Author Topic: What have you done today (Read 116222 times)

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1260 on:** October 06, 2025, 20:21:26 »

Rode after work to our local Reservoir ( Hanningfield) to take some pictures with my Drone, as it has been so dry for so long the water level has really dropped.
The Reservoir is full of Trout and the fisherman go out in little boats, and they also fish from the banks the other side of the Reservoir, I noticed at the weekend the fisherman were actually out fishing on the mud.
These are pictures from today and maybe I’ll do some from the other side of the Reservoir another day.

MisterDavey · « **Reply #1261 on:** October 06, 2025, 21:22:45 »

Love those pictures, they could be Florida

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1262 on:** October 06, 2025, 21:56:51 »

Thank you MisterDavey
Yes I was pleased with them they look great full size. The Drone was 50m up.

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #1263 on:** October 06, 2025, 22:44:09 »

Let's hope for some decent rain between now and Spring to help the reservoirs.

I've finally given up on summer and decided to wash my vented kit in readiness for packing away until next year. Of course next time I ride the bike we'll end up with 25c in October...

2112 · « **Reply #1264 on:** October 08, 2025, 18:28:49 »

Today saw us return back home from a week in Altea, Spain with surprisingly little drama. Bust to the airport - on time, Flight to Newcastle - on time, taxi home - on time. Nothing to complain about and it was even sunny too, nice to be home

P.S. after a week of that funny Spanish food we're having a proper British meal tonight - curry...

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1265 on:** October 08, 2025, 20:57:43 »

Been to work this morning. But a Funeral this afternoon saying goodbye to one of my Mates mums. she made the great age of 95 and passed away peacefully in her sleep. Such a Lovely way to go

she had been in a home since 2023 after almost totally loosing her eyesight she was unfortunately having too many falls. So her family took the decision to move her into the home. She absolutely loved it in the home which was more like a hotel.
The sad thing was his mum outlived her son my mate Dave who sadly passed away in 2018 from Cancer.
We gave her a good sending off. Starting with the service at her own free church in Battlesbridge and the wake next door in The Barge Inn.
I then came home fitted a new UV bulb to my pond filter system.
I then thought I deserved a ride on my bike I stopped off at 2 bike nights and they were both shut up

Well it is October I suppose

So I carried on riding done about 60 miles in total my mind thinking of the lovely times spent with my late mate Dave and his lovely mum Sis ( her younger brother John couldn’t say Iris so called her Sis and the name Stuck)

2112 · « **Reply #1266 on:** October 10, 2025, 14:39:38 »

Today, it was Flu jab's for both of us at the wife's former Pharmany in Ashington. As we sat in the waiting room a number of her former clients came over to wish her well, which was nice. Her former buisiness partner did our injections and confessed that he'd bought yet another Pharmacy, taking his total to 5 ! I don't envy him, a share in one was quite enough work...

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1267 on:** October 10, 2025, 20:33:11 »

So After work today. I went to St Peter’s church Bradwell on sea, I know I posted some pictures there before. This time I took the drone.
Hope you find these pictures interesting!!

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1268 on:** October 10, 2025, 20:34:59 »

More pictures

MisterDavey · « **Reply #1269 on:** October 10, 2025, 21:47:51 »

The drone pictures are positively fascinating. Cheers

2112 · « **Reply #1270 on:** October 10, 2025, 22:05:11 »

Great pictures, salt marshes are not a Northumbrian feature!

Brockett · « **Reply #1271 on:** October 10, 2025, 22:20:36 »

This afternoon I was riding on the A143 and thinking it was a normal day when I noticed a spider on my visor. I shook my head to let the wind remove the thing only to realise that it was not on the outside. It walked up the visor, over the small gap to my forehead and out of sight between my eyes and then investigated a nostril. Snorting like a raging bull didn't shift it and I was hoping it wouldn't crawl inside but I was no less anxious as it walked across my cheek. By then I managed to pull in to the front yard of the Horseshoes pub/ café. As I pulled off the helmet the spider abseiled to the deck and scarpered. I don't know where it went and I do hope I didn't tread on it but the reading lens of bifocals are not at all useful for looking down at the floor, so who knows? At least it wasn't a wasp.

Joe Rocket · « **Reply #1272 on:** October 10, 2025, 23:18:34 »

Great Asmith61.

Are you allowed to fly the drone that high?

2112 · « **Reply #1273 on:** October 11, 2025, 08:37:16 »

Only if no one see's him...

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1274 on:** October 11, 2025, 09:07:41 »

Joe & Bryan

The legal limit is 120m 400ft this flight was 40m & 72m so well in the legal limit

I should really join You Tube so I can put the drone videos on 🤔

Asmith61 · « **Reply #1275 on:** October 11, 2025, 11:56:52 »

Next time I go there I will get closer to the Windfarm 🤔

https://www.bradwellchapel.org/

2112 · « **Reply #1276 on:** October 12, 2025, 19:28:58 »

Today has been a bit busier than usual for me. It started early with a trip over to see my poorly mate; his partner needed to go shopping so asked if I could sit with hime for a while. Of course, seconds after she leaves he needs to go to the loo, deep joy. It takes about 5 mins to get him up out of his chair, onto a Sara Stedy (google it, grand device), through to the bathroom and onto his toilet. Sadly, he's getting about 3 mins warning when he needs to go to the toilet... Eventful to say the least. After that it was home and time to cut the grass front & back. It was quite long and a bit damp so took a fair bit of getting through. Then it was wash up, cook dinner (sausage casserole), serve dinner, clear dinner and put the bins out !

The Doctor 46 · « **Reply #1277 on:** October 12, 2025, 19:51:10 »

Further to my message reference fork seals blowing, I had the two quotes mentioned but a couple of days later I went to a local garage and asked for a quote to replace the oil and dust seals on my bike. Strait away he said "£150 all in and the job was done a couple of days later. Propper job and he got a £20 tip so I think we were both very happy, I know I was.

2112 · « **Reply #1278 on:** October 12, 2025, 22:34:28 »

That's a proper result Doc'

mr_diver · « **Reply #1279 on:** October 13, 2025, 10:49:27 »

Saturday a had a couple of hours and a few things to sort on her bike.

Chain and sprockets - I think the previous owner had never oiled the chain, and with RK sprockets on the bike I suspect the chain and sprockets were not factory fit and Honda used to always use Sunstar sprockets.
BUT- 2 chains in 7k miles???

even one in 7k miles with the slightest bit of maintenance would be considered low to wear out the set.

Sprockets were rather worn, past the point I'm happy to let SWMBO ride the bike any distance, though the front was far worse than the rear, but the wear on the rear made me take the cover off the front for a look.

DID gold X-ring and JT sprockets (rubber damped front) fitted without issue. (apart from three of the rear sprocket nuts being very tight and even my 3ft breaker bar took some force to remove them)
Fitted the velcro closing fork gaiters
Fitted a full 4 piece tank pad that promptly came off as the 3M sticky was clearly a Chinese knock-off - ordered replacement sticky as tit came off cleanly from both tank and tankpad

And greased the gear change pivot as It was just one more bolt and I had the peg bracket off already.

Also fitted a cheap internal baffle to the Black Widow can, made it nice a quiet with the end baffle in, but deep tone and nicely noisey with it removed.

Sunday we went on our weekly visit to my dad and I took the little rebel.
My dad loved the look of the bike and the seat height, but he said it's still a little heavy for him

I think I need to get a Monokey universal plate for it and use the old V47 topbox - the little 32ltr box struggles to take my Kappa flip-lid and a disc lock.