Short Ride

Sunday. A short run out this afternoon.

I checked the oil and topped up the tank.

The Rocket has a dry sump system with a car like filler cap on top of the oil tank on the left side below the fuel tank.  Luckily it comes with a dip stick attached to the cap. The Hi and Lo marks are quite close together and Pepe only needed a few drops to get it back to the upper level.

The tyres are another weekly check. With no centrestand it is hard to get both valves where you can get to them without moving the bike back and forth.

The rear wheel is so huge, getting a hand past the disc to the valve is quite hard. Getting a digital gauge in is even harder.

In the end I set off for the air pump at Stop 24. It's 50p for three minutes of air.

The front was about 6lbs down and it went up to 34psi and the rear was down to 36 when it should be 40psi.

That done I set off to see what difference it had made. Er. None. None noticeable anyway. 

Obviously the right pressure in tyres is important for handling and wear.

With the vague memory that we needed some cream to go with the strawberries we had bought. So as it was after 4pm  and Sunday opening means most shops and supermarkets close at 4pm. I remembered that Tesco Extra at Dymchurch was open a little later. 

I had a bumpy ride across the marsh to get there. The marsh roads are generally narrow and bumpy.  More suited to adventure bikes than cruisers.

I was hoping to find some Cornish Clotted Cream but had to made do with own brand double cream.

The small sissy bar bag I have fitted was pressed into service and it took the cream easily and I got it home unharmed.

The ride also was the first where I could test my new LS2 Metro helmet. It needs putting on carefully to make sure my ears slip into the recesses and the microphone os positioned correctly.

It is very comfortable and the inner dark visor worked really well in bright sunlight.

The only problem is getting my spectacle arms to fit between my head and the helmet lining.

A little jiggling about gets that sorted and then it is all okay.  Maybe I should have had that laser surgery last year after all.

Just over a week to the Czech trip and I have a working relationship between LS2 and TomTom. My phone is already on a BFF footing with TomTom.

All systems green.