MOTORCYCLE

So, another ones gone, then.

16,202 miles, all up.

8,891 on the Wing;
2,553 on the bird;
625 on the CBX; and
4,133 on NZMRs 1200GS.

Longest day: 584 miles, coming back from Scotland, the awkward way.

Five best days riding:

1: Down Ninety-Mile beach. No question. 50 miles of empty sand. On
someone elses bike.
2: The run from Kaikoura to Greytown over Arthurs Pass. Glorious
scenery, sunshine, amd next to no traffic.
3: Oban to Forres, via Kylesku and Thurso. See above.
4: The run to Chimay. Six cylinder fun all the way.
5: The Saturday trundle to and from Sedan.

and the 5 worst?

1: Penrith to Oban, via Stranraer. In a hurricane. Wet doesnt even
begin to describe it.
2: 18 miles of newly-laid gravel down to Curio Bay. We got there, I
suppose.
3: The run back from Chimay, with neither passport nor alternator.[1]
4: Taking the CBX into work on MOT day. 1978 brakes and London dont
mix.
5: The run back from the in-laws - non stop rain the length of France.

All three bikes now in need of buckets of TLC, but its too cold, so
theyll have to wait.

Inevitability of 2006?

BMW speedo failure. :)

Bikes, you gotta love em.

Resolutions?

Finish RBR again.
Ride a Harley - just so I know.
Ride a Triumph - same reason.
Get to 100,000 on the Wing.

[1] Made worse by the inability to stay with Platys Wing. Perhaps I
shouldnt have run into him in Arras.

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SD wrote:


Indeed.


About 15000 here...


The majority on my 1150GSA, subsequently sold.
About 2500-3000 on the VFR
600 on a Harley Electra Glide
200 on the 900 SSD
200 on the Chopper
50 on XL250 #2
0 on XL250 #1
0 on CB450
0 on the Morini Corsaro



About 400, going to see my cousin in Baden-Baden.


Cant even stretch to five - the best one was trundling around the
Engadin on the GS the one day in early August you didnt have to dress
up as the Michelin man.

Trip to Chepy for TOGs silver wedding anniversary a couple of days
before the GSA was sold.

Blatting around Kent in May on the Ducati.


Again, I doubt Ill make five but here we go:

1. Riding back from Baden-Baden via Brussels in August, 12C and
horizontal rain. And its getting colder all the time...
2. Riding from my mums place to Chur to get the BMW looked at after
the rear brake switched itself off. Set out at 8C, its getting colder
and the pass is closed due to snow...
3. The ride back from Chepy in the usual I shouldve known better than
to drink with TOG, YTC and the other gits state.


Same here - Ive got a garage of MOT failures, the VFR wants new front
brake disks but at least has an MOT. Tomorrow, I shall beat a path into
the garage and start, before the motivation wears off again.


BMW rear brake failure going down the steep road from my mums place
here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=tschlin&sllS.098145,-2.44369
6&sspn=7.537167,14.106445&ie=UTF8&z=14&llF.864886,10.414352&spn=0.0335
09,0.083256&om=1


- Sort out the fucking garage roof
- Clear some space in the garage by selling some bikes
- Finally fix up my resto projects
- Sort out the Ducati as even Ann agrees its a keeper
- Buy a bike on another continent, go to a major party and write about
breaking down on the way there.

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Timo Geusch wrote in message
:


About 20,000 here


900 on the ZXR750
4,300 on the K1100
12,100 on the K100
2,900 on the K75

Hmm...

About 10,000 in my BMW 520 and almost 1,000 in the BMW 735.

Heavens only knows how many flights.


I think my Carbon Footprint must be size 12.


Yup, Im going to turf mine... seriously.

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:09:32 +0000, SD
wrote:


About 15,000 here.


1) Day off work mid week, hot sun, absolutely no wind. Quietest ride
up to Rye. No traffic and perfect weather.
2) Cold morning 10 mile ride to work until I came across a bloke on
another B6 and we both took the LONG LONG way to work.
3) Journey back from EoSM where Sean and I stopped off at the Secret
Nuclear Bunker for a distraction.
4) Riding to and from work (fully upright) in a blizzard.
5) Military Road run with Mr. Courier, prawn and Sean.


Apart from shit weather (which, IMHO, doesnt count in Ongland) I can
only think of two of note:

1) 1st January 06 - FBotY (and my only bin, tyvm)
2) TOG Tour - arriving in France but never touching French soil


Learn how to do more basic shit to a bike (brake pads, oil change,
etc)
Add another bike to the collection
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deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:


Mines not that far off - only 6 or 7 flights but the cars like their
juice. Call it a size 11.


Thats actually a brilliant idea, only problem is that the main
(asbestos) roof on mine is leaking so Id have to get that sorted out
first.

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Timo Geusch wrote in message
:


Get some really, really thick black plastic sheeting and put this down
first.

I built a second garage alongside my 30 year old garage and put a new
asbestos roof across the top of both. The old garage had a thick
covering of leaf mould and what-not and had plants growing in it... it
didnt condensate at all.

The new roof isnt leaking but condensates like a bastard. I tried to
insulate but it was a fucking awful job so gave up on it, turfing it
will cost me a couple of hundred quid and even though I dont expect it
to stay green for long I do expect it to insulate enough to keep the
condensation down.

deadmail@burnt.org.uk tossed off:


Sedum is (ISTR) a good hardy plant for doing roofs with.
Only problem with turf is its bloody hard to haul the lawnmower up on
the roof.

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SD wrote:



Best rides...

1. Hammering to Sedan through the rain on the Trophy.
2. Persuading a disintegrating Z650 to get to Chimay, after the exhaust
broke in half before I even got to Dover. Arriving at the hotel en
route and hearing about Champs incendiary journey. Christ, I laughed.
3. Just pottering to work one day on the CD250. Fine summer morning, no
hurry, just a nice ride.
4. Any trip on the Ducati. Still, even after more than nine years of
ownership.
5. Picking up Jamies CD125 Benly, wondering whether, for Ł205, it was
going to be a disaster, and thrashing it 85 miles home from Ramsgate,
to reveal that I had, indeed, managed to acquire a fully T&T and really
good little 125 for a couple of hundred quid.

Worst...
1. Persuading a disintegrating Z650 to get to Chimay...

Thats about it really. No idea of total annual mileage.