02-05-21, 05:19 PM
Took advantage of the sunny morning to scrub in my new rear tyre. Had a whizz down to The Chalet at Cowfold, plenty of bikes and sports cars filling the carpark. Things are very much back to normal here, as I had a half hour wait for my sausage sandwich. This venue is famous for a long wait for hot food, but it's always worth the wait.
To make sure I got in around 100 miles, I then headed west to Bury Hill, and then home on the A29. It was nice to get back on the Fazer, with it's far sharper handling and better brakes, not to mention the superior performance, when compared to my old Triumph, which I must add, has done itself proud this year with the use it's had. My newly serviced shock seems to have slightly raised the rear, as coupled with the 50 mm jack up, I'm much more balls of the feet at standstill than before.
On the way home the sunny conditions gave way to rain and hailstones on the South Downs, so the hours I'd spent cleaning, went straight out the window in an instant. I rolled onto the drive with 110 miles on the tripmeter, with the tyre scrubbed in and just in time for MotoGP. The cleaning will have to wait for another day.
To make sure I got in around 100 miles, I then headed west to Bury Hill, and then home on the A29. It was nice to get back on the Fazer, with it's far sharper handling and better brakes, not to mention the superior performance, when compared to my old Triumph, which I must add, has done itself proud this year with the use it's had. My newly serviced shock seems to have slightly raised the rear, as coupled with the 50 mm jack up, I'm much more balls of the feet at standstill than before.
On the way home the sunny conditions gave way to rain and hailstones on the South Downs, so the hours I'd spent cleaning, went straight out the window in an instant. I rolled onto the drive with 110 miles on the tripmeter, with the tyre scrubbed in and just in time for MotoGP. The cleaning will have to wait for another day.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.