Not actually today but yesterday I had a cracking ride out on the S1000R to the Elan Valley in Wales. Brilliant weather for it and cos a Friday, pretty quiet out there. Stopped for a brew at the visitor centre and joined by a very friendly little Robin
Wow, very much a close up, unless you have a fancy camera We have a few fresh Robins in the garden, note no red breast when their young, wife's a birdwatcher
Nice, often Robins turn up to humans out of nowhere and seen plenty miles away from civilisation. Here's a Red Kite taking tidbits out of our back garden
Thank you @Sandi T and @Eldon , I’m considering myself very lucky to have timed a day off work for biking in conjunction with a cracking good weather day. Was my birthday too!! And no proper camera Eldon, that was taken with my phone- yes he was that close. Nice shot of a Red Kite in your garden, you’re very lucky to have them so close. I'd love to have them for a garden visitor! A few years ago only place I saw them was mid Wales but they’re doing really well in lots of other areas too. Occasionally see them round here too nowadays. Lovely birds to see. Don’t know if I’d class myself as a birdwatcher but I’m very interested in them particularly birds of prey and owls. As for the ride the Elan Valley is from Rhayder in Mid Wales, B4518 and then the B4574 to Aberystwyth. They’re not fast roads but a good ride to enjoy a beautiful area. Usual Welsh B Road hazards of sheep in the roads so take your time! I’ve been a few times and mostly avoided weekends, it can get busy but I’m recommending it
Maybe not so obvious @FellZebra , but the kite pics are taken out of a video so as to get the right shot. Heres more... not the same day as wind direction dictates approach direction.
That’s brilliant @Eldon , must be a pleasure seeing them come in so close. Your Red Kite pictures definitely beat my Robin picture!
Took this demo bike on a nice ride though many twisty roads and a bit of highway Once moving it does everything my Tiger 900 does but better, more stable, more comfortable, more power, better brakes , better air protection, similar fuel efficiency It is taller and heavier, getting it upright needs some technic, stopping needs a lot of attention from my part, if this starts to go there is simply no way I'll be able to keep it from dropping, the tiger is way more forgiving. Edit: also the engine sounds absolutely horrible in the GS, like a can with marbles
