What did you do with whatever else you've got?

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Although the temperature was a tad on the low side yesterday morning, it was nothing the Gerbing heated gloves couldn’t handle, as five of us set off for a tour of Kent’s obscure B roads. The leader of our group is renowned for finding the most nadgery of routes, and again he didn’t disappoint. Tenterden High Street was the first section I recognised as we threaded our way across to the Blue and White cafe on the A20, which used to be run by Leon Camier’s Mum. An hour was spent in the sun, chomping on doorstep sausage sandwiches and slurping tea, before heading towards Canterbury and the first whizz through Chilham Bends this year. These have been downgraded to 40mph with some serious cross hatching added, so early morning visits are recommended for the future. A maze of roads I’d never been on before got us near Yalding, and roads I was familiar with. A sprint up Seven Mile Lane got us to a tea stall set up in a pub car park near Brands Hatch. In fact only a stones throw from where Johnson’s cafe used to be, which was north Kent’s answer to the Ace. Another 160 miles racked up on the old Speed Triple, which has provided excellent service while the endless wait for the powder coating of the Fazer’s clutch cover continues.