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Just got back...
Good to see Jay, and albeit briefly EverywhereVirtually, and I passed Paddy on his Big Purple One as I left ...
Good day, shame about the shitty weather!
Greg
Good to see Jay, and albeit briefly EverywhereVirtually, and I passed Paddy on his Big Purple One as I left ...
Good day, shame about the shitty weather!
Greg
GunZenBomZ
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I was running real late after selling my R1200 panniers (plus getting my new Did chain fitted & sprockets)to GS-Elliott , met his mate Laurence (don't know his online tag)..which was nice as they cost me a small fortune. Glad to see them gone] Hope to have a ride-out in Yorkshire with both of them on this years AdamA rides.
Meet a few people @Ace-cafe, saw Greggers as he was leaving as I was arriving.. Nice chat with Puma, met Chad & a few others..
Bloody Klim kit was nice...also good to see the seriously expensive F800 expansion fuel tank (I really don't want one now I've seen it in person) from Touratech tent.
Paddy
PS: Anyone notice the Cat from Red-dwarf? aka Danny John-Jules.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217259
Meet a few people @Ace-cafe, saw Greggers as he was leaving as I was arriving.. Nice chat with Puma, met Chad & a few others..
Bloody Klim kit was nice...also good to see the seriously expensive F800 expansion fuel tank (I really don't want one now I've seen it in person) from Touratech tent.
Paddy
PS: Anyone notice the Cat from Red-dwarf? aka Danny John-Jules.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217259
divelandy
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Saw your quite a few 800's but didn't see any of the riders. 
Left ~1 and had a nice ride back through the chilterns
Managed to drop the bike as a got onto my drive - hurrah for the Adv-spec bars saving the day (again)
Left ~1 and had a nice ride back through the chilterns
Managed to drop the bike as a got onto my drive - hurrah for the Adv-spec bars saving the day (again)
northengit
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I too was there, good day, saw a few of our 800's there. Saw Puma's and Greggers bikes but did not know what you guys looked like so just marched around. Metal Mule had some new kit on display and Mr Plumb from Touratech UK was filling my head with ideas of entering the Dusk 'til Dawn race next year. Would have been even better had the rain stayed home.
GunZenBomZ
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Yes Northengit, that's him!
I'd say for next time people, first one their pops a UKGSer.com A1 page on a window & everyone signs it with there online tag's so we know who actually went...just a thought!
I'd say for next time people, first one their pops a UKGSer.com A1 page on a window & everyone signs it with there online tag's so we know who actually went...just a thought!
indaba
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Maybe get some t-shirts with our tag's printed on the back?
Wow, maybe even customised cap's with our tag's
ooohhh I bagsie the pink one!
I was there but unfortunately don't know what anyone on here looks like. A purple F800GS did park in front of my bike though - Anyone here?
Adrian
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Make one for Gunz in a nice shade of pastel mauve to go with his Big Purple One...
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double Jeopardy and skating on black Ice
It was a good Day in the end, started with Drama,
il try to keep it brief first i dropped my bike I was to meet Lord Vader and Chad in Wickford at just before 8 am came out in the Rain no problemb then as I came off the A130 turn off there was sand spread in the road i assumed deisel spill! felt the back wheel twitch a bit then some more thought i had deisel on my tyres then it was ok for a bit then turned down a side road more twitch then all of a sudden broke into a Puma and Dean Bollero yep black ice not Deisel slid on the right side side about 20'
Givi crash bars saved the bike.
also the TT swingarm cover
BMW hand guards
she road was Ice with rain falling on it. So i righted the bike pushed it to a left side road into the curb. then along comes an Ambulance losses it on the Ice and hits me well my bike think i was lucky as i was around the bend slightly (yeah yeah in more was than one) it pushed me on bike forward.
my rugged road rear splash guard, saved my number plate
My bmw vario top box took the wing mirror slap and my Bell sticker bit the Dust.
The pour lady ambulance driver was horrified thought she had flattened me.
so she had to call it in and old bill come automaticaly!
heres My Jagd Puma tucked away from the skid pan, and this is mark a friend who was on his Harley (his other half his pillion suffered a ricked neck) as they came along 5 mins after the ambulance.
heres the offending ambulance in the distance ..
chad and Lord Vader came out immediately on hearing but all was OK so after a bucket of coffee at Chads some mild pish taking it was off to the Ace.
Lord Vader led the way with his better half as pillion and Chad followed behind me with Mrs chad as pillion in case i tried a triple salchow..
I agree we must comunicate better for the next gathering i saw Paddy- GunzenBomZ ride in to the Ace and his bike is distinctive.
i just noticed Paddy you wrote text above in your bike colour
I Like your style
seriously though had a nice Chat with Paddy i saw lotts of 800s there but riders not to be seen. there seems to be a lot written in different threads about people going to the Ace we must do better next time ide like to meet up at some point with all you guys!
the 1100, 1150 and 1200 guys seem to be in big groups perhaps they arived on the same bus 
sam manicom was very interesting I have not but will get to read his books!
all the Best,
Dean
It was a good Day in the end, started with Drama,
il try to keep it brief first i dropped my bike I was to meet Lord Vader and Chad in Wickford at just before 8 am came out in the Rain no problemb then as I came off the A130 turn off there was sand spread in the road i assumed deisel spill!
felt the back wheel twitch a bit then some more thought i had deisel on my tyres then it was ok for a bit then turned down a side road more twitch then all of a sudden broke into a Puma and Dean Bollero yep black ice not Deisel slid on the right side side about 20'Givi crash bars saved the bike.
also the TT swingarm cover
BMW hand guards
she road was Ice with rain falling on it. So i righted the bike pushed it to a left side road into the curb. then along comes an Ambulance losses it on the Ice and hits me well my bike think i was lucky as i was around the bend slightly (yeah yeah in more was than one) it pushed me on bike forward.
my rugged road rear splash guard, saved my number plate
My bmw vario top box took the wing mirror slap and my Bell sticker bit the Dust.
The pour lady ambulance driver was horrified thought she had flattened me.
so she had to call it in and old bill come automaticaly!
heres My Jagd Puma tucked away from the skid pan, and this is mark a friend who was on his Harley (his other half his pillion suffered a ricked neck) as they came along 5 mins after the ambulance.
heres the offending ambulance in the distance ..
chad and Lord Vader came out immediately on hearing but all was OK so after a bucket of coffee at Chads some mild pish taking it was off to the Ace.
Lord Vader led the way with his better half as pillion and Chad followed behind me with Mrs chad as pillion in case i tried a triple salchow..
I agree we must comunicate better for the next gathering i saw Paddy- GunzenBomZ ride in to the Ace and his bike is distinctive.
i just noticed Paddy you wrote text above in your bike colour
I Like your style
seriously though had a nice Chat with Paddy i saw lotts of 800s there but riders not to be seen.
there seems to be a lot written in different threads about people going to the Ace we must do better next time ide like to meet up at some point with all you guys!the 1100, 1150 and 1200 guys seem to be in big groups perhaps they arived on the same bus
sam manicom was very interesting I have not but will get to read his books!
all the Best,
Dean
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Couple of my pics of the day,..,
Glad to gear that you escaped relatively unscathed Puma... I did exactly the same thing on my way to the bike show recently, only I wasn't run over the the ambleance
Greg
Glad to gear that you escaped relatively unscathed Puma... I did exactly the same thing on my way to the bike show recently, only I wasn't run over the the ambleance
Greg
Dean
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I'm scared to ask about the 3rd thing that happened to you...
That was the third
the first was last Thursday night rear brake seized on rear disc glowed like a flying saucer in the Dark its been emotional
Glad to gear that you escaped relatively unscathed Puma... I did exactly the same thing on my way to the bike show recently, only I wasn't run over the the ambleance
Greg
It just shows how important it is to have protection, crash bars etc (proper bike insurance!) otherwise it would have been tears ......
bit of a cricked neck this morning not sure if it was from the ice skating or the happy slap from the Ambulance. but could always have been worse its only scuffs on the bike which i will mend and replace the swingarm protector so I consider myself lucky
I stood there waiting for the Police waving cars to slow down all were losing it one car ended up on the oposite side of the road and up the kerb over the pavement and on the grass verge
even the police aproached at speed onto the ice I enjoyed the Ace what a breakfast
and what a curious Moto Guzzi
Dean
Dean
Was that you that I bumped (while you were taking the last pic, above) into when I "reversed" my yellow 800 ??? If it was apologies!
Was that you that I bumped (while you were taking the last pic, above) into when I "reversed" my yellow 800 ??? If it was apologies!
GunZenBomZ
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I google imaged that colour
Narr not me 
Having seen everywherevirtually leaving as I was filling my gob with sandwiches I hope next time or rather some other event this year to meet Jon proper.
Wow, maybe even customised cap's with our tag's
...Maybe I'm going to bring the Fez (added name tag bling) back into fashion within the GS scene, just like that!
Dean
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I lost count I bumbed into so many things the ambulance numbed me I was just waiting for a large bolt of lightening to finish me off
We must make a point of actualy all meeting up at the next event
Dean
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anyhow all you 800 girls look alike when your on your bikes with your Lids on
GunZenBomZ
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Ying & Yang, you must connect with your other side to truely no-ones self...actually no. LOL
To be fair, we should just do some sort of UK-GS-F800 riders meet, why not. Few months from now etc...I'll point out I have zero ability at responsibility!
The more annoyed I get at people's fantastic ability at disrespecting my colour of bike panels (Love a bit of banter/strokes white persian cat). I shall truely fk them off with carbon-fibre panels..oh yes I can...all in good time]
To be fair, we should just do some sort of UK-GS-F800 riders meet, why not. Few months from now etc...I'll point out I have zero ability at responsibility!
The more annoyed I get at people's fantastic ability at disrespecting my colour of bike panels (Love a bit of banter/strokes white persian cat). I shall truely fk them off with carbon-fibre panels..oh yes I can...all in good time]
Nice photo of Ash looking for loose change......
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