Guest Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Gentlemen / ladies, Start your engines.... lollooks like we have a nice day for breakfast in the hillssee you all later Quote
chiz Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Just got in from work, got no chance of getting up Hartside in time.Looking forward to hearing about what I've missed... Quote
techno Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Had a fantastic day, 270 miles sunny all the time a great ride on great roads.Sorry I had to leave bb3 glad it wasnt any more than a breakdown...was a bit subdued on the ride home!!Great day! Quote
TC Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Absolutely Foooooooooooooooooked11 hours 30 mins 299.6 miles Fantastic day out, Brilliant roads views and company.Nice to to see old faces and meet new ones.Including "Sidestand Lee" but thats another story.Thanks Frankie for organising it Quote
2fast2soon Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Had a fantastic day, 270 miles sunny all the time a great ride on great roads.Sorry I had to leave bb3 glad it wasnt any more than a breakdown...was a bit subdued on the ride home!!Great day!Its as much as he should have expected buying an Italian bike and then sticking a can of Tango in the engine I'm sure there's a joke there with a famous advertising slogan... Quote
hammer5 Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Brilliant day, excellent roads ridden with some pretty top class people. New starter motor tomorrow should be out in time for the pudding run , great day guy's and gal's excellent route planned Frankie, next time i will take (once i buy it) the HD head camera.TC: when i left you i was heading for Burnley town centre, i kept seeing signs for the M66 and thought ahh bollox and headed for it instead of going all over the back roads home! I live 4 mile away from the Bury junction hence coming off there.Great day guy's and gal's excellent route planned Frankie, next time i will take (once i buy it) the HD head camera.BB Quote
The Jade Mongoose Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Including "Sidestand Lee" but thats another story. Was an excellent day, a mere 200 miles for me. Really enjoyed it! Quote
TC Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Including "Sidestand Lee" but thats another story. No not you Matt yours was unfortunate. The timing of this one was Brilliant I'm sure BB will come clean Quote
hammer5 Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 No not you Matt yours was unfortunate. The timing of this one was Brilliant I'm sure BB will come clean No idea what you are on about mate? I must admit when you went over Matt i couldn't see you or the bike at first as you was so deep in the grass! Luckily it was just the indicator!(diversion worked? Quote
The Jade Mongoose Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 No not you Matt yours was unfortunate. The timing of this one was Brilliant I'm sure BB will come clean No idea what you are on about mate? I must admit when you went over Matt i couldn't see you or the bike at first as you was so deep in the grass! Luckily it was just the indicator!(diversion worked? TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!P.S. Indicator now fixed, phew! Quote
hammer5 Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 glad the indicator's fixed!Ok what TC is referring too is as we had to fuel up to get home this meant i had to remove the key from the ignition to open the petrol cap thus turning the engine off... Which meant i needed a push start, luckily for me there were two lads at the garage who were willing to give me a push - as TC & his little legs - carted himself off to the toilet!! They gave me a bump start and i say there waiting for TC to get dressed. As he was taking so long i put the kickstand down to rest my legs, once he got dressed i put it into gear forgetting the kickstand was still down and of course the engine cut out! So i had to ask the two lads to give me a push again..Still not as bad as the guy who came pushing his bike in as he had ran out of petrol and his wife came waddling in about 2 4 minutes later looking slightly tired (chubby woman) and peeved off.Its all down to learning experiences!! Quote
TC Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 glad the indicator's fixed!Ok what TC is referring too is as we had to fuel up to get home this meant i had to remove the key from the ignition to open the petrol cap thus turning the engine off... Which meant i needed a push start, luckily for me there were two lads at the garage who were willing to give me a push - as TC & his little legs - carted himself off to the toilet!! They gave me a bump start and i say there waiting for TC to get dressed. As he was taking so long i put the kickstand down to rest my legs, once he got dressed i put it into gear forgetting the kickstand was still down and of course the engine cut out! So i had to ask the two lads to give me a push again..Still not as bad as the guy who came pushing his bike in as he had ran out of petrol and his wife came waddling in about 2 4 minutes later looking slightly tired (chubby woman) and peeved off.Its all down to learning experiences!! I wasn't going to mention it or the the fact that 2 minutes before you said i'll be ok now, i've never stalled it before Famous last words.Back on topic. Glad you got home ok Sidestand Quote
Guest Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 i had a brill day tho am knackered lol... thanks guys was good to see you all gen and some new faces ... see you all gen soon xx Quote
oldgreg01 Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 glad the indicator's fixed!Ok what TC is referring too is as we had to fuel up to get home this meant i had to remove the key from the ignition to open the petrol cap thus turning the engine off... Which meant i needed a push start, luckily for me there were two lads at the garage who were willing to give me a push - as TC & his little legs - carted himself off to the toilet!! They gave me a bump start and i say there waiting for TC to get dressed. As he was taking so long i put the kickstand down to rest my legs, once he got dressed i put it into gear forgetting the kickstand was still down and of course the engine cut out! So i had to ask the two lads to give me a push again..Still not as bad as the guy who came pushing his bike in as he had ran out of petrol and his wife came waddling in about 2 4 minutes later looking slightly tired (chubby woman) and peeved off.Its all down to learning experiences!!ha ha. Nice one. I do the sidestand in gear thing all the time.Fantastic day, cheers frankie. I can't believe I've lived round here 32 years and I haven't been down some of them roads, not even in the car. Quote
Guest Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 Thanks everyone that turned up, had a great day with some new faces and some new places, Tan Hill is a first for me... everyone home safe and sound so a good day... and today we conquered the highest Pass, the Highest cafe, Market town (Alston) and Pub, all in one day...maybe the southerners can do the lowest.. gauntlet thrown... Quote
wiggleit Posted August 23, 2010 Posted August 23, 2010 Well I didnt get all excited for nothing Excellent day, superb weather. some new roads some wonderfully familiar ones and the same with the company lolThanks again Simon for pulling whole thing together.How lucky are we to have that quality of scenery and tarmac on our doorsteps.N Matt you were right....motorway home..big mistake- cant think of much that wasnt hurting by the time I got home lolUntil the next one....cheers guys Quote
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