What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

I need to stun them with my nerves control I think ; my instructor said he saw my whole posture stiffen when I was doing the paperwork check before the test. When I relax, I find the low speed riding flows naturally and don't have an issue (for my novice level of riding of course). As soon as my shoulders stiffen I end up fighting with the bike and it's difficult.

I am going to get back on the 125 and practice but it holds so much less appeal now I know how riding a 650 feels .

 

I buffed up my '06 Explorer. Well, not today...yesterday. I LOVE this truck. I bought it used seven years ago. It's not mint, but it is in great shape. At sixteen years old it's not so shabby that I'm ashamed to be seen it it, but it's not so nice that I'm afraid to take it into the woods scouting fishing holes. I'm the third owner. It has 4WD and every bell and whistle that you could get in 2006. It has never given me a lick of trouble! I know...I shouldn't say things like that - tempting fate. The only bad thing about it is that it gets about 15 mpg, on a good day, downhill, with the wind behind it (a little 281 V8). You have to take out a second mortgage when you fill the tank. I don't do that much driving anyway. Up till a couple years ago when I retired I had a company car and now it's just a trip to Home Depot or Lowe's a couple times a week or pulling the boat trailer to a fishing hole.

 

I had the pick up version (Sport Trac) when I was out in Belize and loved it too

 

I rented one (or two) of the SUV version(a) when visiting the US of A with clients. They are huge. The bonnet (hood) came up to my shoulders (ok, I am a bit short).

Thankfully someone else paid for the fuel but even then it was irrelevant as driving the land equivalent of a super tanker on the highway was a bit fun…

Getting in or out wasn’t a graceful movement - rather embarrassing as I could have done with a stool to stand on (a step and not a lump of faecal matter).

Scrabbling ungainly into the cabin wasn’t my finest moment.

 

Being not of great vertical stature myself I agree - remember it well. Mind you, Mr V has a truck now and that requires an equally graceless technique from me.

 

My mother-in-law was also vertically challenged. She was 86 when she passed last year. When she was living with us Mrs. Fork Lock would usually take her to her appointments in her Hyundai Santa Fe. Occasionally, the transport duty fell to me and the Explorer. I had to keep this little collapsible stool (not flattened fecal matter) handy. Also, there's the gizmo seen in the door latch that is made to be used as an assist handle. There's a fixed handle on the passenger side A pillar too, which she never used. When I asked her why she didn't use the handle to hoist herself in she said she thought it was a phone! I guess it does resemble an old fashioned phone - somewhat...

 

Getting my mother-in-law out of the Explorer was much easier than getting her in. I would just unfasten her seat belt, reach over, fling open the passenger door and hook a hard left into my driveway.

Kidding... She was a great old gal. I would constantly spoof her. She was a retired nurse, a strict Roman Catholic, so it was funny to hear her response when I would play her.

I had a few days growth of beard going, just hadn't shaved.

Mom: "Are you raising a beard?"

Me: "Yes," The town council asked me to play Santa Claus in the Christmas Parade, so I'm letting it grow in."

Mom: "Really?" That's wonderful!"

Me: "No mom, playing with you again."

Mom: "Fucker."

 

I appreciate inbuilt embarkation aides. Frankly though a carabiner and sturdy rope would have done me well.

 

I feel a lot like Edith Ann in her big rocking chair (from Saturday Night Live for you young ones out there) when I drive Mr. Sandi's pickup truck.

 

My Mum's 88 and quite bad on her pins so takes a bit of climbing in and out of the 4x4. Other than that she's doing OK, still likes a fag and a lager.

On the non-Triumph front, took the Z out for a blast and popped into J&S for some new gloves while I was at it, first time it's turned a wheel in nearly 2 months. Much as I the Triuumph it's nice to get some serious grunt under your right wrist and watch things shrink in the mirrors!

 

You ride a Zebra ??
WoW,

 

Wow Pure graminivorous

 

Took the Tuono to https://www.apworkshops.co.uk in Fazeley. Never need an excuse to visit my old mate Griff but this time was legit. Complete health check carried out and confirmed I'd picked up a good one (always good to be told by the experts). The bonus is you're encouraged to watch the work so a. you can learn about your bike and b. you know exactly what you're paying for

 

Not yet been to that cafe. Looks good. Would you recommend. I'm a fussy coffee drinker.

 

Which cafe is that mate?

 

Apologies replied to wrong person.

 

Decided to get my S1000R out for a squirt this weekend and went down to Galveston (its an easy way for me to get my 100mph fix on as it mostly interstate). Normally its pretty quiet this time of year since the beach people have left. But I get down there and this is going on: https://www.click2houston.com/news/...-galveston-helps-boost-islands-local-economy/

I was a fish out of water. The BMW hasn't got a built in stereo system like all the Harleys and other V-twin cruisers I saw.

The other thing I see at these things in the states is the stretched Hyabusas cruising with at the V-twin dudes. I simply don't get it. Do they do that in England as well?