Thanks for posting,it looked like you all had a good tour.
I plan on heading that way mid August/early September when,hopefully it's cooled off a bit.In the meantime I'll enjoy the sunny weather over here

How bike thieves are getting sorted out in Mexico
https://www.albawaba.com/node/who-mexic ... es-1631540
EDIT; I see KFB has also posted about this earlier.

This was at the local bike night earlier.



It's the first time I've seen a Bandit motor in a Honda

My mate raced one of those.On a test day at Aintree it spun the oil filter off,locked up on the back straight & sent him up the road

weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 11:50 am People still go to banks ? I used a bank about the last time i used a cheque, sometimes before 2000.

I try to use my bank for occasional financial advice,the problem is they're making it a lot more difficult than in the past..

Gotta be some reciprocity: you want the service, they want the business.


I just want a good old fashioned chat with someone & 'The worlds local bank' is currently making it difficult,so I'll find somewhere that makes human contact & discussion less difficult :thumbup:
Looks like I'll be ...

If it has to be pre 2000 I think the SV650 came out in 1999 so you could only use a Gen 1 carb version.
I'd look for a CBR600/FZR/600/ZX6/GSXR6.
For something a bit different a CB500 twin or Suzuki 600 Bandit.
Go up to £2500 & there's a lot more choice.

It's been a lovely sunny evening around here so I went for a spin on the Street Triple.
They're not to everyones taste but I've grown to love the 'Dame Edna' look.

https://i.ibb.co/QvBgHqRm/22062026-STREET-A-WEB.gif

West coast sunset Lancashire style :thumbup:

https://i.ibb.co/wN1pGMF7 ...

Banks...
The other week I recieved a Email from the bank stating that the amount of funds that are currently in my fancy 'Premier' account aren't enough to qualify for said account,theyr'e going to downgrade me to the usual plebs current account next month.( I'm drawing down my savings until I reach ...

Isle of Man for up to 5 days is £150 return for bike & rider.I've never looked for TT week but it wouldn't surprise me to find it's double the price.
I detest the run to the channel ports from here (Lancashire),but Newhaven-Dieppe is less than £50 each way.We sailed back from Ouistreham to ...

I was wearing my Revitt mesh jacket yesterday,first time this year,looks like I'll be wearing it all week.

I took the SV650X to my mates tyre shop for a new pair of Road 6's.

[I got 6100 miles out of the factory fitted Dunlops.We thought that I could get another 2K out of the rear & more out of the front tyre,but if my next Euro trip happens I'll be hitting the 2K mark whilst I'm away so I got the ...

Signed

Only used the 5s but really liked them. Think I got about 7500 out of them on the GSXS.


I have the 5's on my Street Triple & would happily use them again,I've just checked the mileage & they've done approx 7000 miles.The rear looks well used but I think I'll get another 1K out of it.I've been ...

Sorry to hear about this TP,I hope they get caught or 'dicouraged' before they come back...
n your situation I think I'd be moving to somewhere a bit less stressful.

TBH Nothing there for me

Only time I support Ingerland is when they play Scotland. Football really pisses me off, bent corrupt FIFA & Premier League,arse licking media...
The good thing we learned when Ingerland played in the Euros back in 1996 was that the roads were empty when they were playing so you could get out for ...

Not updated this topic for a couple of years.
Today the 650X got some some shiny new Michelin Road 6's & 90 degree valve stems fitted

https://i.ibb.co/cScbZtg8/15062026-SV-ROAD-6-A.gif

https://i.ibb.co/pjKCCY3H/15062026-SV-ROAD-6-B.gif

After 6100 miles the factory fitted OEM Dunlops still ...

I took the SV650X to my mates tyre shop for a new pair of Road 6's.

https://i.ibb.co/3Y7rL6py/15062026-SV650-X.gif

I got 6100 miles out of the factory fitted Dunlops.We thought that I could get another 2K out of the rear & more out of the front tyre,but if my next Euro trip happens I'll be ...

ILast month I watched a YT upload by The Superbike Surgery on a BMW GS with a parasitic draw problem.It turned out that the owner had fitted a tracker & it was draining the battery.Has your GS got a tracker fitted?