What have you done to your bike today....

[chas]

Got around to fitting the new speedo magnet and had that quiet satisfaction on stripdown, having bought the new part, of seeing the old part in three pieces. I now have a working speedo to ignore.

 

[Sarky B’stard]

A bit personal..................

He was talking about unfamiliar B roads. I just assumed he’d used the servants’ entrance rather than the avenue through the deer park. You, Sir, have a base instinct.

Lord Duckingham of Effingham & Blindingem lives in some style when he comes dine for the weekend from tine.

 

[Flynnt20]

The one and only

 

[Doc Strange]

Rode back from Cornwall.

Mucho plotting of weather forecasts and traffic levels before departing meant only light drizzle up to Exeter and not too much traffic approaching Bristol - @250 miles in 4 hours + snack and fuel break.

Returned to find Hermes had thrown my new error code reader over fence in our absence despite it being small enough to have gone through the letterbox - so checking it works and playing with the Daytona later.

The poor GS, does all the work but gets none of the attention!

DS

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

I could never be 'posh' as I hate cucumbers! It ain't even just that I don't like them it's that even the smell of the feckers makes me gag and if I even tried to eat one I'd puke. Same goes for lettuce, it makes me physically sick. Even if someone gave me something that has touched cut cucumber or that they have handled after handling cucumber will make me gag even if I don't know that cucumber has been involved. Folks say it has almost no smell or taste but I can smell it a mile away and it tastes really strong and nasty to me. I guess I have a natural intolerance for it.

Salad is for pussies...
Real men eat red meat...
Or fresh young pussies

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

wow https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224529989906

It's got a pink tint to it...
You should definitely get it

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

I was visiting Duck

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That's brilliant..

 

[Doc Strange]

Unfortunately, despite having the day off work, I awoke at my usual work time. However, the time has been spent establishing that my OBD reader does work.

Got 9 codes off the Dayt.

Will probably erase them, go for a ride and then see what comes up after that.

But not today as it's GS later for trip Wolverhampton way.

DS

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Did my Dad Dawdle down to Moffat, up to Innerleithen then home via Peebles.

Moffat & Peebles full of tourists but the roads between mercifully quiet.

EXCEPT TallPaul for logging trucks South of the Grey Mare’s Tail. Must have met 10-12 fully laden oncoming and taking up 65% of the available carriageway (it’s about 1.5 lanes wide for the most part). Slightly overcast in places but warm and humid. The Glen Cafe at St Mary’s Loch was pretty quiet too. Paddle-boarders but not a single bike.

 

[Doc Strange]

Rode to Gailey.

Met some odd people.

A good day

DS

 

[DD67]

Rode to Gailey.

I'm genuinely surprised that Duck would allow himself to be seen at a place called "The Spread Eagle" in "Gailey".
The possibilities for a wind-up were endless!

 

[Old Nick]

Another glorious jaunt up to the smoke in the sunshine this morning

And added bonus am getting 58mpg on a run of 30 miles back roads 20 miles dual carriageway/motorway and 20 miles inner city
Annoyingly the 20 miles inner city takes about the same time as the rest of the journey

If I could avoid the city I’d be at around 67 mpg which is pretty darn good from a 1200 twin

 

[chas]

Another glorious jaunt up to the smoke in the sunshine this morning

And added bonus am getting 58mpg on a run of 30 miles back roads 20 miles dual carriageway/motorway and 20 miles inner city
Annoyingly the 20 miles inner city takes about the same time as the rest of the journey

If I could avoid the city I’d be at around 67 mpg which is pretty darn good from a 1200 twin

That sounds astounding! I used to get 30 out of my gixxer, never worked out the consumption on the Z in the fifteen years I had it but got mid forties out of the blade. The trip does about 40 odd I think so your 60ish is fantastic

 

[Old Nick]

I was pretty chuffed @chas as well
Filled up yesterday 140 mile round trip and filled up this morning with 11 litres

It’s a very efficient engine methinks although I’m not using the warp drive

 

[DD67]

That sounds astounding! I used to get 30 out of my gixxer, never worked out the consumption on the Z in the fifteen years I had it but got mid forties out of the blade. The trip does about 40 odd I think so your 60ish is fantastic

Modern bikes are ultra economical Chas.
Apparently, 70+mpg out of a middleweight isn't unusual?

 

[Sarky B’stard]

I reckon the 1050 i TS gets a couple of mpg more than the carbed 865. Mixed riding gets about 45mpg, more at legal motorway speeds and nearer 50 mpg if you pootle.

 

[Doc Strange]

I reckon the 1050 i TS gets a couple of mpg more than the carbed 865. Mixed riding gets about 45mpg, more at legal motorway speeds and nearer 50 mpg if you pootle.

Exact the same as my R1200GS.

Daytona varies between 37-44 on the road

DS

 

[Doc Strange]

Managed to squeeze in a quick 90 mins on the Daytona.

Will be checking fuses and OBD codes in a bit to see if anything happened that shouldn't have!

Beautiful out there

DS

 

[Doc Strange]

Well yesterday after my ride, there was nothing wrong with the fuses or the OBD codes.

Today I did the same, a nice 60 miles, only this time I had the headlight on.

Again nothing wrong with the fuses or error codes.

Next will be banging it off the rev limiter to see if that kicks of the engine management light, as it has in the past, to see what happens then.

Today was even nicer out than yesterday and I encountered a bit less traffic too.

I opened all the vents and flaps on my Alpinestars - getting proper summer out there

DS

 

[smib]

Thought about cleaning the bikes....
But too feckin
hot.
Took the Yam out for a blast along the north Cornwall coast