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Just want to say a huge thanks to everyone who was involved in organising the GM3, it was a fantastic weekend.
Thoughts go to those who couldn't be with us - yes Cumfy that would be you! :smt056
I'm home safe and sound and looking forward to next year already!!
:D
appollo1
27-06-10, 11:34 AM
That's me home now too.
+1 on the thanks to the organisers, I had a good time and enjoyed the routes very much indeed.
Hope everyone gets home safely.
TheShadow
27-06-10, 11:42 AM
I am also home safe, thanks to the organisers and a special thanks to independantphoto& Qudos for getting me back on the road. :p
Looking forward to next year!
I've uploaded my pics to photobucket.
can be found here (http://s902.photobucket.com/albums/ac229/fenjer3/GM3%20June%202010/)
independentphoto
27-06-10, 02:39 PM
all three of the rideout security posse are back home safe. Getting the Shadows bike going was no trouble and we were ready for it after manhandling our junkie intruder off site at 4am. We had spotted the light left on and I had the cables. Great weekend my friends. See you soon.
Many thanks to GMIII organisers for a brill run out yesterday, and arranging for the sun to shine on us. A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes and many of us appreciate the time and effort that it took get things running very smoothly.
There were a few "highs and lows" yesterday but thankfully no orgers were hurt in the process. Myself and IP will be camp site security for future GM's :cool:
TheRamJam
27-06-10, 03:43 PM
Glad to hear everyone was safe. I passed the campsite on my way to Fort William and it looked cool. Seen tonnes of bikes on Sat was a pleasure to see.
stuartyboy
27-06-10, 05:53 PM
Home safe too. Rode home like I was doing my CBT I was that knackered. Glad everyone safe home so far and good to see new and familiar faces :)
Just to echo the thanks to those that put so much effort into organising the weekend.
Home 5 mins short of 9 hours, although that included 6 stops, must work on getting fitter, the last of which was for 20 mins 10 miles from home.
Great to put faces to names, and the company was great with some excellent craic.
Hopefully see you again at the AR.
Cheers,
Bri
independentphoto
27-06-10, 06:34 PM
Home safe too. Rode home like I was doing my CBT I was that knackered. Glad everyone safe home so far and good to see new and familiar faces :)
Not quite that bad but I know what you mean. Just had a few hours kip. Bri- better safe and slower than fast and damaged. Nice to meet you.
Pingu65
27-06-10, 06:47 PM
The Penguins are home safely 500 miles 8 hours exactly.
Thanks to the organisers for a great weekend.
Thanks to the Top Box crackers for solving my issue - shoe lace still working.
And finally a BIG THANKS to Quedos for adopting Penguins for the week.
-Ralph-
27-06-10, 07:23 PM
+1 Thanks everyone!
DavieSV
27-06-10, 07:37 PM
A big thanks to everyone :smt038
Got back at four, 1025 mile round trip, and that was with just blasting down the motorway after Tony insisted that we follow the sat nav on the starship enterprise.
](*,)
northwind
27-06-10, 10:09 PM
Well done everyone! Great show... Well, apart from people who don't know their left from right eh :smt017 But any rideout you walk away from is a good one. Sorry I couldn't stick around til the end, seemed like things were just humming along nicely.
(I got so many midges on my visor just getting down to Tarbet I had to stop and clean it, then again and the headlights when I got down to the Erskine Bridge, couldn't see a damn thing... I swear they were worse than 2 years ago.)
Was a great weekend a big thanks from me and manuell our first GM but hopefully not our last. We are sitting on the ferry chilling after a long day. Great meeting everyone, your all a great bunch of folk. Thanks again c
Big thanks to everyone for a croking weekend and dyzio for almost getting me lamped by the biggest £"$$%^ in the campsite!!!! hope everyone got home safe & well and yes glencoe was a scorthcer at 381274912683'C on the way home we have photos to prove it :D
Cheers to everyone who did anything to help out for this great weekend :)
Should be in bed, but my couch is too cumfy :)
Was a great weekend, cheers :)
Glad to meet new faces, thenks to everyone for organising and the crackin company :thumleft:
AndyBrad
28-06-10, 09:13 AM
me and tony s made it back safe and sound yesterday.
I have got to say a massive thanyou to all who helped in the organisation of the weekend. I was quite nervous about going up there but thanks to the way it was run and the cracking folks i met that weekend ive enjoyed every bit of it! give yourselves a massive pat on the back!
cant wait till the next one!
Cheers again
andy
p.s. could i request no midges for next year though?
ManxMatt34
28-06-10, 04:55 PM
Seriously gutted i couldn't make it due to my change of job.... i'll be booking for next year :)
bikenut
28-06-10, 06:05 PM
Awesome weekend! it was really good to meet everyone and already looking forward to next year! dont want to see anymore bloody midges!!!!!!! ahh! :)
gerbrox
29-06-10, 08:10 AM
Awesome weekend! it was really good to meet everyone and already looking forward to next year! dont want to see anymore bloody midges!!!!!!! ahh! :)
You live on skye, I thought midges were your cousins?
gerbrox
29-06-10, 08:10 AM
Big thanks to everyone for a croking weekend and dyzio for almost getting me lamped by the biggest £"$$%^ in the campsite!!!! hope everyone got home safe & well and yes glencoe was a scorthcer at 381274912683'C on the way home we have photos to prove it :D
Jump out on me again and I'll not be so friendly
bikenut
29-06-10, 10:24 AM
The midges down there were a different breed!!
Yeah, damn those persistent buggers. The Drovers on Friday night was like a scene from an old Hitchcock movie... "They Bite At Nite"... or sumthin. A frightening tale of beers, bears, wolves, cougars, freshwater crocs, Quiffy crocs ;) and midges.
I saw it on the TCM channel, I'm sure I did. :?
H - you have totally lost it - assuming you ever had it in the first place
If you ever find it, plase send it back to me. I had it once! :p
no chance - you don't deserve to get it back
I have a box of Thorntons Choccies right here, yours if you want em?
Sorry- ever so slight thread derail!.......................
.
missyburd
29-06-10, 10:22 PM
The Yorkies are back safe after a 500 odd mile trek back home from Skye today! Photos will be up tomorrow...
A big thankyou to all those involved with organising this year's GM, didn't disappoint as usual! Those darn midges though!!
Big hugs to Cumfy too x
Blue Flame
30-06-10, 07:43 AM
Good to meet everybody again !!
Getting too old and sore for tents but had a great time !!
peterco
30-06-10, 09:33 AM
Regarding GM4,
Can we get dates fixed......
June 2011
W/E 3rd,4th,5th.
10th,11th,12th
17th,18th,19th
24th,25th,26th
My preference would be the last weekend in june,as it was this year.
I need to book time off work well in advance.
pete
The Guru
30-06-10, 11:31 AM
Regarding GM4,
Can we get dates fixed......
June 2011
W/E 3rd,4th,5th.
10th,11th,12th
17th,18th,19th
24th,25th,26th
My preference would be the last weekend in june,as it was this year.
I need to book time off work well in advance.
pete
This definitely is well in advance.
But I'd be happy with 24th-26th
Run a poll ;)
Regarding GM4,
Can we get dates fixed......
June 2011
W/E 3rd,4th,5th.
10th,11th,12th
17th,18th,19th
24th,25th,26th
My preference would be the last weekend in june,as it was this year.
I need to book time off work well in advance.
pete
you are having a larf please:cool:
anyway no need for a poll stuarty has it all sorted including the campsite which is booked so assuming the dtaes are already set - just don't know when ( anyway dates normally sorted around the superbikes at knockhill)
gerbrox
30-06-10, 02:15 PM
May is always good weather wise, a might be early enough that midges might not be a problem.
independentphoto
30-06-10, 04:20 PM
May is the NorthWest ya big numpty. Honestly! Besides which, as Q says, Stuarty has already sorted next years event.
northwind
30-06-10, 09:12 PM
I vote december, to beat the midges. But the roads'll be a bit slippy so instead of having a rideout, we'll just go to the pub and drink til we puke. Who's game?
carelesschucca
30-06-10, 09:43 PM
I vote december, to beat the midges. But the roads'll be a bit slippy so instead of having a rideout, we'll just go to the pub and drink til we puke. Who's game?
Just as long as its not the Dovers. My god that place gives me the willies in the summer imagine it on a dark December night?
AndyBrad
01-07-10, 09:23 AM
i vote december, to beat the midges. But the roads'll be a bit slippy so instead of having a rideout, we'll just go to the pub and drink til we puke. Who's game?
im in :)
I vote december, to beat the midges. But the roads'll be a bit slippy so instead of having a rideout, we'll just go to the pub and drink til we puke. Who's game?
Sounds awfully familiar...... quite like rideout of the stuartyboy 1, 2 or 3!
;-)
Dicky Ticker
01-07-10, 10:54 AM
This seems so familiar;)
Me and Anita are just home, we stayed on for a few days with the Quiffs - thread to follow later once pics have been uploaded.
2060 miles in 8 days - absolutely awesome.
Huge thanks to all involved in organising - see you next year :smt040
Dave20046
02-07-10, 06:59 PM
thanks again everyone.
Quiff Wichard
03-07-10, 11:23 PM
we back..
only just found this thread..
home today at 4pm..
was brilliant..
thanks a lot guys n gals.. loads of pics to load up on monday .. ..
we really enjoyed it and want to move to Plockton now. ..
the Quiffs.
oh about 2600 miles in total we did.. ace.
Can't believe you went past the door and never stopped for Coffee! I'm utterly disappointed in you Quiff
Luckypants
04-07-10, 08:19 AM
We got back yesterday about 3.30. Had a great trip, thanks to all the organisers for another excellent weekend.
petevtwin650
04-07-10, 08:19 AM
We got back around 3pm yesterday. 2,400 miles of mostly fantastic roads (M-ways excepted). Virtually trouble free barring the starting problem, which wasn't really a problem anyway.
Yet again didn't get around to meeting everyone, so next time maybe.
Everything went really well I thought. Good that there was some backup when SB was unable to lead and because there were Marshalls to help with breakdowns, there weren't actually any. Were there?
Big thanks to Quedos and Indy Photo-ey for sorting it all and also thanks to those who ensured it ran smoothly.
Quiff Wichard
04-07-10, 11:17 AM
We got back around 3pm yesterday. 2,400 miles of mostly fantastic roads (M-ways excepted). Virtually trouble free barring the starting problem, which wasn't really a problem anyway.
Yet again didn't get around to meeting everyone, so next time maybe.
Everything went really well I thought. Good that there was some backup when SB was unable to lead and because there were Marshalls to help with breakdowns, there weren't actually any. Were there?
Big thanks to Quedos and Indy Photo-ey for sorting it all and also thanks to those who ensured it ran smoothly.
+2
Abbs we had to get home for half 3 ish to see kali she had just got back from Turkey and Mand not seen her for 3 weeks and then she was off at 6 to her boyfriends in wales.. sowweee
ravingdavis
04-07-10, 10:47 PM
I've just got back home, thanks to all invloved for a fantastic week in Scotland, I'll definitely be going back for more!:D
combatfred
05-07-10, 07:19 AM
Me and Wendy got home on Thursday and I've spent the last 4 days trying to get an awesome weeks worth of bug splats of the front of my trusty steed (the bike not Wendy).
Thanks to all concerned with organising etc.
After 3 nights at Beinglas we headed up to Applecross for 3 nights in a camping hut which was ace. Had the company of LuckyPants and SpeedyClaire while enjoying the food and drink of the Applecross Inn..... Thanks guys.
I'm currently trying to sort out the 82,233 photos that Wendy took. Will post them ASAP.
Roll on the next road trip.
Take care.
x
The Guru
05-07-10, 07:29 AM
...I'm currently trying to sort out the 82,233 photos that Wendy took. Will post them ASAP...
I'm sorry but 82k photos?! Really? :smt104
Only 82k.. its just not good enough! Must try harder next time. :smt045
I'm currently trying to sort out the 82,233 photos that Wendy took. Will post them ASAP.
WOW!
Wendy wins the most photographs prize....beating missY_C by a long long way!
Cant wait to see them! :)
Quiff Wichard
05-07-10, 09:02 AM
Me and Wendy got home on Thursday and I've spent the last 4 days trying to get an awesome weeks worth of bug splats of the front of my trusty steed (the bike not Wendy).
Thanks to all concerned with organising etc.
After 3 nights at Beinglas we headed up to Applecross for 3 nights in a camping hut which was ace. Had the company of LuckyPants and SpeedyClaire while enjoying the food and drink of the Applecross Inn..... Thanks guys.
I'm currently trying to sort out the 82,233 photos that Wendy took. Will post them ASAP.
Roll on the next road trip.
Take care.
x
82,232 of them are of ME. !! :D
1 of them is of me AND Wendy .. :makelurve:
Quiff Wichard
05-07-10, 09:04 AM
oh.. me currently have some old towels soaked in hot water draped over front of my bike to loosen the midge situation..before cleaning
missyburd
05-07-10, 09:45 AM
I would have taken 82K photos if I'd have had the storage space so there! :-P
combatfred
05-07-10, 09:49 AM
I would have taken 82K photos if I'd have had the storage space so there! :-P
It only feels like 82,000 photos........ It's probably only 81,000.
No Highland coo pics though, so I'm gutted.
there's highland coo's at twechar!
Speedy Claire
05-07-10, 09:56 AM
I got home yesterday evening, was a wonderful holiday and thanks to everyone involved in the organisation and running of GMIII. Applecross was fantastic and ditto Fred and Wendy... it was great to have your company. Such stunning scenery and fantastic roads.
I`m currently looking to buy a contemporary propery on the shores of Loch anywhere affording me spectacular views and the latest in midgey repellant devices :D
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