Another "Storm" but back on the bike

 It has been very cold the last couple of weeks, to be expected I suppose but in recent years November has been OK, so I take it global warming has had a year off?  I noticed there was a piss up somewhere in Azerbaijan the last couple of weeks where all the elected arseholes and even worse a bunch of hangers on decided to give even more of our money away to tackle what? Nature? Good luck with that one, the taxes go up, less jobs will be available and still every chancer from all over the world wants to come here, not to work but to claim benefits and free medical care and meanwhile our own pensioners lose their heating allowance and a sizeable chunk of their savings through Inheritance tax thanks to our currents bunch of chancers in charge 

Oh dear, another rant, apologies but on a positive note despite heavy snow on Saturday most of it disappeared on Sunday and we got out for some sanity motorcycling! Motorcycles should be paid for by the national health thanks to their ability to lift the spirits (Maybe not old bikes as they lift spirits and then plunge you into depression when they break down) We stopped in Crieff at a cafe we thought might have replaced Tullybannocher as a regular meeting place but in my opinion too busy and we would wear out our welcome quickly.

The upshot is we were talking and both agreed on a personal level  that a layby meeting is better, take your own tea and sandwiches and just enjoy nature outside, like the old Drum up spots I used to attend years ago. So maybe 2025 will be a "Back to the future " year ? Soon it will be the winter equinox and Spring will be just around the corner, guaranteed or your money back so let's look forward to a great summer and let's not worry about the winter, be happy and Illegitimi non carborundum , (Look it up).

In other news the Guzzi Spada is still in the tearing down process and hopefully I'll get parts to the powder coater this week, while that's happening I will spend time trying to clean 35 years of muck of whats left.....

Dodgy in parts

But still great to get out 

A little bit of sunshine

 Ok then, a positive post, a week past Fiona and I managed to get away for a couple of days up to Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, we stayed in a "Shepherds" Hut, actually very loosely based on a hut and one which most shepherds would have been envious off.  We decided to take the car as the weather was not clear on its direction but as soon as passed Glenshee we were wishing we were on the bikes, the Sun shone until we passed Glenshee on the way home, damn, mind you if we had taken the bikes no doubt it would have been wet. We did get the bikes out at the weekend, just long enough to get them covered in muck!

That's us half way through November and I hope we will get more changes to enjoy motorcycling this side of Christmas. To keep me amused I have started work on the Guzzi I bought 2 1/2 years ago, the fairing is off and I'm giving it a service and oil change to see IF it runs and then decide what to do with it, progress will be posted on the blog and maybe Youtube.

 I keep asking myself what was I thinking off when I bought it, this was just a week after I bought my Velocette  and 2 days before I suffered a Stroke, so my excuse is I must have had brain damage before I embarked on this spending spree. Luckily I have recovered quite well because I dread to think how bad I could have ended up, maybe so bad I could have ended up a Politician!

Keep on keeping on people, one life , don't waste it

Oh and Fiona is now a photographer as well, the good Photos are hers , mines are the useless ones........

Idiot on a bridge

Nice scenery

Braemar

A Sheep (More to follow)

Burning Heather

Idiot as always

Artistic stones and trees

Self portrait

Quiet and peaceful

Path

Sunset

Mair sunset (I like this one)

Single sheep

Two Sheep

Coo's

Rising moon

Outside fire, braw

Misty but braw

Quiet roads

Muckart Cafe, recommended!

Sma Glen

Different view

Looks better with the fairing on, Honest

November and a different bike

 So that's it, November before we got even a week of good days in 2024, the weather has been as depressing as the news this year, but enough negativity, I prepared the 650 BMW's as always for the Winter. Now it may seem a bit unfair on them, the have taken us all over Europe including the Ukraine (before the madness stated) they took us from Argentina to Alaska through South America, Central America and over countless states in the USA and all they get is more poor treatment by using them as a winter bike. The only respite they got was preparing them for a trip from East to West around the world before Covid (Allegedly) and the various Governments got into a power trip and stopped us going anywhere and now of course the Russia / Ukraine thing has made it slightly difficult to do our originally planned trip so Winter bikes is what they are for now.

I managed to get the R100 out for a hurl last week which was good and then a very nice day out on Sunday on the 650's including over Glenquaich , Kenmore and Killin and back to Perth , stopping for a cuppa and sandwich in the layby between Comrie and Crieff (Maybe a spot for Winter meeting if anyone is up for it?) We were impressed by the number of bikes out making the most of the roads before they become too bad, almost as busy as Summer.

Despite the bad news everywhere motorcycling helps you concentrate on whats important in life, having fun and living the dream, it works, try it!!!

R100 Posing

One of my favourite views

These sheep were following each other in single file, funny to watch

Bikes at rest

And Fiona at rest