Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Well, I just took it out for a ride ....

[TP]

... and I am so happy I own such a fantastic machine!!

It's been over 2 months since I've been on a bike so I didn't go far, probably 20 miles in total. One stretch of 'private testing road' allowed me to get her up to 110 and see how the shoulder performed in a hard braking from speed situation. Well, I stopped, but the bumps hurt.

I could get my jacket on ok, but I couldn't get it off by myself, and after the 20 miles of riding my shoulder is a bit sore and all I could feel was it clicking a lot.

With two weeks to go before TA3 I may become a mobile chicane in the slow group! and maybe only every second session. It was definitely a sobering experience taking it out today and realising just how far I have to go before the shoulder has any real strength - I lost over 1kg of muscle mass there I need to remind myself.

On the positive, it feels SO good to be riding it again, I've got a cross between a grin and a grimace on my face at the moment!! Two weeks of intensive physio for strength coming up methinks - yeah I know, don't overdo it etc etc ...

Ciao for niao ..

TP