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Nice ride out today to clear my weary head. Dodged a couple of showers, but overall a pretty nice day to be out. I parked up in Matlock Bath and had a wander about. Place was crammed with bikes.

Hit some of my favourite roads not far from home, 120 miles all in.

My MT09SP by Colin, on Flickr

My MT09SP by Colin, on Flickr

MrLongbeard wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 3:22 pm Lunch at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Avia ... 3187970095 at Gloucester airport

PXL_20230820_121533660 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

Is that Kemble?

Noggin wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:45 amIs that Kemble?

No, it's about 25 miles north of Kemble.

As mentioned in the Projects thread : took the JAPton round the block on Friday evening.. One day I'll get it more than a mile down the road!!

Been out today for some fun in between a couple of days instructing for upcoming tests.

As @Bustaspoke sais the farmers have been working overtime to shift the crops around here. Combines and tractors towing grain trailers into the darkness.



In the background is one of the smaller combines working nearby

Plenty of grain spilt all over the lanes round here, makes a change from DPD drivers randomly sodding about

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

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

The heather is blooming on the moors. It's awesomely quiet up there.

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....

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.

I'm stretching it here, this was - good lord - thirteen years ago but I'm feeling a bit proud, so why not...

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.

Fixed for you x

Dodging showers around Kent.

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

We were not quite as lucky dodging the rain



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

Beauty & the beast

Honking around on the H1 for a couple of hours today. Much enjoyed.

Skub wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:17 pm Honking around on the H1 for a couple of hours today. Much enjoyed.

Might aswel flog the evil one.

Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:11 pm Might aswel flog the evil one.

I'm waiting for the novelty to wear off!

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.

Koti


The Stag


Couple of gratuitous bike shots from the ride.