Firewooding all day Saturday. A very nice man wants his shelterbelt thinned and it's all ash, about 20 year old. Best of stuff after a summer in the polytunnel dryer.
More firewooding today at home, after coming to terms with the two car, 5 deaths and one 'maybe' survivor crash, 4 miles up the road. The emergency boys weren't hanging about passed our place last night and our thoughts go to them, the off duty copper and mini bus occupants who arrived on the scene first and dragged the only survivor out of the Corsa and all the families who are affected.
Took Sally SRX and Boy Bros out this afternoon for a run. Warm (12C) not much wind and mainly dry roads but lethal greasy, salt, diesel, water mixture in the shady bits. Good run by the back roads to the Tay Bridge, hot chocolate and millionare's shortbread before the return run via Cupar and Newburgh. Sally two wheel drifting on a roundabout! Then decided the battery wasn't up for it after the winter, despite being drip fed and kept in a warm room. Rode the last 10 miles with failing side lights and nowt else and Kat on the Boy Bros as a back marker! The Avo is coming out this week and a new battery, plus check that alternator and the new rectifier!
Morini the Minx progresses, slowly, flywheel off and the £30-00 toothed timing belt ready to go on. Fluid from the front brake looked and poured like treacle so all is dismantled and ready for re-assembly with new fluid. I much prefer Bowden cable and springs and shoes.
Finally, yes the XSR1 looks as though it could be good, BUT, its all tucked away behind that bloody beam frame. Egli single spine tube frame, or a Rickman Metisse just makes things easier to get at and straighten if required. Thats why I find SRX's a pain, it's all tucked away and you have to disembowel the beast before you can get your hands into anything.
My regards to all, Bill.
