After spending quite some time away attending to the those numerous problems life throws at you, health issues etc, I got my beloved 2002 TDM900 out of storage ready to fettle for next year, as I'm going to the Pico's de Europa with my younger brother. He will be on a Honda 1200 Crosstourer.
She's been well cared for in dry store with everything drained down.
Unfortunately, the Master Engineer (aka Dad) passed away in January 2018, a great loss of skills, knowledge and experience.
A nearly new Royal Enfield Classic 500 came into my possession in May 2016, which I took to Spain later on in 2018 on a solemn mission to leave someone's ashes on a specified mountain. It made the 3000 miles in 13 days with few issues.
Quite a lot of mods have been done to that one, the Master engineer left detailed instructions. Roughly 20% of the bike was binned and parts replaced with my favourite material.
I have moved home twice, have a new workshop and will be entering the ranks of the retired next March. (Zimmer frame and Tena pants on order)
Much has yet to be done, the new workshop is an amalgam of the best of my kit and Dad's kit.
The biggest problems have been the new digital readouts, setting them up to older scales and bringing the electrical safety interlock wiring up to standard.
Various other projects have also been requiring much of my time, including setting up a metal workshop for Rushden Mind with the leftover machinery and tooling, to help older people improve their mental health and wellbeing.