Cold Warriors Ride-out 27th March 2010

[Mogs]

Cold Warriors Ride-out

Date: 27th March 2010
Meet Point: Severn View Services M48 (http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=st572896&countryCode=GB#map=51.60363,-2.61938|14|4&dp=os&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:51.6036:-2.61939:14|st572896|st572896)
Depart: 10.30am
Back at meet point: 5.30pm

Proposed Route (approx time)

Severn View
Chepstow
Monmouth (11.00 hrs)
Hereford (11.20 hrs)
Leominster (11.35 hrs)
Ludlow (11.50 hrs)
Bridgenorth (12.10 hrs)
Albrighton
RAF Cosford (http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/index.cfm) (12.30 hrs)
Ironbridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge) (15.20 hrs)
Buildwas
Much Wenlock
Craven Arms
Ludlow (16.30 hrs)
Hereford* and back the way we came to arrive at
Severn View (17.30hrs)

*The Taffia may split off here to take a route south on the A465 via Abergavenny to arrive at Bassaleg at 18.00 hrs

Needed: Volunteers for Lead and Back Marker/TEC, as usual we will be adopting the Drop off System (http://www.gwent-advanced-motorists.org/bikes/drop_off.htm)

Anyone interested?

1. Mogs

[Bris-Rob]

1.Mogs
2.Bris-rob

[thefallenangel]

1.Mogs
2.Bris-rob
3. TFA

[tinpants]

1.Mogs
2.Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)

[phil24_7]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)

[Lissa]

Sneaking a peek! :p

[rictus01]

End of March.....March....careful guys might still be a little chilly for you "Cold Warriors"....:-dd


Cheers Mark.

[Beenz]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting

[valleyboy]

Maybe... Weather depending.... Dont want to get me bike dirty !

[phil24_7]

Well lend it to me and I'll get it dirty then! lol

[lemmings999]

dependant on weather and work

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Depending if I have a bike by then (I hope to have one by next week!) I'll be up for this and I don't mind being tail end charley unless we are doing drop off, which I am also cool with....

[petevtwin650]

Depending if I have a bike by then (I hope to have one by next week!) I'll be up for this and I don't mind being tail end charley unless we are doing drop off, which I am also cool with....

Even with drop-off, there is still a need for a TEC. Otherwise the guys marking the junctions won't know who the last man is. Or have I misunderstood your meaning?

Hope you have 2 wheels by then :)

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Well, I was assuming that we'd all know eachother and the guy who was TEC from the last drop can signal to the current "drop-off" that they are the last man/woman/monkey

[phil24_7]

An organised TEC works a lot better in practice, usually wearing a high-viz.

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Well, I got a few of them, so, the offer is there. But, never had an issue on other ride-outs I been on... Although, I was usually the slowest anyway...

[phil24_7]

We're all stupid though, so we generally need some sort of organisation! lol

[Lego]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Cymraeg_Atodeg (bike permitting)

[lemmings999]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Cymraeg_Atodeg (bike permitting)
9) Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)

[petevtwin650]

An organised TEC works a lot better in practice, usually wearing a high-viz.

We're all stupid though, so we generally need some sort of organisation! lol

Yep, even with a TEC it is possible to lose a numpty , isn't that so Phil? :p

Well, I got a few of them, so, the offer is there. But, never had an issue on other ride-outs I been on... Although, I was usually the slowest anyway...

Have your ride-out had this many peeps on it CA? Pics from last years Severn Circuit.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/Severn%20Circuit/SevernCircuit016.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/Severn%20Circuit/SevernCircuit018.jpg


Mogs's call on how he wants to run the ride-out though :cool:

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

The last one did...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/bloodangel99/Photo289-1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/bloodangel99/Photo291-1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/bloodangel99/Photo292-1.jpg

[phil24_7]

Pete - I have no idea what your talking about!

I still say we're suitably stupid enough to require a TEC! lol

[Wideboy]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Cymraeg_Atodeg (bike permitting)
9) Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
10) wideboy (bike permitting)

been holding of for a while but its looking more likely i can now :D, and i want to go to cosford :D

I still say we're suitably stupid enough to require a TEC! lol

i think YOU! proved this point very well at chew valley ;)

[petevtwin650]

The last one did...


Still not as many I reckon, but if you didn't use a TEC with that lot, then Kudos to you all :salut:

[oliciv]

Last year's Severn Circuit was my first ever organised rideout, so it would seem rude not to go along to this one

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Cymraeg_Atodeg (bike permitting)
9) Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
10) wideboy (bike permitting)
11) oliciv

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Still not as many I reckon, but if you didn't use a TEC with that lot, then Kudos to you all :salut:

I didn't have all the bikes in shot...

We ran a drop out system with a dedicated leader. The bike who was "second" would drop-off and wait on the side of the road in an safe position so that all the other bikes knew where the leader went. When the last bike had passed the waiting bike he would then move off and catch up with everyone else.

It was all done by signals as we kept track of who was at the back and such. We haven't lost anyone in 7 ride-outs so far :-)

[squirrel_hunter]

Yep, even with a TEC it is possible to lose a numpty , isn't that so Phil? :p

Its also possible to lose someone if everybody else leaves the petrol station while they are still in the loo.


Oh and Cymraeg_Atodeg any chance you could make your pictures bigger, I still have room on my 32" monitor?

[Mogs]

It's also possible to lose someone if everybody else leaves the petrol station while they are still in the loo.




I've learned my lesson on that one.

We'll be using the drop-off system with a dedicated Hi-Viz TEC and Lead. It works - no need to tweek it.

http://www.gwent-advanced-motorists.org/bikes/drop_off.htm

[squirrel_hunter]

I've learned my lesson on that one.

I'm not complaining mate, had a fantastic ride trying to catch you lot up...

Until I realised that I had no idea where we were supposed to be going. I knew roughly where I was so ended up at Chepstow and gave GG a call, then headed back across the bridge for a cuppa.

As for the ride on the 27th looks like a date to aim for having the bike back together.

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Its also possible to lose someone if everybody else leaves the petrol station while they are still in the loo.


Oh and Cymraeg_Atodeg any chance you could make your pictures bigger, I still have room on my 32" monitor?

Sorry, but, photo bucket won't let me store them any bigger. I'll upload them direct from my hard-drive next time :-)

[_Stretchie_]

Yoooo, will pencil this in now and confirm at a later date.

This time though I'll:
A: Not invite old friends from back home around for the same weekend
B: Not drink too much the night before
C: Not go to throw up in the supermarket loo at the lunchtime stop
D: Not (try to) follow Beenz back 'The Scenic Route'



** EDIT **

Oh PISH. Just noticed I have a bikesafe course that day, but not sure if it's confirmed yet

[phil24_7]

i think YOU! proved this point very well at chew valley ;)

Chew valley proved that marking the junction until the last rider passes, doesn't work without a TEC, when impatient numpties are the ones doing the waiting! ;)

[phil24_7]

Its also possible to lose someone if everybody else leaves the petrol station while they are still in the loo.

It's also possible to loose someone if they stop for fuel, and get stuck in the queue, meaning you don't get out in front of TEC. I did have a fun loon on my own, going the wrong way, trying to catch up! Then the blast down the motorway trying to get to the lunch stop was... Interesting! lol :D

[squirrel_hunter]

Phil, I remember the marking incident, but which one do we loose you at?

[phil24_7]

What ya mean?

[squirrel_hunter]

I probably confusing myself...

It's also possible to loose someone if they stop for fuel, and get stuck in the queue, meaning you don't get out in front of TEC. I did have a fun loon on my own, going the wrong way, trying to catch up! Then the blast down the motorway trying to get to the lunch stop was... Interesting! lol :D

Which ride was that on?

I remember the marking on the roundabout, I remember you missing the start of one ride as you forgot to put petrol in the bike. But I don't remember you getting left at a petrol station. Or was that on Invasion of the Valleys?

Or have I just been on to many rides and they are all blurring into one?

Or was that one the Severn Circuit last time before the lunch stop?

I need a new remembery thing.

[metalhead19]

Never been on an organised ride out like this.....well up for it though! But work and weather permitting i wna make this one....

[phil24_7]

I probably confusing myself...



Which ride was that on?

I remember the marking on the roundabout, I remember you missing the start of one ride as you forgot to put petrol in the bike. But I don't remember you getting left at a petrol station. Or was that on Invasion of the Valleys?

Or have I just been on to many rides and they are all blurring into one?

Or was that one the Severn Circuit last time before the lunch stop?

I need a new remembery thing.

On the Cheddar Gorge ride-out, I waited for my mate whilst marking a junction. At the next junction, the marker had got impatient and done one.

On the ride-out that I was late for as I had run out of fuel, just before lunch, I stopped as I had no idea how far we had left before lunch. Whilst in the queue, TEC went passed, so I rode like a loon, trying to catch up, not realising everyone had turned off!

I make a point now of NOT STOPPING! lol

[Bris-Rob]

thought id give this a little buuump!!

[TheOnlyNemesis]

TON is up for this it'll be a good laugh after 2 solid weeks of uni work

[allantheboss]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Cymraeg_Atodeg (bike permitting)
9) Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
10) wideboy (bike permitting)
11) oliciv
12) ALLANTHEGREAT

[squirrel_hunter]

As for the ride on the 27th looks like a date to aim for having the bike back together.

Yeah, about that...

Chances of me making it are slim to none.

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
9. wideboy (bike permitting)
10. oliciv
11. ALLANTHEGREAT

Can't make it now, new plans have come about. Sorry guys and gals, maybe next time

[allantheboss]

Both of you- N00bs!

[Wideboy]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. phil24_7 (90%)
6. Beenz.... work permitting
7. Dan (work permitting)
8. Cymraeg_Atodeg (bike permitting)
9) Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
10) oliciv
11) ALLANTHEGREAT

sorry guys im out :(, it would be done but no MOT, really wanted to go to cosford :(

[squirrel_hunter]

Both of you- N00bs!

Got a bike I can borrow?

[allantheboss]

Yeah... but there's no motor... :P

[phil24_7]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Bellerophon. I'll do TEC as well (work permitting)
5. Beenz.... work permitting
6. Dan (work permitting)
7. Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
8. oliciv
9) ALLANTHEGREAT

Sorry guys, I'm out. It's my best mates birthday so I gotta get sloshed on Saturday and Sunday!

[tinpants]

Sorry guys. I've got to work all weekend.


The joys of being self-employed I'm afraid.















Bugger.

[Zombie Jesus]

I'm in, the forecast looks good for tomorrow

[squirrel_hunter]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Beenz.... work permitting
5. Dan (work permitting)
6. Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
7. oliciv
8. ALLANTHEGREAT
9. Zombie Jesus
10. Squirrel Hunter

[allantheboss]

^^^^ :O

*bows

[maviczap]

End of March.....March....careful guys might still be a little chilly for you "Cold Warriors"....:-dd
Cheers Mark.


Yes, pretty damn chilly this time of the year :p

[speedplay]

Textiles, check.
Heated gloves, check.
Crampons for the ice on the road when the EAR went out at the start of march in -5, check.


Careful out there in the cold guys, must be getting below 12 degrees out there now ;)

[P-J]

Hi all

If I can get my new tyre fitted in time is there room for a little one? :)

PJ

[thefallenangel]

can't make tomorrow due to work sorry.

[petevtwin650]

Yes, pretty damn chilly this time of the year :p



Careful out there in the cold guys, must be getting below 12 degrees out there now ;)

Ooh, you b1tches :smt018

[_Stretchie_]

1. Mogs
2. Bris-rob
3. TFA
4. Beenz.... work permitting
5. Dan (work permitting)
6. Lemmings999 (weather and work permitting)
7. oliciv
8. ALLANTHEGREAT
9. Zombie Jesus
10. Squirrel Hunter
11. Stretchie


Last minute I know, but willing to be tec, you got any hi-vis vests?

[oliciv]

Going to have to pull out of this one, bike not ready :( Sorry guys, was really looking forward to it. Have a good ride though!

[phil24_7]

Safe riding guys.

[gruntygiggles]

Indeed Phil.....Stretchies first rideout on his new Blade :-)

[P-J]

Back safe n'sound! :D

Thanks for a great ride-out guys and for making me feel welcome. Hopefully many more to come!!!! :)

Adios

PJ

[gruntygiggles]

Stretchie and Squirrel_Hunter are home.....Stu and I got back from our ride a while back and he's just got home as well so I hope everyone else that went out today had equally safe and enjoyable days :-)

[allantheboss]

:( Wish I was there..

Sorry guys, I wouldda enjoyed destroying you all!

[_Stretchie_]

Great ride, cheers guys. Nice to meet you PJ, we'll get you out again soon

Some pics

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0199Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0202Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0203Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0205Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0206Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0207Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0212Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0211Medium.jpg


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Stuff%20for%20posting/IMAG0215Medium.jpg

[Wideboy]

only 6 of you turned up!!......... looks good, if you do it again i'll be up for it!! :thumleft:

[Beenz]

A cracking day out. Many thanks mogs for leading and organising the rideout. A good gentle potter around the countryside for my first ride on the bike for 5 months. Good to welcome pj, another sws nutter to join the rideout fold.

[gruntygiggles]

BEEEEEEEEEEEENZ!

How are you hun? I was gutted I couldn't come and see you today and ride with you. Darn motorways!

[squirrel_hunter]

Good first ride of the year. But I must remember that the Blackbird doesn't handle like a SV...

And a wonder round RAF Cosford was a little different for a ride out. Good day.

See you all at the next one.

[gruntygiggles]

At the moment, my ride outs amount to doing a few miles with Dan, TON and Squirrel_Hunter, so despite making them fun for myself, I am very jealous....lol

[Lego]

My appologies for the late reply and for not attending due to work commitments... Looked a good day out though (Y) The walk aaround the RAF would've been cool. Hope to attend the next ride

[_Stretchie_]

My appologies for the late reply and for not attending due to work commitments


Not good enough I'm afraid

:D