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Its been noted in another thread that we are all in hibernation!
Just to prove that we do exist as a region on this forum lets have a roll call! :D Just reply to this thread and perhaps put what town you are in/nearest....
I'll start....
:smt006 from sunny(??) Wymondham near Norwich! :D
We're not in hibernation...
... but rather we're simply quietly and studiously watching - kinda like serial killers. ;) 8)
(Um - I'm in Northampton:smt109 )
Its been noted in another thread that we are all in hibernation!
I wonder who said that? :-dd
Hopefully you all will be attending this weekend's rideout, as you might have a guest (me!). Last time I was in the region, only Sharka turned up to ride down to the Ace.
Present Sir!
Northampton
In all seriousness a good idea for a thread me thinks. I saw the same criticsm about the EA group and had a similar thought - that it would be good\useful\interesting to know exactly who we do have in our region.
Peterborough here..alive and kicking !!
simple simon
02-07-07, 07:02 PM
Evening All!
Still hover around now and again.
Am in Soham.
rs_tubby
02-07-07, 10:44 PM
hey all am in ipswich!!
BigBaddad
03-07-07, 11:01 AM
Bloody rain.
plowsie
03-07-07, 11:04 AM
Present
Northampton ere
Peetee650
04-07-07, 09:24 AM
Yarmouth reporting in
Here! Northwold...back of beyond!
plowsie
06-07-07, 08:26 AM
Skip is this just a quick round up to see what we have orrrrrr are we sorted a rideout?
Skip is this just a quick round up to see what we have orrrrrr are we sorted a rideout?
More of a roundup to be honest - there is a rideout this weekend if you are up for it - have a look in the "sticky" area of this section :)
plowsie
06-07-07, 08:37 AM
Can't this weekend said i would spend the day with the missus :( Might aswell ask the question is anyone coming to the rideout in Wales in August???
The August one is the South West Surfers one? (With Baphs being in Sept?). I've seen it, sort of like the idea but am not up for camping again so soon. So I'm an unlikely for that (unless I do it in a day again???)
plowsie
06-07-07, 10:54 AM
The August one is the South West Surfers one? (With Baphs being in Sept?). I've seen it, sort of like the idea but am not up for camping again so soon. So I'm an unlikely for that (unless I do it in a day again???)
From what i can gather people from all over the place are going, I'm goin for 1 because it will be a laugh, and it'll be a nice thing to do for my birthday cos i think mummy is paying for it all :D :smt030 :smt026
:smt039 here!
bedford calling
New Leaf
07-07-07, 09:36 PM
hello from Ely.:takeabow:
rwoodcock01
09-07-07, 09:41 AM
This is Wellingborough calling, hello. The votes for the 2007 Eurovision contest are........ :lol: :lol:
Sorry could not resist! ;)
Cheers
Rich
:- Still doing the M1/A1 commute :(
Check!
Another Northamptoner....
plowsie
10-07-07, 01:39 PM
Check!
Another Northamptoner....
were u in Far Cotton on ya bike yesterday lunch?
were u in Far Cotton on ya bike yesterday lunch?
If you have a really late lunch (7pm) then yes. Otherwise I doubt it.
plowsie
10-07-07, 01:43 PM
If you have a really late lunch (7pm) then yes. Otherwise I doubt it.
Good job i didnt wave like a girl then lol :)
Good job i didnt wave like a girl then lol :)
Well it might have been Jar being late to work (git). I'm just waiting for him to notice your post and enlighten us...
hehe.
What 2mths said.
I fitted a new horn to my bike and wanted a 2nd opinion so I popped down Far Cotton to see 2mths. It was about 7pm ish though.
If I ever see your (unmistakeable ;)) bike I would stop and say hello, which might save you some embarrassing girly waving moments!!
I was in work from 09:30 till about 18:00 yesterday, so not me at lunch.
I would be well interested if there was another ZR-7 about though. They appear to be similar in rarity as the proverbial rocking horse poop....
S'pose I ought to sign in...........not really East Anglia, but done more with you than any other section so far:D
Ok I retract my statement that you're all in hibernation. The Flatland Frolic rideout was the most SVs I've seen in a regional rideout.
I'll sign in, my SV is from Stamford. :)
It's nice to have seen a few new names on this thread. I know most of them have been on the site a lot longer than me, but good all the same.
Sharka Zulu
13-07-07, 02:05 PM
Better Late Than Never.
Letchworth Here.
pegasus
13-07-07, 05:07 PM
:shaking2: ipswich
S'pose i better stick a shout in for Cambridge, been busy done about 200 miles this year :(
Chris
Sharka Zulu
13-07-07, 11:47 PM
S'pose i better stick a shout in for Cambridge, been busy done about 200 miles this year :(
Chris
Damn!!!
I do that in a week travelling to work and back
bigvern
14-07-07, 01:41 PM
Norwich here,:smt039
(well Horning really but no one knows where that is unless you have a boat)
Hello all, isn't this fun, we should do this more often. Oh and I've done 1300 miles (embarrasingly though thats since new on a K5. It is however very very shiney)
coggers28
14-07-07, 02:46 PM
HELLO ANOTHER NORWICH SV'er HERE ;)
Got a K6 SV in june and am suprised what a giggle it is.
Red ones
14-07-07, 05:37 PM
Steveange here
Steveange here
Ooow Red one! There's been a few come out of the woodwork recently.
Ward8124
16-07-07, 05:32 PM
Cambridge here, Simple Si what can i say, new r6 and only 200 miles??? ive done 9.2k on mine already lol!
Sid Squid
16-07-07, 07:32 PM
I'm not in EA, but hello anyway.
I visit the EA area a fair bit and I might even join you lot for a buzz sometime - you never know your, (bad), luck.
Mr SS - You must shout\pm if you are up this way. It'd be a pleasure.
I remember you saying you liked it up here Ian - if you are ever up this way again drop me a PM - be good to see you! :)
I'm about, but only just. However, am rectifying this, and look forward to catching up with peeps shortly.
New Leaf
17-07-07, 08:00 AM
Right then Mr Skip - we've had the register; we're all present - what we gonna do now? Seems like u're the teacher so are u gonna arrange us a school trip? :-)
Perhaps some giant loop of EA taking in as many places of peeps as possible.
It'd be cool if you could do a huge loop started by someone who went round picking peeps up along the way, then as the loop is completed by the first person everyone else carries on stopping at their starting point till you have just one person finishing by themselves.
Completely impractical and far further than most people would be prepared to ride but I like the idea.
plowsie
17-07-07, 08:17 AM
Perhaps some giant loop of EA taking in as many places of peeps as possible.
It'd be cool if you could do a huge loop started by someone who went round picking peeps up along the way, then as the loop is completed by the first person everyone else carries on stopping at their starting point till you have just one person finishing by themselves.
Completely impractical and far further than most people would be prepared to ride but I like the idea.
+1 on that badboy
Right then Mr Skip - we've had the register; we're all present - what we gonna do now? Seems like u're the teacher so are u gonna arrange us a school trip? :-)
Err, umm :oops: Not great at the whole organising thing - more of a follower than a leader but I guess I could get my behind into gear and sort something out - trouble is I know absolutely nothing about roads out Cambs/Peterborough/Northampton way! Now from Norfolk into Suffolk towards Felixstowe I can do! :lol:
Perhaps some giant loop of EA taking in as many places of peeps as possible.
It'd be cool if you could do a huge loop started by someone who went round picking peeps up along the way, then as the loop is completed by the first person everyone else carries on stopping at their starting point till you have just one person finishing by themselves.
Completely impractical and far further than most people would be prepared to ride but I like the idea.
I like the sound of that - if we were actually experiencing some better weather it would be worth organising perhaps!
We could always plot everyone on a map - pick a central point and all simply join up for a picnic. ;)
New Leaf
17-07-07, 06:41 PM
yummy. i like picnics.
I am about to pull out the map and look for a route - then others can perhaps modify whatever I plot with the bits they know...?
Go for it, Skip:D
High mileage isn't a problem for us, so we'll do whatever:D
Don't bother to include Rugby, we'll travel to Peterborough or wherever!
Sid Squid
17-07-07, 07:23 PM
We could always plot everyone on a map - pick a central point and all simply join up for a picnic. ;)
Ooooohhh! Picnic! The mere mention of food greatly increases the chances of my attendance :cool: .
I like food.
plowsie
18-07-07, 08:41 AM
I like food.
+1 :rolleyes:
I do like the loop idea, count me in on it :D
We could always plot everyone on a map - pick a central point and all simply join up for a picnic. ;)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....................if we include Mr Squid in the plotting, I reckon that would make the central point round about.............Rugby:D
I don't have that many mugs!!!!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....................if we include Mr Squid in the plotting, I reckon that would make the central point round about.............Rugby:D
I don't have that many mugs!!!!!
He's in "Norf London" so that'd pull things further South and East of Rugby. That'd be Northampton then (especially if you weight locations by number of people there).
BBQ @ mine then ;-)
He's in "Norf London" so that'd pull things further South and East of Rugby. That'd be Northampton then (especially if you weight locations by number of people there).
BBQ @ mine then ;-)
Ha haaaaaaaaaaaa..........................you've offered now.................too late to retract!!!!
:D :D :D
plowsie
23-07-07, 07:52 AM
Food again mmmmmmmmm
plowsie
25-07-07, 01:15 PM
Thought i'd bring this idea back to life again, I have PM'd K to see what she thinks, i'm willing to make a weekend of it. There is a campsite in Northampton we could all stay at and then do a round trip, dropping people off on the Sunday. Reason i'd start it in Northampton is because i can never seem to find a decent road to ride on in Northampton for biking. So start here and go off and finish in Northampton. Thoughts and ideas please.
I don't think the idea is\was dead. Skips looking into routes and it's suggested that whatever gets agreed is run sometime mid to late August.
A camping weekend strikes me as a bit too ARish. The AR weekend was a great laugh and I intend doing it next year. But outside that I can't really be bothered with the camping. I'm not sure how many peeps would really be interested in this, ie giving up an entire weekend and going without creature comforts to boot. Also Northampton is hardly central and has little else to recommend it. What I'm really trying to say is that I think we should keep this simple and accessible, ie to just the ride.
If you want to look at putting together a separate Northampton centric event then go for it.
As for roads in Northampton. Do you mean the county or just the area around immediately around the town? I think I might share your frustration as compared to the roads of North Wales or Yorkshire they do seem dull by comparison. However the 'Rutland Ring' which I was introduced to a few weeks ago is probably the best riding around these parts I've seen (though technically a lot of it is outside Northamptonshire). I keep meaning to go round it again, but sort of cant' be arsed to go by myself. If you haven't done it and fancy checking it out I'd be happy to guide you round.
plowsie
25-07-07, 02:00 PM
I don't think the idea is\was dead. Skips looking into routes and it's suggested that whatever gets agreed is run sometime mid to late August.
A camping weekend strikes me as a bit too ARish. The AR weekend was a great laugh and I intend doing it next year. But outside that I can't really be bothered with the camping. I'm not sure how many peeps would really be interested in this, ie giving up an entire weekend and going without creature comforts to boot. Also Northampton is hardly central and has little else to recommend it. What I'm really trying to say is that I think we should keep this simple and accessible, ie to just the ride.
If you want to look at putting together a separate Northampton centric event then go for it.
As for roads in Northampton. Do you mean the county or just the area around immediately around the town? I think I might share your frustration as compared to the roads of North Wales or Yorkshire they do seem dull by comparison. However the 'Rutland Ring' which I was introduced to a few weeks ago is probably the best riding around these parts I've seen (though technically a lot of it is outside Northamptonshire). I keep meaning to go round it again, but sort of cant' be arsed to go by myself. If you haven't done it and fancy checking it out I'd be happy to guide you round.
In regards to the camping yes i know just thought i'd drop it in as an idea. I mean all over the shop, i cant seem to find a smooth piece of road compared to stuff on the AR. I have a couple of little routes i have created for myself just that i go on as its en route to the girlfriends but that would be good mate if you would show me it.
What folks living in and around Northampton need to remember is that we've used up all our tarmac making new speedbumps - so most roads have a shoddy surface! ;)
Nice corners, good straights, crap tarmac - 2 outta three ain't bad, I just often wish it was a different 'two'. :roll:
Unfortunately I'm also completely blonde when it comes to describing routes - half the time I just bimble aimlessly round roads until I find some good ones then spend the rest of the summer trying to find them again. :oops:
That and, when I can, I ride for the pure pleasure of it - so that means nice weather - not much of that lately.
I agree that Northampton isn't the most appealing of places overall for a 'weekender' - it's one of those things too, with the North/South, AR/E/whatever, Invasion of the Valleys, North Wales Run and life in general...
... unless summer turns up we'll be out of weekends and into winter before you know it. :roll:
I have a couple of little routes i have created for myself just that i go on as its en route to the girlfriends but that would be good mate if you would show me it.
Swop ya then!
When is typically good for you? We should perhaps sort this out via PM?
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