What the feck have you done today?

[Gimlet]

Just arrived at our hotel near Consett after driving from our gaff in France. Only got caught with a delay at the A1M/M1 junction but pleasantly surprised there were no other issues from Pompey.

Lovely place and will experience the restaurant later tonight.

Nieces wedding tomorrow so probably be pissed tomorrow night lol.

Back home on Tuesday.

View from the room below.

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Been trying to place that as it's my neck of the woods. Nailed it now. It's the Anchor at Whittonstall. I live only ten minutes away but don't go there that often as £5.70 for a pint of bitter is too salty for me.
Nevertheless it's a nice pub in a beautiful little corner of Northumberland. Hope you had an enjoyable stopover and you're inspired to come and visit us again. Next time, bring your bike. It's epic round here.

 

[JimVee]

Been trying to place that as it's my neck of the woods. Nailed it now. It's the Anchor at Whittonstall. I live only ten minutes away but don't go there that often as £5.70 for a pint of bitter is too salty for me.
Nevertheless it's a nice pub in a beautiful little corner of Northumberland. Hope you had an enjoyable stopover and you're inspired to come and visit us again. Next time, bring your bike. It's epic round here.

That’s the one, lovely place, food and staff. Heading home tomorrow, originally from Newcastle so being out and about around the area a few times.
Massive breakfast incoming before shopping trip to the Metro Centre afterwards.

 

[Char]

The scarecrow is to try and scare off the sparrows that are nesting in the toilet ceiling space..
The phone in the toilet is coz im a perve...

Love a cockney sparrow. We’ve a small flock in the bushes and the gang comes to the trough for a splash around - look closely you’ll see his beady eye

 

[Fight the streets Fmd]

Did see Exi’s new bike today, didn’t see tassel man him self, must have been drinking shandy somewhere ……

 

[Exige]

Did see Exi’s new bike today, didn’t see tassel man him self, must have been drinking shandy somewhere ……View attachment 169400

You fekkin' liar - you can't see it due to the crochet that Noobie made me

 

[Markduc]

Did see Exi’s new bike today, didn’t see tassel man him self, must have been drinking shandy somewhere ……View attachment 169400

That can’t of been Exi, he was spotted on a shopping trip to waitrose earlier

 

[The skitz]

That can’t of been Exi, he was spotted on a shopping trip to waitrose earlier

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I overtook a dude in gargano Italy on my 50cc moped on a coastal road heading to collect my hire boat in vieste and his GS was loaded very similar to that including spare tyres

 

[Noobie]

Is that the new lightweight GS ?

 

[Exige]

Is that the new lightweight GS ?

Have you thought of seeing a psychiatrist or a hypnotist for your GS issue

 

[Noobie]

I did, he said....If you want a GS then buy one if you don't then your sane but whatever you do, don't buy an africa twin as it looks like "I wanted a gs but it scared me so I got this"

Wise man.

 

[wroughtironron]

 

[wroughtironron]

Finally got to Burger King...

 

[wroughtironron]

Thought for Today

I am not impressed by "The Professor" Jason Arday claiming to have finished 30 Marathons in 30 days.

In my prime, I could easily manage 6 marathons a day.

Course they did shrink a bit when Mars renamed them "Snickers."

 

[wroughtironron]

Started my latest re-tiling job - looking good up to now...

 

[wroughtironron]

True Story:-

Elsie "Ron, can you make some of those Bamboo Potatoes for tea?

"Bamboo Potatoes - I'm not with you Elsie ?"

"Those with curry on them"

"Those are fookin' Bombay Potatoes Elsie"

 

[wroughtironron]

Just caught a quick look at Mordor, and Roadtrip has sold my old 748BP after 11 years.

When he put it up for sale, our good friend Perry expressed an interest in it.

That retracted when he realised something about his hip no longer swivelling like it should, so he presumably has fooked off to annoy Fowlers in Bristol.

 

[wroughtironron]

When you're retired, you can try new things - You-tube is invaluable

 

[Dox]

Is that Nutella?

 

[SHarper]

Is that Nutella?

Bobby Sands’ cell

 

[JimVee]

On the ferry waiting to head home. Nice C or could be a D Type Jag on the ferry.

 

[Dox]

On the ferry waiting to head home. Nice C or could be a D Type Jag on the ferry.

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Wow, be a few million there if it's an original - it's a D-Type with that fin

 

[The skitz]

Wow, be a few million there if it's an original - it's a D-Type with that fin

Their was a jaguar event last week in the UK.. it was on iain tyrells channel

 

[JimVee]

It looks original, there is also a lot of other sporty type cars onboard and was wondering if they’re heading to a Classic car event somewhere.

 

[Dukesox]

Just bought this for Sally. She's been thinking of getting back to riding a bike again for a while. I've looked at a few smallish things over the last year or so and finally got this BMW G310R. She's not so tall so it being quite a tiny and light bike it should suit her well and not be at all intimidating. Just sorting the insurance then tax and she'll be out on it this evening subject to storms, grandchildren, plagues of locusts etc.

 

[Hugo Magnus]

^ 30-31" seat height
So a long legged Sally

 

[Exige]

On the ferry waiting to head home. Nice C or could be a D Type Jag on the ferry.

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Tax check says manufactured 1966 so can't be genuine

 

[Dox]

Tax check says manufactured 1966 so can't be genuine

Could still be several hundred thousand £

 

[Dukesox]

^ 30-31" seat height
So a long legged Sally

Looks smaller than that. It`s very narrow as just a single cylinder bike so she can easily get a good part of both feet down at the same time.

 

[Exige]

Could still be several hundred thousand £

Must be built on a modified Mk1 E-Type chassis / monocoque...

 

[Loz]

Just bought this for Sally. She's been thinking of getting back to riding a bike again for a while. I've looked at a few smallish things over the last year or so and finally got this BMW G310R. She's not so tall so it being quite a tiny and light bike it should suit her well and not be at all intimidating. Just sorting the insurance then tax and she'll be out on it this evening subject to storms, grandchildren, plagues of locusts etc.

Sneak a G310GS into the garage one night to replace the R and see what she does.

"Dukey! My legs have shrunk! Help!"