Well less than a month out from summer, finally the rain seems to have stopped, and the sun actually came out! (so much for Global Warming....) I made myself a delightful breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon on toast with baked beans and tomatoes. After a couple of hours I couldn't wait any longer to drive over to my storage garage and decide which bike to take today.
K0 Saturday 5 Nov 2022 by
Terry Prendergast, on Flickr
Considering my possible brush with the law last weekend I decided against the Triumph Rocket III, (it takes a much more concerted effort to do those sorts of speeds on a CB750 than it does on a Rocket III) plus, being a bit warmer than last weekend I didn't need to have a big windscreen or a leg warmer, so I pulled the K0 out and fired it up.
Instead of wearing my Nolan helmet I work the French Shark, and was immediately impressed with how quiet it is compared to the Nolan. Last time I wore it the strap was flapping around and the noise pissed me off, but I'd noticed that there's a little press stud on the end of the strap that pushes into a female piece behind the buckle, so I snapped it in and had no problems with it.
I took a different route from last weekend, the first part being the reverse of last Saturday's ride, something I haven't done in years and I was surprised at how much more I saw just coming from the opposite direction. I stopped in Kilmore for fuel, (and was once again was surprised to see that fuel in a country town was 30 cents cheaper per litre than in the city) then rode on to Broadford, to the bakery. The lady there has taken a shine to me, and told me to sit down and brought me a slice of quiche with some salad, which was delicious, even though I probably didn't need a big (for me) lunch after my big breakfast.
K0 Saturday 5 Nov 2022 1 by
Terry Prendergast, on Flickr
As I was riding out of town I saw these old buildings, so stopped for a pic. It seems that wherever I go at the moment there's a lot of long grass around public buildings, but I guess that's a result of all the unseasonal rain that we've been getting lately. Also it's very green, usually by late spring it's starting to get very dry, but everything is green and lush (like what the wife calls me...) right now.
K0 Saturday 5 Nov 2022 3 by
Terry Prendergast, on Flickr
I took a different, quieter route home which was really pleasant, most of the cars were using the freeway because I guess they were in a hurry to get to wherever they were going, whereas I was in no particular hurry to go anywhere. The sun was shining, the birds were probably singing (the Shark helmet was really helping reduce wind noise, but not to the point where I could hear the birds singing, if indeed they were) and I was enjoying my day.
I rounded a bend and saw another brown snake slithering in the middle of the road. I rarely see two snakes on two rides, so I'm wondering if we're going to have a bumper crop of snakes this year? Anyway, I rode around him and kept going. I arrived back at the storage place around 3.30, and parked the bike. I know tomorrows going to be another nice day, and am thinking about ride #33, but I feel like I need to do some spannering, and my Honda CBR900RR needs some love, I started playing with it some months ago and kind of forgot about it until I got home today and walked past it where it's been slumbering under a cover since then. I think it's time I get it running and take it for a ride.
Terry's Fireblade by
Terry Prendergast, on Flickr
