Well spring arrived, cold and wet! Not much news on the bike front. I love the springtime but as a gardener it is a busy, stressful time. The garden I work at is beautiful, but too big for a lone gardener. I really could do with a full time assistant to get the best out of the garden. That's not gonna happen!
I have been slowly collecting the parts for the CB 650. It won't be long 'till I have everything for the rebuild.
A slight problem with the Suzy 125 ER, I took her out for a really hard blast along the tracks in the forest behind the Chateau and exploded the fork seals. For a 125cc that bike shifts, GrinScale 7!
I had a superb bike ride today. It is already too hot for riding in the afternoon but, today was slightly overcast with a beautiful soft breeze. I set off with nowhere in mind to go, this is the best thing about solo riding, I ended up in the hills above the town of Lodeve.
When you get up into what they call the "Arriere pays" or back country you can follow a myriad of small roads to hidden hillside villages. Best of all you will be unlucky if you have to share the road with more than a couple of other vehicles.
The roads wind through the 'Garigues' or southern scrub/woodland which is made up of evergreen oaks, olive trees interspersed with rosmarys, thymes, spanish brooms and much, much more. Then when you are least expecting, it all opens up to stunning views. I love this part of world (not so much Montpellier) !!!!!!
