27/2/15

[Abomin81on]

This is not a meet up as such but, I'm heading out tomorrow daytime with a mate for our first run out of the season. He's on a 125 so it'll be a gentle run out but if any of you guys are out we plan to head south to Whitby, then across to Helmsley and we'll be at that godforsaken hell hole known as Darlington for a little while too. If you see us drop a nod, a wave or come over for a chat. We'll be the odd pair on the Gixxer 600 and CBF125

 

[Lurch]

Hmm, I can be up that way in 3 hours....

 

[Abomin81on]

3 hours! That's a serious riding habit you have there Lurch

Oh and I meant 600 not 699, I can't edit that post though

 

[Lurch]

3 hours is the long way round

You said 600? What do you mean by 699?

 

[Abomin81on]

huh, I'm pretty sure those 0's were 9's a minute ago...

It'll probably take us 3 hours to get to Whitby too, he's not the quickest rider out there. Should be a fun ride though

 

[Lurch]

Whitby is less than 2 hours from here depending what the roads throw at you. Realistically I'm unlikely to make it, still feeling crap from being very ill yesterday, and I may get my new tyres fitted tomorrow.

 

[Abomin81on]

I hope you start feeling better soon. I think tomorrow may be the last ride I get out of my rear tyre, not sure what I'm getting next but possibly pilot road 4.

 

[Lurch]

I've got PR4s waiting to go on the bike. Supposed to be excellent with phenomenal wet grip. The PR2s I am currently running are impressive, 4s should be more so.

 

[Abomin81on]

Excellent. Let me know how they work out, the Bridgestone tyres that came with mine have made the bike a handful over winter, they never get up to temperature and just don't grip.

 

[Lurch]

Ride faster

 

[Abomin81on]

I tried that and nearly binned the bike haha. A combination of road salt, tyres that wouldn't warm up (well, they'd been fine on the A1 but not around town) and it was like riding on glass