Featured Arizona Bike Week 2022: Let The Rallies Begin!

Awesome report! Thanks for sharing
Seeing the map, only helicopter parking? no jets allowed?
A local motorcycle show will be happening in early June and we're already planning to attend

 

Epic as always, Sandi, and your beautiful bike looked right at home. I have to admit I was taken by some of the attire on offer (ahem), and the doggles were very funny. Obviously some amazing bikes too

 

Sandi T all i can say is yet.
Joe

 

Another excellent report with plenty of good pictures - keep this going Sandi!
Can't say they are all to my taste but nice to see all the same.

 

Hi Sandi - well here's a picture of the conservatory being demolished last week (that's just the start) the wall between the kitchen and lounge is coming out next week so we are going to disappear for a few days!



Don't worry, I have still managed to get out on the bikes - watch out for some rideout posts soon - I just haven't had time to post much recently.

This was last Fridays cheeky ride to the Victorian seaside resort of Saltburn by the Sea (only 25 minutes away) with it's unique water powered cliff railway to take you down to the beach from the town.







This is the other way up and not the sharpest of the hairpins.



With any luck I should sell the Honda CX500 this weekend and so will have the cash to splash as they say. Watch out for possible bike reviews!

 

What are you looking a @steve lovatt (Steve).

 

Well @Wessa, I feel I can answer that now without it looking like I've hijacked @Sandi T 's thread!

I did sell the CX500 yesterday (hurrah) not an easy feat as I'm in North Yorkshire and the bike was in a barn in Wiltshire, but all credit to my mate Richard for sorting that out. Sold it for almost £3000, not bad considering I paid £875 for an eBay basket case.

I'm going to stick with two bikes from now on though - practicality and garage space dictates. This means I might change the Yamaha. There's nothing wrong with it, in fact it's a great bike for the sort of riding round here but there are a lot of bikes out there to try!

So, nothing arranged yet and I don't know how easy it will be to sort a test ride as rumours of demo bike shortages abound on the Internet and forums but we'll see.

Looking to try a Street Triple, probably the R rather than the RS (the more sophisticated suspension would be wasted on me) its also supposed to be the better everyday road bike.

Quite taken with the Kawasaki Z900rs. These bikes do look good (I know @andypandy has one) I've seen quite a few and it definitely nails that retro look. Probably a more comfortable bike for me than the Street but still with enough poke.

I do muss the old Rninet though, although not the Racers riding position so another model may be an option!

Watch this space

 

If i'm going up your way on the kwacker i'll let you know then maybe you can try it out.

 

Cheers Andy, how are you getting on with it? How long have uou had it now?

 

Bought it Sep 2020 but only done 1,800 miles or so. It's sorned at the moment but I intend to get it back on the road soon. Main thing with it is the suspension needs sorting/adjusting. I'll have a play with it but I really want to take it to a pro. I took my Bandit here https://twsuspensiontech.co.uk/ a few years ago and the difference was night and day, so I just need to get my arse into gear and get the bike booked in.

 

I assume that it's too hard - so it's probably affecting your arse

 

Indeed it is too hard but the seat is thick and well padded so it's comfy. The hard suspension makes it skitish over white lines and ripples in the tarmac etc.