Me in the U(c)K

[Posh Tourer :P]

Can you get some photos of the wedding for my collection while you are there - and you better bloody hurry if you want to get an audience with your favorite Pope.

Cool,a Bro eh bro,now like me you can feel the power of a 600,or 650 reduced to 400cc.The old R65 is going well,we are all doing timed runs down 22 on it - I'm 3rd fastest so far....

[edit] um,hi.

Yeah it is a bit underpowered, a 400 Vtwin, but I think it also needs a tune up. For which i need the relevant manual page..... I'll find it eventually....

Whats your time? I bet you cant beat mine on that beast.....

[Posh Tourer :P]

FFS don't become a London bike courier, we would really like to see you back hear with all limbs still attached and working properly.
That job is for people that are tired of life.

Yeah I'm thinking I could get a job as a courier somewhere else, based in a smaller town, and get some distance work with occasional trips into London..... The companies are everywhere, so we shall see. Most couriers in London require you to work at LEAST 10 hours a day 5 days a week, and I'm not sure I want to battle London's traffic for that amount of time each week.

[bgd]

PT I'm in Kent (Tonbridge) so if you fancy a ride sometime drop me a PM

[betti]

What about becoming a part time c.b.t. instructor? you would only have to work weekends, get to ride your bike round all weekend, and do some good to young bikers!.
Most big towns in the Uk have at least one bike school, all you'll need is the c.b.t. manual about £7 from bookshops and an understanding of uk road rules!!!.
Much safer than bein a courier

[Posh Tourer :P]

Interesting idea.......I'll look into it, thanks

[Biff]

Biff old chap!

Your avatars get worse and worse. You're clearly a very sick man.

You're the bloody pervert. How on earth do you see something pervy in a dancing beer and a fox taking a drink?

[moko]

What about becoming a part time c.b.t. instructor? ................ all you'll need is the c.b.t. manual about £7 from bookshops and an understanding of uk road rules!!!.

Yeah and the minor detail of a British full licence and the right training as well.That`s like saying get yourself a copy of Gray`s anatomy and open a Doctor`s Surgery.
Couriers I`ve known mate all say DON`T DO IT, you`ll earn big money right enough but shit will you earn it. You`ve seen the state of U.K. roads now and the appalling standard of driving. You`ll age 5 years in 12 months, and be lucky not to have trashed your bike,got banned or knocked off at least once.You`ve had a taste of our winter already, you`ll see bikes out in all weathers but having to do a few hundred miles a week in it to pay the rent will soon lose it`s appeal. Dont know how long you`re here for mate, or why but I live somewhere with a slower pace of life, stuff the money I could earn in London,been there,done that and your welcome to it.Have a think about somewhere like Exeter which is close to the sea,moors and loads of great bike roads.you wont earn London money but you also wont have all the shit that goes with living there either.If you need to visit London it`s either a simple ride or use the trains.
Ignore Biff`s comments on the London accent,Celtic inferiority complex aside you wont find anyone saying "me old china" unless Dick Van Dyke`s in town.

[MadDuck]

Hi Posh

Thanks for the post and damn that bought back some huge memories for me having done my OE ...ummm not telling ya when and it was a hoot. One thing I do remember is that the rents were out of this world and the food meant living on bread and water to be able to afford the warm beer (I still dont get that). End result is do what you have to do to earn some cash to survive but you are a wise enuff fella to know your limits.

When it snowed the poms I worked with thought I was having a mental break down when I went outside and stood in it raving about a white Xmas. Enjoy every damn minute and enjoy every country you get to see. Only advice I will offer is DONT stay in London. Manchester has a lot to offer for example. Apart from the fat soaked fish and chips that is :spudwave:

MD

[moggy]

If you make it up to Yorkshire pm me and I will drum up a contingent from here for a ride/beer.
Why don't you make yourself known on this site
http://217.68.23.17/~chaos-crew.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php

They are a very friendly bunch, and we all meet up at rallies. There are plenty of folks not too far from you. and I am sure someone would be able to help you sort your bike out.

[moko]

Good idea from Moggy there.Also try Visordown or even realclassic(at least one other Bros rider on there) letting them know you`re here and how about a meet. VDs mainly squids,realclassic is older guys with the kind of bikes you ride or ageing Brits.You could also go on ridersite if it`s still there but was mainly full of anal dip-shits when I used it.They speak very highly of me as well.
If you`ve got no particular reason to stay in the South East mate then dont,get yourself down to the West-country, further down the better in Summer. Just about anywhere`s better than London.If you want spares for the Bros try David Silver,one of the few places in London you wont get totally ripped-off. I was in Soho once with a mate from Scotland,like anyone else with a different accent he was getting charged shit-loads more for his round of drinks,see the sights and go elsewhere.You`ll find loads of Kiwis around Earls Court but like I said to people when I was in N.Z. you dont travel across the world to meet with people from the same place. Outside of the big cities people are a whole lot friendlier,things are a lot cheaper and you`ll have a better time.If someone smiles at you in London his mate is probably lifting your wallet.

[moko]

When it snowed the poms I worked with thought I was having a mental break down when I went outside and stood in it raving about a white Xmas.
MD

Funny that because I worked with an Indonesian bloke a few weeks back who was raving about how neat the snow and ice was. we already knew the guy was weird,like who the fuck moves from Bali to England in the middle of winter? I think he found the sight of a couple of tattooed fat lasses slugging it out in the city-centre one Saturday night a bit of a culture shock as well.

[Posh Tourer :P]

Well, I'm now in Norwich for the time being, staying at Marsham (just north of the town).

I'm still soldiering on with the Bros - I think now that the carb diaphragms arent seated properly (? maybe). Once I get settled somewhere I'll pull it apart and have a look. In the meantime it has needed lots of oil and grease to get it running well - The chain was as loose as it could get after 500miles, with some tight spots still apparent. Tightened it twice since then and hopefully now it will stay that way....

I've done 1000 miles in a week or so, including a run from Maidstone to Norwich in the rain.....16°C-ish so it wasnt too bad, BUT the amount of CRAP coming up off the motorways is incredible....... The bike got dirtier than if I'd been on a gravel road all day. And that was just on the motorway........

Still, hopefully the weather will get better from here in, and the biking too.

Piccies in the next few days hopefully - got to find an internet cafe that has a useable USB port Its hard enough finding an internet cafe around here, let alone a good one.....

[crashe]

hey its good to hear from ya.... and your reports...

Hope you can sort out the wee hiccups on ya bike.....

look forward to seeing those pics....
must be damn frustrating not being able to find many internet cafes...

[Biff]

Great update PT.

You`ve seen the state of U.K. roads now and the appalling standard of driving.

Are you coming to live here Moko? If you do, I'd like to encourage you to review that statement after you've been here 6 months, not after a quick tour while on holidays. The cage drivers here appear blind when it comes to motorbikes. As already discussed here somewhere (and backed up by Alan ???? stats) the Brits, alledgedly, have a far better record than the Kiwis.

Before you all lynch me, personal experiences and Sir Alans stats taken from independent sources convince me I'm right. For a change.

Ignore Biff`s comments on the London accent,Celtic inferiority complex aside you wont find anyone saying "me old china" unless Dick Van Dyke`s in town.

You obviously haven't met the in-laws or my wife. Believe you me - they still say it. And as for your habitual stab at the Celts.....

[James Deuce]

Are you coming to live here Moko? If you do, I'd like to encourage you to review that statement after you've been here 6 months, not after a quick tour while on holidays. The cage drivers here appear blind when it comes to motorbikes. As already discussed here somewhere (and backed up by Alan ???? stats) the Brits, alledgedly, have a far better record than the Kiwis.

Hear hear. Kiwis are homicidal maniacs compared to the worst white van man you can find in the UK, who would incidently rate as a hesitant, tree hugging, limp wristed JAFA, with chronic delusions of qualifying for blokedom through being the proud owner of a penis, here in NZ.

I done lived in the UK, and the drivers there are gods compared to Kiwis. Even the bloke with the '80s XR2, earwig moustache, and the girfriend called Sharon.