Had one tiny sip of whiskey (Jameson’s is fucking terrible shit) and one can of Guinness (fantastic, of course). That’s it for now. The smoked chicken tastes like ham, fuckin’ delicious. No booze today.

….noope. Another week I await.

Summer is almost here, bitches.

After a nice wash and wax I brought the bike home for a little surgery. I always thought the rear turn signals were in a really terrible please (way too forward). I removed them completely and used a new mount and changed their location to be closer to the back of the bike. The panniers were blocking them somewhat, now they don’t. Happy day!!

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Here is an example of stuff you can buy here from folks who just don’t know the value of the item they are trying to flog. This keyboard, once restored, can fetch 500$USD..or more. He’s selling it for 20 Euros.

Sadly I was just a few minutes too late.

Could you imagine exploring the villages and towns of Eastern Europe in this flying dragon. You sleep and cook on board. It would be like a campervan that flies.

Fuckin’ hell!!

Day 41 of me not drinking (Amalia is having small wine-sips). Yay us!!

It looks like Honda is at least looking to take the CB350 globally. I have a feeling there is a massive market for this bike from old people exactly like me. Guys who want a sensible, efficient, cheap to ride adventur(ish) motorbike that has all the modern features (FI, disk brakes, electronics) and retain that cool old school look (I love the way this machine looks). Yes, there is LOTS of romance in owning a Honda CB from the 70s and 80s but you end up spending hours a month maintaining and fiddling with it + they are heavy as fuck, hard to start, 3x more on fuel and parts…blah blah..

These new bikes are crazy cheap and reliable and perfect for village cruising and mild off-road farm roads and hills. I am still dreaming of Bulgarian motorbike/tent camping…..I’ve only done it once in my life (on salt spring island).

If this machine is available to me soon….THEN this will be my bike. There is a guy at the Honda dealer in Plovdiv who will notify me when/if they arrive.

There will also be a scrambler version of this little machine…but only spy shots and chitchat…so far.