Not jealous ar all Richard - that is absolutely beautiful!
Guy in the village ( with about 20 old Brit bikes) has one, red over cream), plus 5.7 Ltd Mustang!
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Guy in the village ( with about 20 old Brit bikes) has one, red over cream), plus 5.7 Ltd Mustang!
Here you go brianmaslen; one at Agarth i used to past on the way to fantastic Dent get together that Micky sorted out; and the other is Brancaster on my SX bumming around the Norfolk coast with the Mrs;
Still an AA box, close to Campus Of May, on A93 between Dinnet and Ballater.
Got the Old AA marked key for them somewhere.
Good to see that beauty on 4 wheels on foreign travels, what they do best.
Got the Old AA marked key for them somewhere.
Good to see that beauty on 4 wheels on foreign travels, what they do best.
Yes you can. Bottom of garrowby hill.
At least it used to be up until 2 or 3 years ago. Don’t know about now though.
All joking aside is there not an app for that?
What I really mean is there an aftermarket device you can stick on the outside of the fuel tank that reports to your phone ? A bit like a central heating oil tank has. If there was it would give you peace of mind and could easily be checked without changing the aesthetics.
Something like this https://shop.magnusmonitors.com/products/magnus-hawki-radar-smart-tank-level-monitor-gauge
I realise it might only be accurate when stopped or cruising, although if it was car specific it would probably have some form of signal dampening, to overcome the vagaries of sloshing when going around corners.
I realise it might only be accurate when stopped or cruising, although if it was car specific it would probably have some form of signal dampening, to overcome the vagaries of sloshing when going around corners.
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Is it the K1600’s turn for a trip next ?
At the moment, I have no burning plans to ride any motorcycle anywhere, JB. I have just as much fun on four wheels (irrespective of make, age or model) and / or on my bicycle.
For the jaunts I have left for 2026, I have Sid’s do to the west of France, which I’ll link to going to Gedinne (along with some other Tossers) for the classic motorcycle races. I’ll use my camper van and bicycle for that.
Up next is the west of Ireland do, for which it’s a flight and a hire car, along with Mr & Mrs ChasMill. Then, a long weekend at the Spa Classic at the end of September, which will be by car along with some friends in their cars.
Followed by, hopefully, some car racing in the Algarve, which we’ll fly to and hire a car. That will bring us into November. In between, I will need to see my elderly mother a few times, which will be by car, interspersed with seeing my daughter / granddaughter, which will be by train or car. Then there’s Wanders around London, which are on foot and / or bicycle; along with the SE region get-togethers and some meet-up’s with chums in London, all by public transport.
I did think about buying a scooter but, a scooter has no clear advantage over a motorcycle (and all the disadvantages) as far as I can see. In short, I have no use for one in London, as public transport is so easy and (for me) free and of no particular use beyond the M25 either.
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It was still there in the morning, having sat all night outside the cafe where I stayed:
A couple of minutes to take the roof down and cover it;
One all important addition:
The background of the third picture above is vaguely interesting, as it shows the mid-60’s and the 21st century, within a few yards of each other:
A couple of minutes to take the roof down and cover it;
One all important addition:
The background of the third picture above is vaguely interesting, as it shows the mid-60’s and the 21st century, within a few yards of each other:
Lunch bought:
And more on AA and RAC boxes here -
Found this interesting blast from a past.
Which brings me to the next photo for you, notice the empty rack on the back?, perfect for the Englishman out in the midday sun.
Which brings me to the next photo for you, notice the empty rack on the back?, perfect for the Englishman out in the midday sun.
Have ya not seen how them Pringles are made ?
Lovely little car. Nice chrome ‘UK’ on the rear, loose the stickers.
I really enjoy the travelogues on the forum particularly the almost chaotic ones from Arsey compared to the-dare I say it-gentlemanly ones from Wapping! Keep them going.
There’s a classic car show on in Worthing today that I just got back from & I saw this very tidy Austin Healey 100 4 that put me in mind of your beautiful 3000.
There’s a classic car show on in Worthing today that I just got back from & I saw this very tidy Austin Healey 100 4 that put me in mind of your beautiful 3000.
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Have ya not seen how them Pringles are made ?
Great for lighting a fire, too.
The weather is, as expected, perfect.
Lots of bods say that there are no good roads in north east France. It’s simply not true.
Lots of bods say that there are no good roads in north east France. It’s simply not true.
A stop at a very small war grave cemetery, ‘Bleue Maison’:
The handful graves are chiefly from the later part of 2017 and 2018, but serve as a reminder that the British army was drawn from throughout the British Isles and that some poor souls died well after the war had ended and some close to its end:
And a reminder that the war also embraced young men from a long way away, too:
There is a solitary grave from the Second World War. It is possible that this solitary soldier fell in the retreat to Dunkirk, simply as we are close to / on the the route that the retreating British army took falling back in retreat to the coast. The town of Cassel (which I pass through quite shortly) features in a valiant rearguard action, the trooos ordered to fight to the last man, which they did.
The handful graves are chiefly from the later part of 2017 and 2018, but serve as a reminder that the British army was drawn from throughout the British Isles and that some poor souls died well after the war had ended and some close to its end:
And a reminder that the war also embraced young men from a long way away, too:
There is a solitary grave from the Second World War. It is possible that this solitary soldier fell in the retreat to Dunkirk, simply as we are close to / on the the route that the retreating British army took falling back in retreat to the coast. The town of Cassel (which I pass through quite shortly) features in a valiant rearguard action, the trooos ordered to fight to the last man, which they did.
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I always think that there is something very fitting in lying where one fell:
