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It is a lovely track, but for spectators it is hard to beat Mallory Park. Super short wee track, but with amazing views for watching. I mean, at the bottom hairpin into the bus-stop you can just about feel the wind displacement from the bikes as they are so close. Here's a couple more Cadwell photos for you then....

Please keep us informed as to how you get on with the new bike. And Amsterdam is great fun on a motorcycle, I had such a great race around the centre for 15 minutes with a motorcycle courier a couple of years ago.

Don't go spending silly money on one.... Premium Quality Genuine Half Sheepskin - Seat Pad Genuine small sheepskin piece perfect as a seat pad or pet bed, Quality... (Around £25)

Bike by a watermill (Gatehouse of Fleet, the Mill on the Fleet) , and I found a fantastic wee road back to my place from there, properly awesome. And for the next Photo Requirement.... Your bike by a steam train......

Get a wee sheepskin pad, throw it on when you are going more than a few miles. Cheap and super effective. I did 300 miles the other day with zero numb buttox.

Wild. I worked in Hemel Hempstead for years, and lived in Watford, and then Aylesbury. The roads around Aylesbury-Dunstable and the likes are great fun on a bike.

Definitely get a wee sheepskin, they are great. I also use it as a pillow, with a shirt wrapped inside it. You would never notice it was there from a riding position perspective, but the comfort level goes through the roof. (I am not on commission )

I've had that old sheepskin for about 10 years, and it is brilliant for multiple reasons. 1. I had zero numb bum on the entire ride there and back. 2. It is comfy to put on the ground when sitting around camping. 3. It keeps your backside cool in the heat and warm in the cold. Definitely not off of a £450000 sheep, can't remember what I paid for it, it wasn't much.

Here's to your new bike. Enjoy every minute on it, and I hope it is exactly what suits your riding best.

Greetings Earthlings. The weather report for my region was the usual boring and cool for the past few days, so I decided to make good use of the Tracer and head south to the SUNSHINE! Cadwell Park, motorcycle racing. Oooooh, yes indeed, that will do me. Packed the bike up and headed off, almot 300 miles each way, mostly high speed motorway and dual carriageway , so 70-90 mph constantly. My oh my, the Tracer eats long boring stretches of road with ease. Anyway, arrived at the campsite Saturday evening, around 7 pm, just before dark. Got the tent sorted out (takes about 2 minutes) and got the coffee on the go. Sunday, race day. Lots of classes to watch, from 1000's to 300's, and there was a ladies race, with all sorts of machinery, even a supermoto (who was riding the wheels off of it!) Really enjoyed the place, first time I've been to Cadwell Park, and the mountain is insane, watching them fly off the top of it, both wheels off the ground, great stuff. Best race of the day was definitely the ladies charity race, there are several 15 year old girls that I help out a wee bit, and they had a brilliant scrap all throught the race, never more than a couple of bike lengths between them. Then spent the rest of the days riding around the area, and reading and sunbathing, 2 days of sunburn! 26c there and 17c at home, ha ha ha!

Excellent, just what I needed , potentially spending more money

Hurray. Glad you got it sorted.

@HGP61 It always makes me smile when I see you posting photos of your bike, it's like looking at mine, but cleaner.

Aye, apparently farmers here really really like their sheep. I was sure it was in America as well. Oh, the ignominy. More to the point, how did my nephew know about the price of a record breaking sheep, he needs to get a life !

I've never given a thought to having a slipper clutch , anyway I like that wierd chuffing, 40 cigarettes a day wheezy whiny bizarre metal dryish sounding sound, cos I know I am about to have some right great fun. Like I said, it's character, I mean imagine it was just boring sounding like all those overhealthy sounding motorcycles. That is rough with the dog, it's horrible when a member of the family gets that unwell.

Brilliant bit of the country to ride around. Great photos , the kind that make you want to grab the keys and go for a run.

Thanks I was about to post almost word for word. Then I thought, hang on, maybe mine is the one with the problem It shuts off early for me, then I do the same light squeeeeeez ever so gently till I see a wee drop of petrol just come over the one of the front 3 holes. (Hoping not to have a sudden hand spasm and ending up with a face full of petrol)

You're worried about after wash finishes? My last bike was washed twice in over 10 years. It felt so bad to get it dirty again, that I just left it. After a year or 2 the dirt sort of doesn't show anymore.

Apparently the sheep is a Texel. One recently sold for $450,000 (I kid you not) my nephew just told me.

Excellent. Enjoy every mile, ignore any noise , they all do that

I had a wee session in the local co-op car park after my ride yesterday, working on u-turns. But there were still a few folk wandering around. I might nip into the local police station and ask them if they know anywhere I can use without getting into bother (stupid cameras and nosey people spoil everything around here, its so rural)

They are, but my brain kicks in after I get over a certain amount and says 'nope, not happening, abort abort abort' I am looking for somewhere decent to practice , so I can ignore myself and just do what the bike can easily cope with.

Record it, and stick it online for folks to hear.

I know, right hahahaha, I love mine, it's personality, not like those boring Hondas

It's your bike, and none of us have heard the noise. If it was mine, I'd be riding it though. Take it easy, warm it up properly, then try to focus on the ride, rather than any noise. If I open my visor when riding mine it sounds wierd as anything, whistling, whining, rattling etc. Last week I thought the camchain or valves were busted, as at around 5000 revs there was this horrific clattering noise. (It was the right hand side panel which had magically come loose at the bottom and was hammering off the crash bar But only YOU can decide if you want to ride it or not.