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Post by m40man on Aug 7, 2011 17:37:55 GMT
Many thanks to all who came out to play this weekend  . Nice Saturday bimble  , food, drink & pool at the Volunteer Saturday night , & a not entirely uneventful Sunday run  . But thankfully only metal & plastics damaged I believe. If you see this Suz, I hope you got / get home & are not too sore  . You must be gutted - 'twas indeed a shiny Ducati  . Thank you to Billywhizz & Verde for stirling back-marker work today. Thank you to everyone for stopping whilst I fixed my puncture  . See you all on the next one . |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 17:49:25 GMT
Thank you to Billywhizz & Verde for stirling back-marker work today. I know he means sterling. Maybe the excitement got to him  Sorry to hear of the off |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 18:06:21 GMT
Thank you to Billywhizz & Verde for stirling back-marker work today. I know he means sterling. Don't be so sure it was M40man leading a run. |
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Post by m40man on Aug 7, 2011 18:08:39 GMT
.... Don't be so sure it was M40man leading a run. If they grease my palms in order to buy a place back-marking, who am I to complain . |
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Post by Dame judgejools44 on Aug 7, 2011 19:16:29 GMT
Thanks Martin for a cracking run today. Thanks also to Verde and BillyWhizz for back marking.
Lovely to see everyone again and hope Suz gets back on the bike soon. ;D
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Post by bobh on Aug 7, 2011 19:20:22 GMT
The AA finally picked up the bike at 5:30, and it will be at a Ducati dealers in the morning (hopefully).
Suz is fine, tweaked her wrist a bit but it's OK now.
That's quite enough excitement for one day, ta very much.
Oh, and thanks to Martin for a good run (while it lasted) and to all who stopped and helped and offered calming words of wisdom.
Bob H
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Post by billywhizz on Aug 7, 2011 19:59:54 GMT
good run Martin, really enjoyed the day, and the company..
glad to hear Suz is OK, and bike returned to ducati, even if a rather slow collection !
nice to see you all again, and see you again soon..
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Post by johnthebowman on Aug 7, 2011 20:46:49 GMT
Great run it was Thanks for organizing it Martin and thanks for pitching a tent for me in your garden Suzy, I hope your wrist heals quickly and your shinny Duke is back with you soon. |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 7, 2011 20:56:39 GMT
Thanks to Martin, a most excellent host, to Chris for the lift to and from the pub, to john for buying the evening meal, and to Bob and Roger for exellent back markers, and to everyone who attended total milage for the day 424 total stops on the way home 2 arrived home at 9.30 |
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Aug 7, 2011 23:38:57 GMT
Thanks to martin for the run & as usual for one of his runs the impeccable weather Bob & wodge for back marking & coming to get me when I took a wrong turn. Eventful ride home stopped to take some pain killers & have a smoke to find bike won't start  water in the immobiliser key fob. Dried it out & on my way again but chain sounded noisy no oil on it though I sprayed it yesterday & topped up snot oiler, snot oiler nearly empty but where had it gone? rad it up on the stand & found a hole in the pipe near the front of swinging arm luckily on the stand it dripped onto the chain so put it to prime & ran it in gear till empty nice oily chain again. Home safely 19 .35 just time for a wash & slice of bread & salami before my lift to the pub arrived. 386 miles for the day & a bit of work to do on the bike in the week. Neil |
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Post by Pooh(c) on Aug 8, 2011 8:17:01 GMT
As had been said already - A good day out. A cracking breakfast to start the day and then some interesting roads. A bit of rain on the horizon so a timely stop for leg stretch and to pull on the waterproofs.
Onto the 2nd phase through more country roads when we met some rather sizable farm machinery - huge combine harverster and an almost as huge tractor.
We stopped for lunch and after the now obligatory battle with the bl**dy wasps who I think had about half of my sandwich Jan & I had to head back home so we split from the group and had a rather nice blatt back to the cottage.
Thanks to all for a good day out and look forward to the next one.
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Post by verde on Aug 8, 2011 9:40:10 GMT
Yes good run well done Martin, even the made up bit at the end ;D Fern and I managed to cover 440 miles in the two days, we were quite glad to see the nearly sunny Fens. Thanks to Max for leading us home on a road I haven't been on since the late 70's on my trusty CB200. We both hope to see Suz soon on her Monster and don't worry it happens to the best of us  Bob and Fern |
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Post by ContourMac on Aug 8, 2011 9:44:52 GMT
Sorry we didn't make it but Deb's pulled a muscle in her shoulder & is unable to ride for a few days. I was allowed out though to do the weekly shop.  Sorry to hear about the off. Hope you feel better soon Suz. Will see you in Yorkshire |
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Post by max900 on Aug 8, 2011 11:23:03 GMT
:)as usual was an excellent run with a mix of roads and surfaces oh and weather we enjoyed our baked potato at the lunch stop that tasted just like walnut cake  hope suz and the Duke are mended and up and running soon thanks to Bob and fern for the company on the steady ride home nice to see one and all again was a shame Pooh left after the lunch stop he missed the best weather of the day ;D thanks to Martin for arranging and routing the run and thanks to Chris for letting him out to play ;D |
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Post by verde on Aug 8, 2011 19:02:10 GMT
Max shouldn't you be saying "spirited ride" |
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Post by watcher1 on Aug 8, 2011 19:06:04 GMT
Well done Martin for a good day out not spoiled by the weather some good roads & nice scenery when it could be seen through the rain great coffee & chocolate cake and plague of wasps for lunch and many thanks for the warming drink back at The Volunteer I am told something that is rarely seen Martin getting the drinks in.
Watcher
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Aug 8, 2011 21:07:42 GMT
Well done Martin for a good day out not spoiled by the weather some good roads & nice scenery when it could be seen through the rain great coffee & chocolate cake and plague of wasps for lunch and many thanks for the warming drink back at The Volunteer I am told something that is rarely seen Martin getting the drinks in. Watcher Neil |
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Post by bobh on Aug 8, 2011 21:22:28 GMT
I forwarded all your good wishes to Suz and she's asked me to pass on her thanks:
"Your friends are great! Many, many thanks!
It was great to read all the messages.
Tell them I really appreciate it."
Bob H
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Post by max900 on Aug 9, 2011 13:02:10 GMT
Max shouldn't you be saying "spirited ride" that was my first choice of word but Chele, Fern and myself had to keep slowing down to wait for the old boy reminiscing at the back ;D |
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, food, drink & pool at the Volunteer Saturday night 
. But thankfully only metal & plastics damaged I believe. If you see this Suz, I hope you got / get home & are not too sore 
. You must be gutted - 'twas indeed a shiny Ducati 
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water in the immobiliser key fob. Dried it out & on my way again but chain sounded noisy no oil on it though I sprayed it yesterday & topped up snot oiler, snot oiler nearly empty but where had it gone? rad it up on the stand & found a hole in the pipe near the front of swinging arm luckily on the stand it dripped onto the chain so put it to prime & ran it in gear till empty nice oily chain again.
