Covid & Shit Weather

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Due to a combination of the two, Suzi, has not been out since I got back from Rye.  It's either been raining or wintery and they have been gritting the roads.

Of course, it's not just grit but is a mixture of grit and salt.  Salt.  No friend of exposed metal. No friend of  polished alloy engine cases and nice new wheel rims and spokes!

So as a result Suzuki is in the garage. If we get a dry day I need to get her out and give her a good going over with soap and water and dry her off. Then apply the ACF-50 I have just bought.

Dry day?  Like we are going to get one soon with all these storms that are piling up in Atlantic.

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