Largs Ice Cream: Attendees

[Kilted Ginger]

SUNDAY 22nd February

Plan so far, meet Glasgow TBC at 10am TBC ride 100 miles including a ferry trip. Ice cream at the Beachcomber Kiosk (probably) 25ish mile ride to TBC for burger and a blether them home.

Please post here if you are planning to attend this.

1. Kilted Ginger......ride + Blether:cheers::smt040

[Kilted Ginger]

How much is the ferry?

Ferry information:

Western (http://www.western-ferries.co.uk/contact.shtml) ferries Between Hunter's Quay (Dunoon) & McInroy's Point (Gourock)
Every 20 mins, £3.50 per motorcycle, need to confirm if this includes rider but dont think so. £3.50 per passanger.

Calmac (http://www.calmac.co.uk/winter-timetable.html?id=winter-cowal--gourock-dunoon.gif) ferries, Dunoon - Gourock.
1 per hour (10 to the hour) £4.10 per m/c + £2.90 PP = £7

Ive emailed both companies asking how many bikes they can transport and any chance of a discount (worth a try) i'll let you know when they reply.

[Tiger 55]

What about the petrol station near the Little Chef
Sounds perfect. We could probably do with a re-group there after the Great Western Road traffic light lottery anyway.

[-Ralph-]

I've now got almost all the bits I need to get the bike back on the road, assuming the forks are OK and they've only turned in the yokes and there nothing broken inside the bikini fairing that I can't see. [-o<

I'd really love to come on this as it would be my last rideout with SV Ecosse before I move down to England permanently on the 1st March.

I'm back home the week before the rideout, every evening will be dedicated to bike fixing!

[Kilted Ginger]

well peeps ,is it ok for me to turn up (no bike though?)i could just meet u in largs and then follow behind in my car up to the hurlet?
:( il b good ,,,honest:cool:
if ok ,when do you think youl b in largs?

As Tiger55 said 2 pm is the plan, how realistic this is I'm not sure, I'll paste the route and timings at the bottom of this thread. The last leg the ferry and 10 mile run to largs should take no more than 40mins, If you can get to largs in that time them someone could call you as we gather to board the ferry so you're not hanging about if we're running late.

Route (A' La Tiger55):cheers:

1. Meet at Hein Gericke "272 Greart Western Road" 10am for 10:15 departure. (A) Ride west A82 (great western / dumbarton Rd) 11miles

2. Regroup at little chef Milton (pick up Kate) Fuel if required. 10:45 11am departure. (B) Continue A82

3. A82 to loch lomond, 12 miles, left turn (Glen fruin / military road) to Gareloch head, 9miles. Must mark this junction!!

4. 2nd exit at roundabout A814 to Arrocher (Wibbly Wobbly:twisted:)Watch the drain covers. 9miles, Regroup at roll hut (C).

5 A83 (rest and be thankfull:batman:) 11miles, Left turn, Regroup at viewpoint A815 to Hunters Quay via Loch eck and Ardbeg 30miles. Must mark this Junction!!

6 .Regroup Board ferry at hunters Quay, every 20 mins, 20 min cruise. No on board romances please.:smt008

7. Rt Turn onto A770, then 3rd exit at roundabout onto the A78, through Inverkip to Largs, 10miles. Nardinis (D) for ice cream.:smt040 13:30 - 14:00 apx

8. Head to Hurlett inn?? for burger and a blether, route by someone that knows where the hell it is please then homeward bound.

Well thats the plan (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&saddr=272+Great+Western+Rd,+Glasgow,+Glasgow+City+ G4,+UK&daddr=A82%2FGreat+Western+Rd+to:A82%2FDumbarton+Rd +to:56.081232,-4.822998+to:56.199014,-4.748073+to:A815%2FShore+Rd+to:Nelson+St&hl=en&geocode=%3BFVr4VAMdcmy9_w%3BFduCVQMdjxe7_w%3B%3BFW aHWQMd14y3_w%3BFQYyVgMdho60_w%3BFQNkUwMdnrS1_w&mra=dpe&mrcr=1&mrsp=3&sz=9&via=1,3,5&sll=56.049034,-4.614258&sspn=0.664179,1.749573&ie=UTF8&ll=56.002988,-4.696655&spn=0.664971,2.793274&z=9), Route to and location of eaterie please by whomever feels qualified.

[jim@55]

nardinis it is then ;)

[Tiger 55]

Route to and location of eaterie please by whomever feels qualified.
In a nutshell - linky (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Largs&daddr=55.818527,+-4.372457&hl=en&geocode=%3BFR-5UwMdF0i9_w&mra=ls&sll=55.807166,-4.388008&sspn=0.036176,0.076904&ie=UTF8&ll=55.79028,-4.837418&spn=0.036192,0.076904&z=14)

In words -

1. South out of Largs on the main A78 Greenock road for a mile or so to turn off for A760 Kilbirnie Road Must mark this junction!!

2. 9 miles of deserted country road to downtown Kilbirnie. Right at first wee roundabout, then third exit at next wee roundabout onto B780 signposted Dalry/Irvine. Must mark these junctions!!

3. What shall we say, half a mile or so, bear left onto B777 Beith road. Must mark this junction!!

4. Coupla miles to the main road - A737 - outside Beith, the Manrahead Roundabout. Second exit onto the A737 signposted Paisley/Glasgow. Must mark this junction!!

5. Pay attention! Else you'll end up in Paisley and we don't want that. Just under a mile it's right turn off the A737 back onto the B777, signposted Gateside/Lugton. Must mark this junction!!

6. 4 miles of B Class racetrack into the beating heart of metropolitan Lugton. Left onto the A736 signposted Glasgow. Must mark this junction!!

7. Last 6 miles of giving it the business. After entering Barrhead and before the Main Street roundabout, disused (I think) petrol station just after Tesco - Regroup. Don't want anybody getting lost in Barrhead, you haven't got the form.

8. Follow-me-I-know-the-way over a couple of roundabouts, signposted Glasgow A736, mile or so outside Barrhead, The Tobey Carvery Hurlet. Presto! Prestoni! Half a shandy all round.

So it's follow the signs for Kilbirnie, Dalry, Paisley, Lugton, and Glasgow. In that order. Any questions?

[Kilted Ginger]

Why, Thank you kind sir.
:salut::notworthy:

[Kilted Ginger]

[quote=peterco;1775813]Do we have an alternative route ,if we get adverse weather condition.
quote]

No, we have waterproofs:rolleyes:

[Kilted Ginger]

This still on for Sunday then?
Unless i ballsed up dates again?

Sunday 22nd February 11 days away, plenty of time for the snow to melt, me thinks you may be a wee bit confused

[Sally]

*******s...

I tried to take this Sunday and Monday, Off.

Now am probily too late to take next weekend off.

I need help :(

[Tiger 55]

3. What shall we say, half a mile or so, bear left onto B777 Beith road.
Did the recce today and discovered that the Kilbirnie neds are so lacking in ambition they're reduced to nicking numbers off road signs...

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/tigerboz55/SV650%20Forum/DSC01117.jpg

Where it says 'Beith B77' it really means 'Beith B777'.

Must, must mark that junction!

And lord only knows where Longba is...

[dawn07]

Fancy the run from largs onwards if that ok?

[STRAMASHER]

More the merrier.

Hopefully you won't be waiting too long.

Jim@ 55 will have a hairdrier handy if you need a heat up.:mrgreen:

[dawn07]

Great, it will be my first time [ just passed my test july '08], so hopefully i'll be able to keep up with you all!
Look forward to meeting everyone
Dawn x

[northwind]

I'm probably out for this one, looks like I can catch a lift and a roofrack space down to the borders for some mountain biking so I'm going to grab the opportunity while it lasts (can't drive, so can't get there otherwise). But that might still fall through or get shifted to another day

[ScottishRawker]

Shona, you mainly notice a big difference in how steady it feels plus open it past 7k and it feels like warp speed, i hope you were asking and not just being rhetorical lol.

really tempted, my manager went "can you work on sunday" to me earlier and i said i'd get back to him, so will tell him "nah i'm off out to play with a hairdressers car and some guys in leather!"

wonder how that will go down!

Adam

[Kilted Ginger]

Oi Scottishrawker , I'm not a feminist or anything, but get it right.... you're going out to play with a hairdresser and guys and GALS in leather!!
Hope to see you there [ it will be my first time too! ]
Dx

Guys?? i'd be tempted to say that as a collective for a group of mixed gender, americanism i think rather than the historic gender specific implication. Anyway sure Adam was not being sexist, he's too young to developed that level of maturity and understanding yet;)

[ScottishRawker]

Oi Scottishrawker , I'm not a feminist or anything, but get it right.... you're going out to play with a hairdresser and guys and GALS in leather!!
Hope to see you there [ it will be my first time too! ]
Dx

its not my first ride with the sv lot, did one in summer and went ahead to take photos then got seperated when catching up and overtook them :S

Nah i wasn't being sexist, just if i think of girls in leather this happens :smt040:smt072 (the missus better not read this thread now)

Maturity? pfft, i dont think you've even developed that kilted!

Adam

[-Ralph-]

Maturity? pfft, i dont think you've even developed that kilted!

Handbags at 20 paces........! :p

Think KG was trying to stick up for you there Adam, and pull your leg a wee bit at the same time;)

[ScottishRawker]

i was pulling his leg back lol.

does it need to be handbags?

[-Ralph-]

i was pulling his leg back lol

Of course, never mind me.

does it need to be handbags?

No lipsticks are fine.

[Tiger 55]

where is the ferry going?
Leaves from Hunter's Quay in Dunoon for sun kissed Gourock.

[peterco]

Will be going,
1. Kilted Ginger......ride + Blether
2. The Shadow......ride + Blether
3. Tiger 55........ride + beer
4. Davie ride + beer+ Blether (to be confirmed closer to the date )
5. Combatfred.........ride + beer etc
6. Baz...........ride + Blether
7. Gerbrox......ride..
8. Stramasher...ride..
9. The Shadow.. ride..
10. Kate SV650...ride + Blether
11.ad53ggz....dont know
12. JamesMio........Ride, depends on time I might stop for a bit afterwards, might just bomb back down the road...
13.scooby2102...everything...
14. saoralba ride + blether, depending if i can get off work..
15. -Ralph-.....ride + beer (thanks Tiger & Jilly for putting me on the definates list
16. Peterco....ride and blether


pete

[northwind]

I can't read the What Mountain Bike mags that people leave in the office. They always seem to fall open at reviews like 'Cranks - We test 10 of the best for £1000+' and I have to have a lie down.

Mountain bikers are a sad and obsessed group, it's true, capable of thinking and talking about nothing but mountain bikes, and never really aware of just how boring their obsession is to everyone else. So exactly like motorcyclists :D

[dawn07]

Would it be ok for my husband to tag along on Sunday? He's got a bandit 1250 though and says my gorgeous SV650s is a " starter motor" for his! Think the ice-creams should be on him for his cheek!? Haha DX

[ScottishRawker]

yeah i'm sure he would be welcome,

can petrol be on him aswell??

Adam

[STRAMASHER]

Would it be ok for my husband to tag along on Sunday? He's got a bandit 1250 though and says my gorgeous SV650s is a " starter motor" for his! Think the ice-creams should be on him for his cheek!? Haha DX

More than welcome, if he pulls a coupla plug caps off the 1250.;):smt116

[Tiger 55]

Would it be ok for my husband to tag along on Sunday?
Everybody's welcome! And mine's a 99 please Mr dawn07 :)

[Sally]

Cant make it either, me and ad53ggz cant make it..
Have fun.

[peterco]

updated the list of folk currently going..

1. Kilted Ginger......ride + Blether
2. Tiger 55........ride + beer
3. Combatfred.........ride + beer etc
4. Gerbrox......ride..
5. Stramasher...ride..
6. Kate SV650...ride + Blether
7. JamesMio........Ride, depends on time I might stop for a bit afterwards, might just bomb back down the road...
8.scooby2102...everything...
9. -Ralph-.....ride + beer (thanks Tiger & Jilly for putting me on the definates list
10. Peterco....ride and blether
11.?stuartyboy
12.dawn07 + husband
13.scottishrawker
14.ibshort
15.?darrensv

pete

[peterco]

Is anyone still going to this?

15 folk going, but that's including you if you are still going.

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo62/petercorsar/glasgow.jpg

Meeting at Hein Gericke,Great western road 10:00

pete

[Kilted Ginger]

Any easties needing directions, leave the M8 at jct 17 signed A82 Dumbarton, keep right, takes you back over motorway then its dead straight until you see Heingericke on the Right hand side.

Darren / suicide I can meet both either wherever suits, either stirling services or else where, was planning to go in via kilsyth / bishopbriggs rather than motorway blast if it suited, i'll pm my mob number, If i dont hear anything i'll see you all there.

just spent 20 mins replying to a pm from ad53 before reading his post above to ignore it. doh!

For everyone else. Hein gericke 10 for 10:15 depart, regroup and collect Kate at little chef 10:40 ish then head to largs, should be at largs 14:00, so you could be back at glasgow by 15:00 if you were in a hurry. this gives you a couple of options for meeting points and times if you have other commitments, could even meet at nardinis do the wee run and have a beer and a blether in the afternoon if it suited, anyone wants my mobile drop me a pm, i'll check in the morning before i get ready.

Bee safe.

marc

[suicidesam]

Darren / suicide I can meet both either wherever suits

Cool. See what we wake to :thumbsup:

The other guy you met on thursday is tempted.. will hear from him in the morning i hope ;)

[Tiger 55]

Well me and the missus both have time off 2moro, and need to get her dad some bday stuff so guess i'm out
Worst. Excuse. Ever.

Well the sun is splitting the sky here in Weegie Central, ice cream weather if I ever saw it. Let's roll! :D

[STRAMASHER]

They've went and bloody left me!


http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g87/stramasher/22022009392.jpg



Epic sea journey. Strong stomachs required to ride with the Ecossie Posse.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g87/stramasher/22022009390.jpg


Suzuki Parking Only* .... to the crusher with that Yamaha (or my garage I wish;) )

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g87/stramasher/22022009393.jpg

* +3 more parked in their own Suzuki VIP places, +1 in the Toyota VIP area, not pictured




Bath n' beer now.

Cheers folks good day out as usual. :)

[Davie]

Yep turned up at largs a good blast to the hurlet then with combatfred back to ek on the way home bike only just made it in the photo

[suicidesam]

Good day out had by all i think :cool:
Few showers on the way, not enough to spoil the day though.

How'dya work this thing?!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/suicidesam/22022009072.jpg

roll up.. roll up...

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Jammed in like sardines we were!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/suicidesam/22022009075.jpg

The ice-cream shot ;)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/suicidesam/22022009078.jpg

Loving the semi-lunge by alan... are ye done eating that TUB of chocolate ice-cream yet :smt116

[dawn07]

Really enjoyed our first run. Thanks so much! You're a wonderful, mad bunch and made us very wecome.
Safe home everyone
Dawn & Hovis x:thumbsup:

[DarrenSV650S]

Cheers for the run. Good to meet you all finally, although I can't remember who most of you are lol
Had to leave early to get up the road. Freeeeezing!
Got a chinese on the way home, just relaxing now:p

[Sally]

Was tempted to put these on my DL handguards, put saoralba on them, so people know can remember names and that, and they look all plain and boring as theyre all black..

http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/30790
Haha

[Tiger 55]

Was a grand day out that. Good work KG for herding the cats. Two rideouts in a row! And good to see some fresh meat for the grinder, I mean new faces :D as well as some old faces, even the ones on four wheels :driving:

Great roads too, got my juices flowing to go a bit further next time out.

Holy crap was it hot in that pub though! Finally gave up on a table for 10 and then gave up totally when they had no kids menu. KFC was smashing though...

Here's as many as fit in the frame at the start. Notice that everybody is ready, while they guy leading is busy taking blurry photos. Oops
l-r ibshort, DarrenSV650S, Kilted Ginger, Peterco, Hovis, Suicide Sam, cant tell
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/tigerboz55/SV650%20Forum/DSC01120.jpg

Altogether now, a life on the ocean wave a home on the rolling deep. Who's idea was it to get the ferry? Genius! We should have a ferry trip on every rideout.
l-r Peterco, Hillbillies x 2, ibshort, Hovis, DarrenSV650S, STRAMASHER, -Ralph-
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/tigerboz55/SV650%20Forum/DSC01124.jpg

Purely advisory sign, strictly for landlubbers.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/tigerboz55/SV650%20Forum/DSC01123.jpg

:thumright:

[ibshort]

it was an awesome run, got the bike on saturday, so got a fair few miles in yesterday!!! Great management of the run, junctions marked etc, me and darren got a bit lost on the way back home lol, managed to find our ways back though!

Great to meet some new faces aswell!

Thanks to everyone who made it happen!
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[dawn07]

:roll:Yes thanks again to everyone. Although there was no pressure to go fast [ I just passed my test July 08] please pap me at the back next time! Kept wondering why the bikes behind me didn't overtake me 'coz I was going quite slow! Practice makes perfect as they say, so guess I'll be more confident next time. Thanks to kg for organising a great day. Hope to see you soon Dx

[Kilted Ginger]

Thats one of the best thing about our rides, there never is any pressure to go any faster than you fel comfortable with, There is no "strict order" so anyone who wants to overtake can, or if they are happy sitting where they are its all good. As long as noone passes the leader and the TEC stays at the back it always tends to go smoothly, as long as folk rember to mark the junctions;)
Glad everyone enjoyed it, was a good day and the weather was kind considering its February. Nice to meet some new faces and catch up with some older ones.

Suicide, sorry if dissappeard on the way home, was in a bit of a hurry.

Good to see Jb looking so well.

Dawn, you're better going at the front if you feel you are running slightly slower than others, then if they want to pass they will, that way you dont arrive at the regroups last and feel you're holdiing folk up, which your not.

Award of the day to Kate for voulenteering to flit a small villages posessions whilst on a ride out, didn't realise you'd been camping for 3 weeks;)

Take care out there

[Kate SV650]

Yeah! All I needed was my passport and I would have been off!
Apologies to Tiger 55. He probably thought he was getting an extra couple of lodgers last night - Peterco and my-self were in the wrong (filter) lane (decided to follow Tiger instead!) Doh! Glad Peterco was paying attention!
Great day yesterday. :p Thanks to everyone for organizing it!
Oil light update - my mechanic (OH) took the belly-pan off and then removed the oil pressure switch rubbery cap. Oh dear! All very rusty in there. When I saw the state of it, it looks pretty much like that is what was wrong.
By the way, I'll say it again, LOVED the two corners after the petrol fill-up at Largs. I'll need to drag the OH over there to show him that wee road!

[DarrenSV650S]

me and darren got a bit lost on the way back home lol, managed to find our ways back though!
Yeh just as well I had the satnav :lol:

[Tiger 55]

Apologies to Tiger 55. He probably thought he was getting an extra couple of lodgers last night - Peterco and my-self were in the wrong (filter) lane (decided to follow Tiger instead!) Doh!
Lol! No apology required, I mean "SV Ecossers in Wrong Way shock!" isn't much of a headline is it? :)

[ibshort]

Yeh just as well I had the satnav :lol:

Wheres the fun in that...;)
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[dawn07]

Thanks for letting me join you on Sunday guys! Had a good run on the bike.
Perhaps next time Dawn will go all the way! Oh er mrs!
Hovis

[hovis21]

Thanks for letting me join you on Sunday guys! Had a good run on the bike.
Perhaps next time Dawn will go all the way! Oh er mrs!
Hovis
Sorry but think I've cracked it now! I'm a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to the computer, but think I've cracked it now! Waahay! I'm a member of the SV650 org with my Bandit 1200!!!
HOVIS

[suicidesam]

.... member of the SV650 org with my Bandit 1200!!!


Someone to keep me company in the Ecosse posse :thumright:

Welcome to the mad house.. at least you knew what we're like before you fell in the door :mrgreen:

[Jillyburd]

Hiya!

Good to see everyone at the Hurlet, didn't get a chance to work my way round due to having two kids there who'd been grotty all day and worse since it was almost tea time and they're ready for the kill at 5pm if they're not fed! Apologies to those I didn't get to, lovely to see those I did and fab to meet Kate and Dawn (obviously!) C'mon the girls!

[scooby2102]

can honestly say that thats the best run I have been on with the posse, was well managed and the route was excellent.

roll on the next yin :p