It's snowing in Stockport :sad:
Not yet here on the Sussex coast but it's very cold and they have promised that the entire UK will be covered by Monday .... Great for the children and photographers .... you know who I mean :cool: ..... but no good for getting the bike out !!
no snow in St Albans yet...mind you we usually have our snow imported from somewhere posh... can't be having the same snow as the rest of the plebs :mfr_lol: :tt2:
No snow in Huddersfield. Looks like its about to rain more than snow
Light dusting in Hull
Snowing like hell in Bradford. (Posh Part) :mfr_lol:
Liquid sunshine here :cool:
Quote from: Lonewolf on February 04, 2012, 06:07:34 PM
Snowing like hell in Bradford. (Posh Part) :mfr_lol:
Bang on! :mfr_lol:
NOW it's snowing in Sussex ... bit wet and not settling as such but there is plenty of it .... here comes the travel to work chaos and the grid locked roads ... we all need one of these to get to work ... :tank: :smiley:
Quote from: Rusty on February 04, 2012, 07:29:58 PM
NOW it's snowing in Sussex ... bit wet and not settling as such but there is plenty of it .... here comes the travel to work chaos and the grid locked roads ... we all need one of these to get to work ... :tank: :smiley:
Not me - I just walk a couple of 100m down the road. :rolleyes:
Couldn't resist myself.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_1230.jpg)
Lots of lovely snow.
Snowing in north notts
Not a sign in Cornwall!
Quote from: zedmeister on February 04, 2012, 09:18:45 PM
Snowing in north notts, even Robin Hood has got his thermal tights on.
been snowing heavy off an on in torfaen (gwent) most of the day,but alot here in the lower parts have turned to slush,,yuky shite!
Quote from: Lonewolf on February 04, 2012, 09:07:50 PM
Couldn't resist myself.
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Lots of lovely snow.
Steve is your house the one with the toilet paper hung out to dry, and a padlock on the dustbin?. :rolleyes:
:mfr_lol: Probably yes. Its reet ruff round here.
Well it's all turned to rain overnight and the temp is now a healthy 4 degrees !!(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/photo-25.jpg)
No snow here Mr Wolf :laugh: :laugh:
It started snowing here at about 1O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was still at it at 8 last night
So its nice and deep and crisp and even ....now it looks as if its thawing out
There's never any half measures where the weather is concerned up here...bet its worse in Bonny Scotland, there was a very dark cloud hanging over Murrayfield yesterday tea time :mfr_lol:
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/DSCF2540.jpg)
View out of our house
Still thick of snow here, wife's birthday today and bought her a new washing machine, delivery guy struggled to get off the street in his wagon. :mfr_lol:
Feck me Steve - You old romantic
that's what ya call a practical gift... maybe she will buy you some nice new farkles on your birthday Steve ....
cunning plan that I say :yes:
a nice bit overnight and just started again
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Quote from: Lonewolf on February 05, 2012, 11:16:10 AM
Still thick of snow here, wife's birthday today and bought her a new washing machine, delivery guy struggled to get off the street in his wagon. :mfr_lol:
And who is buying you the bandages, and the tool for extracting the machine from up your a**e? :laugh:
That was the wife's question not mine. I don't mess with her she was trained at Stepping Hill Hospital. :gunsmilie:
weel we have had about 6inches of snow here and we went out this morning in the 4x4, with a smug grin, to take the dogs for a walk.
on the way back we took the usual short cut with requires navigating a short sharp hill, and some berk in a BMW followed us! :mfr_lol: well not fer long, his little face was all crinkeled up with misery as he realised he was now in a dip and stuck!
Quote from: Mogster on February 05, 2012, 12:57:37 PM
weel we have had about 6inches of snow here and we went out this morning in the 4x4, with a smug grin, to take the dogs for a walk.
on the way back we took the usual short cut with requires navigating a short sharp hill, and some berk in a BMW followed us! :mfr_lol: well not fer long, his little face was all crinkeled up with misery as he realised he was now in a dip and stuck!
Yup my bavarian barge is absolute crap in the snow , came home last night like Tokoyo drift
6" in Essex but it's all melting now.
Had to take my better half for an MRI scan in Romford yesterday morning.
Was fun digging the car out, but after 30 mins finally got out of our road (150 metres).
Took another 40 mins to get to Romford @ 30Mph on the A127.
Luckily we'd planned ahead so arrived 30 mins early.
Was passed by a 4x4 twat :asshole: on the A127. Only 1 lane was cleared and I was in it so he was doing 40+ in 6" deep snow.
Why do these 4x4 morons not understand that yes they can accelerate better and with their nobby tyres they may be more in control, but their braking is not that much better, as evidenced by the three 4x4s that I saw in ditches yesterday including a LandRover that was on it's side.
I feel sorry for those on duty yesterday (emergency services :police:, breakdown drivers, gritters) as they undoubtedly had to deal with an awful lot of :asshole: :whistling: :help: :001_9898:
My car is a front wheel drive 3.5litre behemoth which is easy in snow.
Just do everything carefully and the back-end catches up eventually. :grin:
4x4 are crap in these conditions anyway.
I would rather drive a front (skinny tyred) wheel drive.
The big 4x4's (Land Rover etc) are way too heavy and once control is lost.............
RAV 4 or Freelanders with monocoque chassis are OK but the best for this weather I reckon would be Fiat Panda 4x4
Quote from: Boomer on February 06, 2012, 01:05:14 PM
My car is a front wheel drive 3.5litre behemoth which is easy in snow.
Just do everything carefully and the back-end catches up eventually. :grin:
which front wheel drive car has an engine that big, just curious !
Quote from: Lonewolf on February 04, 2012, 09:07:50 PM
Couldn't resist myself.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_1230.jpg)
Lots of lovely snow.
you could allways get a set of theses :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNYhl4BCh98
Quote from: viper on February 06, 2012, 05:02:59 PM
which front wheel drive car has an engine that big, just curious !
It's a 1998 Honda Legend.
(http://www.kup-auto.pl/zdjecia/263919.jpg)
It's bland looking, about the size of an LS400 Lexus/ 7-Series BMW/ S-class Merc.
Gets 22Mpg :cry: but is comfy and very quiet. :grin:
Has 208bhp which is nothing special these days but has some get up and go.
Mine has 134,000 miles and is getting a bit ropey.
Quote from: Boomer on February 07, 2012, 02:22:52 PM
It's a 1998 Honda Legend.
(http://www.kup-auto.pl/zdjecia/263919.jpg)
It's bland looking, about the size of an LS400 Lexus/ 7-Series BMW/ S-class Merc.
Gets 22Mpg :cry: but is comfy and very quiet. :grin:
Has 208bhp which is nothing special these days but has some get up and go.
Mine has 134,000 miles and is getting a bit ropey.
i remember it, It was a legend, quite a unique car, never knew it was a FWD !
Hi Boomer
It is with great interest, that I read your post regarding 4x4 TWATS :angry:. I must add that I drive a big 4x4 a Landrover with big nobby winter tyres, special winter settings that assist traction control in snow/icy conditions :smiley:
However saying that I dont drive like a twat :nono: I too am a class1 police driver, Iam member, Lgv 1,
presently working for the DSA, regularly have updates with driving courses etc, on the contary I carry break down equipment tow rope etc and only recently pulled a stranded car driver out of a snow packed car park :clap:
So please dont tar all 4x4 drivers with the same brush :clap:
Sidders
We so need the " Eating popcorn "Smiley at this point,
Can we have it please ?
Quote from: viper on February 07, 2012, 09:45:26 PM
We so need the " Eating popcorn "Smiley at this point,
Can we have it please ?
Your wish is my command. :popcorn:
Quote from: sidders1400 on February 07, 2012, 09:37:21 PM
Hi Boomer
It is with great interest, that I read your post regarding 4x4 TWATS :angry:. I must add that I drive a big 4x4 a Landrover with big nobby winter tyres, special winter settings that assist traction control in snow/icy conditions :smiley:
However saying that I dont drive like a twat :nono: I too am a class1 police driver, Iam member, Lgv 1,
presently working for the DSA, regularly have updates with driving courses etc, on the contary I carry break down equipment tow rope etc and only recently pulled a stranded car driver out of a snow packed car park :clap:
So please dont tar all 4x4 drivers with the same brush :clap:
Sidders
:popcorn:
thanks KF :cool:
Why is every one an expert police rider driver on here.
I use 4x4 for work as I genuinely need one all year as work with over head electricity.
I have had them all over the years. Landrovers hi Lux range rovers warriors.
Got the best ever had now. Goes any where really light turns on a penny basic & cheap to
Suzuki Jimny.
I've had 4X4s since 1993, its pretty much essential in this part of the world
I don't consider myself a "twat" driver...BTW Im LGV or (HGV as some may know better) too.[/ :wink:b]
Do you drive your 4x4 past other cars while driving in 6" deep snow @ 40Mph?
Didn't think so.
I don't tar anyone with a brush.
If they drive like a TWAT then I tar them by dipping them in the tar barrel, and if at all possible holding them under, whilst describing their ancestry and sexual habits. :gun_bandana:
"4x4 twat" is a twat driving a 4x4.
It doesn't mean all 4x4 drivers are twats,.... or that all twats drive 4x4s.
As for the popcorn,..... yum! :popcorn:
I'm afraid to say so, but IMHO everyone who drives a 4x4 and doesn't need to drive off-road is a twat! :stupid:
Best for snow is a decent Enduro with mud tyres anyway. :biker3:
Quote from: mecki on February 08, 2012, 12:52:26 PM
I'm afraid to say so, but IMHO everyone who drives a 4x4 and doesn't need to drive off-road is a twat! :stupid:
Best for snow is a decent Enduro with mud tyres anyway. :biker3:
That'd be me then.
Oh well.
Alan
I have a 4x4 and yes i do drive like a twat :tt2: hahaha! I'm an advocate of the J Clarkson school of motering ...POWERRRR!....
and if find it's 4x4 off road abilitys very handy when taking shortcuts across fields or up motorway embankments :tank: *snigger*
well I spose I've been called worse things than a twat :mfr_lol:
I won't be changing my 4 X 4 though :no:
:popcorn:
Mecki, what a strange opinion to have. Lots of folk have 4 x 4's these days, it's no big deal,
:popcorn:
Although I'm doing a lot of :popcorn: I should declare my interest.
The missus drives a 4x4
You'll get fat eating all that :popcorn:
I should know,... I did. :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Boomer on February 09, 2012, 11:41:58 AM
You'll get fat eating all that :popcorn:
I should know,... I did. :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol:
Up to age 29 I used to barely weigh 9st soaking wet. At age 39 I weigh 13st and can't shift the damn weight.
Anyway, as this thread is :offtopic: I will now bring it back on topic (not for long I doubt :grin: )
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wear-16952926
Sadly the reports are accurate, cos here, in slippin and slidin Cumbria, the conditions are bloody horrendous, classic black ice which you just cannot see, one minute all is ok and wet roads, the next sheet ice, its gotta be the worst stuff to drive on.
I drove into town this morning and a young female absolutely flew past me in her car on a small section of by-pass, my temp guage read -3c and it was actually raining at the time.....now when I went to school those two constituents meant only one thing, ICE, the silly bugger was lucky not to end up in hospital :angry:[ :popcorn:/b]
..... And here we are 3 weeks after Coney reporting ice in Cumbria and my garden is going mad in this very early Spring weather .... what is going on ? How can there be such warm weather in Feb/March ? If this is Global Warming then bring it on ! :mfr_lol:
I have been painting the outside of the house on days off over the last couple of weeks ... nearly finished, and cracked on with some early gardening this morning ... these are out already .. nice me thinks ..
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/photo-23.jpg)
Rusty, nothing to worry about, I know B&Q do a good range of garden products, pretty confident you'll get some weedkiller there for those unsightly intruders!
:whistling:
Rain for the weekend...'bout bloody time!... i don't usually wish for rain, but we need a load to clean the last of the greasy, salty shite of the roads!
Mr Wolf .... you are a proper Northern Heathen !! :grin: :grin:
Quote from: Mogster on March 01, 2012, 02:56:22 PM
Rain for the weekend...'bout bloody time!... i don't usually wish for rain, but we need a load to clean the last of the greasy, salty shite of the roads!
There should be a national water grid so that all the stuff we've got lying in the fields up here in The Lake District, can be drained via a network of pipes etc., so your part of the world can have a drink on us.
That's about the only time you'll get this Yorkshiremean offering a free drink :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Rusty on March 01, 2012, 05:16:36 PM
Mr Wolf .... you are a proper Northern Heathen !! :grin: :grin:
Well, thats very kind of you to say so. :yes:
Quote from: olde coney on March 01, 2012, 06:40:01 PM
There should be a national water grid so that all the stuff we've got lying in the fields up here in The Lake District, can be drained via a network of pipes etc., so your part of the world can have a drink on us.
That's about the only time you'll get this Yorkshiremean offering a free drink :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Well here we go ....
hopefully for all of us ... a warm few weeks to get Spring off on the right foot ! Check out the weather forcasts and they all say that the next few weeks will be dominated by High Pressure over the UK, which can only mean settled dry and warmish weather .......HOOOORAHHHHH :cool: :cool:
Today was cool but sunny, and my son needed to air his SV 650 so we went on a 70 mile round trip around Derbyshire. It was bril. Hope the weather holds, sod the rain.
Hosepipe ban now...sos we'll have to be cleaning 'em with our own spit :sweatdrop:
Crikey ... :eek: The front page of the Daily Torygraph is showing a photo of a family stuck in their caravan because of the snow at Marfit Head Farm near Pickering North Yorkshire ... 2 weeks ago it was nearly 19 degrees there !!!
On the Sussex Coast, yesterday was just great doggy walking weather... bright sunshine no cloud no wind ..just lovely ..today ? Cloudy and much cooler but not bad .... You Northern Boys pay dearly sometimes for your fantastic riding scenery. :rolleyes:
Oh how I laughed at some folk at work for removing their snow tyres just a week or so too early...... :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Mogster on March 12, 2012, 06:45:38 AM
Hosepipe ban now...sos we'll have to be cleaning 'em with our own spit :sweatdrop:
Is there a hole in your bucket? :rolleyes:
I drove through the snow yesterday when the M62 east bound was closed (I was heading West bound). Awesome experience. There was a Pan European heading east. Wasn't doing too bad for riding in the snow.
Quote :6" in Essex :lipsrsealed:
Still sos all down here .... had the washing out this afternoon ... easy ! :cool:
Quote from: Rusty on April 05, 2012, 08:44:03 PM
Still sos all down here .... had the washing out this afternoon ... easy ! :cool:
?????? :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: Too much red wine ... anyway ,it's ok down here !
One minute it's dark and wet the next it's blue skies !!!
Just back from the beach and wanted to share these with you ....
.(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/IMG_2987.jpg) Looking west, tide going out ... VERY WINDY !
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/IMG_2988.jpg) Molly chasing the waves ... she would go all day if I had the time !
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/IMG_2998.jpg) Having a rest .... hoping something is going to pop out of the hole she has just dug !
Confirmation indeed as to why I don't own a shit-machine :death:
Ah I too love the smell of wet dog in the car on the way home.... in fact my car ..aka the dog taxi always smells like that :gunsmilie:
and of course the weather's shite... tis Assen this weekend.. :mfr_lol:
excellent....Molly looks like she's happy :clap:
Winston, if you ever fancy owning a shit machine.... buy another Honda :mfr_lol:
Quote from: olde coney on April 18, 2012, 04:21:30 PM
excellent....Molly looks like she's happy :clap:
Winston, if you ever fancy owning a shit machine.... buy another Honda :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: Very good OC !!!!
a bad day with a dog is better than a good day with a cat :wink: :popcorn:
Quote from: slane on April 18, 2012, 08:28:41 PM
a bad day with a dog is better than a good day with a cat :wink: :popcorn:
Only if you feel the need to be worshiped. :mfr_lol:
Gimme a cat any day. They walk themselves, you don't have to pickup their crap :shit:, and they sleep most of the day.
When they can be bothered you get some affection, normally just before feeding time.
Dogs have Masters, cats have staff.
back to the topic..... April showers.... well April deluge more like it... I shall be out tomorrow so you'll all a bit of peace and quiet .... look for me paddleing down the M25..... :no:....... time to see if these PR3's are the wet weather tyre that they all say..
Avast ye... ya landlubber bring the good ship GTR about!!!..... :hammer:
Don't forget to lean,... but don't try it in puddles as even the best wet weather tyres will aquaplane eventually.
Have fun and if yer passing Brentwood/A12 give me a wave. I'll be warm and dry at work. :popcorn:
They won't disappoint you in the wet Mr Mogster :wink:
Quote from: Rusty on April 19, 2012, 04:16:07 PM
They won't disappoint you in the wet Mr Mogster :wink:
Yes but I will be dissapointed cos it's wet!!!! :hammer: and as far as leaning goes, you have no fear of me doing that! :punk: i usually get lean angles in the wet that make peoples bum go like a bunnies nose :wacko: tis what comes of being an ex racer... now i wonder if i could get a set of wets fer the beast....oh yeah.. :gunsmilie:
Just a quick weather update..... it's currently warmer, 15deg and much nicer at the top of Grosglockner in Austria, than it is here... :hammer:
and i STILL haven't been able to clean the GTR... :no:
4c and :censored: freezing here
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on April 29, 2012, 11:00:10 AM
4c and :censored: freezing here
6c..... and chucking it down...mind you it doesn't look to clever at Jerez either....makes the racing good though. :clap:
Clear blue up here today, should get a few miles done :smiley:
Quote from: Bondu on April 29, 2012, 11:06:46 AM
Clear blue up here today, should get a few miles done :smiley:
sod off :hammer: :mfr_lol:
FFS! 4 degress and tornado brian raging :ohplease:
Whilst up here in the sunny Yorkshire dales.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Today, erm it's NOT sunny. In fact it's peeing down. Ah well it will soon be NEXT weekend :smiley:
'tis pissing it down in East Yorkshire - bloody 'orrible
It was a little windy last night ... as we found out this morning !! Just missing the bunnies that were wrapped up for the night !!!
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/photo-32.jpg)
apparently tomorrow will be Summer...so make the most of it....
hands up all those people who have just given themselves the day off.................... :clap: :banana: :gunsmilie:
Big trip planned for tomorrow. Photos to follow which hopefully will include sunshine. Lancashire, Cumbria & The Lakes. :clap:
I'm looking forward to it already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No i'm not coming with you, coz I have to go to work. !!!!!!!!!!!!!BUT!!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to seing your pickies, they are always dead gud. :yes: Enjoy the day :smiley:
Geoff, apologies, my riding companion today, isnt big on photos so I only took one and that was of us at Hebden Bridge turning circle where we set off from.
We ended up at Kirkby Stephen in a pub Black Bull or something similiar, I think it was called where we were served by a rather attractive young lady called Kerry. Decent food, gammon, chips, fried eggs & peas, lovely jubly as Rusty says in the smoke.
16 degrees, top temperature, dry roads, not a drop of rain, very little traffic, so you were at work eh? :whistling:
Quote from: Lonewolf on April 30, 2012, 06:01:45 PM
Geoff, apologies, my riding companion today, isnt big on photos so I only took one and that was of us at Hebden Bridge turning circle where we set off from.
We ended up at Kirkby Stephen in a pub Black Bull or something similiar, I think it was called where we were served by a rather attractive young lady called Kerry. Decent food, gammon, chips, fried eggs & peas, lovely jubly as Rusty says in the smoke.
16 degrees, top temperature, dry roads, not a drop of rain, very little traffic, so you were at work eh? :whistling:
Swine :2guns:
I forgot, with the nice weather all the boy racers come out in their cars.
Hey .... sounds like you have had a great day ... gammon, chish+ fips, fried eggs served by a beauty ???? That's the way to spend your days off !! :laugh: :laugh:
Vooom!...what was that :huh:
That was summer mate, welcome to Autumn.. :hammer:
Bollox! :no:
I see normal order had been restored today.
Well .. started off wet and now having cleared and cut up the fallen lilac tree from the windy night on Saturday the sun is out and it's right luvvley .... but I am sure tomorrow it will be anyones guess as to what will happen ..... I see The Cotswolds are a bit damp :whistling: ........
The Cotswolds may be a bit damp but down here in the proper south it's turned out to be a hot afternoon ... what is it with is weather ??? .... So cut the grass and wash the bike, then wax it then do the pipes and there you have it .....
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/photo-33.jpg)
Even put the boxes on for you luggage luvvers ........
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/photo-34.jpg)
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/photo-36.jpg) .......... So blue skies and very warm ..... bet it won't be like this in 24 hrs !! :rolleyes:
I hope you brought it in quickly...cos its monsooning here.. :hammer:
It looks good with the boxes on, I trust they will be holidaying with you in the Cotswolds?
What am I going to put in them Mr Wolf ?? I am only staying one night .. the Saturday ... so just a few bits are required and I,m coming up from work after either "lates" or a night ... I shall be pannierless I suspect !! :wink: :wink:
The panniers are an integral part of the bike, even if they remain empty that doesn't matter. Just give them a day out instead of having them cooped up in your posh southern garage.
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: You do make me laugh mate !! Maybe just for you then :kiss:
Thank you. :clap:
It does look great, the Kwak I mean. The box problem is one of self control: when so accustomed to passing through small gaps whilst filtering in (any) big city, you have to remember the luggage.
I took mine out in town for first time, fully clad with boxes, on Monday, and found myself being a car. :single fuck: :single fuck: :sad:
However, after a tentative first couple of miles, the old commuter urge was back....and so was I :laugh:
I got forced against a still-stand car on my side by a m.f. coming towards me and leaving a car's width on his near side... fortunately, no contact. Onward and upward for the open road.....
The luggage mitigates the K13's ugliness and puts me in mind of that woman (you have all been there) who on the face of it (so to speak) is quite ugly and yet exudes a certain(irresistable) sex appeal......and did not disappoint :rolleyes:
So, just waiting to be ordered off to the :single fuck: ing K site. Problem is, I like it here :wacko:
You can stay as long as you like mate ... glad to hear all is on the mend ... and as I have said here before ... not keen on "the slab" sides .. but ohhh what a bottomless pit of fun :laugh:
Appreciate it Rusty ..thanks.
P.S. me neither; the slab sides I mean :mfr_lol:
On the GTR, if your mirrors will get through, the panniers will follow. Mirrors are the widest point of the machine.
Quote from: Lonewolf on May 02, 2012, 09:36:46 PM
On the GTR, if your mirrors will get through, the panniers will follow. Mirrors are the widest point of the machine.
sticking out my knees works well ...seeing as i have titanium studded sliders on..
'Oh look it's a motorcycle filtering...i'll just ease my posh big car over and block him in'...SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!....sorry mate didn't see you pulling over ...i'm sure that'll polish out ..*snigger*
Quote from: Mogster on May 03, 2012, 06:45:27 AM
'Oh look it's a motorcycle filtering...i'll just ease my posh big car over and block him in'...SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!....sorry mate didn't see you pulling over ...i'm sure that'll polish out ..*snigger*
It may well polish out but they are going to have to replace that wing mirror and the door that it was attached to.
I'm told that those Merc mirrors with the built in indicators cost £1000 each.
"No Officer, I lifted my foot to avoid it being crushed by the Merc driving dip :shit:."
"I would never deliberately kick someones wing mirror off when they tried their damndest to kill me"
I'm told that those Merc mirrors with the built in indicators cost £1000 each.
That must be why they can't afford a hand brake (not that old rant I hear you cry).
Back on topic, wet all day here and also at the appropriately name Lightwater, where it grey-drizzled all day and I attended the funeral of a wonderful lady (84) and celebration of her life.
She rode a Norton on honeymoon, to Italy with hubby on the back. They don't make em etc.....
Of course, she was from Corby and a stalwart of that town's M.C.C, ......and so qualifies as a Northern Lass....or is that Midlands?
RIP Barbara.
looks good for the weekend..... if you're a Duck that is... :hammer:
Quote from: Mogster on May 05, 2012, 08:23:27 AM
looks good for the weekend..... if you're a Duck that is... :hammer:
Kwak! Kwak! Sleek all weather aquatic beauties Kwak! Kwak! Go GTRs Go! :biker3:
Pair a Green with a Mag and you have a Drake and a Duck. Gear on, swan off in the rain.
Whatever you do have a great weekend.
Quote from: Nok12rs on May 05, 2012, 08:44:44 AM
Kwak! Kwak! Sleek all weather aquatic beauties Kwak! Kwak! Go GTRs Go! :biker3:
Pair a Green with a Mag and you have a Drake and a Duck. Gear on, swan off in the rain.
Whatever you do have a great weekend.
isn't it a little early in the day to be taking LSD... :wacko:
Ah well, I was :mfr_lol: full of the joys of (very wet) Spring). No LSD just not enough wine last night so clear head full of good positive thoughts. :mfr_lol:
Off to take Lottie for a splash in the mud.
Good wishes still apply :clap:
Quote from: Mogster on May 05, 2012, 08:23:27 AM
looks good for the weekend..... if you're a Duck that is... :hammer:
Eh !!!!!!!!! No, it's looking not bad at all for us Northern numpties. Is anybody "Avin it"? on Sunday. :banana:
Quote from: 100milesaway on May 05, 2012, 09:00:39 AM
Eh !!!!!!!!! No, it's looking not bad at all for us Northern numpties. Is anybody "Avin it"? on Sunday. :banana:
Geoff...I could be at the Bridge at about 11 ish... later start required for moi tomorrow...or could meet en route somewhere
O K Roger, We should still be there at 11 bells, as yet no plan, but will see what the troops say in the morning. :smiley:
OK.... I cant confirm that I'll definitely be there....if I dont show by 11.15 don't wait
I'll be on a GREEN GTR :mfr_lol:
Poxy weather... :hammer:.. i'll tell you how bad it is... I've just ordered some textile gear.. :oops:.. i fookin hate textiles, but then again damp leather's not plesant and by the looks of this at the mo...'to ride is to get wet' :no:
Mogs, I used to ride everywhere in one piece leathers.... until I expanded or they shrunk :mfr_lol:
Textile is definitely the way to go...the jackets and pants have things called pockets and they keep ya dry and warm :yes:
Leathers ALWAYS shrink when you get older !!!!!!!! :mfr_lol:
Oh goody... a months rain in 24 hours forcast fer the coming day :hammer:
At least its not been raining here past few days. Cold but bearable
My textiles have arrived....... along with the bag to hide my head in...oh the shame!! :no:
You may find that you like them and wonder what you have missing all these years ... when not racing of course !! :smiley: :smiley:
Quote from: Rusty on May 09, 2012, 03:07:20 PM
You may find that you like them and wonder what you have missing all these years ... when not racing of course !! :smiley: :smiley:
+1 :agree:
I have just tried them on and they are, just as i thought, utterly horrid... :no: I seem to be the wrong shape fer these things, but if they keep me dry over the weekend i shall be less grumpy than usual..
Its pissin down in Stockport. Better than snow, please let it be nice for next weeks NW200. At least I have textiles to keep me dry.
Quote from: ChrisB on May 09, 2012, 09:17:33 PM
Its pissin down in Stockport. Better than snow, please let it be nice for next weeks NW200. At least I have textiles to keep me dry.
I got caught in that on the way home. Put the new Rukka gear through it paces.
Got caught out in the rain this afternoon too, on my way back from Scotland. Glorious sunshine all day and then just got off the M6 heading back to Skipton peeing it down big style. Trussed up in my textiles though Mogster and bone dry.
Matched up my three year old rukka trousers with a jacket from their "economy" range. List £650 but end of stock clearance at Infinity Clapham meant I paid £450. Gave it a 120 mile wet test in Sussex on Sunday.......Brilliant. Nice contrast; black against the H Sam.
(Pensioner kit?)
Good to hear that .. you know how much I love Rukka .... I deal with Infinity at Great Portland Street and have always found them to be most helpful ...... :smiley:
ooh...I wonder what that might be.....surely not the rain! :hammer: which means that they will be ringing me soon to tell me the GTR's done... and i have to go to watford on the excuse for a loan bike...... i've seen better maintained bikes at the bottom of the canal.
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Rusty on May 10, 2012, 02:41:59 PM
Good to hear that .. you know how much I love Rukka .... I deal with Infinity at Great Portland Street and have always found them to be most helpful ...... :smiley:
At Clapham also Rusty, if you get the right bloke to serve you. I did.
I recommended them to a mate who went yesterday and left in disgust for H G just down the road He had a great experience and spent a heap of dosh!!
Wrong bloke at Infinity! As in any customer facing business, bike dealers etc, the owners just don't know what goes on.
But yes; great kit.
RAIN!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! :ohplease: :no: :boat:
Sunshine here, yes sunshine.... :banana: Just come off nights so wont be going out on the bike today cause I'd probbaly fall asleep but Wednesday is looking great so I predict another little excursion with photos of course.
Where are you off to this time ??
Quote from: Rusty on May 14, 2012, 02:59:34 PM
Where are you off to this time ??
I'm thinking Derbyshire, Lincolnshire or maybe even Wales. I'm keeping an eye on the weather forecast and will make the decsion Tuesday night. But rest assured there will be pics.
Mid May and I still have my heated clothing on.
I thought it was supposed to be global warming?
Blimey Asif .. I have just taken the liners out of my kit ... :grin:
Quote from: Rusty on May 17, 2012, 04:16:18 PM
Blimey Asif .. I have just taken the liners out of my kit ... :grin:
This is the grim north.
Ok ... staying with the weather topic / thread ..... here are a few piccies, some taken last year just to remind us of the snow ... do we need reminding ( ??????? ) and the cold cold weather ........hope you like ..
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/CampingIOW06001.jpg) Taken at the top of Cissbury Ring .. an old Bronze Age Fort near Findon .. about a 10 minute drive from me ..
lovely views onto the South Downs ..bitterly cold but in the spring and summer a delightful place to take dog
and a picnic :smiley:
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/CampingIOW06005.jpg) Mr Rusty wrapped up against those cold elements ....
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/CampingIOW06100.jpg) Just by the car park at the bottom of The Ring there is a lovely walk up to the path .. it's always UP ! As you Northern Contingent know with your scenery, it is always different, no matter what time of year or how many times you go to the same place there is always something else going on !
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/CampingIOW06116.jpg) A little further along the same path .....
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/DSC00025.jpg) You will always find one of these :laugh: :laugh:
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/DSC00026.jpg) Of course if one gets tired of going up hill, stick to the flats on the beach .. 10 minutes the OTHER way but just as cold !!
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/CampingIOW06022-1.jpg) And for your final delight..... a very chilly dawg ..... she doesn't care how cold it is ... she just loves the water, salt or fresh, warm or cold it matters not !
Stunning photos there. I like the snow scapes, the sun set and the doggy one. The pic with that bloke on frightened me a bit though. :popcorn:
Is she a Border Collie?
Oh yes .. pure Welsh Border Collie :smiley: :smiley:
Brill pics Rusty, I got a shiver when I saw the snow scenes
'I know it's a lot to ask.... but it is very expensive to run the aircon in the gym when it's hot...so could you take the day off Phil'.....
'Oh I suppose so..... not sure what I'll do though'....... *snigger* ..... :biker3:
well..... back to bloody normal i suppose.... rain for thr forseeable future :hammer:
Glorious sunshine here at the moment in Bradford, so much so that I sense a ride coming on in an hour or so... :cool:
Get out there .... dry but very dull down here.. meant to be off to the beach in the pm for a big Diamond Jubilee BBQ .. lets wait and see shall we ? :laugh:
Asif & I had a decent 200+ mile trip out to Whitby today, photos to follow.
Well, it's forecast for 94F here today in Bakersfield, California. :sweatdrop:
I spent the weekend riding with some good friends on great roads. :banana:
Saturday Jim Pavlis took me on some local twisties near Paso Robles.
About 140 miles and some real fun roads. 102F and glorious sunshine.
(http://gtr1000.com/graphics/otherpics/Near_Los_Osos.jpg)
On Sunday Linda, Eddie, Jim and I rode up to Carmel (of Clint Eastwood fame) and then back down the Pacific Coast Highway to 46 and back to Paso Robles. 280 miles and some spectacular scenery.
I borrowed Linda's old '95 GTR1000 (the Burgundy one with the white saddle) for the rides.
Jim was on his C14 (1400GTR), Linda on her ZZR1200 and Eddie on his C10.
(http://gtr1000.com/graphics/otherpics/Eddie_Linda_Jim_on_PCH.jpg)
(http://gtr1000.com/graphics/otherpics/The_bikes_on_PCH.jpg)
I'll be back in the UK on Thurs.
I am NOT looking forward to the weather there. :no:
Well Boomer .. you know what's coming don't you ? Wet and windy upon your return .. the UK is meant to be pretty dim over the next few days !
However, YOUR trip looks great .. I went to Carmel BC ( before children ) and it was lovely then and still looks it now. Enjoy the rest of your trip. :cool:
Thanks Rusty.
The rest of the trip is work and training, but I'll try to enjoy it. :banana:
Great pics George, thanks for sharing, and enjoy the remainder of your visit :smiley:
Tropical weather here........ a bloody hurricane...ffs! :hammer:
If its any consolation it is even worse here on the South Coast. Rode to work sideways this morning :censored:
Can't see what it's doing for the fog in Sunderland :cool:
Me and the mrs were at Coldplay gig in Sunderland last night. Christ it was wet.
Its peeing down in smogland at the moment. Summer is here :sad: :cry:
Its coming down stair rods in Stockpport
Still blowing a hooly. Rode home from work sideways as well!
Quote from: Kawasmoggie on June 08, 2012, 04:45:04 PM
Me and the mrs were at Coldplay gig in Sunderland last night. Christ it was wet.
Its peeing down in smogland at the moment. Summer is here :sad: :cry:
We are at a Coldplay Gig tommorow night at the Etihad Stadium :clap:
Quote from: olde coney on June 09, 2012, 08:59:16 AM
We are at a Coldplay Gig tommorow night at the Etihad Stadium :clap:
Well, even in the peeing down rain, they were superb mate. :clap: :clap:
I`m sure you will enjoy the night.
I'm a big fan ....
we have tickets for the upper tier so with a bit of luck we should stay dry even if it rains.
Weather Forecast
The Indian Chief thought that it was going to be a bad winter so he sent all the braves out to collect wood. As he watched them return laden with timber from the forest he suddenly felt that he ought to check his forecast so he phoned the local met office.
"Tell me, is it going to be a bad winter?"
"Yes" said the forecaster " it will be a bad one"
So the Chief told the braves that they didn't have enough wood and sent them back into the forest again. They returned with more wood but once again the Chief had doubts and he called the forecaster to confirm.
"It is going to be a really severe winter" replied the forecaster.
The Chief look at the wood store, decided that more was required and the braves were dispatched back in to forest. The Chief called the forecaster.
"Are you sure it's going to be a really severe winter"
"Look" said the forecaster "its definitely going to be the worst winter on record - the Indians are gathering wood like crazy!""
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: nice one
I thought it was supposed to be global warming?
Me thinks the scientist was drunk and meant golden showers
There's a bloke near us building a boat on a hill. Ring any bells?
Had to go to head office this morning, got soaked both ways and that was with a full textile suit and a onesy rain suit. My waterproof boots are definitely not!
Quote from: Gonome on June 11, 2012, 01:36:26 PM
There's a bloke near us building a boat on a hill. Ring any bells?
He might get a chance to use it shortly.
Cannot believe how much rain we've had this year. Chucking it outside right now.
Wish I'd brought my brolly!!!!!! :shit:
Dry but REALLY windy down here on the Sussex coast !
"White horses" in Portsmouth harbour.
My chariot that I sailed around the top of Scotland less than a month ago is now stuck in Brighton marina waiting for a window to head west it was blowing a force nine there last night
9 degrees, very, very windy and torrential rain here today.
got home to find large tubbed plants rolling round the garden, hanging baskets torn to bits and garden swing seat upended
Its just like bloody winter :angry:
Yes It chucked it down all day in the dales as well. So is anybody playing out tomorrow then?
82 degs forcast for next week :huh:
Quote from: 100milesaway on June 22, 2012, 10:19:17 PM
Yes It chucked it down all day in the dales as well. So is anybody playing out tomorrow then?
Nope.....lets see what Sunday brings with the weather :whistling:
Quote from: Mogster on June 23, 2012, 07:27:31 AM
82 degs forcast for next week :huh:
82
oC?
I thought the end of the world wouldn't be until December. :banana:
Local flooding my way today. Not seen it rain like this for a long time
- its bloody raining farm animals where i'm at !!!
- impossible !!!!
.
Asif, you need to get across to Rossendale. It's been like it for 2 months.
same sh*t different day up here in Blackburn, only difference between summer and winter is the rain is warmer at this time of year
Quote from: Rossendale Rider on July 06, 2012, 12:24:13 PM
Asif, you need to get across to Rossendale. It's been like it for 2 months.
Going to be there next week. Can I order some sun please?
Well, the sun has gone behind a small cloud, thank god! The temperature has dropped to about 34, so I may just take this opportunity to venture out and treat my trusty steed to a nice jetwash! :biker3:
Now, let me think..... Why did I leave the UK? :banana: :whistling:
Bit of sun here, but according to SKY news we should be expecting the 7 plauges of Hell quite shortly :huh: :mfr_lol:
Quickly followed by the rise of our saviour one assumes :death:
I'll tell you what I'm 64 me as you know.( Have I mentioned that before?) and I cant remember a summer anywhere near this bad, it just doesn't want to stop raining. :help: Today in the Dales it has pounded down all day long. 6pm all the lights on in the house, and looking outside it looks like the world is just about to end. I think we are all doomed :surrender:
Quote from: 100milesaway on July 06, 2012, 05:54:16 PM
I think we are all doomed :surrender:
Pull yourself together man!
No really I've never seen rain like it, we have a massive assortment of cats, and dogs cluttering up our garden. :eek: :mfr_lol: :rolleyes:
Noticed this morning that the skin between my fingers and toes seems to be growing :shocked:
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/561078_368255309910614_1689862284_n.jpg)
Lord Be Praised - we Have a Saviour :listencarefully:
Mind you I'd rather be here in the rain than out there in the Sachsenring... proper heros to ride full chat in that.. :punk:
I've just had a thought ....as I sit here, bored to tears... watching yet more rain dribble down the window......
This shite weather has saved me a load of dosh..... yaaaaay :hammer: .... by my reconing I'm about 2,500 miles down on my usual yearly average...oooh just think of all that Petrol I've not used... I'm sure the Baby Polar Bears are all smiling and dancing .
and I haven't had to change the tyres yet....
oooh still my beating heart.. :hammer:
Ferk me lads, :angry: It's all just part of what we get. It's weather , that thing that every single person on the planet today has to deal with on a daily basis. Rain will not make you disolve. For gods sake stop bleating about the weather, there are millions of people in the graveyards, that would just love to ride a motorbike in the rain.!!!!!!!!!!!Rain !!!!!!!!!!!!Should't stop you getting out on your bikes. Unless of course you are a soft arse. :popcorn:
it's not the riding - it's the cleaning the shoite off afterwards!
And drying the sodden kit too!
OK when it turns nice, dries as you ride but a bugger when it's constantly damp!
I don't mind riding in the rain cause the bike doesn't get cleaned afterwards anyway.
Today, blue skies, was contemplating going over the A roads home. Thankfully I didn't. Got to J22 fo the M62 west bound and the blue skies disappeared. Absolutely soaked in the 10 mins it took to get home.
I thought global warming was supposed to be higher temperatures and more sun.
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on July 09, 2012, 07:29:00 PM
I thought global warming was supposed to be higher temperatures and more sun.
Nope according to the doom merchants aka Enviro-mental-ists its all about the higher tempatures evaporating more sea water, moving the jet stream, and thus we have a shit summer.........
It's also about about going fookin sideways everywhere as I no longer have traction control..... justa 140BHP of Evil, Vicious, bad tempered Italian V twin, which tries to kill me everytime i take it out in the wet... :gunsmilie:
Went out l ast Saturday to Demon Tweeks in Wrexham on the GTR, got wet, went out on the GTR on Wednesday night, got wet, went out into Manchester on the train on Saturday, very warm and sunny, went to Matlock on Sunday on the GTR, got very wet. Great isn't it? It's still raining in Stockport.
It's also about about going fookin sideways everywhere as I no longer have traction control..... justa 140BHP of Evil, Vicious, bad tempered Italian V twin, which tries to kill me everytime i take it out in the wet... :gunsmilie:
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Sounds like a girl I used to know!
Quote from: ChrisB on July 09, 2012, 08:48:30 PM
It's also about about going fookin sideways everywhere as I no longer have traction control..... justa 140BHP of Evil, Vicious, bad tempered Italian V twin, which tries to kill me everytime i take it out in the wet... :gunsmilie:
Sounds like a girl I used to know!
Yup thas about right.... Italian Bike/ Italian Girlfriend.... :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
- you fellas really have the worst weather there !!
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Another soaking on the way into work today
Quote from: pistole on July 10, 2012, 08:41:34 AM
- you fellas really have the worst weather there !!
Where are you Pistole? No location in your profile and you are not on the Member Map.
Actually we don't have the worst weather but we do have some of the wettest weather in the western hemisphere right now.
The climate in the UK is usually rather mild.
Normal years it never gets over 30C or below 0C.
We generally don't get tornadoes, hurricanes, or other extreme weather.
However, the last few years have not been normal.
3 months ago we had droughts declared over most of SE England.
Now we have flooding and much sogginess.
...........and it gives us plenty to talk about :clap:
Well, if you want to come over here and get soaked in sweat rather than rainwater.... The Dolomites are an hour or so up the road... 37°C today and I just took the trip to Torino and back in my car (for business) - thank god for air conditioning....
It's the complete opposite problem here... Maybe there is an Italiano member (who doesn't ride out in a T-shirt) can offer some advice about how to keep cool in this ridiculous heat?
I did find a shop not far from here that stocks a fairly reasonable selection of mesh jackets. Anyone got one? (stupid question, I guess.....)
Fortunately, I can hear some clouds rumbling so maybe there'll be a little respite this evening!
Heh - I just had a little chuckle - My sis is off for a week riding the Wild Wild West thingy with a bunch of other like-minded Harley owners. They have issued a severe weather warning...
http://www.weather.com/weather/newscenter/alerts/nswxcategory/CA?from=news_alert_natl_states
She'll be doing Death Valley National park at 49°C :sweatdrop: :wacko: :sweatdrop:
I feel better now :banana:
Rosbif .... don't know the make of it but a friend at work uses a mesh vest with armour .. I believe it's a mountain bike sort of thing under his Hi Viz long sleeve jacket and, according to him its excellent .. but only when it's hot ..which isn't often ! :smiley:
Spada, do a brill Mesh jacket, tis half leather half mesh... nice and cool on them odd hot days but also gives bags of protection should the worst happen.... comes with armour as well :gunsmilie:
Rusty - There is plenty of Moto Cross kit out there - UFO, Foxx etc which is as you describe.
I use a Hein Gericke full mesh jacket all year round and layer for warmth/waterproof (same with pants)
As Mogs says Spada, do likewise and the wife has a Weise jacket similar too.
Ah great! Thanks :)
I shall check them out!
Hope your weather changes soon... Btw, this t- storm didn't happen... It's still sweltering!
Found a great bike accessories and clothes shop nearby. Will take the missus there this weekend :)
Forecast
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Bondu on July 17, 2012, 05:53:26 PM
Forecast
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: Very funny, but the weather we have had this summer has actually been WORSE than that. :help: :boat:
Well I have to say FOOOKIN YEEEEEHAAAA!!!!.... sunshine...hot tarmac...grip grip grip..... :gunsmilie:
I may have to go out again later..... ooooh if i must.. :banana:
Quote from: Mogster on July 25, 2012, 07:30:54 AM
Well I have to say FOOOKIN YEEEEEHAAAA!!!!.... sunshine...hot tarmac...grip grip grip..... :gunsmilie:
I may have to go out again later..... ooooh if i must.. :banana:
That's right, rub it in Mogs :mfr_lol: ....still pissing down here aaaaaargh....seems like we are getting 6 months of winter and now 6 months of bad weather :angry:
Old Coney, you saying its raining where you are? It's gorgeous here, 75 degrees yesterday and it's supposed to equal that today. Bradford is finally good for something!
Quote from: Lonewolf on July 25, 2012, 08:09:03 AM
Old Coney, you saying its raining where you are? It's gorgeous here, 75 degrees yesterday and it's supposed to equal that today. Bradford is finally good for something!
How observant of you L.W :mfr_lol:....however, the sun is slowly but surely beginning to appear here in the Lakes, mif it ever gets through the cloud base :yes:
Clear blue skies with a temp of 26c here in Bournemouth.... Lovely :banana: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Oh yes ... 28 here on the Sussex coast .... shame I am off to work shortly ! :no:
Cloudy (STILL) up here...I'm soooooo glad that the rest of ya are enjoying great weather :2guns:
well thas me finished work till later this arvo... :mfr_lol:..... me and the Bike have a new tyre to scrub in.......seeeee yaaaaa! :gunsmilie:
Typical. Shiny new bike to play with and once again, it's absolutely pissing it down.
Beautiful sunshine in Essex, just shit roads and scenery
Coman
Sunny and warm in Oxford, new tyre to run in but alas I have some high shine Autoglym resin polish on the bike curing and will be ready to buff off in a while, perhaps after the GP.
Alan
Conman, I'll trade some fantastic scenery and a road or two for some of your weather!
Alan, that's interesting, I use autoglim but didn't know you had to leave it on that long? Will the rain just bounce off it?
Quote from: Rossendale Rider on July 29, 2012, 12:36:20 PM
Conman, I'll trade some fantastic scenery and a road or two for some of your weather!
Alan, that's interesting, I use autoglim but didn't know you had to leave it on that long? Will the rain just bounce off it?
There are three Autoglym products I use, first the washing type, then the standard polish then there is a super resin polish which you have to leave on for an hour, gives a hard shiny finish.
Best on black ones tho.
Alan
BA ... I am with you on this ..Auto Glym is just so good ... the hard resin polish just finishes the job nicely .. then perhaps spray a bit of AG Instant Tyre Dressing onto a cloth to go around the edges of the PR3's ... for that extra finish ..... :tt1: :tt1:
Quote from: Rusty on July 29, 2012, 01:44:58 PM
BA ... I am with you on this ..Auto Glym is just so good ... the hard resin polish just finishes the job nicely .. then perhaps spray a bit of AG Instant Tyre Dressing onto a cloth to go around the edges of the PR3's ... for that extra finish ..... :tt1: :tt1:
Now that Is a good idea, my rear PR3 has yet to turn on the road yet.
Alan
Quote from: coman37 on July 29, 2012, 11:45:39 AM
Beautiful sunshine in Essex, just shit roads and scenery
and shit drivers.
I always expect the signs on the M11, M25, etc to say
"Welcome to Essex"
"Home of Shit Drivers"
Or maybe "Visit Essex, get cut up by some twat in a Ford"
Me, I heads for North Essex which has some scenery and semi-decent roads.
Great Leighs - Felsted - Dunmow - Finchingfield - Braintree - Great Leighs is a favourite loop.
However, the best single road is Latchingdon to Bradwell. BANZAI!
Suffolk is OK as are parts of Norfolk but other than that the nearest stretches of fun roads with minimal traffic are in Wales or Yorkshire.
Quote from: Boomer on July 30, 2012, 02:49:37 PM
and shit drivers.
I always expect the signs on the M11, M25, etc to say
"Welcome to Essex"
"Home of Shit Drivers"
Or maybe "Visit Essex, get cut up by some twat in a Ford"
Me, I heads for North Essex which has some scenery and semi-decent roads.
Great Leighs - Felsted - Dunmow - Finchingfield - Braintree - Great Leighs is a favourite loop.
However, the best single road is Latchingdon to Bradwell. BANZAI!
Suffolk is OK as are parts of Norfolk but other than that the nearest stretches of fun roads with minimal traffic are in Wales or Yorkshire.
Mmmm Stanstead to Thaxted.... Tarmac of the gods.... and at the end a really nice sossy sarny at Bosworths... yum!!
Day 97 of rain! :shit:
Sat 18th and Sunday 19th August 2012 .... Blimey that was hot down here in the Soufff ... 31/32 ... all day on the bike at work in Londre .... I have NEVER been so hot .. change of T shirt twice and a cold shower too to cool down .... just could not escape the heat. I drank 1 1/2 litres of cold water when I came in at 10 ish ... and never went for a wee till late pm ... where did all that go ???
Still, never mind in 4 months time it will be nearly Christmas and I'll be complaining that I can't keep warm !! :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Rusty on August 19, 2012, 10:34:54 PM
Sat 18th and Sunday 19th August 2012 .... Blimey that was hot down here in the Soufff ... 31/32 ... all day on the bike at work in Londre .... I have NEVER been so hot .. change of T shirt twice and a cold shower too to cool down .... just could not escape the heat. I drank 1 1/2 litres of cold water when I came in at 10 ish ... and never went for a wee till late pm ... where did all that go ???
Still, never mind in 4 months time it will be nearly Christmas and I'll be complaining that I can't keep warm !! :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
In the quest of Knowledge I have weighed me self before I went out fer a hoon, when i was hot earlier in the year and didn't use my water camal pack, amd then checked again when i got back... I had lost 3 kilo!.... that'll be in lost fluid...
so make sure you keep hydrated on ya hoons!! :smartass: