Sun 1.3.15 A few old favourites, back before the rain sets in.

Ride-outs & Events
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Depart the Ace 9.30 am.

No nobbers, pant wetters or tank filling jibbers.

Morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea included. Good roads, red kites, free toll bridges, community shop, lunch, a cathedral city as seranaded by the New Vaudeville Band (Grammy) some 272, tea at the Departure Lounge, and home via Basingstoke and a visit to Nemesis Ford which will remain forever a must do but not today.

Ride at own risk, cornerman system will be in use if there are enough people out.

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ah the nemesis ford, better get the other toy out

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Bring it on.:stuck_out_tongue:

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See you at 9.30

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Maybe. Not setting an alarm but if I do wake up in time I’ll be there :Whistling:

I’ll hold you to the back before the rain sets in, I’ll pack water proofs!

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Meeting also at Beaconsfield Services fuel dump at 10.00 am.

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Off to bed! See you at Beaconsfield!

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Sadly the Italians showed the Caledonian pretenders the way to go home, again :frowning: and The Men of Harlech broke The French Defence again :frowning:

So come 3 pm tomorrow I needs to be fairly close to a TV when a right proper battle royal will commence between Ireland and England who are both on target for a 2015 Grand Slam.

Have a good ride

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Cracking day out. Thanks to the weather gods and the Jet Streams, maybe the same people?

I even got to use my knee sliders:hehe:

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Thanks for running this. Lovely day. Lovely roads and fantastic weather that just got better and better (until it got worse)

Got home at 3 - needed to head off as my lack of sleep was beginning to tell.

Hope you all enjoyed the cake at the Departure Lounge and got home before the rain - looks horrid out there right now!

Some pictures from Hampstead Norreys. A little gem!

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Well we got home ten minutes before the first raindrop fell, just enough time to was the bike.:slight_smile:

Lovely sunny day and dry grippy roads after our coffee stop at Hampstead Norries.

Down the A343 for lunch in Andover.

After lunch, Stockbridge, Winchester and a section of A272 before heading up the A32 to Alton and the Departure Lounge cafe.

Back via Basingstoke and Nemesis Ford.

We used the bridge but did watch a Range Rover plough through.

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Thanks Jets, Changy and Giuliano for a fantastic ride today.

As we rode away from the ford, Chris seemed to aim for a big muddy puddle, as if to say “Ford. I fart in your general direction”.

I’m sure we will revisit another day - but perhaps not with that bike.

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looks like you had a lovely day out, glad to see a bit of sliding action going on at the departure lounge.

I did manage to get the blue one out if hibernation for a quick tour of the north Cotswolds. ie I went to Broadway. :smiley:

Back in time to watch crap on tv. :angry:

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Looks like it panned out better than my day, crap TV on the far dark side too :frowning:

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So pleased all the attendees enjoyed themselves, we did too. Looked a bit like spring was on the verge of sprungage which was enough to gruntle us mildly.

Essex Strumpet is in preparation. :smiley:

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I was quite whelmed by the weather :smiley:

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And to round off the day, a pair off Essex Strumpets.:cool:

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Not sure what the round things are, but the sauce looks just like the oil and water emulsion produced when my Rover’s head gasket failed!

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The round things are figs (for five a day). On a bed of brandy-soaked sponge covered in double cream with a few freckles of grated nutmeg. Most unlike your head gasket we suspect :cool:

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Looked like another good day out :smiley: I see Nick is giving a new use to his knee sliders :stuck_out_tongue:

I tailgunned for my own little ride on Sunday; looking after three 125 riders on a little bimble to pick up a new bike for one (who has just passed his CBT) and around some nice easy country roads in Reading/Basingstoke. Spotted a fair few bikers but alas, didn’t see any of the Jetstream crew :frowning: