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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #345 on: November 04, 2019, 09:14:37 AM »
Who's had the gritters out yet. They gritted heavily here the start of last week.

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« Reply #346 on: November 04, 2019, 10:24:39 AM »
Who's had the gritters out yet. They gritted heavily here the start of last week.

Definitely gritting up here. Snow on the A93 at Glenshee last week. 😯
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« Reply #347 on: November 04, 2019, 10:32:01 AM »
Gritting?? Why they do it? Snow/ice in UK?  :o
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« Reply #348 on: November 04, 2019, 11:00:41 AM »
Yes, when there is a risk of snow or ice on the roads. It is a mix of salt and grit they spread on the roads. Often in my opinion when there is no need for it, especially at the start of winter when councils have huge stockpiles of the stuff and as we know salt does vehicles no favours.

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« Reply #349 on: November 04, 2019, 01:17:50 PM »
Wau. Quite surprise for me, I expect snow and ice first here (mountain areas of central Europe) and only in rare cases in UK (due to strong influcence of ocean).

In Slovakia definitely, all works in reactive mode only, no preventive gritting. Only in mountain areas, short before snowfall sometimes they start...

And yes, salt is very bad for cars/bikes...
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« Reply #350 on: November 05, 2019, 05:42:50 PM »
Last Oct SUN we had (again!) nice weather, so made my season longer  :)
By chance one enthusiast amateur photographer was shooting bikes so I get some photos
Great pictures Erny - bike looks great in 'action'
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« Reply #351 on: November 05, 2019, 07:36:47 PM »
Thanks!
One thing is annoying on CB750K, at least mine - even w/o extreme angle while cornering, I'm scratching pegs and on the left side kick stand.... Only way is to appy "knee style" to compensate it.. On this pic it is quite visible how close it is..
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« Reply #352 on: December 28, 2019, 06:56:52 PM »
Went on what was probably the last rideout of the year. There was 10 of us from the local club, riding on anything between a Honda 125 cc Grom and some big Kawasaki, the newest was a 69 plate, oldest was a 1942 ex WD BSA.
We clocked up 110 miles with a stop off for a big breakfast and coffee  (as you do).
Luckily the weather was ok so I rode the 400four instead of the VT.
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« Reply #353 on: December 28, 2019, 07:30:38 PM »
Good for you.

I am hoping to get out Monday.

It should be dryer then.

I HATE having to wash the bikes after

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« Reply #354 on: December 28, 2019, 09:49:58 PM »
Mike - wau!, 110 miles, great! I won't do here, if I ignore salty wet roads, there is still strong wind, temp around +2 degree Celsius and somr time to time snowing a bit. Too much for me.
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« Reply #355 on: December 28, 2019, 10:26:40 PM »
Went on what was probably the last rideout of the year. There was 10 of us from the local club, riding on anything between a Honda 125 cc Grom and some big Kawasaki, the newest was a 69 plate, oldest was a 1942 ex WD BSA.
We clocked up 110 miles with a stop off for a big breakfast and coffee  (as you do).
Luckily the weather was ok so I rode the 400four instead of the VT.
Where was the bike stop mike, looks like a bikers caf' could it be mid Wales ?
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« Reply #356 on: December 28, 2019, 10:50:21 PM »
Not quite 110 miles - done about 110 miles less the 100! Went out on CR to move the petrol through the carbs - try to get out on one of the bikes every week but the roads are so dirty at the moment
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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #357 on: December 28, 2019, 11:15:04 PM »
Not quite 110 miles - done about 110 miles less the 100! Went out on CR to move the petrol through the carbs - try to get out on one of the bikes every week but the roads are so dirty at the moment
You have done 10 miles more than me then Phil 😭😭😭 What with all the rain and the farmers getting the crops out of the fields 24/7, the roads are covered with about 6" of mud at all times.... not really safe in a car, let alone on a bike. Farmers need to do their work though so, no complaints from me.
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« Reply #358 on: December 29, 2019, 10:16:03 AM »
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Where was the bike stop mike, looks like a bikers caf' could it be mid Wales ?   
It was the Mynedd Ddu tea rooms in Cwmdu.  A few miles north of Crickhowell.
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Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2019
« Reply #359 on: December 29, 2019, 11:03:38 AM »
I've done for this year I gave up last Thursday.  ;D

 

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