Lovely bike, Adrian!  Good work by your Bridport firm.

Just curious:  what gearing do you have?  Thinking about the Abbotsbury Hill...

Cheers,  John

… and in British Racing Green too. Great looking bike; ready for spring.

I thought to keep it as close to the original as possible, BRG just looked right

I'll close this one out with some ordinary looking shots (other than the rare bird), but there's a little story to go with each one. Hope you enjoyed riding along.

1  The Hokkaido red crested crane is one of the worlds rarest cranes. I felt so fortunate to have seen them on five different occasions.

2  Not the best picture, as I quickly grabbed it before this young fellow disappeared behind the building. I had met him at the campground the evening previous. In the morning, I asked him where his destination was for the day. "Obihiro" was his answer. I was also planning to be in Obihiro, however, my plan was to be there three days hence, as it was 200 km from our current location! I can't even imagine riding 200 km strapped to a 15+ kilogram backpack. Ouch!

3  Although not enshrined in law, it is generally accepted in Japan that as long as you're not bothering anyone, you can pretty much camp anywhere. When I couldn't find a commercial or municipally run campsite, I would just look for a city park, or if inclement weather was forecast for the overnight even a store awning. This was the first time I had come across a city park with a band shell. It turned out to work quite well as it kept the morning dew off the tent. The phone camera artificially brightens the scene. It was actually quite dark.

3  This ordinary photo of an ordinary delivery van exemplifies one of the reasons I keep returning to Japan. If you are unable to expand the picture on your screen to see what this van is carrying, I'll explain it. There's a case of Dewar’s whiskey, a case of José Cuervo tequila, a case of sake, quite a few beer kegs, and some other cases that I couldn't make out. Yes, this is a truckload of booze. It was parked on the side of the street in Sapporo, a city of 1.9 million. It was wide open. The vehicle engine was running. The driver was nowhere in sight, probably in one of the nearby restaurants dropping off his cargo. Why?  Because he knew that when he returned, everything would be just as he had left it.

My Raven could do with a face lift.
May I ask who you used for the work?

Many thanks

Matt

I've just got my Club Tour back from being stripped, powder coated coated and rebuilt, very pleased with it, hopefully good for another 30 years, so will outlive me! Still to add decals...