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September G2g 2007

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#321 Hartside Man

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 01:32 pm

QUOTE(TeDeum @ Tue 11th Sep 2007, 11:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just to add my 2 cents. Got home Monday afternoon via Belfast and Dublin. Brilliant weekend with as fine a group of (mainly old) loonies as you might ever meet. Thanks to Nanook for the organising and to everyone for making me feel welcome and Mark for the final cuppa. Can we do it again please?

Hey Chris have you managed to wash off that cow patt my bike threw all over your bike on caldbeck

and I hope you made the ferry in plenty of time (was my guestimate of 3 hours carlisle to stranraer close? )

great to meet you, and i may start adopting some of your activities to see if i can get fit for my old age

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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".

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#322 TonyDevil

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 02:00 pm

does this mean no more tabs?

"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
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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#323 big dave

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 03:01 pm

Great to see that everyone got home safely without any other "incidents".

I'd like to add my thanks to Nanook for organising a great event. How a Health and Safety adviser can promote an event including high speed motorcycling, ingestion of toxic fluids, inhalation of hallucinogenic smoke ( and Wikki's farts) is beyond me, but I have to say very well done.

It was an absolute pleasure to meet everyone. I think by the end of the weekend I just about remembered everyone's name and George was sent back to Coventry.

TD and CG, glad you enjoyed your suggested route back dawn sarf. I think with a bit od effort we could organise a Pennine based rideout to incorporate both a Dales and a Peak District rideout. Tea and cake stops permitting of course!

Here's looking forward to the next one.

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#324 Geordie Guy

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 06:28 pm

I'd be up for another weekend like that in the dales....

early next year and dont forget the suggestion of an IRELAND one aswell.

cheers, Ivan

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#325 ChrisG

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 06:32 pm

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Tue 11th Sep 2007, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'd be up for another weekend like that in the dales....

early next year and dont forget the suggestion of an IRELAND one aswell.
cheers, Ivan

Same here. I really enjoyed the weekend and want to do more riding on roads like that.

~~1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears~~ Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.

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#326 TeDeum

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 07:53 pm

QUOTE(Hartside Man @ Tue 11th Sep 2007, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Chris have you managed to wash off that cow patt my bike threw all over your bike on caldbeck

and I hope you made the ferry in plenty of time (was my guestimate of 3 hours carlisle to stranraer close? )

great to meet you, and i may start adopting some of your activities to see if i can get fit for my old age

Cow pat removal will probably happen during the annual clean. You chucked it at me at about the only time I was within shouting distance of your back wheel so it hit the bike rather than rising into my face!

Ferry trip was easy, no traffic at all so, following your suggested speed, I was there by 6.30. This gave me time to discover what a dismal place Stranraer is! Nobody from Stranraer listening is there?

You looked pretty fit going up Hartside!

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#327 Geordie Guy

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 08:55 pm

some of my photos.

St mary's loch

All the TDM's in a row

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#328 JohnnyW

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 09:14 pm

QUOTE(Nanook @ Tue 11th Sep 2007, 07:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wot was that then?

Your glasses,book,kidney protector and neck buff....

Johnny W

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#329 Guest_blarsen_*

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 06:12 am

QUOTE(JohnnyW @ Tue 11th Sep 2007, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your glasses,book,kidney protector and neck buff....

Johnny W

There also was a blue metal drinking bottle/thermos sitting on the kitchen counter when I left. I did not see much point in bringing it along to Norway, so I just left it there.

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#330 TonyDevil

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 06:47 am

QUOTE(blarsen @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 06:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There also was a blue metal drinking bottle/thermos sitting on the kitchen counter when I left. I did not see much point in bringing it along to Norway, so I just left it there.

i think that was ChrisGs

"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
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
If a strange looking truck driver honks at you & gives you the thumbs up, its could be me

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#331 Hartside Man

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Location:On Hartside more often than not ! But Live in Carlisle UK
TDM model: no more

Posted 12 September 2007 - 07:24 am

QUOTE(TeDeum @ Tue 11th Sep 2007, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Cow pat removal will probably happen during the annual clean. You chucked it at me at about the only time I was within shouting distance of your back wheel so it hit the bike rather than rising into my face! Glad to know it ONLY hit the bike

Ferry trip was easy, no traffic at all so, following your suggested speed, you mean the UK's ACTUAL speed limit of 60 mph on a Single Carriagway

I was there by 6.30. This gave me time to discover what a dismal place Stranraer is! Nobody from Stranraer listening is there?

You looked pretty fit going up Hartside! yeah i'm ok with motor assistance but would only get 100 yards trying to jog up there

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

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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#332 ChrisG

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 08:42 am

QUOTE(blarsen @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 06:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There also was a blue metal drinking bottle/thermos sitting on the kitchen counter when I left. I did not see much point in bringing it along to Norway, so I just left it there.

Guilty

I was 100 miles or more away by the time I realised I'd forgotten it so didn't think it was worth going back for.

~~1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears~~ Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.

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#333 wicklamulla

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 09:17 am

well twas a great weekend indeed, it's just a pity that we all had to say 'bye, bye' so soon after meeting up, i tink another day or 2 would have really been cool !

~~spyball alarm/immob,~~ bluespot brake calipers and Stainless hoses, Fournales air adjustable shock with Remote Resevoir, forks raised 10mm thru yokes, racetech linear fork springs in 15 wt oil, Kappa wingrack/luggage, heated grips, Kedo handguards, dual heat controller to power heated jacket liner and or pants!!, Stebel 136DB horn, K&N air filter, colour matched Baglux tank cover (magnetic tank bag modified to fit cover), osram +50% headloight bulbs, headlight protector,"~~NitramSpecial" parking loight, tail light~~ indicators all running on LED's & incorporate "Lite Buddies", MK7 Scottoiler fitted, taller screen, 2-2 stainless steel CCC's, Devil stainless down pipes. MKI Renntec engine crash bars & sump guard.
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#334 TonyDevil

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 09:19 am

QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

well twas a great weekend indeed, it's just a pity that we all had to say 'bye, bye' so soon after meeting up, i tink another day or 2 would have really been cool !

you should have stayed an extra day with me n Chris and had a pootle back

"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
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
If a strange looking truck driver honks at you & gives you the thumbs up, its could be me

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#335 ChrisG

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 10:03 am

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

you should have stayed an extra day with me n Chris and had a pootle back

Well I thought I was going at a reasonable pace but Tony classed it as a pootle

How long did it take you to get back Wicky? Must have been a fairly boring day sat on the motorway.

~~1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears~~ Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.

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#336 TonyDevil

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 10:09 am

QUOTE(ChrisG @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well I thought I was going at a reasonable pace but Tony classed it as a pootle

especially down those single track tree shaded moss covered lanes

greasy as hell with big feckin tractors round each corner

"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
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
If a strange looking truck driver honks at you & gives you the thumbs up, its could be me

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#337 ChrisG

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 10:17 am

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 10:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

especially down those single track tree shaded moss covered lanes

greasy as hell with big feckin tractors round each corner

60mph down a 6 foot wide green tunnel was hilarious

~~1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears~~ Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.

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#338 Guest_Dannyboy_*

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 04:27 pm

Thanks to you all, I had a really great time and my bike handling has improved greatly. Got no chicken strip on the right hand side of my rear tyre now after following YNOTTONY on that last stretch saturday afternoon!!! Mind you my mirrors must be plasma based as I still have a permanent mark of that crazy scottish PC who followed me on that last bit (sorry forgot his name, must be George). Still makes me laugh cos when I asked him why he didnt just over take he replied "you were going too fast". Only cos I was too scared to slow down incase I ended up with a pillion!!! I was going to stop and do it in a bag at one point (you had to be there) Once again thank you to everyone for a great few days and once I have lost all this weight I put on we will have to do it again.
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#339 Hawmaw

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 05:37 pm

Sorry again Danny. I was a bit of an arse ! Like you I warmed up over Friday & Saturday and was going a bit faster round the bends than usual. Not an excuse for being up your pipe though !

Sorry.

George ( Andy )

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#340 dandywarhol

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Posted 12 September 2007 - 05:51 pm

QUOTE(Hawmaw @ Wed 12th Sep 2007, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry again Danny. I was a bit of an arse ! Like you I warmed up over Friday & Saturday and was going a bit faster round the bends than usual. Not an excuse for being up your pipe though !

Sorry.

George ( Andy )

Another 900 bhoyo in the making methinks