Mental note: must remember to always close the bottom stair gate when Jess is downstairs. Things had gone quiet in the corridor so I went round to see what she was up to. The answer was that she was up to the twelfth step and giving me a big toothy grin and a nice wave through the banisters. Smarty pants.

In other news, the bike is now showing 105 on the clock. So, by a process of arithmetic, I've done 55 miles since Wednesday morning. Traffic has been surprisingly light, which has given me space to get more of a feel for the bike; leaning it more into corners, feeling how responsive the brakes are. So far, it's very well-mannered and positive, rather like a labrador puppy. I'm still only using the bottom half of the rev range, so you'd expect that, though. I daresay it'd be possible to show some teeth after it's run-in, if I wanted it to. Anyway, the commute to work from side-stand to side-stand took me 12 minutes this morning, and that was all within the speed limits. It probably took longer to get in and out of my protective gear and get the bike safely parked up Mind you, I was going in at 6.40am, since Jess had woken up at 5.15. We'll see what it's like next week, when term starts again.