Well, for one, it shaved another 5 minutes off my 25 mile commute, mainly because of watching how some of you peeps corner 
And what naughty boys/girls were you watching ?
Should follow me for a bit i will help you save about 30 mins off your commute
and half a tank of fuel
Hehe… PJ and his amazing time-travelling Ducati - now I know how you guys managed to arrive in Brighton before you left Box 
Ha - as soon I’d been cornerman, I was watching everyone - it’s hard to get back to the front on a 125
I thought you were very ‘progressive’ actually, Stevie! That 125 really shifts…
But then I do ride like a granny. :laugh:
Yep, he seemed to be doing alright… 
The low-end torque on that thing is amazing all the way up to 50mph - then it depends if you’re going up or downhill :hehe:
It did fine getting up and round those corners at Devils Dyke
My experience of the rideout was quite profound, actually.
I’ve been riding (every day) since late July last year, but this is the first time I think I properly ‘bonded’ with my bike.
I found that by the end of the day I was a lot smoother than I had been - using the brakes a lot less, and planning more for corners. That meant I could take them faster than before without tensing up - I had a read of Motorcycle Roadcraft (and the excellent cornering article here on LB) the day before too, which helped me no end with my lines.
This morning when I was on my way to work, I found myself leaning the bike over more, and generally being more relaxed on the machine. The upshot was that my filtering was a lot tidier and my riding generally more progressive and smooth on the bits with less traffic.
It also did a good job of swerving round Franko at that set of lights when I it’s owner was looking off into the distance instead of watching what was going on right in front of him :D:D:D
:hehe: That’s your strong right hand. :w00t:
What you saying??? ;):P:D
Obviously your cake eating hand
Hehe… are you still sore about missing out on cake??? :hehe:It was lovely too - fruit cake
It introduced me to lots of new faces, and re-introduced me to a few I’ve met before. It’s highly likely I won’t remember who you are so if you see me around, I apologise if I don’t say hello, I’ve probably forgotten. (I’ve forgotten lots of things recently - where my bleedin’ phone is for one.)
I was also reminded what my mirrors are for. Essential when riding fairly closely to others.
I remembered what a good pillion my small passenger is.
It showed me what a good bunch of people bikers are, generally.
Its ok, I made up for it at Boxhill and treated myself to a cup of hot choc and a slice of cake … well i mean it just aint a proper rideout if you aint had cake
Was good to finally meet you Jen, next time we will hopefully get to chat properly
I’m glad you guys got summin out of the run! It certainly helps to ride in a group, as I found out when I started riding back in 2006.
If anyone wants to go out for another tootle about to keep the practice up then I’m up for a jolly!