Ever met someone who's nice enough, but they're also fundamentally... boring. Like your solicitor when you buying a house... You don't particularly dislike them and you'd wish them all the very best, but you also don't mind not seeing them again. That's how I feel with Starmer.

Work's been a bit full on this past couple of weeks. Missed this. #motosky

Passed my assessment to become a Train Driver Instructor yesterday, only to get home to the awful news of the incident near Bedford. Thoughts are with all those involved, as well as the loved ones of the poor Driver.

Went for a bimble and a coffee earlier and ended up meeting the original owner of my bike! Brilliant chat. Asked him a lot of questions including 'What do you ride now?' His answer... 'A yellow #XJR1300' 😄 (Pics are: Mine (once his) and his new one.) #motosky

Should really be doing paperwork ready for starting a course in the morning but... Priorities.

'Dorset born and Dorset bred. Strong in the arm and good in the bed.' 💪 Happy #DorsetDay (A pics of/taken on Portland, Dorset; Centre of the universe.)

These warm, dry evenings... ❤️💛🖤 #xjr1300 #motosky

Nice evening for chips by the harbour on my break at work. Roll on 2am! #GrubBreakBimble

Sunset bimble 👌 #xjr1300 #motosky

Wanted to read this after watching the film on Netflix, #justfinished Train Dreams by Denis Johnson. Lovely little novella (and good film) about love, loss, and the passage of time through the eyes of a Robert Grainer, a labourer in the early 1900s American West. #booksky #bskybookclub

Been out for a bimble and although I never thought I'd say this, it's official: it's just too damn hot. 😪 Felt more like a punishment than an enjoyable hobby! 😄 Cold coffee > home and chill > back out again later. 👌

Day off, but no rideout today. Busy tinkering around the garden. Some food and a chat around a simple fire. Can't beat it.

Question for the #motosky folks: Most of my riding is local bimbles/exploring. Not mega miles (but I plan on doing the odd 'big' trip/moto camping when I can) Should I get, A) A Quad Lock. Or, B) A Beeline Moto 2? 🤔

Garage Brew... There's just something about it. 🤌 #science @yorkshiretea.bsky.social 🫖

Perfect day for it. 🌞 #motosky #xjr1300

Day off so finally ticked #CaffeineandMachine off the 'must go there for lunch sometime' list. Not exactly cheap, but nice scran. Some nice cars knocking about too. 👍

Great 'introductory'/beginner book to the dark art of #investing (and how investing is different to 'trading') I still have about a hundred questions, but unlike a lot of #finance based books, this was an easy, layman's-terms read with clear diagrams. 👍 Live On Less - Andrew Craig #bskybookclub

Little head-clearer of a ride today. Bikes are great for that. 💛🖤 #xjr1300 #motosky

Completely in my element: Minding my own business, stresses of day-to-day life temporarily forgotten, focused on nothing in particular other than the road ahead... And someone goes and takes a bloody picture. 🙄 Love it! 🖤💛 (📸 by 'The Right Bikes') #yamaha #xjr1300 #motosky

First Hayling Bike Night of the season. Nice weather so a decent turnout. Will hopefully get to a few more over the summer. 👍 #xjr1300 #hayling #bikenight

Ten-year-old daughter: "Dad, can we watch that thing where the woman is trying to put a park on the hole." She meant #ParksAndRecreation The kids are alright. 👍

Day off so gave Old Yeller a clean. She still scrubs up. 💛🖤 #yamaha #xjr1300 #motosky

Sunshine, the countryside, a steak sarnie, and 1300ccs. Beautiful. 💛🖤 #yamaha #xjr1300 #motosky

What do you call it when there's 1000 jobs you could be doing, 100 jobs you're already in the middle of, and 20 things you'd like to do, yet you don't have the energy/will/motivation to even begin to do any of it, and instead just kind of mooch around wasting the day? Whatever it is, that's me.

Probably fair to say we all had differing experiences during Covid, but six years ago we went into #Lockdown. I was a 'key worker' and took these on my lunch break walk in #London Crazy how quickly six years has flown by. #GrubBreakBimble

Cracking day for it... Shoulda brought my Speedos. 🌞 #motosky #xjr1300

Surprising how little we think about everyday objects, and how they're made - or how far they're transported in the process. Interesting -and very educational- read. (Recommend by 'Damien Talks Money' on YouTube. 👍) #justfinished Ed Conway - Material World. #booksky #bskybookclub

Had a broadband blokey round earlier. Apparently 'Enough for the kids to be online while I buy shit on ebay and watch a dodgy firestick: all with zero buffering' isn't a recognised desired speed-strength. Weird. Anyway all sorted now (allegedly) so went for a evening bimble... #motosky #xjr1300

Afternoon blast and a coffee. Just what the doctor ordered. 👌 #motosky #yamaha #xjr1300

I know there's a lot of shit going on at the minute but something came to my attention earlier which wobbled my head: A book of four First Class stamps now costs... Six pounds and eighty pence. 😳 Swear they were like 47p last time I bought some.

What a film this is. Matey definitely deserved his bafta. Maxine Peake great as ever, too. #JustWatched #ISwear

One of my favourite things about working lates and getting home in the early hours is that 2am bowl of cereal in front of the tele. Just something about it. 🤌

The Greens winning Gorton and Denton is basically the political version of one of those videos where the small, quiet kid gets up and knocks fuck out of the loudmouth bully.

Always good to be back home. 'Back on the family patch!' #Portland #PortlandBill #KeepPortlandWeird #Dorset

Welcome to the family, kid. #motosky

Wired an LED ceiling light in today and - as of yet - the house hasn't burned down. (With my 'knowledge' of electrics, this can only be described as a win.)

Mrs: You came to bed late last night. Me: Yeah, I ended up watching a documentary about Lighthouse Keepers in the 1960s. Getting more like Partridge by the day.

Late finish tonight but as far as pick-up points for work taxis go, this is a goodun'...

Finally, a whole *checks notes* four hours of dry roads!! (So went for a bimble and a coffee.👌) #xjr1300 #motosky

The shifts are like shift-work on steroids, but if you're prepared for that, mature enough, and can prioritise and be responsible, it's a great job. This is a welcome change. 👍

I'm nearly forty and have a safety critical job and a mortgage. Genuinely, me 'helping' my ten-year-old do her homework:

Midnight fuel stop in the pissing rain after a crap shift at work... Bike still looks 👌 mind. #motosky #xjr1300

“Temporary accommodation”

No #GrubBreakBimble on tonight's shift. Tbh, I couldn't be arsed... Coffee and bit of my book instead. 🤘

Used some contact cleaner to get my bike's 'Pass' light working again earlier. Felt like:

Nice, but glad to finish. 8 days on the bounce is enough for anyone. Heading home. 🚂🚃🚃 #GrubBreakBimble

Billet alternator cover for the #XJR1300. Hardly the most bike changing customisation you can do, but still. Looks loads better than the bit of pressed tin #Yamaha put on. #motosky

They're really scraping the barrel with the celebrities on #TheTraitors. Not heard of a single one of them.

Car's in being MOT'd today. The fact I'm sat looking at potential replacements on ebay tells you all you need to know. Still... 🤞🤞🤞 #bangernomics

Thinking of doing my first 'proper' #motorbike trip at some point in the coming months: three or four days around #Normandy, solo. To anyone who's done it, is only booking the first night's accom, then winging it/booking somewhere wherever I end up at the time a bad idea? 🤔 #motosky #France