What did you do to your bike today ??

Post by **Kwacky** » 17 Aug 2021, 11:27

The Africa Twin has been sold. I need to cancel the subscription for the tracker. I forgot all about it.

Post by **Stonesie** » 17 Aug 2021, 14:09

Fitting LED headlight bulbs to the Sprint, Bright!! but a prefect pattern thanks to the Projector lenses. The entire nose had to come off to get access to the middle high beam bulb.

I was going to wash and polish it but it keeps raining.

Post by **Tuffers** » 17 Aug 2021, 21:55

Kwacky wrote:The Africa Twin has been sold. I need to cancel the subscription for the tracker. I forgot all about it.

How did you find the Africa twin Kwacky? I know a lad with one but they look too bulky for me.

Post by **Cav** » 17 Aug 2021, 22:02

Tuffers wrote:
Kwacky wrote:The Africa Twin has been sold. I need to cancel the subscription for the tracker. I forgot all about it.
How did you find the Africa twin Kwacky?

With his tracker....

...I'll get my coat.

Post by **Kwacky** » 17 Aug 2021, 22:10

Tuffers wrote:
How did you find the Africa twin Kwacky? I know a lad with one but they look too bulky for me.

I loved it. I didn't want to sell it but a shoulder injury means I couldn't ride it for long. It was a big bike and heavy but it was pretty nimble for its size and you could have fun on it. Lovely sounding engine and fantastic road presence.

There's loads of photos of it in the Your Bike section.

Post by **Tuffers** » 17 Aug 2021, 22:33

Cav wrote:
Tuffers wrote:
Kwacky wrote:The Africa Twin has been sold. I need to cancel the subscription for the tracker. I forgot all about it.
How did you find the Africa twin Kwacky?
With his tracker....

...I'll get my coat.

Post by **Kwacky** » 22 Aug 2021, 21:17

I took the MV out for an evening ride. Nice quiet roads.

Until a triple came racing along

Post by **Bob T** » 23 Aug 2021, 12:31

Removed the horrible sticking out front indicators from the black R1250RS. Fitted some nice circular LED ones behind the BMW roundels instead. Much better visibility from all directions.

Post by **Perkles** » 24 Aug 2021, 08:19

stuck the 1299 in race mode and gave it some welly, still feels sedate compared to my KX450 though !!!

Post by **Tuffers** » 24 Aug 2021, 20:04

Nearly did a stoppie

coming back from Leominster on the A44 I was following a Sainsbury's delivery van. I was quite happy to just follow him. All of a sudden from around 50mph he came to a complete halt. Nearly went up his arse

. In the middle of the road was a big sheet of insulation that's used behind walls. Must have fell off a lorry.

Post by **Kwacky** » 24 Aug 2021, 20:40

It's not a proper ride out unless you're caught out by a momentary lapse of concentration.

Post by **D41** » 25 Aug 2021, 13:08

Indeed.

.... As long as it's your own lapse and not someone else's, that is.

Post by **Kwacky** » 26 Aug 2021, 19:41

Gave both bikes the once over. Oiled the SX chain as I'm going out tomorrow for the day.

Post by **Perkles** » 26 Aug 2021, 21:52

Few hours around the cotswolds, sun was setting the roads were empty, the V Twin was burbling,biking nirvana

Post by **Kwacky** » 27 Aug 2021, 16:02

I was hoping to spend the day on the sx but the traffic everywhere was fecking terrible.

I intended to head up north towards Ashbourne and beyond. The best way is the M42 around the outside of Brum. As I get towards the M42/M40 junction there's signs about queues and reduced speeds, so I decide to go over to the M40.

Off at Henley and head towards Warwick. As I get close to Warwick the traffic is building up so I peel to Stratford.

Then down towards the Cotswolds.

There's a massive festival on. Great. Loads of closed roads, diversions, traffic lights and tail backs.

So I decide to give around Worcester a try. Just as bad

130 miles in just over 3 hours.

Such a shit waste of a day.

Post by **Monty** » 27 Aug 2021, 16:39

Beats working

Post by **C00kiemonster** » 27 Aug 2021, 17:29

Kwacky wrote:I was hoping to spend the day on the sx but the traffic everywhere was fecking terrible.

I intended to head up north towards Ashbourne and beyond. The best way is the M42 around the outside of Brum. As I get towards the M42/M40 junction there's signs about queues and reduced speeds, so I decide to go over to the M40.

Off at Henley and head towards Warwick. As I get close to Warwick the traffic is building up so I peel to Stratford.

Then down towards the Cotswolds.

There's a massive festival on. Great. Loads of closed roads, diversions, traffic lights and tail backs.

So I decide to give around Worcester a try. Just as bad

130 miles in just over 3 hours.

Such a shit waste of a day.

At least you tried. I guess it's still very much holiday time.

Post by **duke63** » 27 Aug 2021, 17:45

Unfortunately i don't think its just holdiay time.

Britain's roads just have too many vehicles on them unless you get well away from any major town or city.

Post by **Perkles** » 27 Aug 2021, 18:23

I go out around 7pm or really early now to avoid day trippers
Beautiful empty roads around here at that time

Post by **D6Nutz** » 27 Aug 2021, 19:34

duke63 wrote:Unfortunately i don't think its just holdiay time.

Britain's roads just have too many vehicles on them unless you get well away from any major town or city.

Your not wrong.

Coming back from Cornwall, the M5 from just north of Exeter up to Bristol was averaging below 30mph with no real obvious reason.

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