Playing catchup (again)

As you can probably tell I am bike-mad at the moment, all these bikes are on Ebay, I had a go last Sunday at buying a red Tiger 855 (not the one pictured), it was as old as my Enfield (L plate), but it bid up to over 1,300 pounds, and I just did not think it was worth it. I like the silver BMW above, but it is out of my price range. If the Dakar BMW stay's low, I might have a go, but I suspect it Will go over 2k.

The blue Yamaha Tenere is an import, no tax or MOT, still cheap at 500 quid, but not sure how you would register it? Maybe somebody will buy it for an off-roader only. Looks like it should be in a museum?

We have done a few things recently, Friday went to Farehan to sort out graphics for the US trade show, then looked around the town. It is nice, no access to the sea though. Then we went to Holly Hill Park, that's was really nice, and next to the sea! Saturday we went to see "The Boat That Rocked" with Baz, we liked it, he didn't! Yesterday (Tuesday) Julie took Dan to see Sgt Greg at the recruiting office, sounds like a bit of a waste of time. My turn next, I guess.

Last night was the RE OC meet, and it was a run-out, for the first time this year. Got there OK but when it came to start again to go out, the bike just would not go! I kept kicking and kicking but no joy! And I really want to go out on bike run to see what it would be like! Pushed it round the corner at the pub, changed the plug, checked the fuel, checked the points. Still nothing. A couple of the other members arrived by car, they reckoned it was flooded. Got it going with the fuel off. Stalled again. Got my helmet and gloves on and got it going again, then set off home. Stalled twice on the way. Annoyed or what!

So, I am not sure what to do. I keep swinging from wanting to get an off-road type bike (hence all the pics!) or, when I polish the RE, keeping it and getting it to run better. Will probably get a carb kit and take it off and clean it, also need to do the thread inserts and try and get the electronic ignition working.

Looking at a holiday with Julie, Dan and would have been Natasha until we had a row over her going out with Scott again! Maybe Turkey. Because the mortgage rate has gone down I have accidentally saved over a thousand pound, so that's where the moneys coming from. It's either that or a new bike (or furniture/carpets!).

Focus needs MOT this month, RE next month. Still not sure about the MG ZR, it lost another load of water recently, it just disappears! Oh well, Julie likes it, I want to too, but I just cannot trust it not too blow up! Focus feels a bit on it's last leg's, too..

That's a long one, buy for now....