Lazy Sunday?
The first really nice day of this year since I got the bike on the road came this Saturday. Unfortunately just at the time the brakes and discs needed replacing on the wifes Zaffira. What to do? Ride the Z750 in the nice weather and leave the brakes for another day, not really an option safety wise so I spent Saturday fitting pads and discs to the Vauxhall. Nasty job.
Sunday dawned and the weather looked great once again, so I made the executive decision to take the Kawasaki out for a quick ride. The board of governors (well her indoors) agreed, so I dragged the lump of Japanese metal out onto the road. While I was sitting on it ready to start it, our friendly hairdresser and biker gal Emma pulled up in her car and suggested a ride out to a cafe up the A5 with a bike meet going on.
So I waited while Emma and her hubby got their bikes ready when they returned, a swift kick saw the Kawasaki spring into life, and we all set off together for Towcester. Before too long the Yamaha and Emma felt the need for speed, and her hubby Simon on his GSX-r followed as they began overtaking slower cars. I sat back on the old Kawasaki happy to enjoy the scenery until we all met up again at the cafe.
I arrived to see them waving me over to them, and parked up to view the other bikes. An old Brough Superior sat next to a new Yam, and next to that a Norton and so on. All era’s and many makes from all parts of the world all sat together in the car park, while the owners talked about each others and their own machines. And the sun shone.
We decided it was time to return, Simon and Emma had decided to take a longer route back and give their bikes a bit of welly on the dual carriageways. I had little petrol and no money so I bid them adieu and went back along the A5 for a quiet and uneventful run, steady and admiring the views and enjoying the warm spring breeze on my legs.
Soon I was back in MK, the Kawasaki had purred all the way back and given me another 20 miles of relaxing ride. This is what Spring was made for right?