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After four and a half great years I last night said goodbye to my Muddy Brown 10 plate GTR.  Collect my new ride this Friday :'(:D. Update to follow.

Some go pro footage. 

Brembo Sintered SC Compound front brake pads to my GTR. Bought from http://www.bikehps.com



The latest Sintered SC Fast Road and Track Compound from the biggest name in Braking!- By far the best road AND track pad for the latest sportsbikes- This compound features a particularly high coefficient of friction for an excellent initial bite when cold with suberb fade resistance and feel when hot, meaning they work extremely well in both wet and dry conditions- Exhaustively road and track tested by the HPS team - they're the perfect choice for road and fast track use and by far our favourite all round pad!- Money back guarantee*Please also note - bikes with twin front calipers require two sets*MONEY BACK GUARANTEEPlease call us here at HPS if you need further specific guidance as we will be very happy to help ensure you choose the right pads for your needs and we'll give you a 14-day money back guarantee if you've taken our advice and don't find these are the best pads you've ever used!




Have ridden about fifty miles and would say that they are better than the OEM PADS 

8k miles on OEM fronts, they need replacing, any suggestions preferences as to what to go for over the OEM option?


Thanks in advance
 

but not on the GTR.....
This will be my mode of transport





Hoping to head to Kinsale, Galway then round the top of Ireland to Oban and on to the Orkney Isles

The Bikers Nod.
Are open face helmets as worn by most Harley riders too heavy for them to acknlowledge a nod?   :P

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=29118    ;D

Le Tour are using a GTR as lead bike

Had a test run on bike with camping gear yesterday, decided to go local only ten miles from home, easy to head home if all didn't go well, only thing that needs changing is getting rid of the airbed and replacing with a thinner sleep mat. All ready now for Betws y Coed  ;D
Lunch at Amroth

tent pitched

Saundersfoot

Had a run today up to Betws Y Coed via the west coast of wales, Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Machynchllech, Dolgellau, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws. Then headed off to the Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen, Bala and back to the coast and headed home to the south.
The Swallow Falls were not so much a falls but a dribble due to the lack of rain we have had. The camp site, bar and facilities look suitable for a bunch of bikers too.




Heading up the road at the side of Cader Idris

Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate mountains


Swallow Falls hotel

Camp site

Refreshements

The nicest day of the year so far and the day has been spent taking pictures of birds.


Puffin



Razorbill







SWMBO bought me a Photography Workshop day for a birthday present so today I've been on Skomer Island of the West Coast of Wales, in glorious spring sunshine, bike day tromorrow  :)

Just fitted new handraulic roller door to my garage. All I have to do now is clear out the garage to get the bike in there.
Bought it from www.countrywidegaragedoors.com and fitted it myself.

old door


new door



old door

Another good day out, sunny spells and no rain after last nights downpour. First stop was cenarth then cross country to Lampeter, Llandovery, Brecon and the beacons and home via Penderyn the home of Welsh Whiskey.

Cenarth Falls



Storey Arms Brecon Beacons

Ridden 230 miles today, heading east from home to Carmarthen then the A40 towards Llandovery then north towards Llyn Brianne then onto Llanwrtdd Well ( home of the Man vs Horse race) then Beulah and on towards the Sennybridge ranges and the Drovers Arms on down into Brecon for lunch then headed west via Llandovery and Carmarthen then back home. A great day out only saw three other bikes on the road but a good gathering of a dozen or so at the West End Cafe in Llandovery

Cilycwm heading towards Llyn Brianne



Llyn Brianne


Llyn Brianne



The Drovers Arms



The Drovers Arms ( no longer a pub and owned by the MoD )

Shift to go then its twelve days off, just hope these sunny mornings stay around, I'll be getting a few runs in on the gtr,

Update.
just back from an 100 mile trip and these tyres are very confidence inspiring, feels like far more grip than the oem BT021. Did a circuit that has lots of twisties and regularly ride it and found corners were taken a bit quicker than when shod with the Bridgstones.
Hvae also had the tyres inflated with nitrogen, to 42psi front and rear, TPS reads 49psi and after an hours riding had not moved either way up or down so it looks like the nitrogen does not expand as air inflated tyres does. All in all v pleased with the only need a bit of rain now to see what the wet weather grip is like.

Have just had four new tyres fitted on my car, tyre fitter filled them with nitrogen, has anyone tried the N2 in bike tyres? They charge a £1  per tyre to inflate, may give it a try on the GTR and see if there is any difference when monitoring the tps  :)

Had a set of these fitted Saturday first impressions after only a 70 mile ride are very promising. They seem to give a softer ride than the oem bridgestones and more grip too. Watch this space for updates and wet weather performance too

Have owned 2010 GTR now for 12 month, rode a Sprint ST 1050 prior to that. Live out in the wild west of wales in Pembrokeshire

Schw Mae  ;D