PUB TALK

The green shoots of normality are resuming. No, not the lifting of lockdown restrictions but after over a month of hot sunny weather, it is raining outside. At least it feels like England again. Actually the very slight lifting of restrictions may permit a little riding, although possibly still not recommended for us oldies? At any rate PUB has concluded that a short test ride to check out repair work can be added to shopping trips. Such riding keeps her well away from others, and her preferred short test routes remain close enough to push home should a test not work out. Currently, however, more bikes have been worked upon than tested – due, just as Frank said, to ‘displacement activity’, ie. working on what looks the easiest task, until it stops being the easiest, in which case move on to the next easiest. Of course, parts availability also interferes, but so far electronic orders have come remarkably quickly, save for a Big Port kickstart spring. No reflection upon the Australian supplier (who has a few other new vintage AJS parts available), but presumably