UK Summer 2014

[Captain_Slash]

Its been a very busy year for me and today I finally found time to get some photos from the UK up here, I have been working 6 days a week, spending my evenings trying to get my garden sorted out and out on the bike sundays

The power station at Didcot, I read recently that the chimneys had been demolished but apparently only 3 were destroyed.
Watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu-1pjhicwY

Interesting chimneys on a house in Wiltshire











Not what I usually see on UK roads







This Lady has got her work cut out if she is cutting that lot by hand









A ploughing competition going on here by old tractors up in Oxfordshire



The 500F had to do a bit of offroad exploring on a track not showing on my GPS, the X model would have been preferable for this track but the F coped with it okay, not so comfortable standing up with that riding position though



A shelter from the rain a couple of weeks ago



I got to test out my new rear Michelin Pilot Road 4 here, a much better handling tyre than the OE, the front will also have one of these when the time comes





The F is ideal on these narrow tracks

Earlier on this spring there was water everywhere from the heavy rains







Its been a great riding summer with beautiful scenery



























These photos were taken on 1 july but yesterday when I rode there the stream had completely dried up

 

[Ally]

Nice pics Colin. The Stour or the Nadder look inviting

Britain basking in sunshine, delightful.

Ally

 

[Buckarooz]

Looks lovely Colin and all from the parts of where I used to live, looks like you are getting much better weather than I used to though. I'm very glad you are still managing to get out and about whilst handling a busy work schedule

 

[Captain_Slash]

Yes out when I can Nigel, I try to do a 200 mile ride on a sunday, the 500 F has done 7400 miles now and suits my riding needs perfectly