Rideout! Comments! Notes! and other stuff!

[Topaz]

Hope everyone got back OK from Stow?

Had to leave early because I arranged to meet someone later on, and we were riding a little slow. Didn't realize what time it was.

Jelster, cheers for organising this. I know it was hard work with such a large group. 8)

I've posted a photo in the other section. Small image sorted out so should be OK on 56K.

http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=24214

A.

[hall13uk]

oh that is a sweet pic 8)

[lynw]

Huge thanks to Jelster, Baldyman, Sid Squid, BigApe and everyone else for a fantastic day. Nice to meet people and put some faces to the names :D

Right, 437 miles and 13 hours later Im home. Hope everyone else got home ok.

Id complain about how much my bum hurts but seeing Rictus there kind of makes it seem like nothing. Though a very long soak in the bath is now on the cards :D

[hall13uk]

Rictus was there :shock:
that man is hard core :)

[Scoobs]

Huge thanks to Jelster, Baldyman, Sid Squid, BigApe and everyone else for a fantastic day. Nice to meet people and put some faces to the names :D


Seconded.

Now knackered!

[Sudoxe]

Same as above. 390miles, im kackered.

I'll post my pics soon.

Cheers steve et all, nice to finally meet John, oh and Tara ;)

Rictus - your crazy, congrats on makeing it!

Dan

[Ed]

Just this minute got home. I have the (somewhat dubious) honour of being the slowest rider on the rideout!!!

HUGE thanks to Simon for waiting for me.

And on the way back I lost John and Daryl & Nicola at Evesham. It used to be a sleepy little place, now it's all ring roads and roundabouts.

Off to soak in the tub!!!

[Jabba]

South Wales Contigent Home safe and sound - if a little wet :lol:

Started hammering down at the bridge. Mrs V says it's been raining here all day :shock:

Nice to meet everyone - sorry if I didn't say "Hi" to everyone, especially Tara :wink: , and pleased that Lynw managed to sit on it :D

Good to see Rictus about - can't believe he rode there :shock: :shock: :shock:

330miles and my bum hurts.

[Jdubya]

Yep, brilliant ride...350miles door-to-door and all in 9hrs :? Very sore bum/thighs/groin and wrists :( Sorry we missed you Mark....man you are hardcore( saw you going past us on the A40)
I did't get to see many people other than the essex foursome I rode with.
Just one comment about the rideout though...perhaps a stop after and hour/ hour thirty rather than 2h20min would have been better...just an observation though :wink:

[Scoobs]

Nice to meet everyone - sorry if I didn't say "Hi" to everyone, especially Scoobs :wink:

Cheers fella! :wink: How you doin'?

[Jabba]

Nice to meet everyone - sorry if I didn't say "Hi" to everyone, especially Scoobs :wink:

Cheers fella! :wink: How you doin'?

Aye - the faces were familiar enough, but some of the voices/accents were not what I'd imagined :lol:

Got a bit closer to Mysteryjimbo's luggage than I'd have liked at one point :shock:

And as for Ceri JC turning up for the rideout a day early.......... :roll:

[shutdown]

And as for Ceri JC turning up for the rideout a day early.......... :roll:

only a blithering idiot would do such a thing :oops:

nothing wrong with being keen!

Great weekend, great ride...esp the second part from Tescos to Burford

thanks to everyone that put the work in to make it a good ride-out and for everyone turning up. good for faces/names thing.

[fraser01]

Cheers for a great weekend, Fab rideout with a fantastic turnout.!!!

Scoobs cheers for the ride home...i was suffering big time by the time we got to the M3... glad to see you made it back ok.


a BIG thanks to everyone who turned up...and to Simon (Bigape)& his wfe for supplying the tent etc.

Regards

Fraser :wink:

[mysteryjimbo]

Nice to meet everyone - sorry if I didn't say "Hi" to everyone, especially Scoobs :wink:

Got a bit closer to Mysteryjimbo's luggage than I'd have liked at one point :shock:





Sorry mate.!! I got a bit excited.

Yep, thanks to all.

Oh and i'm home too. Flat tyre and all..... With 5 miles to go so i had to take it steady after pumping it up but it was flat again by the time i got back.

[will]

top day out.

thanks jelster, baldyman, big ape and everyone else who helped organise it.

and rictus, well..........what can i say.

[Topaz]

I liked the two bridges which got you airborne!

Whoohoo! 8)

A.

[rubbermonkey]

What a bloody Great day out. A fine turnout of people too :D

Firstly may i thank Jelster and crew for an excellent day out and to all un-offical helpers that stopped on corners and pointed limbs in the right direction so all of us wouldn't get lost.

I met some great folk, but many thanks to Ettienne & Charl for letting me tag along as RizlaSv's deputies on patrol...

Cheers for a great day

Rubba

[Viney]

Look, stop all this, i have a twin Brother!!!!!!

[Jabba]

Sorry mate.!! I got a bit excited.

Don't worry dude - just wasn't expecting you to do that :shock:

Still the packet of biscuits I knicked from your paniers as you whizzed past helped us out on the way home :wink:

Sorry about the tyre - glad you made it home.

[The Mass]

Been home about an hour.

Nagai and I lost you lot when we went for petrol at Tesco.
We did out best to find you lot again, but decided to make our way to Stratford for the rest of the day.

Thanks to everyone who organised the day :notworthy:
Some absolutely brilliant roads, and great set of people to match :thumbsup:
A great site of a load of SV's going up the hill towards Morton-in-the-marsh.(sp?) :wink: which I'll remember forever.

Nice to put names to faces...a great day out!!
See yers all again soon

Mass

[Jelster]

I would like to say thanks to Leigh (Baldyman) as after the initial couple of scouting trips he pieced it all together at the end.

Greg, Simon and Ian, cheers for the help.

And thanks peeps for turning up, it wouldn't have been the day it was without your company...

Oh and big it up to Rictus, the man can hardly walk, has a broken shoulder and still made it to Burford. Man you are made of better stuff than me.

Who else got BOTH wheels off the ground on the hump back bridges :lol: (I did, I did)

And cheers to Steve H for the company on the ride back. Now you can keep up I guess we wll have officially stop calling you "Slow Steve" :oops:

See you next year everybody

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[Red ones]

Home at 6pm - 320 miles in all

Great day!! (and tea with Rictus!!!)

[wheelnut]

Yep, second all the above comments, :P

I never saw Jonboy to have it out with him about truck drivers :D

Good day had by me and thats what counts, 320 miles from home to the pub.

Keith SV was panicking about the rain, there wasnt any, till I got home and stopped off for a well deserved 4 pints of Marstons Pedigree.

Sid Squid owes me a pint of Babycham :P after showing him my squared off Z6, thats what happens to Metzelers when you ride like a wuss :D

Thanks to everyone :D Thanks to those I have met before, thanks to all those who I didnt speak to,

Scotland anyone? well next year then

[Viney]

Ok the serious post.

Thanks to the organisers. Jelster and Baldyman. Thanks to Big Ape who made a fantastic camp(not in a gay way, although that hair :shock: ) host.
Thanks to Raf, Squid, JonBoy and Si again for junction marking, and all the other junction markers as well (see it does work :D)

And finaly to everyone that made the effort to turn up on the ride. Its all about you lot, and its what you make it. It all went off without incident which for a 50+ rideout that isnt officaily organised, is very good.

Big up to Irl-Daz for make the journey over form Ireland, and for all those that traveled a distance to get there.

Some awards

Comedy tent award goes to JonBoy :shock:
Comedy hair award goes to BigApe :shock:
Insaine/dedicated award goes to Rictus (im still trying to work out which)

[fizzwheel]

Glad you all had a good time and all safe and sound

[hall13uk]

Glad you all had a good time and all safe and sound
ditto

[Professor]

Many thanks to the organisers! :thumbsup: The fact that even I didn't get lost
shows how well things were managed.

[admin]

And on the way back I lost John and Daryl & Nicola at Evesham. It used to be a sleepy little place, now it's all ring roads and roundabouts.

Ed
Glad you got back okay. I tried to find an easier way out of Evesham but still ended back on the M5. I lost Daryl and Nic as well, the closer I got to home the faster I rode. I was desperate to get off the bike and get the blood back into my bum.

Another thanks from me to Jelster, Baldyman, Sid Squid and everyone else who helped to put this together. I really appreciate the effort you guys put into this.

John

[Nagai]

Cheers to everyone who turned up today, and thanks for making (another) ex SV owner feel welcome! :D

A great days riding, great weather (sun shone all the way back to Liverpool), and well organised. Thanks especially to all of the corner markers! They managed to keep us all together despite the best attempts by car drivers and horses! One question though: Where were you when I really needed you? :?: :lol:

Same again next year?

Ps Thanks to the people with ti Akrapovic systems for reminding me how great my Sv sounded. Makes me wish I had have kept it! The sound today was incredible! Nowt sounds better than a V twin! Apart from a Benelli Tornado with an Arrow race sytem on it. :P

[shutdown]

as it's the first time I've ridden in a big group I was really worried about it all. It turned out to be really good fun, well managed and a good pace.

Hope I rode correctly for the ones around me :D :D

Thanks to mysteryjimbo and the others for the ride home, would have been a boring ride home otherwise.

[Spiderman]

Who else got BOTH wheels off the ground on the hump back bridges :lol: (I did, I did)
.

So did i. WooHoo, that was the best bit :lol:

320miles all round for me.

Thanks to all the guys who organised this :notworthy: .......and one more.

Thanks to Thor the thunder god for keeping those clouds under control for us all day. :lol:

couldda done with a bit more socialising time, but i'm sure half the people i didnt get to say hi to were probably avoiding me anyway.

[SteveH]

Yep have to agree with what has already been said :wink: I did enjoy today very much (some of those roads have to be given a second look)
Thank you Mr Jelly thats a compliment coming from you :wink:

Some things I found funny today

1) how many waved to the little kid sitting on the wall waving to everyone go by with his dad
2) The old man counting all the bikes go by with his wife ( should have stopped and asked)
3) The complete prat who reversed out of his drive (which was slopped) onto the main road and could not see anything because of the 10ft high hedge in his garden

And to mark :shock: :shock: :shock: only you only you :wink:

[Quiff Wichard]

what more can be said
home at 8pm- been in the bath for an hour!!!

was awesome! what a turn out..

ta to ceri for helping me put up my tent.
lee for making me laff in the pub with his gay antics!!

and sid squid for reminding me of my wife all night with his snoring from the next tent ...!!

Cheers to Rich and Anne for the company to the mfourty something or other before they turned off and left me for a nice 100 mile an hour ride home from there on in ...!!

I think it is great how many turned up, unbelievable really and a credit to all involved but espesh the organisers....

Oh it must be said big ape and sid dropped everything and ranoff in search near the river when we thght we had a non return from the pub the night before!! (no names) empty tent at 8am and no sign!! - mention that he wandered home early across the field nar the river alone !! at midnight and PANIC!! - however - the subject in question was in the shower!! and unaware of the turmoil....and Mrs APE solved it CSI style by detecting fresh puke all over his tent so he musta got home OK !!!!!

where are we posting pics???>> on the pic forum!??

and I am having a name change - due to a comment in th red Lion I am from this day known as Quiff Richard !!!

Lee- have u any meat for anyone boarding school boy !???

great day, sore ass, great day, aching wrists. great day- tent ets still strapped to back of bike in the garden!!!! knackered..

[Well Oiled]

Have to say a big thanks to all involved in organising it. I'm tired but very happy after a great days' ride. Great roads and great folks.

Thanks also to the bunch from the East Midlands who I just met and were great company on the journey there and back.

even the timing was perfect. Dry all day, then started to chuck it down half an hour after I put the bike in the garage. :lol:

[Stig]

I would like to thank everyone for the great ride. Some had doubts that the marker system would work with so many people on the ride, but it just goes to proove what a sensible bunch of people we are as, apart from one small glitch, it worked perfectly.

I tried to wash the red out of my hair with no success. Also can't dye it back to normal until I get back from work tomorrow, the boss is gonna freak :roll: :roll:


Thanks again to everyone. It was cool :thumbsup:

[lynw]

I tried to wash the red out of my hair with no success. Also can't dye it back to normal until I get back from work tomorrow, the boss is gonna freak :roll: :roll:

pmsl :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

perhaps take a sickie? :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Carsick]

I have to add my thanks as well.
Those people involved in organising, giving information or just generally keeping us together, I say a big thank you and if you remind me next time we're in a pub I will buy you all a pint (I'm counting on you all not doing it at the same time :wink: )
I know some of the people organising could have had more fun if they'd just been one of the crowd, but as we all know, somebody had to do it.

As for those humpback bridges, I got decent air under the tyres and under my **** the first time I went over on the Saturday (was overtaking a car at the time and might well have been going a bit quick) the second time Ceri and I both backed off from the group so we could have a good run at it with some power and bloody hell that was fun, but very scary. I kept the front wheel off the ground for all of about 20 feet after the back landed.

[Quiff Wichard]

say a big thank you and if you remind me next time we're in a pub I will buy you all a pint


............. and would that be like one of those pints u dropped on saturday night !!...
:roll:
oh I have a great pic of u- watch the pics post.....

[Carsick]

say a big thank you and if you remind me next time we're in a pub I will buy you all a pint


............. and would that be like one of those pints u dropped on saturday night !!...
:roll:
oh I have a great pic of u- watch the pics post.....
Possibly that kind of pint, yes. :wink:
Or maybe one of the several that I consumed that night and was still up at 7am the next morning; admittedly not feeling that great, though.

[OF.uk]

ta to ceri for helping me put up my tent.
lee with his gay antics!!

great day, sore ass..
:shock: :shock: :shock:

[hall13uk]

ta to ceri for helping me put up my tent.
lee with his gay antics!!

great day, sore ass..
:shock: :shock: :shock:
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Quiff Wichard]

oh u boys are so predictable....!!!

after the lock in at the pub ! the landlord also said

" boys u will have to use the back door !"
:wink:

[OF.uk]

Geez, I'm glad I didn't go now :lol:

[Johnsilver]

Big thanks again to Steve and Leigh for what was a really excellent day. The weather was well organised too, despite the daunting forecast. Thanks also to others who helped in any capacity to make the day so enjoyable.

Originally sceptical, pillion Anne and I both thought that the corner-marking system worked wonderfully in a monkey-see, monkey-do sort of way (pace Big Ape - the boy done good), and rendered maps and autoroute listings totally unnecessary. Tomtom and Quest, eat your hearts out! Actually, we really missed the corner markers on the way home to Folkestone - get it sorted next year, chaps, will you? :wink:

Great that there were no incidents, and trust everyone made it home safely, too. When's the next one? :D

[fraser01]

No-one has mentioned about Carsick and Scoobs getting friendly.......very friendly lol........ :wink:

The going to the toilet incident...... :-#


And thanks to all those peeps that said "oh i thought you would be so much older...about 40 something" lol..... :lol:


Fraser

[Quiff Wichard]

there is damning evidence your honour of the closeness of scoobs n car sick in the pic section now !!

[mysteryjimbo]

oh u boys are so predictable....!!!

after the lock in at the pub ! the landlord also said

" boys u will have to use the back door !"
:wink:

I missed that! Oh well, i was a little bit tipsy.... :oops: :lol:

No-one has mentioned about Carsick and Scoobs getting friendly.......very friendly lol........ :wink:

The going to the toilet incident...... :-#


And thanks to all those peeps that said "oh i thought you would be so much older...about 40 something" lol..... :lol:


Fraser

I'm sure someone took a picture.....

there is damning evidence your honour of the closeness of scoobs n car sick in the pic section now !!

Oh look! So they did.

[admin]

I've updated the the Rideout 2005 page on the main site and added my photo's.
http://www.sv650.org/sv_rideout2005/index.htm

If you want me to post your's then just email them to me. The photo forum is okay but the posts will eventually be drop off after 3 months. This doesn't happen on the main site.

Considering the numbers involved, it was great to have an incident free day.

John

[Mogs]

Thank you to all involved in the organisation. I had a great day.

[Grinch]

No-one has mentioned about Carsick and Scoobs getting friendly.......very friendly lol........ :wink:

The going to the toilet incident...... :-#


And thanks to all those peeps that said "oh i thought you would be so much older...about 40 something" lol..... :lol:


Fraser

Sounds like Scoob's the big gay bear... did that luggage you burrow off me go on OK?

[Anonymous]

It looks like you had a great day. :D

[creamerybutter]

Big thanks to all those who organised it :thumbsup: I had a great time, the sight of all those bikes was top. Great route and I'm glad it was incident free although I'm still not too keen on horses......

Cheers to John, Ed and Daryl for letting me ride down with them in the morning and part of the way home. Daryl was that you in the petrol station I rode past after I had turned off onto the A46? It looked like you.

And I’m very impressed that Rictus was there after reading what happened to him :shock:

[Jabba]

It looks like you had a great day. :D

Yep. Shame you missed it.

And it didn't rain all day :wink:

[Anonymous]

It looks like you had a great day. :D

Yep. Shame you missed it.

And it didn't rain all day :wink:

But it did rain for some of it :lol: Seriously tho looks like you were blessed with a decent weather window. I did think of you (briefly) while I was having a lie in :lol:

[exduker]

Just to add my note of thanks too, sorry I had to duck out early (got as far as chipping camden) as I had to be back mid-afternoon and we were going a bit slower than I thought - albeit for understandable reasons with that many riders of differing abilities.

The sound at the little chef when we all we idling waiting for the off was something to remember - anyone capture that on a video/sound clip?

Nice to put some names to faces, too!

[Ed]

and we were going a bit slower than I thought - albeit for understandable reasons with that many riders of differing abilities.


BH :shock: :shock: how fast do you ride ordinarily then??? I couldn't keep up, I was w-a-a-a-a-y behind at the back. The pace was too fast for me, TBH.

[Scoobs]

there is damning evidence your honour of the closeness of scoobs n car sick in the pic section now !!

Look at Carsick. He's a good looking fella! What can I say! :oops: :lol:

[Viney]

there is damning evidence your honour of the closeness of scoobs n car sick in the pic section now !!

Look at Carsick. He's a good looking fella! What can I say! :oops: :lol:

Scoobs was fooled by the long hair ya see ;)

[Tara]

Steve and I got home about 8.30 last night - it rained hard for a little of the way but other than that it was fine, we stopped a few times so steve could rest a bit


thanks to everyone who organised it - it was a great day out

and Jabba we missed eachother :shock: :lol: i did see you at one point but you were on the bike

[Iceman]

Just want to add my thanks to the bunch, Thanks to Jelster for organizing.
Thanks to Baldyman and his bike bitch, I know he was complaining only a little bit about how he never managed to get above 60 MPH. I hit 110!! at times.

Trust me, he made up for the lack of speed on the short journey home!

The bridge... what can I say, third time I have taken it in a week, and this time I really hit it, I had a plan, lay off and wind it on.. got so high I managed to tell the weather gods to hold the rain off for half a day!

Nice to meet some people, Jimbo, Shutdown, Anne and Rich oh and Sig and E.D, and Carsick...
Didn't really get around the group as was too scared!!!

Can't wait til the next ride out, was my first BIG ride out with a large group, and hope my riding didn't offend anyone.

Those bloody horses!! the second ones, belted across the road in front of me.. What I couldn't understand is why they weren't in the bloody fields!!

Til next time.

Martin

[Iceman]

Did E.D and carsick make it back home without any more electrical issues?!?

[jaymz]

just like to say what a great day :D approx 390 in a day is knackering tho hahaha.

thanks to all those who organised it

great there was no incidents which is the main thing.the noise from approx 60-70 sv's was awsum hahaha

[hall13uk]

really can carsick not contain himself & his fetish'es :roll: electric stuff now


:wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sudoxe]

BH :shock: :shock: how fast do you ride ordinarily then??? I couldn't keep up, I was w-a-a-a-a-y behind at the back. The pace was too fast for me, TBH.

I was at the front most of the way, and the pace was quite sedate. Im a slow rider and the front was pretty much doing the speed limit +- 10-20mph most of the time. Although after i was marker at the back, it was a long hard blat to catch up!

Dan

[Iceman]

really can carsick not contain himself & his fetish'es Rolling Eyes electric stuff now

Well, E.D. Had a flat Battery, I ain't suggesting anything.. :roll: :roll:

[diamond]

Did E.D and carsick make it back home without any more electrical issues?!?

Yeah it wasn't electical issues that held us up on the way home it was carsicks rubbish sense of direction. An hour after leaving the camp site we went back past it, i got home at about 7.45 and i only live about 40 miles away. :shock:

[Iceman]

Ouch!! must have wanted to go back to the pub.... :shock:

[Jabba]

Although after i was marker at the back, it was a long hard blat to catch up!

Aye - that's the way of it in big groups and it's not you, Sythree.

I was following e.d. for most of the first part and at one point (I think it was after we crossed a main road) went 120+mph* to catch her at the rear of the lead group. The Hornet was still pulling strong and hard at that point :shock: :lol:



*not big, not clever and I don't condone it :wink:

[Jabba]

and Jabba we missed eachother :shock: :lol:

Didn't miss me - you just didn't know it was me :wink:

[Viney]

and Jabba we missed eachother :shock: :lol:

Didn't miss me - you just didn't know it was me :wink:

Yeah, in the little chef. Bloke comse up to me and says, hi im john! Im think great, who's John! It was mr slime him self :D

[fraser01]

No-one has mentioned about Carsick and Scoobs getting friendly.......very friendly lol........ :wink:

The going to the toilet incident...... :-#


And thanks to all those peeps that said "oh i thought you would be so much older...about 40 something" lol..... :lol:


Fraser

Sounds like Scoob's the big gay bear... did that luggage you burrow off me go on OK?

Thanks mate, the luggage did fit fine, i only used the tail pack in the end, and it worked a treat...will sort out something soon in relation to returning it......how did the house hunting go????

[Jabba]

and Jabba we missed eachother :shock: :lol:

Didn't miss me - you just didn't know it was me :wink:

Yeah, in the little chef. Bloke comse up to me and says, hi im john! Im think great, who's John! It was mr slime him self :D

I could have introduced myself a little better, I have to admit. Sorry :lol:

Think I'll ask Admin2 to change my username................

[Stig]

I tried to wash the red out of my hair with no success. Also can't dye it back to normal until I get back from work tomorrow, the boss is gonna freak :roll: :roll:

pmsl :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

perhaps take a sickie? :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Well I'm not at work and have been to the shop to get the brown hair dye.

Lesser of two evils me thinks. Getting a bollocking for getting back from holiday a day late or getting sent home for the hair. :roll:

[Grinch]

No-one has mentioned about Carsick and Scoobs getting friendly.......very friendly lol........ :wink:

The going to the toilet incident...... :-#


And thanks to all those peeps that said "oh i thought you would be so much older...about 40 something" lol..... :lol:


Fraser

Sounds like Scoob's the big gay bear... did that luggage you burrow off me go on OK?

Thanks mate, the luggage did fit fine, i only used the tail pack in the end, and it worked a treat...will sort out something soon in relation to returning it......how did the house hunting go????

very well, might be living down the road from Scoob's if the agents say yes....

[fraser01]

No-one has mentioned about Carsick and Scoobs getting friendly.......very friendly lol........ :wink:

The going to the toilet incident...... :-#


And thanks to all those peeps that said "oh i thought you would be so much older...about 40 something" lol..... :lol:


Fraser

Sounds like Scoob's the big gay bear... did that luggage you burrow off me go on OK?

Thanks mate, the luggage did fit fine, i only used the tail pack in the end, and it worked a treat...will sort out something soon in relation to returning it......how did the house hunting go????

very well, might be living down the road from Scoob's if the agents say yes....

Do you really want to....lol.......he may become your bestest new neighbour...Q. can you fit two people in your toilet? :lol:

Glad to hear it went well. :thumbsup:

[hall13uk]

Do you really want to....lol.......he may become your bestest new neighbour...Q. can you fit two people in your toilet? :lol:
:shock: :lol:

[Grinch]

Do you really want to....lol.......he may become your bestest new neighbour...Q. can you fit two people in your toilet? :lol:
:shock: :lol:

Scus me... why would I need to do that? we it has 2 toilets...

[Scoobs]

Do you really want to....lol.......he may become your bestest new neighbour...Q. can you fit two people in your toilet? :lol:
:shock: :lol:

Scus me... why would I need to do that? we it has 2 toilets...

He's being a tw@! :wink: :lol: There is a rumour that I like to frequent toilets with long haired fellows. You should be alright though sweetcheeks. :wink: :lol:

[Grinch]

Do you really want to....lol.......he may become your bestest new neighbour...Q. can you fit two people in your toilet? :lol:
:shock: :lol:

Scus me... why would I need to do that? we it has 2 toilets...

He's being a tw@! :wink: :lol: There is a rumour that I like to frequent toilets with long haired fellows. You should be alright though sweetcheeks. :wink: :lol:

Sweet cheeks.. you been speakin to my wife... :?

[hall13uk]

Do you really want to....lol.......he may become your bestest new neighbour...Q. can you fit two people in your toilet? :lol:
:shock: :lol:

Scus me... why would I need to do that? we it has 2 toilets...

He's being a tw@! :wink: :lol: There is a rumour that I like to frequent toilets with long haired fellows. You should be alright though sweetcheeks. :wink: :lol:

Sweet cheeks.. you been speakin to my wife... :?lmao :lol: :lol:

[Sid Squid]

Huge thanks to Jelster, Baldyman, Sid Squid, BigApe and everyone else for a fantastic day. Nice to meet people and put some faces to the names :D


Seconded.

Now knackered!

Very kind of you to say so, but I really didn't do anything, all the plans and arrangements were made by the others mentioned.

It was a giggle wasn't it? We'll do it again soon I hope. I'm definately looking forward to next years one, we'll have to see if we can get a hundred bikes next time :lol:
A special hello to Stewart from near Oxford, (who didn't previously use the site but said he'll check us out now), for showing up on our old yellow curvy SVS, fair brings a tear to the eye to see an old friend.

And perhaps we ought to warn the Little Chef, (or wherever), staff that we're coming next time, I thanked some of the staff for their most appreciated service, (by me anyway), and they said no problem come back anytime :!: Gluttons for punishment.

[Scoobs]

And perhaps we ought to warn the Little Chef, (or wherever), staff that we're coming next time, I thanked some of the staff for their most appreciated service, (by me anyway), and they said no problem come back anytime :!: Gluttons for punishment.

And perhaps next time they'll have some maple syrup for the pancakes and some coffee!!! :wink: :lol:

[Quiff Wichard]

ooo scoobs ur getting bitchy now!!




just a thght- dont wanna be morbid but I cant get outta my head wanting to know if that fazer rider is OK !?
anyone in the area know?? not been in the news!?

[Spiderman]

And perhaps next time they'll have some maple syrup for the pancakes and some coffee!!! :wink: :lol:

Although i wouldnt bet on it. :roll:

[jonboy]

Had a great couple of days, kinda enjoyed the camping but next time I'll have a roll-up foam thingy to lie on as the ground really wasn't body-friendly. Tent was excellent, even if my nose was touching the roof for most of the night.

Was pleased to have met so many new people even if I can't remember who was who, and forgive me if I didn't say hello to anyone, I'll try harder next time.

Enjoyed the route, some great scenary and villages, so a big up to Steve and Leigh for planning the route so well. The first stage was a trifle slow but the second stage flowed very nicely and was great fun. The sound of alll those V-twins throbbing in unison was I think not only appreciated by us but also by a lot of spectators as we rode very considerately (I think) through the villages. And yes I did wave to the little kids ;).

One small little story that might bring a smile to your face:

As I was back-marker for the second stint I waited at the Tesco exit till everyone was gone when there were two straggling SVs not with the main group so I waited and waved them on quickly saying "oi get a move on". Followed them out into the queue of traffic and patiently waited behind them to once again have to wave them forward only for them to stick behind the car in front, so I moved up waved them on again even more impatiently and said "okay let's go lads", when they turned to me and shouted "er, we're not with the ride we've never seen you lot before". :lol: :oops: Oh well almost had another two recruits :wink: .

I'm looking forward to next year's ride-out already which I can inform you will be in Royston, north Herts.


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[Anonymous]

but next time I'll have a roll-up foam thingy to lie on as the ground really wasn't body-friendly.

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You new to this camping arnt you, I can tell!. Get an orange coloured thermarest, short length is fine. I couldnt cope with a foam mat, used an inflatable mattress then took a chance on a thermarest when I started camping on the bike. Excellent.


I'm looking forward to next year's ride-out already which I can inform you will be in Royston-Vasey


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[Viney]

Had a great couple of days, kinda enjoyed the camping but next time I'll have a roll-up foam thingy to lie on as the ground really wasn't body-friendly. Tent was excellent, even if my nose was touching the roof for most of the night.

Was pleased to have met so many new people even if I can't remember who was who, and forgive me if I didn't say hello to anyone, I'll try harder next time.

Enjoyed the route, some great scenary and villages, so a big up to Steve and Leigh for planning the route so well. The first stage was a trifle slow but the second stage flowed very nicely and was great fun. The sound of alll those V-twins throbbing in unison was I think not only appreciated by us but also by a lot of spectators as we rode very considerately (I think) through the villages. And yes I did wave to the little kids ;).

One small little story that might bring a smile to your face:

As I was back-marker for the second stint I waited at the Tesco exit till everyone was gone when there were two straggling SVs not with the main group so I waited and waved them on quickly saying "oi get a move on". Followed them out into the queue of traffic and patiently waited behind them to once again have to wave them forward only for them to stick behind the car in front, so I moved up waved them on again even more impatiently and said "okay let's go lads", when they turned to me and shouted "er, we're not with the ride we've never seen you lot before". :lol: :oops: Oh well almost had another two recruits :wink: .

I'm looking forward to next year's ride-out already which I can inform you will be in Royston, north Herts.


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I wondered about them 2 other SV's as well, thinking, come on guys get a move on! :lol: Royston sounds good ;)

[Carsick]

just a thght- dont wanna be morbid but I cant get outta my head wanting to know if that fazer rider is OK !?
anyone in the area know?? not been in the news!?
a few people have said they saw him sitting in the back of the police car, not looking too bad, so presumable he must be ok, since he hadn't been whisked away in an ambulance.

[Quiff Wichard]

cheers carsick- thats good then..kinda made me heart all wobbly for a while after-

next year is even further away from me then!????

Royston - Vasey - we are having a rideout around chubby brown!!!

oh and Jon if u kept pickin up stragglers that werent even with us ever likely we had 60 bikes !!......

[jonboy]

You new to this camping arnt you, I can tell!. Get an orange coloured thermarest, short length is fine. I couldnt cope with a foam mat, used an inflatable mattress then took a chance on a thermarest when I started camping on the bike. Excellent.

Yes I admit to being new to it, so okay I'll check out the thermavest but they seem mighty pricey compared to my tent which at £14.99 I just managed to get past Mrs jonboy's budget.

If anyone's interested, these blow-up-doll-mattress roll-up thingies are here:

http://www.thermarest.com/product_detail.aspx?pID=42&cID=1


I'm looking forward to next year's ride-out already which I can inform you will be in Royston-Vasey

Let me tell you, Royston and Royston Vasey have a disturbing amount of things in common. But it's okay if you're local :lol: .


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[Anonymous]

they seem mighty pricey compared to my tent which at £14.99 I just managed to get past Mrs jonboy's budget.

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Granted they are. I think mine was about £40 but then again I 'camp' about quite a lot :wink:

[Stig]

and we were going a bit slower than I thought - albeit for understandable reasons with that many riders of differing abilities.


BH :shock: :shock: how fast do you ride ordinarily then??? I couldn't keep up, I was w-a-a-a-a-y behind at the back. The pace was too fast for me, TBH.

Ed. the pace of the rideout is the pace that you want to ride it. That is what the marker system is for. You have as much right to go on the ride as anyone else, and I hope that you were not thinking too much about holding anyone up. Remember, someone will ALWAYS be the slowest rider, this time it was you. So what.

For those that thought the pace was slow, well there was nothing stopping you working your way to the front and being a marker, this allows you to stop and wait for the back marker and then overtake and make your way to the front again, as demonstrated by Raf quite well. It seemed to me that every other turn point, there was Raf marking. :lol: :lol:

I think the person that probably had the most ardeous task on the day was Leigh. I'm sure that he would have loved to have been in the pack having fun. Well done m8 good job done. :thumbsup:

[wheelnut]

As I was back-marker for the second stint I waited at the Tesco exit till everyone was gone when there were two straggling SVs not with the main group so I waited and waved them on quickly saying "oi get a move on". Followed them out into the queue of traffic and patiently waited behind them to once again have to wave them forward only for them to stick behind the car in front, so I moved up waved them on again even more impatiently and said "okay let's go lads", when they turned to me and shouted "er, we're not with the ride we've never seen you lot before". Oh well almost had another two recruits .



I had a similar experience at Tesco.

After we turned left towards Tesco, there were several confused SV'ers who wernt sure if they should go into the carpark or not, we had a marker inside the carpark entrance, However i took it upon myself to park across the lights directing traffic into the correct lane and into the Tesco entrance.

It also gave me a chance to light the first cig for 2 hours and 20 minutes :shock:

I was pointing into the car park for a while till i thought we had everyone back, then another couple of bikes came up and ignored my gestures, they came past me looking like I was related to the Adams family.

At one point I got seperated by some traffic lights and I got away and was chasing this bloke, he was certainly going well and my bike ran out of puff :P then he waved and shot off down a farm track.

Around the next bend I caught up again with a gaggle of SV's

Scotland next year anyone?

[Carsick]

Scotland next year anyone?
I'm up for that.

[diamond]

Great day, great people, great route, great organisation. All in all a top day Thanks everyone who played there part no matter how big or small. Roll on next year. :lol:


Special thanks to baldyman for the superb blast round most of the route on saturday it was a crackin weekend. :thumbsup:

[Quiff Wichard]

scotland wud be ace !!!!

with a gel seat !¬

[will]

scotland wud be ace !!!!

with a gel seat !¬

my gel seat arrived this morning :D , 24 hours too late to save major @rse ache :(

[creamerybutter]

with a gel seat !

I'll second that!

The fazer was parked up on the side of the road when I passed it on the way home. It didn't look too bad.

280 miles is the most I have ever done in one day and I ain't half stiff today especially across the shoulders, if only I had a fairing..

[Spiderman]

Ed. the pace of the rideout is the pace that you want to ride it. That is what the marker system is for. You have as much right to go on the ride as anyone else, and I hope that you were not thinking too much about holding anyone up. Remember, someone will ALWAYS be the slowest rider, this time it was you. So what.
Yeh usualy its me Sy3. I actually tried to drop back from the front 3rd of the pack as it seemed really slow up ther and i know from experience being at the back means going fast most of the time. Strange but true.


I think the person that probably had the most ardeous task on the day was Leigh. I'm sure that he would have loved to have been in the pack having fun. Well done m8 good job done. :thumbsup:

yeh i'll 2nd that Baldyman. As that funny little man off Scrapheap challenge used to say "proper job" mate, "proper job"

[Viney]

You new to this camping arnt you, I can tell!. Get an orange coloured thermarest, short length is fine. I couldnt cope with a foam mat, used an inflatable mattress then took a chance on a thermarest when I started camping on the bike. Excellent.

Yes I admit to being new to it, so okay I'll check out the thermavest but they seem mighty pricey compared to my tent which at £14.99 I just managed to get past Mrs jonboy's budget.

If anyone's interested, these blow-up-doll-mattress roll-up thingies are here:

http://www.thermarest.com/product_detail.aspx?pID=42&cID=1


I paid £10 for my self inflating mat from Decathlon in Surrey quays. They aint as small as the thermarest ones, but just as good :D