I don't want to be a herbinger of doom and gloom but have you noticed the price of big UK bikes has dropped somewhat. Yes there are many high asking prices but also there are some rather low prices about of which neither seem to be selling. A friend has just bought a DB34 (genuine bike) with all the bells and whistles for 13500 . I've had a genuine low mileage , 2 owner A50  for sale at 3.5k and no enquiries. Advertised  in most national magazines . Also an A65 Hornet , immaculate, at 4.5 and no enquiries for either bike... Seems the Crapanese are now taking over the used bike market.  When you look at it in perspective the younger riders were brought up on the Japs where as us senior riders were used to the better looking bikes (I'm not too keen on the crotch rockets) that are heavier and don't have an electric leg.
            A couple of trials bikes , bantams and a C12 are my most used bikes though (rinse my mouth out) I do long rides etc on a 400 Burgman. Yes an old mans bike where you put you leg through, press a button and go. Sadly it's harder to keep it down to 70 on a dual carriageway than get up to that speed. Plus 80mpg tootling about.. Ah well technology and times change though my love of BSA's will never diminish. The C12 is destined to come with me when I go though a granddaughter has claimed it already....     Griff

  Does that mean we should abandon curries etc so as not to help the Ruskies ? Just to think we send money to India to help with their poor and they are better off than we are.. Think I'll stay with my old clunkers and smokey Bantams....   Griff

Thanks mate. Might see oyu at Stafford

  Well 23rd and 24th the club has a stand at Stafford show. Colin has has a well sorted pitch and the memory of Tom Shuker will be shared in various forms. Are many of our club members likely to call in on the stand and say hello. we 'll be looking forward to seeing you all and enjoying a little chat. Though there will be one member who is likely to cause mayhem on the stand...  See oyu there ..   Griff

 How can us wrinkleys understand the world when most of us were at school the official first day of the week was Sunday but now , to please the Americans it is Monday...  Mind you the god botherers kept quiet as the biblical last day of the week is Saturday, to be known as the sabbath as the world was supposed to have started on the Sun day... I'm confused and think after reading all this confusing matter I'll go and lie down... Nurse. nurse, please take another cork out of the red !!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Griff 

 Phil C   In my days Spring always started on the 21st of March..... Seems I was told the wrong details by my teacher....

  Does the female part of the switch come as part of the loom or are they sold seperatly ?  Mines cream crackered and bio degrading...