Indeed a 1200 Sport 4v (the 2 per cylinder engine). Not fast or flash, but a dependable tourer that has taken me all over Europe without issue.

Just not economicaly viable to bring here and re register it. And its the longest I've ever owned a bike too

Hat trick! 20201016_152841.jpg 20200506_164056.jpg 20180701_121422.jpg Never liked the XJ650. Bought it in Boston, and remember it was my first train journey in about 10 years. Bike not so memorable. Hammered the XJ900 around Cadwell Park one year and passed many Sportsbikes through Gooseneck and in...

Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:06 pm #oooharrrh

GET ORF MY LAND!

What are you doing with it? A transport box that tips fitted on the rear arms is massively handy Used it for an hour this morning simply moving the 1 tonne builders bags I have filled with garden cuttings. Put the straps over the rear arms, lift and drive to drop the bags accessible to load into th...

Had this dropped off to me today for a short loan. Bloody hell, its going to save me hours and hours of actual physical exertion.

Only drove it around my garden for ten minutes and already know I'm going to buy it.

It's a 1980/81 Massey Ferguson147.

Found out that from 21st September 2021 UK citizens driving their UK vehicle abroad now need to display a "UK" sticker, instead of "GB":

https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-pl ... dentifiers

From Wikipedia :The EGR valve was invented in the United States in the 1970s. Tested for the first time by the American giant, General Motors, it reduces toxic gas emissions by re-using 5% to 35% of the exhaust gases. European anti-pollution standards made it mandatory in diesel vehicles". Bast...

This was a post on a bike forum I am on: 20210831_185016.jpg Someone rang up about it, and the seller said he sold it for a grand* Very much doubt that it was nothing but a joke listing, designed to suck.in as many chancer as possible, rather than to scam money. A bit like the "old Escort/Capri...

Went to look at a Mercedes 300E, was OK overall, just a few little niggley things wrong with it. Looked like it had been through a car wash before I got there, body panels and tyre side walls all shiney. A couple of weeks later after a service a d gearbox flush, I was enjoying a spirited drive along...

I get gusts of 70kph-90 up here on occassions, one of which blew my outside table off of the terrace, and smashed to pieces against a tree.

140 mph winds sound terrifying. Hope things aren't as bad as forecast.