Five minutes of fame, Oxford 15th April

[MiniMatt]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/videos/2008/april/apr0208charleyboormaninterviewonnewtvshow/?&R=EPI-99594

"Boorman had originally asked riders to gather at the Coventry Transport Museum but plans have now changed. To join him and be part of the TV show to be aired on BBC2 in the autumn be at M40 J10 at 8.30am on April 15. The organisers have issed instructions to go through the coach park and meet in the caravan park, postcode OX277RD."

[rob13]

lucky sod, his wife has to be the most understandable woman in the world.

[Lozzo]

She's fit, maybe someone should be taking care of business while he's away.

[ASM-Forever]

She's really not Lozzo!

[Tim in Belgium]

I'm with Lozzo, Boorman's batting way above his league.

[MiniMatt]

So two seperate ride outs? One to ride with Boorman, and one to ride... I'll stop there :D

[jumjum_0214]

Im off on 15th April and im well up for meeting Charlie........ anyone else???

[MiniMatt]

If I can get the bike fixed (again - this would be so much easier if I stopped falling off) then yeah I might, dependent upon (a) weather, (b) sleepiness, (c) previous night's alcohol intake.

[Lozzo]

She's really not Lozzo!

I should hope she's not Lozzo, he's an ugly bloke who's never met Charlie Boorman let alone slept with him.

[Lozzo]

Im off on 15th April and im well up for meeting Charlie........ anyone else???

"Hello Charlie, when exactly does your trip start...and does your wife "miss" you when you're away?"

[rob13]

She's a bit too "posh" looking for me.

Think about it, how lucky has Boorman been? He was an average actor not in any particular work, goes on a round the world trip with his famous mate and then becomes a globetrotter for a living!

[Lozzo]

I like posh - the best girlfriends I've ever had have been posh ones with degrees or PhDs.

[Tim in Belgium]

My best posh girlfriend's parents had two Jag XK8s, a Ferrari Monduial, a 911, a swimming pool and a tennis court and lived in Henley.

I dumped her and now work on Teesside.

I've never been the best in life at making decisions ;)

PS no disrespect to Teesside, but the family was rolling in it.

[ASM-Forever]

My best posh girlfriend's parents had two Jag XK8s, a Ferrari Monduial, a 911, a swimming pool and a tennis court and lived in Henley.

I dumped her and now work on Teesside.

I've never been the best in life at making decisions ;)

PS no disrespect to Teesside, but the family was rolling in it.

I live a few miles from Henley. I'm not looking for a partner though. ;) :p

[rob13]

Id have stuck with Henley on the face of it...

I did actually once date quite a posh lass and she was a lovely maiden. Such a shame that nothing came of it.

[sv650nutter149]

im up for this ne one know what time it all kicks off?

[MiniMatt]

Allegedly 8:30am according to the MCN link. Oxford ring road traffic is pretty grim in the morning tho, so if you're coming from the west allow extra time.

Not so sure whether I'll be there. I think a lot of us are looking at our bikes in a different light this morning.

[Warthog]

Its about 2 minutes from my work, so I think I will be there at 8:30!

[metalmonkey]

Yeah I'm up for that I have the day off work, I can stay at my folks the night before I know nice country road route from folks place up to Oxford. S
o who esle wants to go? Anyone want to meet to go up there? Let me know PM or post to let me know if that sounds good. Thunder

[Shellywoozle]

I like posh - the best girlfriends I've ever had have been posh ones with degrees or PhDs.

I thought you liked CUTE :lol:

Anyway I wonder if Ewan needs some company while Charlie does this without him ...... now that I could do :p

[anna]

I like posh - the best girlfriends I've ever had have been posh ones with degrees or PhDs.

:smt044 .. was that because their tolerance levels to alcohol were lower????......


sorry lozzo couldnt resist mate!

[jumjum_0214]

Is anyone from the org going to this??? I appreciate its a Tuesday but should be good fun.......

Im Definately going.

[metalmonkey]

Is anyone from the org going to this??? I appreciate its a Tuesday but should be good fun.......

Im Definately going.

Yeah I want to go, have the day off work, where about do you live?

[jumjum_0214]

Im in Droitwich, Worcestershire J5 M5. I will probably be riding over the cotswolds down to the meeting point. Im guessing you will be making your way straight to the ace cafe?????

[Warthog]

I will hopefully be at the M40 J10 meet point, but only for half an hour as I have to go to work in Upper Heyford at 9!

[sv650nutter149]

ill be there have day off work will then probably ride to ace cafe if ne of u lot want to join me.

[jumjum_0214]

Im definately going...... will probably see you there nutter :-)

[FG1]

I'm up for this. Anybody else from my neck of the woods want company ??

[metalmonkey]

Right the plan is to get my parents the nigt before, then head out first thing in the moring, I know how to get that part of M40 through country lanes, so shouldn't be too hard so hopefully meet you guys there....Who esle is going? If we have a list of people that are going then swap phone numbers, might be a good idea if there are loads of people it could be mission findong everyone in the crowd.

[Lozzo]

:smt044 .. was that because their tolerance levels to alcohol were lower????......


sorry lozzo couldnt resist mate!

Beware, you're well brought up and have a degree....(target acquired) ....

[Lozzo]

I thought you liked CUTE :lol:

Cute does very nicely, but I'm an equal rights employer, so posh and clever counts too.

Anyway I wonder if Ewan needs some company while Charlie does this without him ...... now that I could do :p

He may have his time taken up with wife and kids, but give it a go.

[tonyk]

yo people,
Boorman had originally asked riders to gather at the Coventry Transport Museum but plans have now changed. To join him ? and be part of the TV show to be aired on BBC2 in the autumn ? be at M40 J10 at 8.30am on April 15. The organisers have issed instructions to go through the coach park and meet in the caravan park, postcode OX277RD.

just wondering, who is going from sv650.org
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[metalmonkey]

Bump this up again!! Who is going from the org? I have the day off for once and can make it as I said before! I will being riding, through Wendover, Thame that general direction. If anyone wants to meet where I am, I can meet @ On Yer Triumph, from there should be less than hour. Country road route, up to the M40.

Where do we want to meet up there? As I said before if you don't have my cell, PM I will send it to you, or send me ur number and I'll text mine across.
Hopefully see some of you tomorrow:D Good weather yes[-o<

[Warthog]

I will be there in the junction car park. For anyone who doesn't know me come and find a blue pointy K3 naked with a guy who looks about 12 haha!

[metalmonkey]

Ace I'm the short ****, with the Blue K6 SV650 Sport, an the mad coloured aria lid and blue/black aplienstar jackect.

[MiniMatt]

If I am there (depends largely on what time I wake up) I'll be the other short-****, this time on the red K5, with the black arai lid, and the red/white HG jacket.

[jumjum_0214]

I will see you there yoo lads, black curvey, carbon can co can, black shark helmet, hg leather jacket. :-)

[sv650nutter149]

right people i have decided i am going....will be on my gsxr srad with SQUEAKY written on the side of it....its black and silver......just come along and say hi:) ne 1 from windsor way wanna meet up and ride up there pm me and we can decide on a meeting place.

ian

[Sosha]

right people i have decided i am going....will be the shorta4se on my gsxr srad with SQUEAKY written on the side of it....

ian

Improved for you...

anyone spotting a trend here?

[sv650nutter149]

u saying all people in tv are short....i think thats bout right

[MiniMatt]

Hey, height means nothing whilst horizontal :D

[metalmonkey]

Nothing wrong with being short apart from when the camber of the road changes and I can't get my foot on the floor, the top shelf in the store which I climbed up now before:p and rock gigs casuse r u lanky lot insist in standing in front of me.

[MiniMatt]

Wrap up warm people, it's nippy out there this morning :D

[metalmonkey]

Nice to meet the new people:D and catch up with those I know. Was abit of anti-clmaix however good fun, got home a little while back....we need more days like this for riding our bikes!

[MiniMatt]

Nice to meet the new people ... Was abit of an anti-climax...

Have you been speaking to my other half? :D

Yep, there's only so much excitement one can generate from a 60mph dawdle down the M40 from Oxford to London, but the sheer scale of the thing was quite impressive. Guestimate a couple of hundred bikes totally swamped the motorway all the way down, and because everyone had to go at about 60 (can't break teh law on television now can you, that and Boorman was riding a bonebreaking oil spilling decrepit bike - or "classic" to those in the know) we formed an impenetrable rolling road block all the way from Ox to London :D The odd sales-rep that got caught up in it (and doubtless the countless thousands caught behind it) must have been royally pee'd off :D "Bloomin bikers, never break the speed limit, always riding at sensible speeds..."

Some very nice bikes on show tho, and some *extremely* loud ones :D

[sv650nutter149]

was a good lil ride done bout 140 all in all......good to put faces to names.

thought things might of lasted bit longer at ace cafe but hey lol.

[Warthog]

Its was nice to meet you new guys, shame I just had to go to work straight afterwards! Now to see you at some proper meet ups !

[suzsv650]

i was there too! saw quite a few SVs

got right to the front on the motorway was pritty awsome!

anyone got any pics? i didnt bother getting anything signed my friend did tho...

[MiniMatt]

Teehee - we ARE famous after all - http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.2199259.0.bikers_launch_epic_trip.php

As predicted, the comments are a hoot :D

"When they are not speeding they think they have the right to clog up the M40 with a convoy – such is the arrogance of some bikers"

[Lou M]

Wish I'd been able to go.


Comments are funny on the news item, apparently we're all thick and can't understand long words like........ errrm what was it? :D

Poor car drivers, have to try and impress us somehow!

Lou

[suzsv650]

it was a awsome day!

so no one has pics? i think im in that small pic buts its just too small

[sv650nutter149]

yep was one hell of a day..... who had the red sv??? think it was all standard looked like a female rider red top black bottoms....your bike was kicking out some stuff lol

[MiniMatt]

Hmmm, could have been me, red SV, largely red jacket, and many, many, many women have commented on my exceptional bottom...

[jumjum_0214]

What a fantastic feeling riding down the M40 in a huge convoy :-) :-)

[Rhiwbina_Squirrel]

Sounds like a pretty decent ride. What time were you up MiniMatt?!
The comments on that page did make me laugh :)

Alex

[sv650nutter149]

defo wernt u mate defo a bird riding bout 6 ft

[jumjum_0214]

Was good to see some face off the org too :-)

[MiniMatt]

ARISE ZOMBIE THREAD!

And do my bidding....

The series starts on TV this Sunday, BBC2, 20:00. Not sure if the Oxford-London bit will be in this week's show or next, but still worth a watch :D