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it's taken me three days and as many runs to the tip to clear the garage
Next time shout. Have trailer - will tip.
On "With great power comes great responsibility"...
Erm, where did you hear that then?? :scratch:
Apparently Spiderman the film. Which is odd since I've not seen it. It might also be a simplification of something Churchill once said.
OMG*
I've just looked at where the start point is (hadn't bothered to this point). 80 miles just to get to the start. Eek! Now I know there are peeps travelling as far or futher but I just had to say something.
*Gosh - before anyone complains
1. Skip
+1. Pete and Lissa
+1. Cmit37
+1. BBD
+1. Ward8124 aka Don:thumbsup:
+1. K
+1. Sid Squid.
+1. Davy
+1. New Leaf. :smt035
+1. 2mths
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Lou cant make it now so I will be pillion-less...
... it's taken me three days and as many runs to the tip to clear the garage!
Next time shout. Have trailer - will tip.
So have I - but I also have a dodgy leg (so moving things takes 3 times as long) and a lazy housemate. ;)
(Actually, the poor beggar's been working Satrudays for the last couple of months and so I didn't want to ruin his first free weekend for weeks too much.)
But thanks for the offer - I'll bear it in mind when I get round to sorting the loft!:thumbsup:
S'great though, I can see the floor and everything! The new panels for the MG are all neatly hanging from the roof, nice n safe...
... I have (dodgy) shelf space again, a workbench, clear drawers...
... I can even afford more than a couple of inches leeway when parking the car!
Though I did discover a 24 pack of Coca Cola that was at least three years old that had actually exploded and was making one corner smell funny! :oops:
I've just looked at where the start point is (hadn't bothered to this point). 80 miles just to get to the start. Eek! Now I know there are peeps travelling as far or futher but I just had to say something.
Its 40 dual carriageway miles from me - and I organised it!! I could have made the start point my house ;)
It wasn't a complaint!
It's a good thing I did notice else I'd never have made the start in time otherwise.
Priority will just be getting there on time, but if It's not all DC then my tyres should be that bit more scrubbed in by the time I get there.
If I do my route as a run (dunno if it's worth doing - need to get some opinions first) then it will be starting from my house :-) At least for some peeps (Southam probably for others).
rictus01
16-08-07, 10:40 AM
Only about 100 mile for me, so a nice little warmup then, couple of hours no problem, Knee? now that's a different story :roll:
Cheers Mark.
BigBaddad
16-08-07, 12:39 PM
OMG*
I've just looked at where the start point is (hadn't bothered to this point). 80 miles just to get to the start. Eek! Now I know there are peeps travelling as far or futher but I just had to say something.
*Gosh - before anyone complains
And how far is for you to go home after :smt110
And how far is for you to go home after :smt110
I'm already up by then though :-)
1. Skip
+1. Pete and Lissa
+ or - 1. cmit37 as may not be able to come after all :(
+1. BBD
+1. Ward8124 aka Don
+1. K
+1. Sid Squid.
+1. Davy
+1. New Leaf.
+1. 2mths
Fancy a blast on Sunday....will know more when I see the weather forecast.
Well - just come back from the bottom of the garden having got my 'sticky' wheel sorted...
... kinda...
... now it's just a bit 'lumpy' instead. :roll:
morning all,
sorry to come into this so late but will there be room for one more? I haven't been out with the group since the first ever anglian rideout.
I have been working in london in an investment bank all summer but i am coming home to cambridge for the weekend, so please count me in.
Does anyone know exactly when it will start?
Does anyone know exactly when it will start?
That's not actually a bad question.
I was about to suggest that you read the first post with all the info in, but I've just re-read it and I can't work out when I'm getting out of bed from it either.
Skip.... Skip... SKIP ?
Well - just come back from the bottom of the garden having got my 'sticky' wheel sorted...
... kinda...
... now it's just a bit 'lumpy' instead. :roll:
What is it sticking or lumping on? Or is the problem that you don't really know?
:smt006 I did mention it in another post - but I dont blame you for not re-reading the whole thread! I think we should meet at 9:45-10:00 for a 10:30 leave.
I will get there at about 9:20-9:30 and probably grab a cuppa.
'spose I had better put this info in the first post really!
Still dont know where to have a rest stop en-route? :smt017
I re-read to page 3 then lost interest!
Info put in 1st post would be good!
This is a cafe right? I'm thinking if I get there early enough then brekkie might be in order :-)
Can't help with a rest stop suggestion I'm afraid. The ride is all well out of my area over there.
For some reason I cant edit the first post?? Help K please!! :D
I will PM Ward to get a suggestion on a rest stop - just so I can mark it on the maps I will be giving you all... :)
On that note - Rictus has provided me with lots of notes on rideouts and group riding - would anyone be interested in me bringing copies so we can have a look/discuss?
Sorted - anything needs changing just let me know.
Spiderman
17-08-07, 12:49 PM
worryingly for you all i'm looking more and more likely to make this.
you have been warned :lol:
Ward8124
17-08-07, 02:45 PM
I've had a look at pubs in March as that seems to be the mid point of the route. Theres quite a few round there so we wont have a problem i reckon. Plus theres Hartford marina en route too which for those near Cambridge/peterborough you should see as thats where a lot of peeps including myself go on a tuesday night.
Ward has pointed out that the weather is looking really bad - I will be there regardless though! :salut:
rictus01
18-08-07, 12:38 AM
Well I'm knee not weather depended.
Cheers Mark.
I, however, am an unmitigated wimp and so will be both knee and weather dependant. ;)
BigBaddad
18-08-07, 09:05 AM
Eak! Rain and thunder forecast......I'm going to play this by ear:smt010
Yeah, the weather forecast looks bad at the moment for tomorrow.....I hate cleaning my bike after a wet ride......shades of the coast and roast BBD.....lol
New Leaf
18-08-07, 04:40 PM
This is a cafe right? I'm thinking if I get there early enough then brekkie might be in order :-)
That sounds like a good plan. What time u planing on getting there? Do u reckon 9:30 would be early enough to wolf down a fry up?
Forecast doesn't look that bad for tomorrow. Sunshine and showers:D
We're looking to arrive around 9.30 and grab a bite to eat:smt110
BigBaddad
18-08-07, 08:02 PM
Been chucking it down all afternoon/evening. Will check the weather in the morning and will let you know.
That sounds like a good plan. What time u planing on getting there? Do u reckon 9:30 would be early enough to wolf down a fry up?
...and Lissa wibbled something along the same lines.
I'm planning or is that thinking of trying to get up at 7:30 to be out the door at 8:30 and hoping to pitch up at the meet no later than 10, ready for a 10:30 departure. If I'm there by 10 then I'll be having brekkie - so I reckon 9:30 is oodles of time :-)
Skip - BBD asked what weather you were planning. You said...
Fingers crossed some light scattered cloud and a light south-southwesterly breeze - temperature about 17-18°C :D
Now I thought you'd said you'd ordred it, now when I check I realise that you are just hoping. Is it too late to put an order in? We could all chip in to pay for next day pre 10 delivery - or is that only screwfix orders?
I've just been in the garage emptying half a tin of Kiwi shoe waterproofer over my trousers. I'm hoping it might keep me dry for oow lets say the first 5 miles :-(
While I was out there I adjusted & lubed the chain and tweaked the wheel alignment (though whether it's improved is another matter).
Fingers crossed.
...and Lissa wibbled something along the same lines.
Wibbled?
WIBBLED????
I'll give you 'wibbled', you young whippersnapper!!!
:D:D:D
Well, it's a bit damp here this morning:D
The bike is going to get filthy *sigh*
See you all at the cafe:D
rictus01
19-08-07, 06:14 AM
Well, it's a bit damp here this morning:D
The bike is going to get filthy *sigh*
See you all at the cafe:D
Indeed, here to, but bikes are for riding, see you there :D
Cheers Mark.
Have a safe trip everyone - looking forward to that fry up! Yum! :D
Guys/Gals,
Looking out my window here & it's just water, water everywhere. I shall not make it
Enjoy the rideout. Looking forward to seeing the pictures!
Enjoy the greasy fry-ups on the way!
Durj
BigBaddad
19-08-07, 06:27 AM
Wet roads, been raining the morning bit drizzly now, got no wet riding gear, and I tend to wibble oh sorry I mean wobble about on damp roads......I don't know what to do. [-o< Pray that's it [-o< pray. I know The Big Man is busy on a Sunday morning but he might listen.
07:30 operation "Get ready & Go" has started.
Room for another one?
Just got up to look forward to a boring sunday - saw this, looked outside, not too wet.
And your starting in Bury St Edmunds. Just down the road.
See ya there!
And your starting in Bury St Edmunds. Just down the road.
Well, Red Lodge, but I guess that is counted as Bury St Edmunds...
Good to see that even with the appalling weather there will be still be a few of us! :cheers:
It's only a bit damp! At least it's not cold.
Now I need to find out how to get to this Red Lodge place
I'm off!
(cheers for the m.c. Skip - If I cna't find this place I'll be ringing you!)
simple simon
19-08-07, 08:19 AM
I know its late in the day, but I am in.
I couldn't have you pass me by in Soham and not tag along for the fun of it.
Si
Pouring with rain here, no wet weather gear, so I am staying put.
Have a good ride.
Well - as I've just got up from a night of talking to any deity that will listen on the great white telephone, I'm sticking at home turf today. :(
simple simon
19-08-07, 04:16 PM
Good to meet some old and new faces today.
Well done you brave souls for putting up with the weather and the bumpy Fen roads.
Look forward to riding with you again soon.
Si
Thank you everyone for coming - really appreciated the support for a rideout I "organised" :D Very impressive turnout even though the weather tried its hardest to ruin it!
I didnt think the route was too bad - although Pete will tell you that my bit was crap and Wards bit was the best! :p
I only took a couple of pics at the start - not much of a photographer really!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/skip665/z750/19_08_072.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/skip665/z750/19_08_071.jpg
Lissa, Rictus and Ward8124
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/skip665/z750/19_08_07.jpg
Roll on the next one! :D
Got home safe and sound about half an hour ago................after riding through 50 miles of rain of Biblical proportions:D
Skip..................must do better next time............warm, dry and sunny please!
Had a great day. Nice to meet people again, and for the first time. Lets hope it won't be the last!
Pics to follow once I dry off and warm up:D
Ward's fastest move of the day..............claiming his brekkie!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/SkipsRun0011.jpg
Skip tries to remember where we're going next!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/SkipsRun0121.jpg
Rictus tries out a new riding position while Sid Squid gets high on the exhaust fumes!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/SkipsRun0151.jpg
Back to the start point safe and sound!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/SkipsRun0201.jpg
I've only one thing to post in response to that last photo...
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z144/2mths/Revolutions/IMG_2542_p.jpg
Another great day in dot.orgers company. Thanks to all but especially to Skip for organising the route. Only one or two U turns!
I'll look at my pics and post gooduns later
BigBaddad
20-08-07, 07:55 AM
Great day Skip, thanks for putting it together.
Anyone up for some more punishment.....might put together a route starting and ending in Peterborough........I'll call it The Posh Punt! Looking at some roads around Peterborough 3 or so hours with a couple of stops in mid to late September.
petevtwin650
20-08-07, 08:03 AM
Gosh, he's a handsome fella in that last pic........:smt057
What a fantastic day. Ok,the weather could have been better, but with great company, nice roads ridden at a reasonable speed, and a lot of banter, it summed up what I look for on a day out.
Well done Skip!:thumbsup:
Ward8124
20-08-07, 05:05 PM
Yeah nice one skip and was great to meet you all and to be honest i wasnt expecting so many to turn up due to the weather so big applause to you all!
I always remember how bumpy the B660 (The Road Of Bones) is.................what I always forget is how much my legs ache the next day after using them as shock absorbers!
Mother of God, I'm stiff today:D
Was worth if though:mrgreen:
Sid Squid
22-08-07, 01:10 PM
A good day out in good company - thank you all very much for welcoming us Londoners to the sticks.
Anyhoo, pics:
Rictus' and Skip's bikes outside the Red Lodge.
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/RedLodge-1.jpg
Our Glorious Leader Generalissimo Skip surveys the attendees and reconsiders the wisdom of this rideout:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Skip-1.jpg
Then puzzles over the blinding complexity of waterproofs:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Skip-2.jpg
Andy, (2Mths), never have I seen so much pleasure induced by a cup of tea:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Andy2M-1.jpg
Don, (Ward8124), promises to wake up soon:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Don-1.jpg
Pete, (petevtwin650), snoozes:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Pete-1.jpg
Andy, (New Leaf) smiles at the thought of brekkie:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/AndyNL-1.jpg
Sally (Messie), smiles at the thought of strangling me:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Sally-1.jpg
Simon, (Simple Simon), talks Llamas, apparently they like R6s:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Simon-1.jpg
The mysterious Harry, apparently a forum member but very low profile:
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Harry-1.jpg
At Hertford Marina, Skip, Lissa, Pete, Simon, Harry, Andy, Sally & Andy.
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Hertford-1.jpg
Mark, (Rictus) with shiny and rather yellow Thunderbird Sporthttp://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Mark-1.jpg
Lissa & Pete are glad to be leaving this lot behind.
http://www.bureaunet.com/FTP/SidSquid/RevolutionsRide19-08-07/Lissa-Pete-1.jpg
Great pics Ian - bit too extreme closeup of me for my liking - I hate having my picture taken at the best of times!
Looks like you guys had a good time - :thumbsup: to Skip for organising the route etc.
I really did want to make it - despite my dislike for the weather I have actually got a pair of waterproofs ;) - just my stomach said 'No!'...
... it said no to a lot of things for a couple of days.:mad:
Real shame you couldnt make it K - was looking forward to meeting you! Still, there is always next time - I think a Northampton rideout should be on the cards soon... ;)
I did think that once Skip got out of 1st gear and the 40/50 limits there was some awesome bits of road covered. I've not been on a ride like that before. Hopefully my riding was ok (though I think Sid Squid might have a few words to say about my getting going again in front of the back marker).
Thanks for posting the piccie of me there Sid Squid. It's nice to get a decent photo of oneself taken from time to time.
I did think that once Skip got out of 1st gear and the 40/50 limits there was some awesome bits of road covered.
I felt guilty after the sedate pace I started at when I realised people wanted to go faster! The later bits were definitely more spirited! :twisted:
2mths - you have PM...
Great pics, Ian:D
Also we think you are due a special mention for patiently acting as TEC all day:thumbsup:
Also we think you are due a special mention for patiently acting as TEC all day:thumbsup:
Good point! Thanks Ian - its not a job that most people would want! :smt023
Ward8124
23-08-07, 01:46 PM
LOL thats probably the worst photo of me ever hahahahahahaha love it!!!!
simple simon
23-08-07, 10:00 PM
Oh no Ward, I am sure there are far worse ones!
I thought it caught your features perfectly :smt119.
Si
BigBaddad
24-08-07, 07:45 AM
Another ride out http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=95645
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