Judging by the number of bikes out, a sunny September Sunday must have been seen by many of the fair-weather bikers as 2008's last chance to get out and play. AuNTy V was taken for a steady "local" run up into Shropshire in search of water, two landmarks: a fountain with a "Victorian" trough and a village water pump. My internet searches had revealed nothing so it was a case of go there and find.... which I quite like doing and works ok on localish landmarks where if unsuccessful it's easy to return another time.
En route we travelled the A442 from Kidderminster up towards Telford but encountered no UFOs or even IFOs (Identified Flying Objects).
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article883885.ece
A late breakfast before setting off, and a tight schedule meant we could resist the temptation to stop at Alan's Cafe for bacon butties. http://www.motorcyclemeets.co.uk/
I have to confess the return route home was not as exciting, lack of time meant we had to use the motorway network M54 > M6 > M42 > M40; but even this brought a smile when on a snarled up M6, pink plodder auNTy V complete with panniers and a pillion passenger, filtered through past a pack of sports bikes waiting in the outside/fast lane, and despite the surprised look from a couple of them, none followed!
HAVE FUN STAY SAFE
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There is definitely an attack of sports-bike-numptiness going round - I was riding up the A1 on Saturday and passed a small gaggle all staring at the back of an HGV and wondering what to do...at least this bunch followed me once reassured that yes, a bike would fit down the 5-foot gap.
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