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[Al]

Is everybody hibernating already

Al.

[wicker]

Not hibernating, out riding. It was a bit bracing particularly when I encountered 30 miles of freezing fog.

[Humbug]

Just working around the country for the past few weeks. Hoping for a dry day to test the new discs again (4th set )

[boxerscott]

No fun in riding on leaf mashed damp roads up here in the Borders. Mild last night at -3 deg c. Road salt liberally spread. No thanks. I really do want to hibernate. These short days are bad for my mental fitness.


Chris.

[Blackal]

They're tucked up in the garage!

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

We were out last Sunday 10 bikes and 11 members - starting at 2.5 degrees c and ending up at 9.5c by the time we got home.

We are are small club but apart from one or two older members (over 70) no-one puts their bikes away for the winter - it makes us laugh when dealers and Magazines start talking about "The new season" starting in about May - we've probably done about 10 rides out before the beginning of May. Looking at my fuel stats I'd done 1,454 miles before May this year . I try to post all our rides on facebook along with some photos.

https://www.facebook.com/Dengie-100-Mot ... 529170462/

Salt is a Bu**er tho' so I usually ACF50 the bottom of the engine , exhausts and fork lowers before they start salting the roads and then only rinse the bike off with cold water and dry with a blower.

[Mitch1100]

26c here today, up to 40+ in some parts of OZ..just saying

[Al]

Thanks for that Mitch !! Been watching the the weather and fire reports as we have friends just outside Sydney.

Al.

[boxerscott]

Thanks for that Mitch !! Been watching the the weather and fire reports as we have friends just outside Sydney.

Al.

Fire reports that is irony surely, I wanted to laugh but not funny if you are caught up in it i dare say. They have flammable cladding too?

[Al]

Bush fires Chris, all around Sydney suburbs and east coast. Watched a forest fire in Canada jump a 30-40m wide river, ‘kin scary so is the noise it makes.

Al.

[GerryB]

Hi Al, hope you and the wife are well.

As always , I do a few rides a month out here, normal quiet sunday ride is average 80 to 160 miles ....

Bless this lovely country , compared to some of my sunday rides in UK...

Often, there'd only be a half dozen bikes at the Steel Horse cafe in Raglan .

Last sunday a local photographer snapped a few pics , well hundreds of pics, but a few of me .

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[Al]

Nice to hear from you Gerry, we are both well thank you, I have recently retired & had all summer in the garden, on the beach, sailing and grandad daycare but only been out on the bike 10-12 times all summer, too busy!! Sue has cut down to 3 days a week, so is now supervising my “jobs to do now you are retired list” two days a week instead of one
Sounds like you are still enjoying being in the sun, certainly a good decision to go, ride safe.

Al

[GerryB]

Good to hear Al, Take care , don't work too hard , remember we are not as good working as we once were, we definitely need to keep our skills alive on the bikes though !

Yes , this warm air is very good for my COPD, thankfully I'm on very little medication now.

I guess, its also got some thing to do with a lack of stress as well.

Take it easy , and have a great christmas and new year .

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[jeznewsome]

That still the R1100S you bought off me Gerry? If so I am pleased that it is being looked after and getting some use. I have just bought another one.

[GerryB]

That still the R1100S you bought off me Gerry? If so I am pleased that it is being looked after and getting some use. I have just bought another one.

Hey Jeznewsome , Ja , still going well thanks fella .

A few tyres, a rear wheel bearing but still going , just over 60 thousand miles now .

Hope you are fit and well .

You have another one !!! Well, they are a bit addictive aren't they !!!