I hope it’s not that actual engine! Thanks for the heads up on parts.Paul , that engine is on eBay , also some 1200 Sport parts ( almost a whole bike ! ) .
Sri Lanka by tuktuk
- Thread starter The Other PaulG
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Our hotel is on the banks of the Bendiwera Lake, a massive piece of water.
At about 6pm we were treated to a fabulous sunset, then the strangest thing happened.
Initially I saw a huge bat fly overhead. Not the small frantic flappy types were used to, this fella was a brute and used his wings much more slowly, like a bird. However, the silhouette was pure Gotham City, certainly no bird.
Then there was another, then another, then absolute squadrons of them, all flying in the same direction down the lake. Over about 30 minutes we estimated over 1,000 flew overhead.
Sam (clever youngster, always bring a clever youngster) identified them as flying foxes. T’interweb confirmed that they roost in a spot a few hundred metres from our hotel and this daily migration is a well known thing.
To see it, though, was pretty mind blowing. A real David Attenborough moment.
At about 6pm we were treated to a fabulous sunset, then the strangest thing happened.
Initially I saw a huge bat fly overhead. Not the small frantic flappy types were used to, this fella was a brute and used his wings much more slowly, like a bird. However, the silhouette was pure Gotham City, certainly no bird.
Then there was another, then another, then absolute squadrons of them, all flying in the same direction down the lake. Over about 30 minutes we estimated over 1,000 flew overhead.
Sam (clever youngster, always bring a clever youngster) identified them as flying foxes. T’interweb confirmed that they roost in a spot a few hundred metres from our hotel and this daily migration is a well known thing.
To see it, though, was pretty mind blowing. A real David Attenborough moment.
Magnificent. I mooted the possibility of continuing our holiday by Tuktuk. The family did not bite. Kudos to you sir.
BTW it seems everyone here in Sri Lanka has a bike or a scooter, I’ve not seen one bigger than 250cc yet.
BTW it seems everyone here in Sri Lanka has a bike or a scooter, I’ve not seen one bigger than 250cc yet.
You don’t need much in life - we have seen quite a few locals using these 2 wheeled diesel agricultural devices to plough their land, run pumps, pull trailers with towering loads or just take the kids to school - fabulously useful bits of kit
In the late afternoon we met up with our local fixer and took two fishing boats out onto the lake in search of elephants. We had some great sightings. 
