Mission underway...

[Wilso122]

Might as well do this as bored on the train...

Following my post looking for a bird...

Up at 520 feed the dog, shit shower shave, actually no shave....

Dog walked, shorter than normal, she's not happy...

Out the house at 630 on the scooter, wing it through London to leave scooter at office

730 arrive kings cross, coffee, on train at 8. Transfer the money by 815 now looking at the breakfast, think I will go full English @tu*

Oh upgrade to 1 st a whopping 10 quid! Happy days free wifi all the way...

Next stop Leeds.

Photo of breakfast soon, coffees shite tho.

 

[Wilso122]

Breakfast part 1

 

[Wilso122]

Breakfast part 2 ... Minging...

 

[mickeystitch]

looks better than the yogart uke:i've just had (still feel ill can't spell), next mission update please @tu*

 

[Wilso122]

1010 just about to arrive in Leeds, then find the 1037 to sowerby bridge, the new to me bird is under 2 hours away! Not at all excited.....

Text from 57grant, he will pick me up from the station, just hope it passed the mot.... @tu*

 

[Wilso122]

At Leeds on train to sowerby bridge, eta 1120 :yo:

Bikes at mot now, fingers crossed!

 

[Wilso122]

Passed mot! 15 minutes to pick up 25 to see the bike, not seen before, just pictures...

Wow what a nice part of the world this oop north is and the sun has just come out! Bonus!!

 

[mickeystitch]

w08th with its new owner of course, hope you are prepared for the pain in your smile mustles tomorrow after the ride home @tu*

 

[McMuckles]

Oh dear that's that's another unsuspecting fella locked away in Grant57s basement.......

 

[Wilso122]

Well grant is a top bloke that's for sure! Passed mot, got picked up, talked through the bike, didn't wait to take pics just wanted to jump on 'Anne' ride her like a dirty beast...

Ok she's no oil painting but mechanically seems sweet as a nut, this is fine as its for a really long commute. Never ridden a bird before and not had a road bike for 6ish years...

So off I set, get cramp in the first minute, wrist starts killing me, sweating like something from deliverance... And start thinking was this a good idea! Mind you it's on roads I don't know ever changing from 30-40-30-50 on a bike I don't know.... Anyway then I hits an a road that was a little empty it went something like this......

Ffffoooooooookkkkkk meeeeee! :bow:

After the first hour I got in the swing of it, after the second things started to feel pretty good.. So I turned a 4 hour motorway trip into a 7 hour more smiles per mile stopping to have a fag and grin stupidly, take on water and back to a roads 380 mile journey home!

Niicceeee love it! Such a great bike to ride handles so well, better than please, I think drop foot pages and risers are in order, managed to drop me lid like a prat and broke it, so need to replace that first. Then on to jaws!

Welcome home Anned34l

 

[ianrobbo1]

Glad Grant finally found a Mu!!!!! errrm :blush:


:-0) Just joking!!:-0)


glad your happy with it, they are addictive aren't they:-0)

 

[mikeyw64]

my initial thoughts when I first switched to a Bird from a ST1100 were that I needed dropped pegs and bar risers as it was a pain in the neck especially around town but around 30k odd miles later on Birds I still havent fitted them.


Took a couple of weeks/thou miles or so to adapt and not looked back.

Best mod I've made comfort wise is to splash out on a Melboy seat

 

[Artemis]

Entertaining narrative Wilso, and the proper colour too. Wanna sweetie now?

 

[Wilso122]

Thanks guys, chuffed right bike for the right money so all is well.

Although I have renewed my hatred for scott oilers, when I opened the garage and found a nice line of oil... Any tips on these? didn't look like an engine oil leak despite more being at the front sprocket.

Got a green card for the weekend so going for a nice long ride with the tarp and sleeping bag

 

[mickeystitch]

nice one glad you got her home safely and your well chuffed by the sounds of things @tu*

 

[Dark Angel]

.... Anyway then I hits an a road that was a little empty it went something like this......

Ffffoooooooookkkkkk meeeeee! :bow:

Welcome home Anned34l

Definitely one of the best posts I've read on here for a-a-a-a-ages!

...Ya really did put a big daft smile on me big daft face...:-0)

...Beltin'! @tu*