ATTENDEES - Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

See here for details............

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=95676

......and guidance to stop people running off to do their own thing - it IS a group ride isn't it?

SORRY;)

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

What's the route?

I'll go but I'll skip that excuse for a road surface at St.Mary's loch

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

It's in the link mate.....


However, I'm planning on finding time to check it over prior to Sunday, and if it's too nasty I'll make plan B.

Cheers,

Garry:cool:

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The "Yay"s to date::smt045

• Indie
• SVDucatiTony
• SkyeBlue
• Cam73
• Jim@55
• ScoobyNumbers
• KittyKat

The "Mibees"::scratch:

• Northy (if the stars all line up etc....)
• Quedos (working on Sat & only if I get to go the wrong way....)
• SuicideSam
• BlueFlame (If there's a dry surface for me shiny new doughnuts....)
• Husky03??
• Davie?
• Bluewolf?

Going the same general neck-of-the-woods::crutches:

• StuartyBoy

Will Edit as the news breaks......

Good news - It doesn't fall on the Biggar Vintage Vehicle Rally this time (Tailbacks last year).

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Stuarty dont be anti social the road will be fine, your arm is 3 months better and this route will be shorter plus the route is in reverse to last time

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Bloody weather guys have changed their minds again..................


.............I'm just not listening now.:smt009

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Hmmm

It will be suck it and see for me then. Getting new tyres tomorrow and I aint going out on wet roads till they are scrubbed in.:(

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I know that I said I wasn't listening, but that doesn't stop me LOOKING....

Moffat, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland
Hour by Hour™ Forecast

Sunday, September 2

11amhttp://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/03.gif 13° C Partly Sunny


Noon http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/03.gif13° C Partly Sunny


1pm http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/01.gif 14° C Sunny

2pm http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/01.gif 15° C Sunny


3pm http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/01.gif 15° C Sunny


4pm http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/01.gif 15° C Sunny


5pm http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/01.gif 15° C Sunny


6pm http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...s/31x24/18.gif 14° C Rain




So there you go... just goes to prove that yet again they can't agree with each other. Here's hoping Grant!;)

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

Oh alright then :)

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:cheers:l :cool:

Ralph next

C'mon ralphie you know you want to [-o<

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oooh and the lovely ice cream at moffat. wonder if I can set off the car alarms this time

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That was one almighty big fart right enough ;)

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:smt041 LOL

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When I see that weather forecast I have to admit to being tempted. Maybe I'll just turn up with jeans on, that usually makes be feel vulnerable enough to bimble.

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

eehaa looks like we're gettin a posse together

THE ECOSSE POSSE RIDES AGAIN

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Go for it Col'. I'll be looking to maintain a good, but legal pace on the whole. There's plenty of twists etc on these roads, so if you carry 60 through some of those, you shouldn't get bored - indeed you could give yourself a good scare. Perhaps jeans is taking things a bit far........

Garry;)

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

oh ha ha :smt021

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OK, I'll be there, so long as there's no sign of a baby!

I can just see this coming though - The first rideout where we have a pact to stick to the speed limits..... and we'll get pulled by the cops for random checks! :D

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Oh No, missed out, just spent a cracking week in the borders, staying in Kirkudbright got back home yesterday , love to join you all sometime though. :D Saw loads of SV,S btw.

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Well folks,

I went and done the rideout today. No problems to speak of. Q's dad (68) accompanied me on this one and we experienced varying weather & road conditions.

When we left Cumbernauld, it was dulll, miserable and mizzle. The wind was strong on the M73 & M74, but once we got to Uddingston, the roads were already bone dry.

The rain got half way serious a few miles north of Moffat, but the sun had been working wonders in Biggar earlier. Once we descended into Moffat itself, again bome dry and bright. A nice cheap lunch at the Rumblin' tum and we moved on.

Again the weather was fine and the road surface along the A708 (St Marys Loch) was on the whole very good. Any patches of gravel were very limited and easy to spot. They were all off (my) line too:p. The wildlife behaved itself too, with everything staying sat in or by the road just as it was on approach. Nice one.

Our next encounter with the drizzle was at Peebles, but again it cleared quick enough. Easties & Westies will part here after picking up fuel at the BP station at the roundabout.

The run back up to the west was also good for the most part. Westies - you can expect to get back around 4.30. Easties - that depends on your return route & destination.;)

See you all in the morning.

Garry:cool:

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

Eh, there's 2 MacDonalds in Hamilton... They're about a mile apart so not hte end of the world if anyone gets confused, but which is it we're actually supposed to be meeting at? Both are in retail parks too. I think it's probably Hamilton Palace?

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It's the one nearest to the M74. There is a KFC there as well if memory serves me right

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Thats the one next to ASDA are you coming Northy

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

What's the weather like through the west at the mo.

Got new tyres fitted yesterday and only done about 4 miles on them so far so they will be as slippery as errr... something slippy (brain is dead:)).

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Starting To Brighten Up Your Tyres Will Be Fine

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Here, here!

The man's right you know.... the BBC weather man's changed his mind again and he now agrees on sunny intervals! Besides which you'll have them half scrubbed by the time you get to Hamilton.....

Garry;)

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Super. That's just CAPITAL. ;)

It's brightening up here as well.

See you later

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To Cap It All were in for a good one by this years standards :cool:

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Its started to snow here in carluke :)

just fitting the chains to me tyres right now

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Better move me @rse and have a shower eh!

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That went well I thought! Wing mirrors aside. Just going to start sorting out the vids, though I think the one of me and Jimmy coming from Innerleithen to Edinburgh might not be for public consumption [-X Great day- thanks a lot for putting it together.

As for the "controlled" element, well... TBH I don't think it worked very well. The second leg was good, but the most fun I had all day was when we dropped off the back of the rideout. Also, leaving aside the pace and the bunched-upness, I think there were still some big drawbacks- if we'd lost someone from the back, we'd be no better off than usual since it was so common to get gapped (well, Tony and Ralph were doing it on purpose!). If you slowed for the person behind, you'd end up losing the person in front and being dependant on the next turning being marked, or on catching up, things like that. And that's the same disadvantage as you get with a completely unmanaged rideout, but with extra hassle.

But then, it was a big group- with a smaller group it would have worked perfectly since the top and tail would be able to see most of the group, we've used this method to cover distance often enough.

REgardless of all that, great rideout, maybe I should turn up for some more? :smt039

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That's me home safe and sound. Hope you all got home safely.:smt039

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Here it is folks proof that Northy got out his bed and turned up :cool:

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6462/1000725hr2.jpg

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And here is todays casualty Jim's CBR minus a mirror :(

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/959/1000736ly3.jpg

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No rideout would be complete without the Brolly Dolly's ;)

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1035/1000733ea9.jpg

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Jimmy and Big Al with their Steeds :cool:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5488/1000723fx7.jpg

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Svtonyb, Ralph and Stuartyboy stop for a Pee Break :rolleyes:

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4205/1000730rl9.jpg

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A quick fag and blether stop in Biggar :cool:

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1760/1000728fo3.jpg

Re: Controlled Rideout Sunday 2nd September
 

cool photos tony. good day. the first part of the ride was mind numbing boring. couldnt believe i approached town and there were warning signs to slow down to 40 I looked down and was doing 27 lol

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I know how you felt KK - bloddy cage drivers!! I thought the section form bigger to moffat was better but maybe that becuase iwas up front for once. I think Tony was right (no u can't have that in writing)
Good day though - highlights - Jims landing on the roof again, certain people getting lost Rabs - only a hand job quote and my momentous overtake adnd to think you lost would have normally missed that and i would have been celebrating onme own!