Dirty Girls do the Isle of Man 2009

[Deleted account 220427002]

Ella...... i think the easy way round this is to link the report on advrider to this site. Is this possible????




Just realised you've done it........ well done X

think i've fixed it

 

[Emmsy Poo]

Hey Guys

Tina asked if I could put these vids onto GSer, enjoy!

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http://vimeo.com/6084044

 

[tinatrim]

All i can say is please go to advrider site.... this report is funny!?!















Or is it one of those where you just had to be there

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

All i can say is please go to advrider site.... this report is funny!?!
Or is it one of those where you just had to be there

Emmsy Poo Pm'ed me to try copy her stuff from ADVrider over to here too so i've done that and merged that into her first post..

so it should be the same now on both sites

 

[tinatrim]

Emmsy Poo Pm'ed me to try copy her stuff from ADVrider over to here too so i've done that and merged that into her first post..

so it should be the same now on both sites

I dont know how you did that or how long it took you but can you do the same with mine?

 

[Sarah Teach]

I dont know how you did that or how long it took you but can you do the same with mine?

Me too, Tuned, me too, please!
It's just the one......
Thank you, thank you!

 

[Pumpy]

Emmsy Poo Pm'ed me to try copy her stuff from ADVrider over to here too so i've done that and merged that into her first post...

You are sooo good to us, Gary, thank you!

I dont know how you did that or how long it took you but can you do the same with mine?

Tina & Sarah, just quote your own posts on Advrider and copy/paste them into a new reply on this thread. Remove the

bits and have a look at the smilies - they don't all translate from there to here, so you might have to insert the 'local' ones.

Job done - and Tuned can have a rest...

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

you know you can all do it yourselves too... just go to the post you want to copy here... hit the quote button at the bottom of the post then copy and paste all the text in the quote that appears in a thread over here... have a go and if you can't do it i'll do it for you....

but tell me what post numbers need copied over to here

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

You are sooo good to us, Gary, thank you!


Tina & Sarah, just quote your own posts on Advrider and copy/paste them into a new reply on this thread. Remove the

bits and have a look at the smilies - they don't all translate from there to here, so you might have to insert the 'local' ones.

Job done - and Tuned can have a rest...

too slow as usual

 

[Sarah Teach]

This long weekend was ace- my ribs are still aching...... and that's from laughter alone!! Sorry, not many pics from the 1st couple of days but I was just not quick enough on the draw or totally stuffed!!
We wrestled with rock and rut and even though the American humorist Kim Hubbard once said ... "You won't skid if you stay in a rut".... that may well be true but all sorts of other stuff can happen to you!!

Here goes then! DG rendez-vous chez Timpo

Squeaky clean Serrow... for now!

Mr Laney and his TT buddy

Pumpy busts some shapes to warm-up!

Pumpy gets a bumpy from Tina

Mmmm, gorse! Aka tinkle spots!

Highway To ----ing Hell according to Pumpy. Tina?!!

Emmsy-no-brakey-laney!

Tina and Emmsy inspect the scene of the crime.....

Meanwhile, Emmsy's trousers continue to cook nicely....

.....and Tina doesn't fancy a slice of them with a cuppa!

Nice 1, Pumpy

Nice 1, 2 Tina!

Day 3.... Ela

...Tina

....Emmsy

Aha, the water er, "splash"...!

Tina tries to entice Ela into a wet t shirt competition.....

..but Ela's having none of it and dives for cover!

Next we found ourselves at the rocky climb at the beginning/end, (depends which way you negotiate it!),of The Dreem...... now fondly known by all DG's alike as Tourettes Hill! After all the fun and excitement of getting up most of it, (see Emmsy's vid!), we were thrilled to find that the Honda's battery was flat and quickly set about hauling the little...... tinker up the rest of that (Big Pink Bucket!!!) hill!
Emmsy and Pumpy scrub-up and get down to the operation at hand..

Emmsy opens her up

Pumpy requests forceps, scalpel, jump leads etc

It was touch and go but... vroom... the prognosis is good!

Phwoar.... would you look at all that heather and gorse!

There's just no papping our Tina!

This trail was a long 'un....

..... but as good ol' Alby Einstein said, "Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt"..... and it did... hurt...!!

What a fantastic time was had! Huge thanks to Emmsy for organising, Aunty Jan for accomodation and annecdotes, Ela and Tina for leadership/tailendership/pickeruppership.... and to all for their companionship and senses of humour!

 

[Sarah Teach]

you know you can all do it yourselves too... just go to the post you want to copy here... hit the quote button at the bottom of the post then copy and paste all the text in the quote that appears in a thread over here... have a go and if you can't do it i'll do it for you....

but tell me what post numbers need copied over to here

Done it! Sorted! A first for me!
Thanks for the instructions! (you too, m'lady pumpy )

 

[Pumpy]

Great effort, girls, fantastic pictures, videos and narrative!

You know that I'm a bit slow... But I was the only one who had to go to work on Wednesday - after getting back to Oxford just before midnight...

So here goes my part of the report -


Friday 7th August

Setting off from 'Chez Timpo & Sarah'

Our escort Timpo - who was concerned we wouldn't find our way to the ferry on our own. Personally, I think he just wanted to make sure that we were really gone...

The DG Gang in front of the Royal Liver Building

Across the Mersey the impressive ventilation shafts of the Queensway Tunnel

Remind me, where are we going again?

Back to basics - the most simplistic strap-down job I have ever seen on a ferry-crossing (oh well, you could probably say the same about my luggage arrangements... )

Everyone beaming with anticipation

Thanks for our fabulous shirts, Emma!

Sarah & Tina enjoying a fine example of English Haute Cuisine...

There is quite a bit of power released here...

Approaching our destination

Have you ever wondered where all the recent rain came from? Cloud factory near Laxey...

The Promenade at Douglas, the island's capital since 1863 (until then and from the 11th century onwards it was Castletown)

After making ourselves and the bikes comfortable at Auntie Jan's house...

... we went shopping. How many Dirty Girls do you need to choose a curry sauce?

And how much food do you need to keep four Dirty Girls and one aunt happy for a long weekend?

Our glamorous check-out girl - the people living on the IoM have a fantastic sense of humour!

It was Tina's turn to cook the first dinner...

... an excellent lentil soup, if I remember correctly...

You won't believe what happened after the meal...

And not just Tina!

Oh well, that's my account of the first day - have to stop now, as Possu is threatening to go to bed without me!

More action pics to follow tomorrow...

 

[Emmsy Poo]

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[tinatrim]

I still cant get it across

HELP ME SOMEONE

 

[louisdut]

I still cant get it across

HELP ME SOMEONE

This is Tina's post moved across

I cant better what EmmsyPoo has done so ill just explain a few bits!!!


I'd been looking forward to this broadwalk since MuddyMatt had shown me his pics so was determined to get all the bikes on..... Ella up first

Sarah Teach was up next but it made quite a step on after her so i tried a different place

Then Emmsy with strict instructons from Ella

All on:evil

This is Ella who i think had pushed herself to exhaustion after the Millenium Way........ a lesson learnt by us all i think :deal

I could not resist a razz on this lane (its hard sometimes tailending) but i managed to get ahead to take this pic

Just add this one cos i like it

Ella kept asking me why was i starring at her so much so i explain her hair colour was amazing through my sunglasses

Emmsy coming to grips with runts (at last:evil)

Stunning track (The Dreem)

Near the end is the bombhole

Sarah

Ella

She was so proud of herself that after doing the bombhole in style..... she lost it at the end (easy bit) falling off and rolling head over heels down the hillside:rofl:rofl:rofl

Emmsy kissing tarmac after the Dreem

Excellent Adventure girles........where next?

Nearly forgot the new addition to my bike from Aunty Jan........He needs adventure she said......Im sure you will all meet him on the welsh trails

The cat home:cry

Emma insists on parking with the road gang!?!

Hope that Helps

Louis

 

[louisdut]

Dirty Girls Done Good

Thanks for sharing your great videos & Pic's look forwards to hearing some of the storys at the bar at the ADV September thingy (well the repeatable ones )

Louis

 

[tinatrim]

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[Stevie73]

Looks like you all had a real blast!!! Brilliant pics and write ups...

Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Pumpy]

Saturday 8th August

The day started with Tina adjusting all our tyre pressures for the trails.

Oh btw, what did Timpolino have to say about your set-up, Sarah?

Then we met Mr Laney who had kindly volunteered to show us the local lanes. As it turned out, he had also invited a group of blokes along which was not really what we had in mind... After all, it was a Dirty Girls weekend! Him alone we would have happily declared an honorary DG - but a whole bunch of males?

So we thanked him very much and set off on a route that Tina and I had devised the evening before - with the aid of a map marked-up by Muddymatt who had been on the island with the Muddy Monkeys in July. Our feelings for Matt should change between gratitude, amazement and wrath during the course of the weekend - you will see why, as the story unfolds...

The first byway was nice and twisty but paved. Although this side street could have done with some lawn mowing 'Dirty Girls' style...

We did a few short and unspectacular trails and then headed to Port Erin for fuel and a bit of sight-seeing. Beautiful place and very friendly people. Searching the entrance to the next lane, I took the wrong turn and landed - after a lovely gravel hairpin bend - in somebody's backyard. I apologised profusely to the landlady but she just laughed, said we shouldn't worry and gave us detailed directions to the 'Rocky Road' leading to Fleshwick Bay.

The perception of motorcyclists on the island was a real revelation for us. All the locals we spoke to were extremely friendly and helpful and made us feel really welcome. The only grumpy walkers who didn't greet us back were probably tourists from the mainland...

An additional proof of the positive attitude towards trail riders is the exemplary sign-posting of the lanes. Here the entrance to Carnanes

A small step for mankind...

... a slightly bigger one for Emmsy...

Sarah's turn...

Not sure what she wants to tell us here?

Lovely lane - grassy ruts...

... sandy climbs...

... plenty of opportunities for gorse diving...

... and fantastic views - Port St Mary in the distance

Tina whizzing up the hill

Pure pleasure lying ahead

... against the backdrop of picturesque Port Erin

Here come the girls...

Practising for the next synchronised trail riding competition...

When we emerged from the following track onto the A27, I realised that we weren't far from the entrance to the trail leading to the notorious "Edwina's Gully". So for the ones of you who are not 'Muddy Monkeys', I might have to go into a bit more detail...

'Doarlish Cashen' how the lane is officially called, is a bit tricky to ride and in places it is actually physically impossible to get a bike along while sitting (or standing) on it. The following pics are shamelessly stolen from Muddymatt but they should give you a good impression what the fuss is all about:

Photo courtesy of Muddymatt

Photo courtesy of Muddymatt

Photo courtesy of Muddymatt

Photo courtesy of Muddymatt

Photo courtesy of Muddymatt

Tina and I were seriously tempted - but everybody else who had seen pictures of "Edwina's Gully" had strongly advised us against riding this trail (including Muddymatt himself, all our other halves and Mr Laney). In the end we listened to the voices of reason (mainly Sarah & Emma's... ) but still thought we'd at least pose at the start of the lane

By the way, nice job finding the trail in the first place, boys - the entrance is quite difficult to spot from the road

I think, it took Tina a while to get over it...

The next byway branched off from the 'Round Table' and lead us into the lovely Glen Rushen - a lane that had it all: jumps

Puddles

Nice countryside around

Rocky descents

Fords

More scenery

... and bullsh*t - oops, sorry...

For lunch we stopped - a bit prematurely but nonetheless more scenic than the intended spot - at Beckwith's Vein, an old disused mine

Your tailpack is definitely not the best place to transport your sandwich - even if it's made of solid homebaked German wholemeal bread...

It's good to be a Dirty Girl on the Isle of Man...

So, that's it for now - I really, really have to do things about the house. More to follow tonight hopefully.

 

[THE DOCTOR]

Fantastic reports, looks like a hoot!



Some top shopping tips there too, thanks.
Whenever I go shopping for food away from home I always end up filling my basket with beer, cheesy Wotsits & hotdog sausages.

(just noticed the end plate on Ella's DRZ silencer is turned around, nice touch)