Blackloonies Alert!!

[Packer]

I seem to have many bottles of Sherry - somehow I don't think you lot will want it .

Unless you Chefs use Harvey's or Croft's for cooking .....

Bob.

Tio Pepe is a very civilized tipple to which I am quite partial on occasion and as you say sherry is a very useful product when cooking.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Millions of space.....bring drink........not sherry.......

 

[mark2jag]

Just a thought people. if I make it to this event it will be on a bike with pretty much zero miles, so by the time I get there it will be 481 miles plus the usual run out, so probably 600 miles, and there wont be a Honda dealer open on a sunday, so anywhere cheapish local I can stay till I find a Honda dealer open on a Monday.

 

[Den]

Mr Jag, after a night with the loonies, the last thing on your mind will be servicing your bike.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Just a thought people. if I make it to this event it will be on a bike with pretty much zero miles, so by the time I get there it will be 481 miles plus the usual run out, so probably 600 miles, and there wont be a Honda dealer open on a sunday, so anywhere cheapish local I can stay till I find a Honda dealer open on a Monday.

Doss here.....2 miles from hall......then

http://www.perthmcs.com/

only run out will be to the bogs.

Flipping heck....thats unusual....bringing a bike to a motorcycle event.....can't you borrow a campervan from some-one??

 

[bhud]

1/ Gerry pheasant would be lovely. Aa is doing lasagne you do pheasant I will do tatties and veg. And I will do bacon banjos in the morning.

Somebody contacted Ronnie who is sadly disposed today.
Asking how to get there.
It is about 6 miles past Blairgowrie on the a93 look for the blackwater hall if you come to the turn off for pitlochrie you've gone too far and go back half a mile.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Hmm.... directions a bit dodgy!!

A93 North from Blairgowrie, signed Braemar, through Bridge of Cally past hotel....if your'e early enough the team will be in there for lunch..about 4 miles north of Bridge of Cally there is a junction on right signed Alyth, about 200 yards after that junction the hall is on the left, set back, but visible from, the main road.

Look on google maps sattelite pix and it's second on the left past the Alyth turn.

I'll get phlucking...

 

[Voyager]

Somebody contacted Ronnie who is sadly disposed today.

I guess he's just rehearsing for the weekend .

(If not - hope you recover in time Ronnie ).

Bob.

 

[Voyager]

Is Thurs good for you Bob??

Thursday is fine.

I'll be repairing my LandCruiser after . . . .

Lower ball joint gave up the ghost


Bob.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Ooops!! How inconvenient that must have been!

Know where you are now Bob...been past your road-end thousands of times!! I'll give you a bell Thurs .

 

[Ronno]

Lower ball joint gave up the ghost


Bob.

Probably your age.

What happened to yer motor?

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Least you could get home on t'orse

 

[Packer]

I didn't know that BMW supplied the drive systems for Land Cruisers.

 

[mark2jag]

1/ Gerry pheasant would be lovely. Aa is doing lasagne you do pheasant I will do tatties and veg. And I will do bacon banjos in the morning.

Somebody contacted Ronnie who is sadly disposed today.
Asking how to get there.
It is about 6 miles past Blairgowrie on the a93 look for the blackwater hall if you come to the turn off for pitlochrie you've gone too far and go back half a mile.

That someone who may have contacted Ronnie was me. Was looking for postcode for blackwater hall, and found it. Also spoke to lady@the hall and secured myself a second night so that I can feck off to Perth MC's Monday morning and not invalidate my warranty....... If that doesn't work I'll just bring the bloody car,although I'm trying to resist the temptation.........Bloody smilies not working. CMON BHT get a bloody grip.,lol

 

[Ronno]

I was up in the area scattering my old man's ashes and having a dram at Bridge of Cally. Apologies for phone being off but dramming comes first

Weather was cracking. I even managed a wee fall out with a landowner

I took some German relatives up to the Famous Grouse Experience. What a really good place. With lots of goodies on sale

 

[gerarddwatts]

That someone who may have contacted Ronnie was me. Was looking for postcode for blackwater hall, and found it. Also spoke to lady@the hall and secured myself a second night so that I can feck off to Perth MC's Monday morning and not invalidate my warranty....... If that doesn't work I'll just bring the bloody car,although I'm trying to resist the temptation.........Bloody smilies not working. CMON BHT get a bloody grip.,lol

Oi!!

Yer not staying there on yer own when I've offered you a night at Watts Towers.....I can supply references.....ask anyone.....second thoughts.........(ps Kates mattress sniffing still possible....or Pippas.........or mums......)

 

[mark2jag]

Thank you Mr Watts. Look forward to meeting you all.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Paging Neil21.....why am I not seeing your name anywhere??? Get erse up here for night....spare bed (sharing with mark2jag) going...c'mon you know you want to.....bring whisky....

 

[Voyager]

What happened to yer motor?

It seems its a fairly common problem with those Landcruisers with independent front suspension (the older ones have beam axles with radius arms - like Landrovers).

The system consists of a pair of wishbones with a steering knuckle mounted on balljoints between them. The front springs bear on the lower wishbone and the car sits on its wheels - so the lower balljoint is in constant, extreme, tension. There are no greasing points on the balljoints.

I noticed the steering feeling stiff and thought the front tyre might be soft (I check all tyres before setting off) and was thinking about finding a lay-bye when 'BANG . . . Scraaaaaaaape'. I lost the brakes but was able to steer it to the side of the road.

A friend came to the rescue with her Discovery-3 and took the horses plus daughter & friend and their riding kit back to the Livery Yard.

My son-in-law took my wife home.

I waited for the RAC recovery lorry. It didn't take long and the Landcruiser is back in my yard while I strip it down and replace everything on both sides. I've thought about getting a newer one but I've spent so much on this thing over the five years I've had it that I'll stick with it a bit longer.

Its only done a couple of hundred miles since passing its MOT !

The moral of the story is to replace Landcruiser balljoints every five years as a matter of course.

Bob.

 

[Hut van]

Black loonies

As well as sethmop, Hut van and Mark2jag are likely to be joining our sect.

We might need more firewood for the wickerman

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you guys, been up at Aberdeen visiting the mother in hospital. Looking forward to meeting you guys on Saturday at Bridge of Cally. Your stash of scotch from Bob is safe I prefer vody,must remember the extra ear plugs though I've spent a few nights in Bothy's after a wee sesh the snoring could blow the bloody doors off.

Brian