Cornering

It was fun on the Jurby track to find out without trying how far Ethel can be leaned over in corners. Much more than I ever realised. Another proof positive for the IAM who said as much. Result is that cornering is now smoother, quicker and more relaxed. Great fun on all those clover motorway access points we ride all the time.
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Me and Claude at Croix en Ternois

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Croix en Tournois

It's finally dawned on me to send videos just like pictures. Sorry this is so short - dunno why - but it's a start
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Riding kit update

The Croix en Tournois trip was 1st time out for the new Hit Air jacket. Super comfy and warm in the pre dawn chill with zipped in lining and edz teddy fleece ! Lot more freedom of movement and no sweating from a back protector. Jacket body waterproof in the downpours but pockets let in water. Maybe I should velcro them down better. Water also worked its way back up the cuffs but boy they were heavy and prolonged downpours. Kept forgetting I was tethered to Ethel by the gas bottle connector. Dreading setting it off at the gas pumps and standing there like the Michelin man.
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At last a Jurby video

My mate Repko sent me this link which gives a flavour of Jurby. After a while he zings by on his Suzuki X7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8vaaS9Fu_M
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Even new Triumphs break down

I was surprised, standing on the Tower at Croix en Tournois watching the bikes go round, to hear English voices commenting nearby. The voices belonged to a group of pot bellied young blokes who climbed on to pot bellied new Triumphs and left the circuit before me. After riding for a while through the downpour there they were on the roadside huddled around a newly dead Triumph.
Funnily enough I had followed exactly the same type of pot bellied Triumph on Swiss plates off the tunnel train. It was the 1500cc twin cruiser and pulled 140 - 150 kph easily everywhere. Riding position looked a bit scrunched up so wouldn't fancy riding it to Lausanne.

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Croix en Ternois trip

We did 426 miles using 46 litres of fuel which makes it in old money 49 miles to the gallon at a speed, nearly all motorway, held at 140 kph - 85 mph.
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