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[kitkat]

hope you all have a great time this weekend. say hello to my wibbly wobbly road. Look forward to seeing all the pics. ride safely everyone

[dawn07]

+1. With you in spirit! Take care guys and enjoy!:thumbsup:

[on yer bike]

Yeah, have fun everyone!

[on yer bike]

And judging from the phone call to Sally last night you are having fun! Now I hope you all were sober enough to make it to the start point! :-P

[appollo1]

just had a call from Bibio to tell me the weather is great and and there are about 50 people and 40 bikes!!! not jealous at all.

was going to head over to meet up today but it was pouring down this morning when i got up so didn't in the end.

[independentphoto]

Dizzyblonde, Quedos, Sunny & Independentphoto reporting in. Sat in the sunshine enjoying a cold one whilst the rest do the loop. No majors yet but one lost chain early on. Counted 46 bikes.

[Jinxy43]

So glad you crazy guys and girls and great weather, just sorry I could not make it up. Shall be looking forward to see-ing the picts and hearing about any mishaps esp where diesel and ducati's are involved.


:smt040

[Paul the 6th]

No majors yet but one lost chain early on. Counted 46 bikes.

wasnt nick the gr33k was it?! :razz:

[TEC]

Yeah they appear to be enjoying themselves, take a peek (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=134666) :D

[jaromic]

just had a call from Bibio to tell me the weather is great and and there are about 50 people and 40 bikes!!! not jealous at all.

was going to head over to meet up today but it was pouring down this morning when i got up so didn't in the end.
The weather was fine once you got to Perth, we were the same it was chucking it down when we left and by the time we made it to kinross we were going to give up, glad we didnt though. You could've tagged along with us if we'd knew.

[Dicky Ticker]

We did your wibbly wobblies or our tour just to make you happy but on the return leg decided to give the Dukes Pass a miss

[Dave20046]

wasnt nick the gr33k was it?! :razz:
Nah twas daveof preston, unlucky - happened right onm an overtake. Can't see how it happened ...that chain looked mint :scratch:

[Dave20046]

ps, reporting in - left yesterday pm just got home :neutraL:

[Sally]

And judging from the phone call to Sally last night you are having fun! Now I hope you all were sober enough to make it to the start point! :-P

You phoned..

Oh no, apoligies in advance.
That I cannot recall..

What time was this?

[northwind]

Must have been about vodka o'clock

[Graciepants]

Must have been about vodka o'clock

hahaha i remember talking to you at 4am as i'd jsut woken up to find the wigwam door open and it seems carnage had happened

where was your camera in the end?

i wanna move to scotland the roads are amazing!

[Sally]

Must have been about vodka o'clock

I blame Baz, Dustin and Dave Preston.
They lead me astray. :)

[northwind]

where was your camera in the end?

Nooooo idea. I guess maybe it got knocked away from where I was looking :smt101 That was funny when you emerged into the wasteland... "Mornin'"

[dizzyblonde]

I reckon that stealth cat hid your camera somewhere else.

Did you see it, the cat...it kept running round the site, but its legs didn't move, it kinda hovered everywhere it went, and it only came out when it was dark.

A bit like those midnight runners with the lights on their heads

[on yer bike]

Yeah I recon Vodka oclock on Friday night/Sat Morning sounds about right

[xXBADGERXx]

Nah twas daveof preston, unlucky - happened right onm an overtake. Can't see how it happened ...that chain looked mint :scratch:

Like heck it was , it was hanging down lower than mine , and I cringed everytime I got to 70 mph and rode with one eye closed and my head turned in case mine went bang ....

[Dave20046]

Like heck it was , it was hanging down lower than mine , and I cringed everytime I got to 70 mph and rode with one eye closed and my head turned in case mine went bang ....
Sarcasm :smt003
btw, badger you're a walking rukka advert. I neeed a set of decent textile trousers - I was wet through within 5 minutes of that rain.

[xXBADGERXx]

Sarcasm :smt003
btw, badger you're a walking rukka advert. I neeed a set of decent textile trousers - I was wet through within 5 minutes of that rain.

Mate , it got even worse near Preston , you know how it was when we were huddled under that overhang at the service station ? Well it was like that from Preston to North Wales ..... I still got home Dry , Kit like that is what makes a journey a lot safer , a bit more bearable and the ability to ride every day of the year in all weathers . Well worth the money to get all weather kit mate .

[dizzyblonde]

richa monsoon may be cheaper.

Speaking of chains..it seems my little hungover SV, that needed hair of the dog in the oil department, chain tightened up some how(dunno how, think carnivore overtightened a smidgeon before the weekend) it had a little wee on the way home, and again when I got home. Seems the sprocket seal may have gone :-(

Thats where it appears all the oil did go. Thing is I got a nice perfect half of the chain and then the other half is a lot tighter, only got about 2000 miles on too...bah.

Answers on a postcard!

[Dave20046]

aye, can't afford rukka but im scouring ebay for some goretex trou at the mo (was actually going to get some before we went but got let down).
See how far I get with the manufacturer of the '100% waterproof guaranteed' trousers I was wearing. it was around 5 minutes before I was completely soaked.

[MR UKI (1)]

It was soooo bad after Dizzy left me at Kendal on the M6, I had to stop under a motorway bridge with a BMW rider and hide right at the top under the parapet (sp) :(. 3 lanes of solid traffic, filtering with a tinted visor and about 3 inches of standing water was scary.

[dizzyblonde]

aye, can't afford rukka but im scouring ebay for some goretex trou at the mo (was actually going to get some before we went but got let down).
See how far I get with the manufacturer of the '100% waterproof guaranteed' trousers I was wearing. it was around 5 minutes before I was completely soaked.

how much you wanna spend?. Mine are deffo waterproof and warm. £90 though. Jackets was way way way more expensive, but Halvarssons are bleddy expensive for reason.:cool:

[dizzyblonde]

It was soooo bad after Dizzy left me at Kendal on the M6, I had to stop under a motorway bridge with a BMW rider and hide right at the top under the parapet (sp) :(. 3 lanes of solid traffic, filtering with a tinted visor and about 3 inches of standing water was scary.


:smt103 It were cracking flags all the way home for me!

[MR UKI (1)]

:smt103 It were cracking flags all the way home for me!

I must of been heading wrong way! Traffic was horrendous and rain was unbelievable, must have filtered for 10-15 miles easily :D. Had a moment as soon as you left the motorway too, after waved you off the slip road I opened the throttle up to an indicated 95mph and there was a cop car parked on top of the bridge, ooops :D

[Dave20046]

how much you wanna spend?. Mine are deffo waterproof and warm. £90 though. Jackets was way way way more expensive, but Halvarssons are bleddy expensive for reason.:cool:
My jacket stood up to it fine, only cost me £50 and it's been crashed a fair few times.
It was the trousers that were the problem. Anywhere up to £100 really, although I'm looking second hand too and I'm after goretex, can get some goretex trousers for £130 at hein gericke actually. tempting.

[dizzyblonde]

there were two coppers parked on the top of the bridge, side by side on the roundabout there. There was also an unmarked bike too on the road round the corner. I did go very quietly:^o


should have gone round the bout and told em off for double parking on a roundabout:smt031

[xXBADGERXx]

Just ordered a Tsubaki chain and sprockets from local Suzuki Dealer yesterday and they came to £87 which will have to do for the time being , last chain had a couple of tight spots on it and sprockets just starting to wear and it had done 15,000 miles . My fault for letting it run a bit dry over the winter after that thieving sack of turds stole my scottoiler . If I had got onto that a bit sharpish I reckon the chain would have got way more miles onto it ..... I reckon I could have got that up to around 22,000 looking at current condition before contemplating replacement and that is even after it got worse this weekend , downside to all of this is that the dealer can`t fit it for at least another week . Might have to try and cadge a chain rivetting tool for the weekend and fit this myself when it arrives on Friday .

[Graciepants]

I still got home Dry .

gotta ask.. did the Badgeress run you a bath like she said she would?! :mrgreen:

[kitkat]

We did your wibbly wobblies or our tour just to make you happy but on the return leg decided to give the Dukes Pass a miss


Thanx DT, dont blame you for missing out Dukes, I hate that road. Glad your trip was a success.

[xXBADGERXx]

gotta ask.. did the Badgeress run you a bath like she said she would?! :mrgreen:

The Badgeress was in work for 10 , I didn`t hit my Driveway until Midnight , It took me 5 minutes to actually stand up and drag my leg over the saddle and get into the house . I stopped 2 times for fuel after waving byebye to you and Dave and just decided to get the hammer down and crack on . 8 hours it took for me from beginning to end and I reckon hour and half of that was breaks in total for widdles , watering , fuel and waiting for you 2 to get rain kit sorted so downtime was at a minimum really for the miles covered .

And no , the bath wasn`t run LOL . I climbed into bed at 1am , very very sore and was woken by the Badgeress giving me a cuddle at 6:30 , she said I yowled like a Cat from the pain in my body .