What did you do to your bike today ??

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That's good value for money. Is it mostly racers there?
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Kwacky wrote: Is it mostly racers there?
no, there were 10 or so, lots of dedicated track day bikes but for once ive never seen so many guys on road bikes.
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I've not ridden Darley Moor. Tempted now.
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Went through some Italian tunnels in 1st gear at 80mph what a sound lol
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Rode it up a steep Alpine pass and down the other side to Lake Como. Sat outside on the edge if the Lake in the hot sunshine eating a fresh Panini with a perfect Cappucino watching endless lines of hot Italian Totty walk by and the caned it through the tunnels and down the Italian motorway to San Marino. :D
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Kwacky wrote:I've not ridden Darley Moor. Tempted now.
the criteria is no race numbers or slick tyres, 105db. you can also do a morning or afternoon session, £60/£40, and to be honest a morning session (till 1pm) is enough, but i had paid for all day so just carried on.
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Followed Duke and Bratty on their above Italian adventures laughing and smiling all the way ;)
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Took it for a blast, tried out some new roads, not too impressed with them but oh well, also wasn't too impressed with my riding on reflection now, wasn't as smooth as I'd like , partly due to traffic but still, I guess reflecting on it means I can think about how to improve next time
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on which one?
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160 miles put on the S1 today ;)
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You should have saved your miles for wales ;)
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Fitted my Arrow exhausts.

While I had the Exhaust Ypiece and silencers off it would have been a great opportunity to clean the bike and the rear shock. But I didnt. Next time maybe when I have more time...

Started it up briefly, sounded pretty good. I'm actually looking forward to riding to work tomorrow.
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took the rad off the race bike so as to get a leak repaired. swapped the rear shocks for stiffer ones and dropped the forks through the yokes on the spare bike, hopefully it'll handle better now.
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Ragged it around wales again.
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Kwacky wrote:Ragged it around wales again.
(f1) (devil) (giggle)

And Hereford, and Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire, and Berkshire....390 miles I am dead.
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Took it for a gentle ride up to wantage and then down the 338 to Sailsbury. I love that road.

Had a very nice chat with a bloke in sailsbury and bought it a friend to share the shed with. All being well I should have a track bike being delivered on thursday 8)

The ride back in the dark was hard, it's been a while since I've ridden when it's been properly dark. My eyes must have been touching the visor they where that far out on stalks.
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I think I saw you then mate, I did think it was you, then I thought no it cant be if he is going to Salisbury, as it was on the Wantage road. I did nod, but the closing speed was a little ballistic ha ha

Nice move on the bike :)
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Rode it in the rain. Had a nice front wheel slide on a metal cover on a roundabout. Who the chuff puts a large metal plate in the middle of a lane on a roundabout?
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Oil and filter ordered. I'll give the kwak a refresh this weekend. I need to do the brakes as well. I keep putting it off.
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