Well, Long and busy day yesterday but to cut to the point I collected (and somehow survived the trip home) Stealth's immaculate 2012 bike. I had planned to look for a ABS in HRC / white in the spring but the deal on his was good. Intended to take train to his local station but mate from Durham offered to meet me at Darlington and run me down the last bit (and this is where it all started to go wrong). Checked bike over and pal needed to scoot back for football, removed my lid / ventura bag from his car boot and off he went. Did all the paperwork with Ryan (top bloke and wish him well) and was just getting changed into bike gear and had that 'Oh dear god no' thoughs as realised my bike jacket was on back seat of car and now in Durham... Cut a long story short rode of in T-shirt (with back protector off) before stopping to put waterproof top on. Rode all the way to Durham and got drenched, got jacket and headed down A1. Stopped Leaming bar and it was dry and bright and thought I'd head to Leyburn, over to Hawes, Settle and back to Manchester that way. Mistake / problem #2 - roads at Leyburn covered in mud / diesel spill, then rain got torrential heading to Hawes, road flooded. etc. Made it home very late with water draining out of blackberry which now has 'issues' and wont work properly. Unable to get the few pics I took off it. Not really fair to rate bike yet, it was wet - I was fed up but its in mint condition and very 'stealthy'!
lol gald you made it home in the end chap.........hopefully your next rideout will be a tad less uneventful
Phone just about recovered so got these pics off it At the Manor Cafe, torrential rain here, then had to navigate loads of mud left on road by Leyburn show traffic exiting fields Leaming Bar services Not even had a chance to clean bike today - will look tomorrow.
Congratulations, glad Stealths bike has found a new home on the forum. You got a good deal there my man and some nice kit with it too. Enjoy.
