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Mike2165
17-01-08, 01:20 PM
March East Anglia Revolution Rideout
Finalised the details for the EAR rideout in March. We're meeting up at Eye services on the A47. It's the Esso/McDonalds services. Meeting at 9am for a 10am start, on saturday the 1st March 2008. We will stop at Colsterworth on the A1 junction for fuel/food/leak breaks. Then head round to Haddon services, where we will all hopefully meet up in one piece. All are welcome. See you there.
The route is here:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=104955232921369824490.000443eaa75e46fe59ab7&ll=52.636397,-0.527344&spn=0.406705,1.277161&z=10
You can link straight from it Mike - there is a "link to this page" icon on the right hand side of the map - I dont think we can search for it if you created it.
Mike2165
17-01-08, 02:12 PM
Sod it, easier to photobucket it! Cheers Skip
Ooooh, I could pootle up to Melton if you're going to pause for a cuppa n bacon sarnie there.
(BTW, stickied the thread for ya.)
If you're going to Uppingham, I'd suggest staying off the A6003 to Corby, and instead take the B664 to Market Harborough. If you've never ridden the B664.................you really have to!:D
Easy enough then to pop back across to Corby.
http://tinyurl.com/2zb5pm (http://tinyurl.com/2zb5pm)
Just did that, searched for webbs of eye and up came the one you did!
Looks pretty good to me
Edit: I'll change my one to what lissa said ;)
Oops, just buggered it up, my link is useless at the moment :P
Oops, just buggered it up, my link is useless at the moment :P
And you youngsters are supposed to be SO good at all this computer stuff!:D
And you youngsters are supposed to be SO good at all this computer stuff!:D
Hehe, I am pretty good, just a bit stoopid sometimes, I tried to delete a point on the line and deleted the entire line instead :rolleyes:
Linky works again, showing Lissa's idea
I bet get out on my bike - thats one mother of a rideout including my trip to and from the start! :eek:
I bet get out on my bike - thats one mother of a rideout including my trip to and from the start! :eek:
Poor Skip. You'll have a numb bum by the end:D
Sid Squid
17-01-08, 09:47 PM
Consider me somewhat interested.
A bit.
Maybe.
But I'm a definite if K goes, I still need to find out if she truly exists, or if she's a collective figment of our forum imaginations.
But I'm a definite if K goes, I still need to find out if she truly exists, or if she's a collective figment of our forum imaginations.
Boo!
:smt031
Which day do people prefer?
I can do either ;)
It'd be nice to meet you K if you do go up to Melton, I hear you're a bit handy on two wheels!
Mike2165
18-01-08, 07:57 AM
Sorry Skip, totally screwed up the map on google, but hope you all get the idea. Lissa, unless someones already done it, will change to follow your suggested route around Corby.
Just seen it altered, thanks Sean
Sounds like fun - so are we starting at this place in Ely then?
Mike2165
18-01-08, 10:11 AM
Ely?...It's starting in Eye, near Peterborough
Here is the link to Webbs, Eye.
http://www.webbsyamahacentre.co.uk/contactus.asp
Just a thought, though.............will the burger van be open on a Sunday? An alternative meet could be the Maccy D's just round the corner. I think you can get hot and cold drinks in Webbs, and they have a loo, depends if people will need food to sustain them!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/maccydseye.jpg
Mike2165
18-01-08, 11:07 AM
I will contact Webbs to find out whether the van is there on sundays. Unless the Maccy D option is prefered
petevtwin650
18-01-08, 11:27 AM
Lissa and I aren't worried. It's not too far for us (1hr or so), so we can go to Maccy D's first then meet at Webbs, it's more for the peeps who may have had a longer journey. Webbs was suggested cos it's easy to find and at least the early arrivals can peruse the stock.:)
Incidentally, have you thought of a start time? :riding:
Mike2165
18-01-08, 12:09 PM
What time do they normally start, 11am ok?
Webbs is about an hour and a half from me - if the rideout route is fairly long then I would suggest saying meet at 9:00 to leave at 10:00 as trying to get everyone to meet and then leave at the same time is a logistical nightmare!
Actually that weekend could well be my stag do (getting married on 29th) so I might not be able to make it after all :( Will keep you posted as I would really like to come!!
plowsie
18-01-08, 12:32 PM
Looks fun count me inski!
Mike2165
18-01-08, 12:50 PM
9 for a 10 start ok for me, saturday or sunday , not bothered which.
9 for a 10 start is good by me too
any of you mind if i invite my boss ? He'd either be on a ninja 9 or an 07 blade in the sexy hrc colours :)
Mike2165
18-01-08, 10:48 PM
I don't mind who comes, as long as everyone else is ok with it. 1st rideout I've been on!
I don't mind who comes, as long as everyone else is ok with it. 1st rideout I've been on!
A rideout virgin:D
Well, you won't be the first, and you certainly won't be the last;)
Mike2165
18-01-08, 11:02 PM
A rideout virgin:D
Well, you won't be the first, and you certainly won't be the last;)
And what a way to lose it :)
9 for a 10 start is good by me too
any of you mind if i invite my boss ? He'd either be on a ninja 9 or an 07 blade in the sexy hrc colours :)
If your Boss comes can I smack his bottom for breaking your speedo drive?:D
If your Boss comes can I smack his bottom for breaking your speedo drive?:D
Certainly :D
i could make this, as long as the weather is nice, dont do rain lol
Mike2165
19-01-08, 04:56 PM
Slight alteration, meeting at 9am for 10am kick off, from Maccy D's (cause they'll be open!)
Thanks everyone for your help, but particularly to Lissa for your much appreciated advice.
More details to follow
The more the merrier
Slight alteration, meeting at 9am for 10am kick off, from Maccy D's (cause they'll be open!)
Thanks everyone for your help, but particularly to Lissa for your much appreciated advice.
More details to follow
The more the merrier
Map changed to reflect this, here's the link again: LINKY (http://tinyurl.com/2zb5pm)
Mmm, breakfast bagels :mrgreen:
BigBaddad
20-01-08, 11:27 AM
Looks like a decent route Mike. Off at 10am from
Mac(doesyouwantfrieswithyournondescriptentrails)Do nalds:smt078...sorry I'd sooner chew on a pair of a tramps old pants......but enough of the rant. I should be there though:flower:my boss has let me out for the day, it going to be down to Micheal Fish:nemo:. Looking forward to it...cheers.
PS. anyone want to join me on my leg from Norfolk to Peterborough?
Mike2165
23-01-08, 08:43 AM
Here is the route for the March rideout, with the alterations. We start at Eye services on the A47 (not the BP services on the A1198 roundabout). We follow the route to Colsterworth services at the A1 junction (about half way). We then follow the route to the Haddon services on the A1 junction near Peterborough.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=104955232921369824490.000443eaa75e46fe59ab7&ll=52.636397,-0.527344&spn=0.406705,1.277161&z=10
I've tweaked the lines so that if you zoom in it follows the roads we go on (down to satellite level) to make it easy to follow.
We meet at 9am for a 10am start, ( Maccy D's never had it so good!). It would be nice to know peoples preferance to saturday or sunday, but a lot of the final decision will be made nearer the time and depends a bit on weather.
Thanks to everyone who gave advice and help, Sean C, Lissa who have help loads.
More details to follow as and when
Looks good Mike - I just hope I can come!
BigBaddad
23-01-08, 09:41 AM
Saturday please! But either way you're the one going to the effort of putting this together, so pick which day suites you best...:smt045
Mike2165
23-01-08, 09:52 AM
I'm ok for both days, but if there is a preferance and a majority and the weathers better one day than another, then we'll go with that. I ain't into 'I organised it so thats it' I've looked at other areas clubs, and they seem to do a lot more getting together than over here for some reason. I just think it will be nice to do something here, with people from the SV forum (and others) with a common interest...biking. For me, it will be nice to meet some of the people I've had conversations with on here. I know whatever day we go won't please everyone, but that's unavoidable unfortunately. But I'm looking forward to my first rideout with the Org.
BigBaddad
23-01-08, 10:58 AM
Sorry..wasn't trying to pass the buck or anything, it's fantastic that you're going to the trouble of doing this.
I was a newbie to the forum last March and had not ridden since passing my test 12 years prior. I put together a rideout in May, I too was trying to be thoughtful asking for opinions and proposals etc....but everyone had there own input.
Then things got confusing. Some people could make one day and not the next whilst others could make the other day and not the first. Then YOU still have to chose...TBH I felt guilty leaving some people out cause they couldn't make the day chosen and some people were disapointed not being able to make it.
So since then, when I put together a rideout I always pick a day early on. It gives people time to get organised and make time for the rideout. The guys on this site are a great bunch especially Pete and Lissa! They'll travel for miles for a rideout and they're good company (Pete's always happy to share his memories of the 1st world war).
Cheers.
Mike2165
23-01-08, 11:03 AM
(Pete's always happy to share his memories of the 1st world war).
Cheers.
So can we call him Uncle Albert from now on?
So can we call him Uncle Albert from now on?
Call him anything you like..................with his memory he'll never remember anyway:D
Is this going to be a fast paced rideout or steady?
Considering inviting my dad along too, if we're still talking after another 6 weeks of me taking the **** out of his viffer that sounds like a sewing machine :D He might not be confident enough and say no anyway.
(Pete's always happy to share his memories of the 1st world war).
Although in Pete's case it should really be the Boer War;)
Is this going to be a fast paced rideout or steady?
Considering inviting my dad along too, if we're still talking after another 6 weeks of me taking the **** out of his viffer that sounds like a sewing machine :D He might not be confident enough and say no anyway.
Tell him we won't take the p*ss.................much:D
plowsie
23-01-08, 09:21 PM
Ahh another viffer rider to abuse :D
Squeel boy squeel :lol:
petevtwin650
24-01-08, 08:16 AM
(Pete's always happy to share his memories of the 1st world war).
Cheers.
So can we call him Uncle Albert from now on?
Oi ! You guys. Show some repect for your elders.:smt021
If not your betters :rolleyes:
To further confuse things, if it's decided for Saturday, you could go back to meeting at Webbs. :D
Mike2165
24-01-08, 08:23 AM
To further confuse things, if it's decided for Saturday, you could go back to meeting at Webbs. :D
AAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!! :D
If its Sunday I wont be able to come :(
Mike2165
24-01-08, 09:06 AM
OK update, sorry if anyone can't make it in advance, but we are going on 1st March 2008 (saturday), there, decision made
plowsie
24-01-08, 10:06 AM
Well the Saturday might be a bitch for me, then again so might the Sunday :D lol!
BigBaddad
24-01-08, 10:39 AM
I hope you guys are going to bring your autograph books..... Pete and Lissa are now famous...have you read this months TWO mag.....got a bit on SV's with some rider quotes...it says "Pete, 82 has owned 2 curvies and his niece Lissa, 18 finds them comfy"...there's also a picture...at the back...a very small picture at the back....a very small out of focus picture at the back.......this month TWO next month celebrity Big Brother....then it's all downhill from there.......better get yourselfs 2 places booked at the Priory
plowsie
24-01-08, 11:10 AM
They'll be on i'm a celebrity soon ;) reviving their careers.
Mike2165
24-01-08, 11:25 AM
So on the rideout, will we be following the celebs? Bit like they did in the Life of Brian?
1st it is. I'll be there, so will my boss. Dad is considering it. At McD's, right?
I went on my bike today (one side faired, with mirror, the other side without both :rolleyes:) Wow.. feels so good to ride it again :cool: I thought I'd tear up and down the street on it. We got Dad's finished and on the road, so he had his first go on it after me (had to see it was ok, didn't i..) and I felt bad neglecting my SV :p
Oi you lot!!
Stop taking the p*ss...................we're famous you know!:D
Although I'm sorry to say we'll be letting the side down by NOT drinking to excess, doing recreational drugs or disappearing off to some poxy island with a bunch of has-beens.;)
AAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!! :D
LMAO:D
Welcome to the wonderful world of organising a rideout:p
Cool - if its Saturday I can make it! :D
Mike2165
25-01-08, 01:35 PM
Ok then you lot, I've updated the maps and details of the rideout, and I've posted them on the 1st post of the thread.
Cheers Mike - I can definitely come now - see you there! :D
Just looked and its a 160 mile round trip to the start and from the finish from my house - so you lot had all better turn up!
Pssst...............everyone...............lets change the rideout to Sunday, but nobody tell Skip!
:D:D:D
Pssst...............everyone...............lets change the rideout to Sunday, but nobody tell Skip!
:D:D:D
Thats just soooooo mean! :smt098
:p
Thats just soooooo mean! :smt098
:p
Sorry Skip:kiss:
Only joking:D
LMAO:D
Welcome to the wonderful world of organising a rideout:p
Organising anything to do with bikes has long been likened to herding cats.
Are you going to come, Lozzo? It'd be nice to meet you.
Talking of cats, I booted one up the arris :rolleyes:. It normally runs away before I'm close to it. This particular cat got under the covers and walked all over our wet concrete base for our bike shed :smt066
petevtwin650
02-02-08, 08:08 AM
A Month to go.
Looking forward to it. :smt023
Except for meeting BigBaddad again.
He always makes me cry.:smt089
BigBaddad
02-02-08, 09:06 AM
my riding isn't that bad.....well maybe it is.
Mike2165
04-02-08, 10:15 PM
my riding isn't that bad.....well maybe it is.
Don't worry I'll be with you there mate
I can barely wait :)
I'm fairly sure I'll be back up to my pre hedge-surfing confidence/ability levels with time to spare before our meet :)
plowsie
05-02-08, 12:01 PM
my riding isn't that bad.....well maybe it is.
Don't worry I'll be with you there mate
Same as guys!
Right - just been and bought nice goretex waterproof jacket and trousers from Hein Gericke - so we are guaranteed nice weather now! :D
Their 0% deal is just too good to pass up! ](*,)
Right - just been and bought nice goretex waterproof jacket and trousers from Hein Gericke - so we are guaranteed nice weather now! :D
Their 0% deal is just too good to pass up! ](*,)
Yeah - but what's going to keep the bike dry?!:cool:
Not that I have to worry - my two are poles apart - the BlueBlade is snugly tucked up in the garage ne'er to see a drop of the wet stuff, whereas the Varadero is...
... well...
... a bit mucky at the moment. :oops:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/spazmutt/Brian/Icky3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/spazmutt/Brian/Icky.jpg
:-dd
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/spazmutt/Brian/Icky3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/spazmutt/Brian/Icky.jpg
:-dd
Yuck, you ride a minger... ;-)
It were a mucky road up to the stables guv'. ;)
Yeah - but what's going to keep the bike dry?!:cool:
Not a problem now I have spent £350 on some nice goretex stuff - its going to be a beautifully hot sunny day! :roll: :safe:
Not a problem now I have spent £350 on some nice goretex stuff - its going to be a beautifully hot sunny day! :roll: :safe:
If it isn't...................I'm blaming you!:smt021:smt021:smt021
:D
Rode in this morning in my new gear - toastie warm! Have only ridden the bike once since October :oops: so it was nice to get out on it - now I have some decent "British weather" kit I will be riding it a lot more! :D
Roll on the 1st! :cool:
March East Anglia Revolution Rideout
Finalised the details for the EAR rideout in March. We're meeting up at Eye services on the A47. It's the Esso/McDonalds services. Meeting at 9am for a 10am start, on saturday the 1st March 2008. We will stop at Colsterworth on the A1 junction for fuel/food/leak breaks. Then head round to Haddon services, where we will all hopefully meet up in one piece. All are welcome. See you there.
The route is here:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=104955232921369824490.000443eaa75e46fe59ab7&ll=52.636397,-0.527344&spn=0.406705,1.277161&z=10
Would it be OK if my brother in law came along,he's only got one of them slow Yamaha thingies called something like R1 or summit.I'll be there anyhow ,be nice to meet some of you folks .Been looking on here for a while now and then but never really introduced myself.
Cheers for now see you in a few weeks.
Would it be OK if my brother in law came along,he's only got one of them slow Yamaha thingies called something like R1 or summit.I'll be there anyhow ,be nice to meet some of you folks .Been looking on here for a while now and then but never really introduced myself.
Cheers for now see you in a few weeks.
I'm sure nobody will mind if you bring him along..............no-one will bite him:D
Well, not before breakfast, anyway;)
I'm sure nobody will mind if you bring him along..............no-one will bite him:D
Well, not before breakfast, anyway;)
Trust me, nobody would want to bite him :smt017
Trust me, nobody would want to bite him :smt017
:D:D:D
Mike2165
07-02-08, 01:37 PM
Same as guys!
That mean you're coming Plowise?
Mike2165
07-02-08, 01:39 PM
Would it be OK if my brother in law came along,he's only got one of them slow Yamaha thingies called something like R1 or summit.I'll be there anyhow ,be nice to meet some of you folks .Been looking on here for a while now and then but never really introduced myself.
Cheers for now see you in a few weeks.
As Lissa said, everyone's welcome..well almost ;) Anyone see Skip shhh!:)
As Lissa said, everyone's welcome..well almost ;) Anyone see Skip shhh!:)
:smt064
:smt066
:rambo:
:D:D:D
Mike2165
07-02-08, 01:57 PM
At least you got a sense of humour Skip, look forward to seeing you on the 1st
At least you got a sense of humour Skip, look forward to seeing you on the 1st
Not sure how much sense of humour will be left after the 80 mile trip to the start! :-({|=:smt119
:riding:
:D
Mike2165
07-02-08, 03:22 PM
Not sure how much sense of humour will be left after the 80 mile trip to the start! :-({|=:smt119
:riding:
:D
I wouldn't worry bout that Skip.... I'd worry about the 80 mile journey home afterwards! :smt087:smt022
I wouldn't worry bout that Skip.... I'd worry about the 80 mile journey home afterwards! :smt087:smt022
Ahh but I will be on a high from a great day out by then! :smt041
petevtwin650
08-02-08, 09:21 AM
Ahh but I will be on a high from a great day out by then! :smt041
So you're not coming out with us then Skip? :D
So you're not coming out with us then Skip? :D
I meant the bits inbetween talking to you lot! :smt098
Mike2165
10-02-08, 06:07 PM
Woohoo Sean C is gonna be as loud as me now
petevtwin650
10-02-08, 06:16 PM
Woohoo Sean C is gonna be as loud as me now
Hope you noisy lot aren't going to give us more mature riders a bad name. :smt067:smt003
Mike2165
10-02-08, 06:20 PM
Errr, I'm mature..in age anyway, sod being mature in any other way :)
Woohoo Sean C is gonna be as loud as me now
louder!!
:smt035
plowsie
10-02-08, 07:58 PM
I'm gonna hav the dh whisperer :) as no luckpants :lol:
Sean what you done with the Micron?
Laid it on newspaper in the dining room floor, with the intention of cleaning it soonish, or finding somewhere to put it before me parents get back from pathos..
If it comes up nice, and there's no problems getting the art can through the mot tomorrow (that's if they can fix the lights!!) I'll be looking to sell it probably.
plowsie
10-02-08, 08:38 PM
1st dibs? :)
Mike2165
11-02-08, 03:14 PM
Skip, Bigbaddad, you two riding over together?
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