Heavy rain on Saturday with stiff NE wind from the Balkans etc. Stove in the workshop going well and refurbishing 'The Minx' paintwork. Typical late '70's Italian stuff. Blow job, textured finish, metal worm patterns on the underlying metal. Clean back, phosphate, 'Bondaprime', start flatting.
Sunday better day but still overcast and cold wind from NE. Full thermals, leathers and 1 piece oversuit, balaclava etc. for run over part of the proposed Rolling Rally route. Steady away, no heroics, surface a bit broken but no tar spraying and scattering of chips to date! Radar gun in expected position! Osprey with large trout slung in the undercarriage, keeping station at 45mph over a loch alongside the road for 30 seconds. Marvellous! You could be lucky. Further east, towards home, and had a touch of drizzle just to make the surface 'interesting'!
Arrived and Kat had the workshop stove on and cocoa ready. Spot on.
Kat had been out on her own run and on the outskirts of Perth had been behind a large dark blue car which behaved erraticaly for 800m, then tentatively indicated left on approaching a lay-bye, havered and then at the last minute dived for the end of the lay-bye, stopped and appeared to have 'Razzer' blue lights in the back window. My dear wife thought the whole thing was poor driving by some dithering incompetant, but refrained from giving the driver 'The Viccies'! Nearing home 2 miles further on, the large blue car appeared to be behind at a distance, as she turned into our drive.
After getting off the 'Boy Bros' and removing her gloves and helmet, Kat was aware the large blue car and two traffic cops were in the drive!
"You are aware that we are conducting an intensive road safety campaign towards motorcyclists?" "No."
"We tried to stop you in the lay-bye". "Oh! I just thought you were driving badly, dithering about and held back until you made your manouvre. Your blue lights in the back window look like those things 'Razzers' fit when 'customising' cars"
"Oh! We're pleased you didn't recognise us and we are now going to check you have a valid tax disc, MoT, and insurance, no loud exhaust, a legal size number plate and sufficient tyre tread depth". "Carry on, Officer".
" All seems in order. That's an unusual sports bike you have. powerful?" "No, 400cc, 33bhp, called a Honda Bros".
"Oh! Bye".
You are warned, please be aware of large dark blue cars with little blue LED's in the back window, there isn't a 'BOOM BOX' inside! Some of the foregoing conversation is paraphrased and should not be taken verbatum or any admission by either party to any act, which might be construed as contravening or likely to have contravened............
C U next month, all being well, Bill.
