GTR Owners Meet Lower Lode Inn Shropshire 2012

[frenchbiker]

Great report Steve !
Just a correction, Colin, was the first to arrive at Lower Lode.

[Rusty]

Steve ... you are wasted doing your job .. turn to journalism !!! Excellent write up and great photos ... were they ALL yours ?? 
For those who could not attend you really missed out on a great get together, so I hope that next year, wherever we end up there is a repeat of this years goodwill and fun !
Thank you of course to those who took the time and effort organised it all ... you know who you are... Good Effort !

[Martin#30]

Magnificent photos LW, thanks for sharing. Great memories.

I thought it might be worth putting some more names to faces, particularly the Cirencester breakfast contingent. I have an appaling memory for faces and names, so hope I get this right 

This is Alan (BigAlan), me (Martin - MJJ_ZX6RR), Chris (cpettifer) and Mike (gonome).


Steve (routemaster) in the magnificent blue striped shirt, and John (not sure of his forum name, Wiltsguy?) with the red shirt under the bike jacket.

[Lonewolf]

Ok, ok, Rusty did borrow my camera at one point and may be responsible for some of the above photos.

Nigel, my wife was asking why did you take so many pictures of the young ladies who worked in the Inn? I would never do anything like that!

Martin, many thanks for naming the other attendees, I wasn't too sure who they all were, I have a terrible memory.
Steph, I've included Colin now in that section of my post. Did I mention I have a terrible memory?

[Martin#30]

Steve, any chance you would email me two or three of the best "all in a line in front of t'inn" photos? martin @ trackandrace . com

Martin.

[Lonewolf]

Steve, any chance you would email me two or three of the best "all in a line in front of t'inn" photos? martin @ trackandrace . com

Martin.

Done. Hmm, just checked and your address blocked it. I'll try again.

Should have gone now. 

[Kwikasfuki]

Excellent write up with pics Steve

Just to add we had Birdy and his partner turn up on Saturday as well. They hadn't even registered on the forum.

A few random thoughts:

The one thing we forgot to do was get a group photo taken. Typical bikers - ensuring we get a shot of all the GTRs and forgetting to get the people. Although we should have a shot of everyone (almost) standing next to their GTRs.

Congrats to Viv and Kath on their engagement

John has the luck o' the irish.

Stephs bike is just sex on wheels.

A tazer is not to be taken lightly

Thanks to Martin for getting the first round of drinks in

The inn wasn't quite prepared for the amount of bikers

Bewarned, even if a member on here isn't a copper, their missus might be. Which reminds me, must drive to Rossendale with my baffle out

Big Alan is big

Colin has done most of the GTR meets (3 including the one from the other site)

The only thing Bradford is good for is a curry

LW can ride hard and fast if he's not leading (it was a shock to see that)

Getting a taxi to come out and pick you up from the inn can be a mission in itself

Rusy bought the good weather with him


Oh and the one I almost forgot. On the way back we stopped by Lower Slaughter for a cuppa and got served by an absolute stunner. LW and 2wacks didn't even notice. Its great to be young (ish).

[slickmick]

great pics lads came down sunday arrived lunch time just missed you  bugger.

[2kwacks]

As usually steve, excellent pics and write up asif mentiond we should I've got a group photo of all the gtr's with the proud owners standing by the bike's.. well we did! we asked cath, to use your camara and take a pic of us all standing at our bike's remember..! well where is it......

[Kawdolph]

ferry was a little late but sailed not a bad run weather was brutal when i got home ,total mileage for me 700 miles and 2 ferry trips.And once again it was a pleasure to meet you all.

[Lonewolf]

Dave, it didn't come out as well as I would have liked. It looked a bit cluttered. As Asif mentioned we should have had one of all the owners on their own separate from the bikes.
Dave, I've spent a bit of time on it and photoshopped it a tad to try to improve it.  This is the end result.




Oh and Dave, as for the person that Asif thought was a stunner......you could tell HE wasn't interested in Asif from the outset, dont you think? 

[Kwikasfuki]

ferry was a little late but sailed not a bad run weather was brutal when i got home ,total mileage for me 700 miles and 2 ferry trips.And once again it was a pleasure to meet you all.

Glad to hear you made it home. I was saying to the missus how quick you were with your one liners.

[Kwikasfuki]

Oh and Dave, as for the person that Asif thought was a stunner......you could tell HE wasn't interested in Asif from the outset, dont you think? 

I was referring to the accompanying female.

Anyway, better stop before Mecki comes on and accuses me of being sexist. 

[frenchbiker]

Stephs bike is just sex on wheels.

Asif, I will show your post to my wife, she will finally understand why I spend so much time on my bike 

[Kwikasfuki]

Asif, I will show your post to my wife, she will finally understand why I spend so much time on my bike 

I showed the pics to my wife and she just said "sad"