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Had a nice ride into work this morning, nice and crisp with only a few villeges stuck in fog but was very nice to hit a warm thermal or two. I just really need to get a bit more confident in corners, nt after speed just don't want to be dreading seeing water mid corner and think that im coming off :biglaugha:

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Same cycle ride today, armed with new batteries in the camera.

so after the aqueduct in Marple there follows a series of locks in quick sucession...16 of them altogether, thats quite a difference in water levels doncha think?

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and soon the hills of the Derbyshire peak district come into view

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swing bridge in action

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more hills as seen from the canal near New Mills

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and then onto New Mills town and a view of 'the torrs'...spot the archimedes screw electric generator

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and the millenium bridge over the river Goyt (April 2000)

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with New Mills behind, It's off on the sett valley trail 9ex railway) towards Hayfield

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and time to climb some hills, 'Lantern Pike', It's quite a slog

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nice view from the summit

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I'll sleep tonight

Hey lallasro, It's all within about a 20 mile radius of where I live in Glossop

Hyde...canal to Marple

Marple...canal to New Mills

New Mills...trail to Hayfield

Hayfield...bridleway and fields to Glossop

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thanks airhead, looks like is in another country here :))))))) I will give this area a go at first free and sunny day :)

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Managed to get to BP and back before cutting the lawn, hedges and repairing the fence. Then got out to the fun fair with the family. Fingers crossed for more dry sunny days to come!

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Forecasts to be pissing all week up here, :shakeno: ,, and its the Blackpool rally [ K.Triples C] this weekend coming ,,. doubt i will be riding down,,

Was out on the DT250 at weekend 60mls , am getting used to it ,, lot softer than the TS250 .. :yeah:

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So far due to work and the wife letting me out to pay i've managed to clock up a good 185 miles on Betty so far no where near good enough. I managed to get out on her yesterday to meet up with a good mate of mine who has an old Kwak 750 chopper which we managed to have a little ride out on till he had to bugger off to do some more CBT's

Next time im out i'll try and grab some piccies, off down the Weymouth bike night in July if anyone else fancies a meet?

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I reckon if I spend a couple of hours sorting out a fallen plum tree in the garden, then cut the lawn and offer the wife a massage I'll be allowed out to play under this sky today!!!

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well I havnt been out on my bike in about 2 weeks full tank of juice just sat there waiting...hoping thursday night will be nice so I can get down to the raven after work (with any luck)

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Just got back from a day at haynes motor museum where they had a big display of bike road safety and giving out small free advanced riding lessons on a paddock. Looks like my little girl will be getting a bike soon too haha

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And my mate Doc

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And the wife

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Well as we all knew Saturday night a bunch of poofs where running about after a football claiming to be worth millions of pounds and needing magic water to fix a broken leg with the end result being one poxy goal (insert sarcastic clap)

So me and the boys got the bikes out and buggered off out to find the only pub that didn't have it on TV, roads where dead and it was bliss! couple of drag races to which my mate Doc won as he has a Stock Triumph speed master with me a close but loud second.

Here are the bikes,

Kawasaki 750 kicker with ridgid frame, not bad for 35 years old

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Betty and the speed master

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Betty

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And the local Asshole

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A very pleasant run to work this morning, stopped at the bottom of my road to watch the sun come up, 0440hrs

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and one sans bike

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The world is such a beautiful peaceful place at that time in the morning, cracking photos Jim.

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Well here's a few gratuitous shots just for you, and apologies to those not interested in boats

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and a couple of big 'boats'

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Lastly one for Mike

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