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Is everybody hibernating already

Al.

Not hibernating, out riding. It was a bit bracing particularly when I encountered 30 miles of freezing fog.

Just working around the country for the past few weeks. Hoping for a dry day to test the new discs again (4th set )

No fun in riding on leaf mashed damp roads up here in the Borders. Mild last night at -3 deg c. Road salt liberally spread. No thanks. I really do want to hibernate. These short days are bad for my mental fitness.


Chris.

They're tucked up in the garage!

We were out last Sunday 10 bikes and 11 members - starting at 2.5 degrees c and ending up at 9.5c by the time we got home.

We are are small club but apart from one or two older members (over 70) no-one puts their bikes away for the winter - it makes us laugh when dealers and Magazines start talking about "The new season" starting in about May - we've probably done about 10 rides out before the beginning of May. Looking at my fuel stats I'd done 1,454 miles before May this year . I try to post all our rides on facebook along with some photos.

https://www.facebook.com/Dengie-100-Mot ... 529170462/

Salt is a Bu**er tho' so I usually ACF50 the bottom of the engine , exhausts and fork lowers before they start salting the roads and then only rinse the bike off with cold water and dry with a blower.

26c here today, up to 40+ in some parts of OZ..just saying

Thanks for that Mitch !! Been watching the the weather and fire reports as we have friends just outside Sydney.

Al.

Al wrote:Thanks for that Mitch !! Been watching the the weather and fire reports as we have friends just outside Sydney.

Al.

Fire reports that is irony surely, I wanted to laugh but not funny if you are caught up in it i dare say. They have flammable cladding too?

Bush fires Chris, all around Sydney suburbs and east coast. Watched a forest fire in Canada jump a 30-40m wide river, ‘kin scary so is the noise it makes.

Al.

Hi Al, hope you and the wife are well.

As always , I do a few rides a month out here, normal quiet sunday ride is average 80 to 160 miles ....

Bless this lovely country , compared to some of my sunday rides in UK...

Often, there'd only be a half dozen bikes at the Steel Horse cafe in Raglan .

Last sunday a local photographer snapped a few pics , well hundreds of pics, but a few of me .

Nice to hear from you Gerry, we are both well thank you, I have recently retired & had all summer in the garden, on the beach, sailing and grandad daycare but only been out on the bike 10-12 times all summer, too busy!! Sue has cut down to 3 days a week, so is now supervising my “jobs to do now you are retired list” two days a week instead of one
Sounds like you are still enjoying being in the sun, certainly a good decision to go, ride safe.

Al

Good to hear Al, Take care , don't work too hard , remember we are not as good working as we once were, we definitely need to keep our skills alive on the bikes though !

Yes , this warm air is very good for my COPD, thankfully I'm on very little medication now.

I guess, its also got some thing to do with a lack of stress as well.

Take it easy , and have a great christmas and new year .

That still the R1100S you bought off me Gerry? If so I am pleased that it is being looked after and getting some use. I have just bought another one.

jeznewsome wrote:That still the R1100S you bought off me Gerry? If so I am pleased that it is being looked after and getting some use. I have just bought another one.

Hey Jeznewsome , Ja , still going well thanks fella .

A few tyres, a rear wheel bearing but still going , just over 60 thousand miles now .

Hope you are fit and well .

You have another one !!! Well, they are a bit addictive aren't they !!!