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Posted: 17:28 - 30 Jul 2020 Post subject: |
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Took the coast road from Poole, through Weymouth and on to West Bay for fish and chips this afternoon. Very hot and sunny, loads of bikes but unfortunately lots of holidayers driving as though they have left their brains at home.
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Yesterday, 150 miles out but with a difference. 110 or so miles of that were learning from an Advanced Motorcycle Instructor (and all round nice guy) Keith Dunn, of Zen School of Motorcycling.
Keith asked me what I wanted to work on, understood where my issues were then designed a course around learning that would help me achieve those goals.
There was a good mix of theory and practice; including on the move mentoring and parked up feedback, plus demonstration rides / commentary.
Upped my confidence massively, learned some new tricks to add to the kit bag, and just generally had a really, really good time. Keith is a gent and I'd highly recommend him and his teaching.
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Couldn't range far today as I had to do my speed awareness course early in the afternoon. Soon as it finished though I decided to celebrate speeding in all it's glory and found this field of Sunflowers just outside Tilshead.
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Posted: 19:17 - 09 Aug 2020 Post subject: The Nook Farm Shop & Cafe. |
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Lakes was busy today .. as you would expect.. ____________________ Whatever I post I have no citation and no intention of providing one..
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Posted: 09:28 - 10 Aug 2020 Post subject: |
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136 miles up the east coastline to the Stour, taking in the Stour, the Colne and the Blackwater across the day. Chased the coast / rivers for the breeze as stiflingly hot.
First up, stopped to see Bourne Mill just south of Colchester. Had never seen it before, despite growing up in Colchester and having worked in the town for a few years recently as well. Odd that I had no prior knowledge of it. On quite a busy road which is a shame but absolutely stunning nonetheless.
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Then it was time to get something to eat, and I'd heard of a place called the Waterfront Cafe in Mistley, right on the Stour river - local biker group recommendation so I thought hey, why the hell not. Got there and pitched up at the only catering wagon I could find on the whole stretch. As I got off the bike, nice owner came out and greeted me with 'lovely bike mate' etc. Looked at menu and thought hmm, I seemed to recall the food was fancier, but whatever. Ordered a burger. It was bang average. Thought LOL, recommendations are always naff from bikers........ Got home and realised the actual Waterfront Cafe hadn't pitched up for the weekend as it was too hot for them to keep their food cool . Oh well, I'll have to go up there another time to try it.
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Then I realised I was ~15 miles away from a mate of mine in Brightlingsea and I haven't seen him since March before lockdown - so it seemed about right that I'd go have a catch up with him. Brightlingsea harbour is quite bustling and busy:
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We stopped for a quick pint of shandy in one of the trendy bars at the bottom of his development, where a young lass was singing solo over her guitar and the weather was great and there were swanky ladies in floaty dresses aplenty.
Showed me his boat:
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He wants to take that over to Holland next year - sod that
Then headed home through the nice lanes past Mersea Island and back south to Maldon. Few choice overtakes were done. Monstering the torque of the boxer out of the bends.
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arry wrote: | 136 miles up the east coastline to the Stour, taking in the Stour, the Colne and the Blackwater across the day. Chased the coast / rivers for the breeze as stiflingly hot. |
I've walked most of that when I did the Essex way and some of the coast, about a week.
I miss rides out to your previous shot, Finchingfield - some good roads around there, and a nice place to watch the bikes coming and going, some fancy cars too. Used to head for there from High Beach. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE! |
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Finchingfield is a good destination to aim at because once you're there and you've had your fill, there's 6-7 ways you can head out from in a loop back round to roughly the same place, before coming home again.
The road through to Steeple Bumpstead from there is probably the most challenging, and there's one section that never fails to catch me out. |
It's a lovely village too. I sometimes used to ride out there then dig out a sketch book whilst lazing around in the sun.
There're a few roads around there that can catch you out if you're getting the pace on ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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I know Mistley, Manningtree.
There are two burger vans/ coffee-tea vans along that stretch.
One serves trendy coffees and cakes and the other is a dirty greasy burger van with questionable hygiene.
The coffee van is obviously more expensive, but at least you know you won’t go home with a runny bottom .
I live far enough away to make there a destination for a short afternoon ride.
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Plan for today was Tidworth to Henley via a bit of Oxfordshire and then Goring for Lunch before heading back via Pangbourne and Highclere. Wanted to try my new phone with it's 64mp Camera.
Diverted when I thought a saw a sign for "stoner", turned out it was Stonor but close enough. Leaving there the bike made the weidest backfire noise I'd ever heard.
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Made it to Henley (and probably got a parking ticket for this photo).
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Couldn't get the bastard thing to start in Henley, Relays were all making horrible noises. Couldn't explore much as the factory toolkit instead of having 3 spanners with 2 sizes on each, had 3 fucking identical spanners and the wrong size Allen Key to get the battery out, Friday afternoon in the toolkit packing department I guess Went in search of a drink and when I came back got it to kick over. Clocks were doing weird shit but motor was running so I made a beeline for Reading to get the M4 (fastest way home). Bike died in Caversham, wouldn't restart this time and I noticed there was loads of gel like shite had come out the battery. Time for the Truck of Shame
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Got home and explored. That bang I heard in Stonor I'm pretty sure was the sealed top part of the battery case blowing itself clean off, battery is now unsealed , gel shite has got everywhere. The exploded battery was still sitting over 13V. Hooked up the GSXR battery, bike started fine, reg/rec is fucked though and I'll have to strip quite alot down to clean all the battery guts up. |
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wr6133 wrote: | Plan for today was Tidworth to Henley via a bit of Oxfordshire and then Goring for Lunch before heading back via Pangbourne and Highclere. Wanted to try my new phone with it's 64mp Camera.
Diverted when I thought a saw a sign for "stoner", turned out it was Stonor but close enough. Leaving there the bike made the weidest backfire noise I'd ever heard.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50210826408_499bdeebe7_h.jpg
Made it to Henley (and probably got a parking ticket for this photo).
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50210824583_32bc1cc5ba_h.jpg
Couldn't get the bastard thing to start in Henley, Relays were all making horrible noises. Couldn't explore much as the factory toolkit instead of having 3 spanners with 2 sizes on each, had 3 fucking identical spanners and the wrong size Allen Key to get the battery out, Friday afternoon in the toolkit packing department I guess Went in search of a drink and when I came back got it to kick over. Clocks were doing weird shit but motor was running so I made a beeline for Reading to get the M4 (fastest way home). Bike died in Caversham, wouldn't restart this time and I noticed there was loads of gel like shite had come out the battery. Time for the Truck of Shame
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50211618297_483f1b63e4_h.jpg
Got home and explored. That bang I heard in Stonor I'm pretty sure was the sealed top part of the battery case blowing itself clean off, battery is now unsealed , gel shite has got everywhere. The exploded battery was still sitting over 13V. Hooked up the GSXR battery, bike started fine, reg/rec is fucked though and I'll have to strip quite alot down to clean all the battery guts up. |
When you've got a vintage looking bike with the kickstarter, but...
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He lists some modern ones to use on there which saves me looking. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 259 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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