An oasis in a the winter

A dry-ish, warmish, free-ish weekend in the middle of winter is a grateful break in the usual horrible riding conditions. A little ride out through Newbury and Hungerford yesterday followed by a ride through Winchester and Romsey today has restored the lost passion for riding that a couple of cold winter months has taken.

The biggest nod of the day was saved for the MV Augusta F4 rider coming out of Andover. My bike has rotted in the winter salt and if I had an F4 in the garage rather than the Viffer I think I could resist the urge to ride just to preserve it.

The build up to the 2008 road trip season has started. Planning and list making has begun and I'm counting the days to the better weather and some time off.