Colonel Irrelevant

Congrats to my youngest who had his first pillion experience today!
And many thanks to Baby Biker of Leamington who kitted him out.
Wonderful stuff, especially the demand ‘go faster’!

First time out on the bike in the new season.
Oh dear - lines all over the place. Rotten gear changes, worse breaking.
Very, very rusty which is not a good way to ride.
Looks like more practice is needed - and that needs some half decent weather rather than the snow/ ice/ rain/ hail forecast for this [...]

Silverstone Harley Davidson are a really good bunch. Large stock, attentive folk and Ozzy on the sound system.
Very impressive, with lots of stuff to sit on, including a number of Buells.
Well recommended!

I drive a Toyota Prius, which is great. I also ride a massive Yamaha with a loud exhaust.
The Yam can be heard from the next County, whereas the Prius can run silent and take people by surprise.
Which is a good thing as I can creep around the places where Old People lurk and scare [...]

The Boy is a bit special isn’t he?
Another great display of driving by Mr Hamilton. Well done!

Finally F1 has a new hero (take a bow Lewis) and the racing is actually racing rather than processing and filling up. There was a time when I felt that F1 should be run on street circuits and be based on real life, with things like the school run, weekly shopping, ranting bosses on [...]

for a blat on the bike.
Dry, warm, not a lot of traffic.
Find a nice sweeping road and just amble along at less-then-stupid-speeds with a massive grin on your face.
Wonder if I can get out tomorrow? Should be quiet with the football on …

Take 3 commentators.
Let them rabbit on to themselves.
Let them swear and bad mouth their mates on the team.
Then let them realise that they are live just before the race is about to start.
Priceless …
… and even better with Sky+

For riding about, going nowhere and just enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of a bike.
Decent bendy roads with light(ish) traffic made for a fun time with Mrs Colonel.
Didn’t manage to get down to Clarkson Land, but that would have meant pre-planning a route and it was far too nice to plan anything.

What a beautiful day it was today.
Perfect for getting a big, noisy, fast and bonkers bike out and thrashing it to the annoyance of the neighbours.
Shame I don’t live near Clarkson!