wannars125 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Where to start with such an eventful day......?8:30am Went out, got the bike started and warmed up ready for Jixermans arrival to be greeted with a few spots of very light rain. Great, the BBC lied again!8:58am Bike gear on and burbling from a very loud exhaust outside the house, jixerman must be here. Went outside new tax disc in hand and had a look at the new bike. Very tidy! New tax disc in and virtually ready to go but forgot the camera! After a quick run back in the house, camera in pocket we left Farnborough. A trip up the A322 towards the M40 then down to Hanger Lane to head along the north circ to the Ace Cafe with a stop for cash. Rode straight past the Ace Cafe ending up in Barnet......Ooops (sorry Jixerman)! Turned back and eventually got there watching the bikes head off for Southend in the opposite direction A breakfast later and a spilt cup of tea over a poor lady sitting opposite me we were ready to head off again to Southend having consulted Google Maps as neither of us knew where we were going! The journey, being mostly motorway was quite boring. Sadly saw one bike accident with abluance on scene and another fella sitting on his bike with a lot of fairing missing. Hopefully wasn't too bad. I think the award for best outfit went to the three that we saw on a bike with sidecar dressed as the three bears! We eventually arrived at about 1pm on the beach in Southend. There were quite a few bikes but not as many as the Brighton Burn-Up. Maybe the fair weather riders didn't want to risk it with the clouds looking threatening! We eventually found MonkeyKnuckle and Foz along with a couple of others and had some candy floss and a drink and a bit of a sit down before going for a wander to look at the bikes. I'd always wondered how people could reach the handlebars on a chopper. I now know you need go go gadget arms! After walking around for a bit we bumped into Mikey and a friend of his and after a chat and some persuasion, a few of us decided that we wanted to go on one of the fairground rides (what trip to the seaside would be complete without this?!?). As you can see from the picture, we thought it was quite good! Well done to the kids behind for managing to make funny faces! We eventually headed back at around 5:30pm and as there didn't seem to be many interesting roads to ride on the way back, we followed MonkeyKnuckles satnav which took us round the M25. Our adventures weren't yet over. Crossing the Dartford Bridge, Jixerman took the lead and obviously concentrating so hard on where he was going, didn't notice himself veering towards the Cars Only lane! Trying to get MonkeyKnuckles attention to stop him from heading the same way, I beeped my horn but it was no use! Sudden visions of motorcycles trying to reverse out of a busy lane causing a massive queue came to mind as I went down the correct lane. Looking over, the chap that had to raise the barrier didn't seem best pleased!A quick stop at Clackett Lane services and our day was nearly over. Some Anadin for me to get over the headache that may have been caused by excessive amounts of sugar (candy floss, coke, donuts, ice cream....) and a refuel and we were off on our way. A lovely day out altogether seeing people that hadn't met up in nearly a year or more in some cases and meeting new people too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannars125 Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 A quick search on youtube found the rollercoaster ride that we went on!"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKnuckle Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Good stuff Anand. Gonna stick the photos on Facebook too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That's a handsome looking big red bike in picture number 5 - I wish I had one just like it!Well done all who made this outing a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgodden1989 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 You geek Anand! lol Looks like you all had a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannars125 Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Thanks Mark, yeah we did. Time to trade in that Astra for a bike methinks so you can join us next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgodden1989 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Thanks Mark, yeah we did. Time to trade in that Astra for a bike methinks so you can join us next time! We all know that ain't going to happen!!! I love my car too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannars125 Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 That's a handsome looking big red bike in picture number 5 - I wish I had one just like it!Well done all who made this outing a success. Didn't think a scooter would be quite your thing PPF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That's a handsome looking big red bike in picture number 5 - I wish I had one just like it!Well done all who made this outing a success. Didn't think a scooter would be quite your thing PPF More of a bus than a scooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixerman Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Was a good day even though a certain someone was alittle bit hit and miss But then I made up for it on the toll gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKnuckle Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That roundabout on the A3 was pretty fun on the way back. I don't think I've seen the A3 so empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixerman Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Wierd that about the lack of trafficGood though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Some good pictures there mate I guess all the traffic from the A3 decided to go the way I was going.Took about 30 minutes to get out of southend!I am so up for making a day out of that theme park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foz Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I am so up for making a day out of that theme park its a pretty crap theme park if i'm hoenst!but i still vote we go on the kiddie rides in full bike gear, helmets and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foz Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 We eventually found MonkeyKnuckle and Foz along with a couple of others and had some candy floss and a drink and a bit of a sit down before going for a wander to look at the bikes. I'd always wondered how people could reach the handlebars on a chopper. I now know you need go go gadget arms! you mean YOU had candy floss its really not that bad trying to reach the bars! its the pegs most people struggle with on my bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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