What did you do to your bike today?

[MikeHorton]

Rode the bike home in the rain at 8am after a Nightshift just preparing to ride it back into work to do it all again  I really can't be arsed!

[billy sugger]

33 minutes ago, Fish said:

Starting in Maidstone, a colleague and myself went out for a wee ride today. Off the Bewl Waters for stop #1, down to Hastings, along to Rye for a stop #2 then down to Dungeoness, Dymchurch and into Hythe then back to Maidstone. Circa 6 hours of good company and decent(ish) roads. One empty tank of fuel.

 

He appears to have the same issue around the fuel tank mis-reading. Dash flashing empty, only to put a little over 8 ltrs into his ER6F (16 litres). I waited until I got close to home and put 12 ltrs in.

Hi Fish, I think the misleading reading is caused by resistance settings on the electronic dipstick. Mine is a series of contacts on a curved thing that sits in the tank, like a cistern filler, the old float thing

[Turbogirlie]

On 16/10/2021 at 19:01, Turbogirlie said:

140 mile round trip in Mid Wales today, taking in the Elan Valley Dams and Llyn Clywedog.  A nice mix of roads and nice weather for the time of year.

 

A couple of photos from our ride yesterday.

[billy sugger]

Just ordered a new seals kit from pyramid parts, will do front as soon as rear is back together. Should be able to bodge the exhaust for now with a bit of tubing

[DJP]

I got knocked off last week. White van man went into the back of me while I was stopped at the lights.

 

Fortunately, his insurers have already accepted liability.

 

 

[Bender]

5 minutes ago, DJP said:

I got knocked off last week. White van man went into the back of me while I was stopped at the lights.

 

Fortunately, his insurers have already accepted liability.

 

 

Hope your OK, is bike repairable? 

[DJP]

6 minutes ago, Bender said:

Hope your OK, is bike repairable? 

 

I'm a bit sore, but fortunately it's soft tissue damage only. Damage to my bike appears fairly superficial (fairing, indicator, brake lever, bar end etc) unless there's more damage that isn't immediately obvious.

[Bender]

2 minutes ago, DJP said:

 

I'm a bit sore, but fortunately it's soft tissue damage only. Damage to my bike appears fairly superficial (fairing, indicator, brake lever, bar end etc) unless there's more damage that isn't immediately obvious.

Bikes easier to fix than you  

[Stu]

Glad you're OK @DJP and hope the bike gets sorted quickly 

[billy sugger]

39 minutes ago, Stu said:

Glad you're OK @DJP and hope the bike gets sorted quickly 

Ditto 

[Stu]

Went in the garage and saw the bike wanting a leg stretch and a breakfast and a brew! 

 

Sadly it can't do either so I'm eating the breakfast and drinking the brew

 

There's a few out considering 

[JRH]

7 hours ago, DJP said:

I got knocked off last week. White van man went into the back of me while I was stopped at the lights.

 

Fortunately, his insurers have already accepted liability.

 

 

Not good. Glad you are reasonably ok. Had that happen 12 months ago, also the 3rd party admitted liability.  Insurers declared it an economical write off. Think that was mainly the cost of a new fairing. 

[DuRavary]

Wrong tense because I haven’t done it yet but today is new bike day. What’s even better is that the forecast for this afternoon when I ride up on my current bike to pick up the new one is 24° and sunny. There will be plenty of opportunities to get the new one damp and dirty over the coming months. 

[bonio]

Pics needed as proof

Enjoy the ride home!

[S-Westerly]

10 hours ago, DuRavary said:

Wrong tense because I haven’t done it yet but today is new bike day. What’s even better is that the forecast for this afternoon when I ride up on my current bike to pick up the new one is 24° and sunny. There will be plenty of opportunities to get the new one damp and dirty over the coming months. 

You're obviously not in wet and windy Britain- lucky sod at the moment.

[DuRavary]

1 hour ago, S-Westerly said:

You're obviously not in wet and windy Britain- lucky sod at the moment.

I think that starts on Thursday. It was lovely today, 25° and sunny not what I was expecting in mid October. 

[DuRavary]

[bonio]

That's a nice looking bike, mate.

[MikeHorton]

39 minutes ago, DuRavary said:

Looks great hope you like it and had a nice blast out this afternoon!

[DuRavary]

I will miss this one but I would not have dared to take it down that chemin. Owned it for nine years, a lot of memories. 
 

[bonio]

A Pan?

[DuRavary]

8 hours ago, bonio said:

A Pan?

Yes. 

[DuRavary]

On 19/10/2021 at 20:31, DuRavary said:

I think that starts on Thursday. It was lovely today, 25° and sunny not what I was expecting in mid October. 

I was wrong, the rain and wind arrived today. It’s still surprisingly warm though. 

[MikeHorton]

1 hour ago, DuRavary said:

I was wrong, the rain and wind arrived today. It’s still surprisingly warm though. 

Hows your new ride?

[DuRavary]

I’ve only ridden it 50 miles so far but am very pleased. The area around where I live has an unlimited number of unpaved chemins and grassy lanes. Many of the smaller backroads have fairly loose surfaces too. The CB500X is far more at home around here than my Pan European ever was and I’m hoping that it will be up to doing the longer trips I’m used to doing as well as the Pyrénées are a half day’s ride south and the Alps à good day to the east.