out and about 2015

[Johnwebley]

hello all,

  hopefully now we are at the end of february,the temperature will increase,the daylight hours grow longer,the roads dryer,
all things to make us smile,

 Today I had my first decent ride without getting wet or frozen
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/The+Steel+Horse+Cafe/@51.781282,-2.94764,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x2b535e76bdf072f2

a nice little pub/restaurant about 3 miles south of Abergavenny on the old A40 Raglan road,

feel free to add posts and pics of your favorite rideouts

have fun all

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Nice one John any more photos as I love em
Cheers
Bitsa

[Johnwebley]

Nice one John any more photos as I love em
Cheers
Bitsa

 hopefully,if the weathers good,this year I will pop down to Cornwall,and west wales around Aberystwith,maybe north wales
near Port Madoc,and nr Bournemouth,on 14th June,

I am lucky enough to have retired,so this boring old fart is planning to enjoy my free time !!

its so much fun,should have done years ago !!

remember "work" is a 4 letter word!!!

[Mike on a bike]

Hi John, I have been to the Steel Horse but also go to the Owls Nest Tearoom in Llandovery. Maybe we will bump into each other sometime. 

[Johnwebley]

never been to Llandovery,but looking on the map,could be a nice loop from Brecon to Llandovery to Builth

 hope to see you around,ride safe ,and have fun

[steff750]

  yes done all em places great rides
you guys might want to try  rhayader via the elan valley to aberystwyth 
 also over the black mountains too llandovery
and llandovery wells via beulah to builth wells
in llandovery there is the west end cafe ,bikers been going there for years

[Johnwebley]

well,spring is coming (hopefully) and here are some more rideout venues ,

http://www.bikersnite.com/pub-list.php



can't wait for the long summer days and warm (hot) dry tarmac !!!!

[Lynx]

Thanks John. See you there  .

[Nurse Julie]

Hi Chaps
1st proper ride out yesterday, Dungeness to Eastbourne. Bike felt really good, back end feels very tight and stable with the new Swing arm bushes I fitted. Had to have a slight adjustment on the front brake as they started grabbing after a while. No problems with carbs at all after replacing all the internals. All in, bike ran like a dream. Brilliant day out.........looking forward to many more.

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[tom400f]

I'm SO relieved the carb clips are the right colour  that I can forgive the way you've mounted the horn.

Seriously - great job!! 

[Johnwebley]

the sun is shining,I took the Honda for its first decent run,

   about 150 miles,

 hereford-Hay-Brecon-Llandovery-Builth-Llandrindod-Kington then home,

took a few pics,and will download them soon

great roads,lots of bikes about,these roads are perfect for the smooth sohc !!!


come out and enjoy the fun !!



the pics are,
   no 1,just outside Brecon,looking south at the Brecon Beacon,
   no 2,biker cafe in Llandovery,
   no 3, Biker cafe at Crossgates,north of Llandrindod Wells,
   no 4,about 5 miles east of Kington,looking southeast towards Herefordshire and Glouscester,typical roads  of the area

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Nice looking bike Julie glad you are out and about wish I could join you but 500 plus miles is pushing it a bit.Dont recall you having problems with the carbs
Cheers
Bitsa

[Bryanj]

See, told you you would be fine Julie. Looks good and have fun

[Nurse Julie]

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Nice looking bike Julie glad you are out and about wish I could join you but 500 plus miles is pushing it a bit.Dont recall you having problems with the carbs
Cheers
Bitsa

Thanks Raph, Bryan and Tom.
Ralph. You are right, I didn't have a problem as such with the carbs. I took the tops and bottoms off to give them a good clean and the bodies were bloody filthy rot. In the end I took them off and had them put in the ultrasonic cleaner and that is when I ended up with all the white crusty deposits which kept re appearing. Anyways, by this time I thought I may as well overhaul them and got a kit from Crusinimage and replaced everything. It least I know they are all OK now and won't need doing again for the foreseeable. And at least I have a good idea of how they work now, so that's a bonus 

[JamesH]

Well done Julie - bike's looking lovely and glad you had a good ride out.

James.