Weather forecast

[derek kelly]

Said on local radio news that the wind is going to be easing up slightly, but as far as I am concerned it can rain, blow, snow, do what it likes for the next week and a half just as long as Feb 1st is a fine bright beautiful day,
Coz that is the day








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MY BLACKBIRD

 

[Fat Bert]

Derek

Look forward to it and enjoy the moment

A [serious] word of advice though........... be careful to start off with - she CAN bite!

There is a lot of horses underneath you - treat them with respect and you'll get on fine

Chuffed for you

 

[derek kelly]

Cheers Bert

I realised that there is a lot of power when I took her for a test run, it was a windy rainy day and part of the trip took me over a bridge over the M1 the wind was quite horrendous but the bike never wavered I was doing about 40mph at the time, I didn't get the chance to put the bike or myself to the test, but I could feel the power to the back wheel,I will be taking things very easy for a while as it is two and a half years since my last bike, as the time is drawing closer my grin is getting wider.

 

[Rolfy Dave]

Hope its OK...

I'll keep my fingers well & truly crossed for you Derek...

We could do with a few nice days to let us get out...

Take good care of, and with her.

Cheers,

Rolfy
:beer:

 

[Cyclops]

Woooo Hoooo

hope the weathers fine for 1st Feb for you as nothing worse than getting a new bike and the weather being shite.


And a first for the Bird site FB speaking words of wisdom


Do take it carefully until you get used to it though.


Only 11 days and counting .


CU


Ian :beer: :beer:

 

[derek kelly]

Cheers

And to keep the wife sweet, we finally get shut of the Vectra next thursday when she gets her Octavia 1.9TDi Elegance, so she is happy.

 

[derek kelly]

Likewise Mr Lurmpy

Watch out for those slow low siders



I'll never be able to ride as well as I can talk

:beer:

 

[Jono]

Good luck for the 1st derek, the weathers gotta break sometime $%3un , even if it allows you to get home reasonably dry...........however...........just think of the coming summer! :neenaw:

 

[Stevebrooke]

Said on local radio news that the wind is going to be easing up slightly, but as far as I am concerned it can rain, blow, snow, do what it likes for the next week and a half just as long as Feb 1st is a fine bright beautiful day,
Coz that is the day








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take delivery






of








MY SKODA

Seriously Ned, hope it's a fine day and you can take it for a long ride. (The bird that is, not the Skoda)

 

[Aidey]

Good luck for the 1st Feb Derek. Hope the weather is good for it, I expect every member on this here forum would like a bit of decent weather soon.
Had an Octavia 1.8T for just over a year, great car, went well and sorry to lose it. Much better than the drudgy old Avensis I've now got. It's only redeeming feature is the consistent 49 mpg it returns.
One thing from memory though, is keep an eye on the oil level from new. They fill them with fully synthetic oil and it uses it up. First I knew was in Frogland when the oil light came on and there was bugger all oil in the engine. May not be the same with deisels though.

 

[awg]

Hope you are luckier than I was. Picked up my new black one on 4th January. Managed about a 100 mile trip home but then spent the next week and a half in bed with flu. It was the real deal, completely knackered and useless for a week. Even now I am not quite up to biking it to work, Hopefully this weekend I will get out for a blast.


I thought my old VFR was powerful but even taking it very easy the new bird is in a different league, can't wait until it is fully run in and we get some dry weather.