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greensaint said:
To show once again that age does not equal wisdom I have bought another motorcycle supposedly so the Guzzi doesn't get wet and dirty in the winter.

It's a 'homemade' thing with a Jawa 350 frame, Honda 250 wheels and a Rotax 350 engine. Complete with dulux emulsion paintwork it's almost impossible to start once the engine's warm, sounds like a food mixer with ball bearings in it and indicates 40mph regardless of what speed you're actually doing.

I've not had so much fun on a bike for bloody years :emoticon-0100-smile
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I love a homemade bike. I had a KawaHonzuki 250 for a while, Matt black frame, homemade exhaust from manifold back and all the problems you'd expect from such a chimaera of a machine. It's great fun watching the expression on people's faces when they ask you about it and you explain that it's part Honda superdream, part Kawasaki scorpion plus several significant chunks of a random Suzuki that has been cobbled together in your garage.
 
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St Badger said:
Try going for walks, you might find it more beneficial and easier to fit in.
I was going to the gym last year, but it didn't fit my schedule, so I changed to walking. It helps that I live near the common, so have a nice area to walk around.
Since February, up until a week ago, I have lost 10k, just by walking up to 5 miles, (depends on available time and weather) at just under 4mph. I have been doing this 3 or 4 times a week, but have also adapted my diet, slightly.
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I need to lose about 6 to 10kg. Returning to Mallorca next week, picking up my friend's two dogs and have responsibility of them until the end of August. I shall do at least 5km a day with them but mainly in the morning before it gets too hot and in the evening!!! Too true about changing the diet. If I stay off the bread, I start losing a kg or two.
 
St Badger said:
Try going for walks, you might find it more beneficial and easier to fit in.
I was going to the gym last year, but it didn't fit my schedule, so I changed to walking. It helps that I live near the common, so have a nice area to walk around.
Since February, up until a week ago, I have lost 10k, just by walking up to 5 miles, (depends on available time and weather) at just under 4mph. I have been doing this 3 or 4 times a week, but have also adapted my diet, slightly.
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Join the local Ramblers. There will be a walk available almost every day and usually 3 at the weekend. Minimum distance tends to be about 5 miles on variable country surfaces and excellent views, certainly if you live locally in Hampshire. A long distance walk will be about 15 miles, but 25 miles is not unknown either. The banter is pretty good too.
 
Just been down into our village today as this weekend is the local canal festival and clearly couldn't go yesterday.

Anyway, ages ago I remember looking out my bedroom window one morning and remarking to the wife that I bought I could see bones across the fields... Turns out I was right and they started growing vines five years ago and now producing wine. Had a taste and it's very good. They have a sparkling white and a sparkling rose. Both were good although I'm not a fan of rose. Bought a bottle white as it is very dry and very, very good.

Local wine is a winner, though maybe dangerous <bubbly>
 
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fatletiss said:
Just been down into our village today as this weekend is the local canal festival and clearly couldn't go yesterday.

Anyway, ages ago I remember looking out my bedroom window one morning and remarking to the wife that I bought I could see bones across the fields... Turns out I was right and they started growing vines five years ago and now producing wine. Had a taste and it's very good. They have a sparkling white and a sparkling rose. Both were good although I'm not a fan of rose. Bought a bottle white as it is very dry and very, very good.

Local wine is a winner, though maybe dangerous <bubbly>
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Hope that's a typo, flt :eek: :p
 
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