Engine break-in, already 300km with 132cub version engine cylinder head large valves shaft 569 before 618, air intake 54 mm before 58 mm original exhaust before exhaust sports version Morgan ECU G56 stage 2 for now in period 4500trm max, everything goes well during the engine break-in period there is already a very noticeable difference with the accelerator pedal I am already thinking of ordering centa rubbers.
A trip to Launde Abbey with a handful of Morganites (& an ex-Morganite) today. First drive of 2020 for me! The car drove beautifully and we all enjoyed the beautiful Leicestershire back roads and our socially distanced picnic.
Yesterday, Saturday July the 4th, The Speedy Marmots made our third "short fighter mission" from home (Madrid) to Riaza - a nice village in Segovia province where we ate a nice suckling-lamb (typical from the region) - and back.
Despite the massive food intake, Ana Maria insisted to come back via isolated roads and mountain passes. I'm blessed with the best posible co-pilot ever! What a petrolhead she is!
So, we made in total a 3h45min drive from Madrid to Riaza to cover 185km. Here a picture taken in Zarzuela de Garve, one of the atonishing "black villages" of this side of the Sierra.
and 4h30min back from Riaza to Madrid to cover 180km. Here a picture of Campillejo, another of the "black villages", also incredible and isolated.
I made the roadmap with some pictures aside the text with the indications, as we were driving roads we've never done before. We enjoyed the best day in the 3-Wheeler until now. THIS IS ADDICTIVE!!!
AMAZING! We are still in shock of the desert roads and mountain passes we discovered yesterday. You can't imagine the beauty we drove yesterday.
I Will post some videos so you see the isolated roads we drove!
Javier - Madrid, Spain - Commander of Speedy Marmots Bomb Squadron www.speedymarmots.com
If you like videos, here are the best moments of the Speedy Marmots' Saturday drive!
This first road, the GU211, was really beautiful, relatively fast, in excellent conditions and we crossed less than three cars.
This second road, the CM1006, was amazing. twisted and covered by tres and passing through some of the most beautiful "black villages" of the Sierra. Again, no cars but us.
Third short video, on the CM110 & SG145, just for the fun to see the windmills.
After lunch, as my fabulous co-pilot insisted, we took this incredible small twisted road on our way back: the SG112. Probably the most amazing road of the Sierra to drive a 3 Wheeler. Just a Little bit of anxiety, as there was no GSM signal… So praying the "Morgan Gods" to keep the little rocket free of any puncture or major break down… Check-out how the vegetation is starting to invade the tarmac!
Here we're entering one of the most beautiful "black villages" of the Sierra: Campillejo. For a short break in the Only bar and restaurant.
After the short break, the most challenging road of all: the GU194 and its incredibly steep downhill to the "Chinese Wall's Bridge". Another scary road because of its isolation. No GSM signal and no one around but a couple of bikers.
Finally getting to more "open" road: the GU187, just before the GoPro battery died…
I hope you like the videos. This time I did not added any music, just the roaring of the V-Twin as background.
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Javier - Madrid, Spain - Commander of Speedy Marmots Bomb Squadron www.speedymarmots.com
You have an excellent navigator and tactician, beautiful scenery and quiet roads.
Have you considered hooking the GoPro up to the cigarette lighter for continuous power? I finally did it with my 360 camera and now no worries about battery life, Just figuring it how to do it is the hard part.
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
You have an excellent navigator and tactician, beautiful scenery and quiet roads.
Have you considered hooking the GoPro up to the cigarette lighter for continuous power? I finally did it with my 360 camera and now no worries about battery life, Just figuring it how to do it is the hard part.
It would be a perfect solution… but the GoPro has a case that does not allow you to open any of its connections. In fact, to change the battery you need to open the case and take the camera out of it. It's a simple case, like a frame, but you can't get rid of it…
So you need the case to support the camera, but with the case you can't power it.
Javier - Madrid, Spain - Commander of Speedy Marmots Bomb Squadron www.speedymarmots.com