Christmas on the plain, live report :)

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Trippys just phoned
6 bike pile up already, 1 holed engine KTM [possu]
duct taped over the hole and carrying on
1 in hospital with poorly finger.
Bakermans group have disappeared...
Conditions are "trying" to say the least

 

[y2blade]

i was up and out at 07;30 and it was bloody cold then......


.....well it was untill i got into the car anyway

 

[shready]

6 bike pile up already, 1 holed engine KTM [possu]
duct taped over the hole and carrying on
1 in hospital with poorly finger.
Bakermans group have disappeared...
Conditions are "trying" to say the least

Keep it coming

 

[(RIP) Proff]

JB had a spin round and a front wheel wandering off down a bank with no rider input
10 out of 35 having offs ....
Sid can hardly walk and is fooked and freezing...
All packing up now and coming home...
Trippy has hitched a lift with Sid, cos Sid had the forethought to take a 3 bike trailer !!
Sid was also very pleased he took his 640 Katoom not the little bastard Stinkwheel 300 Katoom
Wonder who suggested that to him

JB is at this moment reaquainting himself with the joys of Airheads, having hijacked Trippys Kalahari Basic

They are all very cold but have STILL enjoyed themselves !! Bloody Masochists !!!

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Sounds like another fun day out on motorbikes

Looking forward to the piccies

Andres

 

[Mort]

Sounds like another fun day out on motorbikes

Looking forward to the piccies

Andres

And the xrays

 

[stonetown]

Salisbury Plain after a few freezing nights, hmmmm, let me think, deep ice encrusted mud holes, extremely slippery chalk and mud, deep ice encrusted mud ruts, don't even attempt the tank traps or wandering off the byways (plenty of hidden foxholes and slip trenches), blasting freezing winds, frozen fingers, faces and toes and frozen bikes. Beautiful sunshine down here today though, pity they're not staying out till sunset. Hot baths all round at the finish I suspect and a couple of days to recover, oh and a beer of course.

Sounds like a fantastic day out

 

[(RIP) Proff]

Salisbury Plain after a few freezing nights, hmmmm, let me think, deep ice encrusted mud holes, extremely slippery chalk and mud, deep ice encrusted mud ruts, don't even attempt the tank traps or wandering off the byways (plenty of hidden foxholes and slip trenches), blasting freezing winds, frozen fingers, faces and toes and frozen bikes. Beautiful sunshine down here today though, pity they're not staying out till sunset. Hot baths all round at the finish I suspect and a couple of days to recover.

Sounds like a fantastic day out

From the phone calls, I think you have hit the nail right on the head

they've had a right old time

 

[(RIP) Proff]

Apparently
St Eptoe was following one group in his 4x4 just making sure they were ok













Or was he just collecting bits for his stock of parts

 

[Hairnet600]

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my bromsgrove mate was going down there and said thered be 4x4s about

ill get some info from him too

hope nobody got beat up too bad (hows the finger)

 

[DavidJames]

Just got back and out of the bath

It was fecking freezing riding the 1 hour down to Bakermans with no protection from the elements. The pile up happened even before we got off-road

We were on a concrete, which was obviously not gritted or used much becuase there was a decent frost on the surface. Someone braked and went down followed by a few others directly behind him. One pair of handlebars went bent, Possu mad a hole in the KTM and PinkyTiff dislocated his little pinky. We heard from him later that Andover hospital would not do anything until it was X-rayed, but they could not do it so he had to go to Basingstoke - Which he did riding his bike

It was very tough on the trails because of the ice which covered the puddles, but we soon warmed up and had a great time

Now where is the beer?

 

[ncpierce]

Just got back and out of the bath

It was fecking freezing riding the 1 hour down to Bakermans with no protection from the elements.

That's why I popped down on the 1200GS - heated grips.

I think that I made the right decision to leave the X-Challenge at home

 

[DavidJames]

That's why I popped down on the 1200GS - heated grips.

I think that I made the right decision to leave the X-Challenge at home

But unless you are pretty handy off-road (which I am not!!!!) a 1200 would have been a pain out on the trails.

 

[Steptoe]

See that road surface, thats ice that is

I even had to turn up the heating a notch in the 4x4

 

[ncpierce]

But unless you are pretty handy off-road (which I am not!!!!) a 1200 would have been a pain out on the trails.

Thats why I did not stay and rode home for a nice hot dinner!

 

[Trippy]

Just loading my photos ......

 

[Ash]

Just loading my photos ......

come on

 

[Timpo]

Feck me... post #1 made me laugh...... next!

Timpo.

 

[LiquidLAN]

See that road surface, thats ice that is

I even had to turn up the heating a notch in the 4x4

Nice one! I was wondering if you had a camera with you, or if I was safe at the back out of camera shot

understatement though that was a lot of ice and as always the pic never seems to do it justice, long slope on concrete all nicely iced over, unfortunately the Gritting lorries never seem to want to do those bits

 

[Clive]

my bromsgrove mate was going down there and said thered be 4x4s about

Hopefully someone got a snap of the huge convoy of 2CVs that were out enjoying themselves