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damn I'm in the scottish borders or I might have been in, old skool like...
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Nice bike that!
In regards to meeting at Badger Farm Sainsburys:
I will be at the Starbucks (its really obvious once you're there (if you understand what I mean) from 8am.
That way you can get coffee and bike juice. Any earlier and I'm not so sure
What time do you reckon you'll be at Aust services Andy?
Probably about 10:30?
AndyRT - Member
Probably about 10:30?
Sounds good.
Probably about 10:30?
Are you serious? If so, we'll go straight there, not Via Winchester, it's nearly a 2hr ride from our house to Aust......
No worries. I was counting coffee slurping and faff time. It's about an hour and a half on the m4 from Winchester probably.
Me + Mrs PP (Ducati ST3s) Farnborough, Hants
Andy RT (Ducati MS) Winchester, Hants
AKAGilo (Touono) Brizzle
MKChris (Transalp) "Far end of M4"
oldGrump08 (bike?) Northants
Superfi (bike?) ???
Dickyboy (bike?) ???
Shedbrewed - Probably not
Any more?
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Can everyone coming from over from the east say where they intend to meet up on the way?
I'll be at Sainsburys' at 8am, and after a swift coffee, shall set off for Aust.
If we leave at 9am, we should be fine for time 😉
I'll be at Sainsburys for 8am
superfli - Member
I'll be at Sainsburys for 8am
Excellent
Any others?
Poddys - I understand, it is an added loop pof about 40miles to head south, and it makes no sense. I'll see you there, or on the way, but then you may just be a metallic grey Italian blur
Maybe another old codger....if the bike and rider can fire up. It's an old Guzzi, you'll hear me before you see me. I'm in Wiltshire, the roads you've chosen are great and I'll drive up and meet the you at the services.
I'll already be wearing earplugs 'cause of my termi exhaust.
Welcome, and yet another twin 🙄
Quick query from me about Aust services...does it have a westbound and eastbound side?Or is it a pull right off the motorway job(never been)
I'd hate to be waiting on the wrong side....
MKCHRIS - Member
Quick query from me about Aust services...does it have a westbound and eastbound side?Or is it a pull right off the motorway job(never been)I'd hate to be waiting on the wrong side....
Nope, no worries there. Just take the last exit (just) before the old Severn bridge, down to the roundabout, third exit and follow the road round into the services carpark.
Been pretty chilly the last few mornings, hope it warms up a tad for next Saturday!
Still waiting for parts from Guzzi suppliers, but garage will refit old parts if new ain't arrived, so providing the weather ain't crap you can count me in.
Me + Mrs PP (Ducati ST3s) Farnborough, Hants
Andy RT (Ducati MS) Winchester, Hants
AKAGilo (Touono) Brizzle
MKChris (Transalp) "Far end of M4"
oldGrump08 (bike?) Northants
Superfi (bike?) ???
Dickyboy (Centauro)
Shedbrewed - Probably not
Any more?
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Amazing weather this weekend, went down to Longleat with the kids today and it was 18degC - watching the birds of prey show it was so warm I nearly took my jacket off and sat in a T shirt.
Let's hope it lasts until next Saturday. New rear Sportsmart fitted. 
so providing the weather ain't crap you can count me in.
Yeah. If it's freezing cold and slashing down with rain, I'm staying home!
Ditto - I've no problem with cycling in the rain and cold, but motorcycling - no thanks. For 9 years a motorbike was my only transport so I've done the year-round thing. These days the Tuono is a toy, for nice(ish) days only...
Effing biblical on the M5 south of Bristol today, glad I was in the car! With any luck it'll all blow through by mid week and brighten up for Saturday 😉
According to my phone, the roads will have been cleaned by the rain and dried on Friday, and all we will have to deal with is fluffy clouds.
Any more takers?
To all the confirmed riders, send me an email, and we can do a phone number swap, so we can be sure who is where and when we'll all be arriving at Aust services.
Also, just in case of somebody goes left instead of right in the middle of deepest Wales...
Andy, YGM
You too
Andy
YGM
YGM Andy.
Lots of Welsh 'liquid' sunshine falling from the sky right now-I'm sure the weekend will be lovely...
Ahh, liquid sunshine...
just so long as it doesn't start arriving in frozen prepacked or freeze dried versions
bump to get the rest of the reprobates contact details...
Sounds great.... count me in for the one next July 🙂
I will keep bump happy until I get a full quota...
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Andy ygm
Andy YGM
Sorry I've been in deepest Wiltshire with poor/no internets all day 🙂
Won't know till the morning if my bike is ready or not 🙁
Ooooooh! Suspense! 😉
I think Moto Guzzi may well have lied about the parts being obtainable.... 🙄
That might not be the first time!
Think you'll have to count me out - currently can't even get through to garage to see if my bike is ready or not 👿
got any stallion heads you can leave on their doorstep?
It's a beautiful day here in Waleshire today-hope it last through the weekend.
See you all in the morning.
Forecast for Cardiff is sunny today, light rain tomorrow all day..(BBC).
Only got dry trackday tyres on my bike, so I'll be taking it very steady if its not dry.
Sometime tomorrow morning (pre 7am if possible) we need people to make the call if its on or not (a Welsher really)
Good Call.
Who wants to be the spotter?
On a cheery note, I say BBC weather last night suggesting nothing more than cloud, so there really is no better way to go than just go....
Sometime tomorrow morning (pre 7am if possible) we need people to make the call if its on or not (a Welsher really)
I'm a refugee! but will stick my head outside early tomorrow and post the conditions up on here before 7am.
I'm the far side of Swansea though so East Wales/borders may be a little different to where I am.
Chris
The border country looks dry until about 5pm, by which point we'll all be on our way home.
I will be going.
got any stallion heads you can leave on their doorstep
I wouldn't really want to start a vendetta with the italians
Have a great day - have to do one next year assuming moto guzzi have sorted the parts by then 🙄
Forecast looks like clouds/ occasional sun in the morning / early afternoon, showers then rain coming in late afternoon / evening. So we should be ok.
I'm in Bristol so if MKChris and I report in between us we should have a fairly accurate picture of the weather (can't guarantee it'll be before 7.00am though....)
Are we still looking at 10.30am at Aust Services? I suggest we meet in the first car park as you drive in, rather than the higher level round the back where the petrol station is.
Good idea, and yes. 10:30 is the plan.
I'll be leaving Winchester at about 8:30ish to be there in good time
Cool, I'll aim to be there a bit before 10.30 then.
Are you guys who will have come a fair way likely to be wanting food soonish after meeting up? If so I suggest we head to the Honey Pot cafe just outside Talgarth first - they do a good cooked breakfast among other things. Probably about 40 mins from Aust.
Do we know if shedbrewed is coming? He put a good sounding route together, but if he's not I can sort it out, and I'm sure MKChris can too.