Bikers' Banter

Today is devoted to the bike.
Mrs Bob and D-I-L are going for a Spa day.

So where will i go...............1st stop Yonderman Cafe, never been so will time it for a sausage and egg butty for lunch. Then switch the Sat Nav OFF, get lost for a couple of hours B4 switching Sat Nav on again to get home at beer o'clock ish.

PS. still waiting for front tyre to be delivered.

Well, found it even though my Sat Nav did/has pack up.
Got soaked.......twice.
Love Derbyshire, some great roads and vistas

Wonderful scenery. John always planned to go back but we never did get round to it. Was the café as good as I remember it Bob? It looks much smarter now, but it's the food that counts

I had a bacon n egg on brown, spot on. 2 teas. Sated.
Nice place BUT, wooden chairs legs on tiles......noise, noise goes through me............i sat outside.
Rode past it twice as my sat nav is kerd. Over the years i must have rode/drove past that place dozens of times.
The ride today generally was great............even the rain. Wish i had had my new tyre/s on as psychologically i was thinking teflon.

bobsnicholson wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:14 am Today is devoted to the bike.
Mrs Bob and D-I-L are going for a Spa day.

A track day at Spa sounds like fun.

bobsnicholson wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:49 pm The ride today generally was great............even the rain. Wish i had had my new tyre/s on as psychologically i was thinking teflon.

Worn tyres are fine in wet as long as there is not too much standing water. I will newer worn tyres over older age-hardened tyres with a lot of tread in the wet.

There is always the option of letting some air out. People were wondering how I was going so fast in 50°F (10°F) rain at Blackhawk Farms on the G650 Xmoto - had the tyres inflated to 20/16 psi (1.4/1.1 bar) front/rear.

Speaking of tyre pressures. My BM has always run 2.1b Front 2.4b rear.
When it came out of service last week they are at 2.5b Front 2.9b rear.
Not checked the book or questioned them. When i take the new tyres down to be fitted i will ask................i could just check the book, and i might just.

I would not go so radically low on a RT without working down to it, and really only recommend running low pressures if traction is iffy in the rain, then bringing pressure back up once it dries out.

Are you meant to check the tyre pressures?

I have a button to press and it gives me the pressures..........easy peasy.