Blizzard in Kent

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Andres and Sockpuppet in travel lodge Maidstone m20 to be shut

 

[AndyT]

Whats the weather like in France, surely it must be just as bed

 

[D6]

theres suposedly a big storm gonna hit, germanys told everyone to stock up,,could affect here too,
france was bad yesterday

 

[Mr K]

All these guys on this trip are Heroes ..... or nuttters...... or both.

Fantastic.

 

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All these guys on this trip are Heroes ..... or nuttters...... or both.

Fantastic.

Hollywood are making a blockbuster film about them and thier snowy adventures.

Heroes of Primark

 

[David Nimrod]

Hollywood are making a blockbuster film about them and thier snowy adventures.

Heroes of Primark

 

[Slowdown]

Blimey - I think Moses wrote the script to this one - this is a trip of biblical proportions!....

War - check
Famine - check - well, our supermarkets have sold more food than before Christmas. The shelves are bare!
Pestilance - check - Well, there's swine flu epidemic isn't there?
Blizzard - check
Floods - check - southern Spain is suffering floods.
I've booked a swarm of locusts for Tuesday week.

Hells teeth!!!

 

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Defo some kind of adventure........

Sockpuppet would like to comend Vern on the strength of his panniers

The other (uk) riders are safe and sound in Folkstone and the bastards have got a bar

Andres

 

[LOLGEOFF]

Andres and Sockpuppet in travel lodge Maidstone m20 to be shut

Must be bollocks every Northener knows we don't get snow in Kent...

 

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Paintman is in Poitiers

Sid and Milktrayman Bourdeaux

Bhud, Nakambale, Thunder, Mikey are in Folkestone

Outtomunch and Sockpuppet Maidstone and no bar

Mikey aka Mike Dolan collected a new bike yesterday after something had happened to his own one making it U.S.

He was up to 3 am this morning in Glasgow prepping the bike and fitting panniers etc outside as he has no garage. He arrived in Folkestone 10mins after Roger and co

 

[tommymoto]

Mikey aka Mike Dolan collected a new bike yesterday after something had happened to his own one making it U.S.

He was up to 3 am this morning in Glasgow prepping the bike and fitting panniers etc outside as he has no garage. He arrived in Folkestone 10mins after Roger and co

Mikey, You the man!! Good luck to you all. Stay safe

 

[brassmonkey001]

Mikey aka Mike Dolan collected a new bike yesterday after something had happened to his own one making it U.S.

He was up to 3 am this morning in Glasgow prepping the bike and fitting panniers etc outside as he has no garage. He arrived in Folkestone 10mins after Roger and co

 

[Devon]

Whats the weather like in France, surely it must be just as bed

Just arrived in SW France after a 300 mile drive from Saint Malo and its bleddy cold but no worse than the UK. Had heavy snow in the north: I jack knifed my Landy and trailer The cold and snow isn't as dangerous as how some of the frogs are driving in it. Take care and good luck Calum's road crew.

 

[Aidan1150]

Mikey aka Mike Dolan collected a new bike yesterday after something had happened to his own one making it U.S.

He was up to 3 am this morning in Glasgow prepping the bike and fitting panniers etc outside as he has no garage. He arrived in Folkestone 10mins after Roger and co

There's dedication................and a touch of madness right there.

 

[DrFarkoff]

Bhud, Nakambale, Thunder, Mikey are in Folkestone

Ehm Going Underground anyone???

Edit! Ah I figured it Out

Hotel !

With the track between waypoints being so straight I wondered if the track overlay versus the map was out and thought they'd disappeared into the Chunnel

 

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Looks sunny and warm not what they described

 

[(RIP) Proff]

Mikey aka Mike Dolan collected a new bike yesterday after something had happened to his own one making it U.S.

He was up to 3 am this morning in Glasgow prepping the bike and fitting panniers etc outside as he has no garage. He arrived in Folkestone 10mins after Roger and co

WOW !!! indeed.
What bike is he on Johnny ??
Another 1200?

 

[Invicta Moto]

Bloody brave chaps. I drove back from Ashford International to Hythe after a train trip to London and the only road that has been gritted and salted, and hence not snowy or slushy is the M20...

 

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Bhud and Nakambale

Mikey and Bhud setting the standards of how a trip should be

Current whereabouts

http://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=143151

 

[sockpuppet]

Sockpuppet would like to comend Vern on the strength of his panniers

Amen to that Took a tumble on the M20 last night in the slush, following Andre to the services to warm up turned off on the slip probably about 20 ish then next thing I was reaching for the cut off as the bike was on me

Thankfully I'm ok can't say the same for the bike though. Thought last night the only damage was to the pannier (dented) and a scratch on the engine bars. Looked at it this morning and the Steptoe headguard also did its job due to the damage done to it but there is also a 2mm gouge in my LHS cylinder head where the impact forced the headguard into the cylinder head. Not sure how thick those things are so may be replacing that or filling it with liquid metal before I set off.

Plan for me now is to visit Steptoe tommorrow as the bike is refusing to start consistently - something is draining the battery.

After that the plan is to run down France on the auto train in an attempt to catch the guys up before they get to Morocco.


I always knew there would be tough days on this trip just didn't think it would be the first one! Still loving it though