Unspectacular Daylong ride to the northsea-coast. Damn autumn ;-)

Today, my buddy Jo and I rode a total of 400 km round-trip to the North Sea coast, but it was a really boring, unspectacular ride along dead-straight country roads; it wasn't exactly thrilling, but we’d been invited to a celebration and didn't want to miss it. It was also quite chilly, and I was glad I was wearing full leathers and a full-face helmet... Still, it was nice spending several hours on the road with a good friend... unfortunately, autumn has already made its presence felt here. We set off in the morning at around 13°C and returned in the evening to similar temperatures. In the woods along the country roads, it was still damp and cool—more unpleasant than fun.





((My buddy Jo has been wrenching on vintage Kawasakis for over 45 years—mostly professionally—and has built or restored many truly perfect bikes. For himself, he cobbled together this Z using "leftover parts" from his own stock: it features an MK2 engine, police-spec forks, and wider Morad (formerly Akront) rims, topped off with a Doremi (Japan) paint set in the '73 style. The bike rides and looks great; it was a pleasure hitting the road with him and his machine.