Was out with SimonT yesterday on his test ride (Hypermotard 821/939 hopefully) and when we got back in he did comment on the Multistrada he has while his Panigale was being serviced and commented on the comfort while running at warp speed. I then proceeded to watch youtube vids of them getting caned up PikesPeak....
Yep - just getting into that conversation now....i went out on my RSV4 a couple of weeks ago after not using it for months and it felt like the slight bit of lean felt like the front was going to tuck in and disappear from under me....i almost have to learn to ride the thing again as im now on the hyper and the z1000 95% of the time.
I jumped into a taxi this morning, and the cabbie said, "Perfect timing. You're just like Brian!" Me: "Who?" Cabbie: "Brian Sullivan. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happen like that to Brian Sullivan, every single time." Me: "There are always a few clouds over everybody." Cabbie: "Not Brian Sullivan. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy." Me: "Sounds like he was something really special." Cabbie: "There's more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Brian Sullivan, he could do everything right." Me: "Wow. Some guy then." Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Brian, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Brian Sullivan." Me: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?" Cabbie: "Well, I never actually met Brian. He died... I'm married to his fucking widow."
Well this morning I've done about 55 miles on the Scrambler across West Yorkshire on some fantastic twisties and gnarly roads. It really is a fantastic bike for just riding these types of roads, enjoying the scenery and smelling what Autumn brings. I certainly wouldn't have had the same experience on the Panigale. Ended up here on Castle Hill and only came home as we are getting visitors this afternoon and we're all going to see Jimmy Carr tonight
Good photo, we saw Mr Carr a few years back a very funny man indeed. Oh and when you leave Manchester this evening please remember to turn the lights off !
I wish I was a fly on the wall at the Jimmy Carr show. You moderator's predilection for censoring rude words is going to make you target number one for Jimmy opening a can of whoop ass on you.
This Halloween I've decided I'm turning all my lights out and pretending not to be Home. Fuck the Ships - my lighthouse, my rules
Been in bloody Hossie a week today after goin over and getting a free "blue light" ride! Had some pretty heavy surgery on the undercarriage on Thursday after they found a diabetic abcess in my groin (again!).Thank god they didn't cut my remaining gonad off this time! Downside : feel like I came 2nd in a bollock kicking match - upside : gotta love that liquid morphine and the pentathol! Won't be slinging my leg over anything for a while???
