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Still plodding away in November. If we could lose the wet part in climate change,I'd be a fan.

Which bit of coast you on there. ?

I was out on the 650X today,glad I was wearing my Winter gloves.



I went for an explore across the moss,this roads been closed for a couple of months where a bridge goes over the old dissused railway line,they've put big concrete blocks across the road but there's enough of a gap to get through on 2 wheels



The temps have dropped but no sign of the gritters just yet & it seems like a few weeks since we last saw the sun.I think it's time to put the Summer gloves away now..

Dodgy69 wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 3:55 pm Which bit of coast you on there. ?

Just outside Glenarm on the Antrim coast road.

Bustaspoke wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 4:34 pm

The temps have dropped but no sign of the gritters just yet & it seems like a few weeks since we last saw the sun.I think it's time to put the Summer gloves away now..

Sun should have reappeared yesterday evening in the NW and should be reasonably bright for the next few days. Staying fairly mild.

Would you be kind enough to let me pinch that second photo?

Would be perfect for my Science Of Being Seen presentations to show that lights are useful on dull grey days!

The Spin Doctor wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:58 am

Bustaspoke wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 4:34 pm

The temps have dropped but no sign of the gritters just yet & it seems like a few weeks since we last saw the sun.I think it's time to put the Summer gloves away now..

Sun should have reappeared yesterday evening in the NW and should be reasonably bright for the next few days. Staying fairly mild.

Would you be kind enough to let me pinch that second photo?

Would be perfect for my Science Of Being Seen presentations to show that lights are useful on dull grey days!

What lights?

Another reasonable day. It's quite cool,so the chainsaw loves that old dense air.

The Spin Doctor wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:58 am [
Sun should have reappeared yesterday evening in the NW and should be reasonably bright for the next few days. Staying fairly mild.

Would you be kind enough to let me pinch that second photo?

Would be perfect for my Science Of Being Seen presentations to show that lights are useful on dull grey days!

Yes feel welcome to use it,although of my 3 bikes currently on the road I think the 650X has the poorest light to be seen with,the 650S & Street Triple are both twin headlight & I think it gives them more 'presence' with regard to being seen by other road users.

Bustaspoke wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:43 pm

The Spin Doctor wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:58 am [
Sun should have reappeared yesterday evening in the NW and should be reasonably bright for the next few days. Staying fairly mild.

Would you be kind enough to let me pinch that second photo?

Would be perfect for my Science Of Being Seen presentations to show that lights are useful on dull grey days!

Yes feel welcome to use it,although of my 3 bikes currently on the road I think the 650X has the poorest light to be seen with,the 650S & Street Triple are both twin headlight & I think it gives them more 'presence' with regard to being seen by other road users.

don't get me started.....

Rockburner wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:28 am don't get me started.....

Aha! FJS/Voyager outed.

Took Thunderbird 4 out of TB2 and rode her up the lane.
The Cotswolds reverberate to the sound of a CP3!

Still salt free locally,though I hear whispers they've been out on high ground. Being at sea level has it's advantages!

Only a quick 30 mile round trip to meet the Mrs for lunch in St Evenage where she works. Parked at Bikestop, actually Stevenage old town is nice, it's the rest of it that's a shithole. Not the best of rides down the 602 but 13th Nov I'll take it Bike is a bit (very) minging with flies and some mud from my last ride, but if the bike was clean I probably wouldn't have used it today. Debating whether to clean in Sat for winter hibernation or chance the weather holding a little longer. Sounds like things are getting chilly this weekend.

ElCaficito in Fowlmere. Lovely coffee and the best sausage roll

Is that the Stelvio? Looks v nice in the sun. Can't remember if you did a review/comments on it. Pleased with it?

Count Steer wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:38 pm Is that the Stelvio? Looks v nice in the sun. Can't remember if you did a review/comments on it. Pleased with it?

V100 Mandello, innit.

https://www.motoguzzi.com/gb_EN/models/v100/

If Piaggio were exhibiting at the NEC I'd probably go, mainly so I could get a proper good look at the V100 Mandello. I think they're bloody great. But they're not, so I probably won't.

mangocrazy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:46 pm If Piaggio were exhibiting at the NEC I'd probably go, mainly so I could get a proper good look at the V100 Mandello. I think they're bloody great. But they're not, so I probably won't.

The Via Moto webshite suggests they've got one left in white, It's a bit nearer then the NEC.

https://via-moto.co.uk/moto-guzzi/10032 ... 0-mandello

KungFooBob wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:49 pm

mangocrazy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:46 pm If Piaggio were exhibiting at the NEC I'd probably go, mainly so I could get a proper good look at the V100 Mandello. I think they're bloody great. But they're not, so I probably won't.

The Via Moto webshite suggests they've got one left in white, It's a bit nearer then the NEC.

https://via-moto.co.uk/moto-guzzi/10032 ... 0-mandello

I must admit that the green option was the one that really caught my eye, but £2.5k off list is a powerful incentive. Shame that Via Moto are no longer 10 minutes away, but...

They're 0.8 of a mile as the crow flies from my house

I think they lost the MG franchise when they moved, so they're just selling off old stock.