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Really great weekend thanks guys [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Great job on the route Chappers & Roxy, Saturday in the dry would have been brilliant - we need to go back this summer !
Alex & Maria, very many thanks. It must be tempting to overtake and have a little play, but you did a really nice job of back marking, I know we all appreciate it tons.
Sunday was just great, although I was waiting for “that road” and didn’t realise we had done it back-to-front until we came upon the car park (Terry’s) on the right hand side of the road !
Loved the hill road with the sheep chicanes, great fun, I’m not sure why I didn’t go slower :-/
Loved following Daytona Dog and Snowy, both their lines were great, no drama, no scratching round the tight bends (as I did on a couple of occasions on Sat I admit) just so quick and smooooth 8-)
Especially loved following my “Evil Twin” Roxy - awesome bike you have there K :-*
I just love the new bike, it’s just so much better bike, than I am rider, and it’s just brill to have more power on tap when you find a little straight bit
Getting used to the 16K rev limit (and even managed to find it on a couple of occasions - but only in 2nd & 3rd) :)
Sorry I lead you astray at the end Nokesy, I’m just pleased sensible Graeme did it as well, made me feel better about not keeping an eye out at the petrol station.
This meant I didn’t say bye to most of you - sorry, but thanks for a really good couple of days, we must do a weekend away again soon - how about Friday ;D
(although really sad some of you can’t be there) :'(
A few pics to follow tonight...
Gerry :)
PS. Almost the best bit was the 1/2 litre of ice cold PepsiMax and the long cool shower when I got home - just wished I could have dragged the bike in there with me ;)
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Well said Gerry.
Brilliant weekend all round and thanks to James and Kirsty for all the hard work on the organisation front - it all worked brilliantly. Alex and Maria - what absolute stars with the backmarking duties, as Gerry said, we all appreciate it very much you keeping us all together.
The wet Saturday really didn't spoil my enjoyment at all and it was great following Chapper's and Scotty to get the confidence level that much higher with "pushing on" in the wet. Shame the Yak doesn't have the beans to stay with the Blade and the 10 for very long ;D
I was going to say that it was also great following Jaa's lines but then realised I couldn't be sure which lines to actually talk about. Made me think of a song "Jaa's to the left of me, Jaa's to the right - here I am, stuck in the middle of you" ;D ;D Memories of being two abreast, overtaking into bends on the mountain with what seemed like 20yds visibility due to the mist and rain will live with me for a while :D :)
Saturday night was such fun too especially the bit when the local girls joined us in the pub :o :o. I have never in my life felt like a dwarf before - wow she was tall ;D ;D ;D. Thanks to my darts partner Caz for the encouragement but I let you down, sorry. I blame the Guiness affecting my eyesight ;D
Sunday was just fantastic - I loved every minute of it. Shame I completely missed the fuel stop in Chepstow - I was on autopilot heading for the Aust stop and didn't notice anyone had gone into the petrol station. Sorry I didn't get to say goodbye to many of you but you know I luv's ya anyway.
Terrific weekend spent with a great group of friends. What a terrific way to start a holiday :)
ps - I have a few items of personal belongings in the Yaks left luggage lockers - I will be at the H&C on Wednesday and will bring them with me.
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FLIPPING FANTASTIC WEEKEND!
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Wow, what a great weekend. I think I can safely say Wales 2011 has been another roaring success!
Thanks to those who had faith in us and put their names down for the trip, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Chappers and Alex - Leading and Back marking with faultless precision..thank you guys. :-*
Sorry for the slightly damp wx we experienced on Saturday (J promised me it was going to brighten up by lunchtime!! ::)) but it didn't spoil it for me.
Big G - That Yak shifts! loved following you on both days when we had the chance. Thanks for the extra luggage space, the GF fruitcake (even though I only had one piece!) the game of darts with only one eye and the company.
Lil G - my evil twin mmmwahhahahaha [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]they shift when they want to don't they!! [smiley=engel017.gif]LMAO seriously I had a blast! Sooo glad you like the Ars6...knew you would, they are fab arn't they!! Great riding with you this year knowing that you could keep up..sometimes !! ;) ;) :-*
Justin - you are without doubt the icing on the cake when it comes to making me laugh inside my lid, your riding style, your overtakes/undertakes, your jct marking and your humour....love ya dude!! I too loved the two abreast overtaking going round the left hander on the mountain, but for once I was on the right hand side :o, I was laughing like a loon!!
DD - my mobile pit crew & personal valet, really glad you had an awesome time on your first big 'progressive' ride out, you looked more relaxed as the weekend went on and by Sunday you were defo faster and smoother. Sorry Davina got all dirrrrrrty but I am sure she enjoyed it ;). Always a pleasure DD! x
Hal - You look and obviously feel so much happier on the triple around the bends this year, you looked great! x
Scotty Scotty Scotty- WE LURVE YOU !!!! thanks for the words, means alot [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Gary - next time I say take my number at Aust please do ::) :D!!! we could have found you sooo much sooner! Glad you had a great first trip with us and that we located you fairly quickly. Really enjoyed following you for a while, very smooth. Hope to see you again soon on a ride out.
Caz, Rosie, Nokey, Harry, Vivi(crazy chick :D) and Ade - Hope you all enjoyed yourselves - it was a pleasure to share Wales 2011 with you again.
I will post photos tonight guys
So all that's left for me to say is...
Lock and Load guys!! LOL
Queen Roxy xxx ;)
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Good to hear you all had a great time 8-)
BB
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Hey I was there too.... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Originally Posted by DaytonaDog
Hey I was there too.... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
OH MY GOD....SOOOO SORRY HUN,BABE,LOVE, DARLIN ETC ETC Now mended!!!
Roxy xxxx
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Originally Posted by roxychick
[quote author=DaytonaDog link=1309159137/4#4 date=1309172285]Hey I was there too.... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
OH MY GOD....SOOOO SORRY HUN,BABE,LOVE, DARLIN ETC ETC Now mended!!!
Roxy xxxx[/quote]
Ha ha, no worries, and only teasing. Nice post on the technical section BTW. ;D
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Originally Posted by DaytonaDog
[quote author=roxychick link=1309159137/5#5 date=1309172632][quote author=DaytonaDog link=1309159137/4#4 date=1309172285]Hey I was there too.... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
OH MY GOD....SOOOO SORRY HUN,BABE,LOVE, DARLIN ETC ETC Now mended!!!
Roxy xxxx[/quote]
Ha ha, no worries, and only teasing. Nice post on the technical section BTW. ;D[/quote]
Thought you wouldn't mind me posting it...and after all I think you defo need some sort of advice! ;)
Roxy xx
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As last year, another brilliant weekend with incredible roads and fantastic company with a great bunch of people!
Special thanks to Justin and Simon for the company up front - it can get lonely up there ;) and to Special K for ... erm ... letting me tag along on your ride out?? ;) ;D
Really pleased Saturday's fog didn't ruin things and Sunday was just sublime :)
Highlights for me...
[list bull-greenarrow][*]The A482[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]The pub woman mountain (dressed as a school girl IIRC??)[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]The look on Graeme's face as woman mountain towered over him[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]Finding out just how much grip there is in the wet :o [/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]The A482 "AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN!!"[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]Playing 'dodge the sheep' with Justin[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]Hearing crazy chick Vivi's infectious laugh throughout ;D[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]DD's knee down tutorial[/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]Everyone making it back safe and sound [smiley=thumbsup.gif][/list]
[list bull-greenarrow][*]Oh, and did I mention the A482? ;D ;D[/list]
Finally, a mahoooooosive thank you to Alex and the original Yak (for there is only one original) for imperious back marking for the second year running. Hopefully you saw more of Sunday's roads this year mate ;) ;D ;D
I hope everyone else enjoyed it too. Thanks again!! :-*
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[quote author=Chappers link=1309159137/8#8 date=1309175212]Special thanks to Justin and Simon for the company up front - it can get lonely up there ;) and to Special K for ... erm ... letting me tag along on your ride out?? ;) ;D
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Chappers Ride out V Roxy Ride out....hmmmm mine sounds better!!! :-* and that was Lil G's words not mine!! either or - I had a blast :D Wouldn't be the same without BL#1 so cheers big ears!! :-* ;)
Queen Roxy xx ;) ;D
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yeah yeah, whatever! ;)
if the roads were pot-holed, it rained throughout and we got pulled by the law every 10 miles ... I'm sure it would have been swiftly renamed ::)
;D ;D ;D
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no no take the rough with the smoooooth! mmmwahhha
Roxy x
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talk about smooth those roads were all in good nick so much grip and enough feel you could tell if you were runnin over an aphid...
oh and the knee down action was ace ....... on the second day :)
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What a fantastic weekend and a big thanks to James and Roxy.
Didnt think it could be as good as last year but was proved wrong and even if it was a little wet and windy on saturday i really enjoyed going over that mountain in less than ideal conditions and will be hard to forget nearly getting my knee down going over the bridge in a straight line ;D
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hard to forget nearly getting my knee down going over the bridge in a straight line ;D
Oh God yes...I forgot that bit...2 mins into the ride out and we all very nearly had our knees down on the bridge...and the roundabout at Chepstow!!!! :o
Nice one Alex [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Roxy x
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Oops, I put my review in the trips section :-[ ::)
Anyway, here it is in short:
Excellent.
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Thanks for the analysis Roxy, very kind of you, was a fantastic bit of road though, one of the best ones we did and it was just nice to flow through it and enjoy the experience. That trip accounts for 20% of the total mileage i've done since getting the bike so it was a big step in finding out what it and I can do, and it was all good. :)
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again thank you, great trip, so pleased i was part of it,loved it all !! The A 482,, yes indeed, again again !!!
maybe next time people will get to do the coastal bit and have sunshine all the way !!
glad you enjoyed the laugh !! nice to catch up some of you whom i hadn't seen for a while , and also get to know some of you a bit better :)
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I'm glad I got to share some of the trip with everyone before going off to do my own thing but sorry I missed out on the fun in Aber and the group ride home. Still, I'm planning to follow your route home tomorrow and looking forward to seeing what's so good about the A482!
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nice pics hon [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
beginning to see why I lost so much at pool now :-? and maybe that Ade is a complete bandit - it was like Clark Kent taking his glasses off! ;D
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nice pics hon [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
beginning to see why I lost so much at pool now :-? and maybe that Ade is a complete bandit - it was like Clark Kent taking his glasses off! ;D
.. my mis-spent youth .. pool halls !!!! ;D ;D ;)
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Looks like a great day out!
Like the pics. :)
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was good to meet up with you lot on the way back, what a cracking day :-)
some of those corners were fantastic too...
such a shame you have to go to wales to experience such good condition roads.... :-(
when are we going again???.... :-)
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Absolutely fabulous. Tidy. (said in a strong Welsh accent).
That has to be without shadow of a doubt the most amazing best weekend I have had on a bike yet. Through out the weekend I felt the confidence grow, and my faith in the bike
increase and Sunday afternoon was just the best. Even the weather on Saturday didn't put a downer on the proceedings. I think the previous weekend in France was good preparation.
There are so many memorable moments that there are too many too mention, but for me the main highlights were the road over the beacons, and the final blat from Abergevenny to Chepstow. Awesome.
I was still buzzing and grinning from ear to ear on Monday morning and want to go back to Wales asap. Sadly the buzz and grin were soon evaporated within an hour at work, thanks to spending half an hour with what appeared to be the cast of the Jeremy Kyle show.
Chappers - I can't thank you enough for the organisation, leading, bed and board, loan of hosepipe and cleaning products etc etc.
Roxy - BL#2 again thank you seems not enough, for the organisation, the encouragement, photos, giggles etc etc. I'll be your mobile pit crew anytime.
Alex and Maria - thank you so much for back marking. I think we underestimate the importance of the back marker and without it many more of us would get lost.
Gerry - thanks for the compliments and encouragement during the weekend. Means alot and does wonders for the confidence.
Everybody else, huge huge thanks for making it such a memorable, enjoyable weekend, with many laughs, giggles, highs etc etc.
Can we go back again asap please?
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Thanks to EVERYONE for a fab weekend - was just what i needed :) Special thanks though to James / Alex for perfectly executed duties :) I got to mark 1 junction so I'm pretty sure Alex saw far more of me than James did!! ;D
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Looked awesome, come on then...When's the next one? If it's on a Harry weekend i'll have to shoot someone ;D ;D ;D
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Originally Posted by Bornagain
Looked awesome, come on then...When's the next one? If it's on a Harry weekend i'll have to shoot someone ;D ;D ;D
well as your Harry weekends are opposite to mine and Chappers A&M weekends I think you may be out of luck bud! :(
I am thinking about going back in August as I have 3 free child weekends so maybe one of those? How does the 13/14th Aug look to you? (think you should be H free)
Roxy xx
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In August I can only do 27/28 - but that's a bank holiday weekend so possibly more difficult to get accom and also traffic heavier.
Next one would be 10/11 September?
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J check your diary...you sure they are free weekends?
I'm not so we can't go!
Queen Roxy x ;)
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Ooops, yes :-[
I can do 27/28 Aug and following weekend 3/4 September, 17/18 September (and so on)
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Ooops, yes :-[
I can do 27/28 Aug and following weekend 3/4 September, 17/18 September (and so on)
Good job someone is on the ball with diaries! ;) ;D
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Only weekend I can do is 10/11 September at the moment so I most probably not going to be able to make a return visit. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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J & I have kids that weekend DD so no can do :(
I'm arranging a blast over in August though so will keep you advised.
Roxy xxx
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J & I have kids that weekend DD so no can do :(
I'm arranging a blast over in August though so will keep you advised.
Roxy xxx
8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
That's what I thought, hence the probability I can't make the return visit. I'm going to see if I can sort some time off, but its unlikely as I'm rostered to be Sheriff DD most weekends.
Defo keep me advised if a day trip is organised, would love to have a blast over the Beacons again, including 'that road', that I never ever wanted to do ever again. 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Originally Posted by roxychick
[quote author=Bornagain link=1309159137/28#28 date=1309258255]Looked awesome, come on then...When's the next one? If it's on a Harry weekend i'll have to shoot someone ;D ;D ;D
well as your Harry weekends are opposite to mine and Chappers A&M weekends I think you may be out of luck bud! :(
I am thinking about going back in August as I have 3 free child weekends so maybe one of those? How does the 13/14th Aug look to you? (think you should be H free)
Roxy xx[/quote]
Bollakas morracas!!!
Summer holiday and i've got Harry for 2 blocks of 11 days (which overlap the 13th Aug!)
Next options please ::)
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Originally Posted by Bornagain
[quote author=roxychick link=1309159137/29#29 date=1309258530][quote author=Bornagain link=1309159137/28#28 date=1309258255]Looked awesome, come on then...When's the next one? If it's on a Harry weekend i'll have to shoot someone ;D ;D ;D
well as your Harry weekends are opposite to mine and Chappers A&M weekends I think you may be out of luck bud! :(
I am thinking about going back in August as I have 3 free child weekends so maybe one of those? How does the 13/14th Aug look to you? (think you should be H free)
Roxy xx[/quote]
Bollakas morracas!!!
Summer holiday and i've got Harry for 2 blocks of 11 days (which overlap the 13th Aug!)
Next options please ::)[/quote]
I just knew you were going to be trouble ::) ;)
How's September looking for you?
Roxy x
