Pro job there Stonesie!

That's a nice position to be in. I'm riding our the current mortgage crisis and paying for my daughter to go to university. This year is her last so I'll be ok from June next year. The next few months are going to be rough but I've got a home, clothes and food in my belly. Sadly there's far too man...

Kwacky wrote: ↑17 Aug 2023, 19:43 A letter from my bank with the latest mortgage increase

I got one this week as well. Complaining that my offset account was greater than my mortgage and they are upset they weren’t making any money off me, and did I want to borrow more

Kwacky wrote: ↑15 Aug 2023, 16:49 I've been up to Chorley to see a man about a missing set of ladders.

I need to know more

being involved in dangerous talks.... (lol) A good mate at work has just bought a KTM 1290R Enduro and is planning on selling his very tidy low km KTM 690R enduro... He lives up in Qld and has suggested I fly up for a few days and take it out with him on the new bike for an offroad biking/camping tr...

good fix Stonsie, but just a point to note. Aluminium against stainless steel or ferrous metals has a high risk of galvanic corrosion. It would pay to give your bushings a coat or two of paint to prevent any electrolysis occuring. Being on the bars there is a high chance of them getting wet and star...

C00kiemonster wrote: ↑09 Aug 2023, 18:33MotoGP

Same, finally got to watch it on shift last night (lunchtime)

Looks good mate!

Your bike, you have to be happy with it, and sounds like this suits you well.

There's a few guys out here at work with GS1200's and they rate them highly (and they aren't nobs either ) Though that thing looks a tad flasher than their models

starting up the platform process again post 5 day maintenance shut down... the wells are looking wobbly and a good percentage of us are hoping it comes back at reduced rates bringing us closer to the end

OK, I've lost my bearings being on constant night shift.. I had fish and chips 2 days ago.. on friday (it's now sunday morning here)

I had a steak, wedges and beans last night in fact. All the days melt into one out here.

Kwacky wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 18:59Fish and chips

Same, cause Friday right!?

Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy

Destroyed a gearbox casing on a large isolation valve. The mechanical stop was mis-adjusted and wasn't very robust

Luckily the valve I was closing is never to be opened again, so some belzona instant metal mix and stop-aq weather seal tape sorted it out

IYKYK

The waste of time that is F1 I made the mistake of watching it at Spa today as the track is ace and I’m on hols. What a mess. A boring expensive procession of politics. I stopped watching it regularly a while ago. I’d forgotten how bad it was. I watched the F2 race as it was on during my lunch brea...

Happy Birthday chap! Hope you are enjoying your day and the missus is spoiling you

duke63 wrote: ↑30 Jul 2023, 13:10 Thanks all. Birthdays start to feel like an achievement nowadays.

Your not that old!

https://www.therock.net.nz/home/player.html

Kiwi Rock station... better than any of the Australian stations and the ads are funnier

Merrell Moab 3 Gortex hiking boots for myself and Jess. Runners just aren’t cutting it anymore. Were $300 but managed to get them for $170 pair on a flash sale at an adventure chain here in Aus. Bloody amazing boot tbh. No wearing in, just comfy from the get go. I’ve been doing an hour hike each mor...

Finally got to give this thread the time it deserved. Great read mate and sounds like a blast. Great write up and pictures! Check to see if you can get soft bag inserts for your panniers. I got them for the Ducati panniers and made a huge difference. Just pack the soft bag and it’s shaped to fit str...

Oh that made me miss MTB watching that… great run!