Ola muchachos Am back

 yeah, yeah, yeah, have been lazy.   In reality I have not done much on the bike side of things apart from riding within the city and in the desert.   As previously indicated, I relocated to the middle east but have not done much buildings or restauration.   I imported my tools but don't have the facility to build and wasn't gonna re-invest in expensive hardware.     

So rewind back a bit, I took my beloved xt500 from the US to Middle East, and have been using it here as a city commuter.   

Was a pain to get it registered here as the official dealer only opened in 1983 and the bike is from 1979. Local authority who had never seen an XT 500 could not understand how a bike was older than the dealer.  So, I had to get certificate from Yamaha Japan stating they were the official manufacturer of the bike.   The joy of living abroad.....

Otherwise, life has been good, I spent most of my time on the saddle in the Desert.   As indicated with I first moved here, I got very lucky to find a fairly new 450 crf which I have been using since.  

And recently, I just purchased a GS 1200, 2007 model which I plan to use in the Wadi of the middle East. 

Once in a while I return to France though its been tough with Covid.   Last time I was there, I notice that the tank on my dyna was leaking so I had to quickly order one from WW Cycle in Germany so I could ride through the summer.   Strangely could not find a second hand one, and there was no stock available so had to buy a tear drop tank.  Are Dyna FXD from last century that old ????  Also added a fatbob naked front fender.   

And to finish this latest update, few random pics that I have shamelessly stolen from the net.