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Post by Reaper on Jun 17, 2012 16:01:41 GMT
From Jens post in the other thread, We did miss you Jen as we didn`t see you turn off.
Steve (Pooh) also had to drop out at the 1st stop as the wire banding in his rear tyre was showing, hope you got hope OK Steve.
We picked up two replacements at lunch as Speighty and his Bro joined us,one day he will learn that runs start at the begining and not the half way point.
Great day and the weather held for us,thanks to John and his son along with the back markers(sweepers) for keeping us all on the same track.
There was 1 road that I hadn`t been on before which is a star inJohn`s book as I thought I had done them all over the years.
We cut out at the last stop as we were so close to home it didn`t make sense to ride 20 miles in the wrong direction only to travel another 50 home.
See you all soon on another run. ;D
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Post by Doofer on Jun 17, 2012 16:38:39 GMT
I was having trouble changing gear (clutch not operating properly) as we rode through Youlgreave, so I held back & waved the markers past me at the end of the road which Flymo was marking, then I turned right and headed for the A6 when you all turned left.
Got to play on some of the busier twisties on the way home while not worrying so much about holding up the group if my bike let me down again.
Glad to hear the weather held off for you all, I got caught in a light shower on the way home, but not too bad considering how dark the sky went.
As I said in my other post, it was good to see everyone, I wish I'd been able to stay until lunchtime to get chance to catch up with those I missed, but there'll be another time.
I may be absent from runs for a while, I can't keep trying to ride a bike I don't trust, I've tried to fix it, but am pretty certain the clutch problem is a symptom of a more serious oil/coolant flow problem. I've been thinking about selling Tweety for a while now, and will be doing so as soon at my tempoprary contract is changed to a permanent one, in the meantime I might well be cycling to work & tidying up Tweety ready for sale.
Doof
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Post by tattoo'd bike tart on Jun 17, 2012 16:58:16 GMT
Was good to see everyone again, Thanks to John and Andy for putting on a great run and for back markers.
we knew most the roads but i loved every minute of it and ive deffo got more conference in the corners but still not liking the sharp ones lol but i'll get there, Even managed to break my record of how many times i marked. But all i kept getting off cj was why we gotta stick our arm out, my bum hurts..
Now we're all feed and watered we're off to see my dad so kids can go in his hot tub
Hopefully see you all soon
Linz, Pete, Jess and Cj
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Post by Flymo on Jun 17, 2012 17:05:20 GMT
Fantastic day, many thanks to John and Andy for a great run and the back markers.
Nice to see everyone again, and sorry to see a few depart early, one thing made me chuckle and that was going past the lunch stop a second time...
See you all soon
Flymo
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Post by beeblemaster on Jun 17, 2012 17:57:51 GMT
Excellent day John and Andy a superb route indeed, many thanks for organising. Been to many places before but I don't recall Heathersage - loved the view across the valley from the road there! Stunning!
Great to see everyone again, and especially good to see Trev again (TJ63), it's been a while - love the Beemer! ;D
Superb!
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Post by tj63 on Jun 17, 2012 18:51:22 GMT
Thanks to John and Andy for putting together a great run. As has been said, we've seen most of the roads before, but you managed to put them together in a new order to create a really nice run for us all.
Glad you like the Beemer, Beebs. We love it!
Great to see many old faces again, and a couple of new ones too.
Hope to see you again soon.
Trev & Sue
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Post by Greendivvy Beeb on Jun 17, 2012 19:37:57 GMT
Thanks again to John and Andy for the run today. Great day and even the rain held off for a bit  . Good to see everyone again see you all soon Andrew |
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Post by speighty on Jun 17, 2012 20:39:42 GMT
Was just in time for a late breakfast at the lunch stop and a bit of a thaw...
Glad it warmed up in the afternoon....
Was nice to see some roads ive not on in a long while.....
Good to catch up with everyone :-)
Chris
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Post by spike240 on Jun 17, 2012 21:05:19 GMT
John and myself landed back to the sunny Fylde Coast at 6.15pm.
Thanks to John & Andy & back markers for a grand day out. I managed to make a mess of the route on the way home, ending up in Stockport then M60. Not for long though, John came to the rescue, leading us off the m60/M61 and over Belmont - brilliant.
ATB
Brian
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Post by billywhizz on Jun 17, 2012 21:05:47 GMT
Steve (Pooh) also had to drop out at the 1st stop as the wire banding in his rear tyre was showing, hope you got hope OK Steve. Blimey.....steves put some milage in, OR has he a rogue tyre??  BMW hard on tyres??  sorry to miss this , again.... sounds like you had good day out. |
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Post by brandane on Jun 17, 2012 21:23:38 GMT
Blimey.....steves put some milage in, OR has he a rogue tyre?? BMW hard on tyres?? Polished the tread away? |
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Post by teejayexc on Jun 17, 2012 21:25:32 GMT
Steve (Pooh) also had to drop out at the 1st stop as the wire banding in his rear tyre was showing, hope you got hope OK Steve. Pfft, a little thing like that never stopped our Wantage warrior Pleased you had a good run all, gutted I couldn't get out, again,  . Hopefully I'll make one this year. |
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Post by Doom on Jun 18, 2012 6:08:08 GMT
Just to say thanks to John and Andy and all the "officials".
Good to be out with the club again, to catch up with some old friends and meet some new ones.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2012 8:09:21 GMT
Pleased you had a good run all, gutted I couldn't get out, again, . Hopefully I'll make one this year. You trying to beat my record for least Bike miles travelled in a year. |
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Post by Pooh(c) on Jun 18, 2012 8:10:15 GMT
At least we managed to get the first stint of the run before we had to head home. Shame we had to cut it short as the route was looking good. Good to see the usual reprobates on the run and thanks to Ian & Pat for the hospitality on Saturday, despite the lack of ketchup on Sunday morning Got back home fine, no issues. We stopped off at Wellesbourne and watched the resident Vulcan bomber taxi up and down the runway. Rather spectacular sight. I'm going to get a new set of boots on the bike this week. The set had done about 5,500 miles and were the origonal set on the bike from new so I don't know how they were treated for the first 2,000 miles. 5,000+ though for the amount of torque the rear has to handle in not too bad. This set has done a fair bit of motorway miles though so the centre got hammered. I'll try a set of Michelin PR3s rather than the Metzlers and see how they get on. |
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Post by verde on Jun 18, 2012 20:19:30 GMT
Yes nice run, well done. Fern and I had a great day and it didn't rain. But I did think you were going to lead us into some at one stage.
Again thanks for a great day
Bob and Fern
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Post by unclefester on Jun 18, 2012 20:58:51 GMT
Hi All
Glad everyone had a good run but sorry Pooh & Doof had to cut it short. It was good to see everyone again and that our worries about the weather breaking up did not work out. We had a great day and thanks to Ian, Pat, Trev, & Sue for doing the sweepers jobs especially at Ashbourne as the junction onto the main road gave us cause for concern being a blind bend. Thanks guys, you handled it very well.
Its always the icing on the cake when the run has no problems or mishaps and to know that everyone arrived home safe, so thanks everyone for joining us especially as the weather forcast was not what you might call wonderful.
Best regards to all, John & Andy.
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