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Noggin wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:17 pm

but if it helps with the wobbliness, embrace it!! x
I find two lolly sticks and a reel of Sellotape helps with age-related wobbliness. ;)
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gremlin wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:27 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:17 pm

but if it helps with the wobbliness, embrace it!! x
I find two lolly sticks and a reel of Sellotape helps with age-related wobbliness. ;)
Hope they are plastic, don't want anyone getting splinters in those areas :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Horse wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:14 pm Walking stick. Borrowed one for a walk along a wet slippery rocky path.

Much easier, easing my general wobbliness.

So it seems that's my future :(
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Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night. I was woken more than once by the pitching, yawing and sound of the propellers out of water.

But the big plus of the day was getting a French pet passport for Wilko, our cat. A €79 one-off payment for the PP and a rabies jab vs. £130 a pop each time we travel with him for an Animal Health Certificate - no contest really.

Now chillin' in a Clermont Ferrand B&B Hotel room, ready for a good night's sleep and an early(ish) start in the morning.
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mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night. I was woken more than once by the pitching, yawing and sound of the propellers out of water.

But the big plus of the day was getting a French pet passport for Wilko, our cat. A €79 one-off payment for the PP and a rabies jab vs. £130 a pop each time we travel with him for an Animal Health Certificate - no contest really.

Now chillin' in a Clermont Ferrand B&B Hotel room, ready for a good night's sleep and an early(ish) start in the morning.
Wilco will eat your faces while you sleep,for the needlez violationz. :(
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mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night.
Shit. I've been loads of ferries. I always double check the ties.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:31 pm
mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night.
Shit. I've been loads of ferries. I always double check the ties.
Quite right too. Too many oiks with open collars being allowed up from steerage these days, what what! :D
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mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night.
Not sure who’s liable in that case. Liverpool to Belfast is the one I’m most familiar with. They supply ratchet straps and foam pads, but the rider straps it down. I suppose it’s my fault then if it falls over, and it’s my fault if it falls on another bike. If they did the strapping it would be their responsibility?
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Skub wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:09 pm
mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night. I was woken more than once by the pitching, yawing and sound of the propellers out of water.

But the big plus of the day was getting a French pet passport for Wilko, our cat. A €79 one-off payment for the PP and a rabies jab vs. £130 a pop each time we travel with him for an Animal Health Certificate - no contest really.

Now chillin' in a Clermont Ferrand B&B Hotel room, ready for a good night's sleep and an early(ish) start in the morning.
Wilco will eat your faces while you sleep,for the needlez violationz. :(
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Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:31 pm
mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night.
Shit. I've been loads of ferries. I always double check the ties.
These bikes were secured/tied down by Brittany Ferries, so I'm guessing the liability is with them. Still doesn't help much if your bike is rendered inoperative at the start of a touring holiday...
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Wossname wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:09 am
mangocrazy wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:24 pm Crossed from Portsmouth to Caen on the overnight ferry, and my - was it blustery, or what. Car alarms on the boat deck were going off all night long, and no less than 13 motorbikes toppled over during the night.
Not sure who’s liable in that case. Liverpool to Belfast is the one I’m most familiar with. They supply ratchet straps and foam pads, but the rider straps it down. I suppose it’s my fault then if it falls over, and it’s my fault if it falls on another bike. If they did the strapping it would be their responsibility?
Like I said to Yorick, Brittany Ferries do the strapping down, so the liability is on them. Not sure if that covers consequential damage (i.e. not being able to take pre-planned hoilday due to bike damage cause by BF).
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What can we do today the missus said?

Decided on a trip down to Newcastle as I’d heard there was an archery shop there which is a bit nearer than the one I usually use at County Durham. Not that I needed anything but when has that been necessary?

Anyway, although it was okay it hadn’t nearly as much stock so nothing brought.

On the bad news side I phoned the bike dealer up to see the status of my new bike and it won’t be in till next Friday which is a bugger as I’ve got a weekend away with my mates leaving Friday morning. So I can get there and back but can’t really do much more as it’ll put the mileage up.
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Started working on the Rockster, swapping the slave cylinder.

Took an hour or so to get the old one out. Discovered that a couple of threads in the gearbox cases have stripped, but was oddly sanguine about it. Probably because I'm still half way through the job so it's not that I've found them just as I'm finishing the job.

Ordered another helicoil set from Tracy tools, should be an easy fix.
Hopefully they'll turn up before next weekend.
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Went to look at poppies & rattlesnakes.

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Scotsrich wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:37 pm

Decided on a trip down to Newcastle as I’d heard there was an archery shop there which is a bit nearer than the one I usually use at County Durham. Not that I needed anything but when has that been necessary?

Anyway, although it was okay it hadn’t nearly as much stock so nothing brought.
Did you ever use the archery place at Fenton Barns when it was open? Think it was more a archery school for Noobs. My mates partners dad used to own that place. Burns was his surname. Think its a nursery now
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Felix wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:49 am
Scotsrich wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:37 pm

Decided on a trip down to Newcastle as I’d heard there was an archery shop there which is a bit nearer than the one I usually use at County Durham. Not that I needed anything but when has that been necessary?

Anyway, although it was okay it hadn’t nearly as much stock so nothing brought.
Did you ever use the archery place at Fenton Barns when it was open? Think it was more a archery school for Noobs. My mates partners dad used to own that place. Burns was his surname. Think its a nursery now

Never used it.

Like you said I think it was just a turn up and have a go kind of place.

Did you know there’s a field archery course at Dirleton? If you’re coming out of NB and go past the last entrance into Dirleton on the right hand side you’ll see some targets. I’ve shot there before.
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Arrived at the ancestral pile in France yesterday afternoon and started unloading the van - always a ball-ache. Last thing to come off was the Duke 690; unloaded a few minutes ago. Weather is sunny and breezy, in marked contrast to some of the conditions on the way down. Rainy and cold for a large part of the way, except for when traversing the Massif Central, when the rain turned to sleet. Mind you, at the highest point of the route you are 1120m (3674 feet) above sea level, so that does have an effect.

Now to start working my way through the 'to do' list - what fun...
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