bakes0310 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Going to Brampton up in Northumberland for 5 days. Really looking forward to it, as its 362 miles away. I have never done that distance before, the furthest ive been is about 200 miles.Ill be leaving sunday about 6:00am and its gonna take roughly 7 hours with the fuel stops and rests inbetween.Ill be staying in a nice B&B which used to be a chapel (still got its stain glassed windows) it was on a tv program back in 2007 about being renovated into a B&B and has won a few awards. So basically its nice, ill be using it as a base point for all my rideouts around that area. I should imagine ill do a 1000 miles on the trip with the ride there and back equalling 724miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susieque Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Don't forget to write us a report when you get back, along with some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakes0310 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 well im back after only staying 1 night instead of staying till friday Basically sunday i got there, was a really good journey all 360 miles of it. I got at the B&B to find my phone broke. So my mum and grandparents were worried about me as they havent heard from me since i left. The B&B was really nice and when it came into view the sun was out in full beam, making the chapel/B&B glow Anyway i decided to go out shortly after to find something for diner, leaving my phone there to dry off. Then it happened i came off the bike at a juction. I toppled to the floor with bike just on my foot, i managed to get it off. But couldnt lift it up until someone drove passed and he helped me, then left. Problem was i couldnt start the bike, so i tried to see if i could sort it but gave up I was in the middle of no where and had no phone.I had to wait about 20 mins till i saw a car i flagged him down (read as hands flapping like a crazy person) and they let me use there phone to ring Green Flag. I waited an hour and a half then decided out of boredom try my bike again. It worked, i shall not reveal the problem as its really embarresing I waited 15 mins for the Green Flag man but he still didnt show. So i raced back to the nearest payphone to let Green Flag know that i didnt need them.I made my way back to the B&B starving, luckily they made me a sandwich and homemade cookies, then off to bed. Today i woke up at 7:30am and had a nice shower and a very big and delicious breakfast. Just chilled in my room to 10:00am, then thought i better pay them. Looked in my wallet and my debit card was gone, and i cant really remember the last time i saw it So i phoned up my bank freezed my account and got another card on the way sometime next week. I had £80 in my wallet, i still had to pay for the B&B. He only wanted a fiver, as i paid for the deposit online ages ago so i was covered for the night So i made way home i left about 10:40am and got home at 6:00pm, i still enjoyed the journey ended up being about survivakl with only a limited amount of funds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theboyparker Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Wow that's some holiday lol. Glad you and the bike are ok though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susieque Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Oh dear, sounds a bit of a nightmare from start to finish! Hopefully next time you plan a trip you'll have used up all your bad luck & it will go much better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 It worked, i shall not reveal the problem as its really embarresing So i made way home i left about 10:40am and got home at 6:00pm, i still enjoyed the journey ended up being about survivakl with only a limited amount of funds So was it your kill switch? Sounds like a bit of an adventure... glad you're still smiling about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakes0310 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 It worked, i shall not reveal the problem as its really embarresing So i made way home i left about 10:40am and got home at 6:00pm, i still enjoyed the journey ended up being about survivakl with only a limited amount of funds So was it your kill switch? Sounds like a bit of an adventure... glad you're still smiling about it It wasn't that is a bit more dumb than that I always told myself that i would be gutted and heart broken if i damaged my bike. But i was not too bothered i just thought it can be fixed as if it never happened. The damage:Clutch control has been moved slightly downwards, it aint bent or anything its just moved.A small dent on the tank, luckily its right on the word honda so you cant see it so much.Very minor scratches on the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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