Phuffff Phuffff...just blowing the cobwebs off mi keyboard...Last logged on in June '21.. Blimey that's nearly 5 years...bet mi' internet connection has perished but I'll see if I can connect. tap...tap....tap.....Oh it's alive!! Igor...IT'S ALIVE!!!!

Ok..hands up....who remembers your scribe? You do remember? Well good because Uncle Alberts back in town. I used to comment on how shit the government was and how bumbly Boris was and what about Macrons french sausages...and how hot Von der Leyen was...Fookin doookin mention anything about the government now and least ya can expect is a good rear ending by foreign rent boys.....or falling under a bus....or even out of a window.... Scared, well a bit so I'll just ramble about my latest purchase for the Belgium Honda. That can't be racist now can it...?

As a new version of The Old Sidevalve Bar continues to take shape my thoughts are with what will be allowed in it. Well near the top of the list is the Belguim Honda. Poor thing...in boxes, then it's out, then back into boxes, then out again. Anyway if it's going to hit Belgium soil in my lifetime then it better be out of it's box and back in view. What can be considered useful on a motorsickle in EU land? Firstly I'd suggest a strong luggage rack to carry the lovely beers...secondly a speedometer that reads the correct lingo would be good too. So, I need to buy a speedo...a kilometre one is extremely rare UK. In fact a good MPH one is getting on £250....ooooch. Broken one to mend? Sounds good but it's a risk. To add to the task of finding one there are 2 x different styles depending on year of motorsickle. Belgium Honda is a 1965 so requires the first version. ('Contra rotating' its called 'cos the needles travel in opposite directions.... needs the appropriate speedo drive but hey ho will cross that bridge later.)The one I finally bought as you can see from the pictures had a missing rev counter needle...maybe, just maybe I could make an replacement? Chrome looked reasonable and there would be some sov's left in the budget to order a replacement dial that was calibrated in kms. Below are the ebay piccies...I paid the asking price, as it looked the best of the bunch offered for sale.

Close inspection followed when the package arrived. Lady Luck was smiling on your Uncle Albert that's for sure 'cos up through one of the bulb holder holes I spied treasure...yes a thing of extreme value...It was the broken part off the rev counter needle...The smallest jiggle and it was out....how could that important part have survived hidden up inside? Looks a bit worse for wear, maybe it had been in there whilst the donor bike was a runner as there's a circular marking on the inside of the glass to suggest it was running out of position for a while before breaking. The seller never mentioned he'd seen or had it...certainly the speedo is more valuable now. All I've got to do is get inside and maybe a dab of glue will be all it needs to be back where it belongs.. Filled with enthusiasm a new kms dial was ordered from USA via ebay... Arrived safely too despite Trump throwing tariff after tariff on exports and imports. All the way from Indiana. WOW!