April 21st, 2015

I think its fair to say that I've spent a good few moments thinking about how lucky I was last week, which has in itself affected the way I ride, which is when it comes down to it, the point. It was such a massive wake up call and just the realisation of just how quickly (if you excuse the pun) that I could have lost my licence, my job, my hobby, my passion and possibly my friends that has brought everything into crystal clear focus. Really scary.
In prettier news, I made a point of getting to work nice and early, like pre 08:00 early, to enable me to get to Poole Quay early enough to actually spend some time at the Bike Night. I got chatting to a rider and pillion on a stunning matt black 1199s whilst waiting for the gates to open, but was also taken aback by a few of the other bikes already down there. Check out these two.

Unlike last week, today I was actually able to spend some time with my friends. I met up with Steve from Conquest Carbon and again his 1199s was still drawing in reams of admirers. Really, that bike is something truly special. I then spent some time my buddy Lucinda, drinking coffee and having a thoroughly nice chat about life and bikes, and then I finished off the evening chatting with Chris, the local Bikesafe organiser, which is always a nice way to spend some time. 
All in all, a very relaxing, very enjoyable evening, but let me leave you with this quick picture. This was taken at 17:30 this evening, just before the Quay filled up with bikes and the cafe with bikers. And people wonder why I left London.