As the saying goes - 'There but for the grace of God go I'. There's a risk in everything we do, but the negative outcomes to some of our choices of what we do or risks we take are more severe than others. That doesn't stop me making those choices or taking those risks, but I do so with a greater awareness.

Then you get a day like today - warm sunny weather - no commitments - a big powerful bike - long straight roads - flowing bends - everything you need to up the ante.

No drama or near miss today, but I'm not naive and I do know it's as much down to luck as it is to skill and judgement.

Hope everyone else is back safely tonight.