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18 Apr 2020
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I am riding my bike in germany ....
only for business reasons ...of course.
Not for fun. 
https://www.motorradonline.de/ratgeb...-erlaubt-sind/
symptoms: hay fever
Last edited by motravel; 18 Apr 2020 at 23:01.
Reason: symptoms: hay fever
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19 Apr 2020
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3 weeks off on full pay is not to be sneezed at 
I'm well ahead on stuff will get me off the naughty step at home should I choose to get a decent ride in later in the year. Painted the bedroom, revamped to load of the garden, full valet and tidy up service on the wife's car etc.
My 1973 CL350 is pretty much ready to ride but the short trips allowed to buy food etc. not only help with sanity but are showing up little defects. The suppliers are still working.
The week after next it's my turn to be officially working again. This is actually harder as there isn't any work to do, you are just hanging about waiting for the phone to ring, looking for emails to send to prove you are doing something 
Above all we can't complain if this is the worst of it. They've chosen a balance between the economy and people's lives, so just crack on and plan for when it easer.
Andy
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19 Apr 2020
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All my work is on indefinite hold and I wouldn't be surprised to find that it's been 'automated' out of existence by the time we're back to something like normal. I keep getting emails telling me how they've automated this bit and that bit so I suspect it's only a matter of time. As I'm past retirement age anyway it doesn't really bother me that much but it would be a cause for concern were I a decade or two younger.
Once I get the current bike (old 250 Yamaha) out of the 'workshed' there's quite a few more to take its place. My plan was to have the Yamaha running well enough to use it for the UK HUBB meeting in June but now that's off the table. Plan B is to use it for the HU French meeting in Sept if that's going ahead.
In the meantime next up is my CCM604 which had a top end strip last year to replace a damaged piston - something I thought would only take a week or so, but having managed to break the oil control ring I put it to one side in disgust. Then after that there's an old 500cc Kawasaki to restore and then . . .
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22 Apr 2020
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Quote:
Originally Posted by motravel
I am riding my bike in germany ....
only for business reasons ...of course.
Not for fun. |
same here in Poland, riding a lot for business and to parents house 
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22 Apr 2020
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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My area (Vancouver Island) is not on lock-down per se, but is practicing "social distancing". Non-essential businesses have been ordered closed by the health officials. My work is doing tech support for one of these 'essential businesses' so I've at least had my work to keep me busy and a steady paycheque to keep my creditors happy.
I've been walking into the office, which is mostly empty as about 85% of our staff are working remotely. Before Easter the streets were almost empty, like a scene from a zombie movie. The last week, the traffic on the roads has increased substantially and I notice people out cycling or walking in family units, staying well apart from others.
I've been going out on the weekend mornings to ride for 60-90 minutes in the local area. The health officials have warned that they do not want vacationers travelling or day-trippers getting into trouble and putting a strain on first-responders, so I've been riding easy cruises at maybe 3 or 4/10s within easy reach of home.
Dealership showrooms for vehicles are closed - but repair and maintenance are considered essential services, so I've had my bike in for a tire and service, and it's ready to take for a long ride once restrictions are lifted...
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23 Apr 2020
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Every evening at 6.30 in the town where we live, Belper, there is the lovely sound of “mooing” as in the sound cows make. It is called the Belper Moo and the local radio station picked upon it and made a video. Featuring, on violin, Mrs Benson, my wife.
So here you go:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=...25062664593366
I cannot explain the reason it started, nor why it continues, but it has been going on for weeks now and is getting spread further around the world.
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