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by oldburnthippy
Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What's your day job?
Replies: 131
Views: 22223

Re: What's your day job?

+1 I retired three years ago, moved to the middle of nowhere. I work as a school bus driver, 36 weeks a year. I walk home from my bus through a small village where everyone says hello, smiles and doesn't care how old your car is. My missus, also retired, cooks great meals from home grown veg. My inc...
by oldburnthippy
Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:43 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: VTR in MCN
Replies: 9
Views: 2280

Re: VTR in MCN

It seems possible, at least to me, that a lot of reviewers, and I hoped Tim Tom wasn't one, ignore bikes less powerful than a Hayabusa as being "dull." Firstly that limits your choice of bike - H2R, anyone? Secondly it assumes you have the ability and the space to travel at 200mph on the r...
by oldburnthippy
Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Idle minds
Replies: 7
Views: 1533

Re: Idle minds

Ditto roads in France, and the BF never clean up after themselves.

Odd idea for a project, poss a cafe racer. Other than a Storm and a Viffer, what uses 41mm forks? I've got some, and a project HAS to start somewhere................ :crazy:
by oldburnthippy
Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:45 pm
Forum: Was It You?
Topic: Big Yellow Taxi
Replies: 2
Views: 1915

Re: Big Yellow Taxi

During any ride, I have to Watch out for old French drivers ditto young French drivers look out for mud dropped by one of several thousand tractors ditto tractors themselves be aware that the road may have recently been regravelled, causing fun on each bend watch out for deer ditto cows ditto other ...
by oldburnthippy
Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:02 am
Forum: Items For Sale
Topic: Cheap set of forks but need work - SOLD
Replies: 6
Views: 1668

Re: Cheap set of forks but need work

Piccies are always nice, unless they're of me.
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:54 pm
Forum: Items For Sale
Topic: Cheap set of forks but need work - SOLD
Replies: 6
Views: 1668

Re: Cheap set of forks but need work

Still up for getting rid of these? Need some for a proj............
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
Replies: 22445
Views: 1802380

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today

Finally got round to removing most of the old exhaust on the VFR - Motad awaits. :thumbup:
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:50 pm
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Bring on 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 3534

Re: Bring on 2017

Tsk bloody softies...Been out on mine several times over the winter...Partly non healed fractured collar bone not withstanding... :lol: I remember when I were a lad riding 150 miles through 20 feet of snow with two broken ankles and t'mother in law in t' sidecar...................... Stupidly enoug...
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:38 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: New Owner
Replies: 21
Views: 4298

Re: New Owner

Damn fine colour, despite what the fulvarphobes will tell you. :thumbup:
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Im Back
Replies: 10
Views: 1978

Re: Im Back

Life can only get better....... :beer:
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:35 pm
Forum: Was It You?
Topic: Big Yellow Taxi
Replies: 2
Views: 1915

Big Yellow Taxi

Seen parked in Argenton sur Creuse.

Miss Lonely Hearts seeks similar. GSOH etc :D :D
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:28 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: what bike did you have and let go but would like back
Replies: 49
Views: 8797

Re: what bike did you have and let go but would like back

Original Duke Monster, the M900. Wondered why it had flat bars til I turned the loud knob :D
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tax Rebates
Replies: 8
Views: 1351

Re: Tax Rebates

I got a tax rebate on my fire Service pension.



I don't PAY tax on my FS pension.



I love the Tories. :beer: :beer: :beer:
by oldburnthippy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3 word thread
Replies: 1820
Views: 103175

Re: 3 word thread

French drivers can't :roll: