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Started by RoyG , Nov 16 2010 11:46 am

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Posted 11 December 2010 - 08:25 am

QUOTE(Epirb @ Fri 10th Dec 2010, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A small humble opinion;

Stop, think, remember the good times with Mike.

Let the bile go down the gutter, we can't help the fella now, however loved he is.

Just a thought from me.


Agree with you there mate.

Mike was a great bloke, one of the best, & I feel honoured to have known him & ridden with him .

He wouldn't want revenge - just remember him every time you get that set of bends just right ........and he'll be up there smiling with you .....that's his legacy to us good.gif

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Posted 11 December 2010 - 08:57 am

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Posted 11 December 2010 - 09:15 am

Well put sidestand.


Dont forget we have the Mike "stormy" Waters Trophy.

The Challenge has still to be arranged !!!

Hint, Fookin, Hint !
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Posted 11 December 2010 - 09:19 am

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Sat 11th Dec 2010, 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dont forget we have the Mike "stormy" Waters Trophy.

The Challenge has still to be arranged !!!

Hint, Fookin, Hint !


How about fastest lap round the Nurburgring on a TDM ??
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Posted 11 December 2010 - 11:33 am

QUOTE(sidestand @ Sat 11th Dec 2010, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Agree with you there mate.

Mike was a great bloke, one of the best, & I feel honoured to have known him & ridden with him .

He wouldn't want revenge - just remember him every time you get that set of bends just right ........and he'll be up there smiling with you .....that's his legacy to us good.gif



You are right guys, I'll let it go now.

My thoughts are with his family and I'll think of him whenever I have one of those perfect days on the TDM.



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Posted 11 December 2010 - 12:33 pm

QUOTE(sidestand @ Sat 11th Dec 2010, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
He wouldn't want revenge - just remember him every time you get that set of bends just right ........and he'll be up there smiling with you .....that's his legacy to us good.gif

Don't mind admitting that tears rolled down my face when I read that. Only met Mike once, but a real gent.
I don't want to feel anger when I remember him, instead a smile when the road un-rolls in front of me.
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 12:19 pm

Update:

I too received my reply from the Attorney General today ( AOG) which confirmed they will do nothing about it. mad.gif

Catsbum :

Re the post a few back :

Are you saying that the lady who knocked me off, and who pleaded 100% liable, and "got off" with 5 points and a £200 fine, will actually get higher insurance premiums for a (long?) while ? ( how long ?) If so, I hope it serves to make her think EVERY time she pulls out of a junction for the rest of her driving life....

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Posted 13 December 2010 - 01:55 pm

QUOTE(celticbiker @ Fri 10th Dec 2010, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't condone or want to incite violence but if we know/can find out where this guy lives could we not organise a week long rotating(different people every day) GTG in the area on the anniversary(every year) and follow him everywhere he goes so he never forgets.
So long as we swap every time he stops or every half hour or something nobody would get in trouble and with any luck it will scare the bejesus out of him.



If you'd killed someone, would you ever forget?




Epirb has it right.

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Posted 13 December 2010 - 02:06 pm

QUOTE(stu @ Mon 13th Dec 2010, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you'd killed someone, would you ever forget?
Epirb has it right.

No, but then I'm not the slimy bassad playing on a 5 year old illness to get off with a slap on the wrist.



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Posted 13 December 2010 - 03:56 pm

It always seems the law is tilted against motorcyclists!

Still I say it's best not to get bitter about things, no it's not fair, but fecking life isn't fair.

What would Stormy say? I don't know, I never knew him but I'd bet he'd say be careful out there, there's always some dickhead waiting to pull out on you!

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Posted 13 December 2010 - 09:37 pm

QUOTE(maximuspetrolhead @ Mon 13th Dec 2010, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
.....What would Stormy say? I don't know, .........


He said to me more than once...

"Vengeance is a dessert best served cold."

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 10:09 am

QUOTE(RoyG @ Mon 13th Dec 2010, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
He said to me more than once...

"Vengeance is a dessert best served cold."

Roy
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i know Stormy got his nickname coz of his temper during his youth, but i doubt he'd want anyone risking everything for him

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 10:50 am

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Tue 14th Dec 2010, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i know Stormy got his nickname coz of his temper during his youth, but i doubt he'd want anyone risking everything for him


Stormy was given his nickname by me after one of his rants on the Thunderace forum in about 2003. It was changed slightly when he bought the VStrom to "Stromy" for a short time. I only saw him lose his temper once when a self service petrol pump in France refused to unlock after him spending 5 minutes putting in all his credit card details. I imagine the owner was a tad peed off to find dings in the metal housing when he opened up on Monday morning.

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Sat 11th Dec 2010, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well put sidestand.Dont forget we have the Mike "stormy" Waters Trophy.The Challenge has still to be arranged !!!Hint, Fookin, Hint !


Mike loved riding his bikes, especially continental touring so......
how about for the most miles completed in the year or most miles on one trip?

Roy
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Edited by RoyG, 14 December 2010 - 10:53 am.

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 10:36 pm

QUOTE(RoyG @ Tue 14th Dec 2010, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Mike loved riding his bikes, especially continental touring so......
how about for the most miles completed in the year or most miles on one trip?

Roy
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Trebor has the throphy and part of winning it was that you thought up another challenge next year.

So a bit of gentle pressure is needed.


HOW ....... WAKE UP TREBOR, WHATS THE CHALLENGE !!!!!
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Posted 14 December 2010 - 11:15 pm

QUOTE(paddy900 @ Sat 11th Dec 2010, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How about fastest lap round the Nurburgring on a TDM ??

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 11:19 pm

QUOTE(paddy900 @ Sat 11th Dec 2010, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How about fastest lap round the Nurburgring on a TDM ??

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to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested.  Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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