Wrench'n Ride'n

 I have shared the image on the left before of our Pa (Grandfather) WW2 Australian Army Supply Corps on a Royal Enfield 350 in Palestine. My sister has found more of his photos and sent them to me. The image on the right is of a Sgt Henderson on the same bike as my Pa. I used AI to clean up the images. The one on the right shows the numbering in more accurate details than the one of the left. 

 For many years now I have had very "clicky" joints in my fingers. Both hands. Many years ago I did my trade as a sheetmetal worker. We used to hand cut stainless steel with tin snips. 18 and 20 gauge sheet. I have known for sometime that this might all catch up with me. Sure enough it has, Around 2 years ago I thought I had broken a thumb. The pain was so bad. X-Rays showed no break. It did show that the joints of my fingers are riddled with Osteoarthritis. This is the most common form of arthritis, occurring when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of your bones gradually wears away. It is a chronic, degenerative joint disease primarily affecting the hands, knees, hips, and spine. The damage is irreversible. I take rosehip powder in table form. This helps greatly with the swelling and pain.  The last 2 days of my ride home from the Royal Enfield Rally in June hurt my hands. I was using a set of replica BSA handlebars. These bars had me grip the handlers with...

 

 

 

 I did not like the light green I had painted the rear guard of Little Dug. So the guard came off. Coat of a darker green on. Also added my Pa's rank and name to the right hand cover above the sticker of him on an army RE 350 in WW2. Stencilled tyre pressure markings on both guards. From my research these are added to the left side only. Made a lifting handle from a a pillion foot peg to help lift bike onto centre stand. All the new paint and the shocks sprayed with a 2pac matt clear coat.