Hired a 7 year old Hardly Dangerous for a 7 week Great Pacific Highway & Bush ride out in Australia .. Engine was so bad (until I paid to get it rebuilt in week 2) that the crankshaft was in two halves     when the guy opened it up!
 
If it had 'let go' on the move it could have killed us both.  Took us 5 weeks to do the 2.500 miles half of it on rainforest dirt tracks or sand and rock desert .. totally crazy .. but quite an adventure.
 
The brand new UK based Pan European was not much better .. over 12 STONE heavier than a Gen 1 .. yes really !
 
Stay Safe .. stick with the Den 1 .. best all rounder ever!
 
Polar Bear.  Spain  (over 50 bikes in more than 50 years)

     Same old question .. same old answer :
 
Fit a Scottoiler and be sure it's working correctly!  Job Done. 
 
I have been a Scottoiler fan since the guy opened the shop door on day one .. must be about 14 years I guess.
 
Can't recall ever needing to adjust or clean a rear chain .. current one is on my Honda CB1300S with 25.000 miles on the clock and looking good.
 
That's pulling all the extra weight of a sports sidecar around some of the best roads in Europe .. maybe not quite so fast as a Gen 1 but for sure a whole lot of extra work.   
 
Stay Safe       Trev   (Spain)           Navy Training:   A Wet Chain is a Happy Chain 

      Well Done Girl .. one large Mars Bar Award from me.
 
Stay Safe Now .. Trev The Polar Bear in Spain
 
 

     A big 9/10 and a Full Monty Well Done All from me guys .. looks like you made it another meet to remember.
It has to be worth getting out of bed and going for .. the first event of the Fazer year .. I guess there will always be a few who miss out on this one .. but it always has to be 'each to their own'.
 
Looks like the Weather Girl was in a nice mood for the day and by all accounts Ad The Bad (Kosmic) did a really good day's work .. both leading on the road and then setting up the Line Dancing and taking some nice snaps (I know they are works of art really Ad  )
 
I propose that we make Ad the official:   'King of the Kurves' ... nice job there mate
 
I was thinking of you all .. as I lay on the bottom bunk in my Hospital room and again after I came home .. I've picked up another very nice long 'curved line' myself .. soon have enough for an A to Z 
 
So .. Again my congratulations to you all Lads .. couple of snaps to follow.   Stay Safe     Trev
 
 

     Have a Good Day at the Brum Bike Shed Tomorrow Guys.

When I set up the very first meet (in 2001) we had 11 Gen 1s on the line )
I gave out Mars Bar awards to various people ... Longest Ride to get there  .  All Police Officers .   Anyone with a Female Pillion Passenger and so on .. just a bit of fun that we kept going for quite a few years.  I think it ended when the financial climate changed     Most bikes on the line was 45 I think .. maybe 2004?

I have just been let out from the Denia Hospital today (Had another big bone joint job done) Port Side Hip this time .. so I awarded myself a Mars Bar for the most genuine reason for not doing the longest ride.   
 
Be sure to ger all those front tyres on the line .. I'll be thinking of you.

Stay Safe     Trev

+ 1 for a Beowulf.
 
Made in UK, Top Quality Materials, Guaranteed for Life, Lightweight, Short, Road Legal Stamp, More than enough 'Magic Music' even with the plug in .. what more do you need 
 
Trev.      (PS: I Have One  )   

     Wow .. yes indeed Locksmith .. this might be a first!
 
Mike will be along in due course .. and he will almost certainly have a few questions .. before offering any answers .
 
For starters:
 
Who is the guy with the duff Gen 1 ?
Who Ivanised the Bike ?  (it may not be one of Mike's!)
When was the job done .. mileage not months ?
Was the Invanising job done before he got it .. or was it his idea ?
Where did he get the bike .. Private or Stealer ?
What's the mileage reading now ?
Who Services the Bike?
When was the last Service done ?
 
And so on ..... The more answers and info you can provide now the better chance Mike will have of helping you. 
 
Sorry to stick my size ten paddle in here Mike .. I just couldn't resist it 
 
Safe Y'all      Trev

Top Guns Gen 1

     Hello Everyone .. just getting myself sorted with a Gen 1 .. hope to get to the Bike Shed Meet and say Hello to a few of you in person.
 
Ride Safe     Top Gun

     OK Guys .. so you did not know any better .. and now you do.  Nice that you have apologised  .
 
Just for info .. this is a large international group .. there are members all over the world.
 
I'm in southern Spain .. bloody big mountain just up the road .. blocking a TV signal .. so I don't get any live UK TV.
I used to have to watch all the Bike Races in German Eurosport .. without sound    but can now use a system that gives mt the pit lane patter and race commentary stuff in English .. but I (we) have to wait for people to send it down the pipe.
 
'The Spoiler Code' is not written on a big flat stone anywhere .. that I know of .. it is a generally accepted rule on most bike group sites .. I'm on five myself.
 
I note these posts have been moved overnight into this Lawnmower shed .. probably 'our admin' looking after things for us    thank you Sir.
 
WSB up next .. nod     say no more.
 
Stay Safe Trev.   The Polar Bear

     Guys .. do we not have a code of conduct in here ?   I thought we did?
 
Most bike group forums keep very quiet about all the Bike Race results .. for a good week or more .. at least.
 
If you do need to talk about the Racing .. please do it over in the Diesels and Lawnmowers section .. we can keep out of there , or not, as required 
 
Some of us can't get the live TV coverage and have to reply on various 'Systems'    to watch the races on the computer .. often maybe days after the event.
 
Please remember to consider your actions when celebrating and posting after a good week-end      Cheers !!
 
Lets hope all the Moto GP, WSB & BSB, lads go forward into a brilliant season .. it's the only sport I follow .. well .. other than a bit of female bodybuilding like 
 
Stay Safe      Trev

    I'd go very easy at Specsavers guys ... as always there are the bad experience story sides to these 'wonderful service' people .. and I have mine !!
 
Long term customer .. booked in .. had eye test .. told I needed a 'considerable update' on my prescription (only two years since last test) because I am 'Getting on a bit in years'' now .. Sat with the bird to decide Frames .. so far OK.
 
Then she shifts into 'Time Share Selling' mode .. top button open and lean forward .. repeated chat starting with ''What I can do for you, Trev''  First quote for a pair of new gasses and a 'free' pair ...  £750 !! Yes that's £750.00. 
 
As I got up to walk out and she started all over again .. take note how they sit close up and side on to you and use a pen and paper (not the computer)  This is so you can see how they look around to check no-one is watching    and gradually cross things out off the spec list .. to bring the final price down! 
 
We go down through .. £475 .. £350 .. £250 .. but by then it's .. ''Sorry but no 'free' pair at this level Trev''.  Total rip- off tactics .. just taking the p*** .   Then eventually we got into the.. ''Ok Trev, I can do you a Special Deal for OAPs'' bollox .. bit bloody late for that line now girl!   
 
At the final answer curtain .. she wrote '''Cheeky Chappy'' across my paperwork in Big Red Letters (maybe so I could read it) and threw the pen at the PC!      A clear indication (as far as I could see anyway  ) that she was getting well beyond p***** off about Not getting her commission! 
 
I then had their prescription checked by a different optician .. new eye test came up with nothing like what they had said I needed and .. over three years on .. my ''poor old eyes'' are still not as bad as they said!  Avoid is the word as far as I'm concerned.
 
I got another new test and prescription pair of Varifocals on-line this year .. modern frames and delivered all in for £90    with an option of a second pair at reduced cost (but only if I wanted them).   I wear them 24/7 (when I'm not asleep like) no problems at all.
 
Proceed with utmost caution guys .. shop around like you were buying Insurance     £$€
 
Stay Safe    Trev

     Costa Blanca to Birmingham & back .. give or take (about 1.250 miles round trip on the bike .. plus ferry.