run to checkout Ants new 1300GS
180 miles
90 miles motorway (to get to Preston BP)
90 miles of fun
Automotive
Fiat Coupe 20VT (to 2004)
Mini Cooper S (to 2006)
Honda CBR600RR (2005 to 2006)
BMW M3 E46 (2006 to 2007)
Ford Kuga 2.0TDCI 4wd 163 (2016)
BMW X5 X40d E70 (June 2016 to Nov 2017)
VW Golf GTI Edition 30 (Nov 2007 to June 2018)
Mercedes Benz A180 Auto (W176) (Nov 2017 to Aug 2020)
VW Golf GTI Edition 35 (June 2018 on)
VW Tiguan Mk2 2.0 TDI 150 DSG RLine (Aug 2020 on)
BMW S1000R SPORT (Oct 2021 on)
From AliExpress theyve been sitting in a box for 3 years!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002782099782.html
I bought them for £89 they are now £14.60 !
Ive always held off fitting them for fear of breaking something.
But this week I needed the box they were in and my front bumper is now having lacquer delamination so thought why not!
Lets try and fit them without removing the bumper.....
(the internet says you can)
I broke the original grilles getting them off, but fitted the new ones easily.
Good quality to be fair.
They are gloss black and ABS (not plastic like the originals) so pretty brittle.
Ideally you want something in the middle grille to be gloss as well,
out via the A50 , across Cat N Fiddle then through to Matlock Bath
stopping for bacon/sauage bap and latte at The Riverside Kiosk (always open early)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dT6HXkhuhBj3BnzBA
dry at home
wet on the way up CatNFiddle then low level fog!
197 miles.
Full thermal inners on my textiles as well as a thermal vest!
Started off on the dark and limited my speed to keep the wind chill down
Up to Preston way to meet Antony then up round some of the Lakes
Usual stop for breakfast at the Cafe at Hawkshead (The Osprey / Fishing centre) on Esthwaite Water
what an incredible breakfast pannini (Sausage Bacon and Black Pudding)
Inside and with a real fire to warm the frozen hands
Way colder than expected down to -0.5 at one point!
Still a fantastic winter run
with a new MOT I can least ride the bike now,
small gap in weather meant a quick trip to see out 2023
https://jsaccessories.co.uk/stores/northwich
47 miles roundtrip, felt chilly although it was still 8degC
lots of nice bikes (many 23 plate ones) out
UK requires yearly MOT test
large number plate goes back on
Princess Street Motors
12,427 miles 25/11/22
16,604 miles 21/12/23
thats 4177 miles (of which 1500 was the NC500 trip link)
for comparison
link to last years https://johnoldfield.blogspot.com/2022/09/draft-year-of-motorcycling-in-review.html
I did 3174 miles in 2021-2022