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Last weekend was bright and sunny ( uncommon in Ireland ) so Washed the bike and stuck on the helmet camera and went out for a jolly

Made a little video and tried to keep it short but still ended up 7 mins :-(sound is a little off but gets better what do you think 

Route was through Ashford / Annamoe / Laragh  / Wicklow gap / Valleymount 

 

 

 

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Mega busy time of year, but managed to get out last thing for a couple of hours.
From Haverhill, through Linton, the Shalfords, Grantchester, a nice pootle through the old part of Cambridge, and then home. Did 60 miles in 2 hours, with a good few stops to adjust the wind deflector, which I seem to have got as best I can without looking through it.
One stop was to grab a tag (pictured) .
Really enjoying the 1050 now it's bedded in and I'm giving SDMS mode "A" a go, it's OK to be fair, if not a little "savage" on the pull away, but I think that's the idea 😁

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28 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

@V650

I actually enjoyed that thanks. 

Nice smooth riding by the way, and no bloomin traffic! 

Thanks

It was early enough in the morning about 8 or 9 :-)

I like to get out & back before the loons wake up

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Went to W#nkers Wednesday (Bentley Green, Essex) for a look at bikes and a cuppa. Together with my buddy on his tiger 750 twin. 

 

 

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21 hours ago, Throttled said:

Rode to Largs and had a bacon roll.

The bike park on the seafront? I went past it twice yesterday on an out and back to Ayr seafront on my wee 125. I should stop and say hello but I’m well into my stride by the time I get there so just keep on going.

 

And I see we share a birthday, though I am 2 years older 🤣

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My usual typos
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I’m not finding / making time to get out on the bike much this year. Too busy with home projects, lots of family staying, friends visiting, holiday, etc.

 

I had to run an errand to Brampton, our local town, four miles away. Usually done in the car, I chose the bike. Also filled it up ( @ £1.33.9 / litre).

 

On my return I practiced my slow speed riding up our drive. I was rubbish*. So I’ll be going out and practicing more over the coming weeks.

 

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@Steve_M

I found slow speed on my ZZR really easy, even though I hadn't ridden for 24 years. 

This V-strom though, I'm all over the place. I know it's a much higher centre of gravity, but still, I wobble like a wobbly wobbling thing 😂

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27 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

@Steve_M

I found slow speed on my ZZR really easy, even though I hadn't ridden for 24 years. 

This V-strom though, I'm all over the place. I know it's a much higher centre of gravity, but still, I wobble like a wobbly wobbling thing 😂

Similarly, I could come to a feet up full stop, pause, the ride off no wobbles on my VFR and the ST1100, but none of the bigger bikes since.

 

The local Blood Bike group held a slow riding day last year and I did ok then. Not so today, though. I need to nail it ahead of our tour in September 

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1 hour ago, Throttled said:

Rode it.

 

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Rode it? Good grief man, this is a bike forum, we don’t actually ride! 😂

 

I did tell a delivery driver who spotted my bike that I only ride to Starbucks. I think he would have believed me but for my good lady’s intervention. 

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Long ride out for 3 tags and a good breakfast (at 1:45) at Moss End Garden Village.

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4 hours ago, Throttled said:

Rode it.

 

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You must be enjoying it. Racking up the miles now. 👍

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