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Originally Posted by Palf70Step
Looks like it was a good (cool, but good) day Rian.
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Good times with friends are always great.
So the slow trip continued homeward.
At one point we were stationary for at least 30 minutes, while presumably the roads were being cleared.
I did see a very cool snowman someone had built, no more that 18" tall.
Seven hours after picking me up at 07.00 we crossed the Dartford bridge.....
And Craig dropped me off where I had left my car, parking thanks to @mercdan.
From there I headed home, getting in in time to get Mickey next door to help me load the 1200GS onto my trailer.
He has a tow hitch on his car and was going to help me get the bike to Bromley 35 miles away for the leaking fuel injection system to be fixed and also for a service to be carried out.
Amazing how cold it gets with a breeze thrown into the mix.
Bike loaded.
Monday I had taken the day off work.
So we left here by 07.00 to take the bike up.
It was freezing and by the time we made it to Bromley area it started to snow.
iAds were rubbish too, congested by 07.15
What has happened to our world?
Mickey smokes in his car, so when he does, the window is down a couple of inches.
Before we got to the bike shop, he dropped his window all the way down.....
OOOOOOPPPPSSS....!!!'
Window refused to go up again.
And when we got to the bike shop, the boot or trunk of his 2004 Ford Focus also refused to open, necessitating me to drop the rear seat to get the bike ramp out.
This also meant that we had to try stick some clear plastic to the aperture in the freezing cold, with rain and sleet merrily dropping around us.
Less fun than it sounds.
The drive home was chilly, and to top it all, the cafe where I had promised him a hot breakfast..... was shut, so we just god some hot Cornish pasties and went home.
The bike is still in the shop to get a major service for 24k miles and the repairs to the injection system will be a fight for another day, as it is a recall job.
Not bad that it can still be done on a 2006 model bike
(That's if the dealers agree to do it for me)