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#241 JollyGiant

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 04:34 pm

QUOTE(stormy @ Thu 13th Mar 2008, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We are definitly looking forward to this get together, and meeting some of you.

Mike and Andrea.


So who don't you want to meet then?? tongue.gif

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 06:46 pm

QUOTE(Jolly Giant @ Fri 14th Mar 2008, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So who don't you want to meet then?? tongue.gif

I dont have a radio so I be talking talking to myself aswell as riding by myself sad.gif

I have to talk to myself all the time coz no one else will laugh.gif
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#243 danceswithmopeds

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 08:30 pm

Talking to yorself is OK.
Arguing with yourself is getting a bit dodgy.
Losing the argument is when I started to worry.
Then I started worrying myself about it.

#244 stormy

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Posted 17 March 2008 - 03:54 pm

QUOTE(Jolly Giant @ Fri 14th Mar 2008, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So who don't you want to meet then?? tongue.gif



The ones that aren' turning up maybe? rolleyes.gif
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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:43 am

QUOTE(Stuart-900 @ Thu 13th Mar 2008, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
In relation to the few East Of England idiots, I'd either be after blood or passing on-bike footage onto the law to let them deal with it: it's what blatant stupidity like that deserves, bike or no bike.


My personal view is let those who want to stupid be stupid and only pass the footage on if the is a accident and don't try and tell them they are riding silly cos that only makes it worse:unsure:

But if the ride is organised proplery which I'm hope this one will be ther won't be any need?? huh.gif

This is the 1st one I've had anything to do with but going on other bike clubs rides is to get a steady rider that ride's at around the speed limit out front and that knows the route (Landy?? Sorry havent asked you yet rolleyes.gif ) Then let the faster ones leave 5-10 mins after the rest and then all should be fine.

Then the steady ones will have a nice steady ride and the head bangers (Me inc rolleyes.gif ) can ride faster without upsetting or being a danger to the rest so there won't be any need to pull stooped overtaking stunts excl.gif If I feel I want too go faster I'll slow down then have my fun catching up, Not try and overtake everybody and zoom off ahead

And will also be there to help pick up stragglers! tongue.gif

Also from chatting to other clubs sometime things go wrong cos there are too many meeting points and to many rules about the ride blink.gif . The only person that dosn't get overtook is the person leading??

Any comment's on this??

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#246 Stuart-900

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:58 am

QUOTE(Jolly Giant @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 08:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My personal view is let those who want to stupid be stupid and only pass the footage on if the is a accident and don't try and tell them they are riding silly cos that only makes it worse

Agreed about passing on footage (pretty much anyway). But otherwise, basically ignore everything until they get hurt, or worse still when they take-out some other poor innocent sole? No thanks, I'd go for having a gentle word, what's the worst that can happen... Whatever it is it's probably not as bad as being taken-out.

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But if the ride is organised proplery which I'm hope this one will be ther won't be any need??

It's not so much the organisation, it's the people actually doing the ride. So, judging on the fundamentally sensible TDM types I've met before, I think there's a pretty good chance all will go very well. Here's hoping...

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Then let the faster ones leave 5-10 mins after the rest and then all should be fine.

I'd say to let the "fast" ones go first, then there's no chance of them catching the "steady" ones.

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...without upsetting or being a danger to the rest so there won't be any need to pull stooped overtaking stunts

Is there ever a "need"?

As a suggestion: meet up, organise ourselves into groups according to what sort of riding you want to do (fast, normal, slow), then set off in that order. Simple. For those that don't want to ride the route, they can make there own way to the end point and save a few seats good.gif

Edited by Stuart-900, 23 March 2008 - 09:03 am.

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 10:41 am

QUOTE(Stuart-900 @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Agreed about passing on footage (pretty much anyway). But otherwise, basically ignore everything until they get hurt, or worse still when they take-out some other poor innocent sole? No thanks, I'd go for having a gentle word, what's the worst that can happen... Whatever it is it's probably not as bad as being taken-out.
UMMM Thats your choice excl.gif
It's not so much the organisation, it's the people actually doing the ride. So, judging on the fundamentally sensible TDM types I've met before, I think there's a pretty good chance all will go very well. Here's hoping...
YUP good.gif
I'd say to let the "fast" ones go first, then there's no chance of them catching the "steady" ones.
Just thought that way we would kinda keep in a large group and people wont get lost if the lead bike is 2 miles up the road yeahyeahyeah.gif
Is there ever a "need"?
Well wot one person would call stooped another may think ok?

As a suggestion: meet up, organise ourselves into groups according to what sort of riding you want to do (fast, normal, slow), then set off in that order. Simple. For those that don't want to ride the route, they can make there own way to the end point and save a few seats good.gif
Thats fine with me and don't forget to have some fun somewhere in amongst all this clapping.gif rotflmmfao.gif


Sorry meant to ask where abouts in suffolk are you??

Edited by Jolly Giant, 23 March 2008 - 10:44 am.

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#248 Stuart-900

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 10:57 am

This could go on all day... laugh.gif

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Well wot one person would call stooped another may think ok?


And herein lies the fun and excitement of large group rides blink.gif

QUOTE(Jolly Giant @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 10:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry meant to ask where abouts in suffolk are you??


This year I 'are be mostly in the "lovely" (currently snow covered) Ipswich
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Posted 23 March 2008 - 11:10 am

Just to touch on the subject of bike to bike radios, I see already that a few of you are equipped.

Varadero guy (with me) and I also have bike to bike pmr radios, so we should have enough cover to provide radios and each end and some in the middle of the group (assuming 1 group), or at least one radio in each group (assuming slow, med and fast groups). If we have a number of people chatting between themselves in different groups it may be an idea to use a separate channel for each group to avoid confusion, with each group obviously being aware of the other groups channel(s) for emergency contact if needed. Anyone got any thoughts?

We can sort out on the day what's best regarding group order, but as JG has already said, it may be an idea to have the fast boys at the back giving the others a head start provided they can show a degree of restraint when they catch up with the slower riders. At least if they have radio contact they can give a warning of their approach! If we put the slowest at the front it will help to keep the speeds down for those who wish to take things easy and (hopefully) remove some of the temptation to try to keep up if you're a slower rider (like me!). It would be nice to regroup for the slow rides through built up areas and that would be the easiest way of doing it.

Don't want to spoil anybody's fun, but I do ask that whether we're riding slow or quick we consider the experience levels and pace of those around us.

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 06:44 pm

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 06:57 pm

Guys,

Dunno about you lot, but it seems to me that the "organising" bit seems to be taking over from the actual "meet and have a ride" bit.

Can I politely suggest we just meet up and take it all as it comes?

Faster riders and slower rider ALL need to be aware of whats going on around them, ALL the time, not just cos its a TDM G2G.

Mike

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 07:15 pm

QUOTE(stormy @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Guys,

Dunno about you lot, but it seems to me that the "organising" bit seems to be taking over from the actual "meet and have a ride" bit.

Can I politely suggest we just meet up and take it all as it comes?

Faster riders and slower rider ALL need to be aware of whats going on around them, ALL the time, not just cos its a TDM G2G.

Mike


Succinctly put, let's go with that. I'll shut-up now... good.gif
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Posted 23 March 2008 - 09:14 pm

Ok unsure.gif

Just trying to make a couple of suggestions so everbody enjoyed the day/ride and it didnt end up a farce like the East of England ride did with back biting about where too and where not to overtake etc yeahyeahyeah.gif

I'll shut up now isurrender.gif blush.gif

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#254 Stuart-900

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 09:18 pm

Jolly Giant and I can get together in a corner somewhere and shut up together laugh.gif
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Posted 23 March 2008 - 09:51 pm

QUOTE(Jolly Giant @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok unsure.gif

Just trying to make a couple of suggestions so everbody enjoyed the day/ride and it didnt end up a farce like the East of England ride did with back biting about where too and where not to overtake etc yeahyeahyeah.gif

I'll shut up now isurrender.gif blush.gif



You'll find that most of the Carpe lot are pretty good riders JG, ( they should be, most of the feckers have been riding for long enough ).
& no one has any bother about overtaking - as long as it's done safely & doesn't compromise other riders safety.
You just go out & do your own ride & I'm sure everything will be just fine.

We're looking forward to it even more after we pulled out of the Avebury meet this weekend (Thank feck I never went camping ! )

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 10:00 pm

QUOTE(avonne @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Count me out now.



Avonne,

any reason for the no-show?

mike
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currently owned ....
1996 YAMAHA TRX850 gone away for little holiday with Andrea
1997 YAMAHA TDM850 which are obviously an acquired taste. I fink I'm starting to get it now.....
1998 DUCATI 748 ... one way of keeping an old man broke.
1999 YAMAHA Thunderace there is STILL no finer motorcycle
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Posted 23 March 2008 - 10:11 pm

Stormy, I live 30 miles north of you in Grantham
D'you want to meet up on the A1 somewhere & we can poodle down together ?

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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 

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 10:27 pm

QUOTE(sidestand @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Stormy, I live 30 miles north of you in Grantham
D'you want to meet up on the A1 somewhere & we can poodle down together ?



Can do.

Just be aware that my partner and I may be riding both my TRX and TDM to this run, and as a new rider, she probably isn't going to be the quickest, and riding on the left is still strange for her. But in principle, no objections.

Contact me nearer the time for a meeting point (suggest the big service area where the A1 crosses the A605?)

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currently owned ....
1996 YAMAHA TRX850 gone away for little holiday with Andrea
1997 YAMAHA TDM850 which are obviously an acquired taste. I fink I'm starting to get it now.....
1998 DUCATI 748 ... one way of keeping an old man broke.
1999 YAMAHA Thunderace there is STILL no finer motorcycle
2008 SUZUKI Bandit 1250SA ...... fecked by yours truly, but ......... still fitted with the worlds most uncomfortable bike seat. ouch!

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 08:34 am

QUOTE(stormy @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Avonne,

any reason for the no-show?

mike


Yes.............10 days in The Gambia.

Honda SS50

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BMW K1200LT (2000)

 

Nothing to add, has it all. :)

 

Kawasaki Z750E (1981)

 

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 09:54 am

QUOTE(sidestand @ Sun 23rd Mar 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We're looking forward to it even more after we pulled out of the Avebury meet this weekend (Thank feck I never went camping ! )


I thought you bought yourself a nice new Kyam biker? That should be able to cope with a bit of snow you wimp rolleyes.gif rotflmmfao.gif

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