Ride out from Kent 26th Feb

[Deleted account 210609001]

Sorry we lost you Robin.

About half a dozen of us ended up on the M20 heading towards 'home'. Perhaps the thought of being warm again was too much a draw.

See you all again soon

No problem. I was going to take you down the A20 towards Folkestone (a favourite short stretch of road) then up the aforementioned (but incorrectly spelt ) Elham Valley to Canterbury, from where you could have decided how best to get back to wherever you all had to go. Elham Valley is definitely a GS type of road - fast enough to enjoy bombing along, nadgery enough to enjoy the handling. So I did it on my own anyway, and had a fine time. Next time you're down this way, I'll try to put together a route of my favourite roads.

Robin.

 

[shrek 2]

Tim and me had a good ride back apart from pigeon incident i dont know who came off worse tim or the pigeon . Good day out thanks Nick have to do another one soon .

Rob

 

[Steptoe]

Sorry i didn't make it - went to a Sam Manicom talk about his world trips, spent 3 hours talking and asking questions

 

[100WattWarlock]

I just read Sam's book, hughly recommended, and a genuinely nice bloke to boot, nice to meet someone who didn't know very much about bikes, but still had the balls to go off on a trip like his.

 

[Beemer]

Looks like you lot had a good ride out.
Apologies for not turning out but at needed to get my decking finished.
Steve

 

[Burfcontrol]

Sorry to have missed it.
Although to be honest when I saw the sleet Sunday morning I wasn't too upset. As feared had too much to do in too little time - hopefully I'll make the next one.

Woodsie - wish I'd checked the posts Sunday morning - I've got an airline at home you could have used rather than trying to find a garage.

Looking at those pictures I'm guessing no one popped down the beach for a quick paddle?

Cheers Jim

 

[JDH]

Forgot to say 'thanks' to Nick for the route yesterday, my first ride out with the Kent group, and also on the GS. Started the day off a little bit nervous, big bike, little bloke and didn't want to make an idiot of myself. Turning bikes round in anything but a very wide circle is definately not my forte, when it's the size of the GS it's a major challenge. Once I'm up and running, confidence is fairly high, but walking pace is a different matter. Anyway, enjoyed the whole ride, especially those twisties out of Dymchurch

Thanks,

John

 

[Milk Tray Man]

Better late than never...

Just a note to add my thanks and big for a great ride out. Enjoyed myself and it was good to meet all of you. As to the last bit, all I saw was the M20 and thought of home, warmth and nice sunday dinner. If that contributed to the confusion then sorry.