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#61 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:39 pm

Hi Peeps I'm back


just getting lots of photos sorted and the like and hopefully over the next few days i will start a blog off, adding photo's as we go.

yup it is true i did get blown tongue.gif more laters


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#62 sidestand

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:43 pm

Glad you're back on the site - I was beginning to worry unsure.gif

Especially with that mad gunman going on the rampage around your way !!!!!

post-1-1150550726.gifpost-1-1150559830.gifpost-1-1152402501.jpgThe older I get, the better I was

96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a triple
Gary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder

1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker

2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !

BMW K1300R

2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit 

BMW S1000XR in white 


#63 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:46 pm

Before I bugger off and start the blog / photos can i just say a heartfelt big thanks to Mick (sidestand) for his generous hospitality and just generally being an excellent guy and tour guide. clapping.gif drinks.gif without whom this trip would not have been the same, and to the camerarderie of the 4 people who were there Me , Mick , Gordon, and Last min Stuart good.gif a great time was had by all.
QUOTE(sidestand @ Wed 2nd Jun 2010, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Glad you're back on the site - I was beginning to worry unsure.gif Especially with that mad gunman going on the rampage around your way !!!!!
yes tragic indeed, sad for those involved i am just a little glad its not too close to carlisle (about 40 to 60 miles away)

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"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:46 pm

Brilliant cant wait for pics n tings.....sounds loike you had a blast.
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#65 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:48 pm

QUOTE(dapleb @ Wed 2nd Jun 2010, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Brilliant cant wait for pics n tings.....sounds loike you had a blast.


Lots of em laugh.gif

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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


#66 sidestand

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:03 pm

I'll get in early ...........Hartside looking back at the Col de Puylorens




"Now was that eight hairpins, or ten ...........lost count " laugh.gif

post-1-1150550726.gifpost-1-1150559830.gifpost-1-1152402501.jpgThe older I get, the better I was

96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a triple
Gary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder

1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker

2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !

BMW K1300R

2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit 

BMW S1000XR in white 


#67 sidestand

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:09 pm

Cooling off at Fuente De in the Picos


Edited by sidestand, 02 June 2010 - 08:10 pm.

post-1-1150550726.gifpost-1-1150559830.gifpost-1-1152402501.jpgThe older I get, the better I was

96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a triple
Gary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder

1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker

2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !

BMW K1300R

2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit 

BMW S1000XR in white 


#68 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:10 pm

its gonna take an hour or more for piccies to go from netbook to desktop , then i will have to post them onto photobucket so dont expect them too soon chaps.

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I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


#69 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:15 pm

QUOTE(sidestand @ Wed 2nd Jun 2010, 08:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll get in early ...........Hartside looking back at the Col de Puylorens

"Now was that eight hairpins, or ten ...........lost count " laugh.gif



more like 50 good.gif

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:17 pm

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I have patience. Can't wait sounds like you all had a great time.
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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:18 pm

Cider & bean stew ...........glad we all had our own rooms !!!


post-1-1150550726.gifpost-1-1150559830.gifpost-1-1152402501.jpgThe older I get, the better I was

96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a triple
Gary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder

1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker

2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !

BMW K1300R

2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit 

BMW S1000XR in white 


#72 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 08:22 pm

QUOTE(sidestand @ Wed 2nd Jun 2010, 08:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cider & bean stew ...........glad we all had our own rooms !!!


and that was just the starter !! note to all the bowl on the right was mine all mine laugh.gif

wait till you see the bowl Mick had ohmy.gif


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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


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Posted 02 June 2010 - 09:24 pm

Cant wait to hear all the stories and see the pictures, munching_out.gif

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 09:32 pm

Please sir...can we have a few more horses doofers while we wait?
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#75 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 10:24 pm

QUOTE(dapleb @ Wed 2nd Jun 2010, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please sir...can we have a few more horses doofers while we wait?


Actually I have started a blog here http://dashack.co.uk...pic,7204.0.html

will cut and paste it as a new thread here as well as i add to it. laugh.gif

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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


#76 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 10:50 pm

Well here I will Create a Blog of our amazing Trip to the Picos in spain, the Pyrenees both sides , Andorra, and the south of france


Day -1

Sees me leaving home on Saturday the 22nd May 2010 , i decided to go the long way down to Danny Boy's house in Stone ( danny kindly put me up overnight )
the route takes me down some classy roads
A6 to kendal and the 684 to hawes then down to ribblehead and across to Settle , taking in some fantastic roads en route.


Hawes Cafe was a little Busy



I carried onto the Cat And Fiddle , somewhere i haven't ridden since 2004, the bastards have kitted it out with rear facing average speed camera's :finger sad.gif
where I was met by "danny boy", we then went on a nice little ride down to Danny's where i was treated like royalty
Video of the cat and fiddle click the picture



even the bike got a bed for the night.



And the Bar B Que was lit where a feast was prepared by Jo and Megan



After the feast came the Cake (well Trifle really) which was excellent (cheers Danny and Jo, not forgetting Megan (chief Bar B Que Assistant))


Edited by Hartside Man, 03 June 2010 - 07:06 pm.

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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


#77 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 11:00 pm

A Windy Mountain Fuente De

Marilyn Monroe eat your heart out cos here is our Sidey to take your place rotflmmfao.gif


Edited by Hartside Man, 02 June 2010 - 11:03 pm.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


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Posted 02 June 2010 - 11:21 pm

Day 1

This time i decide i have not got the benefit of too much time so i hit the boring Slab down to junction 27, where I meet up with these very nice chaps :grin

Sidestand



Dapleb



After a little Chinwag and a restaurant meal (well a Mc D really) we have to say our farewells to Dappers , Mick's rear pads on the niner are kinda low (mot notices and gave an advisory) with dappers help we had located a possible source in Exeter on a sunday, so off we trot in the hope they are the correct ones.

arrive Exeter shop to find they are FJR pads not TDM ones (they are the same shape but thicker and will not fit the TDM) so onward we travel (a slightly quick pace) to arrive just in time for the ferry.



here we meet up with the other members of the gang Gordon and Suart

on the ferry we have a sublime calm crossing to Santander more like a cruise than a ferry




In Fact Stuart Decides to take in some rays



after the meal comes the cake's (who had what ?)





here's a clue to one wink.gif



So then all off to bed for some ZZZZ's


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I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


#79 Hartside Man

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 11:27 pm

Day 2

I Awake fairly early and have a wander round the Ferry




here's where we are at 7am on mon the 24th



After a hearty "full english"



we Arrive at Santander



after all the clobber is collected and we paddle down into the bowels of the ship, we notice a lot more bikes in the loading bay




more to add here laters now im tired again

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I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".


"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}


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Posted 03 June 2010 - 06:18 am

Ufff sorry about the pads!!! I shoulda checked that it had the extra digit. sorry.gif

Cakes: Stuart, Mick, Amarko?

Lovin the pic of Mick on his platform. smile.gif
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