Never Mind the Porlocks - Ride Out, 31st March 2007

Wen't to book the first service for my new bike last saturday and they said they were fully booked until April 11th . I phoned around and could get it done at another dealer but they wanted £110 for whats basically oil change. Phoned back bevans where I'd bought the bike and explained the situation and they managed to squeeze me in thursday . So I'll be there unless the weather is bad, want to keep everything shiny.

Originally Posted by Xan173

I would recommend that instead of following the main road just before you start decending into Woolacombe that you turn off right and go through Mortehoe. You'll then follow the coastline on the Espanlade from the far end of the bay giving a geat view and it adds no distance. At the end of the Esp is the Red Barn. Wooly used to be a surf haunt of mine so I know it well.

Have fun!

Does this mean you and Vicky are not joining us

Going back over, it looks as if we could have a sizable turnout, 16 - "I'm going" and 5 - "maybe's"


The "I'm going" are

1. Mac99 (Black Z1000)
2. Hovi5 (Yellow SVs Curvey)
3. Beenz (Gixer blue/white)
4. Fizzwheel (Gixer or SVs?)
5. Philh (?)
6. Stingo (Copper SVs Pointy)
7. Viper (Yellow SVs Curvey)
8. Baldyman (Blue CBR1100XX Blackbird)
9. Zombie (Gixer blue/white)
10. Caz650s (Yellow SVs Curvey)
11. Lisa (Blue SVs Curvey)
12. Jharris (Blue SVs Curvey)
13. Mogs (Silver SV Pointy)
14. Jabba (Blue Hornet 600)
15. Squirrel (blue, yellow, brown curvey)

and

16. Stretchie (Blue Thundercat)

just a sugestion, as the POINT/TEC will be changing will they be wearing hiviz vests (as metioned b4) & swaping at each point ?

yellow= TEC
orange= point
or am i being stupid?

Originally Posted by mac99

I'm in Henleaze, and as I've already volunteered to wear a fluorescent vest I can't duck out. _stretchie_ is in Filton, and he'll be coming as well, assuming the bike is roadworthy by then. We'll sort something out closer the time.

mac/stretchie - you still game for meeting up somewhere in Brissle?

Good news!!

The weather forecast is favourable for Saturday - just wrap up warm

No excuses Viney

It is with much sadness and anger that I have to say that I probably won't make this rideout . It seems that work, more importantly the salaries section, can't get their acts together, and so after messing up last months paternity pay and then shorting me by £700 this month it leaves me too short to cover this months bills. Apparently all the system is being used processing the year-end finance stuff so they can't even BACS the error until next week which doesn't help considering mortgage and all comes out on Monday .

Anyway, with the TLR being a thirsty girl and being totally broke I just can't justify it and divorce would definately be on the cards.

Sorry Mogs, I know you've put a fair bit of work into the organisation of Point/TEC etc.

Have a good day all, I'll be very jealous

Originally Posted by jharris

mac/stretchie - you still game for meeting up somewhere in Brissle?

Yep, no problem.
I can fetch you from the BAWA, if you are really paranoid about getting lost. Last I heard stretchie was still off the road, but he appears as attending in Mogs' list above.

We'd best allow at least 20 minutes to get to the Gordano services to be sure.

[squirrel_hunter]

I'm a definite (Sorry Mogs thought I had posted earlier), will be riding a blue/ yellow/ brown curvey

Unfortunately I don't think young Strechie will be making this one

Originally Posted by mac99

I can fetch you from the BAWA, if you are really paranoid about getting lost.

The BAWA would be a good for me, what time you want to meet?