Author Topic: LOFO's LET'S GO Ypres (Read 22206 times)

dazza · « **Reply #100 on:** 06 July 2014, 08:28:05 am »

On our way

Buzz · « **Reply #101 on:** 06 July 2014, 08:57:46 am »

Collector box blowout (my fix finally blew) followed 15 mins later with rear puncture. Not a good day really, just got home courtesy of a kind fellow biker with a plugger kit.

New headers and tyre on order..

red98 · « **Reply #102 on:** 06 July 2014, 09:05:25 am »

like the updates.......have a good day foccers

.......sorry to hear that buzz,good the fellow biker stopped and helped,top man

...how many cage drivers would have stopped to help a fellow cager

Grandma · « **Reply #103 on:** 06 July 2014, 09:10:28 am »

Quote from: dazza on 06 July 2014, 06:43:37 am

Just me atm, think it's going to be wet. $:\$

Hope it is dry the other side, managed to switch my ticket to Tuesday, going to Cassel for lunch

Red Ceri · « **Reply #104 on:** 06 July 2014, 07:27:21 pm »

The wet ones are back, alittle bit soggy but cracking day none the less

maxzer1500 · « **Reply #105 on:** 06 July 2014, 10:01:57 pm »

Was a bit wet , the Sun came out on the way home , would like to do a long weekend to do it all justice . Hope we all avoided the speed cameras .

Red Ceri · « **Reply #106 on:** 06 July 2014, 10:35:45 pm »

Got in safe and sound, but guess what?.................. it pissed down on me for the last 10 miles, soaked again

dazza · « **Reply #107 on:** 06 July 2014, 11:12:48 pm »

A sobering and thought provoking day which hadn't really hit me until I got home and had time to take in what horror it must have been for all those soldiers on both sides. The scale of the death and destruction is apparent when you pass graveyard after graveyard and so many of the graves are unmarked.

I don't consider myself a coward but I don't know if I could of gone over the top knowing that in all probability I would be mowed down by withering machine gun fire like many of those brave men did. Absolutely senseless tactics. If you can even call them that.

Feeling very humble.

Will get some pics up when my phone lets me.

BTW it was absolutely foccing soaking all foccing day.

dazza · « **Reply #108 on:** 06 July 2014, 11:19:23 pm »

More pics

dazza · « **Reply #109 on:** 06 July 2014, 11:43:14 pm »

Finished on a lighter note, hit some nice little twisties straight out the terminal that were more or less free of traffic with the compulsory stop off for a shandy on the way home.

Top marks to esetest for an epic journey to join us.

dazza · « **Reply #110 on:** 07 July 2014, 01:01:41 am »

Forgot to add, the foccer's on tour t-shirt came with us.

Grandma · « **Reply #111 on:** 07 July 2014, 06:44:29 am »

A sobering and thought provoking day which hadn't really hit me until I got home and had time to take in what horror it must have been for all those soldiers on both sides. The scale of the death and destruction is apparent when you pass graveyard after graveyard and so many of the graves are unmarked.I don't consider myself a coward but I don't know if I could of gone over the top knowing that in all probability I would be mowed down by withering machine gun fire like many of those brave men did. Absolutely senseless tactics. If you can even call them that.Feeling very humble.
I feel the same, very emotional when I went a few years back, absolute slaughter. Glad you all arrived home safely, off to Cassel tomorrow, not far from Ypres and hoping for better weather than you experienced.

slimwilly · « **Reply #112 on:** 07 July 2014, 07:25:47 am »

Ten out of ten for effort,,well done to all who went.

esetest · « **Reply #113 on:** 07 July 2014, 10:18:47 am »

I got back home at 10.10pm ,there was an accident on the M25 just before the junction with the M3 and an 8 mile queue but being on the Fazer I was able to sensibly filter through it so only held me up 15mins , felt a bit sorry for the cagers . had a great time although a little wet , good company , great to meet Red ceri , Dazza and Midden again and to meet Steve and Hilary for the first time , well done to Red Ceri for leading the ride and thanks for letting me stay at yours Saturday night it was very much appreciated , it was a very sobering experience particularly the graves saying a soldier of the Great War at Tyne Cott , I had a lump in my throat when I read the letter written to a soldier at the Canadian memorial .
Whilst writing this my daughter told me a biker was killed in Belgium whilst looking for his dream home , my condolences to his family . Stay safe out there .

midden · « **Reply #114 on:** 07 July 2014, 03:27:46 pm »

Great day and very wet it was indeed, boots hanging online to dry

got home sank in bath then crashed. looks like today was the day to go as rain forecast again for tomorrow

Cheers Ceri for letting me lead from behind

glad you got home safe test, was a long journey for you.

slimwilly · « **Reply #115 on:** 07 July 2014, 06:26:09 pm »

On the news it said that the tunnel has a power failure as copper wires have been removed, they are looking for 6 wet bikers

esetest · « **Reply #116 on:** 08 July 2014, 02:23:52 pm »

For anyone interested a copy of my Great grand fathers army pension record , he spent over 4 years in France with the British Expeditonary force .

esetest · « **Reply #117 on:** 08 July 2014, 02:29:17 pm »

rest of record

Grandma · « **Reply #118 on:** 13 July 2014, 10:19:13 am »

What beautiful writing, no computers then! A miracle he returned in one piece, my Father had a book of photographs from the First World War, you would hope this would put people off all wars for ever after, it was dreadful, absolute slaughter and dreadful conditions most of the time.
[/color][/size]My day in France was very relaxing after a very [/color][/size]stressful[/color][/size] week, I could just feel the stress falling away![/color]
[/size]The trains were sorted, just put us on first train available, very quick and easy, only obstacle was the Tour de France and closed roads, so a few U turns were required![/size]
[/size][/color]We missed the rain, a group of bikers from further South were on the train home and had ridden 100 miles in torrential rain.[/font]
[/size][/color]Was nearly a Foccer ride too, only had one interloper a H*nda with three Fazer 8's[/font]

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esetest · « **Reply #119 on:** 14 July 2014, 01:54:32 pm »

Glad you had a great time , I would like to go again some time maybe next year and hopefully in the dry . My Great grandfather Sam certainly was a character , he walked from London to Bristol when he was 14 sleeping rough along the way , but was sent back as he was to young , he walked from London to Bristol again when he was 18 but couldn't find work so he enlisted .

Quote from: Grandma on 13 July 2014, 10:19:13 am

What beautiful writing, no computers then! A miracle he returned in one piece, my Father had a book of photographs from the First World War, you would hope this would put people off all wars for ever after, it was dreadful, absolute slaughter and dreadful conditions most of the time.
My day in France was very relaxing after a very stressful week, I could just feel the stress falling away!
The trains were sorted, just put us on first train available, very quick and easy, only obstacle was the Tour de France and closed roads, so a few U turns were required!
We missed the rain, a group of bikers from further South were on the train home and had ridden 100 miles in torrential rain.
Was nearly a Foccer ride too, only had one interloper a H*nda with three Fazer 8's

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Author Topic: LOFO's LET'S GO Ypres (Read 22206 times)