[Closed] STW Motorbike rideout

Could be fun to get together

I'm based nr Winchester, but have bike, will travel

Shouldn't you be putting things like that on other "specialist" sites? Might give the wrong idea to the leather clad masses on here, as we all know what happens on STW group rides!

speak for yourself, I wear Goretex

I would be up for this.I'm at the far end of the M4 in South Wales.
Leathers or textiles-I'm easy I ride a Trannie.....

My bikes are packed up for the winter!

already 😯

We might be up for it too, just up the road in Farnborough. 2-up on a Ducati ST3s should be up for it. Sensible (ish) riding only though.... 😉

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PP

absolutely, I reserve the right not to get into the nutty stuff 😉

Scotland, so a bit far away but bike went off the road as of 1/10/11 🙁

Ok lets all meet in the col de la bonette 😀

Are you going to meet up with a group on scooters and have a fight with razors and chains?

Can I come??? 😀

Elfin, I'll let Kirsty take you on the back if the Duke if you like? She needs pillion practice with someone light before she has a big lump like me on.

I'm happy to cross the bridge if someone has a route in mind?
Or there are lots of nice roads here....
Any ideas on when?
End of the month best for me for juice money but can maybe sort something out before...

Ok then! 😀

Can I bring a chain? Oh can I? PLEEEEEEASE????

Shall we go on crossers instead? I can think of some ace footpath/ bridleways in the peak I'd like to haves razz up

No. No chains. Behave now.

Oh go on!

Bloody spoilsport don't want to come anyway not coming now.

You'd just shit yourself anyway......

No, I'd poo in my hand and throw it at you.

I might bimble over, say hello, bimble back...........

I'm in Bristol so not too far away. I'd be up for coming along on my Tuono:
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So, we could go in a welsh direction. Could meet by the bridge. Anyone got a good route?

So far we have a trio of Italian bikes.

Any others?

Triumph 🙂
Would be riding over from Northants so if you're heading further west may not hang around for long.

No decision made on a route yet. Seems like we are all spread out a bit. We could just chose a destination, meet up, bumble and then split.

Any suggestions

Damn - bit far for me with my 5 month old lad taking up a lot of time at the moment. The Guzzi doesn't make it far out of Cumbria/Yorkshire/Lancashire at the moment!

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Maybe if there is another next year 😉

aka_Gilo, I took the new Tuono out earlier in the year... man that thing is utterly batsh*t insane! Loads of fun, but very glad I didn't buy one. Life would have come to a very entertaining but ultimately untimely end!

That's a lovely guzzi.

I don't think this will be the last attempt at a meet. We should plan for the spring too

Some of the fun roads this side are

A4061 Bridgend-Hirwaun then A4059 up to the A470.
From there you can hit Brecon or Sennybridge with or without a bit of the A40.
Then you have either the A40 to Llandovery,A4069 over Black Mountain or
A4067.

They all drop back onto the A465 or M4 for a quick run back.

Loads of lovely roads that I kind of know.Usually ride them on my own and I'm by no means fast.

We could meet at Abergavenny,Monmouth or Magor services just after the bridge.

Depends how deep into Waleshire you want to come..

Open to suggestions and happy to follow...

Capt Kronos - happy to help with the family. I'll take the Guzzi out.

Sounds like an interesting option

Let's see how many are up for a welsh adventure...

capt.Kronos - love the Guzzi!

Re: the new V4T, yep it's a proper piece of kit. Not taken one out as I'm sure if I did I'd want to buy one, and I can't justify £11.5k on a new bike. That said, I love my V2T and it'll do me fine for a good few years yet.

If we do head for Wales I know stacks of routes we can do as 95% of my riding is over there. Alternatively a breakfast run to Weymouth would be fun, especially if we do the West Bay - Weymouth roller coaster coast road 🙂

I'm on a 650 Transalp-happy wherever we decide to go.Passed my test when I escaped down here so not explore England much,just travelled through lots on family visits at night.

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Any excuse to get out - and it's a ex-STWer bike too (well, MrsPP's anyway).

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aka_Gilo... I drifted it around a corner after 15 minutes, hoiked a monster on the subsequent straight and finished with a rolling stoppie... at which point I decided to go for a hair cut as that kind of stuff really is not sensible on the public roads! It's abilities were WAAAAY beyond my levels of competence!!!

The Griso is bloody ace though and never fails to draw attention. I still say it is the sexiest bike on the market today. Hopefully it still will be by the time I finish paying it off 😉

Putting your bikes away for winter? fair weather bikers. Jeezo - the youth of today *mutters into beard*

I rode back from Iona on jan 3rd one year on my bmw when it was well below freezing and I used to ride a motorbike the whole year round - paint in in a grease / solvent mix in october and wash it in march

Is your bike ready for action? 😉

I seen a motorbike on the Woolwich Ferry t'other day; had [i]heated handlebar grips[/i]. 😮

Why I cannot get these for my bicycle?

Because of racism?

exo do heated carbon knuckled gloves.Would look rather stupid at a trail centre with them on though.
http://www.exo2.co.uk/exo2.html#Storm

I see Gilo is flashing his tuono again. Im hoping with winter coming up hell be one of those folk that sells it off at a reduced rate ;O)

I maybe up for this, date and distance dependent.
BTW I'm no fair weather biker -been riding everyday to work for the last 10years. I have a pair of those heated exo gloves, and whilst working they are brilliant, far, far better than heated grips. I'll be digging them out soon to see if they still work.

The question is, do I go as Power ranger or Textiles..
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Putting your bikes away for winter? fair weather bikers. Jeezo - the youth of today *mutters into beard*
I rode back from Iona on jan 3rd one year on my bmw when it was well below freezing and I used to ride a motorbike the whole year round - paint in in a grease / solvent mix in october and wash it in march

I've done it, ridden through winter. My first test was cancelled because of snow, and I passed on New Years Eve. For 3-4 years I had no car. I've done Farnborough to Alnwick for my grandmas funeral and back the next day with a sniwdrift up my front..... It's not too bad really, but then I had the bike for the job (CB500s) in recent years I've commuted by cycling or on a scooter, another tool for the job.
These days my life is different, working away I need the car and although we still have the scooter we also have a Ducati. And why would I take that out and ruin it in salt every day if I didn't have to?

Anyway Teej, when did you last actually ride your bike anyway? 😉

Elfin, yes, it's racism. Heated grips are racialist. 🙄

Back to tbe point, let's aim for the 29th or 30th of October. If it's a nasty day, we'll bail.

Right now it seems we should have a bimble on the welsh Borders, meeting somewhere nr Brizzole?

Obviously we will need mirror smooth hard top for the Tuono, and many petrol stations 😉

It would be good to meet somewhere with the following:

Sheep free twisty bits. A proper char stop, limited radar

I've yet to put liners back in my goretex suit, so it might be possible to get a ride in before we enter winter

I'd be keen to tag along. Just North of Newport. If you read Bike magazine, October issue has a bit on a Welsh road. I guided the author that day. There are some beautiful bits of road and scenery near me. I can put a rough route together if people want it?

29th or 30th is perfect for me.

See you then!

Halloween rideout anyone?