St
Georges Day 2015
It
is a nice sunny day. It is a ROG's Run day and my first run with them
on the Buell for ages. This is an annual event for the Wey Valley
Bike Club as more than 20 bikes head off for a weekend of riding in
Cornwall this year. The start is at the Hog's Back Cafe on the A303
at 09:30. I only join in the run so far only there for the ride out
and stay up to coffee break which is at Fordingbridge. Some fellas
are dressed as Knights and a few ladies join in with period costume
and capes. Bikes are adorned with flags. It is a great run to
Fordingbridge on some very good biking roads. I did see a green
Velocette Valiant going the other way, obviously out for a ride in
the sunshine.
Sammy
Millers is about 20 miles away so I head over there to hand over some
fliers and collect some from them. I take a few pictures and then
head on home. The journey back is 90 miles and get home just before
3pm. If I had stayed until the lunch time stop I would not have got
home before seven in the evening. A long day. For my first real
outing of the year it was some 211 miles.
The
week, so far, was very busy with clearing the tea room for decoration
and refurbishment. The team cleared the room completely Monday
evening and bright and early we started on painting the walls. Gloss
would have to wait a day or two until after the new floor is laid. As
with all things, it does not always work to a plan. The floor people
are able to come in early on the Tuesday morning delaying the much
needed coats of paint. The old floor comes up as we work around them
to get paint on walls. The first coat is done by early afternoon but
the colour is wrong. An executive decision is made and more paint is
bought. A good job too as the first 5 litres only covers once and we
need more paint anyway. The floor gets sealed with green stuff and we have to wait
about an hour for it to dry off before continuing painting. It all
gets finished by seven in the evening. The floor is to be completed
over the next few days and should be ready for visitors on Saturday.
I
have an MOT coming up on the Velocette LE and need to do some work on
the front brake as it feels a little spongey. It just needed a good
clean out and with a few minor adjustments there is a major
improvement. I used it on Saturday morning to go to Hayes and meet up
with a guy in the high street who used to ride LEs but sadly is no
longer able to ride anything now. He promises to come to the Museum.
This
Monday I see the new floor laid. A chequer of black and white against
the grey walls. Good progress for the new facility, the Derek Minter
cafe opening soon. The hard work so far is paying off but we still
have the gloss to do before the next stage.
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