Date: 22-10-25  Time: 18:50 pm

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Hedgetrimmer

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LoFo October Ride
« on: 23 September 2013, 12:02:37 pm »
When, where? Who's planning what?
Are you guys headed out west or what?

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #1 on: 23 September 2013, 12:35:23 pm »
When, where? Who's planning what?
Are you guys headed out west or what?

I'm going a long way west.

Oh, sorry, you meant on BIKES?!?  :eek :rolleyes :lol :lol

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #2 on: 23 September 2013, 01:20:37 pm »
When, where? Who's planning what?
Are you guys headed out west or what?

I'm going a long way west.

Oh, sorry, you meant on BIKES?!?  :eek :rolleyes :lol :lol


YEEEE HAW!!!!!


or should that be


Ooo arrr  ;)

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #3 on: 23 September 2013, 01:24:59 pm »
I think its more;  AHOI THERE!!!

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #4 on: 23 September 2013, 02:24:01 pm »
I think its more;  AHOI THERE!!!

That, and, "Welcome to US Virgin islands (they're renaming 'em once I've left.  ;) )- enjoy your stay, and Merry Christmas!!"  :lol :lol :lol

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #5 on: 23 September 2013, 02:34:25 pm »
I think its more;  AHOI THERE!!!

That, and, "Welcome to US Virgin islands (they're renaming 'em once I've left.  ;) )- enjoy your stay, and Merry Christmas!!"  :lol :lol :lol

What, to "The US STI Islands" ?  :evil

ChristoT

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #6 on: 23 September 2013, 03:14:11 pm »
I think its more;  AHOI THERE!!!

That, and, "Welcome to US Virgin islands (they're renaming 'em once I've left.  ;) )- enjoy your stay, and Merry Christmas!!"  :lol :lol :lol

What, to "The US STI Islands" ?  :evil

Despite Exup's best attempts, my last blood test came back all clear.  :eek

They're going to just call them the "US Islands"...  :lol :lol :lol

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #7 on: 23 September 2013, 04:11:42 pm »
Well, assuming bike is back together, yeah, be up for another ride. If not, I guess I could commit treason and turn up on other half's ZZR400.  Just so long as everyone promises to not fall over, I'll be in deep shit if I trash her bike too...

Most Sundays, 13th onwards suit me best.

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #8 on: 24 September 2013, 10:12:53 am »
Sun 6th october. I think a few of us mentioned a ride out west so mr deadeye could join in so we could meet at the ace and head out west so anyone who knows a nice route can plan a ride. Who's up for this rideout?

Hedgetrimmer

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #9 on: 24 September 2013, 10:35:40 am »
Count me in. Got some ideas for a route; as mentioned elsewhere, you guys starting at the Ace makes a meet point easy - Hein Gericke on A40, Oxford. Burger wagon there for refreshments.

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #10 on: 24 September 2013, 11:33:34 am »
Ok nick...u wanna do a ride this munf on your fartless supadupa yellow rocket?

Hedgetrimmer

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #11 on: 24 September 2013, 04:51:34 pm »
No, I was just gonna do it on me bike  :lol
Will come back with route suggestion, but then someone will have to plot it on google maps, cos this dumbass don't know what he's doing on a computer :\  (Yes, I know, some would say same goes for on a bike - ha.........ha..........ha :rolleyes )

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #12 on: 24 September 2013, 04:52:58 pm »
No, I was just gonna do it on me bike  :lol
Will come back with route suggestion, but then someone will have to plot it on google maps, cos this dumbass don't know what he's doing on a computer :\  (Yes, I know, some would say same goes for on a bike - ha.........ha..........ha :rolleyes )

It's the other idiot on a yellow bike we should be worrying about! You're quite safe! (Based on pre-Ivanising, of course!  :evil )

Hedgetrimmer

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #13 on: 24 September 2013, 05:02:27 pm »
Well, thankyouverymuchsorr, very kind of you to say so!
Come in red86, your time is up! No sorry, that's red98 and he's in trouble again! Are you gonna be messing about in boats on this weekend again, or will the legendary 600 finally make an appearance, or will the thou win again???? Tune in for another exciting episode...... :lol

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #14 on: 24 September 2013, 10:43:35 pm »
Got my daughter that weekend so no can do!

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #15 on: 25 September 2013, 06:52:08 am »
yep ..messing about on the river on saturday and late afternoon on sunday,if iam not playing with boats sunday morning i`ll be playing with my thou with a bunch of foccers  :D

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #16 on: 25 September 2013, 01:41:27 pm »
I should be able to make this one :)

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #17 on: 28 September 2013, 06:56:19 am »
I should be able to make this one :)








update.......work canceled for the time being  :rolleyes   so at the moment iam coming....i know the cafe well and dont mind leading from the ace.......with a silver bike its hard not to do anything else  :lol

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #18 on: 28 September 2013, 10:03:21 pm »
Ok, the route I'm thinking is:
Meet at Hein Gericke on A40, OX29 4EN (burger wagon in car park for refreshments as previously stated).
Along A40, then down through Carterton and Lechlade, to Highworth.
B4000 to Lambourn (nice n twisty over the Lambourn Downs).
Back over the Downs up to Wantage.
Down the A338 to Hungerford (good winding A road, once again crossing the Downs) and carrying on through to Pewsey.
Then down to A342, turning west, through Devizes and on up to Chippenham, hopefully find somewhere for a coffee (I at least know of a place to park while we check out if anything's open in the town!).
Then A4 all the way back to Hungerford (some very nice winding stretches, very open and wide with plenty of passing opportunities if we meet any slower traffic).
Repeat of A338 section and direct to Oxford, take western ring road (A34) to put everyone back on the A40 for easy trip home.
 
I reckon from Hein Gericke, round this loop, and back to A40 is maybe 160 miles, perhaps less. If that's too much, there's a couple of places we could cut it shorter.
Hopefully, will be able to ride the route tomorrow and double check mileage, look for good break stops etc.
 
Sooooo, who's up for that?

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #19 on: 28 September 2013, 11:24:46 pm »
It is 100 miles from me but I might be up for it depending on the date, start time and the weather, but I would like to as I am moved away from that part of the world.

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #20 on: 28 September 2013, 11:42:55 pm »
I wouldn't mind doing the 108 mile trip to starting point for that one either. But as above depends on date

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #21 on: 29 September 2013, 12:17:29 am »
I refer the gentlemen to Exup's reply earlier on this thread - Sun 6th Oct. Next weekend.
This'll give you guys quite high mileages for the day, but there are some relatively easy turn points if you get fed up half way through, or I can cut the whole thing a bit shorter.
 
10:30 am @ Hein Gericke?

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #22 on: 29 September 2013, 07:29:50 am »
So is it the old rumbling tums cafe?

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #23 on: 29 September 2013, 02:11:31 pm »
So is this the gloucester wiltshire oxfordshire fockers ride under lofo name or is there going to be double bubble for october  :)

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Re: LoFo October Ride
« Reply #24 on: 29 September 2013, 04:18:43 pm »
Likewise. I'll join up again when you go North, East or South  :rolleyes