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philbut
16-11-09, 07:41 PM
So, who is gonna be there?
philbut
16-11-09, 07:45 PM
Doh, I made a spelling mistake in the poll - Mods...

Oh and sticky please :-)
Sosha
17-11-09, 11:53 AM
Tumbling tumbleweeds....

I'm in.
philbut
17-11-09, 12:02 PM
Well Mr WartMod is too knackered after a week of hard drinking apparently. I'm assuming Tony will be along in a bit?

Any one else? Come on, it's a lovely day outside!
Warthog
17-11-09, 12:55 PM
Yeah I am too tired, I just want to go to bed and read a book. Sorry gang.
FG1
17-11-09, 01:03 PM
Oh of course.
Sosha
17-11-09, 01:07 PM
That's what I need. A week of hard drinking.


Edit: Ohh he stickied it... didn't fix the date though.. pfft
sam anon
17-11-09, 04:02 PM
I won't be I'm afraid, I have a newly fitted chain I want someone to cast their eye over, and a flat battery.

I will get in the habit of turning up to every meet (hopefully on a new bike!) in December, I promise.

Are you guys meeting in Beaconsfield again? How was it the other week?
philbut
17-11-09, 04:04 PM
Nope, shire this time. the sarecen was OK, but parking wan't great and the food was more expensive.
walkaboutandy
17-11-09, 04:31 PM
Although I rode my new bike into work :cool:, I'm working late, so i'm a 'no' too.
Warthog
17-11-09, 04:51 PM
Although I rode my new bike into work :cool:, I'm working late, so i'm a 'no' too.

Got it out of the van again then ok? Not doused in petrol? :-P
Warthog
17-11-09, 04:52 PM
That's what I need. A week of hard drinking.


Edit: Ohh he stickied it... didn't fix the date though.. pfft

I was in the middle of doing it *cough* :oops:
philbut
17-11-09, 04:55 PM
Although I rode my new bike into work :cool:, I'm working late, so i'm a 'no' too.

Change your avitar then, I wanna see it :smt026:riding::smt026 (yeah yeah, i know I've seen an SV before but still...)

It must be nice to have a new bike that doesn't need rebuilding before you can ride it. I must try it some time!
philbut
17-11-09, 04:58 PM
see ya'll about 7:15!
sam anon
17-11-09, 06:11 PM
Change your avitar then, I wanna see it :smt026:riding::smt026 (yeah yeah, i know I've seen an SV before but still...)

It must be nice to have a new bike that doesn't need rebuilding before you can ride it. I must try it some time!

I want to see it too! Is it pointy? Is it faired? lowers? 650?
walkaboutandy
17-11-09, 11:18 PM
Got it out of the van again then ok? Not doused in petrol? :-P
Yeah, got it out of the van OK. Got my housemate and neighbour to help.

Here she is all tucked up in bed.........ahhhhh!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/walkaboutandy/DSC00310.jpg
philbut
17-11-09, 11:24 PM
Dude why did you lie it down? did you not have decent tie down points up front?
walkaboutandy
17-11-09, 11:35 PM
I didn't want to take the risk that it might fall over. My bro said he spent ages tying his R6 to the inside of that van only to drive for 5 mins before it fell over and got damaged. It has a fixed bulkhead so you can't keep an eye on it. I had loads of old sofa cushions so it was nice and safe and didn't move anywhere over the 130 mile drive. It leaked a bit of fuel out the breather but that was it.
philbut
17-11-09, 11:40 PM
Fair enough. I've never had a bike fall over in a van, but you don't wanna risk it it guess. I attach to the grips and then use a ratchet to compress the front suspension. Use a cable tie to hold the front brake on and job done. You can jump on it and it doesn't budge. That comes from years of tieing MX bikes to trailors. The Dullsville did try to escape through the front of out transit, but that was due to poor placement of tie down points.

Hope we get to see it soon!
Warthog
18-11-09, 01:49 PM
Fair enough. I've never had a bike fall over in a van, but you don't wanna risk it it guess. I attach to the grips and then use a ratchet to compress the front suspension. Use a cable tie to hold the front brake on and job done. You can jump on it and it doesn't budge. That comes from years of tieing MX bikes to trailors. The Dullsville did try to escape through the front of out transit, but that was due to poor placement of tie down points.

Hope we get to see it soon!

If you'd have been any kind of decent friend you'd have come helped us ;).
I've always had my bikes transported upright with no problems too, but we were afraid of Andy's bro's scare stories so we laid it down. it was actually a pretty easy way to do it too.
walkaboutandy
18-11-09, 07:48 PM
I would have attempted to keep it upright if I could have tied straps to the handlebars, but my assortment of unsatisfactory straps ranged from cycle rack straps to beefcake, car tie down straps. I'm sure you probably could have sorted it using the straps provided but I've never transported a bike in a van before so went for the easy option! :cool:
Stig
27-11-09, 01:07 PM
Why is this still a sticky? Sack the new moderator.
Warthog
28-11-09, 11:28 AM
You're still a mod too ;)
eredgania
29-12-09, 10:04 PM
Cool...I thought it was a good place for a meet, do you guys want to meet there again? Lots of room to sit, park outside, all the important stuff. Jeff any more ideas on a place?
walkaboutandy
12-01-10, 10:05 PM
Cool...I thought it was a good place for a meet, do you guys want to meet there again? Lots of room to sit, park outside, all the important stuff. Jeff any more ideas on a place?
Yeah, we usually meet there so there will defo be another meet soon. Has Jeff come up with any more ideas yet?