(small) Bike Things You've Done Today

With only four days left in this month, i'm hoping for one more ride before i park them up until next year, not many rides this year but enough to keep me satisfied until 2024.

 

You need to get yourself a winter "hack" unless it's a temperature/greasy roads thang with you.

 

Nope it called a heater and a radio, plus a spare seat for fanny.

 

even i managed to work out that fanny is not a dog.

 

She’s not a dog, she’s actually quite pretty in the right light

 

It’s clearly an elderly lady no one under the age of 70 is named Fanny.

 

Had a good day at the National Motorcycle Museum with @cookster

 

Have I taken up home brewing? Nope, but I think it’s fair to say the Ducati was ready for a fork oil change. The weird thing is the difference between the two old oils. I guess it’s had a fork seal at some point and they were two lazy to change the oil in the other fork.

 

Was going to go out, but the weather is shite, so I tidied and vacuumed the garage

 

Jeez, I should take some photos of mine...for a contrast

 

I'd have selected an old friends word Gash but went for the safe option.

 

Do it!

 

Yeah was a good day mate

 

not today. yesterday, i took the lad up to inversneki to redo his CBT and now that his wandering eyes are focusing in on my DR, to discus the next stage of gaining his full licence. ferk me it's getting complicated.

 

Guessing the DR can be ridden on an A2 licence?

 

That's categorically NOT a garage, it's clearly a hospital waiting room. Spotless man, I'm definitely not posting any photos of mine..........

 

Spent best part of an hour in the pouring rain by the side if the A4 trying to bodge a repair of 10mm cut puncture in the back tyre of the Scrambler, after it picked up a razor sharp flint. Took 10 individual Dynaplug strings carefully inserted in a staggered line pattern but it lasted long enough to get home from the Marlborough side of Hungerford. A trip to Micheldever Tyres for me tomorrow. Andy

 

Next stage could either to take his A1 test and ditch the L plates on his 125. Shame he didn’t opt to take his A1 before his CBT retake as once you have a full A1 licence there is no requirement for another CBT exam. However at 19 he has the A2 option which 2 years after that pass he can take the full motorcycle licence test, theoretically at 21 he can ride a motorcycle with no power restrictions.

Other than that it’s wait until you’re 24 for an unrestricted licence.

Lads hoping the full A1 licence will also reduce his insurance premium at renewal, currently £540 TPFT. Which is cheaper than some we know that are paying double or more for a 125.

 

Spent the afternoon trying to fit together the race fairing kit to the eldest sons gsxr600, need some more fasteners for the bellypan, so, moved on to finding the issue with the FI light, exhaust butterfly valve was seized, plenty of WD40 and GT85, hammer, and big adjustable spanner, got it moving pretty freely again

 

bummer. i guess i will be needing to find a new hiding place for the Duc's.