Jamesy D
05-07-11, 10:09 PM
With today's beautiful weather, I decided the time was right to have my first proper ride on the bike purely for fun - all my riding so far has been commuting to work or into college, so it was good to get out.
And, as the girlfriend was with me, decided to go out 2-up!
The weather was absolutely beautiful - when we stopped off for lunch in Effingham the sun was scorching down. Cans of coke were much appreciated by the both of us, and a couple of people came along and commented that the bike looked nice in the sunshine.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/04072011.jpg
Discovered a couple of things about riding 2-up. Firstly I need to install my ZX-6R shock because the bike was wallowing into every dip in the road, and some of the more severe ones (or when I was going a little too fast) that lovely unique belly pan was bottoming out.
Secondly everything seems to take a lot more effort when there's two of you, even braking. The only easy bit was accelerating downhill!
Oh, and look what I caught in my lil' light!
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/05072011006.jpg
Die wasp DIE.
All in all a good day out - put around 200 miles onto the bike, had a lot of fun alternatively scaring myself and the girlfriend, although a bit of bad news for her did marr the ride home, but that's by the by, and overall we enjoyed ourselves. Taking a pillion for a longer ride was also interesting, I'll have to try it more, but definitely not luggaged up, the thing would wobble like jelly in a 'quake.
Epsom is horrible to navigate by the way. Just horrible.
Popped into Get Geared as well to have a look at some bits and bobs and came away with some reflective stickers for my lid - been looking for some for a while, and I came up with a little design (which, fyi is now how you can recognise me when following):
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/05072011004.jpg
Tempted to add little claw marks to the end of the paws. Yes/no?
And other than lookin' awesome, my little paw is also bright:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/05072011001.jpg
So overall, good day!
P.S. If you were the red curvy with SRAD forks I passed on the way into Leatherhead...smart bit of kit!
And, as the girlfriend was with me, decided to go out 2-up!
The weather was absolutely beautiful - when we stopped off for lunch in Effingham the sun was scorching down. Cans of coke were much appreciated by the both of us, and a couple of people came along and commented that the bike looked nice in the sunshine.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/04072011.jpg
Discovered a couple of things about riding 2-up. Firstly I need to install my ZX-6R shock because the bike was wallowing into every dip in the road, and some of the more severe ones (or when I was going a little too fast) that lovely unique belly pan was bottoming out.
Secondly everything seems to take a lot more effort when there's two of you, even braking. The only easy bit was accelerating downhill!
Oh, and look what I caught in my lil' light!
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/05072011006.jpg
Die wasp DIE.
All in all a good day out - put around 200 miles onto the bike, had a lot of fun alternatively scaring myself and the girlfriend, although a bit of bad news for her did marr the ride home, but that's by the by, and overall we enjoyed ourselves. Taking a pillion for a longer ride was also interesting, I'll have to try it more, but definitely not luggaged up, the thing would wobble like jelly in a 'quake.
Epsom is horrible to navigate by the way. Just horrible.
Popped into Get Geared as well to have a look at some bits and bobs and came away with some reflective stickers for my lid - been looking for some for a while, and I came up with a little design (which, fyi is now how you can recognise me when following):
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/05072011004.jpg
Tempted to add little claw marks to the end of the paws. Yes/no?
And other than lookin' awesome, my little paw is also bright:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/Wolfenmitter/05072011001.jpg
So overall, good day!
P.S. If you were the red curvy with SRAD forks I passed on the way into Leatherhead...smart bit of kit!