Saturday 13th
April 2013
This week I made
the effort to get out to Wycombe MAG, not only to hand out more £1 off Monday fliers
but to keep contact with the guys there. This group is very active and their
attitude and friendliness suits me and Gita. There are more women in that club!
Gita has a cold so I head out on my own. It is damp and cold with a few spots
of rain to add to experience. I have a great time and get to know another guy
from West London Harleys who meet up each Wednesday at the Angel Hayes End. Another
place to visit. I get home late and feel that my cold is returning and I am
losing my voice. Wednesday we are out to the Black Horse pub at Greenford not
to see the AJS and Matchless Club this time but for the live music. My Friday
is disrupted, I have plans for DIY, a small walnut stained bookcase for the
kitchen, when I get a call from John Braddick editor of the Wey Valley bike
club magazine “Intercom” asking if I had any photos of me, my bike and Warrs HD
at Mottingham for my article “Not a ROG’s run” where my day changes from a
riding disaster to a successful warranty plea! My thanks to Sean for all him
help in this. A couple of days earlier I had received an e-mail inviting me to
meet the Chapter on Saturday lunch time with “Dogs for the Hogs” So what better to do with a grey Saturday
than to pay them a visit and get some photos at the same time. I am a bit slow
on getting going this Saturday morning after completing the bookcase rubbing
down and varnishing, I head off to Mottingham. I get there just after 1pm have
a chat with a few people and leave a large wad of fliers as the Chapter is
doing the Meridian run to Greenwich tomorrow.
I talk too much and miss the “Dogs”.
Just before I leave I meet a young lady at the service counter. She has passed
her test just a week ago and now has a Sportster. I take the opportunity to tell her about doing
an advanced riding course and she is keen to improve her skills. I give her a
Wey Valley flier more to enlighten than anything else. I have one of the sales
staff take a photo of me and my bike just before I leave.
I need some fuel for
the Buell. I had done 30.3 miles on reserve and there was not much left in the
tank. I fill up at the BP station just across the road from Warrs. 15.62L still
about another 10 miles of riding left in the tank. It is spitting with rain and before I get to
the M25 I put my waterproof oversuit on as the rain is coming down harder. The
trip home is through heavy rain and the M25 is a fog of spray. I make it home
safely with only my gloves a little soggy. I have heated handlebar grips and
these have kept my fingers warm and mostly dry. I have covered 132 miles on
this outing and have the required photos for the article.
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