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Been gardening for a few hours & seeing as it wasn't as cold this afternoon I took the Street Triple out for a spin.
Not a bad day for February

It was the driest February for 30 years here and the bastard council fired down salt every single night for weeks,so potentially a lot of saddle time lost.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64817877

I wish they would save that shit for when it's needed. Kahunts.

Skub wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:42 am It was the driest February for 30 years here and the bastard council fired down salt every single night for weeks,so potentially a lot of saddle time lost.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64817877

I wish they would save that shit for when it's needed. Kahunts.

I feel your pain, so much "grit" down here on the Sarf Coast roads the seagulls are rubbing their stolen from the DFL's chips into it for extra salt! And on Sunday I have to use the bike for work as I refuse to be "bus wanka" (engineering work) and its forecast to rain later in the day for extra salty crudiness to be thrown at the bike.



oh and the fairing brackets on the ZH2 appear to have been shown the can of black paint in the factory and told to pretend to be painted.

MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:16 pm

Skub wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:42 am It was the driest February for 30 years here and the bastard council fired down salt every single night for weeks,so potentially a lot of saddle time lost.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64817877

I wish they would save that shit for when it's needed. Kahunts.

I feel your pain, so much "grit" down here on the Sarf Coast roads the seagulls are rubbing their stolen from the DFL's chips into it for extra salt! And on Sunday I have to use the bike for work as I refuse to be "bus wanka" (engineering work) and its forecast to rain later in the day for extra salty crudiness to be thrown at the bike.



oh and the fairing brackets on the ZH2 appear to have been shown the can of black paint in the factory and told to pretend to be painted.

It's little things like caliper hose brackets and stuff that are shitty build quality on any bike and no matter how careful you are the salt eats them. I've no beef with salting roads when it's icy,the bike won't be out anyway,but firing it down on bone dry roads night after night is a real fun killer.

Skub wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:01 pm but firing it down on bone dry roads night after night is a real fun killer.

I suspect a lot of it is due to budgets. If they don't use all the salt they've been allocated, next year they get less.

Doesn't lessen the annoyance and frustration though. I fully understand your aggrieved-ness...

mangocrazy wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:51 pm

Skub wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:01 pm but firing it down on bone dry roads night after night is a real fun killer.

I suspect a lot of it is due to budgets. If they don't use all the salt they've been allocated, next year they get less.

Doesn't lessen the annoyance and frustration though. I fully understand your aggrieved-ness...

This always pisses me off especially when it’s weather dependant. Waste it when it’s not needed but we will cut your budget the following year if you don’t use it meaning you run the chance of running out when it’s needed the next year. They’re all fucking idiots.

mangocrazy wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:51 pm I suspect a lot of it is due to budgets. If they don't use all the salt they've been allocated, next year they get less.

Almost the opposite.

IIRC A few years back, councils didn't do enough gritting/ salting, got grief for it. For subsequent winters they increased stock.

And since then they've been spreading at a hint of frost.

Damned if they do, damned ...

mangocrazy wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:51 pm

Skub wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:01 pm but firing it down on bone dry roads night after night is a real fun killer.

I suspect a lot of it is due to budgets. If they don't use all the salt they've been allocated, next year they get less.

I remember being told the same while on a live during exercise during my time in the Army. If we hand any rounds back in the allocation for next year goes down so I ended up firing off thousands of rounds of belt ammunition through a GPMG. I had so much to get rid of I had to keep changing barrels and trying to cool them down again

Bigyin wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:38 am I remember being told the same while on a live during exercise during my time in the Army. If we hand any rounds back in the allocation for next year goes down so I ended up firing off thousands of rounds of belt ammunition through a GPMG. I had so much to get rid of I had to keep changing barrels and trying to cool them down again

Sounds more satisfying than smashing crockery for fun.

About 10 days ago

About 10 days ago

opps posted twice!

G.P wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:08 pm About 10 days ago

G.P wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:09 pm About 10 days ago

Did you go out twice?

Skub wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:19 pm
Did you go out twice?

Well as a matter of fact.....

Crackney

Out today and found some new around the area for when mates come here. I only went out to take a photo of a palm tree. Its great to have no salt on the roads and ride in a very pleasant 17°c. Great time of year to ride, as it gets too hot in summer to be bothered.

I thought there was a window of opportunity today and the weather is set to go downhill for the next few weeks,so off I went.

The roads seemed ok at first,but it wasn't long before I was riding on pure white,salty roads. Anyway,I was out and I'd have to clean the bike,so I just blattered on for a couple of hours. It would be a great time to ride if it wasn't for those gritter bastards.

A couple of hours riding and a couple of hours doing a preliminary clean,it'll be another couple of hours tonight,I'd say.

If I'd known how bad it was,I'd not have bothered.

Skub wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:29 pm I thought there was a window of opportunity today and the weather is set to go downhill for the next few weeks,so off I went.

Over here tomorrow's looking alright but the rest of the week involves sub zero temps so the gritters will be out again.
We had rain for a couple of hours earlier today hopefully washing away any recent grit,so with a bit of luck I'll get out for a spin tomorrow.

Bustaspoke wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:47 pm

Skub wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:29 pm I thought there was a window of opportunity today and the weather is set to go downhill for the next few weeks,so off I went.

Over here tomorrow's looking alright but the rest of the week involves sub zero temps so the gritters will be out again.
We had rain for a couple of hours earlier today hopefully washing away any recent grit,so with a bit of luck I'll get out for a spin tomorrow.

I've been eyeing the very same windows of sunshine on the forecast for tomorrow - planning on getting an MOT done and then buggering off for a bit before the weather turns.

Roads my way are still white from the last lot a week or so ago and they are back out tonight.

I'm off last 2 weeks in March and had hoped to get loads of riding in, reckon I won't get out at all this rate

Y'know, like if you really want to ride either a) get out there or b) get another bike that you don't mind getting salty and get out there or c) dob them in and use the car.

If you want to do it, do it.