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Yes, I do know there is a well known site nearby, devoted to everything about flying. But that's for serious stuff, and Ian would rather see the trivial distractions over on this side of the fence. Call it the 'naughty corner'. For instance, this video of assisted floatplane STOL takeoff. 618142-835194a23548e8640cb5f2fad62b7f7a.mp4

Dang it.. although put on my Christmas wish list, it didn't come. I think I can read it on Kindle Unlimited. Anyway, I haven't ridden the bike much since the first major commute.. It seems as I have got older, the faff about putting on the kit to go riding has become more of an impediment compared to the convenience of jumping into a car than it used to be. I am also guessing living an an uncongested part of the world and down narrow country lanes also helps the car in the mode of transport selection. But, I have had a couple of rides since.. all local and mainly for shopping. The correct plate for the topbox finaly arrived and has been installed. The topbox fits neatly and has been put to good use for Christmas shopping, including picking up the turkey (I severly dislike turkey as an eating meat). I noticed the brake light wasn't being activated when operating only the front brake. I bought a £5 replacement part from eBay, but needn't have bothered. One of the wires came off from the original switch and it was clear a bodge job of a rair on that cable had been done. With the storm guards fitted, it was a pain to fix, but I finally managed to properly connect the broken wire, solder it, and seal it, and it is as good as new. On Sunday, the wx was fantastic - sunny, 8 degrees C, little wind, so I gave it a bit of a ride around town. I was also testing out a camera mount that bolts to the windscreen, but it is too unstable even for image stabilisation. One of the things the deer crash taught me is have a dash cam or similar going. I have also noticed the mechanic seems to have overfilled the oil. I will take a reading tomorrow in accordance with the process stipulated in the owners handbook, and if so, it will be off to the shop to get them to drain some of the oil. The stator in the CBF1000A only likes it when the oil quantity in within the right range.

I know I posted about James Moylen, but I didn't mean for the thread to be dragged off with all this car stuff.

Wasn't that bad weather to keep out a Lot of refugee Boat People from NSW? Nev

A house divided unto itself shall surely Fall. Trump exploits unrest and dissent, then Like any Tyrant uses Force to control the situation. Nev

We all get softer (and wiser) as we collect more birthdays. Sounds like nice riding weather for this time of year. We had snow in Tassie on xmas day.

15 years to plug the bores? What a joke.

It's Now the DIS-United States and never more so since the Civil War. . It's now controlled by a stand over Dictator. Nev

That's quite a feat. We should also paws to consider yon maiden's hands...

I'm posting this link to a video, not for the subject matter, but to get you to look at the background images. The video is about how sheep fixed a problem with weed control on a solar farm in China. We have talked about grazing sheep under solar panels, but what astonished me was the size of this solar farm.

HQ hermaphrodite.

At present, the dis United States of America are more likely to unite with Russia than reunite their local states.

And when you forget to put the cap on, you lose half a tankfull as you roar out of the servo! Fortunately none of these treasures from the past, are still with us.