November End of Month Ride

Our November end of month ride proved to be an interesting smorgasbord of activities as we made our way around the tried and true Stanway loop. Bruce S brought along his RG500 for a spin, with Bruce A on his trusty BMW 650, Rich on his DL650, yours truly on my XJ 750. Also along for the first time was Warren on his Yamaha XJ900. Great to have another XJ on the scene. As can be seen from the photos, Warrens bike is in great order and it is certainly another great advertisement for the durability of these underrated bikes. 

After a pleasant ride through the countryside we arrived at our usual stop; Stanway Hall. After a great natter about all sorts of important things (like bikes), we were soon on our way to the most important stop, Vivs Kitchen at Sanson. It was very busy as usual with umpteen cream horns still leaving the cabinets at a rate that would bring a smile to a dairy farmer. Some of us decided to add to the count and after another great natter some of us thought a trip to Manfeild to see how some of the crew were going at a Track Day sponsored by Honda .

We caught up with Dion, Kim and Jamie who were having a great time out on the track. Whilst there usual bikes were getting a workout the lads had also brought along their latest purchase, an Aprilia 125. It certainly looked the part sitting on the trailer. Phil was also out seeing how fast his new Honda CBR 1000 R would go, and judging by the his onboard video, rather fast! It is also interesting to note Dion and Kim joining in on the action in the video as well. 

After looking at his tyres peeling/melting, Phil decided it was time to go home and not tempt fate. After all he had only had his bike for a month. Rich and I decided it was home time as well. However there was one more stop on the way home.

Parked on South Street was a Ford GT40 not a kit car! Rich managed to push some interesting buttons with said owner who maintained it wasn't and hence the price. He certainly spun a few yarns with trips to the dairy to pick up milk and bread a great little tale. We left him talking to variety of people who had stopped and wished him all the best for a sale. 

Another great Sunday wandering around the countryside and spending some time chatting with fellow petrol heads and looking forward to more of the same in the future