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I had to have 2 new bearings fitted to the motor at 14000 miles, the repairers said the rest of the motor was in perfect condition! I put it down to my winter riding and have been more careful since then, another 28000 miles and the motor still runs like a dream! Not long after I bought the bike...

Another blustery day but not as bad as Sunday, westerly winds once again around 25-30mph! Rain was forecast once again but I wasn't letting it stop me, I actually did a very good job of avoiding it! All I could see was darkness to the south so I headed north... I didn't really have a plan...

My late brother had the standard Minor, he was approaching a roundabout in the centre of town and the front suspension collapsed blocking the roundabout at rush hour! 🤣 It was a common fault...

Storm Amy passed through on Friday and Saturday with 70mph gusts in my area, today it was showing gusts around 35mph so I just had to get out! It was a really nice morrning but a bit chilly, 4 layers for the first time in a while! The wind was a direct westerly so I just had to head east to...

Great work buddy, new saddle working well then! In Scottish folklore, a kelpie is a dangerous shape-shifting water creature that can appear on land as a horse. The kelpie appears to their human victims as a grey or white horse, entices them to ride on their back, then carries them down to a...

It was a nice morning today but I had things to do that couldn't wait so didn't get out until 10.45am, with rain forecast around 2pm I had to decide whether to make it a shorter ride or just go with a long one and get wet! I chose the latter and got wet... 😂 Thankfully it was only light rain...

Some very clever people were involved in this incredible piece of engineering! 👍

Thanks Bob, I'm glad you enjoy my write ups! 😊

A chilly start to a beautiful day, I was going to set off at first light around 7am but it was a bit frosty so I waited until 8.15am when the temp was around 5C! The wind was from the SE and only around 10mph so just perfect for cycling, I had planned a route just over 100 miles out to Kinross...

I was hoping to get out yesterday but I woke with a very annoying head cold, my nose was running like a leaky tap! When I woke this morning I was feeling way better, close to 100% so I had to get out! We have already had our first frost which is unusal for September, this morning I went for a...

Our weather has been awful all week until yesterday when the sun made a welcome appearance, although the gusty winds nudging 50mph made it an easy decision to stay indoors! This morning it was very wet and of course the winds were much lighter, the forecast was showing rain right through the...

I had a ride planned in my head today, around 70-80 miles but I was loving it so much I extended it and it was one of my best of the year so far! Out the door at 6.40am and it was misty and a pretty chilly 7C so it was time for 3 layers for the first time in a while, thankfully the mist cleared...

I would like to dedicate this ride to my dear mum who passed on this day in 2008, she was a special lady! We finally had a fully dry day for the first time in weeks, well not fully dry as there was a very light shower this morning on my drive to Falkirk for a nice morning walk with my sister...

Yet another early start due to weather, thankfully I stayed dry this time! The winds were back also, 30mph from the SSE but it was very mild and the roads were dry! I left at 7am and decided to head down to the Clyde Valley while it was quiet, its full of garden centres and can be very busy but...

Yes I know him, he actually unicycled the world! :eek: He also did the River Thames from source to sea on a tiny raft, he doesn't do things by half...😂 I haven't watched his River Tay videos, can't stand watching those shorts in portrait...

Another early start due to weather, just after 7am this time so not as early as Sunday! The wind was from the SW and only around 15mph for a nice change, my plan was to ride down to Muirkirk in East Ayrshire which would have been around 75-80 miles and I was hoping to get home for lunchtime and...

I'm sure you would love the quiet roads, the hills not so much Dave...and then there's the winds...😂

I had another weather window but this time it was a 6am start (first light) to beat the wind and rain, as it turned out there was no rain at all but the wind was gnarly at times! The wind was a direct southerly and gusting around 25-30mph when I set off just ater 6am and was set to increase as...

Yes, years ago now! They used long lasting paint after repainting it over and over for decades... 😂

I had a 5 hour weather window today and thought a ride out to the Forth Bridge fitted the bill nicely, I was right! We had a rare SE wind which wasn't really in my favour for this ride but thankfully it wasn't a howling wind for a change, only around 20-25mph! I made my way out to Slamannan via...