GTR Owners Meet 2015 Legburthwaite, Near Keswick, Lake District National Park

[flatfour]

Tim, I think that there will be no problem with outright speed, national limits should be fine. The crucial point is acceleration and I expect to be using no more than 1/3 to 1/2 throttle for the first 500 miles (pretty much the whole weekend, I think). I might also be two - up. This could all mess up overtakes if we are a group.

The bike is a Versys 1000 GT, so probably lots on this site are more familiar with it than I am after a few miles on the demonstrator. I cannot collect it until the day before the meet.

Most of all, I don't want to delay or inconvenience anyone else, so am entirely happy to plod on alone either by planning it that way or, if already en - route and I prove too slow for others, by breaking away. In all honesty, if a few of you are riding together, you are probably better off without me as part of the group for this trip, at least.

I do need to use this bike for the weekend of the meet though, as only a short while afterward I lead my own small group to Spa and the Harz Mountains, so it must be run - in, serviced and I must be familiar with it by that time.

[stoketim]

ok see you at Swaffham 9am on Friday 5th June

[Boomer]

O.C., lock up yer H2. 
Boomer is in the Lake District.
Near Cockermouth for the week.
Am in car though so no rideouts,.... and the weather forecast ain't bad. :-(

[Zebedee]

Route & Times Fri 5th June
Home -Swaffham ETA 09:00
Swaffham - NG348NP ETA 10:30
NG348NP - SK110AR ETA 12:30
Cat & Fiddle - To Hotels 2.5hrs

@ Charlie, NG348NP is Holdingham Services

[Boomer]

Drove around Coniston Water today. East side is scenic and low traffic. Also did the Ruskin Museum but Bluebird
K7 is not there as away being refurbed. Also did a boat trip around the lake. Wish I was on the bike. :-(
You will love riding around here,... apart from the senile delinquents doing 20mph everywhere and the bloody caravans!
Have fun up here y'all.

[pross]

Ladies and gents.
Very sorry about this I have just cancelled my single room at the Kings head.
If any one interested contact them quickly.
Due to being made redundant in November I have applied for a new job don't laugh as a bus / coach-driver.
I have passed my theory,hazard awareness, case study ,and driver assessment .
It's a long drawn out process. But today the phoned and and told me my 16 days driving  then test starts May 26th.
So I'm afraid work takes priority.
I wish you all  safe riding and having a good time it is a shame I cannot catch up with old faces and new ones looking forward to the pictures and stories
I will be pestering for the 2016 meet

[stoketim]

Tony sorry to hear you can't make it, good luck with your driver training

[Zebedee]

Shame on you Pross but great stuff on ya new career ;)

[pross]

Thanks Tim and Zeb.
Ime gutted to miss it I was counting the days down had planned my route .
Just timing if I said I was unavailable for the dates offered it could have been anywhere upto 6/7 months depending on which depot needs people.
You will have to ram someone else Tim  sorry lol

[dokterdave]

IF my bike does not breakdown anymore SWiMBO and I will be at The Lodge on Thursday through to Sunday morning.
We are the pootling off to Edinburgh via The Falkirk Wheel

[Charlie747]

Really looking forward to catching up with you all at the meet 

[pross]

Really looking forward to catching up with you all at the meet 

I'm gutted I will miss it Charlie I was looking forward to our little chats and meeting the others

[Zebedee]

Sorry Guys have had to cancel due to personal reasons :( have a great trip :)

[viper]

Is anyone actually going to this now, what are the latest numbers?

always the same with bike meets , everyone is up for it and then one by one they drop out , was hoping to meet a good few off here

[pross]

Is anyone actually going to this now, what are the latest numbers?

always the same with bike meets , everyone is up for it and then one by one they drop out , was hoping to meet a good few off here

Nothing I would have liked more than to go to the meet Viper.
But an income is a must since redundancy in November. I really enjoyed the belfry meet last time.