{"id":13303,"date":"2020-09-29T09:03:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T08:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=13303"},"modified":"2020-09-29T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:05:30","slug":"the-motorcycling-detectorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=13303","title":{"rendered":"The Motorcycling Detectorist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(sounds like it should be a crossover TV drama written by Dennis Potter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past few weekends there’s been a chap poking about in the fields behind the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s not been cagey or surreptitious about it; his bright yellow waterproof jacket has made him an easy spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was especially odd about him was his transport, which was always parked in the field: a motorbike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other day my curiosity got the better of me, so I walked the dogs in that field (we usually walk through fields the other side of the house), and went for a look at his motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a Chinese 125cc, which explains how\/why he could ride it across a stubble field; keeping a lightweight machine upright over stubble would be quite easy. My younger brother and I rode a 125cc Yamaha Trials bike over some very off-road territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I was checking out his bike he came over for a chat (probably in case I was going to cause him any problems – which I didn’t, obviously).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had quite a natter about his detectoristing, and he showed me a selection of his discoveries of the day. There was nothing super exciting, but there was some interesting stuff – as far as relics of a bygone age go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But frankly, I was more impressed with his ability to ride a Chinese 125cc bike across a field of stubble, whilst loaded down with his bags and his detectoriser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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