I took the Goldwing out for a ride yesterday in perfect weather. I bimbled down to Ashdown forest – one of my favourite destinations at any time of the year. My route there and back takes me through lots of leafy country lanes and with the fine dry weather of the last few days, the roads were dry and the trees were a magnificent blaze of colour with a cloudless blue sky as background. It made for a perfect relaxed ride, especially on a weekday when traffic is relatively light and although the day was cold to start with, my Gerbings electric jacket kept me nice and warm.

One thing bugs me somewhat and that is a problem that has started to occur with my BMW System 5 helmet. All too frequently, the visor pops right off! It seems to happen when the flip up part is opened fully which in some way seems to force the visor free from its moorings. I’ll try taking it into South London Motorrad and see if they can do anything in the way of a fix. As it stands it’s making the helmet rather a pain to use as I have to keep stopping to fix the visor back in place.