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I'm over my mid life crisis, I don't even like going highway speeds now

I'm with you Randy.  In my younger days I tried to max out my bikes, but only on the track or the IoM Mountain mile.  These days far more interested in staying upright and out of the ditches / hedgerows!

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Anything around 65 mph or above is more than adequate for the roads I ride 90% of the time.

(At 145 mph, the reported top speed of my Street Triple 675R will remain a theoretical figure for me!)

ooh..didn't like to see them all crushed at the end!

Agree Hawk, can't they auction them off with proceeds to victims of crime or similar?

That does not surprise me one bit Randy.

Sean your perseverance does you credit!  I'm impressed with your tenacity and glad that you got the right result - I'm sure some or all of those tips will be used by others in a similar fix.  Incidentally loved the freezer / heat gun hack!  Way to go.

Replies below Stig.

Pretty cool Neil!

So, this Dave was a celebrity TV chef - who rode a motorcycle?  Yes to both!
And his passing brought out 10's of thousands of riders?  It did indeed.

$$ was raised, how?....for a charity, which?   MORE than £50,000 has been raised for the two charities set to benefit from Dave Day. A target of £15,000 had been set for the two chosen charities - NSPCC* Childline and The Institute of Cancer Research.

This is not that charity ride where you transport a Teddy Bear from station to station?  No, that's next month!
Forgive me Neil - but what was that charity?  Relay Riders of which more at the time!

Anyway - great pictures! and looks like a great time was had by all!
And so many bikes!!! (20K bikes was @ twice the number of people we had in Yellow Springs yesterday for the biannual Street Fair.)

Brave you for riding in such a pack!
Stig

* NSPCC - National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Had an interesting* day out yesterday on the Triumph.  We had a celebrity TV Chef who died recently of cancer and his life was celebrated by over 20,000 motorcyclists who rode from London (the Ace Cafe) to Barrow-in-Furness his home town.  Dave Myers was one half of a duo called the Hairy Bikers and the run was led by his surviving oppo, Si King and it was a moving (literally) tribute.

The guys even made it to the States, at least once:

https://www.hairybikers.com/shows/view/hairy-bikers-route-66

Still transferring my photos from the day, but in the meantime, here's a couple of links and a photo from another participant:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722j5gp65jo

My video at the National Motorcycle Museum
https://www.facebook.com/reel/462248089862907

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/J1RSzs3eDurXHKQs/

I joined the ride at the NMM for the ride north.  I never knew  there were so many bridges over the M6.  My arm is tired from all the  waving!!



* Ordinarily I hate riding in large groups and avoid it like the plague.  For this cause however, I made an exception and I'm glad I did.  It was an emotional day.