OUT AND ABOUT 2019

[Laverda Dave]

The paintwork on your CB750 looks so deep Paul you could take a bath in it👍.
Some very shinny machines there, I'm going to buy some shares in Solvol Autosol ASAP!

[Nurse Julie]

Some lovely Brit bikes there Paul...oh, and the red K1's not too shabby either 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[paul G]

Some lovely Brit bikes there Paul...oh, and the red K1's not too shabby either 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  for the first time on this forum Julie i'm ignoring Trigger 

[Nurse Julie]

Some lovely Brit bikes there Paul...oh, and the red K1's not too shabby either 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  for the first time on this forum Julie i'm ignoring Trigger 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Trig ignores me totally when I go into Brit bike mode....so giving him a taste of his own medicine will do him good 😀😀😀

[paul G]

  I would love to do a Trident but the price of a basket case 

[Johnwebley]

Out at Whitecroft.Forest of Dean.with Cotswolds Bikers night

Nice warm evening

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[Nurse Julie]

Your CB looks lovely John. Absolutely hissing down with rain here. Such a shame as the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre Bike Night was on tonight after being cancelled in June due to appallingly weather. 🙄🙄🙄 Good thing I got out this morning for a ride.

[adespin]

Nice to see an Ariel Leader being used, i had one in the 80's that was originally owned by the chief factory road tester at Ariel, underpowered but wonderfull road holding. Such a shame that they didn't develop it any further, although they did apparently have a prototype four cylinder version on the cards, but didn't get past the prototype stage.

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[Laverda Dave]

My first Airfix kit when I was a kid was the Golden Arrow!
The 4 cylinder Leader is another British 'what if'. The British motorcycle industry was littered with them and includes the Trident 4, the 500 Wolf, Fury/Bandit, all the BSA\Triumph modular bikes, the BSA Speedway engine etc. Such a shame short sighted management killed the industry with stupid ideas such as the BSA Dandy, Beagle & the Ariel 3 wheeler! 
A really good book to read is 'Whatever happened to the British motorcycle industry' by Bert Hopwood, a real eye opener and first hand account to what really happened as a result of under investment.

[Spitfire]

Well finally got to test out the new knee, every time I have planned to go out it has chucked it down, today was dry but cloudy and cool so off I went, and the knee worked fine, I had to lift my foot up a bit to operate the back brake but I can cope with that. I didn't wear my leather jeans so it was a bit cool on the old legs so I only got about 20 miles in.
As a bonus the mirrors that Julie recommended in another thread worked great, I could actually see what was going on behind me, all in all a good day.

Cheers

Dennis

[Nurse Julie]

Well finally got to test out the new knee, every time I have planned to go out it has chucked it down, today was dry but cloudy and cool so off I went, and the knee worked fine, I had to lift my foot up a bit to operate the back brake but I can cope with that. I didn't wear my leather jeans so it was a bit cool on the old legs so I only got about 20 miles in.
As a bonus the mirrors that Julie recommended in another thread worked great, I could actually see what was going on behind me, all in all a good day.

Cheers

Dennis

Well done Dennis, you have done really well and I'm pleased the mirrors are good for you. I have to lift my feet to both change gear and use the back brake....its a problem when you only have size 4½ feet......they just aren't long enough to reach anything 😀😀😀😀

[Spitfire]

And I thought I had problems !!

[Rob62]

Had a little ride out to squires cafe this morning and spotted this little beauty.... you see quite a few K’s there but not so many tidy F’s..

[Spitfire]

Now that is one really neat F2.

Cheers

Dennis

[Rob62]

You're right OJ, the paint on the fins did look a bit chipped, I noticed when I was looking at the bike, they had been touched up in places as well.. However the bike has been owned by the same person for something approaching 40 years and has never been fully restored, just a bit of paint here and a bit of chrome there over the years, but its a rider not a 15k show pony and really stood out in the sunshine... a very nice almost original example and a credit to the owner.