AR06

[Quiff Wichard]

best check first..

did last year.. Baldyman had about 10 on the go !!!

this was the camping last year... crackin atmosphere..


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/viney71-Campsite600.jpg

[Stig]

Last year, I enjoyed the socialising more than the ride, I think plenty of the others that camped did to. That's why we decided to have a Saturday ride instead of the Sunday. So the we could all gather after the ride and really socialise. :wink: without the worry of having to ride the next morning. :thumbsup:

[Quiff Wichard]

Last year, I enjoyed the socialising more than the ride, I think plenty of the others that camped did to. That's why we decided to have a Saturday ride instead of the Sunday. So the we could all gather after the ride and really socialise. :wink: without the worry of having to ride the next morning. :thumbsup:

I know- at it makes sense.. well it does now- I dont think anything will make sense sunday morning...



mind you- I wont be getting drunk- Kims with me so she will throw me "the look" that tells me I have had enough to drink.. !


oh and my little group didnt socialise with yours simon.. there seemed to be 2 factions last year-mind you- you wer eposh you had a meal... we had "chippy " I am sure the compulsory nudity will break down the barriers this year though.. .. you do realise all shropshire folk get naked on a saturday night at 10pm.. it's the law - ask ED!

[Jabba]

Just checked the route for me................ basically A49 to Shrewsbury, anticlockwise on the A5 around it, then west on the A458.

Sounds easy.......except it's about 115miles each way plus the rideout. Gonna be about 350 miles in the day, with a 7:00am start if I want breakfast at Dinkies :shock:

Oh well, teeth-gritting time it is :lol:

[Quiff Wichard]

IT'LL BE WORTH IT- !


do you really have to play footy >>> ??>...

cant u have a week off and stay over>??

I can take a spare sleep bag/blanket... we have the car and bike there- so u can bed down in my car !!!.... then u dont need bring anything- just yerself and cash and a drinking head.!

[Jabba]

IT'LL BE WORTH IT- !

Yeah - I know. Wouldn't be making the effort if it wasn't :wink:

do you really have to play footy >>> ??>...

Yep - I'm managing one of the local kids' teams in their own special World Cup tournament. Got to be there. Want to be there to show then how England should have played :lol:

cant u have a week off and stay over>??

Nice idea but too short notice......

I can take a spare sleep bag/blanket... we have the car and bike there- so u can bed down in my car !!!....

Are you hitting on me? :wink:

just yerself and cash and a drinking head.!

That comes with me wherever I go :drink:

[Ed]

Just checked the route for me................ basically A49 to Shrewsbury, anticlockwise on the A5 around it, then west on the A458.

Sounds easy.......except it's about 115miles each way plus the rideout. Gonna be about 350 miles in the day, with a 7:00am start if I want breakfast at Dinkies :shock:

Oh well, teeth-gritting time it is :lol:

The A49 is a good road - well certainly from Leominster. Watch out for some cracking bends at Marshbrook, between Craven Arms and Church Stretton. Last little bit from Dorrington is a bit slow though, and on Saturday morning's there's occasionally a mobile camera van in the 30 limit at Bayston Hill, last village before the A5.

But - anticlockwise?? You're going The Long Way Round, mister!! Deffo CLOCKWISE. Get to Bayley's Island (can't miss it - it's just a bit big, signed A5 'n' all) and TURN LEFT!!!!! 3 roundabouts will bring you to the A458, take a left (signed Welshpool, Machynlleth and mid-Wales), 2 miles will bring you to Ford. Through village, Dinkys is in a sort of wooded layby on the right hand side as you leave the village.

Incidentally you won't be the only Hornet. Col, who bought mine, is coming too. Am looking forward to seeing what he's done with the bike.

Finally - there are no fixed cameras on the route and I can only think of 3 sets of traffic lights, they're within a few miles of the end of the ride, at Meole Brace (on the roundabout) and Shelton (2 sets) assuming that we come back through the southern part of town rather than round the A5 - if we do the A5 then there aren't any at all.

[Jabba]

The A49 is a good road - well certainly from Leominster. Watch out for some cracking bends at Marshbrook, between Craven Arms and Church Stretton.

Dude, I know the road well.....on my "Friday night route home" :wink:

But - anticlockwise?? You're going The Long Way Round, mister!!

Whoops - I meant turn left at A49/A5 junction :oops:

[Tara]

Last year, I enjoyed the socialising more than the ride, I think plenty of the others that camped did to. That's why we decided to have a Saturday ride instead of the Sunday. So the we could all gather after the ride and really socialise. :wink: without the worry of having to ride the next morning. :thumbsup:

Yeah last year was funmuch better idea having the rideout on the saturday

[Stig]

cant u have a week off and stay over>??

Nice idea but too short notice......

You gotta be kidding right :?: Too short notice my ****. The date has been set for months :roll: Face it, your just a light weight. :lol:

[Jabba]

cant u have a week off and stay over>??

Nice idea but too short notice......

You gotta be kidding right :?: Too short notice my @rse. The date has been set for months :roll: Face it, your just a light weight. :lol:

You know what I meant :lol:

[lynw]

Sounds easy.......except it's about 115miles each way plus the rideout. Gonna be about 350 miles in the day, with a 7:00am start if I want breakfast at Dinkies :shock:

Oh well, teeth-gritting time it is :lol:

Hint: wear comfy underwear - the 438 miles I did for last years rideout taught me that lesson.

And thats why we're staying over this year. Im used to distance on the SV, but only when I have to now. :wink: :P :lol: :lol:

[Jabba]

Sounds easy.......except it's about 115miles each way plus the rideout. Gonna be about 350 miles in the day, with a 7:00am start if I want breakfast at Dinkies :shock:

Oh well, teeth-gritting time it is :lol:

Hint: wear comfy underwear - the 438 miles I did for last years rideout taught me that lesson.

I'll ditch the thong then :thumbsup:

[Ed]

After the rain we've had I gotta wash the 'tona, can't show up on a filthy bike :roll: :wink:

[Quiff Wichard]

my mum said she heard that they had floods in shrewsbury ?

and the teo murders,...! dam I was goin that health spa on sat night !

[Ed]

my mum said she heard that they had floods in shrewsbury ?

and the teo murders,...! dam I was goin that health spa on sat night !

Floods? Is that a shop of some sort?

Oh yes the murders. Grim, that, whether you're the Queen or a prostitute you don't deserve that. And there's a double murderer out there :shock:

[Quiff Wichard]

no water floods,, flash floods- rain etc..!!



anyway- off topic- soz.

[Ed]

I'm just not going to have time to clean the bike :( So you will see it in all its dirty glory. Apologies :lol:

[Marshall]

Mines 'probably' getting washed tomorrow morning before o make a move to the campsite

[kwak zzr]

:-# :-# :-#

[Marshall]

:-# :-# :-#

WHAT!!

it will be clean ISH

yours is just toooo bloody clean :lol: :lol: :lol:

[kwak zzr]

was replying to Ed's comment mashall :roll: , the last time i saw your bike it was a minter! what you done to the poor thing?

[Marshall]

ive commuted to work on it in the floods and crap weve had up here, its a bit urm, muddy.

but touch wood, not a missfire, and ive got no fender extender

[Ed]

I won't be on here much this evening and tomorrow.

Greatly looking forward to seeing peeps on Friday afternoon, I should be back from Brum by 5 or so, so will make an appearance over The Swan! And to seeing everyone on Sat am. Weather forecast for here Satday is sunny intervals, 20 - 21C - ideal.

BRING IT ON!!!!!!

Ed

[kwak zzr]

:thumbsup: top man!

[Moo]

Top mans even organised the weather :thumbsup:

[kwak zzr]

yep forecast dry for saturday! :thumbsup:

[Peter Henry]

Lyn wrote:
wear comfy underwear - the 438 miles I did for last years rideout taught me that lesson.

Lyn I have told you before Anne Summer's best party underwear is not ideal for long err ,(motorcycle)rides. :wink:

[lynw]

Lyn wrote:
wear comfy underwear - the 438 miles I did for last years rideout taught me that lesson.

Lyn I have told you before Anne Summer's best party underwear is not ideal for long err ,(motorcycle)rides. :wink:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

neither is lace. leaves a bit of an imprint for a couple of days :shock: :wink: :P :lol:

[Quiff Wichard]

it bloody does too !!! :lol:

SEE YOU'S ALL LATER !!!



weather seems fine here

[Sudoxe]

Well im not going now, im like that parrot.
What do you mean?
Sick.

Enjoy all

Dan

[caz650s]

I know its a bit early but I am setting off soon from Devon as there is rain coming up from Cornwall so I am going to try and keep ahead of it !
See you all later :D

[Marshall]

WOOOOO!!!!! todays the day

see you all later

(well those of you turning up on Friday)

[Tara]

Lyn wrote:
wear comfy underwear - the 438 miles I did for last years rideout taught me that lesson.

Lyn I have told you before Anne Summer's best party underwear is not ideal for long err ,(motorcycle)rides. :wink:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

neither is lace. leaves a bit of an imprint for a couple of days :shock: :wink: :P :lol:

Yep - thongs are the way to go

[Tara]

See you all later :D

[Quiff Wichard]

its a little cloudy now here.. !!

[Grinch]

Argh rain... :cry:

[Ed]

Argh rain... :cry:

Save your tears, it's not raining here this morning. Cloudy, but not raining, and looking like it will get brighter.

[Spiderman]

Argh rain... :cry:

Save your tears, it's not raining here this morning. Cloudy, but not raining, and looking like it will get brighter.

[-o<

Please stay this way.

[anna]

well bristol crew will be travelling up after work so i really hope it stays dry!!

[Quiff Wichard]

s'ok here now- not bad..

not sunny sunny but not cold

better than red hot.

anyway-

we cant change it can we.. if its nice its nice .

[Saint Matt]

Just took another 2 inches off my can, you should be able to hear it now :twisted:

[Ed]

from Derby? :shock:

[kwak zzr]

it was loud as it was :shock:

[admin]

Well it's done.

Seemed to all work very well, no one crashed, no one got the attention of the law. I think we got around 60 bikes turn up.

Started at 11:30am finished 116 miles later at 5:15pm.

Time for spruce up and back to the pub for cocktails.

Thanks for coming. I hope the roads around here tempt to back again.

John

PS. I'll post so photo and video clips later. Don't forget to email me your's to include on the main site.

[kwak zzr]

thanks for a great ride out john, just a thank you from me to all the people that arranged the ride out and to the people who raced ahead to mark the way so we didn't get lost. brill :D

[Mr UKI]

Just a quick thank you from me also. Superbly organised ride out with a great route. Thanks very much to all concerned in setting up and running todays ride!

[Jabba]

I made it back OK - 345 miles in a day was fine :riding:

I enjoyed it - meeting old friends and making a few new ones. Hello Debs :kiss:

I have some pics but meed to resize 'em before posting.

Going to bed now :smt059

[Ed]

Glad you got home OK, Jabba :D

Just home from the pub. What a fabbo day :thumbsup: Nobody crashed, nobody dropped their bike, nobody got plod and, thanks to the markers, nobody got lost.

I thought there were about 70 bikes there. Leaving Dinkys at the back - what a sight. And also leaving Harry Tuffins at Churchstoke - all those bikes 8) and the noise 8) 8) 8)

[454697819]

glad u had a good day.

im off to see if ic an scrub this nasty shade of green of me...

one day....


one day, :cry:

[Well Oiled]

Well, I guess by this time half of us (including me) are getting up at home after riding back and half are nursing campsite party induced hangovers. Wish I'd been able to camp but I've had so much business travel lately I needed to spend some time at home. Now spending Sunday painting outside walls on the house :(

Many many thanks to John, Ed and others who helped organise a great day. At a first look at the route I thought the sections were too short and there were too many breaks, but it's much better to be able to stop, wander round and have a chat at a few places on the way. If we just rode around with one stop in the middle, got back and split up, it wouldn't be half as enjoyable.

Having forum name and first name on stickers is a good idea to instantly put names to faces.

Gald no-one came a cropper, though I believe there was a close shave or two.

Safe ride back to all campers, and I'm looking forward to AR07, hopefully camping this time. :thumbsup:

Cheers Keith

[Marshall]

Just got back, tottaly brill time, excellent ride out, and meeting all you lot was ace.

Im not off to have my hangover in bed

[Jelster]

Got back in just after 8pm last night. Topcat and I did just over 400 miles on the day, 170'sh each way, plus two thirds of the route.

Typical "AR", good to put faces to names and say hello to people I haven't seen for a while, which was probably AR05 :roll:. Most of the route was fine, (not too sure about the B roads sprinkled with gavel though :shock: ) Had a great ride up and back too.

John, Ed, & the crew, thanks for taking the time to sort it all out, I know how much effort you have to put in, and getting it right is never easy.

Will defo be looking to do a ride out that way again; found some new roads to add to the collection:

A44 Worcester to Leominster*
A49 Leominster to Shrewsbury
The bit of the A458 we did as well...

And a couple of brownie points have got to go out to those that travelled down from Scotland, all this chat 9 months ago about it being too far for the northerners... And I though you lot were meant to be "hard bikers" :lol: :lol: :lol:

See you all next year I guess

And remember, it's "Lemster" not "Leo Minster" - Cheers Darryl....

.

[Quiff Wichard]

well...

been home half an hour now- a brew a shower and me own loo.!! heaven.


It was brilliant- and more should make it for AR07 - you missed a good un .. !!...

Loads of folk were taking pics not just myself.. .so there should be some good ones..

Mrs Q enjoyed it immensly ...

Anyway- off for some fooder..

cant fault it John, ED - thanks again...

NB- hope all get home safe- I expect that this thread will now serve as the "I am home" -- I am thinkin gof alot of folk now.. messie, Ape, Caz650 , Deeaz, Toad, TSM , spidey.. Sid, Jonboy, Fizz n Liz - Law, Nutty and DD. you will all still be on the road now - ride safe and safe home soon... hope to see you check in here later---


- Oh and thoughts to Northwind too.... he's all alone in the field now having an extra day . .!! then his journey home..

thanks again :D

[Tara]

Thanks to Ed and the everyone else had a great time even if we didn't do the rideout itself

[Stig]

Hi all. Not home yet, we decided to detour and go to my brothers in Bristol for Sunday dinner :wink:

Thanks to those that organised this years ride. I thought it was perfect. No other comment necessary. :thumbsup:

Jo and I had a superb time. Rideout on the Sat was a stroke of genius. Last night was great, got happily drunk and didn't have to worry about getting back home until I felt I was well enough to ride again. Top stuff. :lol:

[Quiff Wichard]

Rock should be home now?..she lives near me!..
maybe she gone bed- hope she safe .

[falc]

Yup were back safe and sound and alot quicker than on Friday. Had a great time even though we did not get to go on the rideout, someone had to get the beers and food I guess :D

Thanks to the ED, John and others for organising it and everyone for turning up. Was good to put names to faces and hope to see you lot again.

Roll on AR07 :P

[El Saxo]

Thanks to John and everyone who had a hand in organising this year's rideout, I had a great day, just wish I could have stayed for Saturday night & got to know people better over a pint or two.

Roll on AR07!!

[ben650]

only poped in to the cafe at quatt, great to see a few people put a few faces to the names,some great lookin bikes too :wink: ar07 ill be there start to finish :wink:

[El Saxo]

some great lookin bikes too :wink:

Yep indeed, yours being one of the best, great job you've done with it. I have a pic to post when i get home, but I don't think it'll do that paint job justice!

[Tara]

I loved the paint job on Northwind's bike superb work

[lynw]

just got back, bit of a horrendous journey back. :evil:

However, that and migraine aside, had a really good weekend. Huge thanks to John, Ed and everyone else who organised the rideout. Great to catch up with people and meet new people and put faces to names. :D

[caz650s]

Hi Everyone,
Got home at about 2ish, I did Montford to Brigewater in one stint ...approx 130 miles ! refueled and then straight home.
The whole journey was dry but bl**dy windy ..over the Severn bridge was an expirience :shock:
Thanks for all the peeps that organised a brill weekend ...could not fault it.
And thank you all for for being so welcoming to a newcomer,it feels like I,ve known you for ages !
Thanks again ,
Simon.

[Mr Toad]

I'm back home in one piece :D

Very deaf and a bit windblown

Thanks for a great weekend everybody :kiss:

Once I've had a bath I'll sort out a few pics . . .

[creamerybutter]

Thanks John,Ed and Daryl for taking us round some top roads :thumbsup:. Your organisation and effort was very much appreciated

Had a great time nice to meet you all and put a few names to faces.

Right where to for AR07? :lol:

Trip back was very windy and I think I am going to go and make up for lost sleep.

[rock]

Rock should be home now?..she lives near me!..
maybe she gone bed- hope she safe .

Mm, I got back about 11:30 (got lost on the way :oops: took the wrong exit off a roundabout) and was slightly soggy from the rain - I just collapsed in a heap when I got home and slept !

Thanks again for lending me the air matress Quiff - was very comfy :D

And thanks to John, Ed, and Daryl for organising the lovely weekend, it was nice meeting everyone !

I'll post some pics in a bit..

[dirtydog]

that's us home. Had a great weekend the rideout was excellent as getting happily merry last night :drink: although paid the price for that on the way back, had to make a couple of extra stops due to someones hangover :laughat: NT

[Marshall]

got lost on the way :oops: took the wrong exit off a roundabout

yeah i swear i saw you on the other side of the A5 going the wrong way

[rock]

got lost on the way :oops: took the wrong exit off a roundabout

yeah i swear i saw you on the other side of the A5 going the wrong way

Yes, that was me :oops: :oops: I went down there accidentally and was stuck on there for *ages* with nowhere to turn round :roll:

[Quiff Wichard]

glad ur home oh nameless american lady (rock)...

it is SO SO easy to go the wrong way- so many roundabouts- u home now- thats the main thing.


Oh Kim has awoke and is making me some tea..
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

just sortin a few pics and videos..


oh yea- here u go-- I do hope that no one said to MArshall on the way home.

"sorry mate I didnt see you ".

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/AR06RIDEOUT087.jpg

[Tara]

We didn't get lost going home :shock:

[Blue Flame]

Well finally got home @16:30.

Total distance travelled 732miles.

Bike unpacked and put to bed. Soon gonna be there myself :)

It was good to meet all who were there and a big thanks is due to everybody involved in arranging the rideout. The marshalling round the route worked flawlessly making it great fun concentrating on having a good time and not worrying about directions. =D>

Will post some pics later.

[Cronos]

That's me back after a pit stop in Hawick. A kick in the erse off 700 miles for the whole weekend.

Thanks to everyone who organised the campsite and the ride out and ensured it was an excellent weekend. 8)

Great to meet so many of you and just a shame we weren't there for a few days longer so I could talk to everyone.

[Messie]

I don't think you're the only one who got lost. The Ape family and I passed NuttyTart and Daytona man (sorry didn't get your name) on the A5 as we left the petrol station.

It was a truly great week end. Thanks to all the organisers and to everybody. You're such a friendly bunch.

I'm going to find a nice soft cushion now - my bum's sore!

[Law]

well...
NB- hope all get home safe- I expect that this thread will now serve as the "I am home" -- I am thinkin gof alot of folk now.. messie, Ape, Caz650 , Deeaz, Toad, TSM , spidey.. Sid, Jonboy, Fizz n Liz - Law, Nutty and DD. you will all still be on the road now - ride safe and safe home soon... hope to see you check in here later---


Cheers, got home, jumped straight into the shower. :D The roads back were great, nice and sunny as well. M40 and M25 were fun without a right mirror, had to twist right round to look behind me.

[Beenz]

What can I say, a fantastic job done by everyone involved. I really had a fantastic time and was really good to see some 'real' people who's posts I've been reading since March.

We were very lucky with the weather all weekend, only really rained during Saturday evening.

A special thanks to the Brizzle crew who put up with me also, cheers peeps. :D

Looking forward to the next one :D

[Devil Biccy]

Many thanks to all the people involved in organising the Ride out, Campsite, routings etc... without you're involvement nothing would ever happen.

Back home safe and sound a bit windy on the morotways but fun and no rain!!!!!
Great to meet so many fellow bikers at the AR'06.

Hope my cooking last night was good enough for everyone that had the burgers, as yet no one has reported stopping off at the hospital with food poisioning etc...

Saeed

[CoolGirl]

What a brilliant weekend. I'm so glad I decided to go.

big list of thanks, but all well deserved:

John, Ed and Daryl for finding the perfect weekend location, route, doing all the other legwork and for the hospitality.

Mr F Wheel and Mr J the Hutt for feeding my need for speed so wonderfully, competently, graciously and safely. You both made it very special.

Mr N Wind for indulging me with an unexpected chunk of naughtiness. Your generosity knows no bounds.

Ms Rizla SV for not snoring.

Mr S Squid for getting me there and back

Mr and Mrs Jboy for the ham sandwiches and (almost ) dinner and getting me home in time

Mr Q Wichard for the hostess trolley

Everyone that got invovled in marshalling - never been on such a smooth course.

And hon menshes to absolutely everyone else that was there for being such great fun, keeping it safe and sound and for making it all worthwhile. You guys are what keeps me going.

Debs x

[fizzwheel]

Liz and I are back safe and sound.

Thanks especially to John, ED, Daryl, Rictus and Sid Squid for sorting and marshalling the route great job.

Thanks to Coolgirl & Northwind for being great pillions.

Thanks to T and Falc for the shopping trip and thanks to Deeas for cooking on the BBQ.

Thanks for everybody else for the great company and making a great weekend. It was good to see some familiar faces and put some names to Faces / Avatars.

And finally in the style of Valentino

For sure I am very very appy.

8)

Fizz & Liz ( e.d )

[CoolGirl]

Thanks to Coolgirl & Northwind for being great pillions.



Any girly screaming you may have heard on the way round was HIM not ME! :lol:

[admin]

I'd also like to add my thanks to the marshals, that it Ian (Sid)and Mark (Rictus) for their assistance and their experience.

John

[TSM]

Ahh, im back now. Me, rictus, Spidy, Cazza, Treacle only got back to the Ace just before 6pm, we were taking all the A & B roads back, stop off here for a few fags and lunch etc.. We dropped off RizlaSV, Law & Gmonsta somewhere so they took another route home. Total miles for me was 521. All good AFAIAA.

[Stu]

Home safe.
Thanks to all organisers, Tara& Falc on food,drink, bedding & courier services, Saeed & Moo.
Big thanks to Sid for helping me with my bike.
and everyone else for making it so enjoyable.

[anna]

Just like to add thanks to everyone who made this weekend so fab!!

Stretchie, Squirrel hunter, mac99 made it back to bristol all in one piece and I didnt get them lost this time ;)

Fantastic to put faces to the names on the site... all in all a top weekend!!

[Stu]

It's actually strange getting back and putting avatar's to faces you've met and realising who uses self portraits that you didn't think were (Johnboy) and those that don't (TSM :wink: Anna)

[anna]

It's actually strange getting back and putting avatar's to faces you've met and realising who uses self portraits that you didn't think were (Johnboy) and those that don't (TSM :wink: Anna)

I'll find another avatar soon then ;)

[Treacle]

Yes a thoroughly enjoyable experience with some thoroughly lovely people.
The up most respect and thanks to all those involved (John Ed Sid and Mark) and all
to everyone else who was there. One ****ing cracking weekend which was finished off with a top top ride home. Many thanks all! :smt023

[Red ones]

Sounds like I missed a good weekend. And missed it I did!

[Spiderman]

Said it somewhere elase but i'll say it again....what a great weekend.
Some of the best riding ive ever participated in i can honestly say.

Thanks to everyone who organised this, tolerated me, rode with me and made the weekend just so damn enjoyable.

Whos up for doing it again next weekend then? :lol:

[Jabba]

Thanks to Coolgirl & Northwind for being great pillions.



Any girly screaming you may have heard on the way round was HIM not ME! :lol:

Aye - I'll confirm that. All I heard was giggling :lol:


Oh, and I forgot earlier..........it was really good to finally meet Mrs Jabba-the-Hutt. Pleased you got home safely darling :wink:

[rictus01]

I must echo the general sentiment, what a weekend!

The idea of a more social event worked extremely well I thought and we all got to meet people behind the usernames (to either confirm or dispel any preconceptions), great campsite by the looks of things and decent grab & beer from the pub, top job.

After meeting at the Ace for lunch with Jonboy (sorry Greg I failed to mention it was 1 o’clock normal time; not Zulu or anything), and a predictably delayed set off time, we were underway, ness having ridden the route before lead an enjoyable “A” road course up there, a few niggles on the way, but nothing we couldn’t overcome, and all arrived safely.
Not long after the fun bus arrived (Squids camper), great constructs of polls & canvas (OK nylon then) ranging from the £8 variety to though a lot more elaborate.
A bit to eat & pint , a chin wag, and then off to Ed’s (couple of miles away) to sort out his most generous offer of accommodation ( thanks Ed, not an aching bone in site for the ride out, well none of mine anyway), back down for a little more socializing then turned in for the night.

Shot back down the campsite in the morning just it time for the rabble moving (well planned start time), and made our way over to the start. Following Johns briefing off we set. After a few minor difficulties the modified marker system ran smoothly and worked well throughout the day, a very nice mix of progressive and relaxed roads on the route, with plenty of stops for the “and I was going into that corner and” chats, which I think all appreciated .
NO breakdowns accidents or people lost, as far as I’m aware, so an outstanding job by any yard sticks.

Back safe and sound, freshen up then back for the evening session, bikes tucked away and a most welcome taxi service from Johns daughter to the pub, general merriment and alcohol consumption followed, which lubricated tales of the day as well as more that a few of us! Point of note the SSS (Squid, Shrewsbury, Sensation, gazebo outside his camper) was regularly interrupted by a very strange noise, until I was informed it was Jiffy snoring!

Pickup just after midnight as arranged, although I could have made a pretty good attempt at floating back to Eds.

Met up with the guys the following lunchtime, and said our goodbyes, set off home, some great roads were covered and all went well (apart for the fuel thing, but no biggy, thanks Ricardo), got back to the Ace, had a brew, watched the TT ride about with a far more attractive rider on it than myself.

Kicked off for home, Matt followed me down and turned off for home at the Oval, that’s the last person gone, the true end to this years ride out, and what a blinding time!

Highlights, well just too many to recall right now, the topic of many a discussion over the coming weeks no doubt, but the vectra diesel wanting to out drag me when I was overtaking, that lasted all of 1.25 second!
The sight & sound of 67 bikes passing when I marked some of the turns.
Turning up at the campsite, stopping the bike, and being handed a beer, quality that.



All told 521 miles “door to door” so to speak, was a little concerned as I only got the bike the last Tuesday evening, but it performed faultlessly, although I did find out the hard way it only has 23.7 miles on reserve (yes I ran out of juice 1.6 miles from the service we’d planned for refueling on the way back) but I got to practice ringing it’s neck, fun if a little juvenile, about my only regret was now having the beast with me( no my triple, who mentioned the Mrs.), but there’s always next year.

Top job boys & girls, AR07 bring it on.

Cheers Mark.

[dirtydog]

I don't think you're the only one who got lost. The Ape family and I passed NuttyTart and Daytona man (sorry didn't get your name) on the A5 as we left the petrol station.


Oh yeah :oops: my fault, went 10 miles in the wrong direction on the A5 cos I wasn't paying attention :oops: :oops: :oops:


was hoping no one would see us :wink:

[TSM]

Kicked off for home, Matt followed me down and turned off for home at the Oval, that’s the last person gone, the true end to this years ride out, and what a blinding time!

I saw you peeps, i thought that you were going to the chippy in E&C, i was comming along Kennington Lane and was stopped at the lights.

[rictus01]

Kicked off for home, Matt followed me down and turned off for home at the Oval, that’s the last person gone, the true end to this years ride out, and what a blinding time!

I saw you peeps, i thought that you were going to the chippy in E&C, i was comming along Kennington Lane and was stopped at the lights.

I was Knackered and going home, on autopilot by then mate.

Cheers Mark.

[iffy]

I would just like to add my thanks to everyone involved. Both those that organised things, and those that took part. I arrived home about 3pm, after doing 545 miles.

I must have missed it, but where is the thread for AR07?????

Cheers

Ian

PS...sorry for snoring!!!!

[fizzwheel]

PS...sorry for snoring!!!!

Sorry for not stopping for a natter when you and Grinch pulled into the services Liz and I were just pulling out of. I was knackered and I wanted to get home. :oops:

[Fizzy Fish]

Well what can I say except thanks to everyone who was involved in organising AR06 and all the guys & girls from this site who served to make it a really great trip. Nice to finally meet so many of you from elsewhere in the country, and to spend more time with those from the South East Massives who make being a biker down this neck of the woods so much fun.

Got back safe & sound yesterday pm after an absolutely cracking ride back and was promptly handed a beer and a plate of BBQ food - weekends don't get much better!

[Quiff Wichard]

s'all been said...

was tremendous and it all seems so far away already ......

[Stig]

s'all been said...

was tremendous and it all seems so far away already ......

And each day that passes is a day closer to AR07.

Can you tell I don't get out much :?: :lol: