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I built a little step stool for the Mrs to reach the top shelves.

There is a lot of glue and sawdust in those joints. I think the oak inlaid stripe I added to cover a big surface crack turned out well.

Made from a rough chunk of wood that was covered in spiderwebs and left in the garage by the previous occupant. I cocked up the mortice and tenon joint that I originally planned so had to improvise a bit.

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I always make sure I ride with all my gear on. When it's really hot I might compromise and wear motorcycle jeans with knee protection instead of leathers.

As it's baking hot today, what do you guys do? Do you still wear all your gear, give up and wear a t-shirt and shorts or something else?

The underseat exhaust on my VFR (that I lived in winter) is not doing me any favours today.

Cooking balls!

I've posted some of this before but now I need to make a decision and not sure which way to go...

After getting my R6 stolen I decided I wanted something a bit more practical and a bit less attractive to thieves. I bought a 2008 Sprint ST.

2 days later I was getting towed home. Turned out it had two problems. One was a duff battery. Dealers fixed it. 2nd was a hot start problem, the bike would never start whilst it was warm. The dealer was very good and booked it in to have a look.

Only problem was....before it went back the engine blew up on the motorway. Oil everywhere. Vibrating like hell. Made it to the off ramp and died. Never to start again.

Now I have to decide what to do.

Hi everyone. I'm new here but would really appreciate some help.

At the weekend I had a 2008 Triumph Sprint ST delivered. After 3 trips totalling 50 mikes or so, when I next came to start the bike it would not start. At this stage the bike was still warm. It did start an hour later once it had cooled down.

That night going home from work it was similarly reluctant to start and it sounded like a flat battery. I left it a few minutes and eventually it started. On the way home, after 12 miles on the motorway I stalled the bike. This left me stuck in the middle of a very busy roundabout where the A5 crosses the M69.

The AA came and got me home. They tested the battery and said it was

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Bike Packed

Took the new bike out for a test camping weekend to see how i got on. Only went 40 miles away but had a blast. I had the luggage strapped to the bike as well as a large backpack. Riding was fine when moving but a little cramped and awkward in traffic.

This was the Campsite I went to. Fabulous campsite and one of the rare ones that actively encourage you to have campfires.

The cafe down the road is a bit of a biker magnet especially on a sunday morning. The line up outside on Sunday was..

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