Easter pics - Glastonbury run/Southend run

[Law]

Past 7 days, I did 1050 miles in total. The contis have lost the writing in the middle. :(

Monday, rode from Guildford to Peterborough

Tuesday, Went 50 miles up the road in the wet and rain to Evotech in Alford to get my tailtidy.
They were very nice, offered me a coffee (didn't take one though) I meantioned the org and they gave me a discount. They also explained how to fit it.
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Some ducks on Saturday while I was taking photos for my other thread. :)
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Did 430ish miles with PeteVtwin and Lissa, plus their friends on Easter Sunday. Started off from Peterborough at 8:15am and got back at 10:15pm.
Fun day, few scary moments - I cut a rh corner, hit a cats eye, went off line and slammed on the brakes.

Petrol station, I think Lissa kidnapped 2 random bikers here and took them on the ride!
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Dunno who's SV this is? :p Very nice though
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Cheddar gorge
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Last petrol stop with the entire group.
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Today, bank holiday monday, Went down the to the Ace fully laden with luggage, picking up Sharka along the A1. A414 to Southend and Supervox's BBQ. And back to Guildford.
Few more scary moments.

Horrible looking bike!!!
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SV_Dans lovely new Kwak, I sat on it, couldn't reach the floor :smt022
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Nice old bikes
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My bike luggaged up
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Sharka's SV
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People heading out to Southend
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The 2 best SVs in this picture (does not include the one in the background)
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Sharka
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Lidl carpark (closed so we parked on the entrance)
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Someone skillfully rides through our group and disappears into the distance.
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Another angle
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Things I've learnt over the past 2 days.

My left shoulder aches loads and goes stiff on the bike after loads of miles.
Judgement/riding needs to improve.
Everyone else is superfast!! example, I had trouble keeping up with Stu and Dan on twisties on the way home.

[Sharka Zulu]

Thanks for the Pics Law :D :p

[gettin2dizzy]

what the hell is going on with that cagiva?! your bikes looking ace. might steal the black radiator idea!

[Quiff Wichard]

no worries Gary .. ride for yourself... I do.

there are a lot of people in the cemetry with ego's...

some folk are just better at some stuff than others..I know I will never be as good arider as some folk i have seen but I will enjoy it ayhow- I arent brill at golf but I love it.!

good piccies.. we done about 140 miles today and my right wrist is achin liek mad.

[Quiff Wichard]

what the hell is going on with that cagiva?! your bikes looking ace. might steal the black radiator idea!


its a raptor isnt it?

looks liek they tried to nick jenson buttons crappy world colours.

[Filipe M.]

its a raptor isnt it?

looks liek they tried to nick jenson buttons crappy world colours.

V-Raptor, I guess. The original Raptor looks like a proper bike.

[gettin2dizzy]

wow, i can't believe anyone made a bike looking like that! i assumed i had some kind of front added on to it. I wonder why they went for orange/green with a silver tank ?!
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[Lissa]

Some cracking pics there, Law:thumbsup:

Steve........with the Tuono..... has also posted some Glastonbury pics here
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q207/thewasp600/GLASTONBURY/

You're right, I did kidnap the two young lads at the petrol station in Chippenham. They were sitting on their bikes looking so wistfully at us all getting ready to set off that I just asked if they'd like to come along. I thought they did really well, especially the lad on the NSR:D In fact, he's now joined WMR..............wants to come out with us again!

Everyone got home safely, although a few of them were totally cream crackered................and our rear is now toast!

By the way..............people should be aware that Law is a VERY bad lad! He kept trying to persuade me to have ice cream AND cake at the cafe in Glastonbury!:)

[dirtydog]

By the way..............people should be aware that Law is a VERY bad lad! He kept trying to persuade me to have ice cream AND cake at the cafe in Glastonbury!:)


That's why Law is the guildford massives chief dessert tester!

[dirtydog]

wow, i can't believe anyone made a bike looking like that! i assumed i had some kind of front added on to it. I wonder why they went for orange/green with a silver tank ?!
http://www.vfmz.com/vfmz_cms/html/motor-on/mnt/motorrad_katalog/bilder/mnt_2003_cagiva_v-raptor_650.jpg

It is indeed a V-Raptor and can only be described as fugly at the best of times! The on in Laws picture looks like it's been resprayed as the nose fairing is meant to match the clolour of the tank

[falc]

Great pics, looks like a good rideout.

Best clean that bike today Law ;)

[Sharka Zulu]

Some more Pics of Monday, compliments of my phone
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[Alpinestarhero]

Everyone else is superfast!! example, I had trouble keeping up with Stu and Dan on twisties on the way home.

Don't try and keep up - your speed will come with experiance on the bike. I ride with guys of 30 years experiance (my old man and his mates) and never try to keep up - to do so is a death wish! Instead, I'll go a bit faster than I would on my own, but slower than them. This way I'm learning, but I'm not about to plant myself in a hedge going faster than I can handle!

Matt

[kwak zzr]

true words Mr Alpinestarhero.

[Law]

Don't try and keep up - your speed will come with experiance on the bike. I ride with guys of 30 years experiance (my old man and his mates) and never try to keep up - to do so is a death wish! Instead, I'll go a bit faster than I would on my own, but slower than them. This way I'm learning, but I'm not about to plant myself in a hedge going faster than I can handle!

Matt

True. I didn't try to keep up on the twisties, the bike doesn't handle well with panniers anyway.

The scary moments were:

Glastonbury - hitting a cats eye when I turned to early on a right hander, went wide and put the brakes on. Looked in the mirror and saw a NSR right up my backside.

Southend - Went into a left hand bend, squeezed the brakes mid corner to slower speed and saw Dan large in my mirrors again. I could have leant over more and actually made the corner but wasn't happy with the bike's handling that day.

Another one was Cazza overtook a car and I looked ahead and went for the overtake. The car moved right over the centre line so I hesitated a bit and slowed a bit going wide for more room. As I was going past him there was a oncoming white van that flashed his lights a lot at me. Got in with a couple of car lengths between me and the van.

Not particularly happy about having to filter/weave through motorway traffic at high speeds with panniers.

I'm very critical of my riding and don't like making mistakes.

[Stig]

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Oi Treacle. Leave the pies alone. :lol:

[Quiff Wichard]

yea- Pies are my job ..


he dont look like a pie eater there..! he is quite svelt

[Quiff Wichard]

just re visited that pic-- its the little pot wok thats appearing on the usually thin spiderman that needs attention.!! :thumbsup:




:brilsmurf: I don like it..