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Not going to get in the habit of posts like this, but having had my first real blast out in the sun I've come home buzzing! Have had a few recreational rides, but today was by far the most fun - lovely weather, lots of other people out and about, and explored some great roads.


Bad things I've discovered/experienced​ for the first time are flies on the visor, and being slightly too hot in my jacket.


Good things I've discovered/experienced are:

The A616 from Ollerton to Newark;

The roads south of Newark between the A1 and A46;

Joining up with other random bikers for a few miles;

I'm definitely better at cornering than I used to be;

Apparently I'm more confident cornering​ to the left;

The front wheel going a little light when overtaking;

My "boring” CBF600SA is still quicker than a Golf R32 (albeit probably wouldn't be if it got twisty).


Having met the wife and a friend at Rufford Country Park for lunch, I then took the following scenic route home, and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

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Now all I need is some friends to go out with!

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Guys, guys, GUYS! Have you heard about Derbyshire? It's amazing! Lots of 50mph limits, but the roads are twisty enough and I'm new enough that that's fine for me.


Had a 35 mile journey to get to this evening's destination from work, so with some careful planning I managed to make it into a 65 mile trip, and picked up all 4 remaining pubs from the challenge! :mrgreen:

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Guys, guys, GUYS! Have you heard about Derbyshire?

 


Pffttt


I live in Yorkshire its not called gods country for nothing :lol:








....there is some cracking roads in Derbyshire too :)


I must say though I do prefer some parts of Wales :shock:

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Guys, guys, GUYS! Have you heard about Derbyshire?

 


Pffttt


I live in Yorkshire its not called gods country for nothing :lol:








....there is some cracking roads in Derbyshire too :)


I must say though I do prefer some parts of Wales :shock:

 


Yeah but the peaks has the best roads in the country :D.


Looks like you took parts of last years rally rideout there. Some really good roads in that area :).



Edit: I'm lying I think we just went through bakewell and you went the other side.

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So you'll be coming to the rally then, Lateralus? ....... :wink:

I am now, following some judicious negotiations regarding intentions for my wife's birthday weekend! :mrgreen:

 


I best pick some good roads for the ride out then :lol:

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Because it doesn't really exist?

 


See thats just typical of someone who lives in an area with shit roads


They don't want to admit Yorkshire exists and is awesome :lol:

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Because it doesn't really exist?

 

See thats just typical of someone who lives in an area with shit roads


They don't want to admit Yorkshire exists and is awesome :lol:

This is the very first time I've been insulted for the quality of my regional transport infrastructure :lol:

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No such place as Humberside anymore :wink:


Although someone needs to tell Humberside police that :roll:

 

Shit.....WTF is going on back there?


I remember spending some time in Goole as well as Hull......so where is that now?

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No such place as Humberside anymore :wink:


Although someone needs to tell Humberside police that :roll:

 

Shit.....WTF is going on back there?


I remember spending some time in Goole as well as Hull......so where is that now?

 


humberside went in 1996 :lol:


Goole is east riding of yorkshire .......to be fair I wish it didnt exist its a shit hole :lol:

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Goole is east riding of yorkshire .......to be fair I wish it didnt exist its a shit hole :lol:

To be fair, we all feel that way about Hull, Humberside and Yorkshire in general.

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Why do they feel the need to preface what they say with "I'm a straight talking Yorkshireman"?


And then when you give it to them straight they can't f**king take it!

Maybe they are intimidated by you? They see you coming at them, all hard, wanting to give it to them - must be a frightening sight.

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