When I did the thing...

Had a bit of a camera fail. When I got to the Rocket Centre, I discovered that the camera had actually crashed and had stopped filming at some point - I hadn't even left the proper Manchester area - so didn't get my approach.

So, this is just a short video.

Where I ramble about an impending nice day

I contemplated contacting the company the moped rider was for for a few days. I eventually decided I can't be 'guardian angel' for others, especially since I didn't get the registration plate clearly.
I just hope he doesn't injure himself.

I did a thing.

Today was the first good day of the year. So, I decided to go for a ride to Rocket Centre.
I'd intended just to have a look-see at the XJ6 they had, and maybe decide later if I wanted it.

Thing is, it was marked down by another £400. And it already had hot grips fitted, that I had planned to have added.
So, I may or may not have bought it there and then. Translation: I totally did.

It gets delivered next weekend!

When I went for a trip to bolton

The other weekend, I took a trip out to Bolton Motorcycles, just to have a look at bikes. Some highlights of the ride are here:

Just to point out: at the roundabout, yeah, The Housemate went into the wrong lane, but I had to slow because it was obvious the car driver was going to pull out when he shouldn't have

It's Such a Dilemma!

While I passed my test back in October, I've still been riding around on a YBR125. And the reason I even have one is due to my own impatience... because I bought it in the September, when I already had my module 1 booked. I was just getting stupidly itchy to be on a bike.

How does this lead to a dilemma? Let me slowly explain...

I bought the bike on finance, and part of that agreement is that you aren't allowed to sell on the bike until the finance is cleared. This didn't bother me at the time, as I had planned to stick to a 125cc for a year, to "cut my teeth" properly, so to speak.
It's now been 5 months, and I want on to my bigger bike now! There's only so much I can take being unable to safely use a motorway or higher speed dual carriageway.

So, I've been searching for an XJ6N, which is affordable. And, I've found a couple.
My problems arise in that, if I wait, I can pay off the YBR faster by doing lump sums in to the account, but that leaves me 'stuck' with it for longer.
I could put it up for sale, and if it gets interest quickly, I could use my next wages to pay it off - but it would have to sell, or I'd be a bit stumped with money.
Or, I could say 'fuck it' and buy the XJ6 anyway, giving me 2 bikes for a short spell. But I don't know how that would go with insurance and whether I could afford to in the longer term [I have money for a rainy day right now]

Gah!

Also, the weather is meant to be crap this weekend...

One of those days

Today is one of those days where, I'm sat at work, pretty much completely unable to focus.
I'm trying to write some code, and just can't think how to hook it into my existing system.

I think it doesn't help that it's too warm in here and there's no real aircon.

Video 002: Yeah, I'll come up with a title card thing eventually

Here's my second video.
I wonder if I should add NSFW warnings on these, due to the way I fucking swear a lot?