Squirrel Hunters Redundancy Ride 29th May 2010

[gruntygiggles]

Well I'm up for either day, and I don't mind riding in the rain. I's well lkin 4wd 2 mtin u lot innit!
:tiesto:
(where's the smilie for CHAV!)

Oh no.....not the chavs.....I think that smilie is good enough ;-)

[Catflap]

Me and mine can't do Sunday as we're already committed to something. Saturday, we'll be there, and the Irish fella will be coming along too.

[Wideboy]

The metcheck forecast isn't too bad for Saturday - just a little shower. Of course, even that might be too much for Mr Widepants. It sure is!

got the bike today so i'll get new tyres on zee way home

[gruntygiggles]

It sure is!

got the bike today so i'll get new tyres on zee way home

Meh...you'll be fine. Tis dry today so go scrub them in tonight between house siiting duties :-)

[Wideboy]

I will, and i know just the place :D

[gruntygiggles]

Good boy. I'm hoping it's good for tomorrow.....I really can't wait :-)

[Wideboy]

So am i but tbh i cant be bothered to get up early and travel 70miles if its going to rain.... no offence to you guys your ace :lol:

[metalhead19]

I have that same 70+ miles so don't you complain! :p

[_Stretchie_]

Well it's up to you lot, just checked the forecast on a couple of sites for CHippenham, tetbury and Devizes and they all say tomorrow is light rain and Sunday is clear

[gruntygiggles]

Well baby......tomorrow night in Gloucester is cancelled....Nic can't make it now, a few of the lads have dropped out and I'd rather stay home as the people I wanted to go and see won't be there. I've called and told them to make our tickets available to others as we won't be attending.

So....we could have an org BBQ tomorrow night, few beers, peeps can stay over if need be and then rideout Sunday

OR...

we could have a BBQ tonight for anyone that wants to as Ben is staying anyway and do the ride tomorrow, followed by another BBQ tomorrow now that I can do so much food for so little money ;-)

Be a nice break for those with a long trip home and I can get all the food ready tonight....doesn't exactly take long!

[metalhead19]

It's only a shower now, cept early morning where it pours down. I take it leathers are meant to get soaked?! Lol

[_Stretchie_]

Ahh buggerit, lets have a BBQ and a ride but which day for each?

[Wideboy]

Sunday!!!

[Wideboy]

I cant see the weather, i dont mind a brief shower as iy wont take long to dry up

[gruntygiggles]

Well, tomorrows detailed forecast says that the rain will be in the morning, clearing by the afternoon. We could start the ride later in the morning as all the first lot of roads have good visibility and are nice and open, no nasty bends, letting the other roads dry up for us.

Also.....if anyone wants to stay Saturday night....we have room for you and beds, so you're welcome and we could ride again Sunday :-)

[Scoobs]

Well, tomorrows detailed forecast says that the rain will be in the morning, clearing by the afternoon. We could start the ride later in the morning as all the first lot of roads have good visibility and are nice and open, no nasty bends, letting the other roads dry up for us.

Also.....if anyone wants to stay Saturday night....we have room for you and beds, so you're welcome and we could ride again Sunday :-)

This sounds COSMIC

[gruntygiggles]

Do it Scoobs...there's a BBQ in it ;-)

[Scoobs]

Do it Scoobs...there's a BBQ in it ;-)

....and cakes?

[gruntygiggles]

....and cakes?


Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe

[_Stretchie_]

Well, tomorrows detailed forecast says that the rain will be in the morning, clearing by the afternoon. We could start the ride later in the morning as all the first lot of roads have good visibility and are nice and open, no nasty bends, letting the other roads dry up for us.

Also.....if anyone wants to stay Saturday night....we have room for you and beds, so you're welcome and we could ride again Sunday :-)
This sounds COSMIC

Do it Scoobs...there's a BBQ in it ;-)

Great, just what we need... Scoobs turning up NEXT WEEKEND

:smt036 :smt036 :smt036

[Scoobs]

Great, just what we need... Scoobs turning up NEXT WEEKEND

:smt036 :smt036 :smt036

ABOWCO.

I have no idea where I get this reputation from :oops:

[Scoobs]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe

Yeeeeeeeeeees!

[Wideboy]

Tut, can i have a doggy bag then?

[metalhead19]

Well, tomorrows detailed forecast says that the rain will be in the morning, clearing by the afternoon. We could start the ride later in the morning as all the first lot of roads have good visibility and are nice and open, no nasty bends, letting the other roads dry up for us.

Also.....if anyone wants to stay Saturday night....we have room for you and beds, so you're welcome and we could ride again Sunday :-)

Sounds awsome, starting later in the day works well for me, more time for rain to stop :D

[gruntygiggles]

Right then guys and gals....

Spoken to Stretchie and we will have an open house for the weekend. That means, there will be a BBQ tonight and tomorrow night and bed space available for anyone that wants to stay. We will do the rideout tomorrow....maybe start a little later and then possibly a ride out Sunday as well.

So.....names please if you want to stay and what nights and I'll PM you the address. :-)

[_Stretchie_]

If you can bring a sleeping bag and a towel just incase Motel Del Stray has a few people around and we don't have enough towels, bedding.

No problem with the room though, got plenty of that

[Wideboy]

if its starting later what time? or still turn up at 10:30?

[Zombie Jesus]

Right then guys and gals....

Spoken to Stretchie and we will have an open house for the weekend. That means, there will be a BBQ tonight and tomorrow night and bed space available for anyone that wants to stay. We will do the rideout tomorrow....maybe start a little later and then possibly a ride out Sunday as well.

So.....names please if you want to stay and what nights and I'll PM you the address. :-)

meee
I'll stay sat night ta

[Catflap]

What time and where for meeting on Saturday????

[cuffy]

What time and where for meeting on Saturday????
You can doss round here til the ride starts if you like.

[Bris-Rob]

grrrrrrr going to have to miss this one now, underestimated the time decorating takes.

Have fun people...

[Wideboy]

weather is looking to be ****, sunday looks better...............

[metalhead19]

It looks **** Saturday morning.....shud be better by the time of the rideout

[squirrel_hunter]

Everything is still on for the morning. 10:30 at Morrisons as in the original plan.

The weather will not dampen my job searching hopes...

[carternd]

Everything is still on for the morning. 10:30 at Morrisons as in the original plan.

The weather will not dampen my job searching hopes...

Cool, I shall polish my submarine!!! :smt115

And I should have said a long while earlier - best of luck with the job search! [-o<

[Wideboy]

leaving at 9 to go meet scoobs then shooting across, should be there at 9:40'ish.......... funny, i was expecting it to be 40 days and 40 nights of rain this morning

[metalhead19]

I think the forecaster was telling fibs!

[Wideboy]

metalhead, we'll be at them services at 10:00 - 10:15. sorry forgot to pm you last night

[Wideboy]

chieveley

[metalhead19]

Sounds good. il be in the main car park someplace westbound side.

[gruntygiggles]

See ya later boys :-)

[cuffy]

The weather currently at Morrisons, Chippenham is...Marty Pellow (Wet, wet, wet)
Been raining since 6:30am and still no let up.

[metalhead19]

More of an org swim out than a ride out then!? :p

[Zombie Jesus]

got soaked on the M4 and turned around :(

[Wideboy]

well that was an interesting day out :lol:

got home about 6...... soaked through, really hoofed it down when me and scoobs got to swindon never ridden in rain that hard, had cylinder problems but it dried up after newbury and sorted itself out

dan and cheryl..... your new house is forkin awesome :smt023

[gruntygiggles]

well that was an interesting day out :lol:

got home about 6...... soaked through, really hoofed it down when me and scoobs got to swindon never ridden in rain that hard, had cylinder problems but it dried up after newbury and sorted itself out

dan and cheryl..... your new house is forkin awesome :smt023


Glad you guys got back ok :-)

And yeah...bit of a wash out buy hey ho....ood old british bulldog spirit and some crumpets ;-)

[metalhead19]

Morning all.
Made it back ok, was dry all the way back thankfully but annoyingly. Alot of traffic on the M5 that slowed things down, got back around 7:45.
Dan and Cheryl thanks again for the hospitality today and +1 to wideboy, your house is awesome. :D

[wyrdness]

Glad you guys got back ok :-)

And yeah...bit of a wash out buy hey ho....ood old british bulldog spirit and some crumpets ;-)

He certainly picked a great day for Squirrel Hunters Redundant Washout. Thanks for your hospitality and your great salsa and hopefully see you again some time.

[Wideboy]

nah it was an alright day........... should have been a sunday tho

[_Stretchie_]

Alright guys.

Nice to see/meet you. Shame about the weather was an eventful day before we even started.

Would have logged on sooner but not been able to get on the org all day, perhaps servers probs??

Some pics

Outside our house because of the rain and other circumstances

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Squirrell%20Redundancy/DSCF1887Medium.jpg



Cuffy's handywork

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Squirrell%20Redundancy/DSCF1894Medium.jpg



The elusive 'ninja pink socks'

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Squirrell%20Redundancy/DSCF1890Medium.jpg



And the elusive 'Ninja Pink Socks' getting a bit of one on one tuition

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Squirrell%20Redundancy/DSCF1896Medium.jpg

[carternd]

Everyone, thanks! Had a great time, even if it was a bit 'damp'!

Like I said here:
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=2282076#post2282076

[Scoobs]

As above - thanks GG and Stretchie for the hospitality. I only had 2 chips and a tablespoon of salsa. It was that Wyrdness. Youve got to watch him ;)

The rain was so hard on the way back I could hardly see where I was going. I think Wideboy slowed down to about 90 at one point as it as so treacherous.

[gruntygiggles]

As above - thanks GG and Stretchie for the hospitality. I only had 2 chips and a tablespoon of salsa. It was that Wyrdness. Youve got to watch him ;)

The rain was so hard on the way back I could hardly see where I was going. I think Wideboy slowed down to about 90 at one point as it as so treacherous.


Yeah.......whatever Scoobs. It couldn't have been you that ate about a pint of salsa anyway...you weren't here, we'll be seeing you next weekend ;-)

As for Gavin, well.......we all had a big, "WTF" moment when I had the text saying he was home. I'm guessing, white bike and motorway spray would mean the cops wouldn't have even seen him...lol

[BaP]

Had a really good time, despite being quite slow. Gutted I can't come today.

Also, there's nothing wrong with my socks!

[metalhead19]

There isnt anything wrong with being "slow" but considering the conditions i very much doubt any of us could be considered as riding slow.

...but socks and flip flops :smt120

[BaP]

It's a questionable look I agree, it was either flip flops or boots.

Glad you got home okay, M4 was bloody windy

[metalhead19]

I think..considering the rain, boots may have been the better option, plus you would have avoided the sock camel toe!
Yeah it was nuts, kept getting blown about in my lane, then turned onto the M5 straight into a head wind and a hell of alot of traffic!

[BaP]

Not done hardly anyway motorway driving so the sidewinds were a bit scary.

How long did it take you overall? You had to cover some serious milage.

Heh, point taken but I don't think you've seen the last...

[metalhead19]

I have done a fair bit of motorways and still dont like cross winds.....i dont mind so much if its a constant wind but the gusts i get really taken by. seems to affect me alot! And probs didnt help having panniers n tht on yesterday.

Erm, i got back into Plymouth around half 7, cant remember what time we left stretchie's, but i know the traffic really didnt help things.

[cuffy]

Cheers for the food and bed last night :D
Spent more time taking pic's of the hounds than anything else.
Here's a few, if you want the full size pic's then i can mail them to you.

Stretchie and the 1000 yard stare.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03165.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03133.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03140.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03155.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03138.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03174.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03173.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03172.jpg


And for those of a nervous disposition look away now, some male/male action, Squirrel violating my dog :(

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03160.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z41/cuffy44/DSC03159.jpg

[BaP]

What's he doing to Squirrel!!?? :(

[carternd]

What's he doing to Squirrel!!?? :(

As long as they're both happy....:safe:

Now cat-on-dog, that would be beyond the pale!

[Wideboy]

As above - thanks GG and Stretchie for the hospitality. I only had 2 chips and a tablespoon of salsa. It was that Wyrdness. Youve got to watch him ;)

The rain was so hard on the way back I could hardly see where I was going. I think Wideboy slowed down to about 90 at one point as it as so treacherous.

Yeah.......whatever Scoobs. It couldn't have been you that ate about a pint of salsa anyway...you weren't here, we'll be seeing you next weekend ;-)

As for Gavin, well.......we all had a big, "WTF" moment when I had the text saying he was home. I'm guessing, white bike and motorway spray would mean the cops wouldn't have even seen him...lol


for the last time......... MY.....SPEEDO........DOESN'T......WORK!!! i keep telling you all but you don't seem to believe me!

wasnt 90 anyway, was more like 65 ;)

[squirrel_hunter]

Well that was fun wasn't it. Yes the weather altered our plans, but lets face it I planned to still have a job. Its just a case of making do; the ride, although shorter, was still good.

Hopefully we can do the full route again in a few weeks with some more biker friendly weather...

Cheers to the Strays for hospitality and Cuffy for his peg fixing ability's. And top marks to the markers. For some that was the first time on a marked ride or first time marking and all riders stepped up to challenge to get us all round safely be it slightly damp.

[gruntygiggles]

Well that was fun wasn't it. Yes the weather altered our plans, but lets face it I planned to still have a job. Its just a case of making do; the ride, although shorter, was still good.

Hopefully we can do the full route again in a few weeks with some more biker friendly weather...

Cheers to the Strays for hospitality and Cuffy for his peg fixing ability's. And top marks to the markers. For some that was the first time on a marked ride or first time marking and all riders stepped up to challenge to get us all round safely be it slightly damp.


Hospitality......for you? You arrived Friday and left this afternoon.......it was almost just hospital to drain alcohol from our kidneys ;-)

[Beenz]

for the last time......... MY.....SPEEDOS........DON'T......WORK!!! i keep telling you all but you don't seem to believe me!

wasnt 90 anyway, was more like 65 ;)

Now, I know it was rather wet but what a time to find out :p

[Wideboy]

lol i have to admit, i did have to look twice at what you had done then :D