Mothers Day Ride overview

[Lucky_Lou]

Some images to wet your appetites from the event..
Starting with a very nice meal in a very nice pub "The Crown"
Then Mo behaving badly, Bikes arriving at the airfield,on the runway,a nice old airhead anyone know what it is ?? more to come later.
Lou

[Vegasrandall]

R80?

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

The mystery bike seems to be a mish-mash of things.  G/S front (and rear?) fender.  But the instruments are not.  Nor is the tank.
Is that a non-BMW drum brake on the front?

The rider looks happy! (all that counts) and the passenger looks cold!

[Lucky_Lou]

Wondered if it had a bit of R60 in it ?? anyway more pictures from the day.We had just been given clearance for takeoff on the last one.
Lou

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I hope Mo had that shirt made, and not you Lou!
Does she participate in your reenactments, too?

[Vegasrandall]

A big herd of you go to a airfield with your mother in law?and then..?

[Lucky_Lou]

Rob. I have known Maureen for a good few years now, shes a hell of a carracter and yes she made the tee shirt herselfe,She knows my wife wont go near the bike and when she found out i was doing the Mothers day bike event last year she asked if she could do it with me.
I keep warning her about "flashing" as she is at that  age where she may forget to put it on which does not bear thinking about her being  a pensioner and all.
She and her husband Tony do reenact she also shoots cowboy action.Her son is a Gulf war vet so her support for our troops goes without question.
Randall "and then" we ride!! about 15 miles to Wootton Bassett where our  fallen are honoured.
    This event raises funds for the families of fallen and wounded soldiers it also supports our Troops in the field with comfort packs ect.
   The charity was founded by a group of 6 Mothers who all lost their sons in one week in Afghanistan quite a legacy.
Lou

[Vegasrandall]

Like our rolling thunder ride.

[Lucky_Lou]

Like our rolling thunder ride.

Had a look at the website, same sort of thing, we had regonal rides on the same day, the Airfield was limited to 10,000 bikes i know the Yorkshire ride from Squires was limited to 500 so its hard to say how many took part throughout the country as  there were events all over the place.
http://www.itv.com/meridian-east/ride-of-respect08762/
Lou

[Lucky_Lou]

Heres a buddy Allen on his Turnip then training for the day job..!! well at least they teach them to cook.
Lou

[Ed Miller]

Is that a Daytona 675?  <Ed whimpering and drooling....>

[Lucky_Lou]

Is that a Daytona 675?  <Ed whimpering and drooling....>

I believe so Ed... he lives down south and the m/c group he hangs with are caller the Tarmac terrorists they are regulars at the Ace cafe in London
http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/default.aspx
Its good but not a patch on Squires IMHO
Lou