Author Topic: LOFO's july 5 ride out (Read 22521 times)

red98 · « **on:** 24 June 2015, 08:13:38 pm »

Anyone up for a day out ?.....how about another attempt at visiting the sammy miller museum in the new forest ?.....meet at box hill stopping at loomies and onto sammy's place........or have you got a better idea ?

dazza · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 June 2015, 08:28:54 pm »

Nice one red, sounds good to me, subject to having the night off work on Saturday, count me in.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 June 2015, 09:24:00 pm »

Nah, not enough café stops for me

mtread · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 June 2015, 10:06:04 pm »

Yep I'm in. Missed out on the last (non) visit

midden · « **Reply #4 on:** 25 June 2015, 03:20:14 am »

red98 · « **Reply #5 on:** 25 June 2015, 06:52:24 am »

Quote from: mtread on 24 June 2015, 10:06:04 pm

Yep I'm in. Missed out on the last (non) visit

yep,didn`t exactly go to plan last year

...still a good day out ending up in portsmouth

good place to meet the lofo`s at box hill,easy to get to and all that,then ride the A272 right across the south downs to winchester,rode this with NICK CRISP a couple of times last year,nice road that passes loomies be rude not to stop....

i`ll work out mileage and times and aim to get to sammys place at mid day ish...

Red Ceri · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 June 2015, 08:08:20 am »

Count me in for this one

Punkstig · « **Reply #7 on:** 25 June 2015, 10:14:27 am »

HarryHornby · « **Reply #8 on:** 26 June 2015, 09:36:39 am »

Estuarybiker · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 June 2015, 08:20:14 pm »

I'll be involved in a cultural exchange programme (or two) in Menorca...enjoy!

stevie-g1968 · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 June 2015, 08:56:40 pm »

Bloody hell, a date I can make

what sort of time are we looking at for meeting at boxhill?

red98 · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 June 2015, 08:51:30 am »

bloody hell stevie,you going to make a ride out

...be good to meet you matey,we need lots more good old boys from west of london to counter balance the bad that comes from the east

a few interested and it looks as if summer is finally here,i`ll post some idea`s of times,route and mileage over the weekend and on the day we can just make it up as we go along

HarryHornby · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 June 2015, 11:58:08 am »

I reckon we need to set out at 4.00am to get to Sammy Miller's by 12.00pm.

140 miles at 1.2 bsh (breakfast stops per hour) should give us plenty of time.

greenman · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 June 2015, 02:43:59 pm »

Sound like fun, count me in.

greenman · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 June 2015, 09:21:44 pm »

If you don't mind a new face gate crashing your ride out that is.

red98 · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 June 2015, 08:10:12 am »

Of course not....everyone welcome

bri h · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 June 2015, 09:07:42 am »

Blimey red a rideout the right side of london and im working. remember the a272 last time was a bit busy on a sunday so dont eat to much gents cos you will have to get a wriggle on. there are so many bikes to drool over at sammy millars you will need at least a couple of hours there, second heaven for you Paul.Watch out for the unmarked police bike on the midhurst side of loomies. have fun gents

hotmetal · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 June 2015, 01:05:52 pm »

272. Great road, and Loomies at the end, but yeah the police are aware as they like to say.

midden · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 June 2015, 03:10:24 pm »

Quote from: bri h on 28 June 2015, 09:07:42 am

remember the a272 last time was a bit busy on a sunday so dont eat to much gents cos you will have to get a wriggle on

bri h · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 June 2015, 07:38:39 pm »

Haha. What you're thinking is not wrong midden.

HarryHornby · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 June 2015, 04:05:36 pm »

As a little side show to the main ride I'm going to be running a little competition on Sunday, "what's making Harry's front brakes tap/knock"

First to diagnose gets a cuppa

He/she that fixes it gets a breakfast!

Bring your tools lads/lasses.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 June 2015, 07:35:23 pm »

My guess is a worn pad pin

midden · « **Reply #22 on:** 29 June 2015, 09:03:55 pm »

Quote from: HarryHornby on 29 June 2015, 04:05:36 pm

As a little side show to the main ride I'm going to be running a little competition on Sunday, "what's making Harry's front brakes tap/knock"

First to diagnose gets a cuppa

He/she that fixes it gets a breakfast!

Bring your tools lads/lasses.

Clearly you didn't learn from last time.....
glutton for punishment

HarryHornby · « **Reply #23 on:** 01 July 2015, 09:06:09 pm »

Sorry guys, I'm now a no.

Had a proper shit afternoon.

I went to ride home from work, bike was hard to push back from it's parking space.... puncture.

Didn't have a repair kit (didn't replace it after using it a couple of years ago).

Phoned up Faversham bike shop, they had one in stock and closed in 30 minutes but would wait for me. Grabbed the works van and legged it half way home to pick up a kit and then drove back to canterbury.

removed big lump of metal from tyre and set about fixing it. Hole was right on some of the metal radial in the tyre and I ended up shredding all three plugs trying to get them to work.

managed to get one sort of in but it wouldn't hold air.

ran out of the glue but thought I would give the remnants of one of the plugs one last go...... pushed hard, BIKE FELL OFF CENTRE STAND! I could have cried. 35 degrees heat, hot, bothered pissed off and dropped bike.

Have left bike at work. Have now signed up for basic RAC cover (yes yes yes, horse, stable, bolted)

Hopefully bike will be at work for two days then on Friday I'll phone the RAC to get it back to FAversham bike shop for a new tyre.

So, after a £25 repair kit, a £9 train ride home (and another back in when the bike is fixed) £49 for RAC and then a new rear tyre there are no pennies left for 2 tanks of petrol and 6 breakfasts on Sunday.

Sorry guys, totally gutted! :-(

Razgruff · « **Reply #24 on:** 01 July 2015, 09:44:36 pm »

I ain't got a clue where any of these places are

but I think I might find my way to one of them

What time at Box Hill ?