AFTER three weeks of my new relationship I had expected to be blogging about the joys of my new man….instead I find myself thinking “be careful what you wish for – cos ya just might get it!!” Oh if ever there was a truer saying!! I wished for a fulfilling new relationship, one where my new partner would be good-looking (shallow I know!), easy-going and not too concerned with my foibles – And that’s exactly what I got with my new love, Silvano the Triumph Sprint 955i – but I’m sad to say I have clearly miscalculated 😦
Don’t get me wrong, Silvano is all and more that a girl could wish for – the problem is me!! (hard to believe I know :-P) and the faint possibility I may not be in the right place for a new relationship! You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging about my adventures lately (silly me – of course you’ve noticed and no doubt been disappointed by the lack of my blogs dropping into your inbox lol!) and that’s because I have barely been out on the bike…… da da dah! shock horror! Anyone who knows me knows I practically live on my wheels in my free time, yet in three weeks I’ve notched up just over a measley 700 miles!
I seem to spend an awful lot of time looking at the bike and, understandably, admiring his physique – just not riding it eek! The few times that I have been out I find myself constantly wavering between worrying about car drivers and enjoying the ride. My nervousness may not have been helped somewhat by watching my sis fall off her bike the first time we went out together! Mind you in her defence she was doing the unexpected – a U-turn! And my trauma was lessened by the fact that she did rather gracefully lay down her bike rather than hurl it down the road 😛
Obviously I realise I have just had a major accident and that will take time to get over – and of course I have a mild (did I say mild lol!) tendency to over think things so recognise that I may be over analysing things here…..nothing that can’t be cured in the short term by a couple of metres of bubble wrap and a police escort each time I go out lol!
Seriously though, there is light ahead as when I forget about the indecisive nature of car drivers I thoroughly enjoy myself. For the most part I feel comfortable and very in control on my bike – it’s just when a numpty car driver does something odd I find myself flinching a tad!
My 700 miles have been spent on familiar roads in the dry getting used to the differences between the 955i and the Fz6s: the handling (very smooth), the power (rapid response) very different brakes (front needs to bite down just a bit otherwise you keep rolling!!), and height (a teensy bit tip toey). All in all I’ve been taking it easy and getting to know the bike and that can only be a good thing.
A bit like a hand made dress I also find myself fidgeting with odd things trying to get them just right – The Datatool alarm is driving me nuts – all that pfaffing with buttons every time you so much as look at the bike, and I have experienced the sheer embarrassment of the horn – dear lawd my farts sound louder and have a lot more depth to them but problem soon to be solved as I’ve now ordered an air horn! 🙂 I’ve also experienced a downside to losing more than two stone in weight – there’s not much left to weight the bike down lol!
And after 15 mins of practice and one wrenched arm I can now get the heavy thing onto its centre stand with ease. But my ultimate blonde moment had to come when I finally realised the main difficulty with not being able to read my satnav despite the 101 different positions I’ve been moving it to, is that the screen light was on too low a setting ……..(should I really be allowed out on my own lol!).
So what does this mean for my new man and I? Have I rushed into a new relationship too soon? Am I on the rebound? …well since this isn’t an extract from the Sun’s agony aunt column or even worse the Jeremy Kyle Show, I’m pretty sure that it will all pan out 🙂
In the coming weeks I’ll be making more effort to get out and about on proppa day trips – (pity I’ve got non bike commitments over the bank hols but family is family!) So I am still waiting for the good times to roll… must remember to breathe, relax, recall my training, and above all accept that I can only be responsible for my own actions … Anyone fancy a ride out? 😛
A bird's eye view to biking! 
Another fine post
Many thanks Ollie – it was actually the hardest one I’ve written as it made me face up to the concerns I do have about getting back on two wheels! BUT it will be a cold day in hell before I give up biking 🙂 xx
I am in the same boat yana with getting used to not having an R1 and i must say i am loving the Fazer and am not missing having to get from A to B as fast as possible. Problem now is how to pimp it …
Yep changing bikes certainly is an eye opener for new techniques! As for the pimping I promised myself I wouldn’t go mad since my baby came with so many extras anyway. BUT an air horn is an essential I think (and I’ve got a top box for those extra luggage days!). So when are you gonna get a top box with back rest so the missus can go on touring hols with you?
Sis, you forgot to mention, how gently I can lay a bike down and remain standing!!! None of this, throwing it down the road …. for me 🙂
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Ahh yes quite correct. It was a case of a mild drop rather than a throw but i thought as i’d mentioned it was a u-turn it would be clear you couldnt have been hurling yourself down the road lol! I shall amend accordingly 🙂
let us work our magic
Ah mum thank you, but not to worry. SInce writing this post i went out on an eight hour bike journey (probably about six hours proper riding) and lets just say that i don’t think i’ve got many hang ups left. It was what i needed to get my act together. The rest is just time me thinks xx