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[Luckypants]

Morning Gary. Same here, lovely sunny morning but forecast to cloud over from lunchtime.

[admin]

Make the most of it Gary. I'm Llanelli at the moment. A couple of days away doing tourist stuff.

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[maviczap]

Scorccio here, its going to be a hot one today

[Luckypants]

Same here, hot. Well feels hot after a run of poor temperatures 23C at the moment. Solar panels are going ape :D Time to charge the car for 'free'.

[Sir Trev]

Once the fitter finished installing our new front door (at last!) I changed into shorts. He's coming back tomorrow to sort a few snagging issues and I didn't want to scare him :p It was positively autumnal yesterday morning, complete with mist, summer today, it'll probably snow tomorrow :shaking2:

[garynortheast]

Morning orgers. Feels a bit autumnal here, but it's too soon!

[Craig380]

Hi Gary - bright & breezy here, rain by lunchtime according to the Weathertron so an hour or two out this morning, I think.

[Sir Trev]

Drizzling here on and off and only 15 degrees or so. Compare that to the 30 degrees plus of this very weekend last year in Wales on tour with Gary. So hot then, so rubbish now.

The forecast is for a nice afternoon so I might get out for a ride today, but we'll see.

[Luckypants]

We were out sharpish yesterday for a day out with the grandson at Astle Park Steam Traction Rally, so didn't see the weather updates. It persisted down most of the way there and we had two heavy showers in the morning, but it brightened up and the afternoon was sunny. A good day out with a 4 year old. Unfortunately, the rain meant I went out without a hat and now have a face like a tomato!

[Craig380]

Hi Gary - bright & breezy here, rain by lunchtime according to the Weathertron so an hour or two out this morning, I think.

Well, that went well yesterday. 20 miles from home it started drizzling and I could see that I was riding into heavier rain.

So I took a detour trying to avoid it, which worked for a while but it got me in a pincer movement. Got p1ssing wet through. Summer, eh?

[Sir Trev]

I braved it yesterday and only got slightly drizzled on a few times, but only by going round massive black clouds by luck than anything.

[garynortheast]

Morning orgers. Looks like being a very wet one here......

[admin]

Very wet over night, power went off at some point too.

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[Seeker]

Morning. Dry here but very dull (again), cool breeze off the North Sea. I can see the rain coming on the radar currently (08:40) in a line from London, Northampton, Coventry, at its current rate of progress won't reach me till late today.

Supposed to be sunny tomorrow. :)

[garynortheast]

Morning all. Sunny here for now. Could do with finding the time to get out on the bike but this week has just filled up with stuff!

[Craig380]

Stuff will wait, get out on the bike!

This message has been brought to you by the Procrastinating Motorcyclists Society.

[admin]

Morning all. Sunny here for now. Could do with finding the time to get out on the bike but this week has just filled up with stuff!Same here. Lots of distracting chores or appointments.

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[garynortheast]

Evening all. How's everyone's week been so far? Been a bit full on here what with this and that!

[Luckypants]

Currently at work making changes... All go here!

[admin]

Busy doing stuff but can't recall what. Lots of housework. Managed to get out on the bike this afternoon for a couple of hours. Meeting an eBay buyer tomorrow to hand over my old butchured VFR exhaust.

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[Luckypants]

Currently at work making changes... All go here!

Well managed not to **** anything up, so your bank accounts are safe for another week! :D

[garynortheast]

I can breathe easy again now then Mike! :D

[admin]

This might be a controversial comment.....
I've noticed that poor drivers always seem to have dashcams.
I'm reminded of the Jasper Carrot joke. "My mother-in-law has never had an accident but she has seen hundreds"

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[Luckypants]

I have a dashcam because of all the delivery drivers / over sized tractors / arrogant 4x4 drivers hooning around the lanes here. Its for my protection when some ******** comes around a corner and cannot stop, then tries pulling the '50-50 on a narrow road' ******** when its time to pay up. It records my speed to prove I was driving reasonably.

But there is one bloke in the village who drives at you waving at his dashcam like it gives him a right of way. I wave at mine and tell him he's a bad driver next time I see him.

[admin]

Using your example Mike I think I could do with one on my bike. I've been exploring a lot of narrow lanes near me. It never fails to amaze me the speed that people drive at on these lanes. I had a close encounter at lake Vyrnwy a couple of weeks back on the west side of the lake which is quite twisty and narrow in places. Yesterday it was tractor pulling a trailer that came thumping around a blind bend. He had to brake so hard that the trailer fish-tailed. I think I'm safer on the B roads.
There's a real lack of awareness and no sense of caution with a lot of drivers.

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[Luckypants]

The dashcam would show you stationary (stopped in the distance you can see to be clear) and the tractor 'emergency stopping' to avoid you. It would clearly show blame. A friend's daughter had quite a bad crash when a car reversed off their drive right in her path in a 40mph limit. The reversing driver claimed she had 'come out of nowhere' and must be speeding. Their insurance company was backing that idea for a reduced pay-out until they saw the dashcam footage..... paid in full.

My friend then sent the footage to the Police who did him for driving without due care, which he only did as the driver tried to wriggle out of it. So many drivers seem to think and act like nothing is their fault, mainly due to the lack of policing and therefore enforcement against bad drivers.

I had been thinking of a dashcam for the reasons I put in my previous post, but when I bought (rather than leased) my EV the thought of having something so expensive totalled by an eeejit gave me the push I needed to install one. Well I've actually installed two, as mine has a front and rear camera.

[Craig380]

We don't have a dashcam in our car, nor do I have a helmet cam. I think there's a decent argument that many drivers with dashcams drive more carefully, because if they did report an alleged incident via Operation Snap, the police insist on unedited footage covering at least 1 minute before and after the incident. There has been many cases where the video submitted by the person reporting the incident has led to them being prosecuted as well as the person being reported.

But I certainly agree that there is a percentage of 'dashcam warriors' who seem to think that their on-board recording makes them some kind of Judge Dredd on the roads, dispening justice to anyone who gets in their way ....

[admin]

I wonder if some dashcam drivers have had so many near misses that they feel they need the camera. Whereas it might actually be their driving that causes these incidents. I'm thinking of the driver who thinks that changing lanes without looking or driving too slow for the conditions causing frustration for those behind them.

It's just an observation.

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[redtrummy]

I put one in the van after the incident last year when the guy turned near violent after he came round a 90 degree bend too fast and far out from the verge, smacking the vans mirror. Never thought about it before then

[Luckypants]

Yep. There's the attitude they can get away with **** by shouting and intimidation. Hence the rise of the "Karen" There is an allied notion promulgated by the barely legal crowd that informing the authorities makes you a grass.

[Sir Trev]

We all know that that the number of police out on the roads has diminished to such an extent that many drivers think they can get away with anything. After too many near misses I had front/rear dashcams professionally installed on both our cars and have an action cam mounted prominently on the bars of the bike. The action cam swaps over to my bicycle too when I'm on that. Drivers do notice them as I've seen them change their attitude when they clock it.

I know full well that I may be held partly liable if my own footage shows I'm partly to blame for an incident, and that's fine. Taking responsibility for your own actions is only right. Plus, the overstretched police don't have time to trawl through all your footage - they're only going to want to look at the immediately before to see how a situation developed.

I ride sensibly to the conditions, to the spirit of the law if not fully within it. A-holes like the young lad last night flying through the town centre, ignoring pedestrians half way over a zebra crossing, and only missing them (me!) by millimeters, are why I have my cameras. Shame I didn't have one on me on that walk to Morrisons last night...

[Craig380]

Taken from the r/motorcycles subreddit: here's another danger for bikers to watch out for ;)

"Was out at twilight on a wooded road. Noticed there were a ton of bats flying overhead and dive-bombing the roadway. I was going about 60 mph and one smacked me in my chest. Definitely a brown bat… I was wearing my gear, only exposed skin was my wrists which are fine. There was a little bit of bat blood on my vest. This is a huge fear of mine… not the bat, but rabies. Like… what if a claw made it through the mesh of my jacket or under my helmet on my neck? What if it was imperceptible? I don’t see anything but I’m really paranoid. I called two hospitals… one chuckled and said I’d be fine, and they’d only give me the rabies protocol under strict circumstances. Another refused to talk with me and said it’s very serious and to go to the ER to be assessed."

[garynortheast]

Morning all. Looks like bank holiday weather here, grey and threatening rain. I think I'll not get the bike out today, as aside from the weather, the roads are full of idiots!

[admin]

Morning all. Looks like bank holiday weather here, grey and threatening rain. I think I'll not get the bike out today, as aside from the weather, the roads are full of idiots!Bank holiday traffic, I'm with you, it won't be enjoyable if you do go out on the bike

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[Seeker]

My son is over from the US (with my ex) to celebrate my ex's Nan's 90th b/day. He stayed with me Thur night but I had to drop him off in Spalding on Friday. My preferred route takes me past Cadwell but with BSB no through traffic is allowed so I took the A16 which means I have to cross the Mablethorpe traffic and then the Skeggie traffic.
What was infuriating was some temporary traffic lights near Ulceby Cross (Skeggie traffic) - no-one working, road surface intact, no reason for them to be there. I watched the ETA on the satnav start ticking upwards in the 2 mile queue.

The A16 goes from Grimsby to Spalding but only an insane person would follow it since it goes through Boston which has no ringroad and lots of traffic lights.

So detour past RAF Coningsby via New York (I get a kick out of that if even if son didn't). Hubberts Bridge is interesting - a narrow humpback bridge (will only fit one artic), 30 feet from a railway crossing and a further 20 feet from the A1121 - a popular route to avoid Boston. Very popular. :rolleyes:

Assuming you get past this you reach the A52 (go right), then the A17 (go left) more coast traffic plus we are in the middle of farming territory at harvest time - yes there were tractors, lots of tractors.

Finally A16 (go right) and sail down to Spalding (at 30 mph). Dropped off my son and then had to drive past my ex and her husband (we don't get on - maybe because he was chatting to my wife for 6 months behind my back).


On the plus side, I hadn't seen my son in person for 5 years and I thoroughly enjoyed him staying even if I had to share him with an iPhone (he is 33). He is a good looking man (not from me) so when he went on Tinder he found a beautiful looking girl (woman?) that was prepared to drive from Peterborough to collect him for a night out. In the US if you're under 6' too bad, girls here seem more tolerant (he's 5'8 ).
Never had a girl do that for me. :(

[admin]

Reminds me of some of my rides around Shrewsbury. Lots of temporary lights with no significant reason for them. Glad you had a good time with your son.

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[garynortheast]

Well, going to risk a quick spin into Welshpool before the supermarket shuts as I need a couple of bit. Hope there aren't too many eejits about.....

[Sir Trev]

Black clouds all around today. Even though it has only spotted every now and again at Trev Towers itself I can see it raining hard not far away in two different directions. So I ended up washing the insides of the windows instead of getting a ride, which is NOT a good substitute!!

[admin]

I popped out for an hour. I was trying out a software update for the Honda navigation app.

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[garynortheast]

Made it back from Welshpool just as it started raining! A close call as I didn't have my waterproofs with me.

[Sir Trev]

Just back from a ten mile cycle ride with Lady Poppy. So glad I took my waterproof jacket... Blue skies all around now so after lunch I will risk getting Hugh out of the garage! Fingers crossed.

[Luckypants]

Fingers crossed for a bright afternoon, so I can get a bit done around the house. Have fun everyone.

[admin]

Out to lunch today with family. Cool here but at least it's dry.

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[garynortheast]

Cool and grey here too. Another trip into Welshpool in search of Nikwax leather cleaner, and some of the leather restorer.

[Sir Trev]

I had every intention of stopping at a garden centre on my run out this afternoon for some Rose food. Was having too much fun though and forgot...

Feels good now I've finally had a ride out this weekend. This summer has been pretty garbage in terms of weekend weather.

[garynortheast]

Made it there and back without any rain. No Nikwax anywhere though so ended up ordering it online. Stopped at Coco for a coffee and to watch the world (well, Welshpool) go by for a while.

[Craig380]

Currently in North Yaarkshire on holiday, and the weather's not bad ... there is an autumnal nip in the air in the mornings, though.

[admin]

Made it there and back without any rain. No Nikwax anywhere though so ended up ordering it online. Stopped at Coco for a coffee and to watch the world (well, Welshpool) go by for a while.There's a Go Outdoors branch in Shrewsbury, they might have had it. Is Newtown better for that sort of thing?

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[admin]

Currently in North Yaarkshire on holiday, and the weather's not bad ... there is an autumnal nip in the air in the mornings, though.Feeling cooler and damper here in Shrewsbury. A few trees have got some brown tinges to them.

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[garynortheast]

Afternoon all. Busy morning here sorting admin type stuff.


Ordered a water meter installation as I'm paying far more than I should for water.
Switched electricity supplier from British Gas to Octopus and registered with them for a smart meter.
Chased the council again about solar panels for the roof (http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php?p=3141250&postcount=6).


Next on the list of jobs is a trip to Welshpool to get rid of a few bags of rubble, get some shopping, and have a haircut.

What an exciting life I lead!

[Luckypants]

I hope you used a referral code for the Octopus switch Gary, otherwise you've missed out on £50 credit.

[garynortheast]

I did Mike, my mate round the corner sent me one.

[Luckypants]

Excellent. It's a very generous system they have, really I'm surprised its still going given they are one of the cheapest suppliers. I've benefitted massively from it, £50 for joining and several £50 for referring people over the past 3 years. I hope you get a working smart meter, that's when you can really get on the 'cheap' Octopus tariffs.

[admin]

Octopus keep nagging me to fit a smart meter.

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[garynortheast]

I've resisted smart meters until now John, mostly because I didn't have a great deal of trust in many of the energy suppliers offering them. My thinking now though is that Octopus seem like a pretty open and ethical bunch, so I'll give it a go.

[Luckypants]

What are your reasons for being suspicious of smart meters? Sending usage data every 30 minutes versus a man (or more likely you these days) reading the clock every 3 months seems really innocuous to me.

[admin]

No real issue with them. The original mk1 meters were pretty dire for reliability especially if you change supplier. I was waiting until it became more reliable.
Octopus email me once a month for a reading which is no bother. I also note the readings in a spreadsheet to keep track of usage.

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[Luckypants]

Well I would love to get mine working, so I can get an EV specific tariff that would give me cheaper charging overnight. I'd be able to charge the house battery too at low rate and run the house all day at the lower rate. I see smart meters as a gateway to cheaper electricity. Although Octopus is doing me well on their Tracker tariff right now - which they allow me on as I'm officially waiting for my smart meter to connect. I give them a weekly reading via the app. So far since start of July Tracker has averaged below 18p/kWh. Standing charges are a bit steep though.

[admin]

I was out on the bike to pick up some bits and bobs and spotted a Kawasaki Z1 being pushed up a hill. I stopped and helped the chap push until he got to the top. The rider was probably around my age (60's) and the Z1 isn't light. We chatted while he recovered his breath and he thought the issue was lack of fuel although he thought he had plenty still on the tank. There is a petrol station on the other side of the hill so he rolled down into the station while I watched. I told him I would check on him on my way back in case it wasn't fuel. He wasn't there so I assume he got off ok.
Apparently I was the only bike to stop and offer help. The Z1 was N (1975) registered and immaculate.

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[garynortheast]

Bore da pawb. Summer has (allegedly) returned on this sunny Sunday morning.

[Sir Trev]

Good on ya for checking John. I was very grateful when a biker in a van helped me push my SV up a hill when my fuel gauge failed to register a low level, and often slow up and make enquiring hand gestures if I see a bike stopped in a layby.

Summer has finally arrived here in Buckinghamshire too. Of course I've been suffering with a migraine all day and not up to going out on the bike, but that just sums up my riding year so far... Hope the rest of you are out enjoying the day.

[admin]

Good on ya for checking John. I was very grateful when a biker in a van helped me push my SV up a hill when my fuel gauge failed to register a low level, and often slow up and make enquiring hand gestures if I see a bike stopped in a layby.
Exactly, we've all been there stranded by the road or in my case dropped my bike and struggled to pick it up.

Summer has finally arrived here in Buckinghamshire too. Of course I've been suffering with a migraine all day and not up to going out on the bike, but that just sums up my riding year so far... Hope the rest of you are out enjoying the day.

I have days like that. Not so much a headache more like brain fog. Feels like I've been up 24hrs without any sleep.

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[garynortheast]

Morning all. That's summer over then. Back to the grey and the murk. :-(

[Craig380]

It's hazy but bright here. Overnight yesterday we had a rain shower which dumped a load of orange dust onto cars, quite amusing seeing everyone driving around looking like they'd dipped their cars into a bag of Wotsits :)

[DarrenSV650S]

Still blazing sunshine here. 25 degrees forecast for this afternoon at Loch Rannoch! I'm about to head out on the bike and try to swim to the little castle in the middle of the loch :D

[admin]

It's hazy but bright here. Overnight yesterday we had a rain shower which dumped a load of orange dust onto cars, quite amusing seeing everyone driving around looking like they'd dipped their cars into a bag of Wotsits :)That's what my car looked like yesterday. I should have licked it to see what flavour of wotsit. Meantime hazy sunshine here and 25°

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[Seeker]

We had quite thick fog until about noon, then the Sun made an appearance although the coast road was very hazy in places. Once you turned inland you got the Sun back. I can still hear the ship's fog horns on the river.

[Sir Trev]

Still 30-odd degrees here today. It was a couple less when I set off to take Hugh for his annual fettling at Spannerman's but it was hotter than hell waiting for the first train homewards at Sunbury. Took over four hours to get back via a very slow non-air conditioned South West train (packed), an equally sweaty Bakerloo Line service, but then a thankfully AC-working Chiltern train. But the signalling issues at Ruislip meant a 24 minute service was nearly doubled... I hate trains when it's this hot!

Have now showered and changed and have a beer in my hand. Hope it's cooler when I go get Hugh back next Friday!!

[admin]

Hit a high of 36° today. It's still 28° at 8pm.

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[DarrenSV650S]

Yeah that's way too hot! Nothing worse than trying to sleep when it's that hot

[garynortheast]

The murk cleared by 9am today. It's been hot as hell since then. Was forced to go out on the bike and eat ice cream at Aberdyfi!

[Craig380]

Sounds awful, Gary ;)

[garynortheast]

Sounds awful, Gary ;)

It's a tough job Craig, but someone had to do it!

[admin]

I'm doing odd jobs around the house before the temperature gets too intense. I found a chain cleaning brush (one of those three sided things ) in the garage that I bought years ago at car jumble so I put that to good use on the TA along with some paraffin.

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[garynortheast]

Morning all. Another week, another £ - or not....

Dismal, grey morning, looks like there could be a lot of rain to come.

[Seeker]

Morning. Sunny here and I'm hoping for another pleasantly warm day (like the last 6 or 7). Humidity is a bit higher than normal - my gauge says 66% rH in the house (and 73°F) whereas it would normally be in the 45-55% rH range.
We have had thunderstorms the last 2 late afternoons which is unusual for us and it rained in the night/early morning.

[admin]

Just had a massive downpour here in Shrewsbury.

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[garynortheast]

Morning orgers. No riding or gardening today I suspect as it's raining :-(

[redtrummy]

Had the plan to pick my eating apples today, gotnto sort out plan B now

[admin]

Yes the forecast doesn't look good. I've just bought a replacement car for my son and it needs a good interior clean. And later another hospital appointment for my wife to attend.

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[Craig380]

At the Raven caff near Whitchurch yesterday there was the most beautiful time-warp Kawa KH500 from 1976, the last of the line. It still had the factory metal plug caps and clear plastic (now yellowed) sleeves on the brake & clutch levers. The owner showed me under the seat, too, where the original spark plug holder and factory-supplied spare plugs were sitting, with the factory service stickers on the seat base. Even the red line on the tacho was blood-red, and the tips of the speedo and tacho needles that bright 'Dyno-rod' red we all remember.

Never been repainted (the original factory 'Copper' - actually a deep red/brown metallic - was almost perfect), no re-chroming, just new tyres and a new chain. The owner said he'd found it at the back of a dealer's lockup covered in a dust sheet with 2,000 miles on the clock (it now had 5K miles up). It had been taken in part-ex back in the late 70s and never resold, because no-one wanted an "old" 2-stroke triple at that time. So it had been prepped for storage, and never emerged until just before Covid.

I should have taken some pics but to be honest, no pictures could have done justice to it: it was just as they left the factory with the lightest patina of use. Made me properly wistful.

[admin]

It's amazing how these bikes still turn up. I haven't been down to the Raven for ages.

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[Craig380]

It's amazing how these bikes still turn up. I haven't been down to the Raven for ages.


There's usually an interesting bike or two, even though the coffee isn't up to much :)

The Thursday bike nights are worth a visit in the summer months, I went a couple of times earlier this year and there were some tasty 70s / 80s bikes to ogle.

[admin]

Apparently there is a biker night on Wednesdays at the Royal Oak in Tiddly nr Shawbury
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4juok5m2BLhZiAoV8

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[garynortheast]

Morning all. The weekend looms, anyone up to much?

[admin]

Off to see grandsons today, biking friends up on Sunday for a short visit.

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[Craig380]

Quiet one after last weekend's wedding: mostly pottering (and of course Arsenal vs Everton on Sunday)

[DarrenSV650S]

The dealer finally has the cruise control module for my bike so I need to head up to Aberdeen to get it installed. It is nipply cold this morning though! Need to wrap up warm.

Gonna head up over Braemar to make the ride a bit more interesting.

[Sir Trev]

Picked Hugh up this morning from his annual visit to Spannerman, formerly of this parish. This year, as well as the usual service and MoT, I had Stewart replace the tired tyres with Avon Spirits, replace the basic rear shocks with Hagon Nitros, the even more basic front springs with Hagon Progressives, EBC HH pads all round and a new chain n sprockets (one extra tooth on the back).

It's a different bike! It pulls better with the ever so slightly reduced gearing, handles 10 times better, and drops into corners instead of being manhandled. He's still no sportsbike but the fun factor is now greatly improved. I'm so pleased I decided to keep him a while longer and go for the upgrades.

There a so many grumbles on the Trumpet forums about the stock tyres and suspension but I shrugged them off before now. With the updates now fitted I can see exactly what they mean!

[admin]

Cheaper than buying a new bike

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[garynortheast]

Well done Trevor! Sounds like you need a trip up here for a ride on some Welsh tarmac, so we can assess the difference. :-)

[Sir Trev]

John - you're quite right. I was seriously thinking of changing bikes at the start of the year but nothing clicked or fitted me as well as Hugh. Even though my bill this morning at Stewart's made me wince a bit, it was CONSIDERABLY less than a new bike.

Gary - would love to head over the border for another blatt round your neck of the woods but the weather, now I have a few days off, has of course changed... and my diary is a bit full for the next few weekends. Next year for sure!

[DarrenSV650S]

Remind me Trev, which bike do you have? Sounds like money well spent on the upgrades! Happy days.

I got my cruise control fitted. Took the quick route home as the weather was against me. Having it set to 70mph on the dual carriageway is so helpful. Not having to tightly grip the throttle at that exact position and not having to constantly look down at the speedo. On longer trips it must be brilliant.

Got rained on a lot on the way home, so quickly gave the bike a wash and it's now in the conservatory drying off via the dehumidifier. The rain is going to be on all night going by the forecast.

[Sir Trev]

Remind me Trev, which bike do you have? Sounds like money well spent on the upgrades! Happy days.


2017 Trumpet T100, first year of the water cooled 900 HT engines. Defo money will spent based on the first ride and once the rear Nitro's bed in they apparently get even better.

No cruise control option on the T100 but as I use it in my car a lot I can see how it would be good on a long ride. Hope you get chance to fully test it out soon. It's due to start raining here from tomorrow afternoon...

[garynortheast]

I have to go into town to do some shopping (I lead an exciting life!) and was going to go in on the bike. The weather is looking pretty dubious now though, so it'll be the car instead.

[garynortheast]

Morning all. Dismal, wet, and grey out there this morning. A day for indoor activities I think.....

[admin]

Not to bad in Shrewsbury at the moment but I know a downpour is due by 11

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[garynortheast]

It's been throwing it down here for the last couple of hours, and still is. :-(

[Craig380]

Just started here. Seeker alerted me to this handy live weather radar, which shows rainfall and wind direction. Very helpful when deciding when to nip out for a spin, and how long you might have before it rains:

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

[Seeker]

I drove to Lincoln this morning at 8:30 and the rain was clearing, we now have the sun trying to break through although I see the rain coming but it's 3 hours or so away.
Another useful site if you have a fascination about the weather (as I do), is the visible light satellite images:
http://en.sat24.com/en/gb/visual


This is another visible light website which runs smoothly after the first pass (and sat24 is sometimes down)
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/country/weather/satellite/united-kingdom_united-kingdom_2635167