Evening Bimble Thursday July 31st

[Mark_h]

Folks,

Anyone fancy a bit of a bimble next Thursday (or this thrusday if reading next week or last thursday if the week after etc etc).

Meet 19:00 in Fleet out for a couple of hours. Not entirely sure where to yet but likely to be the kind of twisty roads that make you appreciate having access to a torquey twin. IL4 and triples and pretty much anything else with fewer than 4 wheels also welcome.

Reply if you're interested and I'll work up a route otherwise if no one is interested (coz I smell) I'll not waste time sorting out the details.

Cheers,
Mark

PS Have any of you GMers got bike to bike radios?

[Stu]

I've got the family with me til the end of Aug so won't really be about 'til then.
Sad to say but the TVSF seem to be a bit more active on rideouts than the GM (although I hear the Anchor this week was v. busy :D) so do you keep a beady eye on them too Mark?

[Mark_h]

I do keep a bit of an eye on the TVSF too but they always seem to head North through Oxford so it makes it a bit too long for me to be away as it's a good two hour round trip just to get to the start-point which is a bit of a problem when I only have a 2-3 hour pass.

Seems GM rides are very rare and completely over organised with hundreds of posts for something that should be so simple. Not sure what ever happened to the spontaneous "any one out tonight" type post but depends on what folk want I suppose.

Main thing is I get out when I can and if anyone wants to join me they are more than welcome and I'd welcome an invite to any more local rides that may be taking place that do not take up the entire day.

May need to set up a Fleet Collective to bridge the TVSF/GM void that seems to exist between the A3 and M4.

[Tara]

for us the bimble after work option is good (well for falc anyway) as we never know until last minute what we are doing at a weekend so far until end of september we are only free one weekend. plus with wayne working sundays its not always ideal at weekends.

but i agree the GM rideout threads are made very complicated and hard to keep track off - but then thats the GM way

[Stu]

but i agree the GM rideout threads are made very complicated and hard to keep track off
I think people get over excited when one actually gets organised :lol:

[Tara]

I think people get over excited when one actually gets organised :lol:

absolutely agree with that

[sarah]

Seems GM rides are very rare and completely over organised with hundreds of posts for something that should be so simple. Not sure what ever happened to the spontaneous "any one out tonight" type post but depends on what folk want I suppose.


:smt097

[eviltwin]

Very rare - well I've organised a few with Sarah but, granted, they don't happen often. I for one have things that I enjoy doing as well as riding.

Completely over organised - On rides that I've helped Sarah put together in the past, the attendance proved quite high so I figure it's best to put some effort in and at least work out where to lead people. After all, you're inviting someone to spend some of their free time so it may as well be spent well.

The last ride I organised actually started with a pretty straightforward post (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=104383) with all the details you needed to know. Maybe a conversation followed because people were interested and we all enjoy a bit of banter - it's a forum, after all. We all contributed to the discussion - including you Mark - thus lengthening the thread.

Fine, you prefer the impromptu blast after work. Glad you feel my latest rides have been over organised...oh, you didn't come.

[Tara]

Very rare - well I've organised a few with Sarah but, granted, they don't happen often. I for one have things that I enjoy doing as well as riding.

Completely over organised - On rides that I've helped Sarah put together in the past, the attendance proved quite high so I figure it's best to put some effort in and at least work out where to lead people. After all, you're inviting someone to spend some of their free time so it may as well be spent well.

The last ride I organised actually started with a pretty straightforward post (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=104383) with all the details you needed to know. Maybe a conversation followed because people were interested and we all enjoy a bit of banter - it's a forum, after all. We all contributed to the discussion - including you Mark - thus lengthening the thread.

Fine, you prefer the impromptu blast after work. Glad you feel my latest rides have been over organised...oh, you didn't come.

well put ET - maybe the lack of rideouts this year is because you and Sarah have been busy with other things to organise one - Falc too and i know DD has. no-one else has organised one oh sorry Stu has i think but thats it we're already halfway through summer

[Mark_h]

Calm down. Dont start getting personal so easy on the offensive smilies (or actually fingers - Sarah) and personal attacks - ET. This is not something I've seen in GM before and I'm disappointed you feel it appropriate.

Being a father of two in full time work and giving up many of my valuable weekends to assist others in their riding I resent the inference I have nothing better to do.

I've also organised group rides here which have worked out quite well, but then again you were not involved back then so have no valid opinion on those.

I was offering a few after work sessions and to see if anyone else was interested. Clearly not so I'll keep myself to myself in future.

If anyone wants to join me on a ride you'll find me in TVSF.

See ya.

[falc]

OK this has got a bit out of hand, just everyone chill.

I think everyone is busy and has other things they could do, in this time of rising fuel prices and stressful jobs we just need to take some time out. We do need more rideouts, both im-promptu and larger organised but we need to take into account peoples circumstances. Everyone is feeling the pinch and a couple of tanks of petrol soon takes it toll, people have things going on and also the weather doesn't always inspire fun. Also this isn't a GM phenomenon and every section is feeling it.

I think peoples comments have been taken the wrong way and people over-reacting but on the flip side you can't tell when someone is having a laugh or smiling and some comments could of been re-worded.

I for one think ET's and sarahs rideouts are great along with other organised rideouts and I also think Marks idea of some impromptu rideouts would be good too and would happily come to either if they are still on/organised. People have different circumstances as I've said and it really is horses for courses.

Lets not fall out over this and if you could re-post the offer of the thursday rideout Mark that would be great and also if anyone wants to do a rideout big or small, soon or later on just post it.

Now who's for a cold beer and let this thing blow over, if the rideout offer is still on I would come but you better have some good roads, after the alps I get depressed easily on British roads :D

[dirtydog]

Oh FFS! Play nicely children. NOw who's going topick up all these toys that have been thrown out of prams? ;-)


Right firstly the lack of rideouts; it has already been said that if you fancy arranging a rideout then post up about it. I know you do Mark but unfortunately not many of us can spare our eveings for a couple of hours I know I certainly cant especially at short notice i.e the next evening. I have lots of commitments at the weekends and need to know about it quite far in advance.

What would you prefer on a ride out, a complete shambles where the route isn't known by anyone but the person who has organised it, no corner markers (depending on size of thge group obviously) etc etc or a ride out where the route is sorted out before hand with places to stop for fuel and food etc where people wont be worried about getting lost/left behind (except Stu of course ;)) and that sort of thing.

Generally the rides that Sarah and ET have organised have been on the larger size and needed some organisation. Those rides are generally longer runs which seem to suit a fair number of people in the GM.

[DanAbnormal]

You all smell of wee.

[sarah]

You all smell of wee.

:( i don't, but i agree those stinky boys do.

[Tara]

:( i don't, but i agree those stinky boys do.
i think they do too

[DanAbnormal]

I've forgotten what riding for fun is like. TIme and money constraints prevent me at the moment.

All rideouts I've been on have been great. That solves that one. :p

[dirtydog]

Ooh Dan's happy so that's alright then ;-)

[Grinch]

Dan turn up... what next? World hunger solved?

[Grinch]

PS Have any of you GMers got bike to bike radios?

I have two... but I wouldn't want to lisen to any of you lot.