Very pleasant bimble out this morning, but a tad chilly. Special mention has to go to Sweller for making that fucking old Guzzi go much faster than it has any right to. New numbers: Winging Courier #157 BGN #158 -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going) Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)
Fuckety **** **** ****. Now where did I leave that "h" -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going) Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)
In uk.rec.motorcycles, Dan L amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom: Indeed. He did make it get a wriggle on. Coo! Ta!
"Dan L" hit the keyboard with... Nice run. I must try to get along more often. Sorry I had to leave so quickly. Typical student though - having asked for a lift a 2pm he decided to go on a later train after all.
The cold and wet on the way down made me wonder why I'd bothered when I got to the H&J. Dried out nicely though and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done guys especially BGN for the huge trek just to get another number for the sig ) I want a CBR1000WC ltd edition version.
And riding from the rear (fnarr) BGN's cornering speed impressed me too - especially considering level of experience. Overtakes are interesting mind you - think he needs a bit more power Just give him your GSX-R for a week ;-) Twas a nice run out - as mentioned it's my licence's fourth birthday - doesn't seem that long - can still remember every moment of the bloody test .. Discovering I could carry a coffee on the Strom was a nice bonus
I wasn't overly impressed with the damp patches hiding mid-corner when I was on my way to Aylesbury but the day warmed up nicely and I enjoyed the ride. Sweller really doesn't need to buy oil for his tractor, he just needs a sponge and he can recycle all the oil spread over his back wheel.
Or as suggested, fit a funnel and do an "air-to-air" type top up from WC's bike. Certainly two characters with equally characterful motorcycles ;-)
In uk.rec.motorcycles, Pip amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom: It's a hard life, innit ;-) I think I'm going to buy myself a grinder. I see visions of hackage to the front bracketry and the zorsts. I was going to remove the cans and get a bit of ali pipe, the same diameter as the can pipe iykwim, and have a pair of stubby exhausts, about a foot long each but I don't know anyone with a pipe bender so I might just cut the end cans off and leave the pipe that supplies them[1]. [1] This is by no means certain but just another chapter in the development stakes.
Must have more power! I think everyone had about 100 more horses than me! Congratulations on your 4th birthday! Where did you put it?
In uk.rec.motorcycles, dwb amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom: My boots have enough oil on them to service at least one revolution of sweller's bike engine. The rest is on the front of my bike and on me visor. It really hustles along.
It made me want to fucking cry in the carpark of the cafe. Despite all the varied types of bikes (and there were quite a few there) the only one with a circle of onlookers was the bloody ratblade. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going) Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)
The route was completely unfamiliar to me, I was dependent on watching DanL to see how far he threw himself over as an indication of the bend severity and other things. Everyone did their own ride - I like that.
Thanks go to WC for suggesting I go along, I'm glad I did. I'd never planned on going to a 'FOT due to the prohibitive distance from my chateau, but it was the least I could do because WC attended several South Eastern bimbles and events even though it takes him hours to get down here. For example, I've just calculated my route (Home > FOT > Home) and I could have got from home to Frankfurt in the same number of miles. Or I could get from home to Paris and back with miles to spare. Lovely day out. Too fucking cold, damp bends, leaves falling from the trees. Time to leave the country.
