Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

I haven't paid for it yet - the owners of the bike shop are also my friends .

 

You have some really useful friends

 

Nice little 90 mile jaunt before work today, calling in at the Baffle Haus. It was absolutely full, so you had to queue to be parked, I wondered if I had got the day wrong and it was a weekend .

 

Your triple started life from the same place as mine with the prefix VA

 

Supposed to be an office day today, but my days off over the last couple of weeks have been really annoying and work is getting me down, so stuff it I'll accept the invite from Paul for a rideout and clear my head.

So a lovely Autumn day's rideout with friends Paul (Bobber) and Tim (BMW 1200R) from Shell Garage Sandiway to the Old Smithy in Monyash. Not a bad day and being forecast as such there were plenty of bikes on the road and at Monyash.

Pictures taken on the moors backroads a little before Harpur Hill.







After that too busy enjoying the ride or the Bacon and Egg Roll at the Old Smithy to take photos.

Then backroads across the moors towards Leek, past the Roaches, to Biddulph / Mow Cop to Glebe Farm Astbury for Hot Chocolate then back to Sandiway. Lovely weather and good roads what's not to enjoy?

Still need a few more "recovery" rides, here's hoping.

 

Perfect riding day, dry and comfortably warm so went for a 150+ miles jaunt around Norfolk and Suffolk. Tested the fuel gauge on the way home and filled up with the gauge showing 8 miles remaining. The 12 litre tank took 11 litres.

 

After my recent Scotland trip, new tyres both ends.
One down, one to go.

 

I hope that you manage to get a bit more breathing space @RevPaul and start to feel better.

 

I have to work tonight and was working most of last night, so Helmut and I popped out for just 100 miles or so today. I took my Striple and Helmut the Tuono. We decided to try a new place - Roadhouse - at Llanwenarth, between Crickhowell and Abergavenny. It used to be the Llanwenarth Hotel but has just reopened after being revamped into a hotel with a cafe that welcomes bikes, cars, anything auto.

It's not quite finished, but is very friendly and welcoming and the food and coffee were really good, so we'll definitely go again.

 

I really look forward to your Rideout reports as the places you visit are not totally unreachable for me being In Wales and read with interest and bare in mind when deciding which way to head especially with your recommendations for bike friendly stop offs I think you and Helmut should have your own permanent thread for exactly these rides

 

A bit more spanner time tonight on the 765.



New front tyre installed, all brake calipers serviced and give it a once over.



Ooh that radiator feels wobbly.....what's this here?





It's always worth checking, and going over things, once cleaned up after a decent run. The bolt was well on it's way to freedom, no doubt once gone, it would've allowed the radiator to flex in the wind with potential damages to follow.

Nipped up and sorted