Sat 21st Jan Bris/Somerset/SWales?

[Anonymous]

Looks fine weather and not too cold (after a cold start).
Anyone fancy it?
Saturday better than sunday for me...but could be flexible.
Not bothered where as long as not too far...maybe Wye Valley and Forest, S.Wales, or down Mendips, Wells, Somerset way?

Ideas?

[Professor]

Can't make it: developed a bad back pain couple of days ago and am
currently sitting at home, taking prescription painkillers and
marking exam scripts.

The forecast is indeed excellent. Shame to be incapacitated.

[silent]

Once again i would if i could but i cant. Playing footy against an important team in the morning and i have exams next week so couldnt allow myself to take that much time out of revision

thanks for the offer though and i hope all that go have fun

Andy

[_Stretchie_]

I am SOOOOO up for a ride... :oops:

Er, rideout I mean?!?!

Available Saturday and Sunday. Just let me know. I've never been to South Wales. I'm not Rossi but I should be able to keep up as long as I'm following

[Anonymous]

I'm not Rossi but I should be able to keep up as long as I'm following

I dont go very quick.

Perhaps we should meet up with Valleyboy, if thats not too far from you. If so we'd better leave erlier than later so were home by dark :shock: :lol:

Valleyboy????


Stretchie, your avatar is still fuzzy. email me the original and I'll sort it for you if you like.

[fizzwheel]

Cant make it this weekend, I have to work.

Have a great rideout, hope it stays dry for you, mind you if you are off into wales its bound to p*ss it down :wink: :roll:

[_Stretchie_]

Dr Rich, I'll come up to meet you then. Just give me a time to be up there. Where should I go? Is there a services up there? I'm coming from Jct 22.

[valleyboy]

I can do a sunday, will probably be working this saturday morning, though I dont want to work.. so please feel free to give me an excuse not too! If I cant get out of work, then it will be a sunday...

[valleyboy]

Actualy, balls too it.. arrange something for saturday.. Im not in the mood to work a weekend as well!! :lol:
Will see if I can get a new front wheel fitted on Friday afternoon.. not a problem for the weekend, but WILL need doing next week!


If you want a tour of the black mountains, i can provide that... will involve a treck up the A470 to near where I live though... or i can do some wondering down your way... anything except sitting at home twiddling my thumbs!!

[_Stretchie_]

That's the spirit Valleyboy, a few hours on the bike'll cheer you up mate.

"If 'ew can guess 'ow many rrrabbets I 'av in this bag... 'Ew can av em boath"

Sorry, that was my best (and ONLY) Welsh poke.

Dr Rich, thanks for the offer to sort the picture out, I checked your profile but your e-mail address isn't on there. Could you tell me what it is or just send me an e-mail to stretchie_@hotmail.com
Cheers

Stretchie

[valleyboy]

Aye, a few hours on the bike will cheer me up, but it needs to be in responsible company! lol.... went out last weekend while not in the best of moods relating to above subject, and ended up being rather agressive on the throttle in 4th gear on my Ninja.... :twisted:

Im only glad that I didnt snick it into 5th and 6th.. as i was red-lining in every gear that day!

plus the heavy crosswind put me off doing that as well!


just checked the treads on my front wheel, still got about 1.8mm left... so thats not a problem for a while either pheew!

Right, somebody better come up with a route now.... :lol:
Or at least delegate someone!

[_Stretchie_]

I would volunteer but I'm a newbie down here so I don't know anywhere

Sorry

[valleyboy]

Well, I live in the depths of South Wales.. about an hours 'brisk' ride from the bridge... some very good roads around here.. but its a bugger for you lot to get up here...

[_Stretchie_]

Well, it is a rideout so that shouldn't be a problem :lol:

[Normski]

I could make the morning and early afternoon but have to be back at Exeter for about 15.30hrs - if you went deep into Wales that probably wouldn't work out, although I would be glad to join Strectchie from Taunton to any meet up near Bristol or Severn Bridge or whatever.

Cheers Normski

[Anonymous]

I'll digest all this confusing information in the morning. Stretchie, my email is on the email icon below this message :lol:

[_Stretchie_]

Normski

That'd be great

Dr Rich

I've sent you a PM

Anyone

Feel free to ring me 07811 201 095, lets sort this weekend out. Any other takers for Saturday? C'mon, why did you buy your bikes? To ride or to leave in your garage??

Report from BBC weather for Saturday:

Saturday

8°C moderate



Stretchie

[Anonymous]

Perhaps we should make an early start. Its about an hour to me from exeter I guess so what if we meet somewhere near me (J19 I think!! Portishead) at 10ish the hook up with VB on the other side of one or other severn bridges around 10.30. The possibly we could do the monmouth side of things for a couple of hours and then Normski could head back over new bridge and ohers could follow VB

.......or something along those lines. What do you reckon VB? Is getting to me for 10ish too early for you SW guys?

[Samurai]

Whats the plans are myself and Baldyman would love to join you guys for a ride, being that it will be my first time into wales on my own bike :D

[Anonymous]

Whats the plans are myself and Baldyman would love to join you guys for a ride, being that it will be my first time into wales on my own bike :D

Wye Valley and then Brecons I expect. Where's Valleyboy when you need him :lol:

[Samurai]

Sounds like a blast :riding:

lets just pray the weather is as nice as they say it will be [-o<

[_Stretchie_]

I've just had a HUGE bonus...

I thought it was Thursday and I had to wait for a couple of days for the ride... Someone just told me it is Friday and I cheered up a thousand fold.

B :P eep beep, who got the keys to my cat?? Vrooooooooooooooooom :P

[Samurai]

I've just had a HUGE bonus...

I thought it was Thursday and I had to wait for a couple of days for the ride... Someone just told me it is Friday and I cheered up a thousand fold.

B :P eep beep, who got the keys to my cat?? Vrooooooooooooooooom :P

I love it when that happens :lol:

Bring on tomorrow morning :twisted:

[valleyboy]

I dont mind.. anytime will do me... just give me a time and place to meet you lot tomorrow, and I shall be there.... I can get you lot lost around Brecon no problems hehehe.. will see about that route i took Baldyman on a while back :) well, the best parts anyway...

will be back to check in a few hours.. trying to keep off internet for a while at the moment :(

[Samurai]

I dont mind.. anytime will do me... just give me a time and place to meet you lot tomorrow, and I shall be there.... I can get you lot lost around Brecon no problems hehehe.. will see about that route i took Baldyman on a while back :) well, the best parts anyway...

will be back to check in a few hours.. trying to keep off internet for a while at the moment :(

If we do Baldyman wont be flying past at stupid speeds this time :wink:

He will have a minder :lol:

[Anonymous]

Ok. Let's meet at Gordano Services M5 at 10am. I'm not making life easy for me, just central for Taunton/Swindon.

Valleyboy, you tell us if you want to meet at either:
that big layby just before Chepstow after old Severn Bridge;
MacDonalds at the M4 Newport/A449 junction;
Or Magor Services M4

choose the best one for a Brecon route and you can work out what time we will arrive (say leave 10.10 and be at one or other of those about 10.30 I reckon)

My mobile is 07834 453799. Anyone late let me know and we can tell you where we are stopping for a catch up (which is better than hanging around IMO).

A deal?





:lol:

[valleyboy]

Actualy, anywhere along the M4 is probably good.... Magor services sound good to me.... though be warned, i always run late :lol:

[Anonymous]

Ok, aim for Magor for about 10.30 then, might suit Baldydad and Baldyson to meet there rather than Gordano but up to you guys.

So let's aim to leave Gordano as soon after 10 as pos and then meet at Magor at 10.30.

Normski if you do make it I reckon as long as you left us by 1.30 you'd get back in a couple of hours from South Wales but its a lot of motorway for a short ride, I guess.

[valleyboy]

I'll do my best to be at Magor before 10.30 am.... can discuss further route options then and there.. I'll have my litle map book of Wales... so could at least run you lot through some of it.

[Baldyman]

We'll meet you all at Magor for 1030 :thumbsup:

Gareth do NOT be late :wink:
we need to make the most of the good weather 8) and daylight.
This has the makings of a REALLY good rideout :) :)

[_Stretchie_]

I'll be at Gordano for 10:00, maybe slightly earlier. But I'll be there

[Anonymous]

I'll be at Gordano for 10:00, maybe slightly earlier. But I'll be there

I could be there early too as I could well have a flat battery, so if it does start I won't be able to risk switching it off and going back in for a cup of tea :lol: and if it doesnt I'll need the time to start it off the car....

....not that I have any jump leads :lol:

It may well roll start, as I live on a very steep hill :?

Hopefully it will just start. Going out now and trying would be just plain stupid :lol:

[valleyboy]

see you lot in the morning then....

[valleyboy]

Im having some grub, and I shall then be making a move.. see you lots in a bit...

[Anonymous]

Great day, thanks Valleyboy and all.

I failed to spot you pulling in, and there wasnt somewhere to stop for a bit, so after a short wait I headed back to Magor and bumped into Baldyman there. I didnt wait for ages in case you had all gone another way.

Lovely weather and roads. Cold after dusk tho...brrrr!!!

See you all again next fine day I hope. Got you message Stretchie, glad you got home safe :wink:

:D

[Baldyman]

That's me, Leigh and Martin back :)

Thanks Gareth, great day out and what's more NO RAIN IN WALES 8) 8)
all that and a "full english" at Llandovery, what more could we ask for, BRILLIANT

John and Stretchie, you back OK?

[Professor]

Being crippled :crutches: and unable to leave the house, I envy you guys. :cry:
Hope someone posts photos.

[Anonymous]

I went out for a couple of hours again this afternoon to play down in the partly built roads in Portishead and work on my ASBO :lol: And also found a really lovely muddy lane to skid about in. So Ive had great fun this weekend. I cant wait for the spring, this wekeend's been a great appetiser :D

[mattSV]

and a "full english" at Llandovery

Ah, that will be the 'West End Cafe' iirc.

About 4 years ago 12 of us stayed in the big house next door to the cafe forCchristmas.

Had no idea that the quiet little cafe next door was a biker's caff until Boxing day morning when they all rolled in - result!

[valleyboy]

I went out for a blast today as well.... if it wasnt so bloody cold, I could have sworn it was summer with the sun looking so good 8)

I had one of those rides.. went along part of the route where Mr Subaru nearly rammed us off the road yesterday.... now generaly, I hate dual carriageway, but add in a few roundabouts to negotiate at 80mph.. and they become a bit more interesting :P Think if I was on my old SV, i would have scraped the pegs.. then blasted up the A470 and off at 1000 sheep road.. which was absolutley dry, and no sheep about :twisted: so i wasnt standing still for long around there....

one hell of a way to get rid of some mild depression :o

Anyone want to organise a ride somewhere around their way?? Ive diceded this year Im going to get out of South Wales a hell of a lot more! (actualy, move out of it if I get my way! :lol: )
Distance is no object.

[Anonymous]

Ive diceded this year Im going to get out of South Wales a hell of a lot more! ( Unlikely, we're all coming your way and your leading :lol:

[valleyboy]

valleyboy wrote:
Ive diceded this year Im going to get out of South Wales a hell of a lot more! (
Unlikely, we're all coming your way and your leading


Could arange a large distance rideout, compromising bits of the usual route we do through South Wales... and incorporate the best bits of my route.... i.e. do Monmouth etc from Aust, then get onto the A40, and stick to it until we get to Llandovery..... But we can leave that one for a one off...

Though in the meantime, as long as I get my servicing and tyres done on the bike shortly.. I'll gladly do the route with followers.... though I dont think I will be able to cope with going to Magor and back all the time! :lol:

Though, if more numbers wish to come along, I will need to be a bit more organised about it :lol:

Baldyman, think you can get a few anti-tank rockets to take out any horse boxes infront of us for next time?? :wink:

[fizzwheel]

Quite happy to do a route round my neck of the woods.

We can do the route I took the others round last year, Bridgewater, Crewkerne, Bridport, Weymouth, Sherborne back to Yeovil.

Theres the Rideout route I did that took in Minehead, Lymouth, the down towards exter and back up through Chard and Crewkerne back to Yeovil again

Or I can go more towards Sailsbury, I think a good route would be from Yeovil to Sherborne, then to Sturminster Newton, to Stourpaine, and then back up to Shaftesbury, then go towards Tollard Royal and East Melbury, up the "Zig Zag" and then onto Sailsbury, then back down the A30 to Shaftesbury, East Stour, Henstridge, Milborne Port and then back to Yeovil again.

If anybody wants to to any of these then we can set a date and I'm quite happy to lead and show you guys round

[Anonymous]

Fizz, the latter route may be good for Teejay et al. He wanted spmething more middle ish.
Seriously, Valleyboy thanks, youve sorted some fantastic riding :D

[fizzwheel]

OK, Will get the map out and start working the route out, I know it off the top of my head, but I dont know any of the road numbers etc etc, I'll come up with a route in the next couple of weeks and then post it up and we can go from there.

[_Stretchie_]

Cheers lads, that was a FANTASTIC ride.

Couldn't put a post on Saturday as got home and had to get showered, changed and then straight out, it's a long way from the bridge to jct 22 at 70mph :lol: . And yesterday I did a day trip to Manchester and back that was fun :?

Once again, cheers lads

[Anonymous]

. And yesterday I did a day trip to Manchester and back that was fun :?


I assume you found what you were looking for :wink:

[_Stretchie_]

Ha haa :oops: , yeah I found it. Cheers

[Samurai]

Good to meet you mate, let us know how it goes ....oops no ones mentioned that, maybe I shouldnt :wink: ................ :!:

Fair play for continueing on the ridout :wink:

[_Stretchie_]

I wouldn't have missed it for the world. It was the excitement of finally getting out with someone after being down here on my own for 2 months that caused it.

Oh well, no-one to blame but, bad lighting, abnormal weather conditions, foot and mouth and UFO's.. OBVIOUSLY no other factor in it :oops:

[_Stretchie_]

Right, here's a few pics, sorry about the quality


photos.yahoo.com/chuck_wow_1

[Professor]

Don't see anything.

[valleyboy]

think he means go here:

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chuck_wow_1/album?.dir=6442&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chuck_wow_1/my_photos

[Professor]

Where where the photos taken? Looks like Mars in Total Recall.

[valleyboy]

Close enough Professor... its the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons South Wales ;)

[johnd]

Sorry its taken so long to post :shock:
but been busy, anyway great days riding, THANKS VALLEYBOY :D for the local knowledge, and great meeting and chatting to the other attendees.

Stretchie hope you"ve got over the shock of your mishap, keep in touch and we"ll go out again before the inevitable :( :( :(

great pics by the way!

[cuffy]

Bloody typical, my pc had gone tits up n pear shaped since friday and was looking for a rideout with the S/W lot :cry: however i did mange to get a rideout on the saturday, across salisbury plain, devizes, stonehenge and avebury, even managed to get the other half out too, all in all there was 10 of us out which was fun, will keep an eyeout for future rideouts.
As long as Bill Gates doesnt catch me using dodgy windows :wink:
Hope to meet up soon.
Cuffy

[tinpants]

Sorry its taken so long to post :shock:
but been busy, anyway great days riding, THANKS VALLEYBOY :D for the local knowledge, and great meeting and chatting to the other attendees.

Stretchie hope you"ve got over the shock of your mishap, keep in touch and we"ll go out again before the inevitable :( :( :(

great pics by the way!



What you been doing now then Stretchy????

[Professor]

Sorry its taken so long to post :shock:
but been busy, anyway great days riding, THANKS VALLEYBOY :D for the local knowledge, and great meeting and chatting to the other attendees.

Stretchie hope you"ve got over the shock of your mishap, keep in touch and we"ll go out again before the inevitable :( :( :(

great pics by the way!



What you been doing now then Stretchy????

Yes, what have you been doing? The suspense is unbearable! :shock:

[Anonymous]

Chaps, best play it down. When that family came round the bend and saw what Stretchie was up to with the furry thing wedged in the fence there was no question that there would be trouble.

'Why's that man fighting with that sheep, Daddy?'....you get the picture.

Truth of course is the sheep had run on the road and while chasing it Stretchie's strides had come down just before he caught it. Nasty trip at the last minute tho....ouch :shock: , but I guess a soft landing.

Thing is, although completely innocent the Welsh police have been instructed to improve the image of Wales by clamping down on sex tourism...so I guess he could be made an example of.

[Professor]

Chaps, best play it down. When that family came round the bend and saw what Stretchie was up to with the furry thing wedged in the fence there was no question that there would be trouble.

'Why's that man fighting with that sheep, Daddy?'....you get the picture.

Truth of course is the sheep had run on the road and while chasing it Stretchie's strides had come down just before he caught it. Nasty trip at the last minute tho....ouch :shock: , but I guess a soft landing.

Thing is, although completely innocent the Welsh police have been instructed to improve the image of Wales by clamping down on sex tourism...so I guess he could be made an example of.

I expect the Libdems will be making an official statement concerning
this incident.

[Anonymous]

I expect the Libdems will be making an official statement concerning
this incident.

It may actually have happened in Brecon & Radnor, Libdem 10% majority.

Mitigating circumstances?
:lol:

[_Stretchie_]

"I did not have s3xual relations with that sheep"

:lol:

And anyway, there's nothing wrong if it's concentual. You can tell by the way they push back... Apparantly :wink:

[El Saxo]

"I did not have s3xual relations with that sheep"

:lol:

And anyway, there's nothing wrong if it's concentual. You can tell by the way they push back... Apparantly :wink:

Mate, what the hell have you been getting yourself into since you moved down there? :shock:

[_Stretchie_]

When in Rome.......

[DeanoN]

Fearing Stretchies return, the sheep anounce a call to arms:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.newton7/pics/evilsheep.jpeg

[_Stretchie_]

Screw em... I'm feelin a trip down the A39 and over Porlock MOUNTAIN. to Lynmouth (although I don't know the way back) feel free to call me if you are up for it i.e Dr Rich and ANYONE else local 07811 201 095 I plan to set off from Jct 22 of M5 by at latest 11:00 ring of you want to join in

Stretchie

[tigersaw]

Quite happy to do a route round my neck of the woods.

We can do the route I took the others round last year, Bridgewater, Crewkerne, Bridport, Weymouth, Sherborne back to Yeovil.

Theres the Rideout route I did that took in Minehead, Lymouth, the down towards exter and back up through Chard and Crewkerne back to Yeovil again

Or I can go more towards Sailsbury, I think a good route would be from Yeovil to Sherborne, then to Sturminster Newton, to Stourpaine, and then back up to Shaftesbury, then go towards Tollard Royal and East Melbury, up the "Zig Zag" and then onto Sailsbury, then back down the A30 to Shaftesbury, East Stour, Henstridge, Milborne Port and then back to Yeovil again.

If anybody wants to to any of these then we can set a date and I'm quite happy to lead and show you guys round

My favourite part of the country... Add fish and chips on the beach at Beer for lunch and I'll join you :)

[Anonymous]

sorry away. bit cold :shock:

[fizzwheel]

My favourite part of the country... Add fish and chips on the beach at Beer for lunch and I'll join you :)

Should be able to incorporate that no problem 8)