When we met up with Dot 'n Dave last week, Dave and I arranged to go out for a ride on our bikes, and today was the day.
I selected the Moto Guzzi for this outing as there was a possibility that we would swap bikes at some point in the ride, and the R1250R is a little on the heavy side for Buzzer.
I left home at about half past nine and headed over to Alcester via the new Service Station. Twenty quid's worth of E5 was poured in to the Guzzi's tank, and I then rolled up to Dave's house. His new Enfield Interceptor had already been extracted from the garage, and was sat on the drive.
Our route today was very similar to the one we rode at the beginning of March. The weather was perfect, and the traffic was relatively light. We took a coffee break at the cafe at Wellesbourne Airfield and watched the light aircraft coming and going as we chatted about the usual biker nonsense.
The ride on the Interceptor didn't happen, as Dave is having problems with his left hand, and didn't fancy the long reach to get hold of the Guzzi's clutch lever.*
I was home by about half past twelve and soon had the bike tucked away in the garage. As I parked her up, I noticed that she could really do with a damned good clean. The stainless steel exhaust is in a horrific state, and badly needs polishing.
However, the temperatures were now well in to the 30's, and we both decided to do very little this afternoon.
We did have a chap call round to provide a quote for new gates, but that was about it. I made up fiev litres of sugar syrup for the bees, and that was it.
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* Many, many years ago Dave had an argument with an industrial router and lost the top joints of three fingers on his left hand. Only the thumb and index finger are fully intact. This doesn't stop him playing lead guitar, nor from riding a bike, but he is, understandably, very particular about how his guitars and bikes are set up.
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