Since my last engine work I'd only done the DGR ride. Today I had the opportunity to take the bike for a longer ride to see if the excessive wear on one of the cam followers would be repeated. The day was sunny but cold so I donned my thermals, (Australians will have to Google that term), my jumper and full biking gear. I rode out to Stow-On-The-Wold. I went along the lovely Foss Way, a Roman road. The bike, as usual ran beautifully, the sun shone. In my mind, all was right with the world.....
I stopped for lunch. When I had taken my helmet off I restarted the engine...oh dear, a loud tappety racket! I therefore will be stripping the engine again to fully check all of the parts that SRM advised me to check when I spoke to them about their cam follower that went bad.
Another lovely ride home; this motorbike runs so sweetly!
PS. Sitting in a warm cafe while wearing thermal underwear is not a good idea.