@andypandy , @Tigcraft and me had a run down into Shropshire today. We had tea and cake at Ma Bakers, then lunch in Bridgenorth. Ice cream in Iron Bridge and then a cold drink in Market Drayton. Here are a few pictures on the day.
The more I stare (out of bemusement and horror) at that photo - I can clearly see a Compo, Foggy and a Nora. The question I pose to you is, who is who?!?
Terrific photos of your day, @Wessa! Thanks for sharing them. Looks like gorgeous weather and good company, too. And there's ALWAYS room for ice cream!
FYI Not for here I know but le mans 24hr bikes is on eurosport 2 now. Worth a watch and as an added bonus, avoids football. Win win!
The front brakes. Apparently there have been instances where corrosion has caused problems. They fitted new callipers and pads.
Not bike related but what I’ve been doing and it’s not a Triumph. Took an old Lakeside stainless steel table, the type used in food prep areas, and added a nice top to it. The wood is Baltic birch wood about two inches thick. The intent was to make a nice workbench for my shop, but I almost don’t want to beat it up, it turned out so nice!
Well, I was on my Triumph but then also on a fire appliance. The second item qualifies for this post. Here’s Tigger in the Fire Station next to his girlfriend the Harley Davidson. That blue sky looks just like Arizona only without the cactus, snakes and other dangerous stuff - such as the natives (sorry @Sandi T i am of course joking). Edit: I plan on giving Tigger a thorough service as having looked at the new bikes, they just don’t do it for me (not without major re-engineering to the sodding headlights).
Last Saturday evening I brought home a brand new Yamaha XT250 for getting offroad...yea! Couldn't ride last Sunday and next opportunity was supposed to be this past Thursday and the whole weekend. But I haven't ridden it at all except for the test ride! Thursday morning we discovered a leak in the house water intake pipe so HH has been repairing it; rented a trencher and made several trips to Home Depot over the last few days and we're closer to having water again but having to reroute the pipe so now he's working in a super confined space drilling through concrete. I'm thankful he'll tackle this thus leaving $$ for more bike stuff but what this means is we're NOT RIDING anything. Showing just a bit of sensitivity, I've decided that riding off and enjoying the amazing weather we're having right now may not be the most prudent choice...seems like that'd be just a crappy thing to do even though HH likely wouldn't really mind. In the pursuit of marital harmony I'm letting him do his thing with little interference from me (he knows I'm willing and capable but he generally likes to work alone) and not complaining (did I mention we are on day four of no water?). But I am whining inside about not riding.
