Hovis - My Memory and Yours [Archive] - SV650.org

Drew Carey

03-10-09, 10:51 PM

All

Whilst still crying and so so so so sad......me and Lily have been talking about all the brilliant memories we have had. So, I wanted to start a thread where people can place their most profound memory of him. Please can I request no quotes, no comments, just memories......plain and simple.

My most profound memory.......AR08.......the now infomous rocking horse. It summed up all that is Hovis. Love you.

xXBADGERXx

03-10-09, 10:55 PM

Getting seperated from the main pack on North Wales 4 rideout , Hovis was the one that came looking for me and the others and between us all we regrouped in record time , he was like a Shining light of Yellow Goodness in a moment that had turned wrong . He had an inkling of where we were and came after us , I was sat in Betwys-Y-Coed , thinking all was lost , I had a pillion as well . We found Genesismike and sat there wondering what the hell was going on . I heard a pipe being blipped further down Betwys and knew it had to be an ORGer , then the Yellow vision of Hovis appeared .

The memory of him teasing that Bat eared Dog on NW4 as well , I was sure he was gonna get a nip then .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/xXBADGERXx/Hovis001.jpg

Doing what he did best and that was keeping many people entertained .

The Barmouth or Bust rideout as well , giving me a cheeky blart from his Hindle pipe and a Wheelie as he went past me whilst I taped the arrival from the roadside at the Ponderosa .

A good friend of mine once said "you know the measure of a man by the hole that they leave behind" , Hovis , you left a ruddy great hole wherever you went feller .

phil24_7

03-10-09, 10:58 PM

My fondest and funniest would have to be the pink elephant ride on the Invasion of the Valleys, and the subsequent telling off we all received!

Viper

03-10-09, 11:01 PM

AR09 - 8.30am Saturday morning, (after his normal conservative night on the booze) Hovis emerges from his tent in just his boxers, little hovis on full view and then the words

"what time is this f**king ride then"

priceless and it scared me for life :D

Viper

03-10-09, 11:04 PM

amarko5

03-10-09, 11:04 PM

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t238/amarko5/th_WheelieKingHovis.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t238/amarko5/?action=view&current=WheelieKingHovis.flv) CLICK THE PIC FOR THE VIDEO

Sums up Hovis Really. Hardknott pass on the North South Rideout.

shared a room with him on the first north south rideout a cracking guy indeed.

Dave20046

03-10-09, 11:05 PM

Everything hovis seemed to say or do had a hilarious tinge to it - sure he won't mind being remembered for that at all.
For me the recent peaks rideout stands out, 'Beer time!' is all I need to say.

valleyboy

03-10-09, 11:07 PM

Helping him trying to fix Boris Mk1 when it broke down when he was due to go to the AR a year or two ago...

missyburd

03-10-09, 11:08 PM

The balancing of various items, mainly a card tower, on Hovis's head whilst he rocked back and forth on his little stool in the middle of the pub, AR08.

The snorting of vodka at Peaks Revenge rideout just a few weeks ago

Hovis being rugbytackled by Wideboy at AR08.

Hovis sleeping in his bunk at the Peaks while 2 other orgers got their knee down on him and he then suddenly bursting out of his sleeping bag scaring them both ****less :-D

Thinking about it I believe I've only been on 2 rideouts with the fella, but they were both so memorable and without him they probably wouldn't have been half as funny. Neither rideout was in Wales and I was so looking forward to his next Welsh TT. Still so shocked. What a bloke.

mattSV

03-10-09, 11:10 PM

valleyboy

03-10-09, 11:11 PM

Hovis getting shouted at by women at invasion of the valleys as he tried mounting a childs toy ride outside the pub..... and us decorating his bike with Carling cans and boxes in the morning before he got out of his tent !

Zombie Jesus

03-10-09, 11:14 PM

- Our first trackday at llandow 2007 and the first trip to the nurburgring
- Hovis getting told off by a random woman for riding on a kids amusement ride at invasion of the valleys campsite
- At fartfest, I suggested that everyone should strip off to their underwear to do a dance we came up with. Everyone though this was a bad idea minus hovis.
- Getting lost in the car park in one taffia meet.
- Riding with a yellow mcdonald's happy meal baloon I tied to boris last rideout.
- Many more

missyburd

03-10-09, 11:16 PM

- At fartfest, I suggested that everyone should strip off to their underwear to do a dance we came up with. Everyone though this was a bad idea minus hovis.

I can't think of an idea Hovis would think was bad, up for owt that lad :-D

Quiff Wichard

03-10-09, 11:16 PM

AR08.

Quiff had been on the pool table all night.

Hovis deliberately stands right next to the table, just where Quiff wanted to be to take a shot. The conversation went like this:-

Hovis - Am I in your way?

Quiff - Yeah, you are mate.

Hovis - faaaarkin unluckeeee - then turned his back on Quiff and carried on drinking.

Don't often see Quiff completely lost for words, I nearly ****ed myself.

plus 1

THAT is my abiding memory of the funny little welsh bread boy..

doesnt seem right we only saw him last weekend.. he was saying what a diamond gruntygiggles was for writing him a letter to get every other Sunday off work.. now has every Sunday off bless him..

Girth

03-10-09, 11:20 PM

I have many but a few that stick,

Hovis break dancing.

And our little saying only we seem to get,

"Are you dancin'?"
"Are you asking?"
"I'm asking!"
"Then i'm dancin'!"

lily

03-10-09, 11:21 PM

The first time i met you and all you did was take the pi$$ that i was a pillion......the way that you picked my bike up off me when i came off and asked why the f*** had i done that and that drew was going to kill you!..... When we have gone on nights out and after to much you licked my neck.....when we all went to the waterpark in stoke.... our random PM's daily of just a smily conversation.....your dancing at the wedding...

I could go on and i'm sure I'll think of more

x

chris8886

03-10-09, 11:21 PM

AR08 - Hovis semi concious on a bar stool, rocking backwards and forwards. This went on for hours and he never bloody fell off !!!!

I cant remember a time before or after that i have laughed so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHNwcoYxgo

Go on have a look awsome.

thank you for jogging my memory of that, it was truly funny.

the one that came straight to my mind was at AR09 on one of the drunken nights, watching him trying to bounce on the trampoline while very drunk and there then being a mass bundle and the subsequent fallout. being moans, groans and much laughter!

ThEGr33k

03-10-09, 11:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9lcnyS2NOE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHNwcoYxgo

I think these sum Hovis up well. Unfortunately I wasn't there but everything he seemed to do was amazingly funny!

El Saxo

03-10-09, 11:26 PM

AR08 - Hovis semi concious on a bar stool, rocking backwards and forwards. This went on for hours and he never bloody fell off !!!!

I cant remember a time before or after that i have laughed so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHNwcoYxgo

Go on have a look awsome.

This and the AR08 rocking horse will always be my favourite memories of him too, I physically ached the next day from laughing so much! The rideouts won't be the same without him around, he just loved to have a good time and you couldn't help but have a laugh with him.

-Ralph-

03-10-09, 11:28 PM

He slept in the bunk below me at the Peaks ride-out a month ago.

He didn't snore, but every 1/2 hour as he turned over in his sleep you'd think someone had just planted their boot up a pigs anus at high speed, then he'd let out a few contented snorts and settle back off to sleep for another half hour.

valleyboy

03-10-09, 11:33 PM

Stopping at storey arms burger van on a ride out from another site... Hovis needed to pee.. so he wandered off, where I saw his head vanish from view quickly... went over to see.. he had slipped next to an embankment while trying to have a pee... and slid down the bottom while half exposed !

Quiff Wichard

03-10-09, 11:36 PM

he told me last weekend that he never ever drinks at home.. and that he used to be 20 stone ! then I looked at his facebook and seen the pics of him bigger with a ponytail.. doesnt look like the same guy..
too many funny things to think of or list- ever so many on here- just search his name, get a coffee and sit back and laugh ..

he truly was funny, he really loved to play devils advocate and there was not a malicious bone in his body, anyone who hadnt met him, but had read his posts and formed an opinion ? ?? until you met him you wouldnt know what a kind, funny, loving ,friendly, considerate and sometimes even shy bloke he was,

misunderstood -often
Funny - Always
Hovis- Forever.

valleyboy

03-10-09, 11:37 PM

Hovis forever indeed.

Binky

03-10-09, 11:39 PM

So many memories. First, gotta be lapping the Nurburgring with him and Boris II. What a great trip. :D Him trying to clamber into my bed at 1 in the morning while plastered was definately weird too.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk215/padman36/Nurburgring/P1010510.jpg

Binky

03-10-09, 11:41 PM

Then the whole of his comedic contributions to the Peaks weekend and the AR09 too. Didn't go to AR08, but from what i gather he was just as funny there too. :p

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2898/picture035t.jpg

yorkie_chris

03-10-09, 11:41 PM

Pennine Massive christmas do last year, he ended up dancing on the table in sportsman inn in Halifax. Cracking night out.

missyburd

03-10-09, 11:45 PM

Pennine Massive christmas do last year, he ended up dancing on the table in sportsman inn in Halifax. Cracking night out.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1967/62/4/879760552/n879760552_5368138_3635.jpg

And his showing of his huuuuge scar after

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1967/62/4/879760552/n879760552_5368139_4002.jpg

ThEGr33k

03-10-09, 11:45 PM

How was he everywhere!?

Zombie Jesus

03-10-09, 11:47 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8EJnPDqIA Fartfest boogie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdEMUxgyNHk getting bump started

xXBADGERXx

03-10-09, 11:55 PM

When Stretchie binned his Fireblade on NW3.5 , Hovis was right in there vulturing all the good bits off what was left and asking things like "Hey , stretchie , how much for the carbon hugger mate"

Drew Carey

03-10-09, 11:59 PM

On my stag do, Hovis was his usual drunken self. He did two things that made me laugh that weekend.

1. He decided to breakdance in a club. This involved him lying on his back and us spinning him round.
2. He fell asleep with his head on the pdium in a strip bar.

xXBADGERXx

03-10-09, 11:59 PM

How was he everywhere!?

his passion and Hobby seemed to be bikes , he went to any meet he could , any rideout , any trip abroad ............ and if they weren`t on he would be tooling about on his trials bikes or razzing about on a mates quad . And inbetween all that he would find time for a Beer with his friends .

Another fond memory was that bloody Digital Camera that he whipped out at the Border Patrol Xmas lunch , that was like some Fisher Price kids camera and the place fell about laughing , he sat there smirking with his Santa hat on and Red nose .

_Stretchie_

04-10-09, 12:04 AM

When Stretchie binned his Fireblade on NW3.5 , Hovis was right in there vulturing all the good bits off what was left and asking things like "Hey , stretchie , how much for the carbon hugger mate"

Yeah.. I remember that..

But he was the first person to pick my bike up from the road (if only to make sure nothing else was damaged)

: )

ThEGr33k

04-10-09, 12:05 AM

his passion and Hobby seemed to be bikes , he went to any meet he could , any rideout , any trip abroad ............ and if they weren`t on he would be tooling about on his trials bikes or razzing about on a mates quad . and inbetween all that he would find time for a Beer with his friends .

He certainly lived his life! Probably lived more than a lot of people who are twice his age. :D Fair play I say!

xXBADGERXx

04-10-09, 12:05 AM

Yeah.. I remember that..

But he was the first person to pick my bike up from the road (if only to make sure nothing else was damaged)

: )

Yeah he made sure you were allright then ripped you for being a Wally :drink:

gruntygiggles

04-10-09, 12:29 AM

Where to start. I first met him at a Taffia meet at the tredegar arms where he thought I was some weirdo that was groping Stretchie.

AR08 for the bar stool incident, although I thought we were going to lose Viper to a heart attack that night he was laughing that hard.
AR08 for the unforgettable sight of little Hovis on the way to the toilet at stupid o'clock in the morning.
AR08 for having a very deep and meaningful chat on the Sunday, after which we became firm friends.

The many PM's and messages asking for letters to be written and help with various things, always asking me to give Squirrel (the puppy) a cuddle for him!

I have a cuddle for you too mate so I'm sending it up to you now :-)

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 12:38 AM

My fabbie memory of bread boy

There can be only one or two.

One is that AR08 photo that I managed to capture at the last second on the kids bouncy thingy

two....in the shttiest rock pub in Halifax for the PM xmas do. Hovis table dancing...he nearly broke it:smt023

yorkie_chris

04-10-09, 12:40 AM

two....in the shttiest rock pub in Halifax for the PM xmas do. Hovis table dancing...he nearly broke it:smt023

Oi! Sporty is best rock pub in Halifax... or should that be least-shtt?

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 12:42 AM

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/AR08/2008_07050029.jpg

see what a loon! I have the whole sequence to that ride too

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 12:46 AM

However...one thing that people don't know is that Hovis played a big part in me buying Dave the bike. He was the one I approached when I was a noob, to see if members on here were nice, and wouldn't sell me a piece of poo. As the one with a gazzzillion posts I thought he would know everything....lol:smt042

Drew Carey

04-10-09, 12:47 AM

This came on MTV in our lounge with Wideboy, GID, Girth all round......suddenly Hovie jumped up and started singing it at the top of his voice and dancing like a loon.....we were all sat there stunned......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nE1J0lKpY

Until he started seranading us all with this.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrx5Ve7y0xM

Girth

04-10-09, 12:54 AM

Drew, i dont need to click those links. I know exactly what they are going to be.

Good times.

Baph

04-10-09, 12:54 AM

I think it was Marches Meander, when me, Hovis & Neio were playing about on the bikes at one point, Hovis coming past me on the back wheel. Until that point, my riding on rideout's had born no reflection on how I ride when there's no other bike around. That day was different, and it was mainly because of Hovis that I'll always remember that ride in particular.

That, and having a laugh with him when we stopped off for food.

Oh, and the countless wind-ups we both shared here on the .Org. :)

EDIT: I think it says something about the man himself in that the "RIP Hovis" thread has only been on the .Org for around 3 hours, and already has almost 1700 views. That, and there's still a lot of people on the .Org at 2am. RIP fella.

EDIT2: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=137716 - says a lot about the man IMO. :)

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 01:11 AM

Just for you Drew and Girth

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/AR08/2008_07050034.jpg

Drew Carey

04-10-09, 01:12 AM

Just for you Drew and Girth

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/AR08/2008_07050034.jpg
:smt022

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 01:16 AM

Oh please don't cry Drew, you'll start me off crying again.

Now there is only one phrase I can possibly shout at this point, its one that our loveable friend learnt at xmas from Carnivore

Shut it you sllllaaaaag

meant in the nicest possible way of course:smt008

Drew Carey

04-10-09, 01:18 AM

I havent stopped since earlier. But its ok, those are the kind of memories I wish to keep of him.

northwind

04-10-09, 01:20 AM

Definately this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9lcnyS2NOE&feature=related

Don't even remember filming it, I was in such hysterics from watching, then I got home and was looking at the pics and found it, just about fell off my seat.

lily

04-10-09, 06:53 AM

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6271/ss100289.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/ss100289.jpg/)

Whitewater rafting and spending an hour in tesco's standing next to drew and hovis in the women bikini section so they didn't look like prev's

I then had to purchase the bikini for hovis of a size 6 top (which i am certainly not) and 18 bottoms (which i am certaninly not either)

Drew Carey

04-10-09, 07:23 AM

One weekend of fun at ours, me and Hovie decided to leave Lily at home and go out for a ride on our own. We pulled into a greasy spoon I had been to before....

He looked accross at me with bacon juice dribling in his stuble and said, "Thats feckin lovely......just want the furry motorbike riding god ordered".

the white rabbit

04-10-09, 07:32 AM

I only met him once or twice or maybe more I can't remember. I remember the first time I met this misunderstood guy (correct me if I am wrong but he was threatened with a ban more than once) at Abergavenny bus station and we went for a potter around. We should have met up more but we had continuous entertainment from his aversion to crossing the bridge when he set up the Taffia meets.

I am going to put a :D here because that's what it was like.

Cymraeg_Atodeg

04-10-09, 08:42 AM

I have only known Hovis for a few months, but, he was one of the best people anyone would ever wish to meet.

My memories of Dave range from him trying to wheelie nearly everywhere he went, usually failing and Boris II puffing out much black smoke due to running on Diesel, to him drinking very much, no matter where it was and usually enjoying it the whole time.

In between there are his helpful nature like when he helped me when I had my accident and sorting out the meetings of the South Wales riders every month and camping trips.

I have good memories of Dave and that's how I will remember him whenever I am out on my bike now.

R.I.P. Dave

Dave20046

04-10-09, 08:45 AM

Just remembered on the peaks ride out Hovis deciding it was a good idea to pick up mr speirs after a game of darts shouting .....*crash*, hole pub turned round "****in hell you must way about 20 stoone"

Or later a quick conversation that left me giggling:
Hovis did you pay for your food at the pub?
Nah I forgot
Oh right puny paid it up for you
unluckee

Then actually riding with him a fair bit of Sunday.

phil24_7

04-10-09, 09:10 AM

Human bowling... That is all!

xXBADGERXx

04-10-09, 09:25 AM

or later a quick conversation that left me giggling:
Hovis did you pay for your food at the pub?
Nah i forgot
oh right puny paid it up for you
unluckee

lmfao

TazDaz

04-10-09, 09:29 AM

I only met him at the AR09.

My memories of him goes like this.

Hovis: "What's your name?"
Me: "Darren"
Hovis: "Darren...what sort of name is that?"
Me: "Erm, a good one!"

Think it was Hovis who wanted to walk across the railway sleeper in the fire too!

Girth

04-10-09, 09:31 AM

I only met him at the AR09.

Think it was Hovis who wanted to walk across the railway sleeper in the fire too!

This came back to me last night on the phone to El_Saxo also.

Yep thats him, after me telling him it would be a good idea.

It was always game for a laugh

Quiff Wichard

04-10-09, 09:35 AM

Human bowling... That is all!

plus 2..

where is that video?? kate had it on her phone

Luckypants

04-10-09, 09:42 AM

So many memories of him, but I'll never forget the seeing him in my mirrors on my first rideout with him, all yellow and silly as we tore down Teesdale.

This sums up his humour, he arrived to go rafting wearing a pink bikini!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/Rafting/WWRAugust011.jpg

phil24_7

04-10-09, 09:48 AM

plus 2..

where is that video?? kate had it on her phone

I need to get a micro sd card and a micro sd card reader. I'm gutted bread boy never got to see it posted on the org, and I wish I'd got it sorted sooner.:(

I will get one double quick and post it on here.

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 09:49 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8EJnPDqIA

there is this video posted again a few days ago in the photo section. Breadboy was always up for a laugh

BernardBikerchick

04-10-09, 09:54 AM

OMG i can't believe this ??? is this true ??? when how .... ?

ChrisCaveman

04-10-09, 09:55 AM

Trampoline at AR09, took a bit of convincing to get him on there, but when he did....my god, it was HILARIOUS :D

Funny chap, no doubt about it!

BernardBikerchick

04-10-09, 09:59 AM

dizzyblonde

04-10-09, 10:01 AM

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1967/62/4/879760552/n879760552_5368138_3635.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5368139&id=879760552)

Hope this works. Table dancing ala Hovis, I think the table felt as drunk as him:smt043

Alpinestarhero

04-10-09, 10:39 AM

Several memories;

endless pi55-taking of my topbox, both on here and in person when I met him at AR08

bouncing his 'blade off the limiter

riding past me a few times on both AR's

that cheeky grin, you know he wanted to wind you up!

that hat he always wore like he was gonna go fishing

sure, he wound a few of us up sometimes, but at heart he was a good guy. And a Metallica fan. I shall get on master of puppets cos that was his fav 'tallica album i think

Girth

04-10-09, 10:40 AM

Just for you Drew and Girth

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/AR08/2008_07050034.jpg

You just set me off again.

Its the time likes these that he will be remembered for.

RichT

04-10-09, 10:42 AM

Human bowling... That is all!

I recall there's a video of that somewhere...

One of our best memories of Hovis was his attempt at trampolining at AR09. It was hilarious... Phil24_7 and I bundled on and bounced him all over the place. Drunk and being bounced all over the place on a trampoline... he didn't stop giggling... you know, that dirty "Hovis" giggle..

Scoobs, Kate Moss and MrsT were in stitches....

And then there's Dunster from the Devon and Somerset GP weekend at the end of August (MrsT, Kate Moss and Diamond bought Hovie a wee birthday present) they also decorated his tent - to which he was most impressed.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6011/p8290137.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2436/p8290133.jpg

I met Hovis in Barnstaple at the first Devon and Somerset GP. Those that were there will remember "This is Sh_t. Let's go to the pub".

So many more...

teacosy

04-10-09, 10:45 AM

I can't believe it.............. very very surreal.

I met Hovis for the 1st time last weekend on a ride out of the Welsh TT, that i only went on buy chance. I'm so glad i did as well. Invited buy a friend (cheers Rob) as there was a spare space at the Bunkhouse i gate crashed and didn't know what to expect.

From the 1st moment i met him at the petrol station in Newport i felt very nervous and with one simple handshake and " I'm Hovis " all the nervous tension evaporated and i knew i was in good hands.

Little did i know that he would show me some, if not the best roads in the UK for the weekend. 1000 sheep road (Elan Valey) dodging sheep at speed. All good fun. The road between Rhayader and Aberystwyth where I followed in hot pursuit. With Hovis in front My life was in his hands. With the fact that i only met him for the 1st time the other day. He gave me confidence in mine and his riding.

I do remember (like sky box on rewind and play over and over again) a section of the road where there are about 5 or 6 really lovely sweeping left and right bends. With my knee on the deck grinding away the sliders all i can see is Hovis in Front with his feet hanging off his pegs like "rabbit ears" grinding his toe nails. And thinking to myself this boy can ride hoops! We stop at the next junction, hops off his bike and walks towards me, flips his visor up and says " Hows that for a sunday morning ride". We then broke out into laughter with what we had just achieved while we waited for everyone else to catch up. That will stay with me forever.

Thankyou Hovis for showing me those magical roads and I'm sure I'll be back out there and riding them like you showed me the only way to. On a mission to head but the horizon.

R.I.P Hovis

ps Watching WSB - Those boys aint got nothing on us!

Quiff Wichard

04-10-09, 10:52 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8EJnPDqIA

there is this video posted again a few days ago in the photo section. Breadboy was always up for a laugh

that is class !! when his "bits" escape at the end.. magic..

still a bit numb today ...

jamessunhill

04-10-09, 10:56 AM

I've put up a photo thread here (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=140415) to try and keep them all together.

Kate Moss

04-10-09, 11:09 AM

Phil and Hovis "Human Skittles" at South and West surfers Ride out - Bank Holiday weekend, and them both climbing the rafters to sign on behalf of the org and not forgetting the antics on the trampoline at AR09!

Jabba

04-10-09, 11:18 AM

Lou M

04-10-09, 11:28 AM

Driving past Sennybridge and him stood there waiting for others to catch up, then asking on here if it was him. He said I should have stopped for a coffee and a chat, until I insulted him by asking if it was his Gixxer behind!
Sorry Hovis!

metalmonkey

04-10-09, 11:57 AM

AR08 - Hovis semi concious on a bar stool, rocking backwards and forwards. This went on for hours and he never bloody fell off !!!!

I cant remember a time before or after that i have laughed so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHNwcoYxgo

Go on have a look awsome.

Yes I will never forget, you were laughing so much you cried, then I started. We were all laughing for so long we had tears running down our face. So so funny...:smt081

stewie

04-10-09, 11:58 AM

btw why was he called hovis, best thing since sliced bread ? was going to ask him next time I got a chance to see him, he probably would have said yes ;)

Viper

04-10-09, 12:02 PM

it is so rare that when you think of someone all you can do is smile.

Hovis had that impact on me. Every memory lives side by side with a grin, smile, or laughter.

He truly was a one off.

Scoobs

04-10-09, 12:30 PM

It's been mentioned a couple of times, but the trampoline incident at the AR09 was just genius.

AR09 was the first time I'd met him. He rocked up with my South West Surfers T-shirt and then proceded to model his by shakin' his booty at me. Legend.

The drunken "SHUT IT YOU SLAAAAAG"

RIP bread boy.

phil24_7

04-10-09, 12:34 PM

it is so rare that when you think of someone all you can do is smile.

Hovis had that impact on me. Every memory lives side by side with a grin, smile, or laughter.

He truly was a one off.

Amen.

metalangel

04-10-09, 01:15 PM

Cymraeg_Atodeg

04-10-09, 01:36 PM

This thread has really cheered me up.

First met him after work when he was going out with Lonerider and co from the WRC, I came up to Coryton and he says 'we're going over Brecon' and immediately sets off up the A470 at 100mph and had to stop like five times for me on my (then new) SV to catch up.

After I had my off he went for a **** against a bush in plain view of not just the road but the whole damned valley too. And then as I was getting read to get in the recovery truck he reaches into the long grass and hands me one of my indicators that got smashed off "in case you want to reattach it later" :smt046

Bless, he felt so guilty after every SV on that rideout had some sort of mishap, had to threaten to come and knock some sense into him that it wasn't his fault we were rubbish!

RIP Hovis, we are richer for having known you!

Hey! I was not crap, my bike craped out on me, lol. But, Dave was even sorry about Suzi giving out on me, even though he had nothing to do with her breaking down.

He was so caring and always took it upon himself to make sure everyone was OK.

He was good to have a drink with too. That night in the Con Club in Caerphilly last month will always be in my memory.

_Stretchie_

04-10-09, 01:53 PM

btw why was he called hovis, best thing since sliced bread ? was going to ask him next time I got a chance to see him, he probably would have said yes ;)

Cos he's actually a Yorkshire lad (bless him, someone has to be). And when he moved to Wales he sounded like the lad from the adverts so they called him Hovis. The accent left but the name stuck..

The man
The Myth
The leg end.... (?)

:smt008

Wideboy

04-10-09, 01:54 PM

cant believe he's gone, after getting the call i just sat up most of the night shocked. It didn't hit me until this morning after a few phone calls, i had something planned today but i had to come home cos i couldn't stop blubbering :(

i first met Hovis the day after first meeting drew and gid when he pulled up out front of gids house and we rode to AR08, Second time was at calne bike meet with gid then a few weeks later spent another week end with him at drew and lilys where he reversed Boris into my then mint SV and scratched it #-oturned it into a joke a laughed it off and it forged a close friendship and that's how its been ever since, we became close friend outside of the org along with drew, lily, gid and girth and the massive came together......... or was it the special time gang?, i cant remember i think it was Hovie that named it, was only talking to him on Thursday about coming up to see him :(

to many memories and days spent with him to recall all of them were fantastic and some really good times for me personally, he made that day just that extra bit brilliant. Hovis was Hovis in his own unique and special way, i know of no one else like him, in all the time i knew him i only remember him being down once and always laughing and joking and never did he mention a bad word about anyone (except jibbing me and my bike:rolleyes:), he would go out of his way to cheer you up.......... I'm just glad that he passed away doing something that he loved and on a bike that he loved.

just remember people. Life is a very fragile thing, it can be snatched away in an instant. Live each day as it comes, stop petty feuds and tell that person just how you feel..... as sadly in some cases, you may never get another chance to :(

Hovis will forever hold a place firmly locked in my heart as im sure he will with others, it was certainly a pleasure to have met him, spend time with him and been part of his life, im just so sad that it was for only a short time :(, i just hope he knew how much a lot of us really loved him

squirrel_hunter

04-10-09, 02:07 PM

Playing Ping Pong with him, helmets on. “Safety first” was the motto that weekend.

At the end of the FartFest Boogie, after voling, Hovis on his knees checking that little Hovis is tucked away.

Drinking in Stretchies kitchen, Hovis passes out and falls over. He hits the floor and wakes up, carries on drinking. All without spilling a drop of beer. That wasn’t the last time he would pull that trick.

El Saxo

04-10-09, 02:37 PM

Playing Ping Pong with him, helmets on. “Safety first” was the motto that weekend.

That reminds me of being in Drew & Lily's car on the way to pick up TLW from hospital after his off, and Hovis telling us about the time he got stopped by the police cos he was driving his car around wearing his lid.

Policeman: "What do you think you're doing then? What's the helmet all about?"

Hovis: "Safety first, officer!" :lol:

Viper is right, every memory I have of Hovis is of having a bloody good time!

Hovis - hope you're up to your usual shenanigans wherever you are mate... :D

Still feeling quite shocked today, it was so late last night when I found out that it felt a bit surreal, but the reality started to sink in this morning when I got up for work. :(

Wideboy

04-10-09, 02:57 PM

a few of the memories:

girth and me prank calling hovis with "trisha on de road!!" and his reaction :lol:

me girth and hovis racing go-carts around in stour-port a few weeks back, and on the bumper car with him constantly ramming me (oww eerr :p) and us getting a bollocking

him dancing and singing to Madonna in drew and lilys sitting room

being flung about in the back of his car on the morning of drew and lilys wedding

being propped up in the corner of the pub slightly sozzled at AR08 and him slapping me each time he walked past :p

and the best one for me, being sat in drew and lilys sitting room after not knowing him for long, girth and elsaxo had gone home, drew and lily had gone to bed...... me and hovis sat there pi$$ed up watching the adult channel and posting crap on here..... i just remember the un-controllable fits of laughter and trying to find our way to bed

loads and loads of them...... all of them fantastic! :drink:

dyzio

04-10-09, 03:24 PM

Someone once said to me, that after reading his posts people didn't like Hovis, but that changed when only they met him...

I met him only once, a month ago on the Peaks rideout, couldn't stop laughing :)

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Alpinestarhero

04-10-09, 03:27 PM

I'm laughing at some (most!) of the things posted here! I like that pic above with the knee-down attempt in the bunk bed :lol:

he sure was loved. I hope he knew.

Rai86

04-10-09, 03:28 PM

just remember people. Life is a very fragile thing, it can be snatched away in an instant. Live each day as it comes, stop petty feuds and tell that person just how you feel..... as sadly in some cases, you may never get another chance to :(

+1 Well said, the little arguments just dont matter in the big picture.

Hovis is such a funny and genuine bloke. Was always so welcoming and kind to everyone, even org newbies. I feel very blessed to have known him, even tho it was only a little.

Sid Squid

04-10-09, 04:34 PM

AR08.

Quiff had been on the pool table all night.

Hovis deliberately stands right next to the table, just where Quiff wanted to be to take a shot. The conversation went like this:-

Hovis - Am I in your way?

Quiff - Yeah, you are mate.

Hovis - faaaarkin unluckeeee - then turned his back on Quiff and carried on drinking.

Don't often see Quiff completely lost for words, I nearly ****ed myself.
+ lots n' lots.

I was in pain laughing at that, I was seriously concerned that I might have a little 'accident' but I still couldn't stop laughing.

Sid Squid

04-10-09, 04:35 PM

And our little saying only we seem to get,

"Are you dancin'?"
"Are you asking?"
"I'm asking!"
"Then i'm dancin'!"
Tiny derail: The Liverbirds?

Quiff Wichard

04-10-09, 04:43 PM

+ lots n' lots.

I was in pain laughing at that, I was seriously concerned that I might have a little 'accident' but I still couldn't stop laughing.

just finished building wardrobes , popped on for a quick catch up with this on this surreal day., re read the above, it really was the birth of faaakiinn unnluucckkeeeee .. just read it again and laughed and laughed then that laughter has turned in to tears.. hey a good cry has done me good.

Even at work, a work mate n me always said therafter farrkinn unlucckkee.. ha.. even Phil, aforementioned mate is shocked and he never ever met Hovis..

ManxMatt34

04-10-09, 04:48 PM

Everything hovis seemed to say or do had a hilarious tinge to it - sure he won't mind being remembered for that at all.
For me the recent peaks rideout stands out, 'Beer time!' is all I need to say.

I' second that, the peaks weekend saturday night social made a big part of that weekend for me. And alot of that was down to Hovis' usual antics which made us all laugh hard and for a long time.

jonboy

04-10-09, 04:49 PM

Quiff Wichard

04-10-09, 04:57 PM

So very sorry to hear this. I didn't know him personally, and I'm undoubtedly a bit of a stranger round these parts now, but I'd certainly heard of him. Yet another needless tragedy and I feel deeply for his family. Reading all the many heartfelt comments clearly show he was pretty OK and much loved. I'm sure he'll be long remembered.

he will be long remembered,

he was a BIG part of the Org, but he wasn't "The Org" , it will go on, as it has done when others have passed: The world will go on, but it will be a little less humorous, a little less argumentative and a lot sadder for the loss of the bread man that's for sure.

ASM forever,
Dan Haxell
Mathew Prete
Wayne Campbell

and of course Kevin Jones- the founder of This site,

http://www.sv650.org/ > see fallen friends, I am not sure how many folk use all those banner links on the left, maybe we should all visit this one a little more..

let them all be remembered, Dave was special, a great guy, and the most recent to be lost, he won't be the last either, so be careful out there guys n gals, it is a fragile thing this "life" we live, so live it well, grab it with both hands, tell those you love that you do truly love them- enjoy every second and leave many many friends like all of the above have done.

Biking brings us together and oftentimes it is biking that tears us apart, rest well our latest loss, say hi to our other lost orgers and I hope Hovis is entertaining you all as I type.

it's just tipped me over the edge again as I have spotted the picture in memorium on the top banner.. nice touch ..

Cymraeg_Atodeg

04-10-09, 04:58 PM

he will be long remembered,

he was a BIG part of the Org, but he wasn't "The Org" , it will go on, as it has done when others have passed:

ASM forever,
Dan Haxell
Mathew Prete
Wayne Campbell

and of course Kevin Jones- the founder of This site,

http://www.sv650.org/

let them all be remembered, Dave was special, a great guy, and the most recent to be lost, he won't be the last either, so be careful out there guys n gals, it is a fragile thing this "life" we live, so live it well, grab it with both hands, tell those you love that you do truly love them- enjoy every second and leave many many friends like all of the above have done.

Biking brings us together and oftentimes it is biking that tears us apart, rest well our latest loss, say hi to our other lost orgers and I hope Hovis is entertaining you all as I type.

it's just tipped me over the edge again as I have spotted the picture in memorium on the top banner.. nice touch ..

R.I.P. to all that have been lost in the pursuit of that they love