Author Topic: LOFO's july 5 ride out (Read 22508 times)

Punkstig · « **Reply #75 on:** 05 July 2015, 09:03:20 pm »

Well done red, great day, fuel light came on at 232 miles, that's my best yet!

mtread · « **Reply #76 on:** 05 July 2015, 09:41:19 pm »

Yep great day. Great organisation Red. You deserve an award I think for getting the most foccers out on a ride ? Apart from rain at the beginning, perfect. Told when I got home that it carried on raining here until about 1pm, so we did right heading south west. Sammy's was great, brilliant collection, and glad I carried on to Milford for the sea view.
Got home 8.25 after a stop at Cobham services for liquid and a sausage roll ...... well I didn't have the quiche. M3 all the way to M25 was awful. So was most of the M25. Wishing I'd done the A272 back now.
Great to meet some new and old faces. Must fit in a few more before autumn.

Red Ceri · « **Reply #77 on:** 05 July 2015, 10:15:59 pm »

Another great day out, great company and some great roads, luckily on the way we turned off the M3 and took the A272,

Got home at 9.30pm after 14 hours and 372miles.

greenman · « **Reply #78 on:** 05 July 2015, 11:09:18 pm »

And good to see everyone again as always, with the welcome addition of newcomer, greenman - well done for getting out on a LOFO ride so soon after joining FOC-U

I had a really good time, thanks to all of you making me feel welcome, you never know, when your meeting a bunch of bikers for the first time, who your going to meet or what sort of ride your going to get. I didn't have to rag it to keep up (not all the time anyway), equally, glad it wasn't a slow trundle and good company to boot, I'll keep my eyes open for the next one.

dazza · « **Reply #79 on:** 05 July 2015, 11:27:27 pm »

Great day as normal Foccers, love that 272, always seems better on the way home. Less traffic and on it for longer I guess.
Loved Sammy Millers and good to get some sea air in view of the Isle of Wight.
Passing through Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst was good too, used to holiday there as a kid.
Got in about 21.15 and covered 338 miles, let do it again soon Foccers.

mtread · « **Reply #80 on:** 06 July 2015, 12:01:13 am »

mtread · « **Reply #81 on:** 06 July 2015, 12:06:04 am »

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #82 on:** 06 July 2015, 11:18:25 am »

red98, stevie.g, punkstig: dunno what happened at the end there? We got to a roundabout where I had meant to turn right (for Burbage, carrying on on the 338). Paul, I'd lost sight of you and Adam and was following Stevie, who went left for Marlborough - thought he'd probably seen you two go that way further ahead, so followed him for a bit. Sorry Stevie, I think I was just tired; pulled in for fuel and a break, which is when I texted you to carry on Paul.

In my fatigued state, I didn't think that it didn't really matter which way you went - just that I had it in my head that my way would have brought you out to the A4 a bit nearer your destinations. I guess I should have really led from Salisbury, as I know those roads well. Sorry about that folks. But a good day anyway. I trust you got home ok Stevie - not seen you log on here yet?

Dead Eye · « **Reply #83 on:** 06 July 2015, 01:57:16 pm »

One day this summer I -will- get out on a proper group ride...

stevie-g1968 · « **Reply #84 on:** 06 July 2015, 05:37:34 pm »

Cracking day out yesterday despite the weather at times. I got home at 8pm... 235miles on that tank of fuel and atotal of 285 miles done.
Wondered what happened to you nick... one minuet I could see you in my mirrors, then I caught stiggy n red up in Malborough.
im hopeless with names, but great to meet all who came along, much piss taking, mostly at pauls expense

the museum was interesting. ? Enjoyed my icecream even if my flake did drop out

couple of buttock clenching moments due to manhole covers and that railway bridge that chucked a canal bridge in the mix too.

now off outside to clean my bike.

red98 · « **Reply #85 on:** 06 July 2015, 06:51:08 pm »

Great day lofo's

....sammy millers was excellent, will be going there again, A272 was as good as I remember from last years failed attempt

....shame about the short blast on the M3/M27, but on the bright side it get us to the museum in good time, the short diversion to milford on sea was well worth it, excellent view and ice cream

...anyone get a piccie for the picture challenge thread ?.....274 miles for me, started with a full tank, top up at loomies and light came on 3 miles from home

Nick, we followed the A338 all the way to malborough where the A338 meets the A4, thats where we were when I got your text, was going to suggest a tea stop in malborough, feeling tired myself, A4 was becoming a bit of a drag, should of stopped really.

best part of the day has to be the A272, spent all day Saturday sorting my tired chain and checking the the bike over, time well spent the mighty thou has never been as good

to top things off I even found a solution to the fragile 600 speedo drive

....btm pic

great turn out lofo's....think we showed those scots how to do things and given the welsh foccers something to dream about

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #86 on:** 06 July 2015, 07:09:07 pm »

Where you turned left on the roundabout for Marlborough is the A346. 338 goes the other way and would have taken us to Hungerford on the A4. Doesn't matter though.

I agree the A272 was the best bit of the day, I'd forgotten how twisty that one is.

309 miles for me.

red98 · « **Reply #87 on:** 06 July 2015, 07:42:45 pm »

Ah....I see now

.....still a great day

just had a thought, should have taken christo's towbar and donated it to the museum

stevie-g1968 · « **Reply #88 on:** 06 July 2015, 08:18:38 pm »

I just followed the stench of Swindon....

HarryHornby · « **Reply #89 on:** 06 July 2015, 09:49:37 pm »

Sorry, only just got chance to check in.

An awesome day, about 13 1/2 hours out and about and 326.1 miles.

Thanks Red for organising the day, so glad we managed to prove that Sammy's Miller's actually exists, I never thought we would get there.

Like dazza I really enjoyed the ride home, I felt so much more confident around the corners on this ride

I'll never be Dazza quick but I didn't panic in a single corner yesterday and that was a big step for me.

Paul was eyeing up riding this old'n but her husband was one step ahead of him...

dazza · « **Reply #90 on:** 06 July 2015, 10:02:54 pm »

midden · « **Reply #91 on:** 06 July 2015, 10:22:05 pm »

Quote from: red98 on 06 July 2015, 07:42:45 pm

Ah....I see now .....still a great day

just had a thought, should have taken christo's towbar and donated it to the museum

Funny you should mention Christo.....you possessed beast

Did anyone else notice a change in Paul after he stopped at the pelican crossing to chat up two old dears?

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #92 on:** 06 July 2015, 10:26:52 pm »

Quote from: midden on 06 July 2015, 10:22:05 pm

Quote from: red98 on 06 July 2015, 07:42:45 pm
Ah....I see now .....still a great day

just had a thought, should have taken christo's towbar and donated it to the museum
Funny you should mention Christo.....you possessed beast

More of a scalded cat scenario, I thought...

And he definitely needs to be kept on a leash where the blue rinse brigade are concerned.

Red Ceri · « **Reply #93 on:** 07 July 2015, 12:02:28 am »

Quote from: nick crisp on 06 July 2015, 10:26:52 pm

Quote from: midden on 06 July 2015, 10:22:05 pm
Quote from: red98 on 06 July 2015, 07:42:45 pm
Ah....I see now .....still a great day

just had a thought, should have taken christo's towbar and donated it to the museum
Funny you should mention Christo.....you possessed beast

More of a scalded cat scenario, I thought...

And he definitely needs to be kept on a leash where the blue rinse brigade are concerned.

Got a little worried when the old biddie in the wheelchair turned up at Milford-on-Sea luckily for her Paul was distracted by his ice cream

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #94 on:** 07 July 2015, 11:36:29 am »

Quote from: Red Ceri on 07 July 2015, 12:02:28 am

Got a little worried when the old biddie in the wheelchair turned up at Milford-on-Sea luckily for her Paul was distracted by his ice cream

The day Paul suggests a LOFOs ride to Eastbourne will be the day I'm really worried

HarryHornby · « **Reply #95 on:** 07 July 2015, 05:03:57 pm »

Well he did take us to MILFord on sea - could have been worse it could have been GILFord on sea.

red98 · « **Reply #96 on:** 07 July 2015, 08:07:55 pm »

Foccin good job I have a sense of humour

........just about to go out on an early evening bimble, mrs red's grandma has just moved into an old peoples home, going to see if shes settled in ok ........

so....next rideout........any ideas you bunch of piss taking bastids.............

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #97 on:** 08 July 2015, 11:11:53 pm »

Quote from: red98 on 07 July 2015, 08:07:55 pm

so....next rideout........any ideas you bunch of piss taking bastids.............

You lot fancy coming out west again?

Cotswolds and Salisbury Plain

Basically, this takes in what I consider to be the best part of the Charlbury TT, then down through the Cotswolds, across Salisbury Plain, and up the best part of the A338, which some of us might have done last Sunday, but missed. Starts at J&S near Eynsham on the A40, whose car park has a butty wagon, petrol station there too. Not a great route for café stops, but could probably improvise along the way (Maccy D's etc).

175 mile loop, so hopefully not too much for those coming in from around London?

Punkstig · « **Reply #98 on:** 09 July 2015, 08:00:23 am »

Sounds good and I'm free!

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #99 on:** 09 July 2015, 09:56:04 am »

Quote from: Punkstig on 09 July 2015, 08:00:23 am

Sounds good and I'm free!

I have heard that about you stiggy

When, then? 2nd August?