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Guessing we'll arrive 6:30ish

Papworth sounds good to me

What sorta time will we be meeting at Hartford for the ride up?

The peenarse who decided to turn the road through Dry Drayton into a gravel death trap And the prat driving the Jag in front who slammed on the brakes to go from 40 to10 so he'd avoid scratching his paint. Nice work, district council.

Looks like we're going to have a good turnout

Ah well, makes a change from taking people out of photos and making signs

On the bright side, bringing it in first thing tomorrow for them to fix, so I'm still on for Rutland after all

Well done indeed Huuuuuge thanks

I wouldn't expect any less I think I've come up with a peach if a slogan for the chinese motorcycle industry though - "Chinese bikes, the best incentive you'll ever get to stop putting off your Direct Access" Don't forget the dynamite!

It's a carb.

Gotta get the thing there first! Doubtful they'll fit me in this weekend at such short notice, too. Utter utter string of ruddy miseries, swear to god I have one week of problems for every week decent week of riding.

Yeah, I check my oil religiously, so shouldn't be that. Thanks for the offer, if you've got the time that'd be amazing, reduces the odds of me making it worse somehow and being stranded at home

My bike had started playing up this morning, with no forewarning to speak of. First thing I noticed was that it over revved when I used the choke - about 5000 instead of the usual 3000. Second thing was that it cut out as soon as I released the choke. I've ridden to work now, and it still won't idle - it's cut out every time the revs drop to 3000, and there's a fairly distinctive rattle around 4000. Needless to say it's a right nuisance! Especially as I don't have any other way to get to work Any thoughts? Bike is a Lexmoto Lowride.

I think it goes a bit like this

I'd say would you mind if we didn't go tonight, all polite and stuff....then I saw your new signature...so now I'm saying "we're not going" Nice one oliver The price to pay for winning at marriage

Summat to do I suppose

Anyone going today? We're both planning to.

Any good?

Guess I've got a tent to myself next year

Or on a 125 But yeah, really great ride, great company and some great views. Also nice that we had the same seating position so the all-important arse recovery stops didn't become an issue

Lou apologises for the farting tent Been home since three, slept most of the day

Had great fun getting these, even if some of the hills nearly killed the bike Crooked Spire (rubbish photo): Chatsworth House: White Nancy: Jodrell Bank: Uttoxeter Race Course: And of course, Lumb Farm (rubbish photo):

Home, knackered, sore arse (from the seat not the syringe hopefully), bit hung over, bit deaf - great weekend! Really enjoyed it, great to meet everyone and put faces to the names.

First! (I think...)

Just checked my map one last time, I'd say my chances of not getting a little lost are between slim and none. Still, as long as I don't hit BikerMoo levels of lost, I should be ok. See you 6pm ish