That said, the week itself has not gone too badly. I've had quite a productive week at work - playing with Team Foundation Server 2010 readying myself for the upgrade that is going to happen later this year (the fun part of being team lead is that I can pretty much decide how I spend my days providing the team has work, and regular tasks are completed on time). Looks so much nicer than the old 2008 version, and the installation routine has been made a doddle - click through wizzard and away it goes. See how an the upgrade from our current server goes in a couple of weeks.
And the weather has been kind enough to allow me to take the bike a couple of times this week. Froze my hands off in the morning, but in the evening coming home it was fanatastic. Roll on warmer mornings!
Speaking of the bike... Here's what she looks like:
Not bad for something 7 years old I think...
A nicely low-res picture so we can't quite see the wear line on the rear wheel to work out how far Stace has been leaning :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you found a good 'un, anyway.
She looks blazing fast! Here in the US we call that kind of bike, a "crotch rocket". What manufacturer makes that model?
ReplyDeleteMelissa XX
That would be the "chickenstrip", Jenny! :-)
ReplyDeleteSweet ride.
Jenny: With an unknown bike, and a nearly new front tyre I am ashamed of how far I have leant it...
ReplyDeleteBut the low res picture is more for page loading times... And to make them fit the new template.
Melissa: She's quick - far quicker than I have been riding (and intend on riding outside of a track day), but that's the first time I have heard of the phrase "Crotch Rocket" - I won't forget it though. "Crotch Crusher" is possibly more apt though, when you pull the brakes you go an octave higher if you are not braced on the handle bars :)
It's a Yamaha R6 BTW
Carolyn Ann Yes it is, and at the moment it's a chicken that could feed a family... :)
Stace
I know the solution. Engage the Jenny Alto Motorcycle Exercising Service. Simply fill the tank with fuel and give me the keys, and I'll give you the Corner Legend back tyre you always dreamed of!
ReplyDeleteOh. Hang on, it's an R6. A bit small for someone of my extended frame to crouch on. Why couldn't you have bought a trailie! :)
Lol, can I give you my knee pads off of the leathers as well so that they match the tyres :)
ReplyDeleteStace
That's what angle grinders are for!
ReplyDeleteIt scares me just to look at the pictures! Rebecca has said she should give me a ride on the back of hers. Maybe, if she does not exceed 5 mph.
ReplyDeleteCalie xx
Jenny: I guess I need to buy an angle grinder then... I wonder if my dremel would do as well...
ReplyDeleteCalie: If you get on the back of Rebecca's bike then you are a braver girl then me :) I've only ever riden pilion a couple of times in my life - life hanging onto the handle bars is a much more comfortable place to be!
Stace