When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?

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Bustaspoke wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:39 am Last night I got back from a 5 day excursion to the Isle Of Man.Here's the 650X loaded up for the ferry

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I enjoy the back roads of the island & had a fun 5 days,plus a few runs over the mountain.
I'll do a R/R later,it was quite a busy few days :thumbup:


Plenty of Monkeys going this weekend.
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Glorious weather today. 8-)
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Blowing a bloody gale again here. 👎
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Dodgy69 wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 3:13 pm Blowing a bloody gale again here. 👎
Same here,I'm glad I was on the Ferry yesterday,not today!
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Rounded the day off by calling in with the classic boys to have a yarn.
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Quite a turnout.
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That’s impressive…. How often does it happen?

We’re over for the NW this weekend, so it would be good to catch that if we could.
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Wossname wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:39 pm That’s impressive…. How often does it happen?

We’re over for the NW this weekend, so it would be good to catch that if we could.
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Fairly local little jolly after work. Sat in a layby on the A199 what was the A1 not to long ago. In the background is Traprain Law

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Skub wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:12 pm Quite a turnout.
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Carrickfergus ????
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Dodgy69 wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 7:36 am
Skub wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:12 pm Quite a turnout.
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Carrickfergus ????
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Skub wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:12 pm Quite a turnout.
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Didn't realise quite how tall you were :wtf:
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More unsettled weather after today,so seizing the moment.
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No pics from today's ride as I only went to Stevenage Old Town to meet the Mrs for coffee. Nice day but pretty windy out there, ride was meh, too many cars but it was on 2 wheels so there was that.
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Skub wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 2:51 pm More unsettled weather after today,so seizing the moment.
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Which one do you prefer riding, blue or orange. ?
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Dodgy69 wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 3:54 pm Which one do you prefer riding, blue or orange. ?
It's not straightforward.

Mister Blue handles much better,none of the 70s wobbles and weaves,but you need to be really careful and don't forget to leave a big margin for drum brakes. There is absolutely nothing approaching an emergency stop,should you fuck up.

Mister Orange handles well hairy on bends at speeds of 80mph +. The clutch action and throttle are much heavier than Mister Blue,but while the single front disc is shit by today's standards,it's not as downright dangerous as a drum front.

If Mister Blue had some brakes,it would be a clear winner.
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So 'seizing the moment' you say, more blue sky, is this summer... had to ride to work today ;)

See...the road ahead...
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On the way down...(hint if you look closely there is a Roman fort ahead;)
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Heading home
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Not a bad commute that. 👍
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I could cope with that daily journey in that sort of weather. :thumbup:

(Might feel slightly less keen in November - Feb :lol: ).

Which part of the country is it? Roman fort should be a clue but there's a few of them around. Scottish border/Northumberland....
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Bit lower i reckon.
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