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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Events, Meets, Ride outs etc => Topic started by: red98 on 10 March 2013, 10:40:59 am
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hi london foccers,aprils my turn so thought i would throw an idea at you lot and see what you think :)
first sunday in april will be the 7th a week after easter and we shall be in british summer time so bring your shades and lotion its going to be a hot one :rolleyes .....no thongs please EXUPNUT :eek
two rides under our belts, east to sarrrrrrffffend and south to dungeness,to follow the water theme i thought we would go west and follow the course of the thames....could meet at the ACE or beconsfield services on the m40 jct 2,next junction on from m25
plenty of parking at beconsfield with lots of room to repair punctures or hunt for lost keys and gloves........
so the route..........
A40..........................high wycombe ( my home town )
A404........................marlow (first two crossings of the thames once on the bypass and the other via marlows susspension
bridge
A4155......................henly following the thames,first stop for toilets for you older foccers who cant control your bladders
(trying to please everyone)
A321........................over the thames at henley and onto wargrave
A4............................onto B478 just to get another crossing of the thames at sonning
A415 .......................caversham and reading and another crossing
A 329.......................purley,pangbourne,goring and wallingford for our 6th crossing of the day
A4074......................benson,shillingford and dorchester on thames,bikers cafe here where you can get a
bite to eat ,if your a student theres plenty of free parking :rollin :rollin (still trying to please everyone )
think thats got to be about half a days riding with a few stops,from dorchester we could go up to the dreamy spires at oxford but i would have to do a dry run as dont know oxford too well and then parhaps out towards aylesbury,wendover gerrards cross and back on the m/a 40 back into the hussle and bussly of london.........bit long winded i know and for some reason my text has gone small..........
feedback please foccers good or bad or any changes that we could make :D
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sounds great cant wait.and so close to the A413 :b
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hi kitcrazy......we could take in the A413 on the way back parhaps,north of alyesbury i think best for that road,or parhaps we could explore that area another month..........will check mileage later and post once i have a few replies :)
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..Wallingford's my home town - spooky! The 7th is only a couple of days after I return from a week riding the Fazer down to Malaga and back, so I may be on a different bike, hope that doesn't mean I'm banned! Route looks good to me btw
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hi m8.just cant wait to get out for a good days ride.and fingers crossed some nice weather :thumbup
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Looks good to me, looking forward to it :D
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I m tempted by this if I m free to. Am I right in thinking your starting from the Ace Cafe. I would head down from the north on the M1 join you all till peeling off at Ayelsbury to head home to Leicester. Maybe others might wish to join me from that area.
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PS. this link might be a good stop, http://www.boxertrix.com/MeetingPlaces/FoxsDiner.htm. (http://www.boxertrix.com/MeetingPlaces/FoxsDiner.htm.)
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..Wallingford's my home town - spooky! The 7th is only a couple of days after I return from a week riding the Fazer down to Malaga and back, so I may be on a different bike, hope that doesn't mean I'm banned! Route looks good to me btw
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hi steeeve......other bikes always welcome.....enjoy your trip to malaga :)
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I m tempted by this if I m free to. Am I right in thinking your starting from the Ace Cafe. I would head down from the north on the M1 join you all till peeling off at Ayelsbury to head home to Leicester. Maybe others might wish to join me from that area.
yes, meet at the ace or the services on jct2 of m40,we follow the m40 some of the way so if anyoey wants to do part of the ride and then jump on the motorway home thats fine....more the merrier if you can bring a few with you :D [size=78%] [/size]
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PS. this link might be a good stop, [url]http://www.boxertrix.com/MeetingPlaces/FoxsDiner.htm.[/url] ([url]http://www.boxertrix.com/MeetingPlaces/FoxsDiner.htm.[/url])
thanks for the link chris,biker.......this is the cafe at dorchester on thames that we can stop at,been a bikers cafe for many years,called "harleys diner" when first opened........tea ,burgers and bacon rolls galore......and plenty of free parking for the poor students :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Looking forward to this!! By some miracle the weather might have turned by then 8)
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I can't joing this ride, I'll be living it up in France. But have a good 'un!!
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I can't joing this ride, I'll be living it up in France. But have a good 'un!!
thats a shame CHRISTO.....we`ll post some pictures for you....have a good time in france,are you biking it there ?
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mmmmmmmmmmm........think i had better start building the ramp today :lol :lol :lol
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thats a shame CHRISTO.....we`ll post some pictures for you....have a good time in france,are you biking it there ?
What do you think? :lol :lol :lol
Remember - if no pics, it didn't happen!
Hmm, interesting thought, Exup.. it would save me the ferry fare, but I reckon Ill just stick with Condor!! :rollin
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morning foccers........got meself a bit of blurred vision and the mother of all headaches,doctors yesterday,hospital today :rolleyes ...will give the forum a rest for a little while too rest my eyes but will update any ride-out details towards the end of the week.....ride safe ;)
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sorry to hear that m8 hope you get it sorted soon.
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plenty of parking at beconsfield with lots of room to repair punctures or hunt for lost keys and gloves........
LOL! Seriously though I was so focking lucky to find that key - it was under the shelving unit in the petrol station!
I'm up for this next ride - will put key on a string attached to my manpart this time.... although i do lose that on a cold day n all.
Hope you're feeling better Red...
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Definitely interested in joining you guys for this, unless you're likely to leave me in the dust on your big machines. I don't really know many riders so would be good to get to know some of you.
I live in Newbury so wouldn't be too much of a trek to meet up with you, and could always peel off early when we get to around my way... ish :)
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see you there roosy. watch this space :thumbup
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Hi all hope to join you , meet at ace cafe ? Anyone going to the Ace, from Eltham Blackheath way ? see you there all the best Fletch :) Enjoy France Christo
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Hi all hope to join you , meet at ace cafe ? Anyone going to the Ace, from Eltham Blackheath way ? see you there all the best Fletch :) Enjoy France Christo
I'll be going - from Dartford so could pass through Eltham?
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:) Enjoy France Christo
I get to have Mum's cooking again, what's not to like?! :lol
Enjoy the ride, Fletch! See ya in May!
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Id love to join you but ive allready stumped up for brandshatch on the 7th. hopefully i can make it next month
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i'll be coming from bexlyheath as well so could meet up somewhere.
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i'll be coming from bexlyheath as well so could meet up somewhere.
Perhaps we could meet up top of shooters hill and head down across Blackheath to the Ace? S
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sounds good to me.
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Definitely interested in joining you guys for this, unless you're likely to leave me in the dust on your big machines. I don't really know many riders so would be good to get to know some of you.
I live in Newbury so wouldn't be too much of a trek to meet up with you, and could always peel off early when we get to around my way... ish :)
hi roosy.......be great to meet you in april....will be riding a short stretch of the a4 just east of reading could meet you there,we will be turning north through sonning and possibly stopping outside the "french horn hotel".......dont worry about keeping up ,yes there will be a few 1000cc bikes there but none of us has a clue how to ride them :rollin :rollin :rollin we`re riding in a group so no racing,enjoy the day for what it is ,a spring ride out following the course of the thames....with me leading no one will be left behind :lol
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morning all..........three weeks to go,so time for an update
looks like we have three starting points now........blackheath
ace cafe
beconsfield services ,jct2 m40
mileage from ace cafe to dorchester on thames,which could be our mid-day lunch/tea break stop is approx 88 miles.....was thinking of heading out towards abingdon and then on to oxford so total milage for the day could be about 150 ish
possibly meeting ROOSY at sonning and STEEVE66 at wallingford both great stops/photo ops and of course chance to look at each others bikes
if anyone else would like to join us on route just let me know and i can change things to suit
clocks change at easter weekend so lighter evenings (i think) so was thinking of meeting at 9.30/10.00 ish at the ace
your thoughts please foccers :)
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morning all..........three weeks to go,so time for an update
looks like we have three starting points now........blackheath
ace cafe
beconsfield services ,jct2 m40
mileage from ace cafe to dorchester on thames,which could be our mid-day lunch/tea break stop is approx 88 miles.....was thinking of heading out towards abingdon and then on to oxford so total milage for the day could be about 150 ish
possibly meeting ROOSY at sonning and STEEVE66 at wallingford both great stops/photo ops and of course chance to look at each others bikes
if anyone else would like to join us on route just let me know and i can change things to suit
clocks change at easter weekend so lighter evenings (i think) so was thinking of meeting at 9.30/10.00 ish at the ace
your thoughts please foccers :)
I think I may have misled someone - Wallingford is my home town in so far as I grew up there, I live near Dartford now so should be joining you wayyyy earlier. Think I'm hooking with some the team around Shooters Hill before heading to the Ace...
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morning all..........three weeks to go,so time for an update
looks like we have three starting points now........blackheath
ace cafe
beconsfield services ,jct2 m40
mileage from ace cafe to dorchester on thames,which could be our mid-day lunch/tea break stop is approx 88 miles.....was thinking of heading out towards abingdon and then on to oxford so total milage for the day could be about 150 ish
possibly meeting ROOSY at sonning and STEEVE66 at wallingford both great stops/photo ops and of course chance to look at each others bikes
if anyone else would like to join us on route just let me know and i can change things to suit
clocks change at easter weekend so lighter evenings (i think) so was thinking of meeting at 9.30/10.00 ish at the ace
your thoughts please foccers :)
I think I may have misled someone - Wallingford is my home town in so far as I grew up there, I live near Dartford now so should be joining you wayyyy earlier. Think I'm hooking with some the team around Shooters Hill before heading to the Ace...
hi steeeve66........ok,thats probs me reading posts wrong :o [size=78%].....i think KITCRAZY and EXUPNUT are meeting at blackheath and then going onto the ace cafe where i`ll be and hopefully a few others .....lets hope the weather picks up by then [/size] :)
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good call red!! all south/east riders meet @ blackheath and move up to the ace. i will be at (shitty cafe) @....times anyone??
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Well I have just plotted the route for me on the day and it will be 260 mile run out, which I will enjoy as long as the weather is not bad, it takes me through places from my younger days and so it should be enjoyable.
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Well I have just plotted the route for me on the day and it will be 260 mile run out, which I will enjoy as long as the weather is not bad, it takes me through places from my younger days and so it should be enjoyable.
hi chris........that sounds good,look forward to meeting you at the ace........times TBA :)
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To help you fellas communicate out there... :lol
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Hey Christo do you think you could smuggle me one of those french maids back :)
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To help you fellas communicate out there... :lol
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Nutter lol
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To help you fellas communicate out there... :lol
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Nutter lol
I'm just waiting for Bozboz to make a quip about the top right hand one... :lol
I'll see about the maids, depends what the import rate is on one of 'em!! :rollin :rollin
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Aww didn't see this one, just left a post in the General section with one that I saw - have to admit that this one is better :P
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If the weather's good, I'm actually coming this time!
I'll come down to the Ace Cafe.
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be good to meet you TIBBS.......i`ll be at the ace :)
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Definitely interested in joining you guys for this, unless you're likely to leave me in the dust on your big machines. I don't really know many riders so would be good to get to know some of you.
I live in Newbury so wouldn't be too much of a trek to meet up with you, and could always peel off early when we get to around my way... ish :)
Don't worry you can wobble along with me at the back! :)
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Looking forward to this again ^^
Will probably be meeting people at the Ace but there is potential for Blackheath...
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Ace cafe for me...only 10 miles up the road from Camden.
3rd time lucky hopefully, the first run I was away in Marseilles, the second one I was jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft.
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Ace cafe for me...only 10 miles up the road from Camden.
3rd time lucky hopefully, the first run I was away in Marseilles, the second one I was jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft.
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look forward to meeting you BUZZ......just need the weather to warm up a bit and we`ll have an excellent day......see you at the ace :)
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Sonning sounds like a good bet, just let me know a rough time and I'll be there. Wobbling along at the back sounds right up my street... ;)
Sorry for not replying to your pm red... me being a lazy bastard as always.
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Sonning sounds like a good bet, just let me know a rough time and I'll be there. Wobbling along at the back sounds right up my street... ;)
Sorry for not replying to your pm red... me being a lazy bastard as always.
no probs ROOSY.......good stop at sonning,parhaps a chance for a group photo :D [size=78%]...will let you know a time nearer the day[/size]
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I've got a day out pass for this :lol What time do you reckon to be leaving Blackheath for the Ace. Any ideas?
I might be meeting up with an old friend who's up for a ride. We might end up meeting you at the Ace instead so some times would be good.
Cheers foccers.
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i need to sort the second half of the route and then i`ll post some times up and see what everyone thinks....at a guess how about 10.00 am at the ace :)
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10 sounds good at the Ace. Hope the weather brightens up :rolleyes
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snow on the ground here in south bucks this morning :\ .......two weeks to go ,weather must get better soon.........
as a plan b,how about a natter and tea at the ace :)
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Good plan b. looks like the ace will be be the main meet-up point this month. I can be at blackheath for 9 and move 9.30 if any one up fer that?
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i can get there for 9am exuput but not sure if i can keep up with you all the way to the ace :lol
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i can get there for 9am exuput but not sure if i can keep up with you all the way to the ace :lol
hey kitcrazy....ive got a tin of silver paint in the shed,a couple of coats of that and you`ll keep up no problem :rollin :rollin
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nice one thanks mate i need all the help i can get :lol BUT we all know BLUE is the fastest colour :lol
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nice one thanks mate i need all the help i can get :lol BUT we all know BLUE is the fastest colour :lol
Would entirely agree with that, had blue R6, blue R1 now blue Fazer8, which is great.
[/size][/color]Did have a BLACK Gen 1 Fazer 1000 which had been modified and was almost as quick as the R1, loved it though, only sold it after two fabulous years as mileage clocking up and finding it a bit heavy, hence Fazer 8![/font] :o
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So we meeting at blackheath tea hut at 9am ? :) glad mines blue by the way !
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So we meeting at blackheath tea hut at 9am ? :) glad mines blue by the way !
Reckon it'll need to be 9 if we want to be at the Ace by 10 - those of us meeting at Shooters Hill; it probably makes more sense to meet on Blackheath instead doesn't it?
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9 @ blackheath it is then. I'll be there.
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thats settled then,two starting points...........sun april 7th
blackheath 9.00am
ace cafe 10.00am
will post details of the second half of the ride later on in the week :)
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I'll be at the ace, looking forward to it..
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I'll be at the ace, looking forward to it..
i will be at the ace before 10 for a cuppa and a chat......look forward to meeting you BRIANJONZE.......weather looks a bit brighter this morning...11 days to go ;)
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I'll be at the Ace too, looking forward to meeting you all.
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I'll be at the Ace too, looking forward to meeting you all.
morning fuzzy......see you at the ace :D
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great news london foccers............I CAN SEE THE SUN :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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great news london foccers............I CAN SEE THE SUN :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
I can several on the news stand. But it's a pretty dreaful paper! :b
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8 sleeps to go. This is gonna be the longest ride we have done yet. Blackheath >ace>oxford area and back home. I'm thinkin for me 250 mile trip. Best wrap up warm for this one people. For the riders s'east, ur gonna rack some miles for this one so BE WARM.....ED!!!! Shitty cafe @ 9 .... See u there
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hi all............i`ll get the maps out tomorrow and finish the route off....i`ll work out a better mileage figure as well,exupnut,that 250 miles sounds a bit high ,probs a bit long if its not going to be all that warm,i`ll post final details tomorrow and then we can agree between us whats best :)
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Pretty sure I did over 250 miles on the last ride out since I hail from the north of London so for those towards the south-east I wouldn't be too surprised if they manage similar or higher distances :)
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weathers been better than forcast over the last two days,nice bright morning here in south bucks,sun out and looking good....first part of the ride from the ace down to marlow wont have any hold ups as all m/a roads probs take about 30 /40 mins...road from marlow to henley is a bit slower following the thames.great road and part of my private race track since i was a teen on L plates ........ah,happy days....................................................................we can stop for a while at henley and pose for some piccies,if its quiet we can stop right next to the river with the bridge in the background.......well i hope thats wetted your appetites for what has the makings of a great day out.....any of you peeps out there who cant make your minds up about coming..just do it....we`re a friendly bunch...looking at the photos after the event is not the same as being there ;)
newbies especially welcome,we dont bite....well not all of us :lol
hope to get out this weekend and ride the route,check mileage and places to stop,time taken etc........any questions ?
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Yeah... Wots the formula for solving quadratic equasions?
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Yeah... Wots the formula for solving quadratic equasions?
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good question EXUPNUT...........anyone else have any questions :lol
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Yeah... Wots the formula for solving quadratic equasions?
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Just remember FOIL ;)
First - Outside - Inside - Last
(x + y)(x + y) = x^2 + 2xy + y^2
Not that you actually care :D
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I was thinking the self same thing, im sooo pleased you asked that question Exupnut, I for one will be sleeping much better now :) I think the answer is 8.55am at blackheath ! see you there :)
Yeah... Wots the formula for solving quadratic equasions?
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Just remember FOIL ;)
First - Outside - Inside - Last
(x + y)(x + y) = x^2 + 2xy + y^2
Not that you actually care :D
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X=-b +/- the square root of b squared - 4ac all over 2a ;-)
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went out to ride the april route this afternoon,saturday afternoon not the best of times to go out but i do have a better idea of mileage now,didnt quite do the whole route but not far short.....couple of hazards i spotted,the m40 roundabot jct4 is covered in grit still and the surface is very poor so might change the route slightly,also the marlow / henley road is in a bad way,lots of pot holes and loose chippings for the first couple of miles so might swap to the other side of the river,was going to ride through reading town centre to pick up two more crossings of the river but lots of road works at moment so might go via caversham and loose one crossing.
will re-write the route tomorrow and add mileage and anything else i can think of :lol
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Was u cold? And how were the new specs?
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Was u cold? And how were the new specs?
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yeh ....did get cold,but did`nt stop for a warm and a tea.......did`nt use specs in the end as a bit unsure of the vari-focal bit until i get use to them...............didnt make too many wrong turns,could turn into a magical mystery tour :rollin :rollin :rollin
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I'll rem to bring some beatles on me iphone. Nice one fer gettin out on the run. Lookin frwd to seein u next sunday.
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afternoon all.....and a happy chocolate feasting easter to you all :lol
after my trail ride out yesterday ive made a few changes to the route,mainly to aviod some poor road surfaces but ive also included an extra stop,an excellent view over the thames valley,think a bucks version of box hill....
two starting points...................black heath @ 9.00am........or ace cafe @ 10.00
destination road mileage
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gerrards cross a40 12
beconsfield a40 16
wooburn green a4094 20
cookham 1st river crossing a4094 23
winter hill 1st stop b??? 26
marlow 2nd river crossing a4155 29
hurley 3rd river crossing a4130 36
henley 2nd stop,4/5th river crossing a4130 40
wargrave a321 43
sonning short stop photos,6th river crossing a4 47
caversham 7th river crossing a4155 51
pangbourne a329 59
wallingford 8 river crossing a329 67
dorchester cafe lunch/tea stop a4074 71
abingdon 9th river crossing a415 76
oxford ring road a34 80
bicester a34 92
aylesbury a41 108
amersham a413 120
gerrards cross a413 126
ace cafe for more tea and banter a40 138
i think theres something there for everyone and some new places to visit inc a few river crossings for a bit of fun,as with all good ride outs we can also change it as we go along :lol also known as getting lost :lol
[size=78%]your thoughts please foccers good or bad ,changes,stops etc [/size] :)
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looks good.u certainly done ur homework. the mileage is fine for me,,gonna be good,dont forget ur hi viz jacket. its important that steeve66 sees u hehe
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looks good.u certainly done ur homework. the mileage is fine for me,,gonna be good,dont forget ur hi viz jacket. its important that steeve66 sees u hehe
now got my scorpion end can on without the baffle........much better than a hi-viz .........steeve66 will have to look with his ears !!
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Hi if the weather is holding up well enough for me to make it, I have lived in Abingdon and would be happy to lead the way from there to Oxford. If time is on our side through Oxford City there would be a glimps of the place and another crossing of the Thames.
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Be nice to see u @ abbingdon. Lets hope weather is good.
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Hi if the weather is holding up well enough for me to make it, I have lived in Abingdon and would be happy to lead the way from there to Oxford. If time is on our side through Oxford City there would be a glimps of the place and another crossing of the Thames.
HI chrisbiker......be great to meet you at abingdon and also good to have a guided tour of oxford town centre without getting lost......lets keep an eye on the weather in the week and then parhaps arrange a time and place nearer the day.......we will be coming up from culham so parhaps the car park on the right just before you go over the bridge opposite the rugby club :)
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Hi I ll be meeting you at the Ace, and leaving you at Aylesbury to head back north to Leicestershire, it will be a long day on the bike so that is why the weather matters.
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Hi I ll be meeting you at the Ace, and leaving you at Aylesbury to head back north to Leicestershire, it will be a long day on the bike so that is why the weather matters.
ah i see,should have read back through the posts.........yes all depends on the weather,it is getting better....slowly...so fingers crossed :)
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looks realy good red. lets hope for some good weather :sun
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I'll have to miss this one I'm afraid :'( Pity as I enjoyed last month's Lydd trip. Hope it all goes well, and see you next month when we go North ?
Ride safe.
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shame you cant make it MTREAD dont think we`ve met yet,parhaps mays ride :)
hi KITCRAZY watched the weather forcast last night and its looking good for the weekend at the moment.....fingers crossed everyone ;)
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Hi All.
I've just come off the Ace Cafe Website to post on here about them hosting YAMAHA Day (55th Anniversary)... on the same day...
I initially planned to only attend Yamaha day; however what a coincidence you've planned a foccers run.
I'll look forward to seeing you there and also to join your run... ;)
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your more than welcome fazer390 ... i`ll be there at about 9.30am ,i`ll be the one on a fazer :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Loud but slow lookin.......
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bit quicker with the scorpion on....or is it just me ;)
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Like the humour guys... :lol however everyone knows that Silver's the fastest colour (with an MTC can)... :D
I plan the leave my place nr Swindon about 0800 and should hit the Ace before 0930... ;)
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Like the humour guys... :lol however everyone knows that Silver's the fastest colour (with an MTC can)... :D
I plan the leave my place nr Swindon about 0800 and should hit the Ace before 0930... ;)
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....thats good.......another foccer with some common sense :) he has a silver bike :lol :lol :lol :lol
iam i high wycombe fazer390,could ride to the ace together ;)
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evening all :) just watched the weather forecast and it looks like we might be a lucky bunch of foccers on sunday :D
thought it might be a good idea to start a list and see whos going,did`nt want to be waiting around for people who are not going to turn up :rolleyes [size=78%]......if you could add your name to the list and i will check it before i leave home on sunday morning......approx 8.30/45 [/size] ;) [size=78%] my numbers on the left if you want to text me on the morning [/size] :)
blackheath.....9.00 ace cafe.....10.00am
red98 exupnut
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Barring any freak accident or cataclysmic event, I shall see you at the ace :)
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Myself and two of my buddies will meat you at Blackheath. C U there.
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I'll be @ blackheath for 9 also. I owe kitkrazy a breccy.
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I plan to get to the Ace by about 0930... See you there... ;)
Red98; cheers for the offer to ride in together; however it'll be easier and quicker for me to go direct the the Ace from my house... ;)
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I plan to get to the Ace by about 0930... See you there... ;)
Red98; cheers for the offer to ride in together; however it'll be easier and quicker for me to go direct the the Ace from my house... ;)
ok FAZER390 see you at the ace......it was always going to be a quick run as we both have silver bullets :rollin :rollin
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Nail on the head Red lol... :lol
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take full advantage of the ride to the ace FAZER390 as the rest of the day we will be crawling along at snails pace with lots of stops waiting for those pesky BLUE bikes to catch up :rolleyes ......you know who you are :lol :lol
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Definitely still planning to join you, just a matter of where and when... given that I generally find any excuse to go for a ride (and for as long as possible!) I'm tempted to meet you a bit further east-ish... are you still stopping at Beaconsfield, or High Wycombe etc? Might as well make a day of it eh!
And I'll give you a buzz Red if I'm gonna be a no show for any reason... shouldn't be though!
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Silver is slow. I speak from experience.
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be at blackheath about 8.30 egg & bacon sandwich before we set off. :lol
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I've been invited to my nephew's birthday party (+ it's too cold for me!) so I'm going to have to give this one a miss.
I will have warm trousers for the next one, promise!
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I'll be at the ace for 9.30ish. See you there :D
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Silver bandit. S fer slow :-)
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Maybe the "SILVER BULLETS" should add 30min on their eta......
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Definitely still planning to join you, just a matter of where and when... given that I generally find any excuse to go for a ride (and for as long as possible!) I'm tempted to meet you a bit further east-ish... are you still stopping at Beaconsfield, or High Wycombe etc? Might as well make a day of it eh!
And I'll give you a buzz Red if I'm gonna be a no show for any reason... shouldn't be though!
hi roosy........was`nt going to stop at beconsfield now due to lack of interest.....iam in high wycombe and will be leaving for the ace at about 8.45/9.00 your more than welcome to join me for the ride up there................or we could meet at sonning as we said earlier or parhaps marlow but this would mean missing the view from winter hill and of course it is yamaha day at the ace ;) let me know what you think ,iam sure we can agree on something.
weather improving all the time....looks like were going to have a cracking day.........MISS IT-MISS OUT :D
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evening all :) just watched the weather forecast and it looks like we might be a lucky bunch of foccers on sunday :D
thought it might be a good idea to start a list and see whos going,did`nt want to be waiting around for people who are not going to turn up :rolleyes [size=78%]......if you could add your name to the list and i will check it before i leave home on sunday morning......approx 8.30/45 [/size] ;) [size=78%] my numbers on the left if you want to text me on the morning [/size] :)
blackheath.....9.00 ace cafe.....10.00am
exupnut red98
kosmic kartman +2 fuzzy
kitcrazy dead eye
irfletch fazer390
chris.biker
brianjonze
buzz
roosy
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Com on chappies 10 deg sunday. Whoooooo else is gonna turn up??????
8 so far,,,,,,,,,,,
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I will be at Blackheath at 8.30ish . see you there who evers going :) 2 more sleeps :)
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evening all :) just watched the weather forecast and it looks like we might be a lucky bunch of foccers on sunday :D
thought it might be a good idea to start a list and see whos going,did`nt want to be waiting around for people who are not going to turn up :rolleyes [size=78%]......if you could add your name to the list and i will check it before i leave home on sunday morning......approx 8.30/45 [/size] ;) [size=78%] my numbers on the left if you want to text me on the morning [/size] :)
blackheath.....9.00 ace cafe.....10.00am
exupnut red98
kosmic kartman +2 fuzzy
kitcrazy dead eye
fazer390
chris.biker
brianjonze
I'll be at the ace for 9.30 or so..
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good morning all :) ..............fantastic morning here in south bucks..a healthy 10 deg and sunshine...... :D :D :D
great day for getting the bike out and giving a good clean , polish ,check tyre pressures,oil and top the tank up with fuel in readyness for a cracking day out tomorrow
bit more about the route.......a bit boring to start with,a trundle down the western avenue upto junction with a40,turn off onto a40 which never really gets busy ,good open roads down to the outskirts of high wycombe,will turn off here as wycombe can get busy and they are re-surfacing the a40,onto b roads down to cookham and our first crossing of the thames,from here we turn right up some un-classed roads to winter hill ,with the view accross the thames valley and a short break
as i am leading this month the pace is going to be steady (yes i know iam old :rolleyes [size=78%] ),its more about the route than who gets there first and as we all have different levels of skill and experience this should hopefully please every one.to all you newbies out there who are a bit un decided,i have no intention of leaving anyone behind,getting lost,falling off ,upsetting pc plod,annoying other road users or breaking the land speed record.........so come along and see biking at its best , meet some fantastic people and have a great day out[/size]
[size=78%]at this rate i`ll be able to get a job with the THAMES VALLEY TOURIST BOARD [/size] :lol :lol :lol :lol
off to polish the fazer now.........see you all at the ace :D
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The Silver Surfer is cleaned, lubed and filled.
See you all at the Ace at 9.30am, I'll be the confused looking one with the bald head and ginger beard.. :D
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The silver surfer hehehe. In a pub with some mates laffin with u. Great surfin weather tomoro. Gonna be good
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BOOshank!! ;-)
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The silver surfer hehehe. In a pub with some mates laffin with u. Great surfin weather tomoro. Gonna be good
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BOOshank!! ;-)
Didn't I make that one? :rollin
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If carlsberg made people.....they would ride a fazer.....probably a blue one :)
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Be aware....
Be very aware.....
Kosmic's coming out to to play for the day.....
on his BLUE Fazer
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Nice looking bike Kartman, love the colour ... funny how blue ones are the fastest :)
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evening all :) just watched the weather forecast and it looks like we might be a lucky bunch of foccers on sunday :D
thought it might be a good idea to start a list and see whos going,did`nt want to be waiting around for people who are not going to turn up :rolleyes [size=78%]......if you could add your name to the list and i will check it before i leave home on sunday morning......approx 8.30/45 [/size] ;) [size=78%] my numbers on the left if you want to text me on the morning [/size] :)
blackheath.....9.00 ace cafe.....10.00am
exupnut red98
kosmic kartman +2 fuzzy
kitcrazy dead eye
irfletch fazer390
chris.biker
brianjonze
buzz
roosy
evening all,sorry iam late in posting been busy earning brownie points for my day out tomorrow :D 14 on the list now...iam meeting ROOSY in high wycombe at 9.00am and all being well should be at the ace at 9.30/40
i`ll be the one with a silver thou and a black wooly hat with yamaha on it.......see you all in the morning
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if anyone else would like to come whos name is not on the list just turn up on time at either start point and join in the fun or just text me your name + start point using the number on the left and we will wait for you :)
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todays the day.......................little bit chilly this morning,but suns out so will soon warm up and no rain :D :D :D :D
just a reminder................9.00am at blackheath or 10.00am at ace cafe.............if you want to go and not on the list just turn up on time at either start point....your more than welcome.....non fazers also welcome but you might be subject to a little bit of mickey taking......just a little :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol ....alll harmless fun...............see you later foccers :D [size=78%] [/size]
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Hope you guys have an awesome day! 8)
Chris
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Hope you guys have an awesome day! 8)
Chris
thank you chris,just about to leave.............lets hope its the first of many :D
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Nuff said.
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Hopefully a new conscript.
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I m home. thank you all for a great day out.
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Cracking ride out and nice to meet more Foccers.
My bike got thrashed in places today :lol Weather was kind as well. Hope you all got home safe and sound.
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An extremely fast blue litre bike
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And it is very fast. Was. Is. And shall be. On the tail of a fantastic day,what better use for those useless fairing inners.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/08/5egyby7u.jpg)
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An extremely fast blue litre bike
And it is very fast. Was. Is. And shall be.
:lol
The lighter the jockey - the faster it'll go.
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Cheers Red98 and for a cracking day guys. Good to meet new and old foccers... ;) (and that GT3 didn't stand a chance... :lol )
Hope to meet up again soon and/or at the BRUM... 8)
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thx red for a great day realy enjoyed it :thumbup good to meet you guys again. cant wait for the next one. and thx to cosmic and friend for the ride home
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the gt3 made the day for me........he picked on the wrong group :lol :lol :lol :lol ......my apologies for reading and the traffic,one to aviod in the future,but as DEADEYE stated "its better than slough" ;) :lol
152 miles for me.....think CHRIS.BIKER will have the highest mileage for the day,well done for making the effort.
road captain for mays ride will be KOSMIC KARTMAN,a worthy leader with a cracking bike :)
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Thanks Red and all the guys for a nice ride. See you around
p.s. got lost on the way back and just took Oxford circular :)
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Thanks Red and all the guys for a nice ride. See you around
p.s. got lost on the way back and just took Oxford circular :)
high tailgate.....did you see the mini on the roof of the mini works,or did you go the long way round ;)
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did pass the mini plant. didn't see any minis :)
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on the roof last time i passed...red un
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Fantastic day out where for once I was shivering for the entirety :P
Absolutely cracking blast back along the A40 chasing red98, Exupnut, Kosmic Kartan, kitcrazy and one other (sorry, I don't remember your name :()
Thanks again to red for brilliant journey along some great roads. Was beginning to think there weren't many around this part of the country!
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think that was IRFLETCH,lots of names to remember on the day :o
didnt think to include a40 in the route as use it most days when iam out,but turned out to be best part of the ride...a40 gets better the other side of oxford and beyond :)
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Cheers to Red for the route, nice to meet up with some of you again, and to meet new faces!
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(and that GT3 didn't stand a chance... :lol )
:rollin :rollin
As far as I can remember there's only been one car that wanted to play that I let get away. It was a Ferrari 355 Maranello, and I think the driver knew the road very well as it was set up for the corner way before I could even read it.... mind you, I was on my XJR1200 (barge) at the time.
The other Guy that rode back to London on the GSX was my good freind Dave. He thanked me for the invite and good company of you foccers.
Next London (and home counties) in May. I'll start route planning later in the week. So CU next in Brum NMM on the 28th April.
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brilliant day guys, got a tad lost on route home had to stop in a pub :) well done all for making it! Red how did you organise the weather ? it was great m8 cheers :)
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The weather was good I think I almost got a sun burnt face.
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brilliant day guys, got a tad lost on route home had to stop in a pub :) well done all for making it! Red how did you organise the weather ? it was great m8 cheers :)
yes , very lucky with the weather,we have waited long enough :D ....looking forward to brum,anyone fancy a wander round the museum ?
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hi red im up for alook round should be good.does anyone know if there wll be any fazer goodies for sale at this brum meet?
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hi red im up for alook round should be good.does anyone know if there wll be any fazer goodies for sale at this brum meet?
ok KITCRAZY look forward to it......not 100% sure whats in there will do some homework on the web......probs quite quiet in there so no good for exupnut :lol :lol :lol
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I'd like to go as well, never been before so should be interesting :)
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Anyone going to do the May bank holiday 6th run to hastings ?
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hi red im up for alook round should be good.does anyone know if there wll be any fazer goodies for sale at this brum meet?
Not unless people bring stuff that they want to sell.
Usualy It's a meet up in the carpark to chew the cud, to look at and talk Fazers. There is the museum there, which is pretty good if you've not been round it. Well worth the look.
PS Don't know about a Hasting Bank Holiday run on the 6th May.
The London Foccers run is planned for the first Sunday of the month. 5th May.
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i'll be doing the may day run if its dry.great day last year :thumbup and the brighton burn up.
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Lotsa petrol to burn! :thumbup :thumbup
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not got enough brownie points for the hastings run......but i normally do the brighton burn up :D