Rhayader Dams II

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

A few of us (6) met up for some off road fun on Sunday. What a superb day we had, fantastic weather and the Welsh countryside in all it's Auntumn glory.

I'm afraid we didn't take too many pictures as the going got a bit like the 'Road of Bones' at times and I was concentrating on staying alive let alone upright

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Here's Robbie C

Arriving on his XL, we were meeting at the famous Crossgates Cafe. Some of us had already ridden for an hour plus to meet up, then had a half hour ride to the cafe stretched out by Gaz's XT limiting us to 50mph

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

The Pink Way Round

Some were soon to regret bringing £12k bikes with them

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

A spot of lunch

This doesn't do justice to this trail. I'll admit now I'd stalled on a very technical bit just short of here and laid my bike down

You also can't see my legs shaking either

JohnnyBoxer · Oct 30, 2006

Mutley1150 said:
Gary Holloway arrived and parked his beautifull 70's retro Paris Dakar replica next to Gaz's XT

Garry's new bike looks well....nothing retro about that, with the latest 1100GS swingarm and bevel box
Civil will be on his case

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Nice View

You can see where we are heading on this one. The prospect worried me a little I have to say :eek

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

A Puddle?

Gary called this a puddle :eek

I thought he was joking, but compared to what came later he was right

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Robbie dumped it

Robbie dropped the XL

but all the Adventures sailed through

Unfortunately he stalled and spent an hour getting it going again :spitfire

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Everybody has a go

Everyone took turns kicking the bike over

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Then we found the problem

Water in the air box and a sodden air filter :mmmm

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

So that's why the pots stick out

So you can make toast

or dry out air filters

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Put it all back together

Bollox, where's that screw :spitfire

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

He wasn't the only one

Pride comes before a fall, and overconfidence leads to this

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

A top day all round, well done boys

Gaz · Oct 30, 2006

I know , I know, I'm dreadfully sorry about the 50 mph.

Thanks for all your patience :clap

I wish we had a picture of that fecking stream we went along, it must have been 2-300 yards of water, no wonder the XT coughed it's lungs out

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Oops

I'll re-post this picture, this time without the Reg numbers in it

Here. once again, is Beauty and The Beast: Gary's lovely retro 70's Paris Dakar replica :love

heart and Gaz's XT :smurf

Gaz · Oct 30, 2006

Smurf !! you bitch

after I saved you from drowning as well.

At least I didn't fall off when parked

Mutley · Oct 30, 2006

Gaz said:
I know , I know, I'm dreadfully sorry about the 50 mph.
Thanks for all your patience

I wish we had a picture of that fecking stream we went along, it must have been 2-300 yards of water, no wonder the XT coughed it's lungs out

No worries, glad you got home OK

I turned off at the first petrol station we came to but you carried on so I was a bit worried about you. Jim turned up with Stu and Jim and I carried on together but you must have turned off as we didn't catch you :nenau

robbie c · Oct 30, 2006

I CAN'T BREATHE

I think I would struggle to get going if someone held me under water 'til I stopped breathing.Total engine lock up

If we had drained the airbox it would have taken a fraction of the time to get started.you live and you learn

BTW did you see how much water came off the top of the piston ???? :confused:

water doesn't compress at all,it's a good job it was at tick over when I decided to submerge it

what a day

garry, when I get the bike waterproofed a bit you will have to show me more of that trail

IMHO you have the best looking airhead around :bow

cheers

Rob

MATKAT · Oct 30, 2006

In bits

Fair play Garry, you must have worked hard to get the airhead on the road ...........

after all it was just bare bits with wheels just a couple of weeks ago. Good to see a proper GS out playing though

JohnnyBoxer said:
Garry's new bike looks well....nothing retro about that, with the latest 1100GS swingarm and bevel box
Civil will be on his case

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