Simon Davey Posted March 21 Posted March 21 @Trooper74 Great to see someone having a brilliant ride out, that's what we aim for. Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted March 25 Posted March 25 I did a dry run of the Congo motorbike fundraising route. Except it wasn't a dry run because it rained. 2 1 Quote
Throttled Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Today I started the process to trade my Versys in and ordered my new bike. Fourteen years with four Kawasaki adventure tourers, is coming to an end. 2 Quote
S-Westerly Posted March 25 Posted March 25 53 minutes ago, Throttled said: Today I started the process to trade my Versys in and ordered my new bike. Fourteen years with four Kawasaki adventure tourers, is coming to an end. So what's the new bike going to be? Quote
Throttled Posted March 25 Posted March 25 34 minutes ago, S-Westerly said: So what's the new bike going to be? My recent threads on Chinese bikes, no more camping and cruisers are significant clues! Quote
rob m Posted Wednesday at 17:01 Posted Wednesday at 17:01 Yesterday I went out for a ride of my usual loop, about 165 miles. I felt a bit 'meh' so headed home after an hour and only 70 miles done. Strange, I don't normally feel like that. Kicked myself up the arse today and headed out again, Totally glorious ride. 210 miles done, stopping at Whiteways Cafe in Sussex (where I had a disgustingly glorious burger) , Seaford Beach (where I had an ice cream) and then Rye before heading back to Surrey. Only a couple of pictures as I spent most of my time riding the bike. That said, I fell in love with the K1300S again. It was supreme. I had pondered trading it in over the winter but now I really couldn't justify spending money (I don't have) on another bike when this one ticks all the boxes. On Saturday I'll be riding it to the K1300S meet at the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham then I have 6 days in the Eifel area of Germany at the end of the month. Really looking forward to both trips. Looking forward to another year on the big K. 9 Quote
Simon Davey Posted Wednesday at 17:57 Posted Wednesday at 17:57 That's just so much goodness in one post @rob m A bike you still love, and one that looks good enough to eat, a burger that really was good enough to eat, and a fantastic ride. 1 Quote
rob m Posted Wednesday at 18:03 Posted Wednesday at 18:03 5 minutes ago, Simon Davey said: That's just so much goodness in one post @rob m A bike you still love, and one that looks good enough to eat, a burger that really was good enough to eat, and a fantastic ride. Thanks man, hope you're enjoying your new ride too! 1 Quote
Stu Posted Wednesday at 20:55 Posted Wednesday at 20:55 Just got back from a ride which we set off straight after work at 5pm! Lovely to start but temp soon dropped meaning the heated gear was on For some reason I couldn't keep warm! Still a decent 130 mile trip after work across in to Lincolnshire and back 5 Quote
ColinWB Posted Wednesday at 22:41 Posted Wednesday at 22:41 I finished work at 4pm, fed and watered by 430pm and on the bike by 5pm. A wee trip up the banks of Loch Lomond to Tarbet then Arrochar, where I took the road towards Helensburgh. What a road, it was like a BMX track with constant humps and twisting chicanes. Some of the humps could easily result in accidentally getting airborne if you get the speed wrong . At the Finnart oil terminal it gave me a 1 in 6 hill to climb . All the way along the road the low sun was strobing through the trees, a little bit unsettling. Through Garelochhead and down the west shore of Gareloch to Kilcreggan, mostly 30mph limit but a stretch of 40mph and a quick blast of national speed limit. Coming back out of Kilcreggan my patience was tested at the roadworks. It felt like I waited 5 minutes for the green light on a road that must get 5 cars an hour max Anyway, that was the only frustration, so not bothered by it now. I rode back up to Garelochhead and then down the east shore through Helensburgh and on to Dumbarton then across the Erskine Bridge and headed back to Inverclyde via Bishopton, riding into the last of the setting sun. I didn’t stop on this trip so there are no photos. A nice 3.5 hours ride 7 Quote
Simon Davey Posted Thursday at 05:45 Posted Thursday at 05:45 You have such great rides @ColinWB You must also have a fantastic seat to keep going for 3 1/2 hours... 2 1 Quote
Fender1515 Posted Thursday at 05:54 Posted Thursday at 05:54 These are the Days to seize and love, It's Bikers coming out time. Have fun and stay safe. 2 Quote
ColinWB Posted Thursday at 08:24 Posted Thursday at 08:24 2 hours ago, Simon Davey said: You have such great rides @ColinWB You must also have a fantastic seat to keep going for 3 1/2 hours... Just a standard CB125F seat. More likely I have a hard arse 1 Quote
RideWithStyles Posted Thursday at 20:44 Posted Thursday at 20:44 12 hours ago, ColinWB said: Just a standard CB125F seat. More likely I have a hard arse Better than a benellis. I wouldnt go bragging about that too much. 2 Quote
rob m Posted Saturday at 13:45 Posted Saturday at 13:45 This morning I rode to the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham for a BMW K1300S meet up. Over 20 bikes and riders attended and I was pleasantly surprised I had the only one in factory red Great fun, looking forward to the next one. 7 Quote
V650 Posted yesterday at 19:05 Posted yesterday at 19:05 Got out for a run early in the morning ( before the loons get up ) Down by Wicklow Harbour Fab day for it 5 Quote
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