Ticket To Ride

Took the bike for its MOT today and I’m pleased to say it passed…eventually! Considering it’s only covered 2,300 miles in the five years I’ve owned it, I was quite surprised to be handed a “Fail” certificate as well as a “Pass” certificate.
The tester explained that the headlight beam was set too high, which automatically triggered a “Fail - immediate rectification required” notification. All he had to do was loosen a couple of bolts, adjust the headlight and re-tighten the bolts. Only thirty seconds work to correct the issue but you can’t stop the automated system issuing the “Fail” certificate apparently! No idea how it’s happened - I’ve only done 300 miles since the last MOT! I suppose it’s possible the bolts were a little loose and the headlight got knocked in the garage over the winter. Whatever, all is now legal for a summer of riding. And I’d really like to try and cover more than 300 miles this year, otherwise I shall have to think very seriously about whether or not it’s actually worth having a bike.
One good thing though. For the first time in five years of owning this bike, today was the first time I’ve taken it for a service and/or MOT and not been caught in heavy rain either on the way there or on the way home. Still cold though, but I’ll take that over getting wet, any day!