Sunday 22 September 2013
Saturday 21 September 2013
Music to Ride to
On the night of May 29, 2013, Rush drummer Neil Peart will perform with his bandmates, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, in front of 6,300 people in Glasgow. That afternoon, Neil commutes to work on his BMW 1200 GS motorcycle, via a muddy singletrack in the Cairngorm Mountains. He tells us why (LINK)
Friday 20 September 2013
Landmarks 2013 (Complete)
As I mentioned in an earlier post I had almost completed this year's Landmarks Challenge. I managed to collect the last couple of remaining photos last weekend. So, without further ado, here is this year's effort.
01. Blue |
02. Chrome |
03. Red |
04. Green |
05. Black & White |
06. Yellow |
07. Nature |
08. Water |
09. Energy |
10. Technology |
11. Information |
12. Something that makes you smile |
13. 12 O'Clock (-ish) |
14. Old |
15. New |
16. Narrow |
17. Tall |
18. Hidden (usually) |
19. Looking down |
20. Shadow |
Thursday 19 September 2013
Big Brother
Having stopped to take a couple of photos outside Torness Power Station on my ride on Saturday I was a bit bemused about half an hour later to be stopped on the road by two heavily armed officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (no, I'd never heard of them either) and asked, politely, to show them the photos.
Apparently, my taking photos of my bike on the public road in front of the power station had set off alarm bells and the two officers were despatched to question me in case I was up to no good. Apparently Big Brother was indeed watching me.
Handing
over the camera I said that they could delete any that they didn't like, but
they said that there wasn't anything on it that couldn't be picked up off of
Google Earth and gave it back to me. We had a short chat, they apologised for
the inconvenience and that was the end of that.
It
was all quite amicable, and the two officers concerned were as nice as could
be. It's just that I'm not used to encountering armed police. Regular police in
the UK carry, at best, pepper spray, although there is an ongoing debate about
whether they should also have access to tasers. These two, however, were armed
to the teeth, with assault rifles and handguns in addition to tasers and pepper
spray. Actually, I was surprised that they could both stand up they had so much
equipment hanging off their belts and flak vests.
After
all of that, I decided not to use any of the photos for the Landmarks Challenge, which was why I was taking them in the first place. Torness isn't
really that interesting to look at from the outside and I decided to use
something else instead.
You can't tour on a single!: Sincerest form of flattery?
You can't tour on a single!: Sincerest form of flattery?:
More years ago that he probably cares to remember, mr. combo was Regalia Officer in the MZ Riders Club. One of his most inventive designs f... (click on link above for the rest of the article)
No, no one is paying me anything, I'm afraid. Still, it does seem as if the shirt struck a chord with folk. One guy I know was offered money for the one he was wearing when he visited the US a few years ago.
More years ago that he probably cares to remember, mr. combo was Regalia Officer in the MZ Riders Club. One of his most inventive designs f... (click on link above for the rest of the article)
No, no one is paying me anything, I'm afraid. Still, it does seem as if the shirt struck a chord with folk. One guy I know was offered money for the one he was wearing when he visited the US a few years ago.
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Cold War Warriors
NVA (East German Army) troopers in Berlin - Brandenburg Gate in the background |
(From Facebook: Ostbikes)
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Smallest Library in Town
The Book Nook, Athelstaneford, East Lothian |
You are invited to take a book and put one back |
Edit: my thanks to BridgeClub for this info on other similar phonebox libraries.
Monday 16 September 2013
More Nifty Footwork
New Mustang pegs |
Reading a number of forums the general consensus was to fit Mustang footpegs which, while not adjustable, are about 1" lower and can save your knees seizing up. Well, it had to be worth a try.
The bloke who makes them is located in the US but I found a UK supplier and ordered some on the 'net. A couple of days later I received a parcel which contained a pair of pegs and some fitting instructions.
The bloke who makes them is located in the US but I found a UK supplier and ordered some on the 'net. A couple of days later I received a parcel which contained a pair of pegs and some fitting instructions.
Original Triumph peg |
New peg, pin, circlip, spring, and old peg |
New Mustang peg fitted |
Friday 13 September 2013
Tiger Cub?
A Chinese made Zontes Tiger 125 |
A girl at work was quite excited to hear that I had a Tiger as she has one as well. This is what she came to work on today.
Thursday 12 September 2013
Landmarks 2013 (Update)
Well, that's us midway through September now so I thought that I'd check and see if anyone other than Bridge Club (Part I & Part II) had made any progress on this year's photo challenge?
I've
been sorting through my photos and I've picked out nearly enough to complete
the categories that I came up with in an earlier post. A few more and I'll have
done the whole thing, and I'm hoping to get those I'm missing this weekend if
the weather's half decent. Once I've the full set I'll post them up here.
This
time around I didn't set out to take specific shots, rather I just took photos
as normal and then sorted through the results to see what would work. I think
that way they are less posed than if I'd set out with a specific idea in mind,
and I'm far too lazy to go to all that effort anyway. How you decide to create
your own photos is entirely up to you. Interesting is better than artistic, and
feel free to edit them however you like.
Even
if you don't manage to get everything on the list, don't worry, I'm sure that
we'd still like to see whichever ones you did manage to come up with. Don't
forget, there will be a small something awarded for some of the photos that I
like best, regardless of whether you complete the whole challenge or not.
Please note, the choice will be that of a Benevolent Dictator. My rules, my
decision.
So,
let us know how you are getting on.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
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