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

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Plenty of grain spilt all over the lanes round here, makes a change from DPD drivers randomly sodding about
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Gregor wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:56 pm Plenty of grain spilt all over the lanes round here, makes a change from DPD drivers randomly sodding about
Literally just followed a grain trailer along the road that passes my house and it was like following a gritting wagon with the amount falling off it. Should blow away overnight before I leave on the bike in the morning ;)
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Bigyin wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:18 pm
Gregor wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:56 pm Plenty of grain spilt all over the lanes round here, makes a change from DPD drivers randomly sodding about
Literally just followed a grain trailer along the road that passes my house and it was like following a gritting wagon with the amount falling off it. Should blow away overnight before I leave on the bike in the morning ;)
I thought a true Scotstman would have been following and scraping up all the free stuff ;)
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The heather is blooming on the moors. It's awesomely quiet up there.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:28 pm
Bigyin wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:18 pm
Gregor wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:56 pm Plenty of grain spilt all over the lanes round here, makes a change from DPD drivers randomly sodding about
Literally just followed a grain trailer along the road that passes my house and it was like following a gritting wagon with the amount falling off it. Should blow away overnight before I leave on the bike in the morning ;)
I thought a true Scotstman would have been following and scraping up all the free stuff ;)
My thought was that the yorkshire man would have pushed him out of the way to get first dibbs....
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David wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:33 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:28 pm
Bigyin wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:18 pm

Literally just followed a grain trailer along the road that passes my house and it was like following a gritting wagon with the amount falling off it. Should blow away overnight before I leave on the bike in the morning ;)
I thought a true Scotstman would have been following and scraping up all the free stuff ;)
My thought was that the yorkshire man would have pushed him out of the way to get first dibbs....
A Sweaty is just a Yorkshire man with the generosity squeezed out.
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I'm stretching it here, this was - good lord - thirteen years ago but I'm feeling a bit proud, so why not...

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Yorick wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:03 pm
David wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:33 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:28 pm

I thought a true Scotstman would have been following and scraping up all the free stuff ;)
My thought was that the yorkshire man would have pushed him out of the way to get first dibbs....
A Sweaty is a Yorkshire man with less pies and easier to understand.
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Dodging showers around Kent.

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Gregor wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:11 pm Dodging showers around Kent.

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We were not quite as lucky dodging the rain

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Lads did well as at the start of the day neither had ridden any form of motorbike before never mind one with a clutch and gears ….. by the end of the day they had ridden in hail, rain and briefly in a foot or so of water at a flooded section after the thunderstorm had finished

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Beauty & the beast

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Honking around on the H1 for a couple of hours today. Much enjoyed. 8-)
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Skub wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:17 pm Honking around on the H1 for a couple of hours today. Much enjoyed. 8-)
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Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:11 pm Might aswel flog the evil one. 👍
I'm waiting for the novelty to wear off!
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Last month must be the first August in years that I did not get out for a ride. What with the weather and a few long distance overseas work trips the opportunity didn’t arise.
However September has got off to a great start and today’s riding conditions were as close to perfect as I can remember.
So with a not too early start I headed off to an old favourite destination at Koti Autotalli for a coffee, then from there up to a new motor focussed destination, The Piston Club at The Stag between Stratford and Alcester, http://www.thepistonclub.co.uk/.
Not a bad place to stop off, you can see it’s trying to cash in on the popularity and vibe of the nearby Caffine and Machine with a more pub like feel and offering.

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Couple of gratuitous bike shots from the ride.
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I did a thing today,totally out of character. Normally I avoid bike gatherings like the plague,preferring to ride rather than listen to bullshit,but I went along to a local classic outing,mainly because I wanted to see other triples!

It turned out to be a very enjoyable day and the company was good. I bumped into folk I hadn't seen for years and we had a good laugh. We went some bumpy back roads and the H1 was well out of shape at times,I was glad to see the smoother tarmac. :lol: Still the old girl held up well and I got to leave plenty of smoke trails. 8-)
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That last one's a sprightly looking fella.
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Skub wrote: Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:45 pm I did a thing today,totally out of character. Normally I avoid bike gatherings like the plague,preferring to ride rather than listen to bullshit,but I went along to a local classic outing,mainly because I wanted to see other triples!

It turned out to be a very enjoyable day and the company was good. I bumped into folk I hadn't seen for years and we had a good laugh. We went some bumpy back roads and the H1 was well out of shape at times,I was glad to see the smoother tarmac. :lol: Still the old girl held up well and I got to leave plenty of smoke trails. 8-)
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ajlog wrote: Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:29 pm Koti
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ChrisW wrote: Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:03 pm That last one's a sprightly looking fella.
T'was a sprightly looking lady riding it in a sprightly manner too. :thumbup:
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