Anyone for a run to mid-Wales ??

[valleyboy]

I will be dropping off Carsick's vacuum guage back to him in the next few weeks... so will be doing a dash up towards Aberystwyth if anyones interested in tagging along...

will probably take the A470 up, then cut accross... can be a bit more creative on the way back....

Overall a very nice run on the bike, but wrap up warm! I didnt wear enough clothing yesterday, and am now paying for it with a very bad throat!

Didnt plan on it, but ended up that way yesterday.. went out, under severe boredom kept on going up the A470 until i decided it was unwise to go much further, then popped over Aberystwyth way... no police on the way up... plenty of them on the way back down though!


This will be done at short notice though, if the weather forecast looks good, and Carsicks there.... I'll pop up a post day or two before...

[_Stretchie_]

Sounds like a plan mate

I'm in as long as I got no commitments (which I would try to cancel anyway :wink: )

[lemmings999]

might do if i got nothing happening

how far are you from pontypridd mate

[Carsick]

I'm not sure when he'll be back online. He's not far from Pontypridd at all. Maybe 10ish miles.

[lemmings999]

may sound a stupid question but how far is Aberystwyth

[valleyboy]

I am not that far from Ponty at all mate.... Carsicks right, about 10 ish miles...

Aberystwyths about 90 odd miles from where I live.. so its a fair old treck.. 200 odd miles round trip...

[lemmings999]

i should be up for that depending on work
lemme know when
i check the forum each night

[valleyboy]

Right, as a possible date.. hows the weekend of the 18th/19th sound to anyone?
Ive got a birthday party to go to next weekend.. so next day will be for recovering
but i can do the above dates..

though that could all change, and may end up going on the 11th if weather looks good... but I expect traffic to be chaos around south wales as there will be a rugby game on the sunday.. all those darned Scots coming down here :lol:

[anna]

sorry cant make it that weekend my niece requires my presence for her 5th bday bash in Exeter so I shall be taking the blue beast down there... and that will probably be the last ride out I do on her.. I have decided to sell after a lot of soul searching when the weather turns a little better I will try to sell it.

[Anonymous]

Right, as a possible date.. hows the weekend of the 18th/19th sound to anyone?
Ive got a birthday party to go to next weekend.. so next day will be for recovering
but i can do the above dates..

though that could all change, and may end up going on the 11th if weather looks good... but I expect traffic to be chaos around south wales as there will be a rugby game on the sunday.. all those darned Scots coming down here :lol:

W'ont know until next week, Im afraid.

[Anonymous]

I have decided to sell

:shock: [-X

[fizzwheel]

sorry cant make it that weekend my niece requires my presence for her 5th bday bash in Exeter so I shall be taking the blue beast down there... and that will probably be the last ride out I do on her.. I have decided to sell after a lot of soul searching when the weather turns a little better I will try to sell it.

Are you going to replace it with something ?

[anna]

Dr Rich - I know but this one isnt the one for me I think that someone else should love her for a while!

Fizz - yes I will get another for sure

[fizzwheel]

Fizz - yes I will get another for sure

Well I hope the next one is a lot more trouble free than the current one

8)

[Anonymous]

Dr Rich - I know but this one isnt the one for me I think that someone else should love her for a while!

:shock: I'd like to offer advice but....



Fizz - yes I will get another for sure

Ah, I had overlooked that possibility. Well done.

[Anonymous]

Dr Rich - I know but this one isnt the one for me I think that someone else should love her for a while!

:shock: I'd like to offer advice but....



Fizz - yes I will get another for sure

Ah, I had overlooked that possibility. Well done.

[Carsick]

Just to get back to the topic. I should be available for serving coffee and biscuits on all of the dates mentioned so far.
I may come out for a bit of a play, but we'll see.

[valleyboy]

Well, it wont be this coming saturday... weather forecast is for heavy rain... now, usualy that wont stop me.. I got enough waterproofs to cover most bad situations!
but I dont think you lot would go along :lol:

[lemmings999]

was up in aberystwyth today, was a good ride, went through some of the twisties near brecon and surrouding areas and mainly twisties to aber the went up to the beach area
quite cold mind you

[Carsick]

You should have said. I was in the flat all day, working on my dissertation. I'd have welcomed any excuse to go out.

[lemmings999]

sort of a last minute thing mate,
will let you know next time

[Mogs]

I want to go, but all my weekends are fully booked right through 'til April.

[valleyboy]

I hate weather forecasters... I only worked today as they said it was going to rain heavily... well.. I was scorched in the sun this morning... and it was a tad cloudy this afternoon... could have gone up today if I had known it was going to be like that! :lol:

Anyone got a forecast for next weekend ?? :lol:

[Stig]

I am not that far from Ponty at all mate.... Carsicks right, about 10 ish miles...

Aberystwyths about 90 odd miles from where I live.. so its a fair old treck.. 200 odd miles round trip...

How strange the Welsh are, I would have said that both of them were even numbers. :wink:

Are they odd because your welsh :?:

[valleyboy]

it is 90 odd miles if you go straight there ;) I might detour slightly.. so added a few more miles incase.. :lol:

[Stig]

it is 90 odd miles if you go straight there ;) I might detour slightly.. so added a few more miles incase.. :lol:

No sorry, your odd. I should know, Mrs Ape is Welsh and you don't get much odder than her. :lol: :lol:

[valleyboy]

hehehe... must be one reason as to why Im trying to get the hell outta here! :lol:

I dont quite fit my surroundings!

[Carsick]

Weather looks good for tomorrow.
Will I be seeing a Ninja and a couple of SVs turn up sometime tomorrow? I have tea, coffee, fruit juice and shortcake.

[valleyboy]

Just got home... was about to post as well.. weather looks OK for tomorrow... so whos up for it then?? 8)

[Anonymous]

Tied up this weekend I'm afraid.

[valleyboy]

Will arrange meeting point once I know whos interested in tagging along.... dont mind going down to the M4 if need be.. but dont want to treck down it if I can avoid too!

[anna]

sorry guys I cant this weekend will be down in exeter.. have fun though

[valleyboy]

looks like me on my tod then :lol:

is it cos me bike is green ?!?

[lemmings999]

unless you wanted to do sunday as i work tommorrow

[DeanoN]

I'd love to go but after todays little bimble I know there's no way i'd talk SWMBO around. :cry:

[valleyboy]

could do sunday.. dont know if I will be out for a drink tomorrow yet.. so can postpone for now... possibly sunday if carsick lets us !

[lemmings999]

me and tiggers are going for a ride somewere on sunday leaving pontypridd at 10:30
so if it coinsides with that then that would be ok

if so sent me a message with your mobile number so we can sort it

[Carsick]

Sunday is cool with me.

[valleyboy]

Sunday morning it is then.... still room for late comers... :lol:

[valleyboy]

right, can meet up at the old little chef location just before Abercynon roundabout.. dont miss it, as you have to go round the roundabout, back to Ponty, and back up again if you miss it! think the petrol garage there is a Texaco or somehting?? time.. say approx 10.15am ish.. leave at 10.30am ??

[tiggers1963]

right, can meet up at the old little chef location just before Abercynon roundabout.. dont miss it, as you have to go round the roundabout, back to Ponty, and back up again if you miss it! think the petrol garage there is a Texaco or somehting?? time.. say approx 10.15am ish.. leave at 10.30am ??

Lemmings and meself are up for this, i'm meeting him by currys/b&q in pontypridd about 10.00-10.30. so we'll meet up with you then if thats ok.

[valleyboy]

I may as well meet you down there then... I have to go down to that roundabout anyway to get to the old little chef... so currys/B&Q's car park around 10ish.. Im on a green ZX-6R... cant miss it.. honestly! :lol:

you'll be on SV's.. so I cant miss you either!

[DeanoN]

Hello all, there is a slim chance I may be able to come but won't know for sure till the morning, any chance you could post a better description of where you're meeting ( road number etc) as I'm not sure exactly where you mean, i'll post on here first thing in morning to let you know if I can make it.

[valleyboy]

Looks like the meeting point will be in Pontypridd for those of us who are near there.... as we are going up the A470, you could come up from Swansea, and meet in Brecon??

Actualy, you know the heads of the valleys road? A465? you could go up there, and meet in Hirwaun / Aberdare or something.. ?? just a suggestion... I live in Aberdare.. but will still go down to Ponty...

[DeanoN]

I'll be coming from Cwmbran so it'll be quicker for me to pop down M4 and get off at J32 and go up A470 but do I actually get off at ponty to meet you and if so where exactly will you be?

[valleyboy]

For some strange reason.. I thought you lived in swansea! :?

you would be best taking that route, do you know where B&Q is in Ponty?? possibly in the car park in there... theres a Currys, and a Halfords there as well....

other incase of emerency meeting point will be a petrol garage further up the A470 after Ponty, but before Abercynon roundabout... use to be a little chef there, but its now an indian restraunt.. cant remember if the petrol garage is a Texaco orTotal.. or somehting.. but its the only petrol garage after Ponty along the A470... if you come to a big roundabout on the A470 after ponty, then its a tad too far...

[Carsick]

I think this is the B&Q/Currys http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&search_result=&db=pc&cidr_client=none&lang=&keepicon=true&pc=CF374DA&advanced=&client=public&addr2=&quicksearch=CF37+4DA&addr3=&addr1=

[DeanoN]

Ok i'll head for B&Q and if i can't find it for some reason i'll head on up the A470 to the petrol station, thats assuming i can come, i'll post for definate in morning.

[valleyboy]

Yep, thats the one...

[valleyboy]

send me a text, or a PM in the morning if you can make it or not.. *bunch of numbers*

[DeanoN]

I'll txt you when I get up which will no doubt be far to early (kids :roll: ).

[valleyboy]

roughly looking at 10am at Ponty... Im usualy running late... :lol:

[lemmings999]

a mate of mine may tag along as well so we have got


me +1?
valleyboy
tiggers1963
deano?

[Anonymous]

Hope you have a nice time. Ive got to go up Hereford way and see my mum and dad. Not nice weather on this side of the channel :(

[lemmings999]

we still on for this with the weather

[valleyboy]

Still on, see you at 10.. Dean's coming along as well...

[valleyboy]

Well, that was bloody cold :shock:

The weather man didnt say it was going to snow today as well! :lol:

grey, foggy and cold... until the A44... then it was just grey and slightly cold!

hardman of the day award goes to lemmings, jeans and a jumper with waterproofs to cover them... we were wondering why you where blue at Builth Wells! :lol:

[Professor]

Well, that was bloody cold :shock:

The weather man didnt say it was going to snow today as well! :lol:

grey, foggy and cold... until the A44... then it was just grey and slightly cold!

hardman of the day award goes to lemmings, jeans and a jumper with waterproofs to cover them...
we were wondering why you where blue at Builth Wells! :lol:

Rispek! :notworthy:

[valleyboy]

two pics to show us brave souls who ventured out... I blame the weather man myself :wink:

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[Anonymous]

Well, that was bloody cold :shock:

The weather man didnt say it was going to snow today as well! :lol:

grey, foggy and cold... until the A44... then it was just grey and slightly cold!

hardman of the day award goes to lemmings, jeans and a jumper with waterproofs to cover them...
we were wondering why you where blue at Builth Wells! :lol:

Rispek! :notworthy:

Innit!

[valleyboy]

Almost forgot to say thanks to Carsick for the cups of tea and cofee... thoughrouly needed warm drinks at that point! :lol:

Cheers! hehe

[Carsick]

Not a problem.
I was about to say, that phone box looks very familiar :wink:

[DeanoN]

NUTCASE of the day award goes to lemmings, jeans and a jumper with waterproofs to cover them... we were wondering why you where blue at Builth Wells! :lol:

I really thought you had the waterproofs on to protect your leathers, that was until you started shivering uncontrolably and turing blue!!! :shock:

Good ride, nice to meet a few new faces. Cheers for the coffee carsick, although i don't think i'll be doing Aber again unless its sunny enough to warrant an ice cream when i get there! :D

[DeanoN]

The weather man didnt say it was going to snow today as well! :lol:


Must admit I considered tuning around and heading home at that point, what should have been a blast through the twistys around brecon ended up being a 15mph crawl through dense fog and snow :shock:

[Carsick]

It starts getting really nice here late april, early may, so you're welcome to come back later in the year.

[lemmings999]

will come again once i have bought myself some decent kit,
looking to get armoured fabric jacket and trousers and some boots next week

[tiggers1963]

NUTCASE of the day award goes to lemmings, jeans and a jumper with waterproofs to cover them... we were wondering why you where blue at Builth Wells! :lol:

I really thought you had the waterproofs on to protect your leathers, that was until you started shivering uncontrolably and turing blue!!! :shock:

Good ride, nice to meet a few new faces. Cheers for the coffee carsick, although i don't think i'll be doing Aber again unless its sunny enough to warrant an ice cream when i get there! :D

seconded here. My fecking finger tips are still blue.

[valleyboy]

hehehe... I live near enoough to the Beacons for them to be my play ground... been out a few times when the waterfalls by the side of the road were frozen :shock:

I was going to stop in Brecon and ask about calling it an early day, but the further we got away from the Beacons, the slightly less grey and foggy it got... :lol: so thought may as well go to Builth and ask there..

cant wait for sunny weather, but sadly that brings with it loads of police with their little zap guns :wink: plus I ride like an idiot on my bike now in shait weather.. god help me when my tyres can stick to the road without spinning up on me (did it once or twice today)


Was also funny seeing a convoy of boy racers just outside Rhayader buzzing around, and also hearing Tiggers start up his SV with a MASSIVE backfire that had the entire population of the cafe we were right outside staring through the window at us! :lol: ( we were right by its front window too!)

[tiggers1963]

Was also funny seeing a convoy of boy racers just outside Rhayader buzzing around, and also hearing Tiggers start up his SV with a MASSIVE backfire that had the entire population of the cafe we were right outside staring through the window at us! :lol: ( we were right by its front window too!)

**** i forgot about that. Call it an early afternoon wake up call :shock: 8)

[lemmings999]

ahh yes, the dissaproving looks you got were hysterical

[tiggers1963]

ahh yes, the dissaproving looks you got were hysterical

Actually I thought it was quite funny :evil: . made me smile for a while anyway and took my mind of the bleeding cold :D

[valleyboy]

I thought it was funny as hell.. the bikers in the cafe were giggling as well.. :lol:

[lemmings999]

shorter ride next time or better weather i think tho, my right thumb was killing me when i got home


the bikers found the backfire funny but you didnt see the looks on the other peoples faces

[tiggers1963]

Typical bikers. The others were old biddys, probably kept the cafe toilet busy for hours after we left :twisted: :twisted:

[DeanoN]

Mmmmmmmmm How desperate was I too play games with that Subaru that came leap-frogging up the que of traffic on the A44? :evil:

Cheeky git just pulled alongside me indicated left and stared pulling over, left me no choice but to brake and let him in or risk being run off the road! Had a little kid stood in the back seat with no belt on too. :toss:

[tiggers1963]

Mmmmmmmmm How desperate was I too play games with that Subaru that came leap-frogging up the que of traffic on the A44? :evil:

Cheeky git just pulled alongside me indicated left and stared pulling over, left me no choice but to brake and let him in or risk being run off the road! Had a little kid stood in the back seat with no belt on too. :toss:#

That knob was an accident waiting to happen. he overtook me in the most awkward place then cut in on valleyboy. Then thought he could overtake every other car on that road. Total tosser. :x

[lemmings999]

he was a right :toss: :toss:
as he went round the 3rd car ahead of us he nearly hit him and an oncoming car as well

did you see the car that had crashed by the side of the road by the policeman

[tiggers1963]

strange place to lose the car there. it looked like he was coming from ythe opposite direction and lost it on that bend. (by the tyre marks on the road anyway) didn't notice anyone in the car or in the police car come to that

[tiggers1963]

Lemmings, just had a quick nose in the for sale section. theres some decent looking kit in there for sale. have a nose. might save you a few quid mate :wink:

[valleyboy]

yep, must have either been going a wee bit too fast for the corner (not exactly a hard corner either...) or distracted by something.. but defo looked like it bounced about a bit before it stopped....

I could see the Subaru playing about in my mirrors, so I made room for him to overtake and go infront of me... looks like he had a death wish, as he only took his chances when approaching corners! :lol: I wouldnt usualy let someone like that overtake me without a fight :twisted: not ideal weather conditions to show him a clean pair of heels though! plus I dont think you lot would have appreciated seeing me bugger off into the distance :wink:

[tiggers1963]

yep, must have either been going a wee bit too fast for the corner (not exactly a hard corner either...) or distracted by something.. but defo looked like it bounced about a bit before it stopped....

I could see the Subaru playing about in my mirrors, so I made room for him to overtake and go infront of me... looks like he had a death wish, as he only took his chances when approaching corners! :lol: I wouldnt usualy let someone like that overtake me without a fight :twisted: not ideal weather conditions to show him a clean pair of heels though! plus I dont think you lot would have appreciated seeing me bugger off into the distance :wink:

your right there VB. we'd probably still be riding around those freaking mountains looking for a way home :D

[valleyboy]

:lol:

[DeanoN]

I wouldnt usualy let someone like that overtake me without a fight :twisted: not ideal weather conditions to show him a clean pair of heels though!

I agree, back end was getting twitchy without even pushing it.

The little devil on my left shoulder was shouting "RACE HIM YOU BIG POOF" in my ear but the little angel on my right shoulder was saying "4WD Subaru with psycho driver - leave well alone" safe to say the angel won............just. :roll:

[valleyboy]

I thought we had a good pace all day, without actualy 'pushing' the bikes too hard as well.... I enjoyed myself on most twisty bits.. pin the bike to 60, and stay there going round the bends!


think it was wise of us to keep away from death wish Impreza! :lol:

[DeanoN]

yep pace was good, I just got a little enthusiastic with the throttle coming out of a couple of bends and got the twitches, must be a lovely route in the dry.....

[lemmings999]

yep pace was good, I just got a little enthusiastic with the throttle coming out of a couple of bends and got the twitches, must be a lovely route in the dry.....


did it the other week a bit quicker but the weather was quite nice then

[anna]

sounds like you guys had fun glad the weather wasnt horrid for you

[valleyboy]

horrid?? typical welsh weather! foggy as hell, cold, and snow! :shock: :lol:

[tiggers1963]

horrid?? typical welsh weather! foggy as hell, cold, and snow! :shock: :lol:

and started to p*ss down with rain when i got to pontypool (still at least it was on me way home)

[valleyboy]

It didnt rain with me.. sort of wish it had.. hozed down the bike today.. I think it was crusted with an inch of salt on the back end! :lol:

[tiggers1963]

i was gonna clean mine down today, but SWMBO had other plans for me :x
so i guess i'll be doing it tomorrow. there must be about 6" of crap all over the bike :hackedoff:

[valleyboy]

Wouldn't class this as a clean.. just a hoze down, and sponge off the salt on the forks and the back end.. everything else made do with some cold water being sprayed on it...
looks like it will be sunday before it gets cleaned... sorting out new front tyre on friday evening, then off out to swansea for a birthday party.. not expecting to get home until 3am earliest, so I dont think I will be geting up on saturday! :lol: also got to prepare it for an MOT and a service.. so will likely strip the thing down to the frame and engine, clean and re-assemble.. hopefully without any nuts or bolts left over at the end!

[tiggers1963]

I'm gonna pop up me brother in laws tomorrow. the place he works has a brill ho****er jet wash. gonna get him to jet me bike down. then i think a polish and relube of the chain and other bits and pieces are called for :lol:

[lemmings999]

gave mine a quick wash down today, quite a lot of crap on it, nedds a good proper wash but it may have to wait till next week as i am working all this week, anybody fancy doing that ride again in the better weather, say sun 14th may, i know its a bit of a way of but it should be warm and i know i have that sunday off :lol:

[tiggers1963]

Unfortunately thats a bit to close to the Welsh Way round for me. The wife's not gonna put up with me disappearing for two weekends on the trot. :oops:

[lemmings999]

i said that date as i'm of work from the 14th-20th but i'm sure i'll have another weekend of sometime in the summer to, those road are good in the dry and when its warm so we will have to go again