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Hi Everyone. I have a 1990 Royale. Blue. 50,000km from new, 2 owners. All original, no mods. Only managed 100 or so miles before Polish winter set in. Both me and her indoors love it to bits.

I know some of y’all northerners have your bikes tucked away and starting to twist wrenches. I found a little something to help those working on or modding the electrical system.

T’was a month before Christmas, And all through the town, People wore masks, That covered their frown. The frown had begun, Way back in the Spring, When a global pandemic Changed everything. They called it Corona, But unlike the beer, It didn’t bring good times, It didn’t bring cheer. Contagious and deadly, This virus spread fast, Like a wildfire that starts, When fueled by gas. Airplanes were grounded, Travel was banned, Borders were closed, Across air, sea and land. As the world entered lockdown, To flatten the curve, The economy halted, And folks lost their verve. From March to July, We rode the first wave, People stayed home, They tried to behave. When summer emerged, The lockdown was lifted, But away from caution, Many folks drifted. Now it’s November, And cases are spiking, Wave two has arrived, Much to our disliking. Frontline workers, Doctors and nurses, Try to save people, From riding in hearses. This virus is awful, This COVID-19, There isn’t a cure, There is no vaccine. It’s true that this year, Has had sadness a plenty, We’ll never forget, The year 2020. And just ‘round the corner, The holiday season, But why be merry ? Is there even one reason ? To decorate the house, And put up the tree, When no one will see it, No-one but me. But outside my window, The snow gently falls, And I think to myself, Let’s deck the halls ! So, I gather the ribbon, The garland and bows, As I play those old carols, My happiness grows. Christmas ain’t cancelled, And neither is hope, If we lean on each other, I know we can cope. By: Shawna Hickling, Calgary, AB, Canada

I need a vacation but not in that storm.

Boy is you behind the times grandpa. No body calls us meckanicks any more. We have been modernized to tekanamnisions. It don't pay more but gives us the privilege to invest in more sophisticated and expensive tools and allows us to mortgage bigger and fancier tool boxes for a smaller cut of the shop door rate.