Was that a terry pratchett reference?

I’ve got to get my rxs100 going again

It’s by your employee id card, gotta go on site to swipe card, then you can sneak home. remeber to sneak back in to swipe out!

Beautiful shot, what’s a Reto UWS?

Good.

And ruin the centuries of patina?!

Nah just couldn’t fecking sleep

No pics of the left hand side? Still, me likie.

I love a FFE, I see plenty of pro-dive, do the brakes top it out really hard?

Thanks for the reccomendation, over the worst of it now, gonna haul him out after paw patrol to mend our side gate

Thanks, Seems pretty mild happily

Round2 chickenpox, least the Sun is out

Sketchy passing manuover in a charity motorcycle race.

To be honest we were racing honda 90’s (honda passports in NA) so every pass was sketchy, but this is high on my daft list.

Diceing with a pro rider for a couple of laps, huge fun, close racing, a long lefthander coming up, I knew he had a big advantage here, his skinny ass could lean more here (ground clearance is a problem on soggy commuter bikes) so each lap he’d gain a little lead here, this time i’d nailed the corner, got close, two back markers ahead, didn’t lift, passed the pro guy, dived between the backmarkers, over a greasy kerb, massive highside/slapper, kept it pinned and pulled away, I think I scared the pro because I didn’t see him until it was all over.

I had the biggest shit eating smile under my helmet the whole time.

Excellent! Best choice, mine didn’t even die I just got terminally bored with it after 10 years or so. One time I rode from Aberdeen to Cork in a day with a busted radiator.

Get this one, have/had a very similar f2, it’s an everything bike, track, tour, street. italian import is nothing to worry about, parts are the same. what really sells it to me is the stock silencer and general unmessed with look, seems like a previous owner loved it.

Check it’s charging, 90’s honda 5 wire rectifier’s are bleug, hydralic camchain tensioner can get weak, hold it at about 9krpm for 1~2 seconds and slam the thottle shut, you’ll hear a horendous chain rubbing noise if it needs replacing.

When buying any older bike, look at the nooks and crannys a quick clean won’t have reached, check things like the foot pegs, low mileage bike won’t have worn pegs, fork chrome is a expensive pain to fix, so make sure those are good. Excellent first big bike.

Ad’s gone? bandits are good, 1200 is quite a big step up from 125, just remember unlike a 125 the throttle is not an on/off switch and spend money on really good tyres.

I’m happy seeing a few news post, hope it grows more, all I could contribute would be moaning about the weather.

Offroad racing will, mostly because you fall over a lot, then you gotta pick up the bike again, mostly I reccomend it for the like minded-ness of bike riders. if you’re interested don’t feel the need for fast bikes, flat out at 50mph with friends is the best.

As for building mass, plenty of stuff online, but it boils down to heavy weights, short reps (5 or so) do that set about 3 times, focus on shoulders, back and legs, eat a ridcously amount of protein.

A little model engine, early sidevalve type, guy has quite a few variations, but the second gen single now has proper cam timing. which I am unreasonably excited by.

Can only offer you three points, 1 nope sports really are boring, 2 you mention planking, I’m no gym dweller but if you need more muscle, planking is the opposite of what you need to do, lift heavy things, short reps, high protien diet. 3 motorcycle racing, specfically silly stuff like moped enduro, the amount of fun and helpful people you’ll meet in the pits is crazy.