OUT AND ABOUT 2024

[Nurse Julie]

Happy New year to everyone 🍾🍾🍾

Managed a couple of hours out on the CD250u's. Chilly, wet roads but lovely and sunny, nice to be back in the warm now 😊😊😊 Not many bikes out today and the riders we met were all in the 50-70 year old age bracket, except the 7 year old out riding pillion with his dad, with his ice lolly 😂😂😂😂

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[Orcade-Ian]

Hi Julie and Graham,
About the same here today, a chilly 6 degrees, glad I fitted heated grips!  Out over the Birsay moor and nearly got hit by a male Hen Harrier.  No bikes other than push-irons out and a few folk emptying dogs.  A couple of pics at the Brough of Gurness looking towards Eynhallow.  Mucky wet roads and a gritter passed me in the opposite direction, thankfully not gritting at the time.  At least we've been out!

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[flatfour]

Quite different here in Norfolk, totally dry, though only 7 - 8c.

I took the Trident out for a while and, whilst refueling, a large number of bikes came to the forecourt, mostly British classics from the 1970's, although there was a 400/4 amongst them. I think that it might have been a VMCC ride out, as they are very active around these parts.

In the past week, I've managed to ride eight times on various bikes, so weather generally fair, although there has been rain on occasions it has soon dried.

[Johnwebley]

I went to the bike meet at Bishop's Cleeve,

Bit nippy, rained on the way back

Took the 4 wheel Honda

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[Johnwebley]

Just a quick interjection

Guess who is in VMCC mag this month



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[Oddjob]

Hey, no mention of me sourcing parts for the Cb200, I feel cheated 

Good one John, nice to see you get some recognition at last.

Where do your local VMCC meet?

[Nurse Julie]

Well done John 😘😘😘

[Johnwebley]

Hey, no mention of me sourcing parts for the Cb200, I feel cheated 

Good one John, nice to see you get some recognition at last.

Where do your local VMCC meet?

The Moon Inn

Mordiford, just east of Hereford, they have a partnership with also a meeting at Builth Wells


I didn't know you had CB200 bits!!

All I needed were,mudguards, Carbs,and coil,

Beware if you buy supposed compatible coils,

Most have a to high primary resistance,

About 3ohm is perfect, 4.7 is enough to cut the sparks above 7k.

Don't ask how know

That also explains why I needed carbs

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[Matt_Harrington]

Nice one John. I look forward to getting around to reading my copy....

[Rozabikes Tim]

Well done John. Nice article, didn't know you raced sidecars? Driver or passenger?

[Johnwebley]

Well done John. Nice article, didn't know you raced sidecars? Driver or passenger?

Driver

Must find pictures

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[Athame57]

Madam girlfriend has just got a 6 month ban because she couldn't keep off that smartphone at the traffic lights.  I'm in for a busy 6 months me thinks, today's errands were too Chelsea and Shoreditch.  I came back from Shoreditch with a numb bum because I had a frozen cargo! :

[Spitfire]

Ridings out for me for a while, Carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands and both thumb joints shot.
I only managed a mile before the pain in my throttle hand made me turn around.
Next month I'm due for a new thumb joint in my left hand and if it is good the right will come next, they reckon the dodgy thumb joints are causing the CTS so a new joint may fix both problems.
The joys of getting more mature.

Cheers

Dennis

[Johnny4428]

Great pics John, quite the experience racing these machines. A quite different set of skills I would imagine.
Athame57 better get the Chauffeur hat looked out. 😂
Dennis wish you all the best for getting sorted. Don’t like to hear of people getting denied the thing all of us enjoy. But thumbs up for the future. (no pun intended😄)

[Spitfire]

Dennis wish you all the best for getting sorted. Don’t like to hear of people getting denied the thing all of us enjoy. But thumbs up for the future. (no pun intended😄)

Nice one, likes it