Where you been on your bike Today

[Pigeon]

08-JUL to 16-JUL

1,900 miles

Invaded Europe with 14 other miscreants from SE and SW.

Thread here

Many photo's.....mainly of bikes in Petrol stations or car parks, and many of peoples thumbs.

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Many cool roads, many laughs had. Some bad luck (and some good).

Good times, thanks all

[Howling Terror]

https://i.imgbox.com/sJ2YUMK8.jpg Brings a tear to the eye.
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[Pigeon]

[chickenstrip]

An evening bimble to a few favourite spots:

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Quiet on the roads at this time, but the campsites through Borrowdale looked to be doing a roaring trade.
Fish and chips in Keswick, then home.
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[arry]

I was going to slope off for an evening ride tonight but ended up having a dead arm from some shitty blood tests earlier. That sucked.

[thx1138]

I didn't go green laning.

I did however get some fields to myself to play in when I got there, thanks to a friendly campsite manager.

At weekend I rode my Beta 90 miles to CMA national rally, which was a silly idea, heat tape just about stopped the panniers melting on the exhaust, but it is marked a little. I loaded my big rucksack into a friends camper van which helped me manage.


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[Tracer1234]

Explored some of the roads down the back of Portsdown Hill.

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Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[pepperami]

[Tracer1234]

[grr666]

Yesterday evening went out for a rideout with my L plated bro in law on his XR125., Jesus those things are slow.
He's been struggling with confidence and won't stray more than a couple of miles from his house. So fired up the Spacker &
took him for a run on pretty much every kind of road he's allowed to use, we did big, little, mini and double roundabouts,
and covered 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 roads. Stopped midway at a pub for a drink break and asked him if he enjoyed the ride
and he said it was 'sick' which I'm reliably informed is a good thing.

Quick pint of shandy and a little debrief. He forgot to cancel an indicator once, and some of his lines were a little
'creative' but he was alright other than that. Gave him a couple of suggestions of things to try on the return leg which
he handled just as well. OMG I think I imparted knowledge.
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[Pigeon]

Bimble after work 6pm yesterday turned into 180 miles.
Went from Guildford to Salisbury and back via New Forest. Got home 10pm having to acknowledge the terrible truth, which is my Striple no longer gets me excited.

Don't get me wrong, it was enjoyable (after all, I rode for 4 hours only stopping twice for fuel). But I wasn't grinning like an idiot, just extremely calm and very peaceful. Which was in stark contrast to the noise and engine violence that befell the South Downs



EDIT: Also, went to Ace Cafe on Sunday to see Haroman666. Dude is legend!
The ride up was unpleasant, the ride back was horrible. 90 mins to do 40 miles is nuts.

[chickenstrip]

The Street Triple isn't about bimbling though. Wrong bike for the job. Take it to some roads that you ride purely for the hoon, when you're in hooning mood, and you might start to enjoy it again.
But I have asked you before: do you have the right bike for you
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THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[Pigeon]

[Tracer1234]

[haroman666]

[arry]

[Tracer1234]

[Pigeon]

[Tracer1234]

[Tracer1234]

Took her out to explore some more of the back roads in the area nice evening after a grey day!

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Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[recman]

[arry]

[Tracer1234]

[pepperami]

Today I did do errands around the Mistley area.
I thought I`d take the Chinese pos and see how I`m getting on with that Air-Hawke cushion.
I am happy to use this bike now and the Air-Hawke cushion makes so much of a difference
After the errands were sorted, it was time for a bacon roll and a cup of tea at the burger van by the river.
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Wrabness and to the Golden House.
Grayson Perry was involved in it`s conception and design, and I was part of the team that looked after it just after it`s construction.
now it`s occupied .
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Then on home via washbrook/the back roads where the Honley is in it`s element.

Sorry the pictures are on their side, I dont know how to cure that? I`m working on it ? clueless
to small? kin ell! this image posting is hard
Click on the picture to get a better look
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