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#61 MarkyMark

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Posted 20 June 2010 - 09:08 am

I've stopped visiting classic bike collections on my TDM - I'm scared they wont let me take it away!

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Posted 20 June 2010 - 09:46 am

QUOTE(MarkyMark @ Sun 20th Jun 2010, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've stopped visiting classic bike collections on my TDM - I'm scared they wont let me take it away!


haha -

Actually, in time, the Mk1 TDM will undoubtedly be seen as a classic! When other over-powered, over-priced, over-exotic tall-rounders have been forgotten.

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Posted 29 June 2010 - 07:14 pm

Anyone else on the 11:30am ferry on Sunday 11th? I'm half tempted to ride up on the Saturday and find a B&B for the night having spend the afternoon having fun in the peak district rather than getting up and stpid o'clock for 4 hours of mind & bum numbing boredom on the motorway.

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Posted 29 June 2010 - 07:22 pm

QUOTE(ChrisG @ Tue 29th Jun 2010, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else on the 11:30am ferry on Sunday 11th? I'm half tempted to ride up on the Saturday and find a B&B for the night having spend the afternoon having fun in the peak district rather than getting up and stpid o'clock for 4 hours of mind & bum numbing boredom on the motorway.



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#65 ajfergie

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Posted 29 June 2010 - 07:24 pm

Sorry mate, Me and ma bro jimmy are heading over on sat 10th
booked on the 14.15 from heysham rolleyes.gif rolleyes.gif

see you over there mate

cheers ajfergie......

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Posted 29 June 2010 - 08:44 pm

QUOTE(ChrisG @ Tue 29th Jun 2010, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else on the 11:30am ferry on Sunday 11th? I'm half tempted to ride up on the Saturday and find a B&B for the night having spend the afternoon having fun in the peak district rather than getting up and stpid o'clock for 4 hours of mind & bum numbing boredom on the motorway.


plenty of cracking roads in peak district - you might want to include matlock bath and cat and fiddle

.......or else maybe change to p.m. ferry on saturday for extra beer/night in IoM?

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Posted 01 July 2010 - 04:04 pm

QUOTE(CatsBum @ Fri 12th Feb 2010, 11:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Confession Time:

My Mum God Bless Her, Was Manx, and my upbringing was IOM and Mayo Irl, My brother God Bless Him, spend his summers embroiled in the TT weeks. My Uncle Jim was a famous Sidecar Frame Designer/builder in the sixties, nope, dont remember his Surname, someone google it!

I can remember laying awake in the early morning and flinching as the bikes screamed past as practice took place.

This RTT will be a road of discovery and memories from my childhood days

I know I have relations still there and have a contact. Some of my time will be reviewing my past.


who was your Uncle, Martin? any other clues?
(its difficult to get google to search Uncle Jim Catsbum IoM sidecar 1960's)
any change in situation and you maybe joining us at last minute?

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Posted 01 July 2010 - 04:56 pm

QUOTE(pete7 @ Thu 1st Jul 2010, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
who was your Uncle, Martin? any other clues?
(its difficult to get google to search Uncle Jim Catsbum IoM sidecar 1960's)
any change in situation and you maybe joining us at last minute?

Pete



I'll do a bit more research on him, Have some pics somewhere

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Posted 01 July 2010 - 06:12 pm

QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 1st Jul 2010, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll do a bit more research on him, Have some pics somewhere

Not a chance Pete, after 6 weeks unwell, new job gone. Shit really as I feel pretty good now.

Me and Google/job search are best mates right now.


Whatever you can get will be good - we can see if we can get any info for you while we are over there. There's loads of archive stuff available on the iomtt site and of course there are the 2 motorcycyle museums on the island as well. The traditions of the TT are so revered it must be great to have a link in there - and the 3 wheeler events are still popular today as part of the TT festival.

I hope that your situation improves Martin, and its good that your better in yourself now

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Posted 02 July 2010 - 10:26 am

QUOTE(pete7 @ Thu 1st Jul 2010, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Whatever you can get will be good - we can see if we can get any info for you while we are over there. There's loads of archive stuff available on the iomtt site and of course there are the 2 motorcycyle museums on the island as well. The traditions of the TT are so revered it must be great to have a link in there - and the 3 wheeler events are still popular today as part of the TT festival.

I hope that your situation improves Martin, and its good that your better in yourself now

all the best

Pete



Thanks Pete.

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Posted 03 July 2010 - 09:57 am

QUOTE(ChrisG @ Tue 29th Jun 2010, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else on the 11:30am ferry on Sunday 11th? I'm half tempted to ride up on the Saturday and find a B&B for the night having spend the afternoon having fun in the peak district rather than getting up and stpid o'clock for 4 hours of mind & bum numbing boredom on the motorway.

Chris, sometimes our similar thinking is scary unsure.gif ....where you wanna meet up?

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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 
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Posted 03 July 2010 - 12:47 pm

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Sat 3rd Jul 2010, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
where you wanna meet up?





1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears Gone now :(
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Posted 07 July 2010 - 11:44 am



Monday 12 July 2010 to Sunday 18 July 2010
Rain stays in the north

The north and west of the UK will remain fairly unsettled throughout the period, with showers or longer periods of rain, some which may be heavy. It will also be windy at times, with a chance of gales in the far north and northwest at first.

YOU STILL TAKING THE BROLLY GG?

Elsewhere, it should be more settled with generally dry weather and sunny periods, the most prolonged of these across southern and eastern parts of the UK. The chance of thundery showers continues into the first part of the week, but these will be very hit and miss.

Temperatures are expected to be around normal for the time of year in the northwest where cloudier conditions prevail. Elsewhere it should be warmer, and hot in the southeast at first.



I think this is good news - It has been too hot to be getting on and off bikes to eat cake in leather.

XT1200Z - Big and bouncy

GTR1400 - Chaufer the wife.
XT660Z - Fun and commute.
TDM900 - Yellow.


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Posted 07 July 2010 - 12:05 pm

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Posted 07 July 2010 - 12:45 pm

Hmmm, perhaps I should take cordura kit rather than draggins and vented jacket

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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#76 TonyDevil

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Posted 07 July 2010 - 01:13 pm

QUOTE(ChrisG @ Wed 7th Jul 2010, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hmmm, perhaps I should take cordura kit rather than draggins and vented jacket

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"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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Posted 07 July 2010 - 03:22 pm

QUOTE(MarkyMark @ Wed 7th Jul 2010, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Monday 12 July 2010 to Sunday 18 July 2010
Rain stays in the north
..... a chance of gales in the far north and northwest at first.

YOU STILL TAKING THE BROLLY GG?

Temperatures are expected to be around normal for the time of year in the northwest where cloudier conditions prevail. Elsewhere it should be warmer, ..............


dont' worry lads!

Now that the forecasters have to include reference to UK as being from scottish isles to southern england, "northwest" now happily means the top left-hand bit of scotland!

We will be fine.

Pete - the eternal optimist

(prior to this, TV forecast "northwest" seemed to be somewhere around Coventry)

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Posted 07 July 2010 - 03:54 pm

Ach well, not to worry we will be wet inside and out. hahahahha.

Get the clothes out of the side cases, the ice and beer in and we have cracked it.....

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Posted 07 July 2010 - 10:20 pm

Here is my suggested rideout for monday Carpe TDM - RTT 2010Isle of ManCoastal tour – Monday 12 July START - Cronk Dhoo Campsite- Right on TT - Ballacraine straight to Peel- Left A27 to south- DalbyVIEW - Niarbyl Bay – photos, view- Right on A36- Port Erin if wanted - Right on A31- Cregneash village CAKE - Sound Visitor Centre - Port St Mary- A5 to Castletown- DouglasVIEW Douglas Head if wanted- A2 coast road LUNCH – Laxey (location TBC)- A2 Baldrine- Turn right at Hibernian (care needed) on A15VIEW – Maughold Head- Ramsey- A10 to Bride then A16VIEW- Point of Ayre and back to BrideCAKE - Bride- A10 to Jurby, The Cronk- Right on TT (contra)- Kirk Michael right on A4VIEW - Peel A1 back to Ballacraine then TT (contra) Cronk DhooFINISH – Cronk Dhoo CampsiteThis is only my suggestion and any comments from people who know the island, the roads and the eateries will be appreciatedPete here is my suggested rideout for TuesdayCarpe TDM - RTT 2010Isle Of ManTwisties Tour – Tuesday 13 July START - Cronk Dhoo Campsite- Left on TT (contra) - Crosby - Left on A23- Left on B22VIEW – Injebreck Hill - Barregarrow - Right on TT course- Kirk Michael- Ballaugh - Right at pub to Ravensdale - Left on B10 then left on TT (contra) - Bungalow left on A14 CAKE – Tholty-will glen/Sulby Glen- Sulby right on TT - Ramsey - A2 coast road - Laxey - Right onto B12LUNCH – Creg Ny Baa Pub- TT Grandstand- Quarterbridge- A5 then right on A24- Foxdale - left on A3 then right onto A36- Port Erin/Port St Mary/ Sound – revisit as requestedCAKE - Castletown Book Shop/coffee house- Langness- A5 VIEW - Fairy Bridge- Douglas if want to shop - Left on TT FINISH – CronkDhoo Campsiteoncae again, any comments will be appreciatedPete

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Posted 08 July 2010 - 11:19 am

I'm a bit confused about where the bunkhouse is. http://www.cronkdhoo.com/ gives the address as
Cronk Dhoo Farm,
Greeba,
Isle of Man,
IM4 2DX

But If I stick that into Google maps I get this which puts it in Kirk Michael, a long way from Greeba. Surely Google maps can't be wrong rolleyes.gif. I know the Hawthorn Pub is nearby and that's in Greeba. Anyone got any better info?

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