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My first ride on the 400/4 more like an Ealing Comedy!

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Spitfire:
Love the first ride story sounds a bit like mine, ten years off the bike while abroad, two years restoring it, helmet lining falling to bits, trying to wear glasses for the first time with a helmet and minor mechanical problems.
In the end bought an open face AGV which worked great with glasses, then trying to get headphones for my sat nav that worked despite the tinitus.
All worth it though, so looking forward to hearing about ride number 2.

Cheers

Dennis

Oddjob:
I don't need to wear glasses when riding/driving but I do like to wear sunglasses instead, I like to ride with the visor open and I find that the glasses help with the wind causing my eyes to tear and also protection again wasps/bees hitting the old eyeball which hurts like a motherf*****. Anything up to 80mph and the visor is always open. Unless it's raining etc.

I use a Shoei X-Spirit 2 & 3 and both are ok with glasses. The 3 is really good with inbuilt headphones as well.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Well this afternoon safer in the knowledge that the bikes charging  system is working I decided to play it safe do a re-run on the estate at the back of us before going to fill up the petrol tank.

Bike fired up with plenty of popping and banging (note to self:- check the timing dynamically next) plus there could be some slight exhuast leaks up at the clamp ends. Now with an additional five forward  gears get it into third gear all is well until I become aware that I can see less and less out of the front of the helmet. I had my summer hair cut last week at No:2 so start to assume that the helmet is short of top hair padding.

Now it's full on Benny Hill as the helmet continues to fall further down almost covering my eyes completely - at this point the inside of my Visor is like a mini sand storm and there is dust in my eyes so I have to come to a standstill. I notice what looks like bright yellow Dandruff on my shoulders and can taste something powdery in my mouth.

I slowly ride back home with my helmet fully back at a jaunty angle. On taking off my crash hat a huge circle of yellow padding falls onto the kitchen worktop.
Yes I need a new helmet as the inside is now in the bin as is the rest of it.

Amendment/Update my oddometer now reads a heady 1.4 miles - now need to wait until the weekend when I plan to buy a new crash hat.

Johnny4428:
That’s hilarious Ted! Think you deserve a treat of a new helmet. Reminds me of my first helmet that I bought second hand (Toptek) I think, fine looking forward but if you turned your head to the side the helmet would start turning on your head. Was quite a luxury to get a new one after that when the funds allowed.

Nurse Julie:
Brilliant 2nd episode Ted. Reading your posts and imagining the scene is far better than anything that's been on TV for years.

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