??Too cold & cruddy for me today :(
Anyone putting an extra layer on & having some ?
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??Too cold & cruddy for me today :(
Anyone putting an extra layer on & having some ?
Hah, you should have been on the Santa run yesterday. That was pretty fresh and lots of layers required
Agree way too cold and anyway bikes all packed away now for winter hibernation. Roll on spring although that seems ages away, just got to get this Christmas thing out of the way....Bah Humbug!
My bloody knee is still giving me grief (nearly five months now) so much so that I've really cut back my riding over the last couple of months but couldn't resist getting out on the Himalayan yesterday to clear the cobwebs. Keiss waistcoat, heated grips and michelin man layers pretty much sorted the cold, apart from the wind chill into the open face hat, but the cold greasy roads weren't great on the knobblies. The front Conti TKC80 didn't give me any funny moments but I have to admit that the Maxxis M6006 on the rear isn't the best idea I've had for Winter roads. It's the first time I've ever had the himmy 'spin up' pulling out of a junction, admittedly right at the start of the ride so stone cold but it's nigh on impossible to get the lump to break traction on a muddy green lane so to slide out on tarmac was a whole new experience and not one that filled me with joy.
I only did about an hour and half, all back roads and lanes with a very tentative short ride along a very muddy byeway and probably covered less than thirty miles but it was a great feeling to be out on a bike and I was refreshed and relaxed when I got home. and of course the best bit is that the himmy is a no clean zone so just give the chain a quirt of lube and bung it back in the garage ready for next time. Roll on knee recovery, in the meantime I may admit my error and sort another TKC80 for the rear to give me at least half a chance on Winter roads
Did a ride out with WaBAM on Sunday - up to Dobbies for Tea & Cake. 85 miles in total and that was enough - way too cold really.
Missed out on the Santa Run - was planning too, but had things to do and I was just feeling the cold too much last week that I gave it a miss this year. Will try for next year.
Pete
Looks like the icey snap will pass at the weekend, Yay !
Then we get to ride around in the wet, Yay !
:D
Bring it on baby :cool:
Has anyone been out at all ????
I was going off to Fowlers for one of their brekkys today. The forecast midweek was the freezin, lovely to look at but not ride in, weather was gonna disappear this weekend & warm up a tad. Yeah right :rolleyes:
I?m in danger of forgetting how to ride it?s been so long since I last got out for blat :eek:
Took the 450 enduro out for a few hours on Saturday.
My last day out on a bike was Jan 1st, 23 days, 15 hours 55 minutes ago....
Unhappily, my last time on the bike was 12 months (or so ) before that ! Missing it so much.
I've only done a few short rides locally, knee still playing up and I don't feel too confident on slippery stuff until I've had it sorted, op end of Feb. Himalayan MOT tmrw so will take the long way home as it's forecast to be a balmy 4 degrees
I had an unexpected day off today, sun was shining, Ave it :cool:
https://i.postimg.cc/nzdDJ4N5/60-EFE...62-CF58905.jpg
Looks beautiful LT, where was it?
Shearwater :)
Popped in for a quick nosey on my way back.
Nice one
I've got op Monday 20th, should be minor, cleaning up a tear to the meniscus and sorting some 'rough edges' on cartlidge :eek: but I'm in two minds whether to get it done now though as it feels so much better over the last few weeks. I'm walking normally and actually hired a bike for a week while we were in Tenerife, an Enfield Interceptor 650, and it felt fine. The surgeon says it won't repair on it's own and I'm inclined to agree as it's taken months to get to this stage and even now I wouldn't feel confident enough to try to run on it or any green-laning or an activity that might cause a sudden twist. If I have the op and it goes okay then it will be a few days on crutches/not driving, 2 - 3 weeks before I can ride a bike but will have to be careful.
I've got a couple of hours tomorrow afternoon so will get the Guzi V85 out or a spin and see where I end up. MOT time next week, Himalayan and Guzzi Bobber, want to get them done before the Op as I'm going to sell the Bobber, hardly rode it at all last year, I think 250 miles all told. Might sell the gixer thou as well as never used that at all last year.
:cool:
I’m busy with stuff the next few weekends anyway, but after your fixed, fancy a coffee up @ Compton Abbas for a catch up ?
The airfield is currently closed to visiting aircraft (resident ones can still fly) and the cafe is closed for renovations. It's supposed to reopen mid March but there is some scepticism that it will, I'm seeing a mate of mine for the Himmy MOT tomorrow and he has a plane there (doing him a bit of a disservice with that description, it's a 1930's tri engined art deco thing that used to belong to an American General) so I'll get the latest from him. If it's not open when we catch up then there are plenty of other decent stops within 10/15 minutes that we can use.
Sounds good :)
After chatting to my mate it seems as if the take over of the airfield by GR can't have come soon enough and plans and actions are in place to have it reopened as soon as possible and it will be a much more visitor friendly set up than previous ie more than just two toilets and coffee not served from a container in the car park. Certainly the resident aircraft owners are pleased with the wat things have gone so far (it's very early days, formal hand over was only two weeks ago)
Fabulous news, tis a great venue for a visit.
Ta for the privy intel Trev :)
How’d the Himmy get on ?