Green laning around Dorset

[Chojin]

Just a few pics from today - massive thanks to Dom for showing me round the Dorset lanes, to describe it in two words: "I'm hooked".

A few hairy moments, near misses, near crashes, near bungie rope hook/spoke interface but what a corker

If I can be arsed (because I am shattered right now!) i'll do a quick write up of the day a bit later.

[Dom1]

Are your legs as fecked as mine?

'twas a good ride, nearly got bitten by my new found confidence and had my first spill off the DR. 0mph embarrassment that it was.

My offroad kit really does nothing for my figure.

[Carbon_ZX6R]

How you finding the gas gas?

[Chojin]

Are your legs as fecked as mine?

Ohhhhh yes. Although I reckon i'm going to feel it in the morning a lot more!

Your off didn't even count as an off really, you need to actually be moving i'm afraid

Dom - Just out of interest, what is your post ride ritual? As in bike wash, lube and grease...

How you finding the gas gas?

It's cracking off the tarmac, I was most pleased with the way it conducted itself all day... except right at the very end where an electrical gremlin made itself apparent.

[Dom1]

Post ride ritual - what I want to/should do or what I actually do?

Wash off, muc off spray, wash off again, GT85, clean and lube chain.

Must buy a pressure washer.

Today, nothing, no time.

I feel guilty.

[Chojin]

Today, nothing, no time.

I feel guilty.

How can you do that to Doris the DR?!

Believe you me, I was sorely tempted to throw it back in the garage and deal with it "another day" - It took a herculean effort to get my arse up off the (very comfy) sofa and start spraying the muc-off without prejudice.

[Dom1]

I have commitments, what can I say.

[Dom1]

Meant to ask, did you see that deer running along in the field next to the trail just before we met the red land rover?

Was able to keep pace with it but not overtake till it turned away into the field.

[Chojin]

No but I did see the suicidal bunny that tried its level best to wrap itself around your spokes. Forgot to mention that

It must have been one fast deer - you weren't hanging about to say the least!

[Dom1]

It was literally the other side of the hedge.

Plenty of suicidal poultry about to and the odd hare.

[Chojin]

I was probably too busy looking at what my front wheel was doing to notice

On another note - that bloody electrical issue happened twice more in the way home, once after refuelling. And once after pulling over at Rownhams services. I reckon there a dodgy bit of wiring from the ignition somewhere.

[Dom1]

Bugger, hope you get it sorted.