It's about 30 years since I took a ferry, but it did gradually come back to me how disappointed I was back then with the crappy deal. Going abroad without getting discount fags really put a crimp in it for me!
Winston are still available but none of the supermarkets appear to carry them anymore. You can get them via various online snout pushers - if you, lol, upload your govt. ID, passport scan etc, natch - or, for instance, buy from British Virgin Islands with bank transfer or some other frankly dubious process. Well, sod all that! I'd want soft pack, too.
So ducati say a v4 oil change is 3 ltrs without oil filter or 3.2 with. After my marathon oil change its taken about 3.5 ltrs to have the oil level 2/3 up the gauge. Go figure.
Took my boy for his first ride ever last Friday! He’s 13, but I have always been very sceptical about taking him behind me. Too scared to go down and hurt him. They are precious, aren’t they? Anyways, he got to ride the Weber carb Supersport, which he absolutely loves. And he really loved the ride! Happy Mommy and Daddy now.
Called the shipping company to see when the bikes and other stuff will clear Spanish customs, no word yet.
Scrambler collected from MR after the ‘service’ was completed. The bike had 4 closing shims, new belts, new chain & sprockets, new headstock bearings and various clutch parts replaced. I’m waiting to see the bill tomorrow The bike needs an MoT as it expired during the service so, on my home, went by my testing station of choice to book an appointment and they did it there and then. Result Whilst I was at MR, I also collected the Scrambler taller seat that I’d ordered and was going to test it out when I got home but as the local air temperature hits 37°, I’ll be testing it out another day Andy
Rode back from Devon on Sunday, bloody hell it was hot in leathers. So much so, I’ve only just shrunk enough to get my jacket off!!
