General ramblings and crap from me. Good shit, dumb shit and the occasional laugh...maybe...LOL....hey! there's one already..LOL...and another...
My first thought was blah, raining - bummer but I'd been mucking around with the camera gear and paced the room deciding to go or not. Last minute decission----GO---- So pleased I did. It was an awsome rally ( some of the wettish ones are usually the best ). Took all the camera gear in the hope I could get to use it. I'd tried to tee up with the organisers about 5 months ago to video the event but nothing ever happened so I decided, what the hell, I'll do it anyway. It all turned out good and got ...
Well, spent the last few days making a camera mount for the bike. I saw a SLR tank mount for the Triumph on the net somewhere after I sat looking at the bike trying to decide, handlebars or tank and had decided tank. The mount wouldn't have held my camera, a Canon XL2 which is a pretty big camera. I made up a steel mount and used the screws holding the avation type filler cap to mount it. I can still refuel the bike no probs and it works a treat. With the wide angle lense on it I get the guages ...
Age 48, brain cells 1. Well, I've been ridin since i was 15 although I did have a squirt on my brothers Suzuki Maverick (50cc) before that but it don't really count cause it was only up the driveway and parking it in the back shed. Mind you, it was at full throttle , in first gear and I only stopped cause the sheds back wall was really strong. Didn't do any damage but he did make me wheel it to the garage where I was supposed to be puttin it. Only missed by 20ft. Pretty good ...