It looks like finally the long winter of 2012/2013 has been pushed to one side and the summer of 2013 is ready to make its presence know. Last Friday I met up with a few guys from the Ducati Forum down at the Ace Cafe for my first bike night of the year. On a 'normal' Friday I'm either making my way to Birmingham or waiting for Sarah to come down to London so I don't really get much chance to taste the flavours that the Ace Bike night presents. It was still fairly chilly and was therefore more of a subdued affair. There were still a few riders showing off on the road outside the cafe, which is to be expected, but once the sun went down and the temperature dropped it calmed down further as people made their way home early. I did manage to drop me keys, which were thankfully returned to me fairly quickly. Goes to show it really helps to have a Ducati keyring on the keys.
Sarah and I drove down to the South Coast on Sunday afternoon/evening to spend a week away together. I took advantage and promised to buy Sarah some fish and chips if we went down to Poole bike night down at the Quay. The weather was damp and grey, but there were still around twenty bikes down there ranging from a Z1 to a nice Panigale. Again, at the height of the season, the place is utterly rammed, but the weather put pay to any serious numbers. I'll be making a point of doing a run down from London a few times this year as I feel that the last few years I've hardly been. Oh and the food was almost as lovely as the company.
I'll be back on the bike on Monday just in time for a trip to Snetteron for my first trackday of the year on Tuesday. I'll be taking my Drift HD ghost camera and I plan on getting some footage to post up on the site. I'm sure it won't be as polished as I would like it, but I know it will improve in time.
The temperature is due to peak at around 18 degrees on Sunday and I hope that Tuesday is warmish and dry. I hate trundling around a cold wet track. Cross fingers
Sarah and I drove down to the South Coast on Sunday afternoon/evening to spend a week away together. I took advantage and promised to buy Sarah some fish and chips if we went down to Poole bike night down at the Quay. The weather was damp and grey, but there were still around twenty bikes down there ranging from a Z1 to a nice Panigale. Again, at the height of the season, the place is utterly rammed, but the weather put pay to any serious numbers. I'll be making a point of doing a run down from London a few times this year as I feel that the last few years I've hardly been. Oh and the food was almost as lovely as the company.
I'll be back on the bike on Monday just in time for a trip to Snetteron for my first trackday of the year on Tuesday. I'll be taking my Drift HD ghost camera and I plan on getting some footage to post up on the site. I'm sure it won't be as polished as I would like it, but I know it will improve in time.
The temperature is due to peak at around 18 degrees on Sunday and I hope that Tuesday is warmish and dry. I hate trundling around a cold wet track. Cross fingers
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