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#281 Hawmaw

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 08:12 pm

QUOTE(Hartside Man @ Sat 20th Sep 2008, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hawmaw best palce to meet me would be the a69/ m6 junction number 43 and then we can do another cracking road up to alston and onto the cafe. if you turn off onto the a69 there is a little bit of dual carriageway and a layby / hard shoulder you can wait on or indeed i can wait on. if you can make it there for 9:15 ish we will have plenty of time to get to the cafe.



Nae bother. I'll be there for 9 ish.


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#282 aircooled68

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 11:32 am

What would you do.....

i'm not sure what to do about this trip, as i have to be back home for sat evening


1. I really fancy the ride up on sat with the gang leaving fron Ivan's, but geting there so late i cant be arsed taking all the camping gear

2. Just ride up early sat morning and have the ride out to the lakes then head off home

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#283 Geordie Guy

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 12:45 pm

Dave,

we are riding up Friday morning , leaving 10.30.

You could just meet up with them Sat morning on their way down to the lakes as you say.

Have a ride around the lakes and then bomb back home.

What time Sat night you got to be back ?

Cheers, Ivan

Edited by Geordie Guy, 21 September 2008 - 12:46 pm.

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#284 Hawmaw

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 02:05 pm

Dave ,

If you ride up on Friday and camp you'll have to take all your gear with you on the Saturday run before heading home whereas if you go up on the Saturday morning you can travel light.

You're probably a similar distance as me. It'll take me about an hour and three quarters to get to Carlisle where I'll meet Hartside.

Just checked RAC routeplanner. This surprised me , its further from Liverpool to Carlisle than Glasgow to Carlisle !

Edited by Hawmaw, 21 September 2008 - 02:10 pm.



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Posted 21 September 2008 - 02:32 pm

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dave,

we are riding up Friday morning , leaving 10.30.

You could just meet up with them Sat morning on their way down to the lakes as you say.

Have a ride around the lakes and then bomb back home.

What time Sat night you got to be back ?

Cheers, Ivan


Yeah ment riding up fri, fancy a night out n a shandy or 2

got to be home at 7pm at the latest

QUOTE(Hawmaw @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 02:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dave ,

If you ride up on Friday and camp you'll have to take all your gear with you on the Saturday run before heading home whereas if you go up on the Saturday morning you can travel light.

You're probably a similar distance as me. It'll take me about an hour and three quarters to get to Carlisle where I'll meet Hartside.

Just checked RAC routeplanner. This surprised me , its further from Liverpool to Carlisle than Glasgow to Carlisle !


packing up for the ride out/and havin it strapped to the bike is puttin me off the camp over

i'm still none the wiser

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#286 Geordie Guy

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 04:19 pm

Dave,

thats what touring is all about.

Packing your kit and riding with it all on the bike.

All you need is a pair of jeans, shoes, wash kit , sleeping bag, roll mat and a tent, for one night.

Dont need any food or cooking stuff, just get it on the road.

Just go as lite as you can.

Two great days of riding, one night on the p!ss, it will be a great laugh, you'll love it good.gif

Come on !!!!

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PS, if it's the lack of carrying kit, give me a shout, I've got plenty of kit, spare tent, sleeping bags and bungy straps to tie it on to the bike with, all sorts, a bit like "the great outdoors" ware house my garage !

Edited by Geordie Guy, 21 September 2008 - 04:23 pm.

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#287 wicklamulla

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 08:38 pm

QUOTE(aircooled68 @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah ment riding up fri, fancy a night out n a shandy or 2

got to be home at 7pm at the latest
packing up for the ride out/and havin it strapped to the bike is puttin me off the camp over

i'm still none the wiser

Dave

my bunk is available as i can't afford this weekend away as i came back from hols yesserday plus i'd have ta pull a sickie on friday which means i'd loose not only a days pay (as i couldn't get the day off) but my fortnightly attendance bonus too !!! so all in all the weekend (fri, sat & sun) would cost me around £300+ so i'm the weakest link Good luck good.gif

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#288 Hawmaw

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 08:52 pm

That's a pity. I was lookin forward to a blether with you on Saturday.


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#289 wicklamulla

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 09:15 pm

QUOTE(Hawmaw @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That's a pity. I was lookin forward to a blether with you on Saturday.

ya i was lookin fwd to seeing some of ye too and meeting some new faces and getting pissed and stoned but when ya earn £6.81 an hour every hours pay counts i'm afraid excl.gif i shud be 'in the money' fer 2009 so oil prolly be going to the RTT with wifey in tow as she's doing her direct access test in the next few months.


I just re-read my post above; my bunk is available, man maybe i shud buy a 900 !!!! have a noice weekend everyone.

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 09:31 pm

QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
my bunk is available as i can't afford this weekend away as i came back from hols yesserday plus i'd have ta pull a sickie on friday which means i'd loose not only a days pay (as i couldn't get the day off) but my fortnightly attendance bonus too !!! so all in all the weekend (fri, sat & sun) would cost me around £300+ so i'm the weakest link Good luck good.gif


Thanks for the offer fella wink.gif but it'd be wasted on me as im only going for the night


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#291 GrahamI

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Posted 21 September 2008 - 10:32 pm

QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
my bunk is available as i can't afford this weekend away as i came back from hols yesserday plus i'd have ta pull a sickie on friday which means i'd loose not only a days pay (as i couldn't get the day off) but my fortnightly attendance bonus too !!! so all in all the weekend (fri, sat & sun) would cost me around £300+ so i'm the weakest link Good luck good.gif


Shame you can't make it, was looking forward to eating your dinner again biggrin.gif

If that bunk is going I will take it, let me know who I need to pay what to and I will send it on ASAP

Cheers

PS - who is heading up from the South East area? Anyone want to meet up on the way on Friday?


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Posted 21 September 2008 - 11:17 pm

I'll be at the Services at the end of the A720 bypass, Musselburgh at around 4 o'clock on Friday - anyone want to meetup?

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Posted 22 September 2008 - 09:10 am

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Wed 17th Sep 2008, 02:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Pict, if you (or anyone else out there) is serious about joining me send a PM and we can discuss


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Posted 22 September 2008 - 06:46 pm

Whats the forecast at the Mo. Last time I looked it was good, poss sunshine but cool!!

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Posted 22 September 2008 - 07:03 pm

I'll be travelling from Glasgow and will be leaving about midday.
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Posted 22 September 2008 - 07:25 pm

QUOTE(Dannyboy @ Mon 22nd Sep 2008, 07:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Whats the forecast at the Mo. Last time I looked it was good, poss sunshine but cool!!

Metcheck says good (slightly cloudy at times) Friday through Monday

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Posted 22 September 2008 - 09:00 pm

QUOTE(dandywarhol @ Mon 22nd Sep 2008, 12:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll be at the Services at the end of the A720 bypass, Musselburgh at around 4 o'clock on Friday - anyone want to meetup?http://www.streetmap...3....srf&dn=635
I'll be coming off the by-pass at the jct for the A68 headed for Jedburgh etc more than likely but it could be a fair bit earlier as i want to make the most of my weekend away. Having said that i might be coming glasgow direction having been somewhere else for a run before hand.
QUOTE(Pict @ Mon 22nd Sep 2008, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Metcheck says good (slightly cloudy at times) Friday through Monday
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Posted 22 September 2008 - 09:14 pm

QUOTE(DKM AUTOS @ Mon 22nd Sep 2008, 08:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll be coming off the by-pass at the jct for the A68 headed for Jedburgh etc more than likely but it could be a fair bit earlier as i want to make the most of my weekend away. Having said that i might be coming glasgow direction having been somewhere else for a run before hand.http://www.bbc.co.uk...y.shtml?id=2778


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Posted 22 September 2008 - 09:44 pm

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Sun 21st Sep 2008, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dave,

thats what touring is all about.

Packing your kit and riding with it all on the bike.

All you need is a pair of jeans, shoes, wash kit , sleeping bag, roll mat and a tent, for one night.

Dont need any food or cooking stuff, just get it on the road.

Just go as lite as you can.

Two great days of riding, one night on the p!ss, it will be a great laugh, you'll love it good.gif

Come on !!!!

Ivan

PS, if it's the lack of carrying kit, give me a shout, I've got plenty of kit, spare tent, sleeping bags and bungy straps to tie it on to the bike with, all sorts, a bit like "the great outdoors" ware house my garage !



Ok Ivan i'm in on the fri ride up, can you pm me the post code for where to meet and what time


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#300 TonyDevil

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Posted 22 September 2008 - 10:18 pm

QUOTE(ChrisG @ Sat 20th Sep 2008, 03:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Works for me. You up for camping somewhere up North thursday night then?

Not really though about routes yet, if we get up that way in time we could head up over that pass north of Dunsop Bridge again, really enjoyed that last time. Depending where we stop Thursday we can either meet up with Matlock and co around Southport in the morning or meet them in Settle or Hawes later on.

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i know a great route up to Market Harborough wink.gif did that on the way back from the BMF tailender in Peterborough, feckin ace good.gif

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