On the Road Again!

I can't say I am all that surprised.  The GOAT to retire at the end of the 2021 MotoGP season. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/motogp/2021/august/valentino-rossi-retirement/ Photo from Autosport magazine/web.

Started off badly!! We loaded the bikes and Neill set off and I went to follow. CLUNK!! In all the messing about I had set off with the bright yellow disc lock still in the front wheel and we took a tumble in the car park.  Luckily I had my left foot on the ground but Pepé is a heavy bastard and my leg crumbled and I had to lay it down.  It looked as though it rested on the left pannier. One of the French guys ran over to help. Filled will embarrassment I had it on two wheels without much help. Adrenaline I guess! The only damage was to the lock itself in that the key wouldn't unlock. It turned part way but the lock body itself was a bit skew-wiff in the casing.. Luckily another  French guy (GS1200 owner)  with an adjustable grip wrench broke the casing to get the key to turn. Otherwise I'd not be going anywhere. Phew. Modified Lock After that the ride down was a little odd as I was picking up every noise and weave in any uneven road surface as a problem of the tumbl...