This road is approaching Milton abbot between Launceston and Tavistock...

Lights seem good....

Beautiful roads and so empty....

Lots of roadworks at the moment. While I will happily filter, Luckily I can use nearby country roads, which are so much nicer....

Lots of car drivers are 'mr40s' who doddle along 60mph roads at 40mph.. easy picking for my Yamaha diversion xj900s, and great overtaking practice....

And it's closed ?...

You never know who you'll meet on Dartmoor. loved this young pony....

Drop a gear, get the revs right and you can surprise any car!...

She may be 24 yrs old with 110500mls but she can still gallop if you ask her.....

This absolutely straight road is regularly destroyed by storms. Its a beautiful ride....

I did know it was there and stand up!...

After nearly 2 months off the road, it is going again. Today I rode it 21 miles. Now draining the engine oil ready to change it....

A great ,even if short, twisty road. Good for practicing counter steering....

After valve clearances, cam chain check and now thoroughly rebalanced carburettors, the scary knocking has gone? Still lots of spring and summer jobs but looks like it has survived ? #divvymanstravels...

One of the fears, that has previously stopped me from checking and adjusting the valve clearances, has been the possibility of damaged carburettor to manifold rubbers and the cost. If it ain't broke!...

I bought a laser valve shim tool. It says it is suitable for my Yamaha diversion xj900s. Well there is no way it will depress the shim bucket. so I resorted to using a folded cable tie as per you tube...

Been dismantling my Yamaha Diversion xj900s. This is the camchain adjuster, showing the detent that resets it before putting it back in the engine. The spring then pushes it against the chain and tens...

On the Devon and Cornwall border....

I have started dismantling my Diversion 900s, ready to check the valve clearances and possibly the cam chain So far I have removed the fairing, seat, fuel tank and carburettors....

On my Diversion 900s, there are 6 wellnuts holding the windscreen on. This is how I remove them....

With Plymouth advanced Motorcyclists...