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JayTee

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Went for a spin up to our local bikers haunt, felt a bit awkward greeting people I’ve not seen for a while with social distancing etiquette.
Nearly got wiped out by a tractor on a B road on a bend, the feckin thing was that big it took up most of the road,managed to aim for a small gap and squeezed through, just, change of keks required :eek:.
 

Minkey

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shopping
walk followed by coffee with 2 friends

text my boss I want to drop my Saturday hours so can go back to doing Saturday walk
 

andyBeaker

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Golf.

Storming back nine.

Lessons are paying off.

Stopped off at my mums to listen to her talking for ninety minutes.

I couldn't tell you what she was talking about, it's just a blur now. She seemed to enjoy it though:D
 

DanBow

Like a leaf on the wind . . .
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Just got up, I've been on nights. Drank my first of what will be many coffees. Played my guitar for a bit then got totally wound up by some post about the half brained fuckwit who went to join a terrorist organisation and now want to come home!!!!!!!
 

ogr1

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The power of feckin nightmares sunshine, was shaking for ages after, I really thought that I’d bought it, all luck, no skill involved at all.

Yea blossom, but it makes you feel alive.
 

derek kelly

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Went to Cayton bay, flew Grandson’s drone with him, kicked a football about, stopped off at Thompsons chippy on A64 on way home, listened To Leeds United get outplayed by Barnsley but still scrape a win, perfect day.
 

Malone

Been there, and had one
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Struggled like buggery to put the frame on around the Katana engine.

then postie brought me the manual I ordered a couple of days ago, when I was flicking through it there was a message - refitting the engine to the frame requires 3 people in the absence of a suitable hoist. No wonder it was so damn difficult. I’ll leave it till the weekend so I can recover a little before I do any more.
 

JayTee

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Got confirmation of acceptance of voluntary redundancy today, proper job, couldn’t have come at a better time.
Retirement day 31st July :) and counting.
 

johnboy

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I never forget the advice in the Haynes manual for the Suzuki GS550 , "when removing the engine use both hands".
 

slim63

Never surrender
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Struggled like buggery to put the frame on around the Katana engine.

then postie brought me the manual I ordered a couple of days ago, when I was flicking through it there was a message - refitting the engine to the frame requires 3 people in the absence of a suitable hoist. No wonder it was so damn difficult. I’ll leave it till the weekend so I can recover a little before I do any more.

Made me smile that did :D 2 minute job when you have done it a few times & have the knack but I do remember the first one I did back in the day, it was a pain
 

Squag1

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Made me smile that did :D 2 minute job when you have done it a few times & have the knack but I do remember the first one I did back in the day, it was a pain
Like a lot of jobs.
First time I took the back wheel off the "bath tub", (Triumph 350 for the children here) it took ages, next time it was dead easy. First time was on the side of the street.
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We downsized from the earlier house.
 
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andyBeaker

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Like a lot of jobs.
First time I took the back wheel off the "bath tub", (Triumph 350 for the children here) it took ages, next time it was dead easy. First time was on the side of the street.
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We downsized form the earlier house.
How did you persuade Alvin Stardust to pose for that photo??
 

Squag1

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I never forget the advice in the Haynes manual for the Suzuki GS550 , "when removing the engine use both hands".
Same with water pump on Hillman Imp.
Just undo bolts twist and pull apart.
Not a chance.
The impeller was glued to the bearing!!
A careful large hammer required.
 
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