Any ride outs this weekend 12/13th may

[DaveH]

Burnham on Sea

I've got tomor afternoon free - might be persuaded out for a couple of hours..?

Me too - where we goin?

[Smiler]

Dont mind! erm, where to meet.......what about Taunton Sainsburys for lets say, 2- 2.30ish? and whats say we go out towards Milverton maybe head up to Wimbleball if its sunny!?

Lemme know what you think

[silvertonkate]

Watch out for that left-hander...

I used to have a key for the road that goes down over Haddon Hill and across the dam - that would've been fun!

I might see if Ellen's about - we could ride up the Exe valley & maybe meet you by the lake - is there still a cafe there?

[Daresay]

Dont mind! erm, where to meet.......what about Taunton Sainsburys for lets say, 2- 2.30ish? and whats say we go out towards Milverton maybe head up to Wimbleball if its sunny!?

Lemme know what you think

Not got anything planned for tomorrow afternoon, so wouldn't mind joining you if that's ok. Wimbleball's a good a place as any i think.

I might see if Ellen's about - we could ride up the Exe valley & maybe meet you by the lake - is there still a cafe there?

Yep, cafe's still there.

[biggles44]

Cool, I'll be there for 2.30.

[Smiler]

Fab!

Just to be clear...I mean the Sainsburys just off the M5 not the one in town...lol! I'll be at the far end of the car park before the entrance to the filling station....



See you guys later

[biggles44]

just hope weather stays as it is. Looks like a few are coming as well so should be good

[biggles44]

just had a look at wimbleball on google, looks like a good ride smiler, lets hope for a good turn out

[biggles44]

Thanks to everyone today, meet some cracking people and had a really nice ride...... Thanks to you all again. Tim

[Smiler]

Lovely to meet you today Tim, that bike of yours is even better in the flesh

Poor Dave and his stricken Ducati ~ despite much effort to get him going, it was a call to the AA for him (hope you got back ok mate x)

So nice today, was great having you and Jez for company deffo look at when you're free next and we'll sort another spuddle about, or even better Poole Bike Night

[DaveH]

Ok no jokes about Ducatis

AA turned up at Sainsbury's within 30 mins. Took over an hour to diagnose the fault. ... Jump start .... No dice. No spark .... Hmmmmm. Fuses OK. Multimeter out. Lots of phone calls back to base to check wiring diagrams etc. and finally it gets tracked back to the kill switch circuit. Attach live feed direct from the charger to bypass the kill switch and she starts .... Only to die again only 10 yards down the road. Thankfully the AA man hadn't signed-in the job as complete so I grabbed him from the garage and he bodges a live feed from a fuse to the relevant relay and jump starts the bike from the charger again. Half a mile down the road it conks out again on the J25 roundabout. I'm waiting to see the AA van head off up the M5 without seeing me but lo-and-behold he heads my way, stops and tries again for the third time. This time it clearly isn't going to last so he calls for a truck and says his goodbye. He is due to take his bike test on Thursday - good luck Terry.

By now it is 7pm (4 hours!) when Tom and Jez ride past up the 358, turn round, come back a mercilessly take the piss while we wait for the truck (Tim also lends me his phone - thx mate). The truck arrives 30 mins later and the driver proceeds to take the piss even more. Ho-hum. Still, we have a nice chat on the drive home about his old RG125 and the fact that he really ought to take his bike test!

So that was my Sunday afternoon - 5 hours or so to travel 8 miles, get some fuel and 8 miles back home - 6 of 'em on the back of a truck. Still - it the only time she's let m down in over 5 years - honest!

Looks like I'll be riding something else for the camping though

[biggles44]

Dave, what a stunning bike and sounded lovely for the little time I heard it, and it stuck to the road like shit, on the back of the trailer All jokes a side, lovely looking bike. Roll on for the next ride out.

[silvertonkate]

Good to meet you guys at Wimbleball - shame about the Ducati Dave - hope you get it sorted.

[TedP]

Hey folks - Where is the cafe at Wimbleball, couldn't find it the other week - headed back to Bampton for chips!!

[silvertonkate]

yer 'tis:

http://g.co/maps/ym6jk