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Ok, so I finally manged to get out on the bike this am thanks to a mate of mine. Had to fettle around with the throttle cable for a while, but think we've got it sussed now! We pushed her down to the bottom of the close & I managed to get her to the top (with a bit of wibbling I hasten to add!) However, bravery forsook me once at the top of the close & Rich had to wheel her out onto the main Road (nasty right turn at the top of my close - Kaz knows! lol) So anyway, sets off up the hill & up out over the moors - it was bleedin' windy though & I was being blown over the road a bit - however we percivered with it & eventually got out of the gusts! Got out onto some long stretches of road & managed to hit 60 - WOOHOOOO Me However, then came to a junction - was turning left, but managed to BLX it up a bit, went wide, wibbled around, hit a false Neutral, but manged to keep her upright & keep going - Rich riding shotgun thank gawd & luckily no traffic around! So anyway, we're pootling over the moorland roads round here & then coming down into one of the villages. Was planning on coming through Holmfirth & then back up onto the road that leads to my house...however after the crap left hand I'd made, I didn't fancy having to try that again in the centre of Holmfirth!! So took some back roads to avoid the village (Rich said when we got home that he was well impressed that I'd taken those roads, as he wouldn't have done em on his first outing!) So anyway, got out of the back roads & coming up to another junction - was going to turn tight at this junction....but I bottled it & we went across the cross roads instead - to another 'quieter' right turn...but on a bit of an incline & a bit of a blind junction to boot!! Got myself into a bit of a panick & convinced myself I couldn't do this right turn....HOWEVER directly opposite us was the Hade Edge Brass Band hut with a decent sized & empty carpark in front!!...soooo we pulled in there & I had a bit of a practice doing some manouvers & getting to grips with clutch control etc. Spent a bit of time there & then came back down the hill to home. Only did just under 30 miles, but it was a hoot If I can do that route a few more times & build my confidence up & do some more practice in that carpark, I think I'll have sussed it lol My Babes behaved beautifully & her engine breaking is brilliant!! I think this Bike whispering is paying off!! Although she did find a few false neutrals aong the way, but we dealt with them!! Currently on a bit of a high, but don't think am gonna ride to Squires tomorrow..want some more practice around roads I know before hitting somewhere I dont! (Woos I know, but that's me lol)

Ok, so I finally manged to get out on the bike this am thanks to a mate of mine. 
Had to fettle around with the throttle cable for a while, but think we've got it sussed now!
We pushed her down to the bottom of the close & I managed to get her to the top (with a bit of wibbling I hasten to add!) However, bravery forsook me once at the top of the close & Rich had to wheel her out onto the main Road (nasty right turn at the top of my close - Kaz knows! lol)
So anyway, sets off up the hill & up out over the moors - it was bleedin' windy though & I was being blown over the road a bit - however we percivered with it & eventually got out of the gusts!
Got out onto some long stretches of road & managed to hit 60 - WOOHOOOO Me 
However, then came to a junction - was turning left, but managed to BLX it up a bit, went wide, wibbled around, hit a false Neutral, but manged to keep her upright & keep going - Rich riding shotgun thank gawd & luckily no traffic around!
So anyway, we're pootling over the moorland roads round here & then coming down into one of the villages. Was planning on coming through Holmfirth & then back up onto the road that leads to my house...however after the crap left hand I'd made, I didn't fancy having to try that again in the centre of Holmfirth!! So took some back roads to avoid the village (Rich said when we got home that he was well impressed that I'd taken those roads, as he wouldn't have done em on his first outing!)
So anyway, got out of the back roads & coming up to another junction - was going to turn tight at this junction....but I bottled it & we went across the cross roads instead - to another 'quieter' right turn...but on a bit of an incline & a bit of a blind junction to boot!! 
Got myself into a bit of a panick & convinced myself I couldn't do this right turn....HOWEVER directly opposite us was the Hade Edge Brass Band hut with a decent sized & empty carpark in front!!...soooo we pulled in there & I had a bit of a practice doing some manouvers & getting to grips with clutch control etc. Spent a bit of time there & then came back down the hill to home. Only did just under 30 miles, but it was a hoot 
If I can do that route a few more times & build my confidence up & do some more practice in that carpark, I think I'll have sussed it lol
My Babes behaved beautifully & her engine breaking is brilliant!! I think this Bike whispering is paying off!!  Although she did find a few false neutrals aong the way, but we dealt with them!! 
Currently on a bit of a high, but don't think am gonna ride to Squires tomorrow..want some more practice around roads I know before hitting somewhere I dont! (Woos I know, but that's me lol)

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