1952 Vincent Black Lightning

Monday 27 June 2011

National road rally

This weekend I completed the National Road Rally. I entered for the 'Platinum' award which entailed taking 6 bike tests and riding 540 miles through as many checkpoints as possible. My route took in 21 checkpoints from Leicester to Warrington, down through Shropshire and across to London before returning West to Chipping Sodbury. The route planner totalled 540 miles but between setting off and getting home the true mileage was nearer 845! 24 hours of biking joy. Very tiring but very, very enjoyable.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Disaster!

Having plugged all the obvious holes and poured acetone into the tank to get the resin out. Next I filled the thing with gravel and put it in the cement mixer with the duvet from my bed as protection. (wifey not too impressed!) 8 hours later and after a bit of a clean up this is what it looks like.

Basically as much use as a wire basket! Not sure what to do next. My mate in work thinks he might know someone who will take it on, but I think this tank is beyond economical repair.