I am thinking of tootling down to this one if the snow isn't to bad and my neck injury stays painfree and stable. I will let you know in the next week how I decide. Ps having organised several northern mini meets over the years 70 pints seems pretty frugale so make sure you have some short notice back up. As I recall greenmalashi can drink 70 pints in a weekend himself. Jake.

Thanks for the warning, any suggestions on how much I need? Beer is being delivered the the day before so I can increase the order. Back up is a trip to morrisons.

Snow's definitely all gone down here.

Hi Rossi, count me in as a definate arriving friday around 3.30-4.00 ish, definitely camping, probably cooking (any takaway delivery places around there?) will do a road ride out, dont mind where.
Oh yeah and drinking so -15 pints already. Look forward to meeting you the wife and wee ones, thanks for your hard work to get this meet organised.
Regards Jim

Hi Rossi might be best to get everyone to put up a rough guide to if and how much they want to drink - or make them bring their own - like the food set up, I know its hard doing the organising if your having to pre order and I would not want to take that on again - more so for a winter meet when numbers can change very rapidly as weather and the like affects conditions - you seem to be doing a fine job so far, However I am sure anyone attending could give you a rough guide to 2,3,4 or more beers they want to pre order and will pay for no matter what, that is if you have the will to do it. I have in the past done this with food orders and the like but always leave the beer down to the local pub. I can say we have seen vast quantities of ale being supped at the northern do's once the tongues get wagging and the stories get bigger, braver and louder. The sore heads are wonderful to watch the following day when they set out to do a few green lanes. I do not exclude my own fuzzy head and bleary eyes from such doings either. For me if I make it I will have my own bottle of poison to keep me company. Hope I can get but will see. Snows also gone here but Black ice has been a real bad do this week. Cheers Jake.

OK, I'm going to go with Jake's suggestion. I'm happy to order in the beer but it is going to be order up front. £1 a pint is cost price and way cheaper than you could get bottled ale for in the supermarket. I can personally vouch that Doom Bar slips down very easily, even when it comes from a plastic keg. It won't keep and, as much as I might enjoy trying, being left with a full keg at the end of the weekend will mean beer going to waste and that wouldn't do.

I'll round off the final quantity to full kegs and I can put up a sheet so that folk can keep tabs.

If you're a lager drinker I don't mind doing a supermarket run before the weekend on the same arrangement.

Take-away food is available in Liskeard. Chinese will deliver, possibly Thai as well, but the Curry House is collect only. I'll see if I can pick up a bundle of menu's and knock together an info sheet with locations and phone numbers etc.

Parking
 

What's the situation re car parking, is there any off road in the village? As I wont be staying over I may tow the bike down.

Cornwall meet
 

Hi Rossi

We (Chris and I) are definitely planning to come. We'll be camping but will probably eat down the pub. We've booked Friday off work so will potter down during the day and hopefully arrive in time to put the tent up in the daylight.

We'll probably drink 3 or 4 pints each and we're more than happy to pay for it in advance. How do we do that?

As for bike, we're planning to come on a G/S outfit, and would be up for the green laning. Currently on Mitas trials tyres and providing its wide enough we'll have a go! Depends on how tough the lanes are. Have you ever done/watched any MCC trials? (they're in that neck of the woods) We've had the outfit completely upside down on Simms - but have cleaned or at least got up all the other sections if that gives a guide of what we can manage.

If most people are eating at the pub, then please book us a place too and we'll go with the majority.

Thanks for organising it all. Really looking forward to it!

Cornwall
 

Hi Rossi
Just found the thread is it to late to put my name in the hat for this bash?
I would think I would camp as long as weather is reasonable if not can the hall be booked last min .

Put me down for a tenners worth of beer.

Aiming to come down backroads (more fun than motorways) from bristol leaving at lunch time on Friday if people want to join me.

I am on a road bike (suzki GS500), so a road rideout would also be good too!

What I am unsure of is the hall sleeping, is it just for the saturday night? I could ride down from Thetford/Ely on Friday night, but prob wouldn't get there til 9pmish but this means a whole day sat to go and have fun. I'll bring the tent anyway.



how many are coming- 1, me, Fern

when expect to arrive, prob Friday night

sleeping in the hall or camping: Pref hall, if hall is one night then one night hall one night tent

are you drinking beer (1, 2 or several?) Yes please, I can't handle more than 5ish pints in an eve


do you want to join a trail ride (what bike / tyres)- Road ride- road bike, shit road tyres, interest mentioned in road ride, might have a look at the map and see where looks good

Do you want to book a table at the pub. yes please sounds good.

I'm sure will be able to find a space but you might need to go up the top of the road.

Don't need payment in advance, so long as I know how much to order, pay when you get here.

Be interesting to see an outfit on the lanes but it sounds like you know what you are doing and are prepared for the odd spill. I have ridden Simms a couple of times but but usually tend to stay more local if I am out on the lanes. I rode in a few trials last year and have a twinshock fantic in the shed.

No problem with the hall. By 9am Saturday the hall has to look like nobody has slept in it, Sunday morning is less of a problem, and we need to leave it clean and tidy when we finish.

Done

I will put you down for 10. see above for hall info

Confirming
 

Arriving Friday evening though as I have to work Friday afternoon, not sure what time I'm arriving, probably sleeping in the hall.

Doom Bar? Probably just a couple of pints as I'll be on the wine.
A meal at the pub sounds good- I assume that's on the Saturday evening?
I'd like to go green laning

confirmation
 

Hi All I will be arriving on Friday night with Diehard and camping. Most of my eating will be on camp stove although I may follow Diehard and eat a meal at a local hostelry.

Drinking, hell yeah! I normally drink lager (the piss cloured stuff with bubbles) but will try a couple of pints of doom. Put me down for 10 and if I dont like it the beers can go to some one else or the money to charity. I will be bringing a bottle of Mr Daniels finest purely for medicinal purposes!

Would I be right in assuming there are some shops not too far away to replenish coke (not the sniffy stuff, I use Ajax these days it's a lot cheaper) and Becks if required?

Looking forward to it all and cant wait to test out the new gear bought in the wake of Cropton and Kettlewell last year.

Ill go for a tenners worth as well.beer

Just to let you know I cant make it down something else come up that friday that I cant get out of. Maybe some other time - have a good one jake.

No problem, thanks for letting me know.

confirmation
 

all bar a snow storm............i will be down of friday with greenmanalishi. i will be camping, no drink for me.

Hi Rossi, could I add one more person please, camping, cooking, arriving Friday afternoon, 15 pints please. Thanks Jim.

Just to confirm our attendance Rossi - that's to say, me and 'er indoors.

We'll aim to arrive, either late Friday afternoon (probably), or alternatively sometime during the early-mid pm of Saturday. Unfortunately it's a no ride-out situation for us, of any sort, as my bike is currently laid-up for the winter (no tax on her, etc). Nevertheless, we'll be there - on 4 x wheels - for the social side of the event.

As we will be 'up country' from home (outskirts of Newquay), then we'll take the opportunity on Saturday morning to go for a nose around Trago Mills .. yunno the sorta thing I mean - for a Warrens' pasty .. and maybe a new hearth rug.

No Doom Bar required for us, as we're a pair of wussy lager & wine louts.

See you soon

KEITH [& ELLEN]

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can i come too.......
 

hello. hoping to come down fri aft (from bristol, mr fox, not sure what time yet). probably camp (if the tents are safe during the day?) and probably a tenners worth of the loverly brew. out on the trail ride too, experienced but on an airhead beemer (new tkc's though). trying to drag the missus allong but not looking hopefull. c u there.......

PS:

+2 for dinner down at the closest Pub

thanks

K&E

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Useless info
 

For any one travelling any distance and wanting to get their tent up before it goes dark, sunset is at 17-17 (quarter past 5pm in imperial for old timers). Twighlight ends at 17-50 (ten to 6pm) on the Friday. Twilight is assuming weather is good with no cloud cover!
Sunrise/Sunset and associated twilight times for PL14 5JA on Friday 4 February 2011 | Good Stuff

I think me and Diehard will be leaving Wirral early, Knowing my luck it will be pissing down and there will tail backs on both M6 and M5!!!!

Rossi I will let you know about booking table seats for Saturday night at the weekend after speaking to Diehard.

No problem. I took the dog for a walk to the pub last night so I could ask about booking a large table but found out they are shut for maintenance work. They'll be open again after the weekend so I will have a chat with them next week.

Tents in the school field will be fine during the day. This is the sort of place where people go out and leave the house unlocked. For those in the hall, there is no problem leaving bags in there on Saturday, so long as sleeping bags and mats are packed away. If it looks like it is going to be a problem they can be left in my workshop once I wheel the bike out. No need to go laning fully loaded.

I haven't booked a space in the hall but was intending to use it. Am happy to camp if no space left tho.

how many are coming Me Me Me
when expect to arrive Fri Night
sleeping in the hall or camping Hall Please
are you drinking beer (1, 2 or several?) Yes, will put a tenner in the pot
do you want to join a trail ride (what bike / tyres) Yes, KTM 990 on Michelin Deserts
Do you want to book a table at the pub. Please

I MAY have some work on that weekend now (self employed so can't turn it down) i'll know by the middle of next week.


Cheers
Pete

Is there room for another 2 camping, looking forward to meeting people and having some fun. We will arrive on Friday Night. I am not sure if the other half will be trail riding depends on him getting tyres/bike sorted.

About 5 pints please as neither of us are big beer drinkers. I may be in the car as my bike and scooter plus my winter riding gear are not down in this part of the world as yet. I need to get them down from Lincolnshire where they are tucked up and warm at my sisters place.

Welcome. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Confirming..
 

Rossi you're doing a fine job. We hosted a meet a couple of years ago, and I know how much work is involved.

Just to confirm I'll definitely be coming along, and my girlfriend Char may or may not.

I hope to ride my 650 Honda XRL down and join the trail ride (on Mefo Super Explorers, in case anyone is wondering!).
But we did just buy an Africa Twin (for our next trip, only back 4 months and already booked in for the next one!) so may come two-up on that.

Will be there Friday night.
We'll stay in the hall if possible, but if not camping is fine.
A tenner's worth of ale would be great.
In for a pub meal Saturday night as well.

I'd be happy to do a presentation if there's a need, though I'm no expert.

If anyone needs tyres then please give me a shout, I can bring them down.

Looking forward to it, see you all there

I know I have already said this at the start but to confirm I will be there on Friday afternoon and camping, I look forward to seeing you all there.
beerchug

Caf and me are on it jeigerLeaving Friday morningish, so should be down mid afternoon. We'll bring the tent and jump in the hall or camp.
I'm guessing Caf will be in the pub or road ride on the Saturday and i'll be well up or getting covered in shit down the lanes.
We'll bring the ipad/laptop with pix on and if i'm well lubricated i'll be able to talk rubbish for a short period!!!!

Cheers
Pete & Caf

off roading...??
 

Hello rossi, just wondering if the off-roady run will cater for the least appropriate of tyres, other half is going on his XL600 with intermediates on. Or do You have a set course in mind and advise on full offroad rubber...???

trail ride
 

I've been checking out my trail ride route today (a great hardship :biggrin3:) to make sure it was going to be OK. In the end I went out on my own as the local riders I asked were busy, a shame as Adam from along the road was going to take his XT round with siracs which would have been a good test of road biased tyres. I put a new gritty ED03 on the front which was a massive improvement over the near slick TCK80 it replaced. The 1/2 worn E09 was fine on the back.

All the lanes were pretty much as I remembered them, with nothing too washed out after the winter, which was good as I haven't ridden most of today's lanes for a while. Barring cars parked blocking the end of lanes they are all good for the outfit and there's nothing particularly difficult so everyone should get round. It took me around 3 hours to bimble round today, including a brief stop for lunch but with more riders it could take a fair bit longer. There's plenty of scope for extending the route if there is demand.

Included on the route is a village shop with picnic tables by a river. They will do tea, coffee, sandwiches etc, and we can through phone an order for freshly cooked pasties as we leave.

If you're planning to join the trail ride it might be worth getting some petrol either in Liskeard or Launceston, depending which route you take, on Friday evening as we're not going past a petrol station until near the end of the route.

I need to order the beer in the next couple of days. I'm up to over 100 pints on the list already so will put in for 4 kegs, possibly 5.

For anyone arriving on Friday afternoon, I will be home from work by 4 but Mark who lives 1/2 mile away is going to book Friday afternoon off work so will be around. bike parking for the weekend will be in the school car park but we won't be able to get in there until after the teachers have left. If you're there early park in the lane behind the village hall. I'll speak to the pub this week and see what they can do for us on the Saturday evening.

Confirming
 

Rossi, I plan to arrive on the Friday afternoon and will probably sleep in my tent unless the weather suggests otherwise. Please put me down for a meal at the pub on both the Friday and Saturday night and a couple of pints of Doom Bar each evening. I'd like to go on the less challenging of the two green lane rides on the Saturday (650 DAKAR with TKC 80s).

Many thanks...

Apologies... I seem to have misunderstood the pub meal thing... Looks like the plan is for it to be for the Saturday night only...

Hi Rossi, I’ll come down on Friday and also stay Saturday,
I’m happy to camp, means I can be untidy.
5 pints a night should help me sleep but still get up in the morning for the ride out.
Knobbly tyres on my x-challenge so lots of mud for me.
As for food, I’d partake and contribute to a BBQ if there’s one going, or a takeaway is fine.
Look forward to meeting you all.

I'll speak to the pub when they reopen on Tuesday. I am hoping I can persuade them to do a special early sitting for us on Saturday as we will have talks on in the hall afterwards. It might mean us phoning an order down to them at lunchtime but hopefully shouldn't be a problem. I'll ask about Friday night but it really depends what time folk are arriving. I'll be staying up in the village, welcoming and directing traffic though.

5 kegs of doom bar ordered beer

You the man!!!!!

Still no idea what we (me and Diehard) are doing on Saturday night re meal. A lot depends upon the state of my arse after riding down there and possibly a road ride out on Saturday daytime.

If there is a road ride out roughly what time will it be, sort of stupid o'clock in the early hours or a reasonable time after smoked kippers and scrambled eggs on the trangia?

Haven't got anyone to lead a road ride but am happy to give a few pointers to some nice roads and a suitable lunch stop. Leave when you want and do some exploring.

Hi Rossi hope its not to late to come down, will camp on friday and saturday don't have the right tyres so will do a road ride if there is one.

Thanks

Geoffmovingart - No problem with that.



25 confirmations so far, 40 people have posted on thread at some point.
115 pints of beer booked but 180 ordered.

I'm sure we will have a good weekend, so long as it doesn't snow.

I have negotiated with the school for use of their car park and camping on the field so we are all above board. They suggested a donation could be made to the school council. I am happy with that, hopefully you all agree.


I have spoken to Abi at the pub.

Weekends are obviously busy so tables will need to be booked. In order to get back up here in time for presentations we will need to pre-order meals for Saturday. I will go for meals being on the table by 7pm and get menus up here so we can get an order to them by the time we leave for ride outs.

I can book a table / tables for Friday but would need to know times and numbers. There will be less pressure on time on Friday but it might be nice for everybody to get together, which would probably be easier up here. Remember that beer is £1 a pint here too, unheard of since my student days. There may yet be enough volunteers that we also have presentations on Friday night as well. One of these may be Colebatch as he is hoping to come but may not be able to stay all weekend - one to catch if you can.

Thanks Rossi,

I would like to thank you for all your effort.

Currently My MT350 is in Bits but I really want it back together for this weekend.

If it isn't I'll have to weigh up green laning against comfort on the trip down and chose between my Triumph Tiger and XR250.

I would like to eat in the pub on Saturday Night.

Hi Rossi,

really sorry but i will have to cry off, shame because it sounds like you have a great meet planned!!

all the best to everyone, have a great time. maybe see you all at shipley!!

No Problem. Hope to meet you sometime.

Road Ride-out
 

I'm probably not the best person to lead a road ride, i'm happy to meet up with fellow road warriors on Friday/Sat and with Rossi's guidance and everyones input see what plan we can come up with.

If you do the ride down on the XR250 I can trailer you back to Bristol on the Sunday evening as will be going up that way to collect a few bits.

I'm keen to learn about the Cornish Green Lanes but grew up fairly local to the venue, So happy to lead a road group on Sunday if theres enough interest?? a few miles, pasty and ice cream stop and then a pootle back towards Plymouth way??

Be good to gauge interest though as I will invariably spend some of the Sat evening swapping from michelin deserts to something a little less focused for the road work.

If you are interested let me know what time you would need to be leaving Cornwall to help me plan something

Cant make it guys. Apologies but I will be stuck in Holland on the weekend

Whoops!!
 

On crutches:oops2: but still coming up for this one. Hopefully the physio will give me the all-clear to ride up on Friday night, though I doubt if I will be up to green laning after all.
Perhaps something a bit more sedate.
Hopefully I will be off my crutches by then, but I have now perfected the art of dismantling my crutches and putting them in my back pack to ride to and from work (not much choice as I don't own a car). So look out for that as the comedy scene.

see you all Friday night.:mchappy:

Alas the XR250 is a no go the cam and rockers ar knackered!! With help from gabe I'm racing against time to get the MT ready!!

Sorry to hear you can't make it Walter. Hope the reassembly goes smoothly.

Tiffany, what have you been doing? Just as well I ordered in plenty of beer as I doubt you'll want to do the 1/2 mile to the pub which might keep a few more folk up in the village. It looks like we may have someone to lead a road ride now though, if you're up to it.

If anybody is planning to change tyres I have a step stand and some big tyre levers. If you speak nicely to Mark he can go further as he has a larger workshop and a compressor.

For those coming from up country, the A30 is usually a bit quicker than the A38 but the B3254 across from Launceston is quite twisty. If you're arriving after dark and your lights are a bit ropey you might be better on the A38 past Plymouth to Liskeard.

Mark should be home after lunch and will be around to meet and greet once he has put up the signs - look for the arrows.

Sunday
 

Hi Sticky, Me and diehard will be leaving on Sunday to get back to Wirral. I have the option to stay Sunday night if it is allowed not sure what Diehard has planned but so far the intention is for us both to leave sometime Sunday morning circa 11 ish?

Hope this helps with planning.

Not to late to join in am I ?

Coming from Weymouth leaving mid afternoon,hope to camp, self catering ,no beer so a cheap date!! up for a trail ride on sat(domi on deathwings)--my MT is also fubar!! no sparky.
Chris

See you on Friday :welcome:

Good luck with the fix, see you at the meet

:( Dont know how good a ride out I could lead to finish before 11 in the morning? will be prepared to swap tyres nevertheless.

getting excited to go to this now

An early morning ride out after several pints of Doom Bar? :nono:

We have 180 pints to get through!jeiger :D

Be prepared though, current weather forecast is :rain::(. At least it now says light rain, this morning it was for heavy rain. If it keeps going at this rate and it will be sunny by Friday.

I have never been an early riser!! I hope to be 200 miles up north by 3pm. Posibly camping somewhere (legally) between PL14 and CH46 by 4pm. Dont worry about the pints if it kills me (and I hope it dosent) I will do my best. Bike prepped kit packed raring to go!!!

Rossi thanks for al the effort you have put into this so far. It is really appreciated. You the man.......

Quite, thats rather my point, though drinking of beer is an optional
But I am a team playerbeerchug
Cornwalls beautiful year round (just hard to tell through the mizzle sometimes:rofl:)

I think I missed the name...
 

Rossi - copied the directions, just wanted to know...
what is the name of the village? Just in case I get a bit sidetracked as I pass Trago:helpsmilie:
also the name of the pub?
It will be dark by the time I arrive (in fact it will be dark by the time I even set offdoh). Never mind, I have the tenacity of something tenacious and will track you all down.

I'm in Darite

From the west
take the A38 from bodmin.
After Trago, take the left turn at the top of the hill as the 2 lane section ends.
Follow the road until you go over a cattle grid then fork right down the hill.
In Darite the road goes sharp right then left. Carry straight on at the right hand bend. There will be signs on the bend.
Up the street on the left. Look for the Welcome sign on the notice board.

Pub is the Crows Nest Inn, in Crows Nest of all places but I will be around in the village to meet and greet.

See you on Friday.

Just found a some homemade Boeuf Bourguignonne in the bottom of the freezer so that Friday nights food sorted :D

rossi bud is there a village shop to by milk/bread/foie gras?

You sure there is enough to feed all of us...?

:clap:

Closest village shop is about a mile away, late night village shop about 1.5 miles, plenty of choice in Liskeard 3.5 miles.

All information like this is already printed, laminated and will be pinned to the noticeboard outside the village hall. Look for the A4 sign that says :welcome:.

Just taken the dog for a walk to the pub for a pi.. I mean to speak to Abi about bookings.

I have managed to get 14 seats for dinner on Saturday, providing you are down there at 6:30. I currently have 13 names on the list.

I have not booked for Friday but there are tables available. Best thing might be to phone Abi direct to book for Friday so you can organise around your arrival time. Leave a message if there is no answer and she will get back to you. 01579 345930

Main meals start from homemade pie of the day at £10 up to beef wellington at £19. Tim's special Fillet au Poivre gets my recommendation.

+2 for Saturday night scoff down the boozer plz

You're already on the list for the pub which is fortunate as there is currently only 1 seat available.

I have just booked the 14th place so that is that, see ya all tomorrow.jeiger

If anybody gets lost on the way, give me a ring and I will attempt to guide you in.

07502207215

mini meet
 

Dates please

Not so sure your user name is the best one for you going on the post you made :mchappy:

YEAH!!

The MT is alive!!, However no indicators so anyone with electical know how I maybe borrowing your expertise. (I'll bring a wiring diagram)

Need to do a couple of bits in the morning but looks like I'll be green laning on saturday!!

i'll bring my multimeter

I have one here, and a soldering iron which you are welcome to use. You might need to bring a roll of insulating tape though.

Yes!!
 

:DThumbs up this morning from the physio about riding up, I reckon she thought she'd better say something nice after nearly twisting my foot off. So I'll be strapping my crutches onto the bike and I'll be there.
see you tomorrow night.

indicators..??
 

[QUOTE=Fantastic Mister Fox;322633]YEAH!!

The MT is alive!!, However no indicators so anyone with electical know how I maybe borrowing your expertise. (I'll bring a wiring diagram)

can sort your indicators out if macgiggle brings his meter and sharp sense of humour........!!!!!!! (last post....!!! lol..... )

Bring on the green laning, shame I'm still running in a new piston or the XL would really get a good seeing too.....!!!!

Mez

Weather forecast is cloudy and mainly dry but very windy. It has to be really bad before they shut the A38 Tamar Bridge to bikes but it might be worth checking traffic reports at some point. There is a VMS sign just before the M5 splits into the A30 and A38 at Exeter. I'll see if I can get a message displayed there if the bridge is out to bikes. Contacts you see...

Alternative routes are, from M5 Exeter:
via A30 to Launceston
From Plymouth:
to Torpoint using the ferry then follow the signs for Liskeard
or
take the A386 to Tavistock, turn left at Tavistock and go through Gunnislake to Callington. Head round the outside of Callington towards Liskeard but turn off at St Ive and go through Pensilva.

See you later.

Packing the bikes at the moment for a 9h00 off, totally on auto pilot and started thinking about where passports were!!!!!!!!!:oops2:

Google directions 6 hours 39 mins, cya in a bit.

Can't wait, at work waiting for twelve to come so I can hit the road. See you all later, safe journey everyone.

can't wait, at work waiting for twelve to come so I can hit the road. Safe journey everyone see you later

Bridge OK this morning. If you're passing Plymouth soon after 3 and see someone on a bmw xchallenge heading west, toot your horn and follow coz it'll be me.

Laning time
 

I think you said that the ride-out on Saturday would start about 10?
Where will you be leaving from?
Weather forecast has improved so I will ride down, no need for car parking!

See you

Leaving from my place. See you in the morning

Thanks
 

Thanks for the great ride. I was sorry that I had to peel off but severe cramp in my left leg meant that I was about to become a major liability. I had to ride home with my leg dangling like a broken wing!

Nice crowd - good experience watching the combo - I described it to Pam she loved the idea - :oops2: !!!!!
Thanks again - see you soon.

Thanks Ian for organising this weekend and Mark for back up support it was great to be a part of it and also to meet old and new faces. If you do it again I will be there for sure you were fantastic hosts. Thanks to your lovely partners for loaning you to us for the weekend.

Thanks to Ela and Tif for the talks reminds me of how much I really need to get my act together!

Hopefully see you all again soon, the mud has been washed off the XL as I type I loved seeing the grin on Graham and everyones faces when they got back from the muddy lanes.
:thumbup1:

Thanks for a great weekend had a great time with great people, huge thanks to Ian and Mark for all your hard work and a warm cuppa on arrival. Hope to see you all again soon. Ride Safe. Jim

Big thanks to Ian and Mark, I had a fantastic weekend.

Was great to spend a couple of days just riding and talking bikes!!

Echoing the sentiment of thanks, great fun.

Errm somebody gave me their mirror at the end of a lane but didn't ask for it back (and I completely forgot I had it after about 5 secs!!), it's safe and sound but get in touch and let me know how to return it to you:oops2:

A really great meeting and well organised.

Make some new friends; listen to inspiring stories from travellers like Ela and Tiffany - plus chuck-in some great pub food for good measure.

Result = a terrific weekend .. :yes:

Thanks Iain and Mark .. :thumbup1:



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missing mirror.....
 

"errr, that'll be an XL 600 mirror You have there"......!!!! Hold on to it please.
What an excellent weekend, my offroad riding was a tad scrappy but what a deep thirst I have now for a more suitable green lane machine, been on ebay all afternoon....!!!!!

Thanks Ian and Mark. Hero off the weekend goes to the GS pilot on the ride out...!!!
Mez (on Anna's laptop)

What a great weekend thanks to Ian and Mark for making it happen. And a big thank you to Ela and Tiffany for the inspirational presentations, simply awesome!

And letting me talk yours ears off!

Hope to see all you guys and girls soon!

Clayton (the aussie)

I wanted to echo what everyone else has been saying - what a great weekend :funmeteryes:
Due to being on crutches I wasn't able to go on the off-road ride-out and how bloody envious was I when I watched them heading back, covered in mud and grins all over their faces - especially when I also saw the pics and videos later that night.

Meanwhile, Anna and I had played a great cut-throat game of scrabble with bonus points for words connected with riding - which was was how some newbies found us and despite out protestations, I think they're now convinced that HU Meets are more about softies playing board games than getting muddy and talking about travels and exploits through exotic countries.

Well done to Ela :clap:on her first HU presentation - it was great, so inspiring to see her amazing pictures of South America (she only got back in December)and guess what chaps, here's a woman who knows about modifications and is happy to talk about them, so look out for Ela at Ripley.

Thank you to Iain (Rossi) for organising such a great meet and to Mark for ably assisting and getting through more Doom Bar than anyone else.beer

even tho I am bike-less at the moment ... sorry I missed it

Just to echo the thanks to Ian and Mark for a great weekend.

Markbeer

Cracking time
 

Big thanks to Ian for making this weekend happen, I think it's clear that everyone had a cracking time.

I thoroughly enjoyed the off road ride, and think everyone enjoyed the challenge of taking relatively unsuitable bikes down some very interesting lanes.

Tiffany it was great to see you again.

Mez, best of luck with the India trip and getting the XL's prepared for September. It'd be great to see you at our Summer/Autumn meet in Somerset.

Stickysidedown I'll get the GPX file to you as soon as I can, should be tomorrow. Give us a shout if you fancy doing some lanes up this neck of the woods sometime...

Clayton, you did extremely well on those lanes, and on that bike. Good for you, a lot lot better than I'd have done on my first off road ride!

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Strickysidedown, can you pm me your email so I can send this file over to you? I've not yet got 5 posts so I can't PM or email from HU...

a big thanks
 

yes i agree with the posts.........what a good week end, your hospitality and organising were first class, loved the girls talks/slide show and the peps and the place, if this is held again ( soon please ) i would attend...with off road tyres.

denny.

Thank You
 

Many thanks Ian and Mark for hosting this event. Your hospitality was wonderful and it was great to see some familiar HU faces again and also to meet some new folks too. I very much enjoyed the weekend and imagine that upon its success it'll become something of a regular event.

I don't have any pictures from the weekend, so please can folks post up what they might have...

Enjoy, Noel.

:funmeteryes:
Thank you to everyone for coming and making the weekend so enjoyable. It is the people who attend that make these events, not the organisation. Special thanks of course go to Tiffany and Pumpy for putting on such inspiring presentations.

For anybody considering whether to host a similar event, I would say go for it. It was the first event I have run and it wasn't that difficult to do. Major thanks to Mark though, as without his help it would have been much harder.

The good news is that your contributions have paid for the beer and ensured that both the Hall Committee and school received a generous donation. Comments from the locals so far have all been positive; in fact I have been asked when the next one is. I have even had an offer to run a bbq at breakfast time selling bacon rolls.

I would like to have a rest now but have several other jobs to get on with. Watch this space though for another date, possibly later in the year. Hopefully it will be a bit warmer next time so we can get a fire going outside one evening and get a little bit more grip on the trails.

bier

Iain