Quote: Where is our Mr Motivator when you need him, aka Purplebear aka Trevor
Here I am .. as always keeping my eye on 'the line'
of things .. but not taking part in very much action these days.
I more or less lost all of last year completely .. only rode a couple of thousand miles. I had Six Operations on my Port Side Hip and the Top and Bottom of my Spine. Very long story short .. one guy made a right cock up of a repacemnt hip job and things went down hill bloody damn fast from there on in! Cost me my lifes savings
trying to get things back to something close .. but it failed to give me anything like what I needed. Now got an Full Monty Ivanised Wheel Chair, Two crutches and Piddle Bottle .. but not in that otder
!
We moved out of Denia (Costa Blanca Mainland Spain) to live in Mallorca in Jan this year .. I brought the 'Spanish Dancer' outfit with me .. but have not ridden it here yet. I'm sorry to say that 'motivation' has not been a much used word around here lately.
So .. Going Forward as they say .. The Fazer Group Annual meet at the National Motorcycle Musium .. or the 'Brum Bike Shed' as I named it. I started the gathering idea back in 2002 (I think it was) .. 11 of us turned up for that one and that included guys from all five corners of the UK.
We all agreed that the idea was a success and we've carried on going forward with it every year sinse.
The location is ideal .. Bang on Central UK (fair for everyone) Easy to Find (Jnc 6 of M42 as for the NEC) Free Parking and Cafe.
Dates are nornmally 'considered' but you can never please everyone! This April you have all been asleep and there is only one Sunday left .. so the 27th it is then! Times .. guys start rolling up from about 1030 onwards .. departure times depend on individual distances to get home, etc, most individuals and groups are gone by 1600.
At about 1400 we have the Photo Shoot Line Up .. everyone on a Fazer should be there to take part by putting their bikes front wheel right ON (not just near to) the curved white line .. this makes an almost perfect setting for such a gathering .. be there .. and please do your bit!
The Bike Musium is a 'must do once' kind of thing in the lifetime of all proper bikers I guess .. but the entrance charge is a bit much for us OAPs these days.
All in .. a good Ride Out day there and back to kick start your season, chance to meet people and put faces to names.
One warning! Police Cameras!! This is a very 'hot security' area, the NEC, Brum Internatioal Airport and all the Motorways .. M42, M40, M5, M6, M1, M45 all within half a dozen gear changes!
You WILL all be on camera 24/7 from about twenty miles out .. ride legal and you'll be fine .. play like a prat and they will have you!
I'll hold fire there .. but if anyone has questions .. just shout. OK. (Line up photo below, best number ever in line 45)
One other note that maybe of slight interest to some?: My Biking Days are looking close to the last Pit Stop now .. so I recently offered to donate my outfit for the Bike Shed Collection. The Boss Man turned it down .. seems they only take British Bikes
Have a Nice Day Y'all .. send my the snaps
Cheers. Stay Safe. Trev .. The Polar Bear .. Mallorca.
