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I agree I don't think the Saturday night was up to our usual standard but I think that's mostly going to be down to timing, because we couldn't start setting the room up 'til gone 9 we started much later than normal so we were being told to wind up before we'd got properly warmed up. Nothing personal against the pub, they were doing their best for us and were perfectly friendly but the building just couldn't accommodate what we do.

The camping side was fab. Having that little end to ourselves made it feel very sociable and we weren't worried about getting in anyone else's way or them getting in ours. Facilities were mostly very good, couple of small gripes but wouldn't put me off going back.

We'll have another wander round near us see what we can see

We're home, shopped and the entire contents of the car is now where our living room floor used to be!

We know the girls got home, they threw a load in the car and we dropped it off on our way back so we've seen them at home too.

Thank you all for another fab fun weekend

Thank you Stu, Tracey, Sue and Rennie for organising and running.

I haven't paid for mine yet, so if it's paid for let me know i'll give you the cash to cover it if that works.

See y'all tomorrow! i'll be on a bike (on a flatbed lorry)

Not paid but as I said I booked 3 pitches and only 2 coming so if you're prepared to admit you're with me claim Maia's pitch

I'll work out who's paying what with them. If they want to take all 3 off my card I'll mug you

Maia +1 are definite no now, combination of getting there, having to do something with the dog, not being able to use their hammock tent contraption thing............

So we have a spare pitch booked. Anyone want it? Pub likely to object to one tent not turning up?

The rest of us are still there though. We'll turn up in 2 pairs, Cat and I are going to fun way cross country, girls are getting on the A38 and blatting straight down

I have been on the phone to the venue to confirm a few things with them and anyone in tents or caravans can book a “Full Monty Breakfast” at a reduced price of £7 per person as long as it is ordered and paid for the night before.

They where also wondering on numbers for people eating on the friday night too they where asking for rough figures so they aren't under staffed and under stocked

In general we are planning on cooking for ourselves in the campsite...

Unless it's raining sideways like it was Friday last year with the girls snapping at each other and us getting hit by the shrapnel

Yep, my er5 filled the sump with fuel via the carbs and airbox.

Was about to say exactly the same thing about Chira's ER5: combination of petrol tap dying and sticky carb emptied an entire tank of petrol through the carbs, cylinder 1, air box and sump onto the garage floor.

Booked 3 tents

Very very definite: Me and Cat

Very very probably: Chira + 1

Probable: Maia

god only knows: Maia's + 1

Good read that one, thanks.

Learned an awful lot about ER5s when we bought one for Kitty for her 19th and we of course ended up doing all the maintenance.... and we got to do a LOT of maintenance

Electrical gremlins did eventually finish it off for her: the horn got stuck on as soon as she turned left, the rear light fuse would blow about once a week.... so she went and got a CB500 which is also teaching us a lot about maintenance

Currently sat as an immovable, rust-brown garden ornament in our back garden. Rear brake had completely seized so that video will be very useful indeed, thanks. Beyond that it's finding our time, our motivation and her money to ever really do anything about it again.

Side stand switch not working properly so it constantly thinks the side stand is down?

Prompt and planned ahead as ever over here

We were never not coming, it's been on the calendar since the new year and we've planned fancy dresses for months but when did we ever confirm anything like this in advance?

Could have been anything between 5 and 10 of us coming and after some cat herding we're on a definite 6 (...probably... still 1 trying to work out work schedules )

The Vowles clan have gone completely incommunicado for some reason, not heard anything from them in a while.

Monies sent for 6, Stu.

Some number of us will see you there

Driving is useful in some situations, like when I'm playing football and have to lug along all my gear or will be getting a shower at home afterwards. I also can't get my lad on the back of the bike yet! (Can't reach the pegs )

I had to read that twice, I read "can't get laid on the back of a bike" at first which also made sense in an amusing way but "can't reach the pegs" made me rethink my life choices

I enjoy driving but it's not something I do just for a fun "oh it's a quiet day, let's go for a drive", I don't really drive beyond work and back or shops and back.

But on the bright side by driving to work and back it means the bike is purely the leisure activity. Seen mates who commute and I think it's taken some of the fun of biking out for them. Wouldn't come for a Sunday ride for a ride's sake.

But then there are some who commute in the week and ride rings around me on a weekend.

But then again how many of us have a car that can compete with a bike's performance. If I had an Elise or an Atom I think I'd be far more inclined to drive it a bit more often.

Yup. Where we got together, where I proposed, the absolute can't miss of the year (after the forum rally of course )

You got a 5plex to work? bast*rd! What's your secret? I've got a 3 that play nicely together but adding anything else to it will then have them start competing and inhibiting each other. Titrated the primer concentrations and nothing can persuade it back to life so I've got to live with the 3 I use and any extras get their own run.

On the bright side I got a new rotor-gene out of work to run those extras

Made the mistake of mentioning it to one sales droid and he's been hounding me ever since about how they can support and help and he'll put me in touch with their tech guys if I start using their mixes...

I had to write an essay at uni trying to explain PCR to the uninitiated, borrowed my mum quite a lot to help me with that one

http://www.yourgenome.org/sites/default/files/illustrations/process/pcr_cycle_yourgenome.png

Who used to do the t-shirts. I've got a few knocking about now, might try and dig them out for a giggle. You'll all know who I am, just not what year we're in... as Joeman apparently doesn't:

I'm coming as "joeman 2015 edition". Only one made so highly collectible.

Was it last year you were attacking all and sundry with the cat whiskers? Up to and including the pub's dog! That was a good vintage, be a giggle to see that one again

Personally I don't think it'll have any adverse affect on us here in Spain.........but for those in the UK I'm not so sure!

It seems the pound has fallen to levels not seen since 1985!

You must have that wrong: I'm sure it was only a few days ago that Michael Gove dismissed fears that the pound could drop as far as it did in 1992 if we vote to leave...

You been listening to those experts with their fancy-nancy abbreviations again?

Well this is why you always fact check your sources!

Unless you want to work for a red top

You still always fact check, don't want to accidentally anyone the truth now

You amateurs know nothing about loading up a bike properly:

Forum rally 2014

And heading to a rally earlier this year:

I only look like this:

as I've got a pillion for most of the rallies we do now.

Will be coming by car so I have the luxury of having room for an airbed in my tent this year

You're just worried I'd throw that 125 in the river if you came on it again, aren't you?

Naaaah, that'd spoil the surprise for you and all the other first-timers

Think I've finally decided on my costume for this year. Just need to work on my singing. And my lipstick

Oh crap, do I need to start learning another duet or is the one we didn't manage last year going to work just as well?

On a serious note, anyone coming in a car prepared to do some driving on the Saturday during the ride out? Brax's mum, brother and uncle are coming in his uncle's car and hoping to scatter his ashes somewhere round the rideout route but uncle wants to come on the ride out on the back of me so can someone drive mum and brother to where/when we're meeting up to do the scattering please?

For those who knew him

Aaron Vowles (Abraxix92) has passed away in a motorcycle accident this evening, the 22nd November 2015

I hate posting stuff like this but he was one of ours and I loved him

Details of any arrangements are with his family, if there's anything we can do as a forum or just as bikers I'll let everyone know

Our thoughts to his family and friends at this time

"Many people ask me why I always sign off, 'Till we meet again' -- because goodbye is always so final. Goodbye, Aaron"

Trying to sort out holidays for next year and make sure to book all the priorities before we see how much we've got left and how much else we can do.

We got any dates for the rally yet?

My mate David lost his ID the other day

Now we just call him Dav

I find it a lot easier to work on bikes but that's only because i can actually see what i'm doing as opposed to cars where everything is in there somewhere, and if i just reach in and dislocate my wrist 5 times i might be able to get to it.

Never done a plug change on a VFR then?

I'd go for something like a cycling helmet or one of those daft open face things Vespa riders insist on wearing. It's something at least. I always wear a helmet even when cycling, cred be damned.

I have gone completely the other way for a laugh before, I went on a charity cycle ride out in full leathers and my full face helmet. Got a load of giggles but **** me was it hot!

:bday:

Happy birthday Stu, have a good day

Going down during the day on Friday. Don't know exact timings yet. Knowing us it'll be best part of .... at least...about 11:00 before we leave Heanor Work on lunchtime Leicester and work back from that

For some reason I think I've still got your number from a previous get together you got called away to work. Can text when we get a better idea?