... but also confirmed my lack of joy and desire to repeat the experience.

That statement covers every aspect of my motorcycling maintenance experiences.

Actually, I lie. There was a memorably pleasant moment when I found a short in a Laverda wiring harness. That was truly pleasurable.
Unlike the two weeks of searching for it prior to that.

The further away you stand the better it looks...

I've heard people whisper that near me before now.

Updating this thread for those interested. The list is still being kept up to date. New url for extra words too.

https://som.yale.edu/story/2022/over-1000-companies-have-curtailed-operations-russia-some-remain

Url says 2022 but it's got a 2024 last update thing.

And to save time searching:

• Pirelli        suspend new investments in Russia and scale back production (note Pirelli owns Metzeler too, by the way)
  
• Michelin    suspended all operations in Russia

'Scale back' = so they supply just Russia & Belarus presumably, since no one else should be buying them? Who knows, but it doesn't read like Pirelli are covering themselves in glory.

They've missed out on two pairs from me so far, and will miss out on a third pair, come May. It's Michelin pour moi.

Ryan of FortNine's thoughts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nINIJ1cAbYM

And a reply from John Millbank of Bennetts Bike Social:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOJxubCS0wM

You'll get both entertainment and education in equal measure.

Extremely unpleasant to watch.
My thoughts are with his toes. 

Boots aren't the problem - lack of assessment & planning is.

He managed to tick at least 6 of Roadcraft's overtaking key safety points (let alone the ones about the right clothing).

Overtaking: key safety points

• Only overtake if you can see far enough ahead to be sure it's safe.
• Avoid causing other vehicles (overtaken, following or oncoming) to alter position or speed.
• Before you overtake, assess whether your machine is capable of the overtaking manoeuvre you're planning.
• Before starting to overtake, always ensure you can move back to the nearside in plenty of time.
• Always be ready to re-assess if a new hazard comes into view.
• Only overtake in situations where you won't come into conflict with other road users and it can be performed legally.
• When possible, avoid overtaking three abreast to leave yourself a margin of safety.
• Be aware of the potential dangers when filtering.
• On multi-lane carriageways, only overtake on the nearside if there are slow-moving queues of traffic and offside queues are moving more slowly.
• Never use the hard shoulder for overtaking.
• Consider signalling if it will benefit any other road user. Make sure that your signal is clear and can't be misinterpreted.
• Always be patient and leave a margin of safety to allow for errors.

Hello John,

I did say I'd take them, but I've come over all sensible, and I know I won't get around to doing anything useful with them, so my apologies. 
But hopefully someone will take them off you and do something useful with them.

That looks a damned sight cleaner than mine. Good job.
Nice to see you've retained the, er, toolkit.

And a sofa/chaise.

Deckchairs and a parasol on the roof.

And a BBQ.

'How did the garage burn down?'