Less riding this year due to weather

[Biker's Nemesis]

Its like a summers day here this morning. Rain forecast at 11am, 3 and 4pm.

Do I chance it? Last Monday was the only day this year I haven't gotten wet or cold.

[airsafari87]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Its like a summers day here this morning. Rain forecast at 11am, 3 and 4pm.

Do I chance it? Last Monday was the only day this year I haven't gotten wet or cold.

You know exactly what will happen.

You won’t go out and it will stay perfectly dry.

You will go out, you will get to the furthest point away from home and it will lash it down.

You will not be able to win either way.

[croyde]

I managed yesterday morning with just my jacket over my shirt. It was glorious.

By the afternoon it was bloody cold and I had to get fully togged up again for the ride home.

Was almost tempted to put the heating back on.

[Exasperated]

If any of you are out in Fenland and fancy a ride out sometime, it might be enough encouragement to get me off my fat ass and actually take the bike out.

[CHLEMCBC]

srob said:

Cheers, yeah I've lost my biking mojo a bit to be honest. I'm going to do what we do and throw money at it by buying some new kit and see if that helps

The old man's not as bad at the moment but his riding days are over I think but as he's not having treatment at the moment I'll have a bit more time so I'm hoping to get back into it a bit

Sorry to hear that, mate.

[Biker's Nemesis]

airsafari87 said:

You know exactly what will happen.

You won’t go out and it will stay perfectly dry.

You will go out, you will get to the furthest point away from home and it will lash it down.

You will not be able to win either way.

I didn't go out and it didn't rain!

I'd washed my 125 and the MT 10 last night so I wasn't in the mood to get either of them dirty.

I'd noticed the neighbours hedge was a little bit over grown in the front garden and was starting to push the Pier cap off, anyway that turned into a major job that involved my neighbour across the road bringing out all sorts of power tools.

After that I cleaned all the facias and guttering at the front so I feel like I've done a full days graft.

Weather is forecast good for the rest of the week, I have a few jobs to do on the 125 and MT 10 so I'll not be out tomorrow and I'm at the limb centre on Wednesday.

[spoodler]

'Twas my mate's charity bike show today The Stone Circle Bike Show - named after its first venue within Avebury stone circle) - weather forecast said it was going to be wet and ste... Rolled the freshly polished Laverda and Legend out of the shed and it started raining... Had a cuppa and by the time I'd finished me choc chip cookies, the rain had stopped. Lovely day 'til about half three; then wet roads and a bit of rain on the way home, but who cares what it's like at the end of the day... Bikes washed in the rain... there is no way they were going to make it up our lane in the wet without ending up plastered...
Even the missus didn't complain that it was too cold, and she has her own arctic micro climate about her!
Absolutely crackin' day.

[Biker 1]

I saw a couple of photos from yesterday's Hastings ride. Looked utterly bleak & miserable!
Also, the A21 was closed on a couple of spots during the day, apparently one a major accident involving motorcycle(s) & the other a major fuel spillage. Anybody from PH have any further information?
I'm just glad I gave it a miss....