Wales

Just arrived in Wales, the Rebublic of Anglesea in fact! Nice scenery on the way but terrible traffic and why do they have to have the road signs in Welsh, so confusing, more so than in the rest of Europe, the last time I found it as hard to pronounce words on signs was in North Africa! Good weather today so I think I may have been lucky to see it at its best. Apologies to my Welsh friends but I'm saying it as it is!

York.

In York for the AGM of the Norton owners club. Of course no visit would be complete without a visit to betty's tea rooms. The biggest surprise and disapointment was the amount of public drunkenness and general bad behaviour going on. It seems that its the choice amongst retards for stag and hen parties. A good weekend though despite that.

Interesting

Today I was at Carlisle airport to do a survey, the Dutch army were there training with a load of helicopters, looking at those Chinooks at rest it makes you wonder how they fly! The rotor blades look ready to break off sitting still, I wonder what they'd look like being filmed with a high speed camera and slowed down, I don't think it would instill confidence anyway. Impressive Vulcan bomber guarding the entrance also.

Bugger.

So there I was just checking over some thinks on the mk3 commando to get it ready for Fiona for the summer, just about to pop the barrels on, thought i'd just have another check of the cam when this obvious problem jumped out at me. If you look carefully there is a lip on the cam, its through the case hardening so if I hadn't noticed it would have lasted maybe another 1000 miles before it was totally shot. Thats another engine strip and build job then. A complete pain in the arse, looking on the bright side its saved me some money in the future.

Great day great run and great company.

So despite the forecast of cold weather we were blessed with a perfect day to meet up at Killin
. Four Nortons a Ducati and lucky Jim in his car after writing off his bike earlier this week. The sun was out the roads dry and the crack good. Here's hoping its the first of many this year.

Norton meeting this Sunday

Just thought I'd post the info on the Tay Valley Norton Club's first ride out / meet of 2011 on Sunday. Meeting at the Killin hotel around 12.30PM for a general blether about bikes, all invited, but of course Nortons preferred, no separate car park for non Nortons this time :-)
Be there or be square! (and talked about)

Rockingham speedway

Today i'm at rockingham speedway circuit, working of course. Nice place, there's a team testing for the british touring cars championship which is why i'm here. Nice day and warm. One of the guys spun his own ferrari earlier but I didn't manage to get a photo of him being a twat. Very warm here today and about time as well..