What did you do WITH your bike today.

[Simon Davey]

46 minutes ago, husoi said:

Yyeeyyy early Xmas

 

 

What is it? 

 

[husoi]

30 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

 

What is it? 

 

Brand new for the pan

 

[Simon Davey]

Good stuff but you know if you fit it, your rear brake calliper will lock up

[husoi]

Why you hate me?

[S-Westerly]

7 minutes ago, husoi said:

Why you hate me?

Because Portugal is better at football than us! 

[husoi]

8 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Because Portugal is better at football than us! 

Don't take it personally.

Pretty much everybody is

[Trooper74]

On 24/06/2024 at 22:06, curlylegend said:

Today, a 300km run along the levees of the Loire.  I'm trying to cross every bridge over the Loire, even the ferries count. A bit like Munro bagging I suppose, but I got fed up with the midgies and the rain at that caper.  This is much better.  

This is the Loire at Anger. You can see just how high it is.  Obviously Climate Catastrophie ! 

 

 

A rather elegant wee But 'n Ben on the riverside .

 

 

I'l bet they're hoping that there's no more rain !

 

 

My trusty old Yamaha TDM 850, now officially a " Moto de Collection"  and exempt from any ULEZ crap....at least here ?

 

 

Did my Munro bagging in winter … some epic days … and no midges … took me 3 winters with RAF Leuchars Mountain Rescue Team …

[Nick the wanderer]

20 hours ago, Pie man said:

I once rode my CBR600 to Angers just to get a picture under a sign that said Welcome to Angers, twinned with Wigan 

Ha yep we did a similar thing, Doudeville, twinned with Bourne.

[husoi]

Waiting for Dave with the last piece of the puzzle for the pan.

A new radiator

[husoi]

 

[Steve_M]

I had a little jaunt up past Kielder and return home via Hermitage Castle and Langholm Moor. Some interesting roads and some “interesting” roads ridden with fine views pretty well throughout. 

 

Note. Finding an open tea room or coffee stop around Kielder was a challenge. The only available stop was a burger van type outlet by the castle.

 

 

[Gerontious]

I do like it when the zumo just says “road” - it can turn out, occasionally, to be quite exciting especially when we have different ideas on what actually constitutes a road.

[S-Westerly]

1 hour ago, Steve_M said:

I had a little jaunt up past Kielder and return home via Hermitage Castle and Langholm Moor. Some interesting roads and some “interesting” roads ridden with fine views pretty well throughout. 

 

Note. Finding an open tea room or coffee stop around Kielder was a challenge. The only available stop was a burger van type outlet by the castle.

 

 

There used to be a visitor centre near the lake which did decent coffee. Was it shut? There's never been anything at Hermitage or much down Liddesdale until you get to Canonbie.

[Steve_M]

51 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

There used to be a visitor centre near the lake which did decent coffee. Was it shut? There's never been anything at Hermitage or much down Liddesdale until you get to Canonbie.

I first went to Falstone, looking for an out of the way tea room - closed on Wednesdays. Then the visitor centre, which was also closed.

 

Having had a cuppa at Kielder Castle I intended to stop in Newcastleton but gave it a miss as it’s less than 20 miles home. 

[Steve_M]

1 hour ago, Gerontious said:

I do like it when the zumo just says “road” - it can turn out, occasionally, to be quite exciting especially when we have different ideas on what actually constitutes a road.

Yup.
 

I quite enjoy ambling around the single track roads such as those past Hermitage Castle or over Langholm Moor. The road past our house appears as “road” on the Garmin yet is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. 

[S-Westerly]

Rode it north but God I hate motorways. Endless roadworks with average speed 50 for mile upon mile. Variable speed limit motorways with cameras every 3 miles or so and absolutely dense traffic with effing idiots in lanes 2 and 3 going 50 - 60 mph or in the 2 lane sections trucks trying to overtake at what seems like a metre per mile. Then there's the filtering for when everything goes stationary or nearly so and the knobs who try and squeeze you out. 5 hours riding and 2 x 30 min stops to recover slightly. Get to do it allagain on Sunday when I come south but going down the west side as I'm totally hacked off with the A1M etc.

[muldoon74]

Just a wee 67.9miler to Tinto hill... 

 

Bit windy at times but mostly decent...

 

 

[Simon Davey]

4 hours ago, muldoon74 said:

Just a wee 67.9miler to Tinto hill... 

 

Bit windy at times but mostly decent...

 

 

 

Looks like a lovely scenic ride. 

Hope you're enjoying that nice new bike. 

[Fish]

removed the pillion pegs as I'll not be riding with a backpack.  

 

[JRH]

13 hours ago, Fish said:

removed the pillion pegs as I'll not be riding with a backpack.  

 

Be aware, if there is a pillion seat but no pillion foot pegs it could be an MOT fail unless there is a cowl covering the pillion seat.

[Gerontious]

I gave it a wash and rather than faff about  I’ve taken it out to blow dry proper like.. currently down by the Trent and it’s rather pleasant  for 8:25 on a Sunday evening.

 

 

Little 10 mile round on one of my favourite local routes thru some very posh villages. I think its dry now.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 30, 2024 by Gerontious

[Fish]

8 hours ago, JRH said:

Be aware, if there is a pillion seat but no pillion foot pegs it could be an MOT fail unless there is a cowl covering the pillion seat.

There is a cover on the pillion  

[S-Westerly]

Rode it home - according to Tomtom it was 301 miles and 6h 37m riding. Average speed 45 and max "ahem".

The first bit through the Pennines to Kirkby Lonsdale and Devil's Bridge was pretty good, not too much traffic. Was going to have a brew at the Bridge but it was rammed with bikes so didn't bother stopping.

Next bit- A683 - to Lancaster used to be really good. Alas no more as it is covered with average speed check cameras and most of it is 50 mph or less.

Then it got worse. The M6 was awful so ended up filtering for damn near 30 miles. Followed 3 loud Harleys for a good bit of it and it was like Moses parting the Red Sea. As soon as I got south of the Mersey I headed for the A49.

That was pretty good all the way down to Leominster. Although traffic was moderate there were plenty of opportunities to overtake and from Leominster it was a  straight forward run to home.

A bit weary but really happy with the bike.

[Simon Davey]

@S-Westerly

Glad it was a fair ride home, and glad you made it safely. 

 

[Simon Davey]

1 hour ago, Gerontious said:

I gave it a wash and rather than faff about  I’ve taken it out to blow dry proper like.. currently down by the Trent and it’s rather pleasant  for 8:25 on a Sunday evening.

 

 

Little 10 mile round on one of my favourite local routes thru some very posh villages. I think its dry now.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice looking bike that. 

Looks pretty tranquil there, all that's needed is a fold up chair and a telescopic fishing rod. No bait needed, just sitting there taking it all in should do.