgium!

 

Oh yeah, those, they're upstairs. Can't I just follow someone?

Ideal. Lots of coffee around 7am, leave here for 8am.

 

It's 3 weeks away, I'll change my mind at least 5 times.

Yes, Chimay is OK, it's the Africa run I was referring to.

 

Yebbut, you had the *only* Benly with a spare wheel and tyre, didn't
you?

 

Dunno about a Benly really. I do like 'em, and I do have both a CD175
and CD185 in my igarage.

A small stroker might be fun, although I do still have the remains of a
TS50 languishing round the side of the shed, which could do with either
rebuilding or binning.

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You are a sicker puppy than I thought.

By the time you get round to rebuilding it you can flog it to my
daughter, she'll have her licence by then.