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

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200 miles yesterday with the wife on pillion up to Crieff across to Perth then home.

Back home to a hot bath and an hours kip before an evening bike club run round the borders.
Another 100 miles.
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Half a day around the Peak, 140 miles cruise/hoon with a bit of laning thrown in for good measure.

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Scuffmark wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:10 pm Half a day around the Peak, 140 miles cruise/hoon with a bit of laning thrown in for good measure.

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I bet that seat makes you want to stand up after a few miles!
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Skub wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:04 pm
Scuffmark wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:10 pm Half a day around the Peak, 140 miles cruise/hoon with a bit of laning thrown in for good measure.

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I bet that seat makes you want to stand up after a few miles!
It doesn't look the best I must admit :D

It's a seat-concepts seat and the comfort compared to the standard seat is night and day. Managed quite a few 150 mile trips now which is plenty far enough on a supermoto no matter what seat is fitted :lol:
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Scuffmark wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:29 pm

It doesn't look the best I must admit :D

It's a seat-concepts seat and the comfort compared to the standard seat is night and day. Managed quite a few 150 mile trips now which is plenty far enough on a supermoto no matter what seat is fitted :lol:
and there will be 3 fuel stops in that 150 miles ;)
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Away before 7am again. Blissfully empty roads,though not exactly warm for June,single figures in places.

Warm enough now I'm home! Time for a clean/de-bug.

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Druid wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:45 pm
Scuffmark wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:29 pm

It doesn't look the best I must admit :D

It's a seat-concepts seat and the comfort compared to the standard seat is night and day. Managed quite a few 150 mile trips now which is plenty far enough on a supermoto no matter what seat is fitted :lol:
and there will be 3 fuel stops in that 150 miles ;)
Doubt it. The SMC has a similar sized tank to the Duke I think. My Duke will do 130-140 miles to the fuel light normally. When I rode to Southwold the other week I wasn't hooning and got caught by a fair few bimbling cars in hard to over take places so it wasn't a quick ride, just enjoying the ride. When I filled up at 122 miles just cos I fancied a break I only got about 8 litres in the 13 litre tank.

MCN listed the 690 in the most fuel efficient bikes around the other week. In normal riding I tend to get about 60mpg but apparently ridden gently can do 70 or more. Not bad for such a highly tuned single. In fact other than motorway cruising I find the Duke way more practical than my Firestorm. It does more MPG, has a bigger range, is more comfortable and is better for luggage.
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Supermofo wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:08 am

MCN listed the 690 in the most fuel efficient bikes around the other week. In normal riding I tend to get about 60mpg but apparently ridden gently can do 70 or more. Not bad for such a highly tuned single. In fact other than motorway cruising I find the Duke way more practical than my Firestorm. It does more MPG, has a bigger range, is more comfortable and is better for luggage.
I can believe that, I've owned a Firestorm
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Gave the bike a clean and then went for a quick spin. First picture is at Beachy Head, hidden in sea fog and cold, second picture is about 5 miles west and a mile inland at a place called “High & Over” towards Alfriston.
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Nigg, overlooking the Cromarty firth..
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My company have recognised the extra pressures of life due to covid and given us three "wellbeing days". Basically an extra three days hols of which the first was today. I took the opportunity to catch up with a mate, visit a bike dealership, pop to the coast for an ice cream & coffee and generally have fun on my bike. There can't be a much better way of ensuring mental wellbeing! :thumbup:
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I've come to love my early morning runs,I did a Saturday and Sunday this week!

A good three and a half hours in the saddle today and a couple yesterday.

The Vanishing Lake,somedays it's there and somedays it's like this.
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Armoy on a Sunday. The bridge over the river Bush.
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Just a couple of hours today to pop over to https://www.facebook.com/woodbutchersbbq/

Nice sit by the river with some decent BBQ;
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Now for a bit of cleaning;
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At 12:00pm on Sunday I decided to jump on the bike. For some reason it came into my mind that although I've down the furthest compass points in GB I hadn't done the closest. I decided Ness Point in Folkestone was gonna get ticked off. The roads were light on traffic due to the England football match and the weather was perfect :thumbup:
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scottyuk wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:33 pm At 12:00pm on Sunday I decided to jump on the bike. For some reason it came into my mind that although I've down the furthest compass points in GB I hadn't done the closest. I decided Ness Point in Folkestone was gonna get ticked off. The roads were light on traffic due to the England football match and the weather was perfect :thumbup:
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Is that not Lowestoft? Folkstone is next to Dover isn't it?
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Ran out of polish earlier so jumped on the XSR for a play and a chill out for lunch coffee.
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That sticker doesn't look very central :p
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Killed a few bugs in last 9 days.
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35c right now according to the dash. Looking forward to getting home
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