Yeh went for a blast on thecrf with a few mates, bumped into Gizmo and Martin in Hawes... It was a buitifull day but fooking cold, my mates shock snaped on the way back (again) and he had to wait 2hrs for the van :lol:.

have to say the dukes been away a while but supermotos are the way forward, 240 miles and only a handfull of cars and no plolice :D

Not done much on the 996 recently but the KTM and dirtbike have been in regular use.

The KTM is great to ride in the wet and when the roads are horrible:D

Nice pics Mike, beautiful countryside.

Excellent ride ..
 

.. with Stu et al. Bumped into Psychlist at Bury Hill and then back to the Duke of Cumberland for the comfort of a log fire. Ended up sitting outside in the sunshine having a drink with Stu .. almost Spanish weather :D

Henry we bumped into an old friend of yours today!

My brother is taking his CBT on 26th November on his Hongalongadingdong CG125-alike.

He spent 2 hours riding around in freezing cold circles today :lol:

If I had a bike, it would be in the garage now. My old bones aren't up to all year round biking anymore (I'm 29).

:D

Yup. We had a good turnout at Popham today too. Liberal doses of F365 to take care of the salt between washes. And liberal doses of chocolate/coffee to keep warm. Not so many dodderers off to the garden centres this time of the year, so easier to maintain a brisk pace too.

CK - was that you two turning up on 4 wheels then ????? :P;)

First really cold morning down here today and as the bike hadn't been used over the weekend, predictably enough it didn't *quite* have the juice to fire the engine up. Bunged it on the Optimate for an hour and it started no probs. As long as it's used daily I'm sure it'll be all right.

TBH last couple of winters down here you count the *really* cold days on the fingers of one hand, I reckon. But I don't do much pleasure riding in the winter, just commuting.

Sure i'm still ridding, why should i be? :D:D

Will be back out, as soon as the bike fixed!!! dont mind the cold, just as long as the roads are dry....:D

... you must mean Lola :D Delighted she's found a good home.

Ferry booked for next Tuesday evening, will be in Northern Spain 8am Thursday morning and meeting the wife at Granada airport that evening. 800 miles in 10 hours, should be a blast :burn:

Was out on Sunday and used a tank full petrol, and intend to keep going when it's dry enough.

out for a ride in the morning, cant wait......
Now where the hell are those thermals??? :bouncy:

Ive got my thermals on the radiator already, hopefully the heating will come on at 7 and they should be ready for 9

Good ride, bloody cold, still managed to have to watch for speed camera's on the A339 thou....

been back about an hour just got warm after a 3 hour run, slippy in places, foggy in others but all fantastic !

yup, same up here, even with heated grips me hands still haven't warmed up.
I went over north pennines, this ones taken heading towards Alston

hummm i could have gone there but i decided to clean my calipers instead

Still riding? why not? its the way to sharpen your skills, ice and snow on a Vtwin is great fun all that lovelly torque. People at work think im mad, probably right but what the hell.

Pooh

still riding.....I wish.....I had a bike to ride on:puzzled::mad:

Spent the morning on a Zip and the afternoon on a CG125....oh what joy, although it has to be said, the Zip was good value in the thick frost this morning

WeeJohnyB

Nice pic (again) Mike.

I spent most of the day up a tree playing at lumberjacks. Its the one in my garden that blocks the setting sun in the summer when i'm having a BBQ so it got a trim that matches my haircut. Can't wait for the 3 days next year i'll benefit from all that work.

At least got more wood for another bonfire:D

Im still riding :roll: out and about today see'ing how well my new slipper works:devil: roads are very greasy but still good fun :D fookin cold though Brrrrrrrrrrrrr, though i have been out on the drink all night so im deff feelin warmer now;):barfy:

Yep still riding. Was out Friday afternoon, bit nippy though :o
Was going to go out today but we're shrouded in fog here so decided against it.

Yep like to keep her running thru the winter, only when its dry and sunny tho. Got up into the hills on sat afternoon and temp dropped about ten degrees!! (God damn it was cold!) Great sunset coming home, should have taken the camera..oh well..nxt time;)

Thanks Shaun, heres another piccie from Saturday, this one on way up Hartside looking into the Lakes, won't get any more pics this weekend, theres heavy snow forecast for northern England/Borders and I'm meant to be mountain biking at Glentress for the whole weekend :( Might need that wood you've chopped to keep warm.

Hmmmm, looking at the weather - I must go out for a spin for an hour or more this afternoon: -2ºC at night & effectively 20-25ºC in the sun at midday !

Ooohhh Gizmo that is goddam gorgeous :D What a fantastic picture.

Was there another thread about what to do to your bike to protect it from bad weather? Didn't someone say something about spray polish? I hope so, because after yesterday's little trip to Ducati Aylesbury to get my bike fixed after Inconsiderate Israeli dropped her, I washed her and sprayed her with Mr Sheen.

After her ordeal with the mechanic, I took her around the houses for a bit of a spin. That new adjustable clutch (not the Patter Parts one because that didn't fit but a new Ducati one :D with matching brake lever) and am completely thrilled with how lovely she is to ride. And Easy???? Easiest bike I've ever owned. When I got home I followed Skidywids advice and threw a bucket of water over her, then another clean one (first had car shampoo in) and then shammied her off. Then parked her on a mat in my garage to dry off.

Comments on winter riding:-
Frozen extremities:-

Hands - 8/10
Feet - 5/10
Face (because I had to flip visor up to see anything)- 7/10
Chest - 2/10
Rest of torso - 0/10 - toasty warm thanks to new Held trousers and red jacket.

Nice to be out there, in spite of the cold, but only 'cause I had to get the bike to the garage. Today, without any need to ride her, I didn't.

Shame on me :frog:

Bitchin\' cold darn sarf ..
 

.. went out for a ride late yesterday afternoon - the temperature gauge never went above 6degrees C - lost all feeling :o Still wonderful to blast past all that traffic on the A3 though :D

Its almost impossible to take a bad picture with the weather we've just had and the Lakes or Pennines as a backdrop, I'm no photogrpaher but a reasonable camera and a bit of time in photoshop and they look OK :)

try Scottoiler 365 Ruth I've used it for a while and it seems to work. tend to wash my bike when I come in, let it dry a bit then coat with 365. Silicon spray can be used as well but in't anti corrosive. Make sure you wrap discs/brakes with a plastic bag so the 365 or silicon can't get on them, I'd wrap the tyres with an old towel if I was spraying silicon.