View Full Version : 7th Jan 2005 - First New Year meet
It looks like the 7th Jan is the first date on the calendar folks, I shall be there so who else is up for it?
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lonely in here isn't it!? ;-)
Sid Squid
23-12-04, 10:27 AM
What :!: The whole 4 miles from my house in one go?
Weeeeellll, alright then, I 'spose I can just about manage it.
i'm new to the forum. I look forward to meeting you on the 7th.
Will
of course....
may be on a tatty cbr then as the save my sv campaign kicks in to gear... but I will be there for my fix of hot chocolate and whipped cream... :D
...but I will be there for my fix of hot chocolate and whipped cream... :D
Lyn you're incorrigible. :lol:
TinCan05, look forward to meeting you.
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what have I said now??!!! :roll: :lol:
At Neros, I drink hot chocolate which comes with whipped cream in it...
how does that make ME incorrigible for commenting on what I drink??!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Soho influence here I think :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Mr Toad
23-12-04, 12:13 PM
I suppose :roll:
I've just blagged a nice wicker picnic hamper from work, so all I need to do is work out how to fix it to the back of the SV, and we're all set for that picnic we discussed . . . :shock:
I've just blagged a nice wicker picnic hamper from work, so all I need to do is work out how to fix it to the back of the SV, and we're all set for that picnic we discussed . . . :shock:
well... I have a top box rack which you may wish to borrow or use... very very USEFUL thing to have on a bike :wink: :lol:
Being new to this game and based in London i'll try and get along as well. Sounds good and i'm desperate to hear what the various exhausts sound like before i splash the cash, Scorpion with removable baffle winning at the moment.
Anyway I know this has been asked hundreds of times before but where do you all meet, the Neros by.....?
Mr Toad
23-12-04, 12:32 PM
Anyway I know this has been asked hundreds of times before but where do you all meet, the Neros by.....?
On the corner of Frith Street & Old Compton Street
Approach it from the Soho Square end as it's a maze of one-way streets :lol:
Bring something to cover your plate - lots of nasty traffic wardens lurking :twisted:
Ok, cheers, until then have a good christmas all. :lol:
Sid Squid
23-12-04, 01:37 PM
Look: Here (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=529756&y=181038&z=1&sv=529750,181250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf)
Jelster
23-12-04, 03:07 PM
Oh go on, I'll come too for a change.
BTW rumour has it that Mab will be joining us again in the new year....
where are you coming in from Steveo???
if its around islington way I could meet you and guide you through the one ways of soho... promise not to go down a no entry again :oops: :lol:
oh by the way... the A-Z says Frith St is a one way going north... its NOT... unless your on a bike :wink: :D
Will have to see... i have friends down (Yes i have some!!!) :wink: that weekend i think... but if that is a no go then... as always... :D
I could show my face altho' I'll be on foot, merry and with mates... What time do you all get together..?
Ill be there around 7.30ish.... usually one of the first now....
gives people a chance to park half a mile up the road so as not to park next to the top box :wink: :lol: :lol:
Ill show my face for the first time to meet you scary people, so go easy :)
Iain
what have I said now??!!! :roll: :lol:
At Neros, I drink hot chocolate which comes with whipped cream in it...
Well if it's too hot, just don't start blowing it. :oops: :lol:
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I'll be there after work, give you all a chance to see what's left of my once shiny black and still very new SV, the left side is still all good though. Also, if you're coming down Shaftesbury Avenue from Picadilly or Regent Street then you need to turn left on to Dean Street and go all the way down and then right in to Soho Square, then round the square and take a left for Frith Street. Yes I did get lost, even though I work round the corner, last time I came down but I blame all the stupid one-way streets for that.
Flamin_Squirrel
24-12-04, 08:43 AM
Might be there...
Valman are you still without indicator/bar ends?
where are you coming in from Steveo???
if its around islington way I could meet you and guide you through the one ways of soho... promise not to go down a no entry again :oops: :lol:
I'll be coming in from Clapham probably so not ideal for islington but i may nip up through City and follow you in if thats ok unless anyone is coming in from the 'better side of town' ? :wink:
About 4 hours of work to go, roll on lunchtime......
Might be there...
Valman are you still without indicator/bar ends?
Yep, haven't had time to fix anything or even wash the bike yet, and it's starting to look very dirty. To make things worse I've just received a letter from the solicitor today saying it could take 18-26 months to claim the cost of repair, depending on whether it goes to court or not. :cry:
Flamin_Squirrel
24-12-04, 09:01 PM
I've still got spares if you need them. Will at least get back you back on the road.
rictus01
24-12-04, 09:35 PM
where are you coming in from Steveo???
if its around islington way I could meet you and guide you through the one ways of soho... promise not to go down a no entry again :oops: :lol:
I'll be coming in from Clapham probably so not ideal for islington but i may nip up through City and follow you in if thats ok unless anyone is coming in from the 'better side of town' ? :wink:
About 4 hours of work to go, roll on lunchtime......
As I'll be going in your way, you could meet me at Stockwell underground or the oval, and shoot in from there?
Let me know.
Cheers Mark.
where are you coming in from Steveo???
if its around islington way I could meet you and guide you through the one ways of soho... promise not to go down a no entry again :oops: :lol:
I'll be coming in from Clapham probably so not ideal for islington but i may nip up through City and follow you in if thats ok unless anyone is coming in from the 'better side of town' ? :wink:
About 4 hours of work to go, roll on lunchtime......
As I'll be going in your way, you could meet me at Stockwell underground or the oval, and shoot in from there?
Let me know.
Cheers Mark.
That's if you can keep up. Our Mark isn't one known to hang around :lol: :lol:
Hmmm.....
Am I tempting fate by taking my SV in? Guess its going to be the last time on my SV so will try to resist the pull of the pubs & mission it in on my SV. I will be picking up the Tuono on the 8th. (Going to leave my decision to the last minute though). Otherwise, I'll see you there on foot......... :shock:
D. :D
I've still got spares if you need them. Will at least get back you back on the road.
Thanks a lot for the offer. I've been riding around without the front right indicator and so far it hasn't made much of a difference, although I've been avoiding right turns if possible. What makes me laugh is that I've only ever had a front right indicator for a total of 2 days since buying the bike new at the start of the month.
Wiltshire7
27-12-04, 10:37 AM
i cant make it on the 7th im afraid, but ill be along the week after for sure.
I mite pop up next fri for a ride. pm me if anyone from brack/surrey fancies meeting up on da way. L8rs $i
:)
but the question is do I turn up on the cb aaarrrghh?
for those that havent seen my new acquisition view the pics posted in this thread http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=16446
I think this is one bike a top box would make it look better :wink: :lol:
couldnt really look worse :shock: :lol:
This is going to be my first meet! Not a bad start to the new year :)
Please turn up on the cb, I would love to have a look at that.
ehm not sure if Im going to brave riding it in public until its resprayed :lol:
look forward to meeting you next year...
have a good new year all x
Itching 2 go
31-12-04, 12:50 PM
ehm not sure if Im going to brave riding it in public until its resprayed :lol:
look forward to meeting you next year...
have a good new year all xtalk about spoiling everyone elses fun :wink:
ehm not sure if Im going to brave riding it in public until its resprayed :lol:
look forward to meeting you next year...
have a good new year all xtalk about spoiling everyone elses fun :wink:
have you SEEN it?
well the seats not green anymore (apparently) which is the first improvement... and its true what someone said... it looks like a superman fan had a go at the bike with the blue and red... thank god the seat wasnt yellow!!! :roll: :lol: :lol:
Baring work lunacy or starting difficulties (again) should be there.
Spiderman
01-01-05, 11:55 PM
Well it looks like it'll be safe for me to come along too then...I'm another newbie here who has met noone yet so i look forward to putting some names to faces etc.
I'll be the one with the Spidey lid.... if my name hadnt given it away :roll:
If I manage to turn on my bike when I come back from the states, maybe. (It was very temperamental on some morning before I left) :(
See you guys & gals soon...
CoolGirl
03-01-05, 02:27 PM
I'll come along if someone can pick me up. It's just not the same arriving by bus!
Is this the time to start getting fussy about who I pillion with?
Debs
No can do Boo. I shall be hanging out with some other biker chums, just down the road in Traflgar Sq.
i might be able to make it. This will be my first meet so be gentle.
also hopefully stage one of operation 'get an SV650' will be complete and i'll of passed my theory test on the morning of the 7th.
last thing, if i come, it'll be on my scooter.... now can you all promise not to take the pi55 all night
karl
last thing, if i come, it'll be on my scooter.... now can you all promise not to take the pi55 all night
karl
Na, they wont, thats what jelster turns up for ;)
Jelster...i am joking ;)
Jelster
03-01-05, 07:41 PM
I'll come along if someone can pick me up. It's just not the same arriving by bus!
Is this the time to start getting fussy about who I pillion with?
Debs
Deb,
Let me know if you want a lift. I'll be more than happy to pick you up, that is, if you fancy being on he back of a Gixer...
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have you SEEN it?
just dont park it next to my bike, in case its catching :p
Jelster
04-01-05, 08:52 AM
Sorry did you grunt something Viney ? :lol:
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last thing, if i come, it'll be on my scooter.... now can you all promise not to take the pi55 all night karl
well given its usually me who has the pi55 taken out of them due to a top box issue some people have ... look forward to seeing you there :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
oh... and given its looking like I WILL be on the CB aaarrrgghh (the SV is now leaking coolant down the engine casing :roll: ) I can assure you they wont be taking the mick out of you.... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Glad to see I'm not the only newb - looks like there'll be quite a few of us out. Will now be coming with the SV from Liverpool St. if anyone else comes in that way.
just a reminder for the newb's... bring something to cover your no. plate with so the wardens dont get you...
Mr Toad
04-01-05, 03:22 PM
just a reminder for the newb's... bring something to cover your no. plate with so the wardens dont get you...
Preferably a dead traffic warden :twisted:
just a reminder for the newb's... bring something to cover your no. plate with so the wardens dont get you...
I'll try to grab some extra bags from work just in case anyone forgets.
Still down as a maybe, my body is in the UK but god knows where my mind is. :lol:
Still down as a maybe, my body is in the UK but god knows where my mind is. :lol:
Now now Raf, get your priorities right. Be there or be square. :wink:
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Sorry did you grunt something Viney ? :lol:
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Yeah sorry, it was the brussels at christmas ;)
Still down as a maybe, my body is in the UK but god knows where my mind is. :lol:
Now now Raf, get your priorities right. Be there or be square. :wink:
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I hope to be there tomorrow. The bike's battery charge was a bit low but a quick charge sorted it out.
Still down as a maybe, my body is in the UK but god knows where my mind is. :lol:
Now now Raf, get your priorities right. Be there or be square. :wink:
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I hope to be there tomorrow. The bike's battery charge was a bit low but a quick charge sorted it out.
Good man, the more the merrier.
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I'll be popping down for a de-caff skinny latte. Who else is man enought to order one of those bad boys? Double shot of course.
Nope, I ain't hard enough for that. :lol:
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Itching 2 go
07-01-05, 09:31 AM
I'll be popping down for a de-caff skinny latte. Who else is man enought to order one of those bad boys? Double shot of course.dude you wanna meet in brixton about 715?
rictus01
07-01-05, 09:47 AM
I'll be popping down for a de-caff skinny latte. Who else is man enought to order one of those bad boys? Double shot of course.
order it ! I don't even undestand it :?:
confirming I will be on the cb ahhhh.... :lol:
rictus01
07-01-05, 10:36 AM
For those coming from "south of the water", and needing directions.
I'll stop outside FWR tyres (see their web site for directions here. (http://www.fwr.co.uk/)) for a fag (so 5-10 mins max) at about 7.30pm this evening, anyone wanting to follow me to Soho, feel free to meet me there.
(Bike sort of stands out a little, see avatar to the left.)
Cheers Mark.
Spiderman
07-01-05, 03:34 PM
Dunno bout the rest of you Londoners but its windy as a windy old lady who ate a lot of cabbage out here in NW7.
So who's gonna do a no show tonite and blame it on the wind?
rictus01
07-01-05, 04:45 PM
Dunno bout the rest of you Londoners but its windy as a windy old lady who ate a lot of cabbage out here in NW7.
So who's gonna do a no show tonite and blame it on the wind?
what are you :?:
The wind :!:
what next :?: good TV programe on :?:
lightweight , it's a bike not a sailboat. :wink:
Spiderman
07-01-05, 04:57 PM
Dunno bout the rest of you Londoners but its windy as a windy old lady who ate a lot of cabbage out here in NW7.
So who's gonna do a no show tonite and blame it on the wind?
what are you :?:
The wind :!:
what next :?: good TV programe on :?:
lightweight , it's a bike not a sailboat. :wink:
:lol: Funnily enough i was looking to see who was gonna use this as a convenient out tbh.
And there is a very good thing on TV but i am smart enuff to set the video and come and meet all you lot instead.
And its fun watching people on pavements get blown over too
:twisted:
Carsick
07-01-05, 05:17 PM
Well, the weather seems ok, and I've got nothing else on this evening. I think will make the trip up the M3 to meet you guys.
Just gonna have a cuppa then head out.
[quote="SpideyLid Man"][quote="rictus01"][quote="SpideyLid Man"]Dunno bout the rest of you Londoners but its windy as a windy old lady who ate a lot of cabbage out here in NW7.
Without meaning to sound like mother hen - I just got home after my short commute and actually the wind on the southbank was horrendous! Got caught by quite a few scary blasts.....take care..oh and see you tonight..james
:thumbsup:
What an evening! Cheers guys for making me feel so welcome!!
And special thanks go to Itching, thankyouuuuuuuu!
Sorry to the guy who was wearing the "water" reflective jacket on the yellow SV on the A4. Just filtered past you without saying hello, well hello! ;)
Spiderman
08-01-05, 12:52 AM
Doh!
How much of a fool do i feel? i was gonna come along for something to eat with those that did,but by the time i'd stopped nattering and looked back round everyone had gone!! :(
Dont any of you believe in letting your bikes warm up a bit? :lol:
Oh well, my own fault.
Otherwise i had a great time, nice to actually meet a few people at last and everyone seemed quite friendly.
Hope this is the start of regular visits to Neros for me :)... and maybe next time i'll actually get on my bike if we plan to go and eat someplace :roll:
Flamin_Squirrel
08-01-05, 01:00 AM
:thumbsup:
What an evening! Cheers guys for making me feel so welcome!!
And special thanks go to Itching, thankyouuuuuuuu!
Glad you enjoyed it \:D/
Roll on wednesday for a hopefully licence for yourself and a meet with some more of the motly crew 8)
Hello, yeah I wondered if it was someone. I was being a bit slow, couldn't be arsed to play with the cabs really.
Carsick
08-01-05, 01:03 AM
'coughs' errm, so where is this Soho place?
I managed to get so seriously lost.
Obviously I found Soho, but I just got confused, d'oh.
I ended up giving in at 10:30 and riding home, just got in, in fact.
Oh well, was nice to get out on the bike for the first time since new years eve.
Maybe I'll have better luck and actually study a map properly next time.
Great turn out for the first meet of the new year. For those that I spoke too I am sure you feel honoured. For those that I didn't, don't worry, form an orderly queue next week, and if I'm feeling generous I may find the time to say hello (if your lucky) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Really though was good to see everyone again. Look forward to next Friday. :thumbsup:
Sheesh though, that wind on the way home. I was doing 75 and it felt like I was riding at 120. Wind was blowing directly into me. It got worse the closer I got to home. By the time I got to my street I could hardly keep the bike on the road. Hope everyone got home ok.
Spiderman
08-01-05, 01:11 AM
'coughs' errm, so where is this Soho place?
I managed to get so seriously lost.
Obviously I found Soho, but I just got confused, d'oh.
I ended up giving in at 10:30 and riding home, just got in, in fact.
Oh well, was nice to get out on the bike for the first time since new years eve.
Maybe I'll have better luck and actually study a map properly next time.
Oh mate that sucks!!! I was telling someone else there tonite that "someone" (sorry so many names i nearly forgot my own) was coming a long way tonite and fair play to the man, now it turns out you were so close as well.
Well fair play to you for getting out there at least... fun in the wind innit :)
Carsick
08-01-05, 01:11 AM
Well, I feel bloody stupid. I think I rode past the end of Frith street once, then got sidetracked and ended up north of oxford street again. :oops:
Well, as my first taste of actually riding a bike around London, that was bearable, just got a bit confused is all.
Spiderman
08-01-05, 01:16 AM
Well, I feel bloody stupid. I think I rode past the end of Frith street once, then got sidetracked and ended up north of oxford street again. :oops:
Well, as my first taste of actually riding a bike around London, that was bearable, just got a bit confused is all.
its nothing like that in the daytime i'll tell ya! Its all those stoopid one way sytems they have around there that foes it.
i know my way around there pretty well but still ended coming up the wrong end of frith st, from the no entry sign end.... but that clearly didnt apply to me :twisted:
Sheesh though, that wind on the way home. I was doing 75 and it felt like I was riding at 120. Wind was blowing directly into me.
And there was me, got pushed all the way home by it :lol: .
Carsick:
Next time I'll PM you my mobile so that one of us will come and find you (not the first time we've done that) - well done for the effort though, you really were so close.
A great evening, with around 35 bikes in all. Now if that's a January turnout, what's it going to be like in the summer? :wink:
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Was great meeting everyone, and hail rictus for fixing my bike so i could get home! i owe you plent of coffee
on another note.... i cant remember taking the plastic bag from my plate, so im pretty sure i rode off with it :P oh well, wasnt there when i got home hehe
Iain
on another note.... i cant remember taking the plastic bag from my plate, so im pretty sure i rode off with it :P oh well, wasnt there when i got home hehe
Iain
Yes you did :lol: :lol: :lol: Your not the first to do so and so long as Deejay keeps going to Soho, you wont be the last :lol: :lol: :lol:
i could not hang around too long but great to put some faces to names.
see you next time
jeez it was windy on the way home! :shock:
well tried carsick, better luck next time fella!
Will
CoolGirl
08-01-05, 09:14 AM
Thanks for a good night everyone, esp Jelster, Matt and Swiss for the rides. Sorry if I didn't get to say hello to everyone but there were so bloody many of you!
Really sorry Carsick didn't make it - I wanted to see what the black kit looks like on the bike.
Apart from not having a bike to hang my lid and jacket on, I didn't really feel like I missed out. And that beer was REALLY good.
Debs
Itching 2 go
08-01-05, 09:14 AM
on another note.... i cant remember taking the plastic bag from my plate, so im pretty sure i rode off with it :P oh well, wasnt there when i got home hehe
Iain
Yes you did :lol: :lol: :lol: Your not the first to do so and so long as Deejay keeps going to Soho, you wont be the last :lol: :lol: :lol:hey jambo pulled the bobble hat off mine just b4 we hit the a23 :oops:
Mr Toad
08-01-05, 10:33 AM
I saw that Joe when we left the curry house, and went after you trying to flash my lights, etc. to attract your attention, but lost you at the traffic lights. Sorry RAF - lost you at the same time I think.
Boy was it windy on the way home - I was limited to about 30 mph most of the way, and getting blown across the lanes. Luckily there wasn't much traffic about :D
Carsick
08-01-05, 11:30 AM
Boy was it windy on the way home - I was limited to about 30 mph most of the way, and getting blown across the lanes. Luckily there wasn't much traffic about :D
I have to admit, I didn't hang around on the M3. It never quite managed to blow me out of the lane, though some of the long bends were interesting when they were against the wind.
Now I have some inkling of how that one way system is, I think next time I'll be able to find my way there, though a mobile number would obviously be useful.
I'm not sure if I'm around next Friday, but I'll pencil it in for now.
Itching 2 go
08-01-05, 11:44 AM
any ideas who that cracking looking girl was that turned up and parked down the far end of the pack. i noticed toady was getting his map out to direct her back to his or something. :wink: hubba hubba :P
Five ladies last night: Lyn, Debs, Helen, Claire and Kate - all nice. A cold shower might be the order of the day Joe :lol: .
In case any other female bikers out there have been thinking about coming along to Soho but were afraid it's a "lad's night out", well it isn't. Coffee, chat, good company - all welcome.
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Itching 2 go
08-01-05, 12:13 PM
Five ladies last night: Lyn, Debs, Helen, Claire and Kate - all nice. A cold shower might be the order of the day Joe :lol: .
.ahh claire fair enough, and yes a cold shower s definatly needed nowadays
I have taken all your registrations numbers and passed them on to the correct authorites and you should all be recieveing a parking ticket through the post...as for all those who had thier plates covered, i have complied a list from variuos rideout photos!!
Good good....nice to meet some people who i havent before.
I have taken all your registrations numbers and passed them on to the correct authorites and you should all be recieveing a parking ticket through the post...as for all those who had thier plates covered, i have complied a list from variuos rideout photos!!
Good good....nice to meet some people who i havent before.
Cool, I have never been out on a rideout with the massive yet :oops: :oops: :oops: and every photo ever posted has had the number plate covered / altered. Nah nah na nah na \:D/
Mr Toad
08-01-05, 07:18 PM
any ideas who that cracking looking girl was that turned up and parked down the far end of the pack. i noticed toady was getting his map out to direct her back to his or something. :wink: hubba hubba :P
It was Rider, and the directions were to the Ace Cafe
. . . unfortunately :cry: :lol:
any ideas who that wally was with the bobble hat over his number plate :lol:
Spiderman
08-01-05, 07:33 PM
Anybody got any pics from last night?
i'm sure i saw a couple of peeps with cameras there.
Sad but true that i still dont have a decent pic of my bike :(
and i've had it 6 months now :oops:
Sad but true that i still dont have a decent pic of my bike :(
and i've had it 6 months now :oops:
Tut tut. Hell, I've got a pic of mine and I don't even have it yet!
Spiderman
08-01-05, 08:08 PM
Sad but true that i still dont have a decent pic of my bike :(
and i've had it 6 months now :oops:
Tut tut. Hell, I've got a pic of mine and I don't even have it yet!
Pathetic aint i? :lol:
And i cant even say i havent had access to a digi cam. there was one at work. Well there still is i s'pose but i just dont work there anymore! Doh! :roll:
rictus01
08-01-05, 08:27 PM
Sad but true that i still dont have a decent pic of my bike :(
and i've had it 6 months now :oops:
Tut tut. Hell, I've got a pic of mine and I don't even have it yet!
Pathetic aint i? :lol:
And i cant even say i havent had access to a digi cam. there was one at work. Well there still is i s'pose but i just dont work there anymore! Doh! :roll:
I'm down in south godstone tomorrow morning, probably shooting over to Ryker's (boxhill) for lunch, could bring my camrea and take a few shots for you if you like?
Cheers Mark.
Spiderman
08-01-05, 08:32 PM
Sad but true that i still dont have a decent pic of my bike :(
and i've had it 6 months now :oops:
Tut tut. Hell, I've got a pic of mine and I don't even have it yet!
Pathetic aint i? :lol:
And i cant even say i havent had access to a digi cam. there was one at work. Well there still is i s'pose but i just dont work there anymore! Doh! :roll:
I'm down in south godstone tomorrow morning, probably shooting over to Ryker's (boxhill) for lunch, could bring my camrea and take a few shots for you if you like?
Cheers Mark.
Kind of you to offer mate but i'm off n about myself tomorrow... and its not like i cant get my hands on a digi cam. I'm just a lazy sod :roll:
My best mate works for cannon and can get huge discounts on stuff and i've been meaning to get an ixus thingy since before i got the bike... and then there were far more important things to do :wink:
Thanks anyway mark.
There were a lot more people this week compared to the last time I came down. I had to park up all the way down the end as I was one of the last to turn up after getting out of work 3 hours late.
Sad but true that i still dont have a decent pic of my bike :(
and i've had it 6 months now :oops:
I crashed mine the second day I had it so I haven't bothered either yet.
Carsick, I work on Regent Street and usually park up in Soho or around there so if you want I'll show you the way to Frith Street, let me know.
Hopefully next time I'll be one of the first there and then I'll get a chance to meet you all properly.
Anybody got any pics from last night?
i'm sure i saw a couple of peeps with cameras there.
I took a few... I'll post them up over the course of today sometime!
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