EAR end of summer rideout.... [Archive] - SV650.org

kellyjo

02-07-10, 09:13 AM

OK, having missed the last one Im in need of an EAR fix so thought we could start arranging a date for the next rideout.

Some of us are heading to Wales for AR10 on 6th August so I was thinking end August/ early September. Maybe we could do Graffham to Hunny again like we did last September??

Stick the days you're available on the poll and we can take it from there. Ive only put Sundays cos Saturdays seem to be 'family' days for those of you that are quite rightly 'under the thumb' :p

kellyjo

02-07-10, 09:17 AM

Ive put my name down to all but obviously some of those dates i'll have the kids at home.
If thats the case on the chosen date then im sure my lovely mum will take them off my hands :p

svrich

02-07-10, 10:25 PM

Should be going to court around that time of the year so a good rise out would be very welcome to take my mind off things.

Skip

05-07-10, 08:06 AM

Voted - hopefully I can make whatever date is chosen :)

Iansv II

05-07-10, 06:07 PM

End of summer ? blimey :smt104

kellyjo

05-07-10, 06:12 PM

Well i suffer from lack of imagination!!!

Instead of moaning, get voting :p:p

Iansv II

05-07-10, 07:44 PM

I never plan that far ahead, if i'm free i'll come, if i'm not I won't :p

kellyjo

05-07-10, 07:56 PM

Oh to be young and spontaneous again!!:p

I hope Ibiza was great and you've come back knackered ;-)

BigBaddad

09-07-10, 07:16 PM

I pick my new ride up tomorrow (Saturday 10/07) yippy...so yes yes yes....why stop at one ride.
Been a month without riding, new old bike, so Mr slow for a while.

Mike2165

10-07-10, 03:41 PM

What you got Keiffy?

BigBaddad

10-07-10, 10:03 PM

It's yellow and it's a twin and was cheap.

svrich

10-07-10, 10:20 PM

Hoysung GT? ;)

BigBaddad

11-07-10, 06:29 AM

Hoysung GT? ;)

I should have said bargain or inexpensive. ...not cheap.

Sean_C

11-07-10, 06:46 AM

Firestorm

maviczap

11-07-10, 08:06 AM

I've voted for 3 weekends, so make sure its one of those ones :twisted::twisted::twisted:

kellyjo

11-07-10, 08:15 AM

Wow, you read my mind - i looked at it 2 mins ago and thought "Dickie hasnt voted yet..." :-)

I have the kids on the 19th. Looks like I might have to start being nicer to mummy dearest :p

kellyjo

11-07-10, 08:15 AM

BBD - yellow SV1000?

maviczap

11-07-10, 08:19 AM

BBD - yellow SV1000?

Don't think they made them in yellow, unless its had a spray job

If it ain't a Firestorm, then a Duckati

Skip

11-07-10, 08:30 AM

Firestorm
Thats my guess too

BigBaddad

11-07-10, 08:38 AM

Thats my guess too

wrong wrong and a fecking HONDA??? wtf wrong, it's only got about 10hp more than an sv650....but it pulls like stink. Rear end looks a bit like a curvy, from a certain angle.

Traders

11-07-10, 08:39 AM

I rekon that Kellyjo has sold the triumph to BBD, or he now has the same bike and colour.

maviczap

11-07-10, 08:41 AM

Versys

BigBaddad

11-07-10, 08:47 AM

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BigBaddad

11-07-10, 08:48 AM

Pete and Lissa have invited me round to one of their special parties.

maviczap

11-07-10, 08:58 AM

I was right wiv my first guess

Nice

BigBaddad

11-07-10, 09:00 AM

Looks so much better in the flesh.

kellyjo

11-07-10, 02:21 PM

Yep, very nice indeed! Enjoy :p

Seggons

11-07-10, 03:03 PM

Ducati 750SS right? How you finding only having 5 gears? Nice bike though. :D

BigBaddad

11-07-10, 04:10 PM

Ducati 750SS right? How you finding only having 5 gears? Nice bike though. :D

900ss ie 6 speed, although you don't use 6th below 70 :twisted:

So muc better than my old SV. Great bike as it was, but Daisy is in a different league.

Lissa

11-07-10, 05:16 PM

Pete and Lissa have invited me round to one of their special parties.

You haven't said you'll attend yet, though! :p

BigBaddad

11-07-10, 08:11 PM

You haven't said you'll attend yet, though! :p

Still looking for my gimp mask. I think I left round Mikes.

BigBaddad

12-07-10, 06:30 PM

22nd might not be good for me. Just pick a date and stick with it girl. I'd hate to take you shoe shopping.

Lissa

13-07-10, 05:14 AM

22nd might not be good for me.

You have other things to do on the 22nd! :p

BigBaddad

13-07-10, 05:55 AM

You have other things to do on the 22nd! :p

Yeh, got some boring Rural Park thing to attend to.:rolleyes:

Bank holiday weekend will be out to, Fenman bikeshow on the Monday.

BigBaddad

28-07-10, 07:07 AM

September 19th then perhaps KJ. Proper end of summer.

Rob969

28-07-10, 04:21 PM

September 19th then perhaps KJ. Proper end of summer.
+1 as its the only date i can make

kellyjo

28-07-10, 05:59 PM

Oh well in that case we'd better make it the 19th then.

Any suggestions for a route feel fre to post 'em up here... :-)

Rob969

30-07-10, 11:01 AM

well hopefully i'll still be able to make the rideout but just been to the hospital and found out i've fractured my arm. got to wait till monday to go to the fracture clinic and found out how long i'll be in a cast

maviczap

30-07-10, 11:05 AM

How did you do that :confused:

kellyjo

30-07-10, 11:08 AM

BigBaddad

30-07-10, 11:53 AM

How did you do that :confused:

He got a little to enthusiastic when he saw my new bike.

Rob969

30-07-10, 04:26 PM

its not to bad a break won't know till monday how long i'm in plaster though

kellyjo

30-07-10, 04:28 PM

He got a little to enthusiastic when he saw my new bike.

I bet Daisy Duke is responsible for many wrist injuries!! ;-)

maviczap

30-07-10, 04:54 PM

But still no details on how it was done, leads to rumour and speculation

Rob969

30-07-10, 05:37 PM

nothing intersting just banged it bad at work. Thought it was fine until late yeaterday evening just felt a little stiff even cycled home from work fine. got worse as the night went on and now i can't bend my arm at all.

kellyjo

09-08-10, 01:39 PM

Need to start thinking of a route...any ideas? Or do we just want to run to Hunny the way we went last September with Mike (leaving from Graffham)?

Come on guys, list your favourite roads and we'll see if we can link them together to make a route :p

kellyjo

13-08-10, 09:57 AM

So where do you fancy then? I can come up with a route but it'll only be roads this side of the region cos i only know the road to hunny over your side!!!

Skip

13-08-10, 11:08 AM

We could head back over this way if you like - could even have two leaders - one doing the bit they know and then swapping over?

maviczap

13-08-10, 11:09 AM

We could head back over this way if you like - could even have two leaders - one doing the bit they know and then swapping over?

Two heads are better than one :confused: :p

maviczap

13-08-10, 11:11 AM

I'll be staying near Hunny from tomorrow for a week. Weather doesn't look good at the mo

Going fishing on a boat on Tuesday and probably going out on the Wash Monster as well

kellyjo

13-08-10, 11:18 AM

Was gonna take the kids camping Wells/Cromer way weds & thurs nights but the weather does indeed look pretty duff, so will have to make a last minute decision!!

Dickie, did your wife manage to recover your camping stuff from the A14?

maviczap

13-08-10, 11:20 AM

Then you are only about 10 miles from our overnight gaff

kellyjo

13-08-10, 11:22 AM

WOW!! Jeffs actually managed to get leave for the 19th so will be joining us for the WHOLE rideout and not just the bacon butties at the start!! I'll make sure i explain the importance of marking to him - AGAIN!! :p

Skip

13-08-10, 01:54 PM

I am pretty confident I will be able to make this now - haven't been out on the bike for fun in ages - commuting just isn't the same :(

Rob969

13-08-10, 05:04 PM

Should be there aswell my managed to ride 200 miles on wednesday with my knackered arm and it wasn't to bad so should be completely fine in a months time.

kellyjo

13-08-10, 07:14 PM

Steady on - only Seggons and Sean to go and we'll be in danger of a 100% turnout, WOO-HOO!!!:p

slapshot

15-08-10, 01:31 PM

i've booked sunday the 19th of sept off of work - just thought i'd mention that!

slapshot

15-08-10, 01:33 PM

oh, kj's already said that. ok, ok, i'll just keep quiet.....

deltron

16-08-10, 12:54 PM

I shall more than likely be able to make this one. My first org rideout - I hope there's no initiation ceremony! :D

Let's just hope the September weather is a bit better than that crap we've had this month!

kellyjo

16-08-10, 03:01 PM

Deltron, thats great!!

Wow, we may be into double figures :-)

Jeff muttered something about leading it earlier today ....... (me thinks he's desperate to show off on his new bikey wikey :p)

Just need a route!!! Id like to do the roads over this way (Rutland, Melton, Grantham) but it would mean starting from Graffham. Or would everyone rather head towards the coast, mmm donuts!!??

Your thoughts please....

deltron

16-08-10, 03:12 PM

Either option sounds good to me. Going to the coast would be good, it's always nice catch a rare glimpse of the sea! My suggestion would be Southwold (the beer is good there!) :)

kellyjo

16-08-10, 03:19 PM

Never been to Southwold, sounds good! Any ideas about the best roads??

Seggons

16-08-10, 06:01 PM

kellyjo

16-08-10, 06:26 PM

I've got a 155 mile route from Perry to Southwold if no one else has one that they want to chip in? The more knowledgeable and local people may be able to come up with something better.

I don't know if I'm able to make this or not yet, got to see how life plans out at the moment.

At the moment any route would be splendid :-) Let's have a look!

I really hope you can make it, wouldn't be the same without you xx

Skip

16-08-10, 06:28 PM

I've got a 155 mile route from Perry to Southwold if no one else has one that they want to chip in? The more knowledgeable and local people may be able to come up with something better.

Lets have a look and I will adjust if necessary...

Seggons

16-08-10, 07:12 PM

As normal I've never done this route or even been to Southwold but with the help of the BestBikingRoads.com website I come up with this.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&hl=en&saddr=52.28898,-0.32605&daddr=52.26294,-0.32732+to:52.19311,-0.18672+to:52.11105,-0.12948+to:52.03918,-0.00254+to:52.02128,0.27104+to:51.97104,0.45350+to :52.06455,0.44489+to:52.07046,0.45501+to:52.05217, 0.51199+to:51.99486,0.58190+to:52.00999,0.68116+to :52.05205,0.75186+to:52.11022,0.90577+to:52.18900, 0.96801+to:52.19915,1.02956+to:52.20434,1.19957+to :52.31647,1.15035+to:52.30359,1.21525+to:52.33272, 1.30826+to:52.34610,1.32258+to:52.25456,1.34565+to :52.26694,1.50848+to:52.24630,1.56189+to:52.31627, 1.59934&f=q&om=1

If anyone wants to read some reviews of the roads I've used then follow these links.

http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=9181
http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=9e359
http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=53440
http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=52210
http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=5baa69
http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=ff801
http://www.bestbikingroads.com/motorcyclegps.php?code=2cb90

Over to you lot. :)

maviczap

16-08-10, 07:22 PM

Yep,
Looks pretty good, you can get a cup of tea at Stonham Aspel about half way

kellyjo

16-08-10, 07:31 PM

I'm in, looks fab :-)

Seggons, you are a star :smt029 Now make sure you turn up...... with your sat nav!!

deltron

17-08-10, 08:24 AM

Never been to Southwold, sounds good! Any ideas about the best roads??

We definitely should go if you've never been, Southwold is lovely! Loads of nice little shops, sandy beaches and some good pubs. :D

maviczap

17-08-10, 08:39 AM

great cafe on the pier too for tea & chips

The hard winter riders Skip, SvRich and myself can recommend this place, whereas the lightweights of the EAR didn't attend ;)

kellyjo

17-08-10, 08:43 AM

whereas the lightweights of the EAR didn't attend ;)

Hah! You can call me many things, but you cant call me 'lightweight' ;-)

deltron

17-08-10, 10:24 AM

What time are we going to set off from Perry then? :)

kellyjo

17-08-10, 11:30 AM

Usually arrive 9.30-10 and leave 10.30 :p

deltron

17-08-10, 11:50 AM

ok, that's good - means I don't have to get up too early! :)

Remember to bring your bucket and spade!

Reeder

17-08-10, 01:16 PM

Now I'm more confident on my bike, I see no reason why I can't attend for my first org meetup either :)

Skip

17-08-10, 01:27 PM

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&hl=en&saddr=52.28898,-0.32605&daddr=52.26294,-0.32732+to:52.19311,-0.18672+to:52.11105,-0.12948+to:52.03918,-0.00254+to:52.02128,0.27104+to:51.97104,0.45350+to :52.06455,0.44489+to:52.07046,0.45501+to:52.05217, 0.51199+to:51.99486,0.58190+to:52.00999,0.68116+to :52.05205,0.75186+to:52.11022,0.90577+to:52.18900, 0.96801+to:52.19915,1.02956+to:52.20434,1.19957+to :52.31647,1.15035+to:52.30359,1.21525+to:52.33272, 1.30826+to:52.34610,1.32258+to:52.25456,1.34565+to :52.26694,1.50848+to:52.24630,1.56189+to:52.31627, 1.59934&f=q&om=1

Looks spot on to me - its an area of the EAR we don't normally cover and it takes in some great roads (some I know, some I don't)

deltron

17-08-10, 01:33 PM

Now I'm more confident on my bike, I see no reason why I can't attend for my first org meetup either :)

Would be nice if I wasn't the only newbie! How long have you been riding?

Reeder

17-08-10, 01:39 PM

Ermmmmmmm.... three weeks on friday deltron!

Reeder

17-08-10, 01:46 PM

Skip

17-08-10, 02:33 PM

Judging from the map It's a long way to the start for moi.
I'd probably meet up in/near stowmarket if I'm wanted. Hopefully the dear grandma will be recovered and out of hospital by then so I can go visit at her house and join in on the way through!
85 miles to the start for me (I live in Wymondham) - but its a usual thing with an EAR rideout that I will have to travel to get to the start - roads are empty early in the morning so I just consider it a little rideout on my own :)

kellyjo

17-08-10, 02:57 PM

Judging from the map It's a long way to the start for moi.
I'd probably meet up in/near stowmarket if I'm wanted. Hopefully the dear grandma will be recovered and out of hospital by then so I can go visit at her house and join in on the way through!

As Skip said, we are such a spread out group wherever we start there is always going to be a few who have to travel.
If we start at the west of the region eg Perry then we usually end up in the east so those who travelled to the start dont have far to go home, but those near the start have a trek back after, and vice versa. At least its fair that way.

Having said that, the rides are always worth the trip!! If you can do the full ride then I urge you to try, it'll be a laugh, and a great experience for a new rider, i should know cos i was in your position this time last year and it did me the world of good! :p

Reeder

17-08-10, 03:00 PM

kellyjo

17-08-10, 03:01 PM

You wont regret it hun, honest!!

And as for your neck, that'll teach you to go naked!! :p

xx

Skip

17-08-10, 03:04 PM

Owwwww, but... but... :smt085

I'm trying to think of excuses why I wouldn't be able to ride that far on a Sunday :rolleyes: but I can't. I guess it's the whole hog for me then! My neck will be ruined by the end, but hey... an experience right? :D
You'll be fine - just think that its only one way - the ride-out is effectively bringing you back home :) I will still have to ride from Southwold back to Wymondham!

Reeder

17-08-10, 03:06 PM

85 miles to the start for me (I live in Wymondham) - but its a usual thing with an EAR rideout that I will have to travel to get to the start - roads are empty early in the morning so I just consider it a little rideout on my own :)

Over 100 miles for me! I live right near southwold lol.

Reeder

17-08-10, 03:07 PM

You wont regret it hun, honest!!

And as for your neck, that'll teach you to go naked!! :p

xx

Being naked is fun :)
I would probably have something different and with a fairing if I wasn't only just starting out however!

kellyjo

17-08-10, 03:16 PM

Over 100 miles for me! I live right near southwold lol.

At least you get the dull bit out of the way first :-), we have the thrill of the rideout followed by the very tedious trip home up the A14 with its even lovelier average speed cameras :-(

Reeder

17-08-10, 03:22 PM

followed by the very tedious trip home up the A14 with its even lovelier average speed cameras :-(

Ahhh, I know these too well. Done twice a week on a friday and sunday when my girlfriend is at uni. I do not envy you on a ride home down there :grouphug:

deltron

17-08-10, 03:33 PM

At least you get the dull bit out of the way first :-), we have the thrill of the rideout followed by the very tedious trip home up the A14 with its even lovelier average speed cameras :-(

You mean the average speed cameras that can only catch vehicles with front mounted number plates? :lol:

Reeder

17-08-10, 04:02 PM

:rolleyes:

kellyjo

17-08-10, 05:42 PM

You mean the average speed cameras that can only catch vehicles with front mounted number plates? :lol:

I know, I know, and every time I go down there I want to chance it but Im a scaredy cat!!

Its not like I want to go flat out down there, I just find sitting at 70 incredibly frustrating, 80-85 feels like a much more natural pace and it feels like you're actually making progress doesnt it!!

maviczap

17-08-10, 06:44 PM

Its one of the worst stretches of the A14, I hoped when the fixed cameras went, that the stop,start,stop,start,stop, standstill nature would disapear.

But now I think its even worse

kellyjo

17-08-10, 06:49 PM

Am I hearing this right, have those flamin' cameras gone?

maviczap

17-08-10, 06:58 PM

Only the fixed ones, not the average speed ones

kellyjo

17-08-10, 07:04 PM

:-( thought it was too good to be true!!

speedplay

17-08-10, 07:11 PM

So have we got a date and route to this then?

I've been staying off the bike for a bit as my head wasn't really into it but took a friend out the other week over to the waterman and seem to have fallen into my old ways again.
Even to the point where I took the wing mirror off the audi 4x4 that tried to force us off the road;)

I'm looking forward to catching up with you guys again and trying to get some normality into my life again.

Well as normal as you lot are :D