Bursledon → St Mary's

Matt, September 19, 2026 in Routes

Last ride of the YS125 was in to Southampton to meet the next owner at the IOW Ferry Port. It's gone to a youngster who has just passed their CBT.

Ripley → East Hampshire → Bursledon

Matt, September 19, 2026 in Routes

Took the train up to Woking to pick up my new-to-me Suzuki DL650 AM4 V-Strom, then a 50-ish mile ride home on it. The initial mileage on the bike (because I know I'll forget and want to know later was about 9890.

Clutch Cable Replacement

Matt, September 14, 2026 in Routes

The YS' clutch cable was fraying to the extent that the biting point was right by the handle, so it needed changing. It was a bit of a challenge to thread the new cable through and get it in the right place, however I got it done and hooked up …

MOD1 ✓

Matt, September 03, 2026 in training

Module 1 (MOD1), which is the not-on-the-road manoeuvers test - passed! I got 1 minor for being slightly under-speed for the hazard avoidance test (49kph, should be at 50kph or higher) but none others. MOD2 tomorrow...

DAS Days 1&2

Matt, September 02, 2026 in training

Back at ADT for their 4-day Direct Access (DAS) course. Day 1 was slow speed manoeuvres round the 'playground', building up to the first half of MOD1 - manual handling, slalom, figure-of-8, low-speed riding and U-turn. After that was a road ride following the instructor, Deano. I didn't record that ride …