Spring 2012 Le HOG Roast...

[Steptoe]

Riding the harley to get an mot earlier in the week i noticed my add on battery/alternator warning light was on red, with the occasional green flash (( my harley doesn't have a alternator/ignition light, you're just left to guess what's happening with the electric system, so i've added a small warning diode that alerts me to any problems) .

Anyway, with le hog coming up i thought this is going to be a pain in the arse, so i set about checking it (my bike, not my arse) yesterday.

With thoughts of a new alternator or rectifier having to be bought and fitted in my ever reducing spare time available before departure it was a pleasant surprise to find the small plug that connects the rectifier wiring to the loom was not fully home.
So, less than two minutes from start of job to finish and not a penny spent. That doesn't happen very often

 

[daveg]

Riding the harley to get an mot earlier in the week i noticed my add on battery/alternator warning light was on red, with the occasional green flash (( my harley doesn't have a alternator/ignition light, you're just left to guess what's happening with the electric system, so i've added a small warning diode that alerts me to any problems) .

Anyway, with le hog coming up i thought this is going to be a pain in the arse, so i set about checking it (my bike, not my arse) yesterday.

With thoughts of a new alternator or rectifier having to be bought and fitted in my ever reducing spare time available before departure it was a pleasant surprise to find the small plug that connects the rectifier wiring to the loom was not fully home.
So, less than two minutes from start of job to finish and not a penny spent. That doesn't happen very often

Phew that's a relief then

This used to be a common problem and you could buy little spring clips that mounted under the adjacent bolt and held the plug in place.

 

[kurtz]

Gutted to be missing this, especially as circumstances have changed

A safe journey to all & hope to be able to do this in the future..

 

[twizzle]

Next Weekend..

Just to remind the Bed Dwellers to bring a sleeping bag and pillow case.

Campers, if the weather is shite you can switch to a bed no worries.... your choice.

i have loads of pillows/duvets etc.... but TBH cannot be arsed to have to make the beds and sort all the washing out Sunday!

So, a Sleeping bag on the bed and your own Pillow case will minimise the hassle... Ta.

We number 6 with one 50/50 so a possible 7.... TBH this is a comfortable number as the house is set up to sleep 6 comfortably (Ish) and we will have enough chairs/plates/glasses etc.......

The house has been cleared over the winter as the builders have been in.... guess what its not fully decorated... but i am assured all the key services work!!!..... guess we shall soon find out.

Regarding next Thursday?? i live ten minutes from the ferry terminal.... near the A3/A27 intersection in Havant.... do you want to meet at mine for a pee etc then ride down to the ferry together?? or do you want to sort yourselves out ref the ferry and meet in the bar??

let me know and we can organise......happy either way!

 

[twizzle]

ever the optimist

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-...t-brieuc.html?tx_mgcityweatherstatic_pi4[p]=1

 

[Melch]

Just to remind the Bed Dwellers to bring a sleeping bag and pillow case.

Campers, if the weather is shite you can switch to a bed no worries.... your choice.

i have loads of pillows/duvets etc.... but TBH cannot be arsed to have to make the beds and sort all the washing out Sunday!

So, a Sleeping bag on the bed and your own Pillow case will minimise the hassle... Ta.

We number 6 with one 50/50 so a possible 7.... TBH this is a comfortable number as the house is set up to sleep 6 comfortably (Ish) and we will have enough chairs/plates/glasses etc.......

The house has been cleared over the winter as the builders have been in.... guess what its not fully decorated... but i am assured all the key services work!!!..... guess we shall soon find out.

Regarding next Thursday?? i live ten minutes from the ferry terminal.... near the A3/A27 intersection in Havant.... do you want to meet at mine for a pee etc then ride down to the ferry together?? or do you want to sort yourselves out ref the ferry and meet in the bar??

let me know and we can organise......happy either way!

Hi Twizzle, Personally I think I'll meet you all on the dockside. I have work to do Thursday so I may be pushed for time. Looking forward to it.

 

[twizzle]

Hi Twizzle, Personally I think I'll meet you all on the dockside. I have work to do Thursday so I may be pushed for time. Looking forward to it.

Probably easier that way..... See you at the Ferry Port / on the boat!!

 

[David Nimrod]

Sadly (for me) I have to bale out of this because:-

a). on June 1st I'll be starting a relatively long ride with Rob Farmer...

b). for various tedious reasons, I'm skint...

So, a heartfelt 'Bon Voyage' to all who are going, have a fantastic time!

 

[twizzle]

Sadly (for me) I have to bale out of this because:-

a). on June 1st I'll be starting a relatively long ride with Rob Farmer...

b). for various tedious reasons, I'm skint...

So, a heartfelt 'Bon Voyage' to all who are going, have a fantastic time!

Thanks David, enjoy the "airhead" trip........ don't forget the ride report...

So, we are now six confirmed Gentlemen...... Sophisticated, men with fine machines and tastes embarking on a voyage of discovery to foreign lands.... We shall experience new sites and smells; revel in the joy of being on the road, indeed we shall explore an alien culture and enjoy a general bonhomie!!.......
Or, we shall be six fat blokes drinking more than they can handle whilst talking shite to each other.....................
Also, could someone bring a range of AF Spanners, as TBH I’m not certain i can ride that far without something falling off........

 

[daveg]

That's a shame David, we'll miss you but enjoy your trip in June, sounds like you can't miss that :beer jug:

Twizzle, I've got AF spanners

And I don't think I'm fat and I'm determined not to drink too much
Not sure I can avoid talking shite though.....

 

[twizzle]

That's a shame David, we'll miss you but enjoy your trip in June, sounds like you can't miss that :beer jug:

Twizzle, I've got AF spanners

And I don't think I'm fat and I'm determined not to drink too much
Not sure I can avoid talking shite though.....

To be fair I think I am the only fat one .......

But I can drink though...

 

[Steptoe]

Also, could someone bring a range of AF Spanners, as TBH I’m not certain i can ride that far without something falling off........

I'll bring some gaffa tape and cable ties. .

 

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I'll bring some gaffa tape and cable ties. .

You need some hammers to go with that.....Can`t miss an opportunity now.....

 

[twizzle]

You need some hammers to go with that.....Can`t miss an opportunity now.....

Att weather forecast looks ok.......you know you want to...spare bed available!!!!!!!!!

 

[daveg]

Att weather forecast looks ok.......!!!!!!!!!

Mmmmm......

Arrived home soggy, safe & sound and happy

Thanks a lot Twizzle for the organising and your hospitality and to all of you for your great company. A good few days despite a little bit of drizzle....

 

[twizzle]

Mmmmm......

Arrived home soggy, safe & sound and happy

Thanks a lot Twizzle for the organising and your hospitality and to all of you for your great company. A good few days despite a little bit of drizzle....

drizzle........... i thought we had three types of rain; Heavy, Downpour, Biblical............

Again thanks to all.... despite the weather, unfinished house, muddy roads, snoring,..... oh, and apoligies to Steptoe for thinking it funny to spin the back wheel up in the mud on the glide whilst leaving the rally !!! giving his HD a nice patina of french soil!!!

 

[daveg]

Torrential rain, from now on aka 'Twizzle Drizzle'

 

[Melch]

Mmmmm......

Arrived home soggy, safe & sound and happy

Thanks a lot Twizzle for the organising and your hospitality and to all of you for your great company. A good few days despite a little bit of drizzle....

...a good summing up, that is echoed by me. Many thanks especially to Twizzle and also everyone else for good company.

Some pics will follow.

 

[twizzle]

Iphone pics from KOSS

iphone snaps from KOSS

 

[twizzle]

more

some more..

Lunch, a fine french affair.............three lumps of dead pig, two dead chickens, 3 kilos of chips and Flan Nature............8 Euros!!