Who Got on there bike yesterday?

[mitzy1968]

Did anyone escape the wife and the in laws and get out for a blast yesterday?

Went out with me BF to Box Hill and it was Closed!!! Whats that about !

[AndyDRZ]

I did... and today too.

Now sat at work bored already....

[mitzy1968]

I know, keep thinking I could be out again or cleaning the bike and even the BF's one! lol

oh no I cant , he rode to work this morning.

Was nice to go out and practice a bit more, road were damp , so made good practice.

How do you stop your visor misting up ?

[AndyDRZ]

I find it's fine about 60 ish or just leave it open a crack...

You can get all sorts of inserts - I remember the pinlock inner visor thing (Comes with shoei and similar quality helmets these days) worked well most of the time.

I didn't go for much of a ride yesterday. Needed to get some fuel for the commute so just did the long route to the petrol station and then did some wheelie practice on the way home.

[JackHolroyde]

I was so pissed off that I couldn't get a cuppa and a burger!
By the sound of things it was you I aimlessly latched on to for half an hour?

[mitzy1968]

Nah, we ended up in the pub car park next door just to check out it was closed then carried on to Dorking .

Even the Ace was open Boxing day acording to the web page!

Been told the burgers are to be avoided at all costs!

[Glade]

Was going to go out for a blast, but got dragged along for a walk... was a bit pissed off.

Turned out the mrs old man knows a local race horse trainer so we went for a walk around his gallops, then a drive round the estate, which turned into an off road session accross the fields in his 4x4! Was quite good fun in the end!

[Hooli]

well considering im in crapton in deepest shittest essex i collected a mate in mansfield, went to squires for breakfast, across the peak district & back across the snake pass before stopping in matlock for a cuppa. then dropped her off again & came home. 605miles & 1/2" of dirt on the bike in places. just jetwashed it down & slung it back in the garage. cant be bothered to wash n polish as well cause its bound to go out again.

[ricky_3dr]

Had a ride to the Ace for brekkie, then off to Stokenchurch to drag another mate out, then off to Fox's diner only to find it closed

[Carl-H]

I went for a ride for the past 3 days. Sadly, only because I was on my way to work.

[*Al*]

Me and a mate went out on our bikes Thursday.Weather was fine, roads dry and salt washed away. First time out in weeks, boy did it feel good, was hoping to get out today but the weather is terrible!

[*Al*]

Hooli said:

well considering im in crapton in deepest shittest essex i collected a mate in mansfield, went to squires for breakfast, across the peak district & back across the snake pass before stopping in matlock for a cuppa. then dropped her off again & came home. 605miles & 1/2" of dirt on the bike in places. just jetwashed it down & slung it back in the garage. cant be bothered to wash n polish as well cause its bound to go out again.

Crazy 605 miles!!.........fair play to you!

[Robertjp]

mitzy1968 said:

How do you stop your visor misting up ?

Short of Pinlock try Speedo Anti-fog spray, works brilliantly, i just use a single spray every time in put the helmet and it hasnt failed yet even in very heavy rain

quick search on eBay will get you some. V Cheap too considering...

oops... try the link this time

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Speedo-Anti-Fog-Goggle-Spray...

Edited by Robertjp on Friday 28th December 22:35

[Robertjp]

Oh, and yes, i managed to escape for a couple of hours, then spent three hours washing bike

NOTE TO SELF: must buy jetwash

Edited by Robertjp on Friday 28th December 22:37

[Wedg1e]

I've been out every day this week except boxing day. It's proving to be an expensive pastime: first the tax was out at the end of Nov (£64), then on the 10th the MOT expired (£20) and it had a new rear tyre (£100). MOT man spotted that the rear pads were low so I ordered some of those (£25). On Xmas eve I decided that the front tyre was getting a bit close to the wear bars AND it needed a service. So today it was £10 for an oil filter, £25 air filter, £15 oil and £95 for a front tyre. When I took the front wheel out I got a good look at the pads and decided that MOT man should have looked a bit closer because they're as worn as the rear ones - ANOTHER £50.
Coincidentally, it's exactly a year today since I bought the ST... - to celebrate (well OK, just for a run out really) I went down to the coast... bit bracing in the wind but strangely the sea was like a millpond.

[Hooli]

*Al* said:

Hooli said:

well considering im in crapton in deepest shittest essex i collected a mate in mansfield, went to squires for breakfast, across the peak district & back across the snake pass before stopping in matlock for a cuppa. then dropped her off again & came home. 605miles & 1/2" of dirt on the bike in places. just jetwashed it down & slung it back in the garage. cant be bothered to wash n polish as well cause its bound to go out again.

Crazy 605 miles!!.........fair play to you!

gonna go out you might as well do it properly?