Meet 09/03/10

Originally Posted by philbut

Fair enough mate. You live bloomin miles away - I'd not bother driving that far just for a beer and steak.

When motorcycle is back on the road and the weather is warmer and evenings are lighter, possibly.

cool. Well, only 3 takers so far but I'll be there none the less.

[ogden]

I might pop over, but if I do it'll almost certainly be in the car.

Shame to waste having the flat to myself for an evening though.

Originally Posted by ogden

I might pop over, but if I do it'll almost certainly be in the car.

Shame to waste having the flat to myself for an evening though.

What do you do in the flat on your own that you would not normally do?

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump

What do you do in the flat on your own that you would not normally do?

The doris gets irritated when I play my guitars badly.

And I like to strum when she's not around.

These two facts may not be related.

Originally Posted by ogden

The doris gets irritated when I play my guitars badly.

And I like to strum when she's not around.

These two facts may not be related.

Well that was a disappointment.

Tonite was going to be my first meet, and I was looking forward to the ride over. That was until I picked up a nail in my rear tyre on Sunday, and although the AA plugged the hole I'm limited to 40mph until it's replaced tomorrow. Until then I'm stuck in the GF's Faraday Cage, limited to Oxford traffic speeds.

Oh well, see you all on the 23rd!

[ogden]

Originally Posted by johnnyfartpants

Tonite was going to be my first meet, and I was looking forward to the ride over. That was until I picked up a nail in my rear tyre on Sunday, and although the AA plugged the hole I'm limited to 40mph until it's replaced tomorrow.

Was this some five-minute-by-the-roadside-fix kinda plug?

I've done thousands of miles with a plugged tyre, from motorways to Alpine passes at all kinds of speeds.

Originally Posted by johnnyfartpants

Tonite was going to be my first meet, and I was looking forward to the ride over. That was until I picked up a nail in my rear tyre on Sunday, and although the AA plugged the hole I'm limited to 40mph until it's replaced tomorrow. Until then I'm stuck in the GF's Faraday Cage, limited to Oxford traffic speeds.

Oh well, see you all on the 23rd!

You can always come along in the cage mate. Although we are a bikers meet, we won't take the pee (too much) if you turn up on 4 wheels. In fact over winter even I got a life with Andy in his Beemer a few times.

Originally Posted by ogden

Was this some five-minute-by-the-roadside-fix kinda plug?

I've done thousands of miles with a plugged tyre, from motorways to Alpine passes at all kinds of speeds.

And to add. I plug my own punctures using sticky string. I have never once bothered to get the tyre repaired and never once ever had any issues afterwards. Plug it and forget it is what I do.

I had the AA once come out and plug a tyre for me. They used the plug type rather than the string and he cocked it up. I could hear and see the air still leaking out of the plug. I demanded to be recovered rather than ride because he had just made the bike unsafe. He refused and drove off. For that reason alone I will always make sure I have string ready to plug my own tyre.