ODD ONE OUT !

I met up with a few old faces from the CCM Forum the other day and thought i would show them a proper off road bike ( lol) , had to decline their generous offer of a run down the twisties due to the pogo springs on the Triumph ,also they are a bunch of loons

Mad Sunday

Machine control at its best ! this was made to look oh so easy ,hats off to these fellas ..... Quality

Bazzer rides again.

Dennis the menace

Brighton rock`s

A bit of Rock n roll at one end of the seafront and bike stunting at the other , what more could you ask for on a glorious sunny Sunday afternoon

Madeira rock

Brighton burn up 2008

2008 Brighton burn up

2008 Brighton burn up

After a god awful summer the sun has finally shown its face !
So after a quick wash and polish (the bike not me)did i say quick........ 4 hours later to remove last months crud from the constant wet weather and a route planned for the following day. I decided to make a bit of day so i stayed off the motorways and made my way down the A21 and A26 , which was a good decision with very little traffic on the roads,one thing i must do is sort out the primitive suspension back and front ! this caused a few hairy moments with some poorly surfaced sections.Any way here`s some pictures of the day .

Triumph scrambler

After months of weighing up the options of which bike to buy next (KTM 690 SUPERMOTO or TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER)the triumph came out on top,it was the lure of something just a bit different and it certainly attracts attention !I the supermoto bug is still there but that will have to wait for now ,The scrambler has the Triumph off road pipes which sound fantastic ,especially through the tunnels ,being a twin it is very smooth around the 70-80 mph mark,the suspension is something to be desired but hopefully a set of progressive springs will sort that out,anyway I'm pleased with it so far and had a fair bit of rain dodging to do what with our wounder full English summer we are having this year.

london bikers trackday

The pollock ride

A early 8.30am start from Woolwich Ferry heading for charing near Ashford kent ,on board was Gary ,stelios and Lady friend,the plan was to do a tour of the South East seaside towns of our youth ,stopping off at Canterbury briefly then through to manston airport the old world war 2 complex,where we payed a visit to the museam containing A spitfire and Hurrican ,from here on to whitstable ,Margate ,ramsgate ,deal.

A early sunday meetup at the Oakdene Cafe for a run through the picturesque lanes of Kent ,and a stop off in Whitstable for the obligatry portion of chips ,a great day through traffic free roads at our own pace .

My CCMR30

The weather has not been too good this summer so not much to add,so just to keep things ticking along here is a few pictures,one of my CCM R30 and a few more of the Brighton burn up a few of us from the CCM forum managed to ride to.

JAMBOREE AT BRANDS HATCH

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Jolly hockey sticks and lashings of ginger beer ! the Kent & Sussex jolly day out .

Check point Surrey !!!

In between the showers me Alan and Keith managed a run along the usual routes,stopped off for a break at the Kent surrey boarder for passport checks . The CCM needs a few adjustments ,suspension is one ! the rear is too soft and front to hard......... or maybe its a case of too many Dougnuts .

All Change .

Well after a dissapointing summer so far and limited time on the road , there has been a change round of some peoples bikes ! Tonys rather nice looking KTM690 SM and JOHN (AGAIN) on his KTM ADVENTURER ,My CCM has had a few updates ,REMUS race can ,K&N FILTER and a re-jet.

A COSMETIC RE-VAMP

Summers almost here so time for a bit of a spring clean and a tidy up of the bike ,after 2 years of ownership and 3 uk winters a bit of a change was need , fork shrouds removed ,crash bars gone and a new mudguard added ,i think it freshens it up quite nicely and gives it a bit of a lean look compared to the standard bike .

Yamaha xt660x at lydden hill