LoFo October Ride

[nick crisp]

When, where? Who's planning what?
Are you guys headed out west or what?

[ChristoT]

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

[midden]

[quote author=nick crisp link=topic=10005.msg103309#msg103309 date=1379934157]
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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YEEEE HAW!!!!!


or should that be


Ooo arrr 

[Dead Eye]

I think its more;  AHOI THERE!!!

[ChristoT]

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

[Dead Eye]

[quote author=Dead Eye link=topic=10005.msg103322#msg103322 date=1379939099]
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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What, to "The US STI Islands" ?  :evil

[ChristoT]

[quote author=ChristoT link=topic=10005.msg103329#msg103329 date=1379942641]
[quote author=Dead Eye link=topic=10005.msg103322#msg103322 date=1379939099]
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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What, to "The US STI Islands" ?  :evil
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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

[Arfa]

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.

[Exupnut]

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?

[nick crisp]

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.

[Exupnut]

Ok nick...u wanna do a ride this munf on your fartless supadupa yellow rocket?

[nick crisp]

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 )

[ChristoT]

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 )

[nick crisp]

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

[Punkstig]

Got my daughter that weekend so no can do!

[red98]

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 

[Lawrence]

I should be able to make this one

[red98]

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

[nick crisp]

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?

[chris.biker]

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.