Today I've been a speedboat

[J.M.]

I went out for a nice ride earlier. Lovely weather, clocking 90-100 around the empty country lanes. Brilliant ride.

It starts to get dark all of a sudden and I pull over to switch my black visor for my clear one to improve visibility.

As I pull over it starts to rain, very lightly. My visor's off and I'm just about to put the clear visor back on when hail the size of golf balls starts falling from the sky. Fortunately that didn't last long and by the time my visor was switched the sky was actually a bit brighter and the hail had stopped.

I head towards the A5, aiming for Hinckley. Having to keep my speed down and be very wary of the amount of leaves now covering the road and corners. Thankfully the car-tracks were almost leaf-free, so that was my safe passage.

Approaching the town the traffic started to increase. Puddles. Well, not really puddles, more like rivers running through the roads.

I found it very funny where all of the cars are turning around in the road, trying to find another route and then WHOOSH, motorbike goes through the puddle as if it wasn't even there.

Here's one of the "puddles" that I contested with today:
https://cdn.bikechatforums.com/files/.facebook_545698676.jpg

So, how's everyone enjoying their summer?
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2004 R1 & 2018 XSR900

[bikertomm]

Haha awsome!

Well played.

Sunny here... Going out after work


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07' Honda Hornet now full powaah! My guide on performing an oil change!

[P.addy]

26 degrees currently, warm, bright, dry.

[Tomzo47]

sunny and warm here, shame that we had about 6 hours of torrential rain and thunderstorms so now everywhere's flooded
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[TheSmiler]

Absolutely horrid was fine apart from chucking it down on my way to Stafford along the A34 managed get into the town had an interview "feeling great" come outside and someone has snapped of my right hand mirror.

Almost lost the bike at a river puddle on the way home on a roundabout coming around car in front decides let a few other cars go and stops on the actual roundabout.

Que me holding it in first go forward and the bike pulls to the left I pull up and a petrol attendant asks how I was (apparently the back wheel was spinning standing still in first) he thought I was doing a trick

Now off to find some cheap mirrors and hopefully remove the broken part thats left.

FUN FUN FUN
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A2 completed 23/07/15 Ready for the Golden Crisp Packet

[chris-red]

Had this when I picked my bike up from MCT in Stowmarket.

Was in Dad's cage going there.

https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/562491_10150789594093476_1353350425_n.jpg

https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/75196_10150789734113476_922887082_n.jpg

After we finished the half dozen river crossings I saw this

https://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/526164_10150789738053476_1810257233_n.jpg

Apt!
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[pinkyfloyd]

Been glorious down here in Portsmouth although I have seen pictures from Belfast near where I grew up that tell a different tale:



The good old PSNI earning their crust I see. :lol:https://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/61213000/jpg/_61213037_copsfloodsnew.jpg
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[drzsta]

[Nick 50]

Some of the pics up in the North East

https://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nechronical/jun2012/2/5/460x345/image-1-for-your-pictures-of-the-bad-weather-in-newcastle-gallery-197592390.jpg

https://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nechronical/jun2012/6/6/460x345/image-1-for-your-pictures-of-the-bad-weather-in-newcastle-gallery-31919637.jpg

Newcastle city centre:

https://youtu.be/HVHM5VXg2tk


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Previous Bikes: Aprilia Tuono 03 (The Beast), CBR600f (97)
First bike: A GZ125 Lemon.......

[anthony_r6]

[TheSmiler]

[Nick 50]

[J.M.]

Some areas quite a lot worse than mine then!

Also, to everyone who's been having the great weather; I'm envious! I'm sure my wallet appreciates it though. Hopefully finally found myself a job though so I can afford leisure petrol again.

The weather is lovely here again; you can't even tell it's been raining where I live! Got to love British weather hey.
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[Marcg868]

We had this last week. The main road through Darwen was a river. Our Nursing home had water pouring into the lift shaft. The sewage that mixed with the flood water was disgusting. Luckily its nice and sunny at the moment
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[iooi]

Had a serious alert put out on our intranet today about the storms..... Shame it never managed to rain....
Unlike last Thurs when most of the roads were well flooded.... 1st time I have even been through a flood and it was a tad deep.... Shot straight over my head

Only river today was sweat under the waterproofs
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Just because my bike was A DIVVY, does not mean i am......

[bazza]

[J.M.]

[andyscooter]

road by work today

https://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/andyscooters/539506_10151857680595258_688648918_n.jpg

green van was suposed to be delivering to us
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[Irn-Bru]

My mate who lives in Stanley (Durham) got some good pics:

https://i.imgur.com/AoSkb.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FdwrC.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zlzGN.jpg

The weather is always worse around there.
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