The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: livingdeadhead on April 30, 2014, 04:23:16 PM
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any uk members interested in runs out on weekends etc? let me know if and when etc ! i'm in sheffield .
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It would be interesting to get together but it would also be nice to know where everybody is around the uk so people in the same locality can contact each other :)
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I'm in Cheshire not too far from Macclesfield
Depending on family commitments and half decent weather I'm hoping to have a run out to Thundersprint on 10th or 11th of May.
http:// http://www.thundersprint.com/
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Tony and I are in Swindon. But I know others are up Yorkshire way, wearing their flat caps. I have met Lucky Lou already, in Derbishire. Fortunately he was not wearing chaps at the time : ).
So there is quite a spread, it has to be said. So it will have to be somewhere in the midlands, where we can all get to....ish.
Take a little time to organize....
Cheers
Rev Light
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i'm in yorkshire too , mi whippet et mi flat cap tha nos .....
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Steve there is nowt wrong with a good pair of chaps Batwing or Shotgun (getting technical lol).
We could arrange a meet at an event or just throw a dart at a map.
Lou
This one has wild west fancy dress .... but that would be cheatin.
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I'm up here on Tyneside, not too far away from you Yorkshire lads.
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Still looks bit 'cowboys and injuns to me' :-?
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I'm in W Yorkshire, but sans a machine at present due to extended (and I mean extended... :-[) rebuild.
Once up and running, Happy to meet wherever.
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Ain't it cold 'oop north'?
Rev Light
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It is Steve!
However the people and beer are warm...
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Tony and I are in Swindon. But I know others are up Yorkshire way, wearing their flat caps. I have met Lucky Lou already, in Derbishire. Fortunately he was not wearing chaps at the time : ).
Rev Light
It was an enjoyable ride round the peak district and Gertie pissed off the Harley owners in Matlock when the tourists were taking her picture and not the Chrome monsters....
Lou
Steve on his "Tangerine Dream"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB2Awjy3vyk
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yeh , mine gets more attention than the 'hogs' , watched the video , who was the arsehole riding in a t shirt ? lol obviously either never crashed or is just stupid .....
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He goes under the name of Gusset, Mr Gusset or 'The Mighty Gusset' And yes he is...a gusset.
Who was the idiot of the orangey yellow R100, just wearing jeans.......Oh, it was me ::)
Nice day though, and a nice ride in the hills.
Matlock was somewhat of a disappointment though, too many 'bikers' for my liking....Rough lot ;)
We were all up there to say 'cheerio' to Pooh, and to drink a few bevies in his name. Gone to a better place, now though. Pity he could not take his R100 with him.
Rev Light
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oh i wear jeans mate! wouldn't ride without gloves tho , or at minimum a leather jacket . boots too , matlock isn't a meeting place for bikers ! its a place for your bank manager to show off his £20,000 harley. i'd sooner be riding it than parked , btw you realise its an offence to cross the chevrons ? (or it is if you get cought , or stick it on youtube lol ), yes it is cold up north! you shandy drinking southerner! lol wear a vest !
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Yes, you could be right. At the time I thought I could get away with it as it was not a solid white line boundary.
I tried to sneak in at the end ;) One of the reasons I do not like riding in groups is that you are always playing 'catch up' at the back ::)
I had never been to Matlock and did not know my around, so was keen to keep the group in sight.
I will have to get Lucky Lou to stop posting it - or I will have the Rozzers round.
Another lesson I learned that weekend was never to follow anyone without a clue where you are. On the way home that weekend, I was following my mate Rod, who had his sat nav going. I left my map in my luggage. He then ran an amber on a large motorway roundabout with traffic lights all round it, which was red by the time I get there, and I did not see where he turned off or have any clue which turn to take :'(
So I was left in the middle of the midlands looking for the end of the Fosse Way. Never saw him again that day till we got home. I got home first as he was waiting for me on one of the slip roads - round the corner out of sight.
I just headed south west in the general direction I needed to go. I stopped near Meriden to look at my map and plan my next section, when another lad I had never met, on an semi 'cafe racered' R65, stopped to offer assistance and chat about airheads. I happened to mention I had an R65 and showed him a picture of it on my mobile. Oh, he said, you must be Steve Hawkins then. I was gob-smacked that he knew my name. He went under the name 'The Owl' on another forum and had looked at my bike on the web as he was planning on doing his. Anyway, when I told him I was making for the end of the Fosse way, he kindly led me to it, about 10 mins out of his way - complicated dual carriageways and one way systems, etc. And off I went on my merry way.
Cheers
Rev. Light
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sounds like a good day all in all tho ! yes its not good riding in big groups , absolute max about 6 imho, if you do deviate from the route the first guy should stop , wave everyone past , at the next junction first guy stops etc , etc , once did a run to matlock with 45 gits on harleys , 40 miles in about 3 1/2 hours , bloody nightmare!
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once did a run to matlock with 45 gits on harleys , 40 miles in about 3 1/2 hours , bloody nightmare!
Yeh but the Harley guys have to stop to repair their bikes.
Lou
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no they weren't real harleys , they were the modern ones made all over the shop , china ,taiwain etc they only assemble them in the usa, only the old made in usa harleys leak oil and break down !
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Hi Guys, new to the forum and up in Stirling Central Scotland. Not seen many Airheads about mostly £10K plus newish machinery, managed to talk my brother into a 1982 R80RT so have someone to ride around with, anyone else up this way???
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I think members are scarce in the Peoples Republic of Scotland.... but Stirling would be a nice place to meet, we do have a cluster of members in the North east of England though.
Any chance of a picture of both bikes, as Monte would say it don't exist if we haven't seen it.
Lou
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Picture from PR Scotland...
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The Golden Bullet... :D
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Brother Tommy with his 1982 R8oRT.
Picture from PR Scotland...
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Ben Venue in background...
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Looking good Andrew..... how far is Stirling from Kelso ? there is an event in October
Lou
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Kelso is about an hour away will do some research and try to get down..Thank's Lou.