Well fitted a K&N filter, and some rear leds (flash too quick so a relay change needed too ;-( then took a 50 mile test drive to Stratford and back. What a lovely night for a ride!! bike was great and much more responsive even though the original was newish and clean. Job Done. next to change the headers to match the cans.
right deep breath.....went to maryport blues festival with my special friend,enjoyed blues bands with talent to spare...can recommend croft guest house in cockermouth,owner eddie top bloke ,beds too comfy,breakfasts too yummy.down to midlands to deliver friend home then gallop back up north on tiger9.camped at squires as free and good central base.decided on thusday to go to carlisle for marcus bonfanti in concert at pub,£5!el cheapo grande...speedo cable meanwhile broke.went to shipley triumph,had one on shelf,lent me kit to fit and tame technician as aide,top bloke ,even replaced missing bit on scottoiler ,f.o.c.!on to cumbria via A6 over shap from kendal,omfg ,forgot how good a deserted A road feels,even with kamikaze sheep...bonfanti excellent,b&b overnight then south and disaster hits the fan....on fast lane of m/way,ignition pickup on crank cries enough....scary three lane dead engine crossing..first car to pass is plods...slow down ,eyeball me but don't stop,cheers then
!bike starts again but only in 1/4 mile hops.got to j42 and off,call RAC.they say 2-3 hours,van and trailer 35 minutes later.!!tell him,shipley please and don't spare the horses,meanwhile guzzi kate takes message to pb for me (thank you and bless),to unarrange pilly day out.cobb and jagger(shipley triumph) say book in for monday,part on it's way.then offer courtesy bike 12 plate bonnie se 151 miles...cute. back to squires gently.guzzi invited for lunch sat.for help above and beyond.sunday plan to potter to halifax ?show ,but get up and walk to bike...screw in back tyre!buggrit...monday call rac again ,bloke comes out but will not repair as too close to sidewall,fair enough.2nd truck comes and proceed to shipley.much hilarity from their staff,new personal best ,two bikes to same dealer on recovery
in less than 3 days.pickup fitted to tiger post haste,sounds great coming round building....my baby!back to squires tent down in record time,fast blast down to midlands for tea and....sympathy.last leg to gloucestershire at 100-120 all the way,pull up by front gate ,trip mileometer clicks to 000.0..spooky.thousand miles not counting broken speedo cable 2 days..a voyage of self discovery ,can't wait till next years.
cleaned the dust and cobwebs off it then slowish ride thro lancaster, past 2 plods hiding behind cameras (going into and out of lancaster) who seemed to think there was'nt any burglars and muggers about destroying peoples lives. how does that lot seriously expect to get one ounce of respect from us. then past devils bridge - the place was packed with bikes so just kept going thro kirkby stephen and kaber to tan hill. came back a bit faster and down motorway. plods must have gone home, no doubt they'd knackered themselves taking all those photo's
today....got out of north midlands with pilly to go to donnington and watch classic racing....where's the bloody signs for donnington????....ended up at castle on hill,light lunch in castle grounds then round scenic route back,castle's name was bolsover castle part ruins,part intact ,well worth a visit...sorry xbeanzx,we tried... xx
now need a new front muguard n front tyre on me trike after the bolts on 1 side fell out and the mudguard rubbed up against the tyre. Was a bit of a brown underwearmoment after smelling burning rubber n grinding to a halt on the coventry ringroad, looking in me mirror to see a fast approaching lorry behind me.
On a good note, enjoyed the ride back and thanks to strong painkillers I had very little pain in my knee
600 speedfour,new modified clutch cable from venhills,no silly right angle at top end so smoother action,slightly longer so won't rub on radiator surround and routes better to g/box end....mmmmmm,technolicious!!
Just back today from almost 1800 mile trip to Glasgow Edinburgh and The Isle of Skye in Scotland. Visited amongst other things the Wallace Memorial the glasgow transport museum, eilean donan castle (as used in the early part of Highlander 1) oh erm and the Loch Ness monster exhibition by funnilly enough Loch Ness zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz well cant win em all scotland will be putting more pictures up soon as i get time, AWESOME scenery
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