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I have to admit I will only ride on nice days now (I feel I've earnt that after many years of all weather riding), I would if I still had a second bike though,
I have a new colour mixed up for my frame covers (hopefully closer to actual frame colour) but waiting for better weather to apply it,
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Yeah just for fun and not very often anymore.
Furtling Dave's (DRZ) brakes today as the work van goes in for a service on Monday and I drop the van off and A-Team ooot the back of the van on me boike and go for a pootle. "When do you want the van back"....take yer time says oi. Does that count as a commute?
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Nearly all my bike time is just for fun. Me n Mandi will nip out for a day or half day, good weather muchly preferred.
Still get to ride to Manchester and Isle of Wight.
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great stuff, we have three good days forecast here from tomorrow so I'm hoping to get a few miles ridden, I still have to get my tyre valves replaced though
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For fun these days, planning my next invasion of France right now
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Mostly for fun, but that also includes tutoring/mentoring with the local RoSPA group. Did about 120 miles today all in. Currently doing about 250-300 miles a week, which will increase a bit as the weather gets better.Â
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Purely for fun and not very often at all.
Should probably sell it but then I'd probably never ride again and that is not allowed.
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Well I built up the enthusiasm for a ride out to Lincolnshire, this was last Wednesday, the dry day :rotflmmfao:
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Looking good Ramo, time to get some tours in
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These days I only ride for fun. I was due to get some hours in this weekend but work got busy instead. If the weather comes good I hope to get some day riding in this week. Until the salt is all gone all miles will be on the TDM.
I bought a low powered jetwasher last year and that makes it easy to wash the salt off after a ride, taking the usual precautions not to blast bearings and electrics 
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Cheers Lee :good:
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Is there any other reason?? Not getting out much since house move, because it's busy busy busy!! However......MOT is tomorrow morning and a week in Holland planned in May, so things looking up....
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Not really happening much these days, seem to have lost the enthusiasm, maybe to do with all the muppets on the roads or my confidence has taken a knock as some really scary driving around.....anyway a nice sunny day may change the attitude ?
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I always rode for fun after returning to biking. And I avoided almost completely any wet weather. This was more to preserve the bike rather than me. But I still remember riding home from school as a 16yr. old in pelting rain, covered with helmet, scarf, trenchcoat, waterproof trousers and boots. I loved every minute of that.
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Quote:Not really happening much these days, seem to have lost the enthusiasm, maybe to do with all the muppets on the roads or my confidence has taken a knock as some really scary driving around.....anyway a nice sunny day may change the attitude ?
How aboot a ponderosa some day dabbers?
The driving around these ear parts is noticeably more dangerous. I'm doing abooot 35,000 moiles a year in the van and its a bit like waiting to win a shoitey lottery!!!!
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I thought the Ponderosa closed a few years back. Has it re opened?Â
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Even better oil bring the tea and cakey.
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Quote:How aboot a ponderosa some day dabbers?
The driving around these ear parts is noticeably more dangerous. I'm doing abooot 35,000 moiles a year in the van and its a bit like waiting to win a shoitey lottery!!!!
Sounds good daps :good: actually into Wales today in the car with swmbo, prolly might pass by the Ponderosa and have a walk around.Â
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Still closed far as i can make out Trev...
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Was oooop there last week...it snowed. ,,,Êâ â¿â Ê
I've always wondered where the lille road dooon the back goes. Wasn't brave enough to find ooot in the van.
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