Oh yes, but how do you have a
family day out if you are a Biker family?
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| A family of bikers |
Well, you jump on your bikes and
go for a ride. Sadly ever since Alex took delivery of his 2005 Yamaha DT50 as
his first ever bike, it has had problem after problem and has infuriatingly
refused to start! So before he gave up completely and threw the bike in the
sea, he gave it one last chance, with Carol and her fabulous tool box.
We ordered some new bits and
waited patiently for them to arrive. Luckily for us E-Bay proved to be a worth
while place to shop, until the company involved told us that the part we had
ordered and paid for was not one that they even had in stock, despite them
advertising it! So after a few cross e-mails, they special ordered one and
shipped it out.
Carol fitted it and we kicked the
bike over, at long last, it fired in to life and sat there purring away, like a
tiger with a head ache! Alex was overjoyed and arrived in time to put it back
together with a little help from Carol and I. Nothing like the irritating
mechanical inefficiency of a machine to bond a family unit!
Alex then jumped on his bike and
took it for a spin around the block, at first he was a little nervous, having
learned the hard way that bikes that break down mid corner tend to fall over!
However, after a couple of laps of the street, he was looking as cool as a
polar bear on a particularly cold Tuesday!
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| Alex on Yoshi, the Yamaha DT50 |
So it was then off down to Sand
Bay
Riding back home in the dark with
Alex was one of the proudest moments in Carol’s life and Jayne was sat at the
back of the queue smiling like a loony on Largactyl! Alex however was riding
like a road god and his exhaust was spitting out orange sparks as the engine
raced! The sound and smell of burning two stroke oil and the little clouds of
exhaust smoke made riding at the back a similar experience to riding across Dartmoor
when the beast is about on a foggy night!
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| Bikes and Rozzers |
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| So what do we do now, we chat to the Rozzers! |
So, this post is about Alex, well
done to him for starting out on his biking career. Alex is joining the next
generation of bikers and we need them to keep the memories of what biking is
about alive and also create new ones in the future. Keep on Biking.
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| Alex on Carol's bike |
Nice! Mate of mine had a DT50, he rode it from North wales to Rochdale and back for a camping trip. He's a big lad too, we were mightily impressed.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous, it is the little stories like that, that go into Biker Folklore. Not sure that my back side could have dealt with such a journey, the seat on Alex's bike feels like it is made from brick!
ReplyDeleteTotally a family day out! Having family bonding is a cool thing to do during weekends or holidays, right? I salute you guys for having that courage to ride on a motorbike. And because I am jealous with these family photos of you guys, I would want to try those bikes you’re riding, too. So, how often do you guys have this kind of activity? Congrats and Good luck to your brother Alex, who’s going to start his biking career!
ReplyDeleteTotally A Family Day Out! Having a family bonding is a cool thing to do during weekend or holidays. Right? I salute you guys for having that courage to ride on a motorbike. And because I am jealous with these family photos of you guys. I would want to try this thing out, so how often do you guys have this kind of activity? Congrats and Good luck to your brother Alex, whom going to start his biking career.
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