GTR Owners Meet Lower Lode Inn Shropshire 2012

[Rusty]

Once again I have to apologise for the lateness of this thread ... no excuses, just shift work and more shift work !! 
So, here we go .... and of course I cant believe it was only last week, bike washed, of course, panniers on, under duress, and about 130 miles or so from sunny Worthing to Tewksbury ... was it going to stay dry .. oh I hoped so and the journey didn't disappoint ... soon found my self stopping for fuel and coffee only after a couple of hours or so to find I was only about 15 miles from The Inn .... and then I was there....



I turned up into an empty car park, closely followed by Asif with no people no bikes and a locked door !! What ? No bikes and NO beer ?? What on earth was going on ? Had I got the right day ? Had Rusty gone mad ( "madder"  I can here you say ! )

   BUT what a lovely place to be, so we had a look around in case the Gtrs were elsewhere....


.... Empty benches but not for long.

Of course it wasn't long before Asif and I were joined by "The Peleton" who had been out for a ride earlier in the day and had now arrived back on the whole, in one piece.
So here we were, after ALL that planning and ALL those pages we were here, with more to join us for a good social get together ..........




  John and Dave posing their best pose 


Martin joining in on a strange game .."Lets all sit on the tables" !!!!!

So of course now there were plenty of bikes and they all need to be photographed and lined up and paraded for all to see .... and so they were ... once I had asked that local drunk to move his Fireblade !
Did you see how as we were all getting them ready and moving them about he could clearly see what was going on and he skuttled away inside hoping that he could ruin it all for us ! Idiot 





   An image that could not fail to impress 

  Now the food had been ordered and drinks were being drunk ( and nicked by the barmaid !! ) All was going swimmingly.

  This chap just wanted all his new friends to play .. and play and play ...


A nice bit of artwork to add to the afternoon.


I think Steve was trying to get "the winning" shot and nearly went flying, which of course wouldn't have been funny at all.


  One of those funny coloured ones that of course have grown on me over time .. but still not as nice as GREEN.

  Nothing like a bit of front end.

After Steve went off for a siesta and we all had a chance to get round the table some left for homes that were not far away and the rest of us headed for the bar / restaurant for more food.
I believe Mr Wolf shot all the social pictures of table dining and evening guests arriving ... excellent stuff and nice to meet everyone, just a shame it wasn't quite warm enough to eat and drink outside, as I think that would have capped it all.


For the few of us who stayed over it was breakfast in the morning, lovely it was too and a quick "Hello" from the other residents ...

The other residents just couldn't resist lying around and enjoying the attention.

So there you have it, some more 2012 photos which I feel paint a very good picture of not just our weekend but of the Forum as a whole .... a great bunch of blokes, and of course ladies who all get on and just enjoy a bit of decent grown up company and chit chat.
If for what ever reason you could not make it this year then please come along in 12 months time .. it will only get bigger and better.

[Kwikasfuki]

Nice pics and writeup Rusty.

LW and I were saying earlier thank God the meet was last weekend and not this as Lode Inn is probably under water

[Lonewolf]

 
Rusty, thanks for posting your pics, all of which are excellent.

[2kwacks]

very impressive pic's and write up Mr rusty! Mr wolf..  look's like you got serious competition in the photo/write up category

[Lonewolf]

Bah, bloody humbug!

Credit where credit is due. They are good photos. 

[Ros]

Yeah more great pics! Thanks very much! Sorry I missed out now.

Just out of interest............. Who is the youngest GTR owner? 

[Lonewolf]

That would be me at 58

[O.C.]

Brill pictures, wish I could have been there ....maybe next year 

[Kwikasfuki]

Just out of interest............. Who is the youngest GTR owner? 

Me by a mile.

Meeting these guys was like going into a time warp.

All I could hear were stories about retirement 

[2kwacks]

never mind the youngest, who's the oldest

[Lonewolf]

I think we all know the answer to that question......he's always reminding us!! I'm 64 ya know

[2kwacks]

I think we all know the answer to that question......he's always reminding us!! I'm 64 ya know

Ha!! he may be the oldest, but dose he look the oldest

[Trotters]

Great photo's Rusty, pity I was unable to stay a bit longer in the Saturday, will try & plan a bit better for next year. Don't knock retirement Asif as my GTR & pride & joy was a retirement & 65th birthday pressie to myself. Still don't seem to get enough time to get out & ride as much as I thought I would. 

[Kwikasfuki]

It was a lovely place for the meet. Whoever suggested it deserves a medal.

[Lonewolf]

It was a lovely place for the meet. Whoever suggested it deserves a medal.

Twas 2kwacks