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Will the Shire still be doing three courses for 10 notes?
Will we be under 6ft of Snow?
Will we remember how to get there?
Roll up...
Waits for the poll....
Gods damn - I've even voted
d) it depends on the foul and pestilent congregation of vapours
Looks like I aren't going now. The daughter has gone to the gym and it looks like she wont be back before the wife goes to Zumba so I am looking after the little lad.
Looks like I aren't going now. The daughter has gone to the gym and it looks like she wont be back before the wife goes to Zumba so I am looking after the little lad.
Blimey - she taking a sleeping bag?
:confused:
No, but I cant be ar5ed setting off late.
Oops. I voted wrong. :lol:
Looks like I aren't going now. The daughter has gone to the gym and it looks like she wont be back before the wife goes to Zumba so I am looking after the little lad.
You do realise this is the vote for 25TH JANUARY right?
benji106
12-01-11, 01:45 PM
Ill be in Stockholm on the 25th Im afraid. will try and get down to one soon.
sam anon
12-01-11, 09:19 PM
Ill be in Stockholm on the 25th Im afraid. will try and get down to one soon.
Let me know when you do come and I'll bring that Alternator cover.
Wow, earliest poll in history or what! Voted, and will be there!
walkaboutandy
12-01-11, 09:58 PM
Good call! It be awesome to catch up and the dates good cos I can't make next week!
Doh !
Your going to have to think of a different excuse now.
benji106
13-01-11, 02:08 PM
Let me know when you do come and I'll bring that Alternator cover.
Wow, earliest poll in history or what! Voted, and will be there!
Will do mate, cheers
philbut
14-01-11, 01:48 PM
I'm in. Can actually afford the fuel now too as I managed to sell the Ninja last night. Woooohooo
Congratulations. First round on you then. ;-)
Warthog
17-01-11, 10:18 PM
Andy, could we all go down together? With my gf? Is she allowed? :P
Andy, could we all go down together? With my gf? Is she allowed? :P
Is that so we can all 'test' her?
sam anon
18-01-11, 05:55 PM
Is that so we can all 'test' her?
"Test Ride" her more like! :makelurve:;)
philbut
18-01-11, 06:02 PM
Poor Kate. I hope she doesn't read this - for Nicks sake ;-)
Jon bought his mrs along once IIRC - she never came back. must have been them eels!
Warthog
18-01-11, 08:52 PM
Ok this may look like I am backing out because of everyone wanting to test ride my missus haha, but I'm not. However, I now can't make this Tuesday :(. Phill and Andy, want to meet up someday anyway, maybe Thursday?
walkaboutandy
18-01-11, 09:49 PM
Oh....thats a shame, was looking forward to us all going down together!! ;)
:smt061:smt079 :smt118:smt117:safe: :smt068
Ok, lets do next Thursday! I'll text you nearer the time.
Phil?
philbut
18-01-11, 10:23 PM
Arrrrr. OK, im still up for a ride down. usual time and place. I am about most evenings to be honest, but not this thursday. can do the next one though...
I still intend to be there on Tuesday.
DanAbnormal
19-01-11, 04:30 PM
Get ready to laugh at my new bike. :cool:
sam anon
19-01-11, 04:33 PM
I still intend to be there on Tuesday.
Yay.
Get ready to laugh at my new bike. :cool:
..........
Get ready to laugh at my new bike. :cool:
Bike or not, your not going to be there. Your worse than me for attendance.
Bike or not, your not going to be there. Your worse than me for attendance.
Is that even possible?
Is that even possible?
Your a close 2nd to me.
Considering it's 87 miles from home to the Shire, I think I can be excused for not being a regular attendee.
The lady doth protest too much.
The lady doth protest too much.
So are you going to be there? I want a go on that Duke.
I may be there, but it definitely won't be on the KTM.
It broke.
I may be there, but it definitely won't be on the KTM.
It broke.
It broke or you broke it? What's wrong with it?
It broke. Subframe snapped cleanly on both sides. All I've done is commute on it.
Bit of a bummer really. Should have it sorted in a couple of weeks.
Blimey. Does that not make you start to wonder what sort of life the bike had before you got it?
Someone been lugging some serious weight on the pillion seat probably.
It's only had one previous owner and I've known him for years. Highly unlikely that it's been massively abused.
Seems to be a known fault on the Duke 2, to the point that it's passed into common lore on the KTM forum. An easy enough fix, just a pain in the **** since it means stripping down half the bike and I can't be bothered to do it. Hopefully I'll score the spare one I'm watching on ebay and then I'll throw it and some money at InMoto in Croydon to sort out. It has rather blown my "commuting by bike is cheaper than the tube" equation out of the water though.
It's only had one previous owner and I've known him for years. Highly unlikely that it's been massively abused.
Seems to be a known fault on the Duke 2, to the point that it's passed into common lore on the KTM forum. An easy enough fix, just a pain in the **** since it means stripping down half the bike and I can't be bothered to do it. Hopefully I'll score the spare one I'm watching on ebay and then I'll throw it and some money at InMoto in Croydon to sort out. It has rather blown my "commuting by bike is cheaper than the tube" equation out of the water though.
It's only money. I wish it was more expensive to drive the car than ride my bike to work. I think I need a more powerful and expensive car. Can then justify the expense of riding the bike.
Well quite. If money was a serious concern I'd be riding a 600 quid scooter using a thimble of fuel a day.
As it is I have an excuse to commute on the thou for a couple of weeks. It's a hard life!
walkaboutandy
20-01-11, 06:48 PM
Arrrrr. OK, im still up for a ride down. usual time and place. I am about most evenings to be honest, but not this thursday. can do the next one though...
Mmm....thats ok, i was under the impression we were talking about the thursday after next tuesday anyhow - the 27th. I can't do this week as on lates.
Warthog
20-01-11, 09:00 PM
Mmm....thats ok, i was under the impression we were talking about the thursday after next tuesday anyhow - the 27th. I can't do this week as on lates.
Yeah not tonight, I meant the 27th!
sam anon
20-01-11, 10:26 PM
Considering it's 87 miles from home to the Shire, I think I can be excused for not being a regular attendee.
Respect!
When it was the day, Before, the meet,
I went and asked Metcheck, What will it be?
Will it be Raining?
Will it be cold?
Here's what it said to meeeeee..........
Que sera sera,
What ever will be will be,
it's friggin January......
[-X
sam anon
24-01-11, 11:11 AM
When it was the day, Before, the meet,
I went and asked Metcheck, What will it be?
Will it be Raining?
Will it be cold?
Here's what it said to meeeeee..........
Que sera sera,
What ever will be will be,
it's friggin January......
[-X
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/tomorrow.asp?zipcode=maidenhead
Don't be a wuss, you must live second closest!
Bah.
I'm there.
The bike needs to get out of the garage.
Not sure if I am going to make it now. Apart from anything else, having tried to fix the speedo at the weekend. I failed. Replaced the speedo drive without effect.
walkaboutandy
24-01-11, 07:23 PM
Ah don't worry...speedos are highly overated. Mines been dodgy since October. It broke so I fixed it and it now reads double!! Did you know an SV's digital speedo will only read up to 186 mph!!
With a licence as colourful as mine, a speedo is rather critical.
Got a satnav? Even on a phone stuffed in the top of a tankbag?
With the callipers still hanging off the bike, and in need of some attention, bike is still sat on the Abba stand. I really do need to move with a house with a garage. This sitting outside is not doing my bike any favours.
Anyway, I won't be there tonight.
walkaboutandy
25-01-11, 03:10 PM
Oh well...maybe next time.
Phil, you still going tonight? Wanna meet at Sainsburys @ 6.30?
Drizzle and rain, 7 degrees and 50 miles of motorway.
Maybe not.
walkaboutandy
25-01-11, 04:31 PM
Well thats better than -3°C, ice and snow. 7°C is nearly summer temps!!!
Heh - a couple of weeks ago I got in the car and the temp gauge said it was 11 degrees outside. Bearing in mind it was 15 below zero when I was raiding the garage for beer (with no shoes on - clever me) over Christmas, it did cross my mind that 26 degrees is usually the difference between a winter's day and hot summer's day.
sam anon
26-01-11, 10:42 AM
Small but good meet last night, made slightly interesting by a guy dressed normally except for a skirt, tights and heels!
Small but good meet last night, made slightly interesting by a guy dressed normally except for a skirt, tights and heels!
So Ogden made it afterall.
walkaboutandy
26-01-11, 05:54 PM
Ha ha...remember he had a bra on too!!!
So Ogden made it afterall.
Are you suggesting I wear tights?
Are you suggesting I wear tights?
Are you trying to tell everyone you don't?
Are you trying to tell everyone you don't?
Only at weekends, never on a Tuesday.
What kind of girl do you think I am?
Only at weekends, never on a Tuesday.
What kind of girl do you think I am?
You really want me to answer that?
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