What did you do to your bike today ??

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Kwacky wrote:After having 3 attempts at my life last night within 10 minutes I decided to take the car into work today.

One bloke overtook a queue of stationary traffic and drove straight at me as I was filtering. I was on my side of the road. I stop and leaned to the left. How he missed me I I'll never know.
I had one of those as well yesterday, but my driver was waving one arm furiously as if I was doing something wrong/illegal/dangerous. The other arm was deliberately steering the car at me...
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Speed polished it with Muc Off stuff. Grrat shine to it now to be honest
Took the trye pressure readings (still prefect even after a full winter of not using it
And also set up my new sat nav to the bike

It is basically ready to go

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Took it for a good spanking.
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Enjoyable commute today, bit foggy this morning but nothing to bad. Quiet roads which makes all the difference.

Such a lovely evening on the way home I couldn't resist peeling off the A34 for a bit of country lane fun. The vfr is certainly in touch with the sports side of its sports/touring personality (bandit)
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Sounds like you made a good choice there Jon.

Keep enjoying it 8) hopefully I 'll see it on a ride out this year (y)
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Just went totake exhaust off to put an arrow 3 into 1 on. First header pipe bolt rounded with hardly any force. **** it. Bikes a bit of a mess anyway. Gonna book it in for a service and get them to swap the radiator and exhaust
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Ride or stay home
They say
I've chosen the latter for too long
I'm here
I'm up
Knee sliders at the ready
What have the roads got install for us
Does this mean I'm out for a play
Yes it does
I'm out for the day



Approx 70 miles today. Just to Kwawaski Greenham in Newbury and back. Then finished off at a little cafe called Blackbushe Cafe and had a burger and chips. Amazing I felt great..I was grinning from ear to ear being out on the bike today. I love it

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Washed the Honda. Then took it to Tamworth for a warranty report.
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Rode it. I've been away from home for 8 weeks so it was a welcome diversion after catching up with sleep and unpacking over the last couple of days. Its the only bike I've had that i feel instantly at home after a break from it.

Bimble round the lanes for an hour in the sunshine and some fresh fuel. Lovely. :)
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Froze my balls off. It's looking like winter 3.0 is reloading.
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Snowing on Wednesday.
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Yeah it was bloody cold this morning. And snow can feck right off (swear)
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Kwacky wrote:Froze my balls off. It's looking like winter 3.0 is reloading.
(nod) it was frickin cold this morning..

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Nice ride home though, blue skies and fairly warm. Helped the traffic was kind to me.

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The Versys feels tiny after a week on the Honda
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Tried to fit my new bar end mirrors. The expander plug is 30 thou greater in diameter than the inside of the clip on. So now waiting on a adjustable reamer to turn up in the mail so I can fit them!
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kiwikrasher wrote:. So now waiting on a adjustable reamer to turn up in the mail so I can fit them!
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Left it at home. It was pissing it down so I wimped out and took the car.
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Kwacky wrote:Left it at home. It was pissing it down so I wimped out and took the car.
Wimp!
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I got soaked.. soaked to the point that the gloves pretty much gave up.

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D6Nutz wrote:
Kwacky wrote:After having 3 attempts at my life last night within 10 minutes I decided to take the car into work today.

One bloke overtook a queue of stationary traffic and drove straight at me as I was filtering. I was on my side of the road. I stop and leaned to the left. How he missed me I I'll never know.
I had one of those as well yesterday, but my driver was waving one arm furiously as if I was doing something wrong/illegal/dangerous. The other arm was deliberately steering the car at me...

Do either of you have any means to record your commute journeys.?
Strikes me (no pun intended) that if, God forbid, you're laid up in hospital due to the antics of those sorts of twunts, referring to your dashcam footage would be easier & less stressful than detailed explanations hindered by administered pain relief.?
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