sunday see's dangerous, stu and me heading to the traditional autojumble and for this year, bike show at newark showground, i've got everything, wallet, cash money, cheese and tommy pack-up, guess what i forgot? yep, camera, put it on charge last night, it's still there, bollock's, no show photo's i'm afraid, [shame, some nice bikes there] but, on a more positive note, i got a whole lot of stainless stock, some duralumin at a bargain price and i unchained the loveless stash and purchased a lush shorai racing battery, it's a lithium, five times lighter than a traditional lead battery, check the photo's, on the left, weighing in at a massive five point seven kilogram's is varta 'mr hevvvvy mother fu careful' on the right is super fly weight 'beast from the east' lithium, third more cranking power, carbon fibred body shorai and weighing in at a staggering, [wait for it, i can't believe it myself] nought point nine, nine, seven kilo's, fuckingellthatsalmostfivetimeslighterthanthestandardbattery! stu got me a signed photo of tt legend steve plater, he signed it to #51 and apparently kept a straight face even when stu told him i was a racer too..............
well done Steve Plater is the real deal,,
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