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_Stretchie_
21-02-06, 10:34 AM
I have a mate coming down from Manchester this weekend, he is riding down on Saturday morning I'm meeting him and we'll be dropping his bags off in Bristol about 10:30ish (hopefully) have a brew then aff down the A39 to Minehead and Lynton then find someway back up (maybe a spot of lunch first) and hit cheddar and the mendips then back towards Bristol

Any takers?

I asked El Saxo but couldn't make it down from Manchester with my other mate as he is working



Stretchie
Haxsaw
21-02-06, 05:44 PM
If weather's dry I could be tempted - haven't been out for ages. If it's wet/snow probably not since, although I'm no fair weather rider, I don't ride in rain outta choice!
silent
21-02-06, 07:24 PM
i would but im already booked up this saturday! thanks for the offer though!

Andy
valleyboy
21-02-06, 08:16 PM
do'h! out Friday night in Swansea (pretty ****ty city for those who have seen Twin Town :lol: ) and I aint been out propper for a long long time... so I dont see me being very sober through saturday ;)

plus bike is due:

new front tyre
new back tyre
Major (16K miles) service
MOT

So Id like the bike to pass the MOT on its current back tyre.. as this thing is eating them up quicker than me or Jabba can eat burgers! :lol:
Carsick
21-02-06, 09:21 PM
I'd be tempted but a) I live about 130 miles away and b) I'm gonna be in Brighton that day.
Anonymous
22-02-06, 08:12 AM
Can't do saturday until after lunch and then only possibly :(
Mogs
22-02-06, 09:06 AM
So Id like the bike to pass the MOT on its current back tyre.. as this thing is eating them up quicker than me or Jabba can eat burgers! :lol:

Gareth, surely you exagerate :D
Mogs
22-02-06, 09:15 AM
Sorry, Stretchie, I wish i could make it this weekend, but I hired Rotorvator, so have to get on with the job, it's petrol and Mrs. Mogs has given me strict instructions not to take it apart :)
Anonymous
22-02-06, 09:29 AM
Sorry, Stretchie, I wish i could make it this weekend, but I hired Rotorvator, so have to get on with the job

In other primitive countries like your own, folks put wheels and a seat on them and turn them into an all-purpose farm vehicle.
anna
22-02-06, 01:01 PM
ohhhhhhh so sorry cant make it this weekend just found out MOT was due last week so it is going into the garage yet again!!
valleyboy
22-02-06, 05:01 PM
So Id like the bike to pass the MOT on its current back tyre.. as this thing is eating them up quicker than me or Jabba can eat burgers! :lol:

Gareth, surely you exagerate :D

well, slightly... gone through a BT020 in 4 months.... dont think my high speed dashes are doing any good to tyre life on my bike ;)
valleyboy
22-02-06, 05:05 PM
think me needs to stop going out on 3 hour bimbles in the middle of winter around the Brecon Beacons! :lol:
Carsick
22-02-06, 05:06 PM
So Id like the bike to pass the MOT on its current back tyre.. as this thing is eating them up quicker than me or Jabba can eat burgers! :lol:

Gareth, surely you exagerate :D

well, slightly... gone through a BT020 in 4 months.... dont think my high speed dashes are doing any good to tyre life on my bike ;)
How many miles was that? When I tried a BT020 rear it didn't last 2 months.
valleyboy
22-02-06, 05:08 PM
ermm.. tyre was fitted when I bought it in September at 12,000 miles.. bikes now on 17,000+... not used as much as I would have liked over winter...

so 5000 miles on a ZX-6R aint tooooo bad! :lol:
Carsick
22-02-06, 05:24 PM
I got 5000ish miles on the SV, so that's not bad at all.
It really was dead when I was done with it, though.
Haxsaw
26-02-06, 11:34 AM
So, how was it? I assumed it was still gonna be snowing and ended up booking other things for Sat. Was gutted when the sun came out :lol:
_Stretchie_
26-02-06, 06:07 PM
It was reat mate, chuffin FREEZING but good. Met up about 12:00 got riding about 13:30 and got home at 20:30 we were SOOOOO cold that even after showered changed and in Bristol for something to eat I was still shivering. Went out from 10:30 today and got back at 13:30 and still cold now.
Banged off a few hundred miles lots of smiles, wanted to take some pics but he left his camera in his bag at mine and we didn't really want to keep stopping but have a look at

http://www.thundercat-yzf.net/Gallery/v/Stretchie_/A39+and+Cheddar/

Cheers

Stretchie