sunny

The weather was so summery today it probably was summer.

I headed up towards Stirling and then over to Callender to meet up with another two riders club members who were on a run through from the east.

It was the first real ride I've had on the bike and the new seat and riding set up took a bit of getting used to. Theres almost no padding at all on the seat but hopefully it will break into the shape of my bum over time and will become easier to settle down for longer distances.

The hardest thing was riding with no speedo. Not only do I have no idea if I'm breaking the limit, I hadn't a clue how many miles I had gone. At least I have a half decent reserve on the fuel cock.

I had no idea how difficult it is to try to judge speed. I can tell if I'm going really slow as the bike starts to wobble! I also know if I'm going really fast as other vehicles get tiny very quickly in the wing mirror.

Apart from that I'll just have to go along with the flow.