Ariel, Riding, Breaking and Fixing Diary 2022 Retired!

[Simon.Gardiner]

Interesting, airhead BMs do the same thing.....I thought it was just a BMW thing!

SG

[Steven.Carter]

It was dry in there, no grease.
Most of the screws and bolts of the exhaust turned to shrapnel removing them.

Even won't let go of my tools

I won't be so anti oil leaks in future

[Julian Murphy]

But BM's run in oil.

Still if it leaks oil, at least you know that there is some in there

[Steven.Carter]

It's always the same, the best stuff is often on your doorstep.
Shawford water works occasionally opens up and gets their steam engine going. I've never seen it before and is 4 miles from home.

[Steven.Carter]

And today I popped to Basingstoke stoke to see a friend coming back along the old A33 London rd the Bluebells were out in force, what a lovely sight.

[Steven.Carter]

Ready for sunny Holland

[dave.owen]

Enjoy

[Karol Burger]

It's always the same, the best stuff is often on your doorstep.
Shawford water works occasionally opens up and gets their steam engine going. I've never seen it before and is 4 miles from home.
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It is beautiful. These videos have given me new strength. I admire the skill of the old masters.

[Steven.Carter]

Netherlands bound, weather looks likey to be good

Left good and early, even had some company part of the way by our Roger, although I suspect his motives, we have a skittles evening this weekend an I suspect hes making sure I do go

Kept on seeing camera phones stuck out of passenger windows pointing at me, was a little worrying at times.

Stopped at Clacket Lane services for a pee then for a moment I thought I hadn't made it, leg felt a little wet.

But no, I'd over filled my oil tank. I have very oily trousers. I wash them on the ferry.
I've made a top hat over the filler cap, might at least keep more from my trousers

[Steven.Carter]

Fish and chips in Harwich hmmmm tasty

Wasn't all plain sailing getting Harwich. After my tea and a fill up just outside Colchester I only managed 10 feet and she died. Stupid fuse had blown.
Another one blew straight away after replacing it so its a dead short somewhere. I've only a few left so stuffed some solder wire in that I had and had a good look to see I can find the fault. Each time the solder got red hot and I had to switch off. By now I've got tools and bits of bike everywhere, sorry forgot a photo but I'm sure you can picture it. Two bikers came over to offer some help. One said you've picked a bad place to break down!! Well, I said you've obviously haven't. This is a perfect place, garage forecourt, food, toilets. The sun was shining. Plenty of time for the ferry. How much of a better place could it possibly be
Anyway I found it, I hope. A wire going to my trailer comes out of my top box, it had been rubbing against a screw going to the frame
My last problem was getting a fuse back in the holder. The solder had melted and blocked the hole for the fuse