I feel I should apologise to every biker in the UK. In my last blog post I talked about how the cold weather was in the past and that we were on the brink of the new season. How wrong was I? Arctic Siberian winds are due to bring snow and freezing conditions to the UK this week and it's all my fault. I'm genuinely sorry. Please forgive me!
Before news of the cold weather came to light, I was able to take a somewhat rare ride out on a Saturday. Carolina was at work and I had the day free to explore, so explore I did. After a nice ride out into Wiltshire and back into Dorset, I found myself outside Bournemouth Kawasaki, the home of the BSB JG Speedfit Kawasaki team. Well renowned in the local area, the dealership had a lovely array of bikes, including one of James Hillier's Lightweight TT machines and an ex Chris Walker BSB ZX7-R racer. Also pretty cool having a H2, just casually parked by the door.
Riding on Saturday is a bit of a strange one for me, mainly as I've always seemed to get a lot of my riding done just commuting to work. Whenever possible, its the long way which invariably takes shape, which may explain my feelings towards weekend riding. It's not that I'm averse to it, on the contrary in fact. I just seem to have other responsibilities at the weekend. Strangely, riding at the weekend seems to be a matter of timing. Getting up early and logging three hours of riding in before the shops open has, in the past, proven to be the way forward for me as riding later on can be a frustrating and dangerous affair. But, as with everything in life, it's finding the right balance.
Riding on Saturday is a bit of a strange one for me, mainly as I've always seemed to get a lot of my riding done just commuting to work. Whenever possible, its the long way which invariably takes shape, which may explain my feelings towards weekend riding. It's not that I'm averse to it, on the contrary in fact. I just seem to have other responsibilities at the weekend. Strangely, riding at the weekend seems to be a matter of timing. Getting up early and logging three hours of riding in before the shops open has, in the past, proven to be the way forward for me as riding later on can be a frustrating and dangerous affair. But, as with everything in life, it's finding the right balance.
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