Photograph of the week.

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A bit like it says really.  I'll try and post one picture taken during the week.  Along with the picture I'll post the relevant entry from my diary for that day, or something similar. 

2016

January

  1.   January 3rd  -  Moonshiners get 'bashed' . . . .I go indoor plane spotting . . . .rain stops play.

  2.   January 10th  -  I get my garage door fixed . . . . .I travel over to Newark . . . .three days were "lost" for want of a better term.

  3.   January 17th  -  I get my gnashers fettled . . .the MZ gets an MOT . . .curry gets eaten . . . .I travel to Malvern - and the cafe.

  4.   January 24th  -  One of those "do nothing, go nowhere" sort of weeks . . . .at least the cafe came to the rescue. 

  5.   January 31st  -  The Guzzi is this week's favoured vehicle . . . .at least I went to the cafe. 

    February

  6.   February 7th  -  Bikes get stolen . . . .bikes get recovered . . . .lots of bikes get shown. 

  7.   February 14th  -  Oil gets changed . . . bikes go home . . . rather too cold for riding.

  8.   February 21st  -  Curry gets purchased  . . . . .  MOTs get passed . . . .  bikes get looked at . . . things get lost and found.

  9.   February 28th  -  DOT gets a front end fettle . . . .the D14 gets new ignition. . . . .I order a new trailer tent . . . .the Guzzi goes for dinner.

    March

  10.   March 6th  -  DOT gets the front end sorted . . . . I have an incontinent MZ . . . . .the Bongo visits Greasy Lil's.

  11.   March 13th  -  Trikes get taxed . . . .blood gets tested . . . curry gets eaten . . . .the Bantam goes out to play.

  12.   March 20th  -  The Bullet gets bearings . . . things get painted and coated . . .Trailer tents get sold . . . we hold our rally . . . .bikes at Wistanstow.

  13.   March 27th  -  The TCT gets the horn . . . the Bullet gets oiled . . .DOT springs a leak . . .I saw the light . . .DOT gets a belt.

    April

  14.   April 3rd  -  Radiators get dropped off . . .the Bullet gets a battery. . . . the MZ goes to Wales . . .radiators get picked up . . .the Bullet goes uphill - then to the cafe.

  15.   April 10th  -  Radiators work - kettles don't . . . another BSA comes home . . . the B33 now has a back brake . . . dinner at the cafe.

  16.   April 17th  -  Trikes get MOT'd . . . beards change colour . . . teeth get looked at . . .trailer tents are ready . . . DOT goes to Caverswall . . . dinner at Castlewood Cafe. 

  17.   April 24th  -  Trailer tents get collected . . .bikes get MOT'd . . .coils get tested . . .forks get removed. . . new coils get fitted . . . shows get visited.

    May

  18.    May 1st  -  The A65 gets some new bits . . . .the Bongo and B33 go to Cornwall . . . it rains ( and rains and rains )

  19.   May 8th  -  Rain stops play . . . bikes get fettled . . . large diesel engines get looked at . . . .and the sun has come back.

  20.   May 15th  -  Trailers get loaded . . .bikes get fettled - indoor and outdoor . . . MAG gets an AGM . . . the B33 goes out to dinner.

  21.   May 22nd  -  The TCT comes to a stop . . . we lose a club member . . . the A65 gets all wired up . . . .shakedown runs one and two for the A65.

  22.   May 29th  -  My seat goes for padding . . . the TCT has working brakes . . . the B31 gets woken up . . . a pair of BSAs go out for Sunday dinner.

    June

  23.   June 5th  -  I go roaming around South Wales . . . I visit "Internal Fire" . . .I reach the end of my (washing) line . . . dinner at an old favourite.  

  24.   June 12th  -  The B175 goes for MOT - then goes to live in London . . . I get very, very wet . . . the trailer tent gets tested . . . I get wet - twice . . . a Bantam gets fixed.

  25.   June 19th  -  We say farewell to Mick . . .hard drives get fitted . . .rain comes down again . . .the TCT drives through the night - .and wakes up in foreign parts . . .swamps didn't get fallen into

  26.   June 26th  -  Pubs were visited . . . museums were visited . . .more pubs were visited . . . boats got floated . . . .wheels got fitted.

    July

  27.   July 3rd  -  Rain stops play . . . shit happens, again and again and again . . . .the Bantam goes to the cafe . . . the B33 goes to two cafes. 

  28.   July 10th  -  Bits get straightened out . . .exhausts get fitted . . .Bantams have a grand day out . . .and ne'er a cafe in sight.

  29.   July 17th  -  Bikes get moved . . . BSAs get road tested . . . toasters get fixed . . . bikes get welded . . . oil gets changed . . . seven set forth to Stanford Hall

  30.   July 24th  -  Drifters get brakes . . .the TCT covers some miles . . .electric starts get fitted . . .I pop into the Grubs rally . . . it's (Iron) Curtains for the MZ

  31.   July 31st  -  Teeth get looked at . . . speedometers get looked at . . . bikes get moved about . . .the B33 goes uphill 

    August

  32.   August 7th  -  Rain stopped play . . . the MZ almost gets new points . . .the B33 gets a new clutch  . . . the B33 needs a new spoke . . . the MZ becomes pointless . . . the B31 goes to Trimpley, then for dinner.

  33.   August 14th  -  The B33 gets a spoke . . .the Bullet gets an MOT . . .  the MZ gets a test run . . .carriers get welded . . .  a Bantam gets new ignition . . . the A65 goes out for dinner 

  34.   August 21st  -  DOT goes Welsh . . . Bantams get wired . . . Velocettes get wired  . . . DOT gets all steamed up . . . the Guzzi goes out for dinner.

  35.   August 28th  -  The Guzzi gets an MOT . . . the B31 takes a trailer ride . . . the B31 gets to know Wales a little better.

    September

     

  36.   September 4th  -  I return from Kington . . .DOT gets fettled . . .the Bongo gets some oil . . . I get assessed . . . engines were looked at . . . the A65 has dinner at Matlock Bath

  37.   September 11th  -  Trailers get modified . . .trailers get painted . . . the B31 goes to school . . . . the cafe is visited.

  38.   September 18th  -  Bongos get MOT'd . . .eyeballs get MOT'd . . .the Guzzi goes rambling. . . .Velocettes get switched on . . .I have trouble with my balls . . .the Guzzi goes to a gathering, then for dinner.

  39.   September 25th  -  Computers get sorted . . . exhausts get made . . .engines get new bits . . .I have dinner in the Ace Cafe.

    October

  40.   October 2nd  -  I spend a day recovering . . . the A65 gets some new bits . . . Andy M's computer is hall happy again . . .the B33 has a change of diet. 

  41.   October 9th  -  Bits get coated . . .bikes get MOT'd . . . brakes get re-lined . . . engines get fitted . . . bikes get looked over

  42.   October 16th  -  My bottom end gets fitted . . . shows get visited . . . legs get rested

  43.   October 23rd  -  Rain gets dodged . . . . I get PIP assessed . . . .the B33 goes to Porlock - and comes straight back . . . .good legs go bad

  44.   October 30th  -  The B33 gets a new clutch arm . . . . and that's as good as it got all week

    November

  45.   November 6th  -  Accidents are 7 years old . . .carbs get reconditioned . . . carbs get fitted . . . .folks shuffle off . . . .studs get made . . . . dinner gets eaten, cafe style.  

  46.   November 13th  -  A rather quiet week . . . the A65 gets fettled . . .the MZ goes for Sunday dinner.

  47.   November 20th  -  Another quiet week . . . the A65 crank turns . . . . the A65 crank stops turning . . . .studs get shortened . . . .the A65 crank turns again. 

  48.   November 27th  -  Days get lost . . . BSA engines get put back together . . .the Bongo gets a new home built . . . BSAs go out on test. 

    December

  49.   December 4th  -  BSAs get wired . . . BSAs get stainless bits fitted . . . cameras fail . . . the Bongo gets a nest . . . .cold weather arrives.  

  50.   December 11th  -  I have a sleep . . . the A65 goes out on test . . . the A65 gets pulled apart again . . . BSAs get the wiring finished . . . .the Bullet goes for Sunday dinner.

  51.   December 18th  -  The A65 breathes easy . . . . the A65 becomes incontinent . . . .DOT gets a new speedo.

  52.   December 25th  -  More A65 breather fettling . . . .DOT gets a new clock mounting bracket . . . Tridents get wired . . . .the B31 goes out for Christmas day.