RUST #49

RUST PEOPLE
RUSTAFARIANS
Wow, suddenly life at RUST has become all action.
Yeah, it’s good to be active again…
JB: SADDLE TIME
After so long not riding I can’t believe the
saddle time I’ve enjoyed recently. KTM
have been fastest out of the blocks, so
I’ve tested their new 1290 and 890
Adventures practically back-to-back,
then I got onto Honda’s latest Africa
Twin for some local rides. And in
between those three tests I got to ride
my dad’s old Norton Dominator Model
7 (1953 model), which was a heap of fun
although the total lack of brakes was very
nearly catastrophic – I’ll give them a fettle
before I try bombing around on the old
Unapproachable again.
And at last – quite possibly on account I
was given an unpalatable ultimatum from
#JB318
Mrs B – I entered another trial on my trusty
old Honda TLR250. That’s only the second
trial it’s done since I got it back from NZ
in 2016 – like I said in RUST #13, you’re
going to have to be patient with this project.
Nonetheless I was delighted to find that the
work I’ve done on the bike stood up to the
test. But as it is with all of us, one ride and
I’m thinking about more improvements.
Frankly, it could do with them. And it needs a
clutch refresh while I’m about it. But I’ll keep
that detail for a blog on the website.
In all, it’s so good to be out riding again,
sniffing the crisp Spring air, enjoying the
thrill of the motorcycle. Let’s just keep
rolling.
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