When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?

[G.P]

I thought I might make the most of the weather for possibly the last decent ride of the year (I'm a FWB these days)

I took a run down to Barnard Castle, then over towards Reeth



Then up Swaledale and over Buttertubs to Hawes



Note how the barrier has been designed to slice bikers into manageable slices so it's easier for the emergency services to recover them.

I had planned to stop at Hawes for a cuppa but the place was heaving so I carried on down to Ingleton and stopped at Devil's Bridge for a cuppa and a sandwich. I carried on up to Sedbergh - there were two accidents along this stretch of road, both involving bikes and one with an ambulance in attendance

After Sedbergh I carried on to Middleton-in-Teesdale, down to Bishop Aucland and then home for tea. About 170 miles on all sorts of roads from fast open A roads to twisty hairpins and even a mile or two with grass growing in the middle of the road. Although it was busy in places, for a lot of the time there was no traffic, no houses (and no petrol stations)

Is that a 696? I had a ride on my Mate's 696 last week, what a scream, so nimble and light but with big v twin sound (his has termis), such good fun

[weeksy]

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Went book shopping.

[Yorick]

Was 28c today and posh unleaded €1.02 so rude not to do island tour

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[Taipan]

Another day, more damp... Each day lately i've been looking at the forecast and looks good enough, but every day i've woken to damp weather and roads. It then doesn't rain, right up until the roads are 99% dry, then it rains again !

I feel your pain. I wanted to ride the F8R to get the fuelling to adjust to the OEM can, but no way an I getting rain and crap in all the places that took so long to clean...

[Druid]

Is that a 696? I had a ride on my Mate's 696 last week, what a scream, so nimble and light but with big v twin sound (his has termis), such good fun

Mine's a 1100. Pretty much the same bike as a 696 but with a whole extra 15bhp

[Tricky]

I had some errands to run this afternoon, including a bit of supermarket shopping, was all set to jump in the car as I thought the roads were a bit shit, but changed my mind and so glad I did, it was the first time for ages I've ridden the Multi without a pillion, and again ( pretty sure it did before), it made me question whether I really need the 765- she is a big old girl, with quite possibly the widest bars ever fitted to a motorbike, but that's part of it, it's like a (very) big supermoto, great fun, and because of that, what should have been a 15 mile ride turned into 80.

No really interesting pics but in case anyone has forgotten what one looks like, this is mine (or more accurately, it's hers, I should say) , relaxing after a jolly good work-out.



I still think that all top boxes look naff and unless you are a courier ( and hence have a valid excuse) they are for NERDs and IAM riders only but yeah, I will concede they are very very useful things

[Whysub]

Took the Street Triple out a few times in the last couple of weeks. Too much of a distraction though as I need to get my garden sorted (nearly done!) and the bikes are parked up 20.miles away.

Weather still lovely.

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[Taipan]

I had some errands to run this afternoon, including a bit of supermarket shopping, was all set to jump in the car as I thought the roads were a bit shit, but changed my mind and so glad I did, it was the first time for ages I've ridden the Multi without a pillion, and again ( pretty sure it did before), it made me question whether I really need the 765- she is a big old girl, with quite possibly the widest bars ever fitted to a motorbike, but that's part of it, it's like a (very) big supermoto, great fun, and because of that, what should have been a 15 mile ride turned into 80.

No really interesting pics but in case anyone has forgotten what one looks like, this is mine (or more accurately, it's hers, I should say) , relaxing after a jolly good work-out.



I still think that all top boxes look naff and unless you are a courier ( and hence have a valid excuse) they are for NERDs and IAM riders only but yeah, I will concede they are very very useful things

That's probably, or maybe, a nice looking bike, but all I saw was the hideous top box! Luggage just kills a bikes lines, even though its sometimes a necessary evil! Cant you pay someone a handsome sum to follow up with your required goods on a scooter? Asking for a friend...

[Supermofo]

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Went book shopping.

Snap, sort of. Got to Fri afternoon and it was still dry. Mrs reminded me I needed some tea as she was out at a mates in the evening. Grabbed my car keys, thought better of it and took the bike. Tesco is 2 miles away, I did 22 miles

Managed to shoehorn a pizza and a loaf of bread into the topbox nicely

[scottyuk]

Rode the twisties down to Cochem yesterday. A day of play ahead in and around the Eiffel Mountains, Moselle valley and probably pop in to see what's happening at the Nurburgring.
I love waking up and seeing this view from the hotel especially when the roads are dry and the sun is shining

It seems I didn't include everything from that day : I got a letter yesterday informing me of a €90 speeding fine. No one else in the group has one (yet). Just hope it's the only one. Kind of thought we were beyond the time to receive them but it seems not. Ho hum - it's a fair cop!

[Trogladyte]

I took the Guzzi for a ride round the Surrey Hills yesterday, and ended up stopping for a stroll near Leith Hill, but the cool air and my COPD did not play nicely together, especially on the uphill bits. I am just about to go for a pootle on the Soopadook. A fairly energetic pootle I suspect. Heading for the back lanes of the Weald because I like exploring, and think I've done the North Downs, and I never seem to be able to interest anyone in a meet up at Box Hill these days.

[Skub]

Another cold early morning run,a bit of mizzle here and there too,just to make me more cautious than usual.

Later on the day brightened up nicely,but I had several lawns to mow and other boring schitt,so fun over for today.

I try to steal days here and there until the council starts spreading the salt around,then that's it until the Spring.

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[crust]

Weekend in North Devon with the TRF, some superb lanes.

Love this one along the coast west out of Ilfracombe.

[chillitt]

Have update mine, Just been to the quacks for some tablets. In the rain. Couldn't find anything waterproof. No picture, all a bit dull.

[JackyJoll]

Somebody should have filmed this brake actually locking the wheel today.

[Horse]

Somebody should have filmed this brake actually locking the wheel today.

More of a comment on tyres &/or road surface than the brakes?

[KungFooBob]

My old man dropped his A65 on the brakes... on a 'shell gripped' roundabout. We couldn't work out how he managed it.

[JackyJoll]

More of a comment on tyres &/or road surface than the brakes?

Yeah the tarmac was damp.

Tyre is one of these, with not much wear. https://www.maxxis.co.uk/catalog/tyre-3 ... ssic-m6011

[JackyJoll]

My old man dropped his A65 on the brakes... on a 'shell gripped' roundabout. We couldn't work out how he managed it.

They made A65s with twin leading shoe brakes. And he was not going in a straight line!

[Skub]

I think they did a tidy job with the design on your bike, it looks like it's about to spring into action. Kawasaki are good at making their top end bikes look fast and purposeful.

Nice harbour as well, good place to spring off from in a yacht to have a look at the Scottish Isles, although I don't know if I'm hard enough any more to brave the weather.

I like that angular,Sugomi,aggressive stance favoured by Kawasaki. Some KTMs,such as the 1290 have it going on too.

I have a good mate who is a lifelong seadog. He ran his own fishing boat for many years,but now in his 70s he has a sailing boat. Every year from early Spring to September he buggers off and goes where the notion takes him. It's an addiction,which leaves him little time for other things in life,because when he's not away on the boat,he's working on it for the next trip!

Ocean going types are a breed apart,for sure. He was of a similar mindset on the bike. I can go out for half an hour and be happy at that,he always had to bust in the big miles and have a purpose for starting the engine. On one notable occasion we went to Scotland for what was planned as a day trip,which took us to Skye and Orkney and we 'lost' a week! All his fault.