- Written by: Chris Alderton
- Category: Ride Reports
Saturdays are usually full of work and family stuff and rarely anything motorcycle related. This week would be no exception, with an hour or so of work in my workshop, cleaning the swimming pool, then a shopping trip, followed by more work and finally a late lunch. At around 4 pm though it was all done and the GSXR started to call me.
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- Written by: Chris Alderton
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I can't quite believe it has taken me so long to get out on the bike this year, its the 13th of January, I must try harder. It's not for the want of trying though, but family and work often get in the way, thankfully as I don't live in the UK anymore, (17 years in Spain) the weather generally has little to do with it.
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- Written by: Chris Alderton
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It's been a funny old week weather-wise, I've been wearing shorts most of the week as it's been quite warm but then towards the end of the week it started to turn a bit cooler and then the forecast turned to thunder and lightning. It reminded me of being in the UK in 2001, (the second year of GSXR ownership), for most of the short UK riding season the weather was great from Monday to Thursday and then rained until Sunday evening meaning no biking at the weekend. The GSXR only did about 150 miles in the whole year, 100 of those were taking it to be serviced, not good.
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- Written by: Chris Alderton
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Over the course of the year, Spain has quite a few National Fiestas (Bank Holidays) and I tend to forget about them until a couple of days before. Usually, this means I don't have time to organise anything and another bonus biking day goes by without turning a wheel.
This week was no different and I had to be reminded by my lovely wife on Thursday evening that Friday was a fiesta and I should really get out on my bike again.
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- Written by: Chris Alderton
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Sometimes you just need to get out on your bike, it doesn't matter where you are going or how long you will be out, you just need to be out. This is how I felt last Saturday.
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