Marzocchis

Last time I went out on the Fantic Heath commented that the back end was skipping rather than tracking. So best thing to do would be to service the rear shocks.

The Fantic has the original Marzocchis on it. No idea when or if they have ever been serviced.

Getting the springs off was a faff. Much cable ties and swearing later-

The shocks actually had a lot of oil in them, all be it a nasty brown colour.

Fully stripped:-

The seals looked ok so I cleaned out the tubes and refilled with ATF. All back together:-

And back on the bike:-

See how they feel next time out. Now to mod the rear brake pedal so I can find it when I need it.

Mai Tai #1

Since we went to the Nostalgia Weekend and found the cocktail bar I've wanted to have a go at making a Mai Tai. Trouble is there are dozens of recipes out there on the interweb. So I thought I'd try to make a similar drink to the ones we had.

First attempt:-

Recipe:-

One part dark rum

One part white rum

One part Ammaretto

Dash of Grenadine

1tsp lime juice

Fill remainder of glass with ice and half and half orange juice and pineapple juice

Its fairly sweet but not a bad effort.

For The Love of Tanks and stuff...

Went to the War and Peace Revival yesterday. After a 2.5hr wait in the queue to get in it turned out to be a cracking day. Some pictures:-

Some good stuff in the market too:-

And some old cars:-

Couple of bellends:-

Even a Vulcan fly past:-

Kryptonics

Was bored at work so I did a bit of shopping. I've always liked Kryptonics. Bit of a nostalgia thing and I have several sets of OG greens and reds, but now they are available new again. I wanted some to try on the concrete parks I frequent, so the obvious choice was a set of the cored whites. Different core colours give different hardnesses. I went for green at 97a.

Today I replaced the Spitfires I normally ride:-

Hadn't realised how offset Kryptonics are, a throwback to wide decks and narrow trucks in the late 70's. Looks kinda odd on a modern board:-

Wondering if I'll be getting some wheelbite. Time will tell...

New Plank

Don't know why but I fancy a longboard, so I bought this :-

Its ferkin huge, but I reckon it'll roll nicely on those big wheels.

Pembroke

So I'm heading to Pembroke for a couple of months. Busy times on the power station. Thought it'd be good to cycle the 9 miles to work (and 9 back...) as many days as I can. So I converted the Marin to a roadie:-

I've done the trip twice now. Some long climbs but I feel better for it. And more awake when I get to site. Its got to be doing me some good.

Fun With Fantics

Had a ride on the Fantic today up at Nettleton with Heath. Been a while since the last one. I think I've got some rust in the clutch cable cos it was a bit heavy and notchy. Still amazes me how good the 200 is. Gives me far more confidence to try stuff.

The two bikes at rest - Heaths 300 and my 200