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That's was the random selection tonight from the village pump (so to speak) - bike's tanked up and good to go with the GB sticker on - off to France and Belgium tomorrow for a few days - HP sauce was for the bangers we had for tea ! As soon as I come back off to look at a 1980 BMW R80GS - the first of the line - for sale for a very good price......
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>> That's was the random selection tonight from the village pump (so to speak) - bike's
>> tanked up and good to go with the GB sticker on - off to France
>> and Belgium tomorrow for a few days - HP sauce was for the bangers we
>> had for tea ! As soon as I come back off to look at a
>> 1980 BMW R80GS - the first of the line - for sale for a very
>> good price......
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A mate had one of those back in the eighties and loved it. He fitted a bigger petrol tank, left it full up and chained to the railings outside his flat while he went on holiday. Came back to find the local yoof had disconnected the fuel pipe and put a match to it, destroying not only the bike but doing a fair amount of damage to the wall of the building too.
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A space has been noted in the garage...
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Good idea about the garage ... Anglesey is a dangerous place it seems at times. Someone I know had their cheekbone fractured by someone there recently. Trying to diffuse an altercation somewhere and got hit. Needed an operation to stabilise the cheekbone too. Someone is no doubt going to be in trouble with the law.
I hope the trip on the bikes goes well :-)
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I'm not surprised - trying to diffuse an altercation could have made it a lot worse by involving more people! He might have had better luck if he'd managed to defuse it.
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:-) But you know only what I said. To offer an opinion etc.
Whatever.... still got a fractured cheek which needed surgery. And legal wheels in motion.
On that note I feel like causing mischief with one of many alter egos elsewhere :-)
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As an analogy.... you're in the pub with friends.... a friend is a bit drunk and you're asked to leave (this is not the scenario but comparable).... owner wants your friend to leave and starts to get physical. You try to hold owner and ANOTHER apart. Son of owner assaults you.
I think that's a serious offence with possible custodial sentence...
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>>off to look at a 1980 BMW R80GS - the first of the line - for sale for a very good price......
This one is a good price ... for the seller:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Motorbike-R80GS-FULL-NUT-BOLT-RESTORATION-GENUINE-/200925607196
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Mine is up for about half of that Dog.
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I like them Rob, they look like fun.
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Make sure you bring the HP with you. Ketchup and Mayo no problemo, HP hasn't penetrated the Euro market, those Cloggies need to get their fingers out and get it marketed. ;-)
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HP hasn't penetrated the Euro market,
Difficult to understand how a concoction of malt vinegar, sugar and spices slathered on greasy fry ups hasn't conquered the world. ;-)
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One of the chefs at my local Chinese restaurant does an amazing sizzling lamb with ginger and spring onion. I tried and tried to replicate it at home but couldn't get it right so I collared the manager one night and asked him what I was missing.
The answer was a desert spoon of HP in the sauce.
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If you're doing bangers and mash, try stirring a good dollop of HP into the mash while mashing it. Trust me...It may change your life.
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>> One of the chefs at my local Chinese restaurant does an amazing sizzling lamb with
>> ginger and spring onion. I tried and tried to replicate it at home but couldn't
>> get it right so I collared the manager one night and asked him what I
>> was missing.
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>> The answer was a desert spoon of HP in the sauce.
I use loads of normal stuff to liven up dishes stuff like, HP sauce, Vegemite, nandos peri peri, for example, I use packet soups to make sauces - all sorts of cheats you can use, but NEVER EVER use tomato catchup, you can ALWAYS spot it, and you get sussed!
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>> Difficult to understand how a concoction of malt vinegar, sugar and spices slathered on greasy
>> fry ups hasn't conquered the world. ;-)
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You'd be surprised how HP, Worcestershire Sauce and OXO cubes perk up the worlds dishes.
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And Chuff Chuff's Catchup. Chef's do indeed use it despite his condemnation. If I was as clever as he I would be rich.
Sorry Surrey.
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"You'd be surprised how HP, Worcestershire Sauce and OXO cubes perk up the worlds dishes."
Lea and Perrins possibly but OXO and HP? You'll be telling me that Michelin chefs use Branston pickle and salad cream next. :-)
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Got my leg over this morning...only done 6 miles on the bike this year and that was a month ago for MOT and a new front tyre.
Just needed to see if I've still got me confidence after my operation. Upper legs are still a bit wobbly but they don't do anything on my machine except support me when stationary. Only did about 50 miles of A roads/Mway and urban, by myself, and found I was ok.
Still 2 bars showing on the fuel gauge at Lymm truckstop on the M6 but I topped up anyway. Used to fill the tank for under a tenner but today the top-up was just over £15 ! Next run is in 3 weeks down to Builth Wells for a little rally we do for charity. Looking forward to the weekend away. Hotel booked and enthusiasm stoked up !
Ted
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Back from my trip - Cracking ride got as far as Mons - camped in Ypres for 7 Euros a night - as usual excellent hospitality, good food and beer. Came home yesterday - M25 was the quietest I've ever seen on a week-day - 8 hour ride from Dover, stopping off three times - one for a loading problem but fuelled up nonetheless. M6 in Cheshire was a nightmare, peeled off at Congleton and went against Tom Tom advice, when it finally agreed with me that I knew my way it promptly shaved 14 miles from the distance to travel !
Highlight was being pipped at the M6 Toll pay booth by a woman in a Lambo - lovely sound as she gave it beans when the light went green...she waved nicely as she overtook me !
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Lost an old friend in Mons on the way back from a camping trip to Bavaria. Fred was about 75 and just left the group of us on the inner ring road...don't know why. I did a complete circuit whilst the others waited but no trace.
Found him sat on a wall at the ferry terminal in Zeebrugge patiently waiting for us ! Great man, great biker. Now gone RIP.
Ted
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Now the proud owner of a white R80GS - complete with a set of BMW badged Krauser panniers....lovely little thing. Needs an MoT but I'll sort that out for when I come back from a trip abroad next week. I'll post a photo of the little thing later.
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>> I'll sort that out for when I come back from a trip abroad next week
Cyprus is beginning to cool down now, but it could well heat up again if Obama decides to attack Syria.
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£21.00 worth of petrol, HP sauce and a GB sticker - Robin O'Reliant
