I can't remember the last time I went on a long(ish)[1] just for the heck of it. New boots and battery on the Daytona. I set off sort of in the direction of Krusty's, but then I realised I couldn't quite remember where he lived, nor knew if he'd be in or not. Anyways, just sort of followed my nose and did Wantage-Faringdon-Lechlade-Fairford-Bibury-Burford-Witney-Abingon-Wantage. What a blast. Favourite bit was Bibury to Burford. I think I may have recorded a slightly higher top speed, I'll look later. Not Champ-esqe speeds for sure, but I did start to think a little about what would happen if any woodland alliance types were on a mission. I had a bit of a race with a scooby down the A40 (without realising it), when I turned off for Abingdon he was behind me, revving up and waving and smiling. I thought about continuing to make progress but then began to think he could be an unmarked car trying to goad me on. Luckily not. On the Wantage-home section I even pulled an (what felt like) enormous high speed power wheelie coming over a rise. It was probably only about 6" but felt a lot more. Coo, I didn't know I could do that. That bike still out performs me at least 2x. Supermaxx tyres are brilliant, never felt them move at all. [1] for me [2] [2] 83 miles
