New front tyre fitted, still running the Metzeler Z8 Balanced it myself, only needed 15g weight Garage put pressure at 34psi I got home and checked, it was at 28psi..always check your pressures chaps(& chapetts) Totally cleaned and calipers, pads and discs. Loving this sun, yesterday I took a scenic route to 'On Yer Bike' near Aylesbury then headed home, a nice 3h ride through the country twisties. Mon I am booked for my front suspension to be looked at again
I've fitted a nice new topbox to the Street. When I say nice I really mean pig ugly. But hey it works and its gonna take luggage to Spain next month.
Very aerodynamic....not Needs must. I did Spain last year on my tiger. I had a top box (Givi) & a roll bag, my mate on a str had Krieger..great stuff but what a lot of faffing about at the end of a long day. Top box gets my vote every time
I have lady ballast on the back too . There's also gonna be soft panniers and a huge tank bag. Oh my wife won't like being called lady ballast.
Hayling Island by 8.00am. Destination Triumph by 9.00. Test ride booked on new Trust on R. Loomies and then home by 11.00.
Got the bike out today, first real ride since coming out of hospital in January, warm enough thank fcuk, wont be 3 days thawing out!!! That was the decider, wife talked me out of it, now..............................NOT SELLING!!!!!!!!! Gave it a good blast down the M8, thought I saw 3 figures on the clock at one point. Sticking back brake seems to be sorted too after I stripped and cleaned it, cost me the Moffat ride out though, couldn't get it finished in time enough to get there. Just have to accept its now a summer activity, and will have to find some sort of winter storage for it, cant have it kept under a canopy again next winter. I'll let my eBay add run, just to see what the interest would have been. Still not got my rear tyre changed yet so I have a pair of Avons, the BT45 seems to be fine in the dry so I'll wear that out and put the newan on for the October MOT, unless it starts playing up! I'll be trotting upto Falkirk booty then drop in to Armadale dog track tomorrow, any Bonnie spotters see a red one it'll be me!
Don't have that problem myself, I scared Mrs Al off years back when I was young and brave. I did such a good job she'll never ride pillion EVER AGAIN.
Faffing about in garage making a warning light repeater console for my Speedmaster using a small plastic project box, some coloured LED's and mounting a piezo electric buzzer in it to remind me about the indicators. Now all I need is some 'electric string' a multi connector and some clamps to fix it between the bar mounts and I'll be well chuffed.
Great ride out today into Wales to visit the source of the River Severn in the Hafren Forest. 220m round trip. Picnic in the forest followed by Cake in the Elan Valley Visitors Center.
Nice run today up past Queens View,stopped off for a photo overlooking Loch Tummel, first run for my pal with his new Diavel Headed over to meet a couple of mates for a coffee in Aberfeldy
Was riding along city centre Dublin, spotted a lovely 2010 modded Bonnie, had to stop for a chat: The owner bought it off an old man, who spent all his energy doing the faring himself, only for the doctors to tell him "no more riding, boy, heart won't take it". Really sweet mod, and very well done. The fairing has a light built-in, so the original headlamp is rendered useless. The fairing is apparently very stable. A job well done. My T100 felt very "stock" next to it. The two Bonnies gathered a small crowd around them! Lovely chat, lovely fella, lovely bike.
For the last two weeks I've been trying to scrape together the money to fix her. 8th of April, I got a phone call to say my new job started the next Friday. Aye, 'bout time! Decided to go buy some drink to celebrate! Barely eaten all day, feeling dizzy, no room downstairs to cook with my brothers mates filling up the room for no apparent reason, ah big deal. The place is 5 minutes away, nothing bad happens in 10 minutes. Wow the sun's out too! Fuck it, I'll just wear the cut, the jacket can stay inside! Felt too funny to even open the garage door the first time I tried but I still ignored myself when I said it wasn't ok to ride. Pff, whatever, huh? Finally something to celebrate, I ain't gonna pause while I'm in good spirits. Didn't even get around the first corner away from the house. Fuck. http://i.imgur.com/XGm4BOO.jpg My elbow kept the rest of my body from touching the road for about 5 metres, managed to hit a pothole along the way, too! That'll leave a scar. Most of the bright red down from that big hole all came off, there's a big old trench down my arm. You can all rib me now for being a twat for a day on the wrong day, 'cause I sure as hell didn't get to start that job!
Hi Messart, sorry to hear about your 'off' and it's consequences - get well soon eh? Yes, you were being a twat - but you know that already, so there's no need for me to tell you, is there ?
Hi Mischa that's a fairing that was very popular in the 60's, so looks particularly good on the Bonny. Thanks for the pics.
Ouch! Sorry to hear about this - I bet that hurt when Nursie rubbed the dirt out with her Iodine and pan scrubber! (non too pleasant memories following my "off" last June). As biglad says - yes, you were a twat but no one knows that more than you. Speedy recovery mate.
