Morning boys & girls. Staggered out of bed. 5am here. Dreadful hangover. Those pizzas are sure alcoholic. My most guilty pleasure is sneaking off occasionally for an afternoon cream tea in utter contradiction to my diet. Sad but true. Having lost 67 pounds in year (Lbs Weight for you wags.) its a bit of a struggle not to put it all back on again. Michelin restaurants are sad. My Tailor is happy. About to leap on my bike & ride the 72 miles from Moal Boal to Cebu city on a POS borrowed mountain bike with only 10 of the normal 15 gears serviceable. Nearly killed me on the way down & I'm sure it will nearly kill me on the way back. Drank 9 litres of assorted fluids on the way down & never peed once. Riding in the tropics gives sweating a new meaning. A mate emailed me the first post on this thread. It was a pleasure to hear about a customer I had not been in contact with for quite some time so I thought it churlish not to throw my oar in & respond. I have to say that selling the Ducati was a consummate pleasure as the gentleman in question did exactly what he said he was going to do and made for an easy transaction. I initially took the bike in part exchange from a chap in Belgium along with a mercedes 500Sl my way & a 5000 mile silver Shadow Rolls His way. I suspect he bought the bike, rode it once & realised he was a mere mortal & such things are better reserved for Gods. Its been a pleasure swapping banter with you chaps. Do drop by to see us if you are in the area. The showroom is a pleasant place to spend time. We even have a bike in stock right now a 1918ish Rover Flat tanker. Not much in the way of brakes though. Having lightened up I am ready for some more vitriol or comedy. You guys decide. I have enjoyed your comments & thank you for your approbation. Best.
I actually enjoyed the programme, some very nice cars and enthusiastic owners. Why all the hate, maybe jealousy! I'd love to earn a crust selling bikes and cars, but it's obviously not that simple. Good luck to anyone who gets off their ass and earns an honest living!
Richard, is in fact, err Richard! Richard, can you remember who you sold my car to? I would like it back
The two pics are of the same man, separated by a few years ... plus the intervention of a seriously under-valued make-up artist
