Today's forum ride in Wales (with pics)

[aka_Gilo]

I'll post this in the rides section too, but I figure more people will look on here.

Great ride today, weather wasn't as good as we hoped, overcast nearly all day and cold, but the roads were dry.

Dave B, me, and Windy meet at Aust services:

The main group meet up at Abergaveny bus station:

Shotgun (right) and his Triumph Speed Triple riding mate:

Evlin has a sneaky go on Bay's moobs when she thinks no-one is looking:

Italy's finest and Britain's less finest lined up at the Crossgates coffee stop:

Cracking day out, shame about the ridiculous amount of police presence (we were buzzed by a helicopter at one point, there were stacks of jam sandwiches about and two unmarked Volvos at Llandovery) but hopefully everyone enjoyed the day. Great to meet everyone off here and thanks to Lucy for taking pictures and providing a pretty face amongst the throng of gnarled old gits! :thumbup

Here's to the next forum ride (with sun next time please).

 

[rico]

Top stuff G min..sounds like it all went well

An ahm sure Ev will be delighted to be classed as wan o the "gnarled auld gits"..reckon yer up fur a boot inthe bas the next time she sees ye..

 

[aka_Gilo]

Evlin only joined us for the first part of the ride therefore she doesn't get included as a gnarled old git!

<figures he's talked his way out of that one, wipes sweat off brow>

 

[garry]

nice pics lad,
well done all, we managed a lil pootle up yorky way, damn it was cold over them tops...

 

[Keith B]

Sounds like you had a good ride despite all the cops.Great photo's too.:thumbup

 

[aka_Gilo]

Btw - cheers to Bay for organising the ride, even if the lazy ******* was the last one there despite living 2 mins away from the bus station.

 

[shotgun]

Cheers for today lads , good old laugh .
Well shagged now though !

 

[davidbarr]

nice pics Gilo, excellent day out ( except for plod presence ) and a nice blat down the Usk road at the end of the day, and really nice to meet you all and put faces to names.....Roll on the next one, warmer hopefully !!

 

[windymiller]

well done G you got the pics up quick, top day out lads i am knacked now, 240 miles for me ,a lot more for some of you, it was good to put faces to names, and fair play to the youngun on the 125 . just hoping the police chopper wasn,t on speed patrol cause we were shifting,until we saw him and rode like vicars, see you all at the next one...:thumbup

 

[sparky]

Cracking day out, shame about the ridiculous amount of police presence (we were buzzed by a helicopter at one point, there were stacks of jam sandwiches about and two unmarked Volvos at Llandovery)

Looking at you lot, I reckon you deserved all the police presence you got. It's plainly obvious from these photo's that you're a bunch of bloody hooligans, reprobates and generally unwashed and unwanted layabouts. Bloody bikers, as soon as winter's over, out they all come, causing trouble, robbing old ladies and nicking sweets off kids. Worse than the Vikings, pillaging and plundering there way around Britain's public highways. I'm going to write a letter of complaint to the Daily Mail about this yobbish behaviour. Good job the police have got this sort of thing under control I say.



Nice pics Gilo :thumbup

 

[rico]

"Italy's finest and Britain's less finest lined up at the Crossgates coffee stop:"

Ahm a the only wan nae seein the piccy that goes wi this caption? Jist a wee red X fur me.

 

[pinny]

Great day out lads, really enjoyed it, even if it was a little cold. Really surprised i only had to fill up the three times today on the 350 odd mile round trip.
Only too one picture as my hands were too cold, not even sure im back upto normal operating temp yet although that has something to do with the cold beer im drinking.
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[aka_Gilo]

Any better rico?:

 

[Tricky 159]

Looking at you lot, I reckon you deserved all the police presence you got. It's plainly obvious from these photo's that you're a bunch of bloody hooligans, reprobates and generally unwashed and unwanted layabouts. Bloody bikers, as soon as winter's over, out they all come, causing trouble, robbing old ladies and nicking sweets off kids. Worse than the Vikings, pillaging and plundering there way around Britain's public highways. I'm going to write a letter of complaint to the Daily Mail about this yobbish behaviour. Good job the police have got this sort of thing under control I say.



Nice pics Gilo :thumbup

Guilty as charged:rolleyes

 

[Tricky 159]

"Italy's finest and Britain's less finest lined up at the Crossgates coffee stop:"

Ahm a the only wan nae seein the piccy that goes wi this caption? Jist a wee red X fur me.

Think it should have been "Italys finest and Britains fattest" or am i just talking about myself ?

 

[newelly]

Bloody great day out and before I go any further I would like to nominate Bay as "Entertainments Officer - Wales and most of England".

Yes ... he was late.

Yes ... he did still have crusty sleep in his pee-po's and marmalade on his chin ... but he organised this great adventure goddamit - let's not forget that!

Perfect distance between stops for stretching exercises, caffeine and pie.

Lovely lovely roads ... way better than anything we have round my way (that I know of)

My man flu did cause some problems but I was using tear-offs on the inside of my visor so that when the phlegm became too much to see thoughuke, I simply ripped one off.

I am going to patent this idea for mens under garments ... "F1 shreds ... for the man whos gussett looks like an aerial view of a F1 starting grid".

Lucie thoroughly enjoyed herself too and has expressed a keen interest to go on another sortie.

So finally

Great to meet so many forum members today ... and I look forward to the next ride.

 

[bay_1472]

I've not got Moobs just a manly muscular chest
Why can't I see half the pics. Are my Moobs getting in the way hahaha

 

[aka_Gilo]

One of the highlights for me was on the really twisty section after Crossgates - I was cranked right over on a long right hander when I looked in my righthand mirror and saw it filled with a stream of Tuonos all tipping in behind me - fair warmed the cockles of me heart it did :biggrin

 

[bay_1472]

I was 2 minutes late and Windy decided to get a coffee in 15 minutes after I turned up any roads.
Damn thought I wiped the marmalade off.

 

[bay_1472]

Yes I bet you're glad you did that run to Cirssgates now aren't you. Its a nice stretch of road even at legal limits. I didn't stick to legal limits heading towards the Hardwick back at Abergavenny though. I saw at least 62 on my speedo.