A relaxed 170 mile ride today, nobody had ideas at first so I suggested Willingham Woods, Gaz suggested The Star inn at North Dalton so we made a loop out of the 2 crossing the Humber Bridge as it's free for bikes, and Dave had never been across it. Our main aim was to stay away from the coast and b...

They have the seat on a frame, on a pivot at the front and will be using a shock/spring on the back.

Watching some engineering on a mad 3 wheel drive trike where you sit inside the front wheel...

If anyone's intrigued
https://youtu.be/Hkdsy0UtYOo?si=x-s_44hzqKxaSDq_

Cleaning the car and bike, looking at options for relocating to another site within my current company.

Today was a trip up to the lakes, 260 miles and the tyres were the final piece of the puzzle, I had a mental thing going on where I didn't fully trust the tyres which were on the bike when the accident happened. Changing them has really helped and the Metzeler's are great tyres. At the end of my fir...

I have asked directly by text and a message on the website by replying to the notification, but no response so far. CD-30 = 3 points and a fine for "Driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users" so I can see why they don't like that I have...

Comparing car insurance quotes, I really hate how they try to trick you into renewing for a higher price.

Ok so my assessment got rescheduled to this Monday, and has now been cancelled with no explanation.

The only thing I can think of is the CD-30 from the GS crash I had, so in another 18 months those will expire and I can try again.

Put the new brake pads in now I've got the right ones and the wheels with new tyres, cleaned and adjusted the chain... Didn't get round to washing it through.

Off up to the lake District tomorrow, should get the new rubbers and stoppers scrubbed in by the time I get home.

Brad Williams, Achondrophobia.

https://youtube.com/shorts/D6WK19JjUaY? ... q1k2NmhsjF

Today's my only available day to get these fitted this week so after a phone call they only had the Roadtec 01SE and Roadsmart4 in stock out of my choices, so I went with the Roadtec's I had the early non SE version on the MT-10 and was happy with them in all weathers so the sportier version should ...

I thought I had some life left in this one, it's not down to any of the tread depth marker's and was fine before I set off. They still make Metzler Z8's I remember those being great tyres, I even did track days on them when I had the Street Triple. £244 the pair I'm getting my prices from BikeTyresL...

Okay I have had the exhaust on for a couple of rides and love it, actually quieter than standard and a touch deeper while still allowing the popcorn crackles out in Dynamic Pro https://i.imgur.com/UCXZXFs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/bY6ErHV.jpg On today's ride I spotted one of the front inner pads is wo...

I bit the bullet and signed up with a recruitment agency yesterday as they were advertising needing drivers for a contract near my house, I told them about my CD30 endorsement from the GS crash and today they called me saying their insurers were okay with that as I had no other endorsements on my li...

Since I'm having to use up my holidays before they expire, 235 miles up through some rough and twisty back lanes to Brough for dinner then home again. The bike is taking some getting used to but after it hurt me so badly I am starting to trust her again but my hand is not yet healed so tomorrow will...

Washed it after riding in rain for a couple of hours yesterday, it was a better ride home though

Same guy as the last video but this one's plant based...

https://youtube.com/shorts/7yuNp5YBY1Q? ... CI2mSwyObD

Caution for the easily offended, authentic Australian language...

https://youtube.com/shorts/vy3rncs8DsY? ... FBweWTi8Dl

About 175 miles around North Yorkshire with a coffee break at the Manor Cafe near Layburn and pizza at Pateley Bridge. I'm getting used to the very different nature of the XR, it's pin sharp and loves to rev where the GS was supremely comfortable and a low revving torque beast. Strangely I find the ...