View Full Version : The next rideout......
KnightRider
13-02-08, 06:27 PM
glad you cleared that up by editing your post!
Hey kids, the ride is on Sat. :roll:
Warthog
13-02-08, 06:40 PM
Hmmmm, now I have to highlight every page to see if there is any stupid extra text!
yeah thought i'd do it too, gheys
KnightRider
13-02-08, 06:57 PM
To avoid any confusion:
When: Sat 16th Feb
Where: Shire Horse at 9.30am (we will aim to leave at this time not turn up) Or: Fox's Dinner at 10.00
Route: A44 from Oxford to Worcester
A422 to Stratford-upon-avon
Head south on the Banbury Rd back towards Oxford
Aim to be back at Fox's for lunch.
ASM-Forever
13-02-08, 07:06 PM
Hmmmm, now I have to highlight every page to see if there is any stupid extra text!
yeah thought i'd do it too, gheys
:p
To avoid any confusion:
When: Sat 16th Feb
Where: Shire Horse at 9.30am (we will aim to leave at this time not turn up) Or: Fox's Dinner at 10.00
Route: A44 from Oxford to Worcester
A422 to Stratford-upon-avon
Head south on the Banbury Rd back towards Oxford
Aim to be back at Fox's for lunch.
okay guys
is this on............?
how many people turning up ?
i'll join u lot for part of the ride untill i get sleepy, then head home...
ASM-Forever
14-02-08, 10:04 PM
I'm in.
I would say lets have a poll, but thats obviously not possible.
The ape has a lot to answer for.....
:)
I'm in.
I would say lets have a poll, but thats obviously not possible.
The ape has a lot to answer for.....
:)
It'll be sorted soon.
DanAbnormal
15-02-08, 09:04 AM
I will be bikeless and also moving house. I was checking the weather and the say it will be minus 8 over night. So be very careful out there in the morning peeps. I have some Fisher Price stabilisers if anyone wants to borrow?
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 02:40 PM
The weather does look ****ing cold!
Are we still doing this?
Its only meant to get above freezing at midday!
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 03:18 PM
So people availabilities?
Poll here: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=104673
At the moment its only Tony and myself at the shire and i assume Phil/Nick at Fox's.
Come on Nick/Jon....make a commitment.
Warthog
15-02-08, 05:17 PM
DINER! ONE N! Anyway. I will be there, so everyone else had better come! I thought it was going to be more people than this dammit! And there is nothing wrong with the weather, it says pure sun, and +1 degrees by 9am already. So STOP whining! :-P
StreetHawk
15-02-08, 05:45 PM
It's a no from me i'm afraid!
Got too much on this weekend :-( Have a good one boys and girls and ASM ;-)
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 06:10 PM
It's a no from me i'm afraid!
Got too much on this weekend :-( Have a good one boys and girls and ASM ;-)
Booooooooooo.
You are the ultimate weekend warrior. You won't even ride on weekends. :p
StreetHawk
15-02-08, 06:17 PM
Even weekend warriors need a weekend off now and again!
I'll be there for the next ride, hell .. I may even make the next meet!
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 06:23 PM
Even weekend warriors need a weekend off now and again!
I'll be there for the next ride, hell .. I may even make the next meet!
I'll believe it when i see it! :p
Just to be clear. I'm out.
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 06:25 PM
Just the elite then. :)
As it stands myself and Tony at the Shire Horse and Nick/Phil at Fox's.
Unless you post/call we won't be waiting at either location!
Jon post if you're coming!
Just to point out the primary reason I am not coming out is because the front pads on the Honda are wafer thin. I have the replacements but decided to use the relative mild weather to do some work on the SV.
Warthog
15-02-08, 06:41 PM
Just to point out the primary reason I am not coming out is because the front pads on the Honda are wafer thin. I have the replacements but decided to use the relative mild weather to do some work on the SV.
Oh thats a shame you are not coming :(. I wanted to ride with you. For the record, this is me and Phil leading now, so it is not stupidly fast speeds in a straight line, but should have same speeds in the curves ;)
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 06:46 PM
Oh thats a shame you are not coming :(. I wanted to ride with you. For the record, this is me and Phil leading now, so it is not stupidly fast speeds in a straight line, but should have same speeds in the curves ;)
Meh...i distance myself from scifiblokes comments.
Should it heat up to 'safe' level, then i will dispatch you all. :cool:
DanAbnormal
15-02-08, 07:42 PM
Should it heat up to 'safe' level, then i will dispatch you all. :cool:
Hmm, I never noticed this on the rideout I attended. But then you were quicker than me in a straight line. :smt064:D
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 09:50 PM
Hmm, I never noticed this on the rideout I attended. But then you were quicker than me in a straight line. :smt064:D
I have some preprepared excuses....ahem.
1-I'd only just got the bike.
2-It was a few months after my accident and i still had a knee with all torn ligaments.
3-I was still officially in the the run in period.
So bah to you.
I am still not at 100%, but intend on destroying all comers tomorrow. :p
DanAbnormal
15-02-08, 10:01 PM
I have some preprepared excuses....ahem.
1-I'd only just got the bike.
2-It was a few months after my accident and i still had a knee with all torn ligaments.
3-I was still officially in the the run in period.
So bah to you.
I am still not at 100%, but intend on destroying all comers tomorrow. :p
Oh, that's actually 3 bloody good reasons. You wern't slow by any means, I'm just poking fun. I look forward to you handing me my but-tocks (on a non-brokeback way of course). :D
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 10:09 PM
Oh, that's actually 3 bloody good reasons. You wern't slow by any means, I'm just poking fun. I look forward to you handing me my but-tocks (on a non-brokeback way of course). :D
Unlikely...i just talk a good game.
If i keep repeating it often enough, people might start to believe its true. :cool:
KnightRider
15-02-08, 10:49 PM
I am going to try and make it. If I am not with you by 9.35 leave without me!
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 10:52 PM
I am going to try and make it. If I am not with you by 9.35 leave without me!
Note to self...set clock forward and trick Tony into leaving early. :p
KnightRider
15-02-08, 10:54 PM
piff off
philbut
15-02-08, 11:08 PM
Meh...i distance myself from scifiblokes comments.
Should it heat up to 'safe' level, then i will dispatch you all. :cool:
You do realise, you've just laid down the gauntlet ;)
Just cycled home from town and i can confirm it's definatly in the minus temperatures. We should be careful early morning as there may be some ice. didn't see any but there could be some at points. there are some wooded areas where it's not uncommon for ice to persist later than usual so just worth bearing in mind.
I will be on the SV as I'm not entirely happy with the brakes on the ZZR, as I didnt get a chance to finish bleeding them fully. still, i dont intend to do over a ton anyway.
i came home early from the pub just for you guys - do i get a gold star?
See ya'll tomorrow lads. hope yu make it john.
ASM-Forever
15-02-08, 11:48 PM
You do realise, you've just laid down the gauntlet ;)
Just cycled home from town and i can confirm it's definatly in the minus temperatures. We should be careful early morning as there may be some ice. didn't see any but there could be some at points. there are some wooded areas where it's not uncommon for ice to persist later than usual so just worth bearing in mind.
I will be on the SV as I'm not entirely happy with the brakes on the ZZR, as I didnt get a chance to finish bleeding them fully. still, i dont intend to do over a ton anyway.
i came home early from the pub just for you guys - do i get a gold star?
See ya'll tomorrow lads. hope yu make it john.
I went out very briefly just to make an appearance. I was mocked for going home early. :(
I'm also pretty worried about ice. Although as it isnt set to rain, surely there should be very little? I'm a little inexperienced in this area as its usually melted by the time i'm up. :D
Watch out there this morning guys. Little old Jack Frost has been out working his magic. My replacement heated gloves came yesterday too. Shame they sent me the wrong ones and will have to go straight back again.
KnightRider
16-02-08, 08:26 AM
Mr frost was indeed out, but the sun is also pretty strong so hopefully most of the ice will have dissappeared by 9.30. Still we should take it easy in the wooded areas etc.
To be honest I would prefer a light ride anyway, imho if you gun it the whole time then you are just asking for trouble.
Warthog
16-02-08, 09:12 AM
It should be fine, just take it easy at the start until you notice the raods are ok. Anyway, I am up and about, so see you soon!
KnightRider
16-02-08, 09:33 AM
Careful with the ice. Almost lost it on the way to the shire. Am there now but everyone is late...typical.
KnightRider
16-02-08, 09:41 AM
Still nobody here. I was only going to ride to Oxford and back but if nobody shows in the next 5 minutes then I am off home. I'm on the blackberry in case you are wondering.
I think you'll find everyone is meeting at Fox's.
KnightRider
16-02-08, 09:52 AM
Asm has arrived we will leave now
ASM-Forever
16-02-08, 11:17 AM
Well bah to that!
Whoever came up with the idea of an early start should be shot.
The roads around here are only really becoming rideable now!
We should have had the ride in the afternoon. :(
Asm has arrived he will leave now while I wait for recovery
There you go, corrected for you. :lol:
Well bah to that!
Whoever came up with the idea of an early start should be shot.
The roads around here are only really becoming rideable now!
We should have had the ride in the afternoon. :(
Early start in February with a forecast of frost the night before. Not exactly a tricky one to work out. :lol:
KnightRider
16-02-08, 01:34 PM
What a crap day out! First corner out of my road and I nearly lose it...rear lost traction bike heads for the ground and give a bit of full lock on the opposite direction just get the bike upright.
Spent the next 30 mins waiting for ASM and when he finally arrives my battery dies on me. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Warthog
16-02-08, 03:52 PM
Tsk tsk you lot are pathetic apart from Jon who had a mechanical problem! ASM sees one patch of ice and goes home! Me and phil had a nose around Fox's and M+P and then went for a private blast up the old B4011. Roads were lovely and we got some really fast riding in; it was fun! Then we went and set up Phil's suspension on the ZZR. Conclusion, with the 1200 rear shock, even on maximum springyness it only travels 20mm, Phil needs to eat more pies!
Oh and I did another wheelie by mistake. Good day out!
philbut
16-02-08, 04:22 PM
The roads were fine! a bit greasy in the shade but on the whole some very grippy surfaces. we had a pretty spirited blast, some nice 110mph corners on the private race track ;-)
I just had to tinker didn't I. I tried to bleed the breaks on the ZZR some more and now they are worse! Time to stop fannying around and fit the fireblade calipers me thinks. Cheers for the help with measuring stuff Nick.
StreetHawk
16-02-08, 04:43 PM
Sounds like you should have stayed in bed Jon.. At least 2 of you got a good ride in..
ASM-Forever
16-02-08, 05:01 PM
I went out for a mini ride this afternoon.
From what i saw the roads were dodgy until about 11:30.
With Jon going home and Tony staying in bed, there didn't seem much point. It would have been a lonely ride up to/back from Fox's.
KnightRider
16-02-08, 10:34 PM
Rubbish day. Still I have nearly fitted my new horns so it wasnt all bad!
Thanks for your advice Simon - I would've killed another fuse if it werent for you!
Rubbish day. Still I have nearly fitted my new horns so it wasnt all bad!
Thanks for your advice Simon - I would've killed another fuse if it werent for you!
Happy it worked. Hope you get it sorted soon.
flibble
18-02-08, 12:58 PM
Sounds like it was bit of a mare, shame as the weather was awesome this wkd.
I didn't get any bike time over the wkd either :(
So when's the next ride??
So when's the next ride??
Very good question. I don't know. :lol:
ASM-Forever
18-02-08, 02:22 PM
Sounds like it was bit of a mare, shame as the weather was awesome this wkd.
I didn't get any bike time over the wkd either :(
So when's the next ride??
I wouldn't go that far!
It was decent in the afternoons.
philbut
18-02-08, 03:13 PM
i went out on sunday and did the ride we were meant to do on saturday. started about about 11:00 and the roads were fine. Fish hill is in the shade and so I wasn't able to go at it completely flat out as I wasn't sure about some of the surface, but on the whole it seemed very grippy.
I have also fallen back in love with the SV, the ZZR just feels like a barge, despite being faster on paper. SV does feel cheap though. damn nick for selling his ninja, he's awoken my bike buying urge from hibernation again!
EDIT - although i havent even looked at my bank balance in months so i may have to stick with the SV for a bit longer.
ASM-Forever
18-02-08, 03:17 PM
i went out on sunday and did the ride we were meant to do on saturday. started about about 11:00 and the roads were fine. Fish hill is in the shade and so I wasn't able to go at it completely flat out as I wasn't sure about some of the surface, but on the whole it seemed very grippy.
I have also fallen back in love with the SV, the ZZR just feels like a barge, despite being faster on paper. SV does feel cheap though. damn nick for selling his ninja, he's awoken my bike buying urge from hibernation again!
EDIT - although i havent even looked at my bank balance in months so i may have to stick with the SV for a bit longer.
Bah..could have said...i might have joined you! :smt022
philbut
18-02-08, 03:22 PM
Bah..could have said...i might have joined you! :smt022
Sorry dude. it was a bit of a last minute decision, plus i popped in to see my folks on the way - free sunday lunch is always a bonus.
ASM-Forever
18-02-08, 03:25 PM
Sorry dude. it was a bit of a last minute decision, plus i popped in to see my folks on the way - free sunday lunch is always a bonus.
You're not furthering your own argument. ;)
flibble
18-02-08, 03:36 PM
I wouldn't go that far!
It was decent in the afternoons.
With all the beers and wine.. we didn't surface out of the house till late morning :smt030
Warthog
18-02-08, 05:05 PM
Bah..could have said...i might have joined you! :smt022
Bit of a Nick_X comment there, watch it ;)
StreetHawk
18-02-08, 05:49 PM
Bit of a Nick_X comment there, watch it ;)
:smt097
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