Scotia Challenge

This year i thought i would give the Scotia challenge a go. This is run by the Scottish Classic Motorcycle Club and you have all summer to vist and photograph your bike at various checkpoints to try to gain one of three awards,Gold, Silver or bronze, ideally this would be carried out on a classic machine of 15 years or older but you can participate on a modern bike if you wish, you just cannot win the Gold award.

As per usual I have been my usual slow to get going self and managed to have neither of my classic bikes ready (or anywhere near ready) for participation, so this year year I am going for the bronze award which entails travelling the length and breadth of Scotland collecting 30 checkpoints and next year i shall do it on a classic bike!!!

Here are my first four gathered today:

 The Tullies Stones

 The Falkirk Wheel

 Spitfire Monument, Grangemouth

 Not the Sunshine State Unfortunatley

Only 26 more checkpoints to go, it's going to be a 

busy Summer.

A few Bonnie updates

Fitted Lsl Bars, Rizoma mirrors over the winter which has given me the riding position I was looking for, had to shorten the bars by 25mm each side though as just too wide. The mirrors was pure cosmetic, I coudn't stand the Mickey Mouse ears chrome ones any longer!!!

Whilst I was at it I removed the AIS and fitted the New Bonneville plugs and resistor which really cleans up the cylinder head as well as making it possible to remove the plugs with out lifting the tank, the real bonus ball though is it's stopped back popping through the exhaust now when i shut the throttle off.