Wrench'n Ride'n

 I did not like the light green I had painted the rear guard of Little Dug. So the guard came off. Coat of a darker green on. Also added my Pa's rank and name to the right hand cover above the sticker of him on an army RE 350 in WW2. Stencilled tyre pressure markings on both guards. From my research these are added to the left side only. Made a lifting handle from a a pillion foot peg to help lift bike onto centre stand. All the new paint and the shocks sprayed with a 2pac matt clear coat.

 Who knew that RE have a Signals Goan Classic 350?  Hahahahaha they don't. I do. Little Dug is now a Signals Goan.  After the 1766kms ride at the start of this month my osteoarthritic hands revolted against me. They start to play up and hurt second last day of riding home. The replica BSA M20 bars I had fitted had my hands too low. This meant I had a far bit of pressure on them. So much so that last day riding home it was hard to pull the clutch in. The tall Pro-Taper bars I have went back on. They are like mini-ape bars. No pressure on my hands.  At the Royal Enfield Australia Winter Rally  it was suggested to me that the way I had my number plate mounted may cause me some grief with those that patrol our roads. Because of the mud guard I was using the number plate was flatter on the horizontal and is legal. Thank you Hugh Jnr for pointing this out. The solution to the number plate problem? Make a new mount for the guard I was using. Nah that's too easy.  ...

 A selection of my photos from my trip to Boorowa.  Was a round trip of 1766 kms the way I went. Trying to avoid big fast highways and dirt roads. Dirt does not worry me just slows me down. 110km/h zones on a 350 is no fun. I got both of those. One of the photos below shows Little Dug on a wet dirt road. This was the good part of the 22kms through the Goulburn River National Park. This road is transited by many 4x4 for the works of the solar farm located on this dirt section. The road became very corrugated with many deep pot holes. So much mud. Thankful I did not drop little Dug.  When i left home on Friday and rode to Uralla it was super cold and light rain. Conditions so bad i could hardly see the road ahead. I pulled into Uralla thinking I can't see so how can I ride. My visor was coated in the rain that had turned to ice.  I spent first night in Mudgee. Then next day onto Oberon to meet up with the Sydney crew.  Then onto Boorowa.  The Rally was awesom...

 Heading to the RE Owners rally in Boorowa today.  6 degrees and wet.