Had a little ride

Yesterday was bank holiday Monday and I woke early so decided to Go for a ride out to get some breakfast. Me and Viffer went by ourselves to the stradishall cafe Tubby T's. We had a nice ride in dry conditions all the way there but when we left it started to rain. Luckily It was just patchy spots so I never got wet. It was nice to ride on my own instead of with the clubs I usually ride with as it meant I had to make my own decisions rather than lazily follow the bike in front which happens all to often.

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A Nice Weekend for a Ride

Me and Viffer went on the social ride with Essex Rospa Advanced Motorcyclists on Sunday 190812. The trip was to Grafham Water where there is a big lake for water sports and a nice cafe for us to get some lunch. We meet at the BP in Boreham and left about 9:45 and our first stop was at a McDonald's on the A505 which i think was on the outskirts of Cambridge. I decided while we were there that i would turn around for home from there as the weather was getting Very hot already and it wasn't very comfortable in bike gear. I took the same route back mostly and had a great ride home which took about 1hr 20mins in total. The new front brake pads that i fitted on Saturday afternoon had stopped there squeaking after the 100 ish miles trip as they settled onto the old discs. As usual the bike ran a treat and didnt miss a beat on this little trip out evan though she has nearly 98K miles now. I get asked all the time what i will replace her with when shes worn out and at the moment i can honestly say i think i will just keep replacing the worn out items as there needed as there really is nothing i have seen or ridden that's as good at everything as the old Viffer. I wonder how many bike owners have fitted the same bike for 5 1/2 years and in that time fitted 4 sets of front pads and i think 11 or 12 pairs of tires 4 chains and 2 sprocket sets and then there is the other bits that you may never need replace again like the Exhaust collector and rear wheel bearings. These items are not breakages but items that wear out so in the 65K miles i have done i think shes been a great machine. the only breakages have been a small cooling system hose in the center of the V engine and a oil cooler feed pipe that started to drip a little. Im looking forward to taking a picture and maybe video of her rolling onto 100K miles  maybe it will be this year.