North Wales Rideout #4 thread - Please use this for chat

God , I went for a snooze after work and woke up around midnight , lonely on here are 3:13 in the morning . So bored waiting for the weekend too , COME ONNNNNNNN!!!!! <---- Rocking back and forth in his seat yelling at the screen .

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

lonely on here are 3:13 in the morning .

Now you know how I feel. Thank the guy upstairs for BBC iPlayer, and SkyPlayer, otherwise they'd be waking me up at 7am, shortly followed by a serious talking to.

Yeah LOL , sod it I`m off to work , laters .

[Lissa]

2 Sleeps To Go!!!!!!!!

Sits in corner blubbing like a baby because I cant make it

Originally Posted by gid

Sits in corner blubbing like a baby because I cant make it

tis full now anywhays

you snooze you lose


(why cant you come?)

Off up Norf to see family.





Hang on that will be chesire ,so I may drop in to see u all...essecialy Lissa

just do the ride on sat?

[Luckypants]

Some timely reminders of rideout do's and don'ts

Introduce yourself to the ride organiser and swap mobile numbers with him and at least 1 other participant

Arrive with a full tank of gas or as near as is practically possible.

Tyre pressures checked and in good condition.

Breakdown cover. Check if your bike is covered in the event of an accident or breakdown. Full recovery is best. And make sure you have contact numbers for them.

ICE (In case of emergency numbers) These should be in your phone under that heading. Should someone need to be contacted on your behalf.

Map. If you haven't got proper ones then rip out the page(s) of an old map book, or get a photocopy, or print one off the internet. It is NOT the responsibility of the organiser to get you home.

If you're using a dark visor, bring your clear one as well.

DO bring waterproofs. Just because it's sunny doesn't mean it's gonna stay that way.

DO Keep an eye on your mirrors.

DO Ride responsibly.

DO Stagger your position on the road so as to maximise forward observation and braking distances. This also makes you visible in the mirrors of the bike in front.

DO ENJOY YOURSELF


DON'T Do anything you're not comfortable with. It's not a race .

DON'T Follow too close to the bike in front.

DON'T fixate on the bike in front.

DON'T Assume the rider in front knows what he's doing.

DON'T Stop if one of the group get pulled over.

DON'T Worry about keeping up and what the others might think.

DON'T CRASH!


In addition, we will be using the drop off marker system to direct the ride at junctions, so don't worry about getting lost. There is NO NEED to keep up, ride at your own pace. There will also be a designated Tail End Charlie (TEC) who will sweep the route and stop to help if you need it.

[Luckypants]

Doh! New rear needed, thought it would last this weekend but after Sunday's little jaunt it is below 1mm in the centre