That cheque has cleared and already been used to pay off a credit card which I used to pay the deposit on the new bike so thanks for the tip Kwacky. And the final piece of the settlement, the £500 excess rebait has been approved so I should see that in the next 10-14 days, the Email from them for my...

Cleaned up the firework casings after putting on a little display last night, I leave them out in the cold and damp to make sure there is no fire risk in the bin. Went to the doctors for a blood test ahead of my diabetic review next week and a shopping trip for my parents on my way home then changed...

I hadn't realised that, just given it a go and they will let me know in 3 days if it's okay or I need to take it in to a branch.

Today I got a letter containing the cheque, after all the Emails back and forth and a phone call to confirm my bank details for a direct transfer... They sent a Cheque so I posted the service book and other bit's they asked for and that's that settled. The cheque should just about cover the insuranc...

Some car bits, a replacement rear bulb holder and a pair of Osram Night breaker HID's to replace the old and dim ones on the car (Factory fitted HID/Xenons dim with age, and these are 10 years old).

Tell me why without telling me why I shouldn't get a new bike with a 4-year warranty? I'm the wrong person to give advice here, I have a new bike on order right now, there's a chance it will be delivered on my birthday (rock) If you like it and can afford it then it's a Christmas present to yourself

It's a slippery slope in the non-friction section

Another TFE video, I don't watch much TV with my randomized working hours.

This one is about Joe Medicine Crow - The last War Chief.
https://youtu.be/lpFOeJLOa6s?si=sA8j2pA_GNNqSfEv&t=107

I like military history and this guy's a good story teller.

Yep, the spokes go to the edge of the rim so no tubes required.


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Just bought a PPF kit online, worked really well on the XR.

It's the outgoing 1250, I am tempted by the 1300 and it is much lighter but I think I will give it a couple of years to work the kinks out before I get one... Also after configuring one the way I would like it the price came out over £3K more than I'm paying for this 1250 Adventure which comes with ...

I went down to see it and remove most of my parts/accessories from it, I got some strange feelings working on it again and was told "Just do the bolts finger tight so nothing falls off in transport" I did not do that, I tightened them as if the bike was still mine and I would ride it again...

Congratulations to you both.

I love Man Maths, and IF I extend your working out, a brand new GSA comes with a free set of the aluminium panniers and inner bags... I will need panniers for next years trip to Spain and an aftermarket set runs up to £1K with inner bags so that's almost accounted for the insurance difference betwee...

So todays boredom discovery, an insurance quote on a new GSA... £2260, 2 year old GS Rally £1090, Back to the Ape (Aprilia Caponord 1200) £380 I think we have a winner. I will revisit the GS in a year or 2 so might keep the parts I have for one... But part of me want's to just bite the bullet and ge...

Got a payout for my GT-Air2... £350... Wish I could buy one for that but looking on the bright side, the replacement Scorpion Carbon lid was £304
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/758189

So that's paid for.

Yeah, it has to be me as looking at the website I need the V5 and photo ID to get in and they're open Monday to Friday.

Thanks for the offer, it's appreciated

It seems to be the way with Insurance, it was a straight forward one too.

Okay, progress has been made. They have increased the offer to just about where I had set my minimum and have agreed to contact copart and have my "Personal items" posted to me, That includes the radiator guards, sat-nav bracket and the Yoshi exhaust can. The one caveat is that the bike ha...

Round 2 with the rear brakes on the car, the striped hole was just larger than the drill for the M8 helicoil but smaller than a M10 bolt... Hmmm I didn't know that M9 was a thing but apparently that's what I was dealing with. The thread on the slider pin was not great anyway so now it's M8 and neede...

Hospital visit over in Sheffield today just for a check up at the Endocrine unit, naturally they wanted some blood from this Stone while I was in the building. Then a shopping trip on my way home and a tank of liquid gold for the car, cheapest I could find on my travels was £1.59.9 a litre of standa...