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kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:03 PM
my sv1000s
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0042Copy.jpg
cuz's sv650s
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0045.jpg
Big daves gixer 600
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0043.jpg
Martins bandit 600
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0044Copy.jpg
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:05 PM
taking a rest.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0002Copy1.jpg
lucky pants (mikes) sv650s
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0003Copy1.jpg
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:07 PM
somewhere in the middle of wales?
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0023Copy3.jpg
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kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:09 PM
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0048Copy.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0041.jpg
The road from Tal-y-Llyn up towards Dolgellau?
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:11 PM
lucky pants sv650s
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0027Copy1.jpg
had to give it a good look over for signs of dirt :)
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0020Copy4.jpg
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:12 PM
you is right Ed! you know it? its loverly up there.
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:14 PM
the usual suspects, big dave, martin and gaz (cuz)
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0040Copy.jpg
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:15 PM
oh and me
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0034Copy.jpg
you is right Ed! you know it? its loverly up there.
Yes, I do, and yes, it is. I will be there tomoz:D I particularly like coming down the valley ie south, cos when you come round the corner you get that fabulous view of the lake:cool:
Edit - I see why you call him 'Big Dave'
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:16 PM
daves gixer again
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0035Copy.jpg
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 09:29 PM
Yes, I do, and yes, it is. I will be there tomoz:D I particularly like coming down the valley ie south, cos when you come round the corner you get that fabulous view of the lake:cool:
Edit - I see why you call him 'Big Dave'
he's as ard as nail's and a bouncer so i'm really nice to him :)
Quiff Wichard
08-04-07, 09:53 PM
oh and me
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0034Copy.jpg
you look like our very own spiderman there!!
next time u go let me know and I can meet u somewhere..
ED. we are all up the ponderosa omoz.. us staffordshire bikers.. anywhere near there r ya ?>
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 10:04 PM
wheres this ponderosa?
Quiff Wichard
08-04-07, 10:05 PM
above LLangollen
kwak zzr
08-04-07, 10:07 PM
thats the horseshoe pass? why is it called ponderosa?
Quiff Wichard
08-04-07, 10:17 PM
i dunno !.. ..
is it summat to do with that cowboy programme?
Luckypants
08-04-07, 10:20 PM
you look like our very own spiderman there!!
next time u go let me know and I can meet u somewhere..
ED. we are all up the ponderosa omoz.. us staffordshire bikers.. anywhere near there r ya ?>
When and where? Can I come and play?
Luckypants
08-04-07, 10:40 PM
The road from Tal-y-Llyn up towards Dolgellau? Yep the A487 at Bwlch Llyn Bach (Little Lake Pass). The view down to Tal-y-Llyn was spectacular today. :D
My kids go to Uni at Aberystwyth and that's on my way..... :cool: I like living here when it's sunny!
gettin2dizzy
08-04-07, 10:43 PM
i love your new panniers kwak!
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/gettin2dizzy/kwakbagcopy.jpg
Luckypants
08-04-07, 10:45 PM
Ohhh great pic's by the way Kwak. Looks like the run up Bwlch-y-Hirnant (up to Vyrnwy) was beautiful as ever. Had a blast home and did not need fuel.... light started flashing at 160 miles.... Did about 185 in total.
Luckypants
08-04-07, 10:46 PM
wheres this ponderosa?
Take a look at this (http://www.ponderosacafe.co.uk/)
kwak zzr
09-04-07, 08:23 AM
arr yes been there a few times, just know it as the horseshoe tho:) i got to do the family thing today prob cannock chase with the kids.
kwak zzr
09-04-07, 08:33 AM
Ohhh great pic's by the way Kwak. Looks like the run up Bwlch-y-Hirnant (up to Vyrnwy) was beautiful as ever. Had a blast home and did not need fuel.... light started flashing at 160 miles.... Did about 185 in total.
the roads up there are getting worse everytime i go there, gravel and rubble bits everywhere gaz (cuz) wasnt too happy he dont like gravel roads.
glad to hear you got home on one tank of fuel, i topped up 3 times £21 of fuel abouts to do 240 miles. on the M54 on the way home me and gaz sat at about 70 - 90 mph it was quite windy but we never saw big dave and martin again christ knows what speeds they were up to;)
Was there a hair "shortage" in those parts?
:D
the usual suspects, big dave, martin and gaz (cuz)
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0040Copy.jpg
kwak zzr
10-04-07, 03:19 PM
i'll let you tell em :)
nice ride out on sunday, nice to meet luckypants he's a nice guy, on that photo of 3 baldys i'm the one on the right, the other 2 are my work mates.
Luckypants
10-04-07, 04:22 PM
Was there a hair "shortage" in those parts?
:D
Yep, we're all follically challenged! Kwak cuts his short to fit in I reckon!
narr we are all too tight to have it cut at a hair dressers.
nice to meet you luckypants, at leest you could keep up with kwak in them welsh hills, we just let him go and catch up with him later.
kwak zzr
10-04-07, 04:28 PM
nice to meet you luckypants, at leest you could keep up with kwak in them welsh hills, we just let him go and catch up with him later.
you got to have some fun aint ya. :)
Luckypants
10-04-07, 04:34 PM
nice to meet you luckypants, at leest you could keep up with kwak in them welsh hills, we just let him go and catch up with him later.
Well to start with I thought he was being rude, but then saw you were used to that, so went off with him.
kwak zzr
10-04-07, 04:44 PM
ME rude :) narr cuz aint passed his test long and rides slower on the welsh twistys so we have an understanding that if you want a blast just go go go! and pull over somewhere up the road for others to catch up :)
Jelster
10-04-07, 05:00 PM
Hmm, I like the look of that area, have to organise a "long" Sunday ride and perhaps meet you peeps.
If I left at about 7:30 I could make the Ponderosa for lunch, maybe an hour or so in the "Vallies" and then make my way back to London....
If I could get a couple of mates would you guys be up for that ?
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kwak zzr
10-04-07, 05:02 PM
yep! yep! yep! just give me the nod, long day for you tho jelster.
Jelster
10-04-07, 05:12 PM
yep! yep! yep! just give me the nod, long day for you tho jelster.
Just over 500 miles... Leave at 7:30, Ponderosa for 11:30, back in for 18:00'ish. That's a FireBlade riders "run out" :)
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Luckypants
10-04-07, 05:22 PM
Might be better for you to meet at dinky's like I did. That way you get to do 'real roads' an hour sooner. Make a big circle around to arrive back Welshpool way before heading off. Might give more time on twisties and less time on M-way?
Quiff Wichard
10-04-07, 05:31 PM
Hmm, I like the look of that area, have to organise a "long" Sunday ride and perhaps meet you peeps.
If I left at about 7:30 I could make the Ponderosa for lunch, maybe an hour or so in the "Vallies" and then make my way back to London....
If I could get a couple of mates would you guys be up for that ?
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hmmm tha could prove difficult??
Quiff Wichard
10-04-07, 05:32 PM
Might be better for you to meet at dinky's like I did. That way you get to do 'real roads' an hour sooner. Make a big circle around to arrive back Welshpool way before heading off. Might give more time on twisties and less time on M-way?
AND ... dinkies is ace fodder-- well u seen it we started at Dinkys on AR06 ;.
Hmm, I like the look of that area, have to organise a "long" Sunday ride and perhaps meet you peeps.
If I left at about 7:30 I could make the Ponderosa for lunch, maybe an hour or so in the "Vallies" and then make my way back to London....
If I could get a couple of mates would you guys be up for that ?
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I'm up for that too, given enough notice. I could easily meet at Ponderosa lunch time.
Dinkies looks a wee further a field, but if Luckypants can make it I'm sure I can :D
Luckypants
10-04-07, 05:47 PM
Dinky's is practically Shrewsbury Baph, so a trek for you. We can sort something out if we end up in a big biker gang. That's if Jelster don't mind us crashing his party.
Jelster
10-04-07, 05:49 PM
Might be better for you to meet at dinky's like I did. That way you get to do 'real roads' an hour sooner. Make a big circle around to arrive back Welshpool way before heading off. Might give more time on twisties and less time on M-way?
Motorway ??
M4 to Swindon then cross country from there... About 4 hours including 1 petrol/coffee stop. God invented A roads knowing that the FireBlade would soon be among us :p
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Jelster
10-04-07, 05:52 PM
hmmm tha could prove difficult??
My names not Quiff (Billy Nomates) Wichard... I know you long to be like me Quiff, but face it mate, you'll never be that cool :cool:
But I hear Scoobs is looking for mates.... :D
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the white rabbit
10-04-07, 06:10 PM
Kwak, would you be interested in leading road rides
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194985
were basing in Rhayader. I'm on trails so cant do the roads...dont know then anyway.
Or route ideas would be great?
Quiff Wichard
10-04-07, 06:15 PM
My names not Quiff (Billy Nomates) Wichard... I know you long to be like me Quiff, but face it mate, you'll never be that cool :cool:
But I hear Scoobs is looking for mates.... :D
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do I look hard up?
So are these the roads you went through?
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/ItiWGPerformPage?reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=EUR&strStartAddress=&strStartCP=&strStartCity=Tal-y-Llyn&strDestCityCountry=1138&strDestAddress=&strDestCP=&strDestCity=Dolgellau&image2.x=42&image2.y=7#
Nice pics by the way, and what a lovely day! Hope it will be just as good when I'll come over next July.
kwak zzr
10-04-07, 08:11 PM
yep lets plan a mini AR07 up to the ponderosa, i fancy meeting up with a few more of you, last sunday was ace:)
kwak zzr
10-04-07, 08:13 PM
Kwak, would you be interested in leading road rides
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194985
were basing in Rhayader. I'm on trails so cant do the roads...dont know then anyway.
Or route ideas would be great?
cant commit to anything mate because of family parfanalia but i'm sure i could plan some good scenic routes for you.
yep lets plan a mini AR07 up to the ponderosa, i fancy meeting up with a few more of you, last sunday was ace:)
Definately up for some of that. I'm pretty sure I could make it regular too, if that was on the cards.
Keep us posted as to when you're next at Ponderosa, and I'm there (subject to not having other plans).
Luckypants
10-04-07, 11:25 PM
cant commit to anything mate because of family parfanalia but i'm sure i could plan some good scenic routes for you.
Whenever your up this way Kwak, PM / ring / MSN me.
You too Quiff, would be nice manage more than 20 miles before you had to shoot off with the rest of your group.
Whenever your up this way Kwak, PM / ring / MSN me.
You too Quiff, would be nice manage more than 20 miles before you had to shoot off with the rest of your group.
Count me in too, always good riding to be had around these parts.
God those Wales pics have really got me going! What nice weather you're having, really nice! I'm def going to pass through coming next July. I'm thinking that just before starting my journey I'd start a thread named "zunkus traveling UK, wanna meet?". This way I could send pictures during my journey and blog about things as they happen. Also guys on the site would get an idea of where I'm at and could ride along us if they'd like or arrange to meet at some point. Should be interesting I guess?
Quiff Wichard
11-04-07, 03:44 PM
Whenever your up this way Kwak, PM / ring / MSN me.
You too Quiff, would be nice manage more than 20 miles before you had to shoot off with the rest of your group.
I know mate !!..
but I dont htink I would be able to keep up with you at full blat
Whenever your up this way Kwak, PM / ring / MSN me.
You too Quiff, would be nice manage more than 20 miles before you had to shoot off with the rest of your group.
Count me in too, always good riding to be had around these parts.
me 3 if you fancy a bit souther:smt017
I know mate !!..
but I dont htink I would be able to keep up with you at full blat
Personally, I ride to the speed of the slowest bike I'm with. It'd be rude to leave someone behind.
Besides, you're prolly quicker than you think you are anyhow.
Don't let you opinion of yourself put you off :p
Luckypants
11-04-07, 04:07 PM
me 3 if you fancy a bit souther:smt017
We can always meet in the middle for a ride around that bit. Aberystwyth for ice creams and meet up, ride around a bit and end up around Welshpool. A483 south for you and that B-whatever it is for us to head north. :cool:
kwak zzr
11-04-07, 04:59 PM
Personally, I ride to the speed of the slowest bike I'm with. It'd be rude to leave someone behind.
Besides, you're prolly quicker than you think you are anyhow.
Don't let you opinion of yourself put you off :p
in our little group i usually fly off at my own pace when i'm on great roads but a mile of so down the road i usually slow to let the rest of the pack catch up, it was great on sunday to ride with luckypants who rides like me or very prob faster! i cant plod along when i get to those good roads the devil makes me do it honest!:) on our way home 2 of our little group decided to sit at 3 figures on the motorway and i never saw them again but its there ride too so i dont mind.
kwak zzr
11-04-07, 05:00 PM
its going to be a good summer guys.:)
Wish you didn't say that Kwak!
kwak zzr
25-07-07, 02:29 PM
:pale: i know, how wrong can a person be?
Right.... So now we know who's fault it is...
..:smt075
Right.... So now we know who's fault it is...
..:smt075
Ah yes, but he's the only one that really refuses to take the bike out in the wet, so serves him right! :lol:
kwak zzr
26-07-07, 11:19 AM
hey baph last time i was over your way i got soaked! you are right tho my bike aint been moved in weeks :(
See, I have it easy now. I go out, full waterproofs, bike gets filthy.
Then come one of the few days with a little sunshine, and my little girl turns around to me "Dad, can we wash your motorbike today?" :D
Might not be as clean as yours, but she wanted to do it all & just wanted me to watch over (and help out a little bit) to make sure she didn't damage the bike.
Best of all, she has small hands, into all the tight spaces. ;)
kwak zzr
26-07-07, 11:37 AM
i hope you gave her some pocket money:)
Ah yes, but he's the only one that really refuses to take the bike out in the wet, so serves him right! :lol:
With all this rain, and it's summer,
no wonder the bike looks brand new :)
kwak zzr
26-07-07, 04:05 PM
i must admit this year its disgusting weather and my poor sv hasn't been far at all :(
DoubleD
26-07-07, 07:52 PM
Good Pics and looks like a nice ride out. I'm looking forward to a ride out in Wales, Baph is sorting one out at the moment, have a look here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=94025
kwak zzr
26-07-07, 09:17 PM
i cant make any promises but if the weathers nice me and cuz might just turn up:)
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