Anyone get out this weekend?

[Sylar]

Well! despite all the doom and gloom about the weather, last weekend wasn't too bad was it? I had a run to the west coast on Saturday and the sun was shining a lovely time. Set off for home at 3oclock and got caught in a horrendous thunderstorm, my only regret was wearing my open face helmet instead of the full face. On Sunday i had a run to Pateley Bridge in Yorkshire,i hadn't been up there for awhile and forgot how great the roads are especially after the turn off at the A59. A great twisty road and no other two wheelers to be seen(apart from bicycles) i especially liked the run from Grassington to Pateley Bridge, if you've never been i urge you to try it. On the way back i stopped for tea at Stump Cross Caves, only me and some cyclists in this remote place. I got home just as the thunderstorms started again, so i missed them. A great weekend and and another 268mls clocked up I did take a couple of pics but they don't show much.

[rtfm]

I went up to Ramsgate with 'er indoors on Saturday, came back on Sunday. The weather was fine for the ride but the traffic on the m25 was shite most of the way home

[MrGrumpy]

Weather was a bit too hit & miss to go too far this weekend. Torrential downpours in places - Catterick and parts of Wensleydale flooded, parts of Tyneside flooded (again), Tornados (well, funnel clouds) spotted round Darlington! Missed the worst on Teesside (as usual), but even then had a couple of mega showers with large amounts of hail - not good to ride in!

[mac65]

Yeah I had a run out on Sunday and the weather was nice and warm up here and no rain! Did about a 40 mile round trip! According to the forcast weather improving for the end of the week!! Fingers crossed!

[Lou]

I had a ride yesterday and got absolutely pissed on! Forgot to take the waterproof overtrousers too so I froze for the last 30 mins. Decided I'd have a go today as well but pack the trousers! Thank god, it was worse today, the rain was horizontal and struggled to see much! Thank god for the pinlock, didn't fancy riding with the visor open for that long! I don't mind riding in the rain but only when I've got the right gear on!!

[burgerman]

I would have loved to have got out at the weekend, but we moved house last Wednesday, and I can't find a fecking thing! Rode the scoot from the old house to the new one, and that was it.

Slightly off topic, our new house hasn't got broadband, so I rang BT to get some phone sockets moved, and an adsl socket installed. The (indian!) guy said as a favour, he wouldn't charge the usual £75 fee to fit each socket, just the £130 engineers charge! He then said would September 4th be ok to do the job!! Couldn't think of a polite comeback, so that looks like when I'll be able to get online again at home. Good job I can use t'internet at work!

[gn2]

I was out on Sunday but not on the scooter, I went for a very pleasant morning's fishing and will be eating mackerel, pollack and cod for the rest of the week

@burgerman, there's really no such thing as an "adsl socket", any phone socket will do the job and it's very simple to add extra ones yourself.

[Whatsisname]

I took mine to a super little one-man scoot/bike repair man for a new tyre and MOT. He bled the soft front brake, which was nice, and it all cost £101.39!

[burgerman]

@burgerman, there's really no such thing as an "adsl socket", any phone socket will do the job and it's very simple to add extra ones yourself.

I appreciate what you say, but I'm a bit of a non-techy with that sort of thing. 'Fraid I'll just have to let BT rip me off again!

[mottza]

Not too bad here, beach and Pie and Mash at Walton on Saturday.

Took the X9 for a small ride on Sunday.

Also putting house on the market and house hunting.