Latest photos of my 2005 DL650

[graingerblaze]

Finally back on the road after 5 months winter work. Ran to the local fuel garage and filled her up, then used half a tank to zoom round the lake district and enjoy the first of hopefully many sunny days!

[kwackboy]

Looking good 👍

[Brockett]

You must have beaten it black and blue and knocked the spots off it leaving it all shiny as a shiny thing. 

[graingerblaze]

Thanks, it won't stay looking shiny as I intend to put some serious miles on it this summer. I have a trip round Scotland, to South Wales and down to Portugal planned so I'm taking advantage now of getting some decent photos. I also have some green lanes planned as I live in the Lake District, not proper off-road just easy trails like the 'Old Coach Road'... hopefully I won't drop her but staying shiny is unlikely. 

[Rixington43]

"The Old Coach Road" as in the one just East of Keswick?

The Eastern section of that from St John's in the Vale was hard enough on an MTB 

[graingerblaze]

That's the one, starts in Ullswater and runs to Keswick. I did it last year after they fixed/tidied up the road, its still challenging but great fun. As long as you take it easy it's fine on a Strom, just keep to dry days as its very slippery when wet 

[Rixington43]

Ah OK, I did it about 5 years ago and most of it was truck ruts up to my knees and the Eastern section was essentially a scree slope
It was also during serious floods and most of it was a river....