Author Archives: chris

Catch Up

The last post was basically to check that A) I still knew what a keyboard was for and, B) That I still had access to this blog. Apparently OK on both counts! So – After just about 9 months, my … Continue reading

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Back Again

As you will see, cross posted from Blogger! “Here I am again after an unconscionably long time away. Some of that can be put down to recovering from my last accident, but laziness too has a part to play! That … Continue reading

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Accident Prone – or just stupid?

I guess I am just accident prone, or perhaps merely a crap rider. Which ever it is, my rally in Wales came to an abrupt end when I had one of the biggest crashes I can recall. The accident occurred … Continue reading

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GPS stuff and preparations for the Autumn Equinox Rally

It’s a whole year since i went to Wales with the ADVrider.com folk for their Autumn Equinox Rally. I made some good friends there and have enjoyed riding with them since, especially in Italy this year. I am going to … Continue reading

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Another "incident"

Out with the TRF again and the TTR was performing brilliantly – so well in fact that my riding was definitely entering the exuberant category. Unfortunately, I chose the moment to be particularly exuberant as I skidded round a bend … Continue reading

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Ride to Folkestone

I joined my Knobblies chums for a ride down to Folkestone. we had good weather and travelled some nice roads on the way I took the F800 which ran sweetly and the TKC80s are still in reasonable condition after the … Continue reading

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Ride with Kent TRF

I went out for my first ride with the Kent TRF guys today. I took the TTR250 and had a great ride that covered 140 miles. The work that Perry Leask did on the bike proved its worth. The front … Continue reading

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Green Lane recce

I went out to do a bit of exploration of local lanes marked on the OS map as Byways. I didn’t have a guide to what might have Traffic Restriction Orders (TROs) applied to them, so it was a case … Continue reading

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Suspension work

The TTR has been with Perry Leask at HM Racing for the last couple of days. Earlier rides had shown the front end to be a nightmare – bouncing all over the place so much so that I wondered if … Continue reading

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